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Sounds like Carol was not fond of Connie Ford.

But it made sense because Gwen was the only Frame to return from the past (even though only Frame by marriage). They needed a story on the feud between the Frames and the Corys and revealing Janice Frame was Evan's mother. Also, it could be possible that after many years of Willis & Gwen going broke in Australia, that Gwen got angry and Willis filled her head with stories so she would hate Rachel. This sh*t really does happen in real life.. Haha!!

Lemay wanted JC out and Rauch wanted G Reinholdt out. I bet it was a negotiation. Lemay was infamous when he came in to recreate a character on what he wanted that to be. He is lucky that worked for him. His ego got in the way of many things. Why I think he left in 79 as the shows ratings were already crashing and he was too proud to admit under his writing.

Anna Holbrook stated in an interview that Laurie Heinman was auditioning for the role of Sharlene in 88. Heinman is the original actress. Holbrook pointed out that she did not think she would get the role as the original actress was there for the part but she ended up landing it. Holbrook was much younger than the actual character Sharlene. Maybe why the TPTB decided to go with her. But right, AW did not really do a good job at recasting. It was annoying

I think it is unanimous, that almost everyone agrees that the whole triangle re-invent was sloppy and a big mistake. Interesting point though, as Tribbey only lasted 6 months & Welsley Pfenning only lasted like 4 months. Susan Harney was on the only one who lasted about 4 years as recasted Alice. It seems like they just could never nail it again after Harney was recasted but oddly enough, when Jacq Courtney returned in 1984 as ALICE, she only lasted 11 months too.

But since when has a soap ever been paying attention to details such as dates, births, even names of family members that suddenly change? We see some characters in kindergarten and then two years later they are walking up the isle getting married. Yeah, I thought about it myself that it should have been said the Cory Publishing was an older company but it was clearly to focus on the show's 25th anniversary. We see history lost on these shows all the time and us fans are the ones who notice the mishaps. I don't think the show really pondered on the thought that Cory Publishing should be older than 25 years. They just wanted to focus on the anniversary and recap the past and why focus on a company that is maybe 50 years old if they wanted to emphasize on the 25th anniversary of the show.

I would agree. Does anyone ever notice in Jan 1988/even Dec 1987, the show started to refer to characters from the past and mainly the Frame family? It sounded like Lemay talk. Jason Frame mentioned his sister Sharlene in early 88 but the ending credits still listed MD has head writer and I think Lemay was about to take over at that point. The show hired Lemay back I believe to prepare for the 25th anniversary and try to recapture the audience that was lost by bringing the past back up. Then the writers strike happened and all of a sudden the writing changed except when Sharlene Frame came back and we heard more family chatter again. Maybe at this time they knew the strike was coming near to an end the producer forced the scab writing team to introduce Sharlene. I suspect even though Lemay was not writing at the time, the intent was he is coming back and the show consulted with him on his future storylines.

Cheryl was gone before Lemay came back but I agree with your thinking that he would rather a character from a family he introduced to the show than a family he did not originate. I remember reading somewhere in the early 90's probably after DS left as writer, their was an either a writer or a producer who made a comment that their intent was bring the McKinnon family back to AW. Would have made sense for the newer viewers from the 80's. Much like Lemay's attempt to bring the Frames back from his writing in the 70's in his 1988 return

I agree. Lemay was supposed to start in early 88 and we saw some of the writing on the wall with character reference from the past. Notably, the core families Frames, Cory, Matthews. The stupid Reginald Love was wrapped up. Not even a year later Mary was written out of the show along with Vince and the McKinnons who came and left . The previous writers tried to introduce a new family that never aspired with the viewers. 1988 was focused on the 25th anniversary of show in 1989 and suspect why Lemay was asked to come back in 88. Prior to 1988, the storylines were so DOOL stupid.

I suspect almost no one would have recognized him as being Russ in 1999. Russ at this time meant nothing on the show. I dont know what purpose he would have provided to the ending episode coming on as Russ.

Well, Ricky really wasn't Liz's grandson. I was too young to remember the interaction between Liz & Ricky but then again she wasn't really a Matthews either but seemed to dig deep into her dead husband's nieces, nephews and offsprings lives. The last time I heard Bill Matthew's name mentioned by Liz was in 1988. Sam Fowler was in the hospital and Liz took Loretta Fowler (Sam's mom) out for lunch and she talked about the tragedies in her life and shared that her son Bill was killed in a boating accident (I am right that is how he died or a swimming pool accident?). That was around Feb or March 1988 and the episode is floating out there on YT.

Who talking about it in the Locher Room? Which actors? I haven't seen any Locher Room chats about AW's 25th anniversary. I would love to see it.. The network and P&G probably only saw $$ and what they think the viewers could relate too. Almost like Susan Harney coming back at Alice for the 25th anniversary instead of Jackie Courtney probably would have never been considered.

You mean 18 months of 25th anniversary episodes and storylines? That sounds unusual. The show focused on the past for one week which seems normal and like any other show, it was more complimentary but not to focus on past storylines to continue. There were some intros from the past in the 88-89 season to prep us all for the anniversary but they all went away after the anniversary special. I probably am misunderstanding what you are stating. Sullivan was more known as Lenore at that time.. I think and Barcroft never worked with Nick Costner so I don't see that as something AW would have done. In 1989, viewers saw Sullivan more as Lenore than Barcroft. Kind of like Toni Kalem coming back for anniversary as Angie would not have made sense and Maeve Kinkaid would be more known at that time.

Possibly, Im sure you are right. She went to LA to act in DOOL shortly after AW temporary as Kim Brady. Back to my theory if she was fired, it's the show and writers not dedicated to a character. Howard was the 3rd actress to play Nicole in just a few years. No legacy in their minds sadly..