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That should be interesting. I hope someone gets to go. September 1, 1992 Digest.

January 10, 1989 Digest. May 2, 1989 Digest. June 27, 1989 Digest. November 27, 1990. September 1, 1992 Digest.

Most of the people in Llanview are so stupid they would probably think she was named after Randolph Mantooth. I just think if she is going to take that name back, since she has repeatedly had freakouts at Victor's mausoleum about his toxic legacy, it would be nice if she addressed why she would ever take that name again. I would rather she not take it, so that one woman on the show would not have to be defined by sexual abuse, but even mentioning it would be better than nothing.

I've seen most of the 1986-1987 that's on Youtube but I will check again.

Well don't tell Pat that

We're doing the Vulcan mind meld before Marj can take our brains...

I didn't realize we'd ever seen Anton. So he was in one of Penny's 1988 returns? I've only seen a bit of that (a conversation with Nancy about Mac, and then when she and Amy came back for their wedding). I wish I'd seen him. I just have to thank you again for all this info. It's a bit surprising to me that they had two characters named Marion a few years after each other. I have a behind the scenes thing somewhere which has Konrad's Grant - by then he was labeled as formerly playing Grant. I will post it when I find it again. It's odd to me because Goutman brought Penny back at Christmas 2000. Unless Rosemary couldn't return, there was no reason for her not to at least be at Nancy's funeral. While I will always appreciate Goutman allowing Lucinda and Barbara back on the frontburner in ATWT's last year, I will never be able to forget the shocking lack of vets who went unmentioned - not even unseen, but unmentioned - in ATWT's last year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uW316WwClhQ&feature=autoplay&list=ULLtGzNtabK9Y&index=21&playnext=1

So they went from Joe Lambie to Robert Reed? OK... I always remember that story of Ann B. Davis bawling him out for trying to find the Method way of singing "Happy Birthday".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTyn9nPwkSU&feature=feedu http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkxFBwSvCOE&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

I didn't think Pat would be getting a love interest again (outside of the "comedy" stuff with Peggy) so I'm looking forward to this, even if it probably will just be short-term. I'm looking forward to seeing what he will be like. With Lydia for a mother he's probably going to be very weak-kneed. I guess this will lead to some war between Janine and Pat.

Did you think that was Ruth with Marj Dusay at the bottom right hand pic? I had to look several times.

Thanks.

I think we're allowed. I guess Toups would know.

I know. I didn't realize he was 86. Everyone ages but he's still very lucid and together. I never have read their book yet so it was nice to hear a little more from them, and on interesting topics.

This must be a mid/late March or early April 1990 Digest recap.

These are a bit patchwork, so if I'm wrong please let me know. February 20, 1990, early May 1990, June 25, 1991, August 6, 1991 Digest recap.

An early May 1990 Digest recap and a December 10, 1991 Digest recap.

It's a shame. Honestly I can see why Barbara went, but I think they should have kept Sara at least. This was a canary in the coal mine as GL/P&G then went on to dump so many others in the next few years, including characters who could have driven story for a long time to come, like Justin. I also think it was a mistake to kill off Jackie.

That was also one of the first stories I saw ED's Ashley then, so it kind of tainted her version of the character for me. Thanks for the SON scans. At the time I was surprised and happy they got Heather Tom back so quickly. Sadly that will never happen again. I get tired of hearing "so and so should be Victoria!" Victoria is dead. No actress matters.

So Joe Werner was still around at this time? I wonder why they didn't consider keeping Sarah and putting her with Justin again after they killed Jackie off in 1982. That stuff with the Holly/Ed breakup is the type of contrived soap writing that annoys me.

Thanks for all those details. Which soaps can you watch now?

That was the first Weekly or one of the first I got. Thanks for posting this, as mine is long gone...

I wish Bill Bell had had a chance to lay out, in detail, what the plan for Blade and Blade/Ashley was. I know that the story was affected by Brenda's maternity leave but it was still a very meandering and strange story, and frankly, I can't think of a lot of actors less suited to a dual role than Michael Tylo. I just hated the idea of women fighting over being pregnant by him, and I thought it made Ashley look incredibly pathetic. I see that story as the start of the Victor worship that went on to devour the show.

Cole and Ashley were together for about six months or a year after Eileen returned. They took a while to ease her back in...unfortunately it was with the disgusting sperm storyline.