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Thanks, that’s ringing a bell. I think Bo and Hope were affected too. Something about their police pensions.

Didn't EJ and/or Stefano steal John's money at one point? Around the time Jarlena returned the last time.

ROAD TO REALITY - SYNOPSES (not very detailed) Rosalind confesses that she fears her father. Rosalind recounts frightening experience. Rosalind gives Joan advice. Margaret discovers that conventionality limits her life. Margaret admits she dominates her daughter. Vic fears he is unacceptable to women. Vic discusses father's venomous attitude toward women. Vic fears girlfriend's efforts to trap him. The group analyzes Vic's most serious fight with Marilyn. ? overeats to compensate for lost love. ? challenge Harry's honesty. Joan's problem - how to invite men to a party. Joan describes dream of marriage. Veil in Joan's dream represents hidden fear. Old grievance against Dr. Lewis. Margaret learns marital trouble has hurt daughter. Dr. Henry Work, child psychologist of UCLA, talks about Child Guidance Week. Rosalind receives gold star. Vic takes another step toward a final break with Marilyn. Margaret reveals a sudden wish that her daughter leave home. Fears of future prevent enjoyment of present. Young woman joins group. ? finds fear of marriage is really a fear of pregnancy. Chris confesses her inability to behave like a woman. Chris explains why she's leaving the group. Dream reveals Vic's growing doubts about Marilyn. Vic has trouble with job. Distrust of people threatens job. ? says husband is too passive. Margaret and Harry battle furiously. Harry fears that he is going to lose his job. Harry feels his wife has betrayed him. Joan returns to the group. Margaret dislikes herself for interfering in the lives of her family members. Susan has financial problems. The source of Joan's fear of men is revealed. A clue from Susan's past explains much of her behavior. Susan hates the whole world because it is full of evil. Margaret deplores the beatnik clothing worn by her son's friends. Situation at work takes a serious turn. Joan thinks she will never be able to love a man. Joan reveals a secret desire. Vic thinks he is the subject of a lot of gossip. Susan describes how she punishes her children. Susan discusses another side of her son's problems. Joan's new boyfriend threatens her. Joan is invited away for the weekend by a new boyfriend. Margaret takes Joan to task. Group has final session.

Thanks @slick jones That fills in some blanks. I wonder whether Alan Alda's character was named Gilbert or Johnny? ROAD TO REALITY

@slick jones Not a lot of luck with character names or matching actors with characters. HOUSE ON HIGH STREET - SYNOPSES Starring Philip Abbott as Probation Officer John Collier. Judge James Gehrig and Dr. Harris B. Peck (psychiatrist) appear as themselves. 1st episode: Collier tries to find out why a 16-year old boy from a good family steals a car. "A Man Who Thought with his Hands." Violence erupts between a husband and a wife after 22 years of marriage. Jane Collier (Louise Latham), after being hit several times by her husband Lloyd (Duke Farley), a former professional boxer, wants him imprisoned. Collier's interviews with the couple, their married daughter, Catherine (Ursula Stevens), and their two sons, sheds light on why the parents have grown apart, and reveal how their older son, Johnny (Alan Alda), has contributed to the rift. A story of a polio-stricken Italian father (Daniel Rubinate) A runaway girl joins a gang and gets involved in a criminal case. A husband strikes back against his nagging wife and her attempts to reform him. A woman leaves her husband when he "insists" on reliving his year in a concentration camp. A young American artist is charged with assault and battery of his young French wife. A young couple brings their marital difficulties to Domestic Relations Court. A teenager slays his step-father with a supposedly unloaded shotgun. Disagreement between an orphaned brother and sister over running their family, which includes to younger children, leads to a stabbing. The 13-year old son of a successful doctor stabs another youth in a fight. Actors appearing according to "The Daytime Serials of 1946-1960," are: Martin Balsam (confirmed by a newspaper blurb); Patricia Bosworth, William Cottrell, Irene Dailey, Leora Dana, Shaun Dooley, Clay Hall, Frances Heflin, Lynn Loring, Donald Madding, Enid Markey, Anne Meacham, Kay Medford, Sylvia Miles, Jan Miner, Dorothy Rice, and Frances Sternhagen.

@slick jones Synopses: Case of the Childish Bride (first episode): Story of a young girl who periodically falls in love and finally decides on marriage, much to the disappointment of her parents. Subsequently, the carefree girl finds making a success of marriage is not as easy as she had imagined. Jane: Diane (Dyan) Cannon. Russell: Ronald Foster. Carl (Jane's father): Frank Albertson. Jane's mother (name unknown): Grace Albertson. Gertrude (Carl's sister-in-law): ?; George (Carl's brother and Gertrude's husband): ? Title unknown: A marriage is threatened when a husband and wife differ over the importance of a home. Case of Mike and Linda: A study of a childless marriage. A successful businessman refuses to accept the responsibilities, obligations, and sacrifices of fatherhood. Linda has a revealing encounter with Maggie Nugent. Case of Roger and Edna: A woman feels she must fight the memory of her husband's deceased first wife to gain the love and acceptance of her husband and step-daughter. Case of Fred and Claire: Problems of a woman forced to choose between career and family. Betty reveals Claire's true colors. The write-up for this show in "The Daytime Serials of Television 1946-1960," indicated that the following also appeared: Peggy McCay, William Redfield, Barry Cahill, Marge Redmond, and June Walker. Also, a newspaper blurb indicated that Beverly Tyler had a role. June Vincent did appear.

@Paul Raven FOR BETTER OR WORSE

I’ll take a look.

@Paul Raven You're welcome. It actually sounds like it was an interesting concept but maybe just not right for daytime tv. I liked Dr. Rubin's book, Lisa and David (as well as the film), so I would have liked to hear his insight on the episodes.

@slick jones I was surprised too. I had never even heard of it until Paul mentioned it.

Love After Marriage - Martha (Kim Hunter), twice-divorced and mother of young daughters, must choose between encouraging romance with Henry Fellows (James Daly), who is about to end his own 20+ year marriage, or facing the realities of what led to the failures of their respective marriages. Neva Patterson plays Henry's wife, Helen, and Eliane (not a typo) Nadeau plays their daughter, Laura. Harry Bellaver plays Charlie, brother of Helen. The Divorcee - A recently divorced mother with a teenage son meets a recently divorced man. Cast: Nancy Malone (Ruth), Joe Campanella (Mike), and Johnny Desmond (character unknown). The Age-Old Problem - Barney Fowler (Arthur O'Connell), a widower who loses his salesman job after 30 years, when his company goes bankrupt, moves into his married daughter's home. Finding adjustment to his daughter's way of life too difficult, and recognizing a growing resentment of his place in her family, he seeks a way of dignity and purpose of life he once knew. In his desperate search, he approaches a widowed friend, Mae Willis (Frances Fuller) and makes a desperate plea for marriage. The Unfaithful Wife - Irene Wallace (Barbara Barrie) and her husband, Sid (Simon Oakland), encounter the crises and problems that can lead to infidelity. The Married Bachelor - Andy Fisher (Darren McGavin) seeks to relieve the monotony of his marriage to his wife, Gail (Elizabeth Allen) through extramarital affairs. Gail comes to realize that Andy will never outgrow his playboy tendencies, and decides to let the marriage break apart. Title unknown - George's (Joe Maross) desire for success in his career endangers his family life. Also starring Dolores Sutton as Amy. The Jealous Woman - Nan Martin's (?) jealousy threatens her marriage. The Unwed Mother - Susan Durell (Sheree North) must decide whether to raise her child without a father or not bring it into the world. Susan's decision is alternately influenced by the unborn child's father, who reveals himself not to be the man she wants to marry, and another man she is drawn to romantically. The Rebellious Teenager - Laurie Stanton (Merrie Spaeth), a young girl who leaves what she considers a stifling existence in a small town, leaves to search for her identity in NYC. Laurie finds herself in the subterranean world of Greenwich Village, meeting for the first time the many-faceted people who live and work in a large city. Laurie, confused and often discouraged, but reminded of the protected and provincial life she once led, must finally decide whether to remain in NYC, or return to her parents. The Ugly Duckling (final episodes) - Eve (Zina Bethune) A plain-looking and insecure girl is concerned about her social life. She is convinced that she's an ugly duckling. Cast: Eileen Brennan, Madeline Sherwood, and Jeffrey Lynn. @slick jones I've bolded the names of the characters/actors for your list. Murray Hamilton and Louise Latham were also slated for appearances, based on the first press releases, but I'm not sure that they actually did.

Per request of @Paul Raven Confidential for Women aired on ABC, from March 28-July 8, 1966. Replaced by The Newlywed Game. A weekday anthology series of five-part melodramas based on case files of psychiatrist and best-selling author Theodore Isaac Rubin, who was on hand for observations and comments about the stories. Hosted by Jane Wyatt.

Ad from 1953

I didn't know about the Lee/Irna connection either.

From April 1951. The storyline sounds very similar to the one Bill Bell wrote for Susan Martin on Days of Our Lives (absent the fans being the jury). Did he ever write for the radio version of GL?

Re Brenda, I believe SSH said the issue went way back to when they were young; something regarding a man, if I'm recalling correctly. Re Charlotte Ross, she didn't mention her by name, but she indicated that a blonde ingenue had a vicious tongue in real life too. Re Kaye Stevens:

Retro put the "Where Are They Now," special on Vimeo. Supposed to be more to come later. https://vimeo.com/410663920

Yes, it can be viewed on a computer. I even watch it sometimes on my ipad, without an app.

They're supposed to be airing the very first episode from 1963 on that day too.

From 1941.

The latest from Retro. The good news is the recent cast interviews will be shown later this month. The bad news is they're going to have to stop airing the 1979 episodes temporarily (and will re-air the 1967 episodes).

So far, only Roku and Android have been released. But, Retro said previously that it's going to also be available via iOS and Amazon Fire.

FYI, if you're subscribed to watchthedoctors.com, you can find the 70s episodes by searching for the year, e.g., /70, /71 . . . Click on Trending or Popular before the search. They've uploaded to August 1979, which is just a few months behind what is airing on Retro TV.

It’s very basic right now. I want to see the interviews too. I think they tried doing too much at once. At least the free streaming worked today, and it was the same episode that aired on Retro. Also hope that it will be available on-demand because the time for the live-stream isn’t convenient for most people.