Editing Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (section)

==Remakes==
[[File:Sandra Warner Fess Parker Mr.Smith Goes to Washington 1962.JPG|right|thumb|[[Sandra Warner]] and [[Fess Parker]] in the 1962 [[Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (TV series)|TV series]]]]
* In 1949, Columbia planned, but never actually produced, a sequel to ''Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'', called ''Mr. Smith Starts a Riot''. They also considered doing a gender-reversed remake in 1952, with [[Jane Wyman]] playing the lead role.<ref name=tcmnote />
* A television series of the same name, ''[[Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (TV series)|Mr. Smith Goes to Washington]]'', ran on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] during the 1962–1963 season, starring [[Fess Parker]], [[Sandra Warner]] and [[Red Foley]].
* Producer [[Frank Capra Jr.]] remade the film as part of [[Tom Laughlin]]'s [[Billy Jack]] series, ''[[Billy Jack Goes to Washington]]'' (1977).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/1976/film/reviews/billy-jack-goes-to-washington-1200424040/|title=Billy Jack Goes to Washington|date=December 31, 1977|work=Variety|access-date=June 14, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1977/05/12/billy-jack-running-his-act-into-the-ground/6fbf7c3a-2e1f-425d-bc91-b066c45da34d/?noredirect=on|title=Billy Jack: Running His Act Into The Ground|last=Arnold|first=Gary|date=May 12, 1977|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=June 14, 2018}}</ref>
* The film was also loosely remade as ''[[The Distinguished Gentleman]]'' (1992), starring [[Eddie Murphy]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/thedistinguishedgentlemanrhowe_a0af4a.htm|title='The Distinguished Gentleman' (R)|last=Howe|first=Desson|date=December 4, 1992|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=June 14, 2018}}</ref>
* The 2019 Australian political drama television series ''[[Total Control (TV series)|Total Control]]'' features a remarkably similar plot, this time with the new Senator being an [[Indigenous Australians|Indigenous Australian]] woman played by [[Deborah Mailman]] recruited to the [[Australian Senate]].