User blog comment:DaisyPeachPower/Full Review of All-Stars/@comment-11883116-20160717152532/@comment-11883116-20160717182144

@ Thomas, Yeah, I've also heard that rumour. Whether it's true or not, I don't know. Especially because, as we both said, they clearly copy and pasted his scenes with Sam (minus the parts when Sam mentioned Dakota), so he wouldn't have to voice him for too long.

One more thing. As Stry once pointed out to me, Sam being replacement for Owen makes sense also because of Alejandro and Sam's conflict in Food Fright. It fits as a continuation of Al and Owen's conflict rather than some random new one.