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I think Steve may have been around too, but just barely. Eban and Lottie both seemed very different to me. She seemed much less of a victim. I thought the show looked great - much better than I had expected. I especially liked some of the details of the sets, like Nick's place. The flashback was cheesy as hell though.

July 1962 TV Radio Mirror

This was a CBS soap which ran off and on for two years, to the day, about the lives of astronauts and their wives at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Created and written by Manya Starr, produced by Charles Pollacheck, directed by Joseph Behar and Hal Cooper. This was a 30 minute show, one of the first broadcast from California, one of the first to have location filming. The show aired live from July 11, 1960-March 11, 1961. Then it was taped when reappearing from February 26-June 11, 1962. 11 wasn't the luckiest of numbers for this show apparently. In the first episode, Roy Selby, an Army Signal Corps officer, was recalled from his post in Alaska to go to Florida. Roy Selby - Edward Kemmer Ann Selby - Phyllis Avery Greg Selby - Craig Curtis Ricky Selby - Jimmy Carter, then Charles Herbert Col. Theodore Adams - William Roerick Lois Adams - Denise Alexander Sgt. Harry Moseby - Eve McVeagh Mitchell Corbin - Richard Coogan With: George Gobel, Grace Albertson, Ted Knight, Lee Meriwether (thanks to Soap Opera Encyclopedia/Chris Schemering)

He also said in another interview that he had a very hard time working with Maree Cheatham.

The most interesting part for me was her very lengthy criticism of the show's overacting. I guess this was toned down later on, although the comedy characters seemed to be what helped draw people into the show (Phoebe, later Opal, etc.)

I guess it also shows up the difference in a little older soap press and some of the "new" soap press, like SOD, which seemed to have neutral coverage on the soaps and gave AMC a good amount of coverage. The implosion of so many other soaps in the late 70's and early 80's may have also cased the critics to take another look at AMC.

I was surprised at how quickly MJ was written out. For some reason I thought she lasted longer into 1982. That recast must have only been around a few months at most.

Thanks again to saynotoursoap. videos gone

I will have to listen for it. I also wish some of the radio soaps that some soap actors did in the 70's were around. If there ever any other radio soaps you're interested in let me know.

Some more rare footage from OLTL 1982, with Viki in prison. I wish they'd kept the non-crazy cellmate around; I like the actress, whoever she is. I never knew Delilah was in prison. All kinds of ladies in prison on 80's OLTL. Watch out for a good scene between Viki and Karen.

Thanks!! What would we do without you? I wonder if he might have helped get the ratings up. Probably not, considering the era, but I wish they'd let him try. I wonder if the problem at the show was with some of the producers. What did you think of Quinlan?

Thanks. Wow, six weeks? I often think this is the type of thing which is parodied but rarely actually happened in daytime, but this and the Kim Ryan's Hope mess tells me otherwise. Did they mention any worry about whether the baby would have problems, due to Tony's exposure to chemicals?

Did they notice any difference behind the scenes after Disney took over in 1996? What about when Frons took over in 2003? Any funny stories or nice moments backstage. What were the most expensive stunts or set pieces?

You can find a lot of 1994-1999 AW clips here. Mostly Carl/Rachel, but also some John/Felicia, and the story where Felicia was scarred after falling through a skylight. http://www.youtube.com/user/Caloosavista2008

Kendall's torture of her mother Erica, leading to the return of Richard Fields, Kendall's rapist father, Erica stabbing Dimtri when she hallucinated that he was Fields, Kendall realizing that Richard truly was the monster Erica made him out to be, Mona leaving Richard to die. Janet Green getting experimental plastic surgery and turning into Jane Cox, who married Trevor but their wedding was interrupted by Harold the Dog. Erica's pill addiction story The Tad/Liza one night stand and how this was the final nail in his marriage to Dixie Michael Delaney's coming out, leading to his sister's murder on live TV Edmund and Maria getting Sam Grey through a surrogacy deal with Kelsey Warner, only for Kelsey to change her mind for a few months, leading Maria to have a big breakdown and have sex with Dimitri, leading to... Erica stealing Maria's baby and passing it off as her child. Jim Thomasen causing the plane crash that "killed" Maria, and being Laura's exploiter, ending in Brooke killing him and being put on trial. Psycho Lee Hawkins and his vendetta against the Chandlers, leading to him blowing up Holidays and killing his daughter Camille in the process. There are some others I will list later if no one else does.

That's interesting. They should have cast Desi Arnaz Jr. He was in the gossip magazines a lot at this time and would have brought some publicity.

And I posted a promo for it. Eric please don't avoid my threads Thanks dc for filling in more blanks.

Wonderful photos. Is the first one the Ada Jacks character? I think she was fired in the show's last months. I wonder why.

Not sure where you found this stuff but what a treat. I'm so fascinated by that story with Patrice and her anarchist boyfriend. Where did that go? Was he her baby's father? It's so strange seeing Elizabeth Lawrence with that style and this character. Did she want to leave or did they fire her?

I remember their marriage mostly for this. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4403026.stm

How odd - Roya and Patty don't look alike to me. Roya is one of the most unique soap actresses I've ever seen. Oh well. Perhaps seeing her early on it didn't seem that way.

Thanks for the cast list.

This is the exact quote. With the return of head writer Elizabeth Levin, "The Doctors" will once again be the show it was when, in its glory years, it garnered so many Emmy Awards. By dealing with themes and stories that touch our minds and consciences, one of daytime's finest acting ensembles will be given a chance to explore the full range of their talent by showing us the dignity of choice from among the dizzying array of alternatives that modern life offers. This year, "The Doctors" will return to the heart of the matter - and a much higher share of the viewing audience.

Yes, it's the Jan. 9 '82 SOD that mentions Levin as recently returning. It's part of their 1982 preview (which is very vague on everything).

Thanks again for all this information and speculation.