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It appears that the Gregory parents were recast during their short runs on the show. The second actor to play Bert Gregory was House Jameson, who would have a memorable stint as Nathan Bunker on The Doctors a few years later. The second actress to play Cora was Florence Williams, who would later play Althea’s mother Edna Hamilton on The Doctors. I knew that Ellen Weston had played the role of Karen, but was never aware that Ellen Madison had replaced Weston about a month before the character was phased out. Does anyone know why the role was recast?

Raven's trial was featured in the show's final months. The trial wrapped in October 1984, as Raven disappeared later that month...just around the time that the cancellation was announced. I was so impressed with Marcia and Philip. I would have loved to have seen where their characters would have gone in 1985. I’m also curious how Mark McEwen would have fared. He claimed that he had been cast as the new police chief, replacing Derek Mallory. I can't help but wonder how his character would have fit into the Monticello canvas.

Sheldon penned Raven's trial for supposedly murdering Logan. I thought it was some of his better work. Plus, it introduced us to Phillip Casnoff as Raven's attorney Brian Murdock (I think that was his name). Casnoff and Marcia Cross as Liz were real standout cast additions that last year.

I would say that another exception to the amazing casting by Whitney Burnett was Mark Andrews as Chad Sutherland in 1982. That Republic of Eden storyline was truly a dud and a low point for Edge. Have you seen the proposed 1985 Search for Tomorrow opening that Nicholson considered? It's even worse than the last opening for Edge. Unfortunately, the credits have since been removed, but a version of the proposed credits remixed to the 1986 theme are available here. The proposed theme song was truly bad.

Sedaka apparently appeared in July 1982. An article I read discussing his appearance teased that The Waitresses, Air Supply, and Quarterflash would be featured that summer. Did they ever appear?

Multiple episodes throughout 1981 show Vera Moore as a contract player. A quick Interwebs search showed that this was a topic of conversation here back in 2020, and people were perplexed then that she appeared amongst the contract cast.

Was that the first Bauer BBQ?

Thanks so much for sharing these summaries. It's so cool to see the introduction of the Bauers. Thank you!!

The season premiere of School Spirits has a cute mention of All My Children.

I can't see Larkin Malloy as Ed Bauer at all. While I liked Malloy in his roles on The Edge of Night, there was a sophistication in him and his acting that doesn't speak Bauer to me. Besides a decade-plus younger than the other actors who had played Ed, I can't picture Malloy as the father of Michael O'Leary's Rick, especially since Malloy was only four years older than O'Leary. Also, Malloy wasn't available when the recast happened. He was still on Edge, which didn't get word of its cancellation until late October/early November. Though a few years older than Gentry, Hulswit, and Simon, I can see David O'Brien from The Doctors as a possible Ed.

I think that might be a typo. I've always heard of the character being referred to as Candy Lowe, not Love. Slick Jones' cast list shows the character as Candy Lowe.

From seeing 1970s episodes online and live back in the day, I recollect that the Karrs had a kitchen and dining room at one point. They may have even had a patio. If I’m not mistaken, I think Laurie’s ex Johnny disappeared with John Victor. It was nice to see Laurie state that JV was nine years old, meaning he wasn’t SORASed. Yes, Marty Stillwater was Didi’s law partner. He first appeared during the Isis storyline in 1983 and then moved on to a strange story with his grandfather Standing Elk in early 1984. As I recollect, Del was not a fan favorite. During Sharon Gabet’s Edge watch parties on Facebook, viewers hated the character. They especially hated seeing him in a relationship with Geraldine. I much preferred Gerringer in his roles on Texas and The Doctors.

I believe they were step-sisters. Louise's father Winston married Sara's mother Mattie.

Not sure of the timing, but it looks like Alex Cheeks is returning as Donnell McBride at some point. Alex is featured in a video posted by Trisha Mann-Grant on Facebook earlier this week where BTG cast members wish Trisha's daughter Dena a happy birthday. Super excited to see Alex returning as he's a fantastic addition to the cast.