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Her name is Jerri Tubbs and she was Hopper's ex-wife on Stranger Things. She was also on The Walking Dead. I see a slight resemblance to Connie Britton (American Horror Story, 9-1-1).

If I remember correctly, an article that appeared in early 1997 hinted that the show was planning a major Roger/Holly storyline. It was right around the time that several GL actors, including Michael Zaslow and Maureen Garrett, reenacted a radio episode as part of the show's 60th anniversary.

Michael's last episode as Roger aired around April 23, 1997. Brown and Esensten were head writers at that point; their first head writing credit aired on March 31, 1997.

I always found it curious that Another World hired two Australian actresses simultaneously: Carmen Duncan and Joy Bell, who played the role of Caroline. With Iris suddenly sporting an Australian accent thanks to Duncan’s casting, I often wondered if Caroline was going to be related to Iris. For instance, a long-lost daughter?

I believe Cole left before the show ended but came back in the last few episodes. He appeared in the next-to-last episode in scenes where Jeffrey was chasing Edmund on a rooftop. I remember cringing when I watched those scenes.

I'm so sorry to read about Terry. I noticed he hadn't posted in a while and was hoping all was OK. Thanks for sharing the news, Eric. May he rest in peace.

Did they explain why Katie wasn't at Hillary's funeral?

I don't think they even show the funeral. I think they show everyone at the Bauer's house. It felt very hollow. The best part, for me, was the flashbacks at the end of the episode. And, no, there was no focus on Josh. Robert Newman left the show in December 1984 and didn't return until around November 1986. And they did hold off until the new Ed had been on the canvas for some time. Van Vleet arrived in September 1984. Charita last aired in December 1984 and passed away in February 1985. Bert passed away in March 1986. In a matter of months, Van Vleet would be gone and Peter Simon back as Ed. The scenes with Ed grieving felt very hollow to me. I was more moved by Ellen Dolan's performance as Maureen as she and Charita had shared some beautiful scenes right before Charita passed (involving Bert having to move into Ed and Maureen's home). Ironically, within weeks of Bert's death, Dolan would be off the show and replaced by Ellen Parker.

As I recollect, Mike last appeared around September 1984. That was the same month that Richard Van Vleet took over the role of Ed and Marsha Clark's Hillary was killed off. Charita was definitely at Hillary's funeral. Charita last appeared in December 1984 and then passed away in February 1985.

My mom used to buy Star magazine, which had a soaps column that was fairly accurate. Sometime in 1985, the column reported that the show was considering recasting the role of Bert. They even named one of the actresses who was supposedly up for the role.

I haven't seen today's episode yet, but I did see yesterday's episode. While I thought the scenes with Liz and Marie were over the top and silly, oddly I found them realistic and relatable. I've actually seen that kind of behavior between my 70- and 80-something aunts at my dad's funeral and other family funerals.

Charita's last appearance was 40 years ago this month: December 1984. It's hard to believe it's been that long. I still remember coming home one night in February 1985 and my mom telling me that Charita had passed away. I enjoyed Island Boy and was disappointed that they didn't do more with his character. It was similar to the character of Michael Burke. Two promising characters that Brown and Esensten wasted.

Claire did not create the character of Noah Chase. Noah first appeared in March 2000. Claire started as head writer in early June, though her material didn't start airing until August.

I'm pretty sure Reva's walk after dumping Kyle was taped in New Vernon, NJ, not Peapack. New Vernon is about 12 miles away from Peapack. I believe that the church Guiding Light used for Reva's scenes was later used by One Life to Live for the conclusion of the homophobia storyline. I just drove through that area on my way back from the Catskills a few weeks ago and it's absolutely stunning.

Excellent find!! And it's not just IMDB that is mentioning Jason Graham's casting. His own agency lists him as being recurring on Beyond the Gates. https://resumes.breakdownexpress.com/one_page_resume.cfm?custom_link=109233-3953772

Another biggie was Althea and Nick's wedding on The Doctors in the fall of 1968.

According to Tom Lisanti's book, it was in 1977 when ABC approached Labine and Mayer about expanding RH to an hour. It was shortly after AMC expanded to an hour. ABC proposed expanding RH to an hour and giving it a better timeslot. I assume RH would have aired in the 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. timeslot. I guess this was around the time that ABC was considering canceling GH. Had Labine and Mayer accepted ABC's offer, I wonder what would have aired in the 12:30 to 1:00 p.m. timeslot.

After the summer of 1982 with the terrible Republic of Eden storyline, I absolutely loved the Nora Fulton murder mystery. It was classic Edge. And it was relatively short. Nora was strangled in early January and the killer was revealed four months later.

I agree with j swift that Sheldon didn't change the characters that much, though I did have issues with the way Sheldon wrote Miles in the summer of 1983. I remember being surprised at how quickly Miles ended up in bed with Chris. It seemed very out of character to me for Miles to hook up with Chris so soon after Nicole's death.

The episode Carl posted is actually Lee Sheldon's first credited episode. The reveal of Nora's murderer happened on Slesar's last episode on May 20, 1983. Sheldon took care of the dangling plot threads during his first few episodes and immediately started setting up his own characters and stories, with Chris Egan debuting during this first week. I recall watching this episode live on WABC New York and immediately knowing something had shifted in the writing.

According to Colby Muhammad’s website, where she mentions her new role, Beyond the Gates is airing in January.

Will Jeffries, indeed, was created by Anderson and Manetta. He showed up around June 1987. Sonni first showed up around that October during Pamela Long's stint. Harley also arrived in October.

Lauren Mayhew was the other actress to portray Marah. I recall seeing her name in the credits of a 9-1-1 episode.

Peter Haskell was already portraying the role of Lloyd Kendall on Search for Tomorrow when Tom O'Rourke was fired from Guiding Light. Haskell joined Search around June 1983. An age-appropriate role on another P&G show during that time is Carl Hutchins on Another World. Another possibility is Raymond Speer on As the World Turns, a role that went to Donald May.

There were several abrupt shifts during those months. Amanda's sudden departure in August. Justin and Helena departing for Arizona in September. Hope's departure in November/December. I especially found Justin's departure head-scratching. Six years of careful plotting with the saga of Phillip's paternity was wrapped up so abruptly when Bradley (who had been on the show for only a few months) revealed the truth. And then weeks later, Justin suddenly leaves Springfield, depriving the viewers of the fallout from the revelation. I had only been watching Guiding Light for 18 months at that point, but I remember being utterly disappointed by the changes.