Spoilers below for the latest episode of The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers, featuring actors from the original films.
So when the news came that The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers was bringing back some of the original film trilogy’s stars for a guest appearance, you’d have to be a real cake-eater to not get excited.
Anytime a TV revival comes around, the showrunners have the challenge of attracting a new audience while still appealing to fans of the original project.
Particularly with family shows, capturing the intrigue of both younger viewers and their parents is often the goal, making callbacks and guest appearances from the past almost a necessity.