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Con Roche (Rick) always sounded like a fake stage name. When you Google him only ATWT and 1 film are his only credits. There is very little info about this actor on the net. Gary Hudson is one of those actors who is always working, but never really had a long term role. Most of his parts were in that bland pretty boy mold like Ted McGinley and Lyle Waggoner. Cameron Mathison would also fit into that category.

I think the woman 5 minutes in is Margo McKenna from Edge Of Night.

Early 80's ATWT was a mess. Marland really made the show must see TV. I do know some fans hated the arrival of the Snyders, but the vets ( Bob, Kim, Susan, etc...) did get good story.

I know it has been said that P&G did not archive their soaps properly till 1979. I know UCLA has a some pre-1979 episodes in their collection, but they do not have the equipment to play them on. I wish they would reach out to someone like Obsolete Video Services on youtube to get those digitized and make them available to view. A lot of archives are turning their stuff over to him to preserve. I would be blown away to see a late 60's color episode surface.

Melinda should have never been killed off like Chuckie Shea. It seems like writers back in the day had that on the brain when they wanted to do away with a character. Look how many ATWT characters that got killed off in the 1970's alone. Chuckie "Chuck" could have been turned into a balls to the wall mean SOB by his father (who faked their deaths) by the time of his return. He would make James & Tonio look like wusses. Lisa would be afraid to go to bed at night just knowing he was in the house. Andy, Sabrina, and Frannie should have been on canvas. I thought it was hilarious and weird that after Mary Ellen Stuart took over the role of Frannie, they cast another actress as Sabrina instead of continuing the Patty Duke Identical cousins bit.

Watching the classic episodes on youtube makes you think how the later piss poor years of the show may have benefited by bringing back past characters that tied to the core characters/families. Bianca Walsh....she was one of those characters that you almost forgot was ever on the show even when she was on the show. There seemed to be stretches where she was absent then one day she would pop during a breakfast scene grabbing a glass of orange juice and someone saying " Hey Bianca" (kind of like oh I forgot you were still here) or lounging at the Yacht Club. They could have brought her back as a bitch on wheels in the corporate world. The Ward Quads......All with their distinct personalities, flaws, and problems. Ellen should have been on as a talk to for them. Chuckie Shea....He was killed off in the late 70's, but they should have found a way to undo his death. Same for his father Dr. Michael Shea. If James Stenbeck can return from death like 20 times, this could have happened with them. Natalie Hughes......bring her back to cause problems for Tom & Margo. Preferably with Judith Chapman reprising the role. Maybe some of the Reynolds from Kim's first husbands family. I know Valerie was on in the 70's. Valerie's adopted daughter could have been brought back. Amy Lin Hughes....Penny's adopted daughter.

When I see William Gray Espy on AW in the 80's I keep picturing what he would have been like on Y&R if he had been brought back during that era. Philece Sampler (born 1953) looks too young for Donna, but she was only 5 years younger than Anna Stuart (born 1948).

She said her Mom (her biggest fan) bought one of the first expensive home recorders (pre VHS which arrived in 1977) and recorded her on the show. She said the basement flooded at her Mom's house and most of the tapes were damaged by mold. She said she found the surviving material she is uploading in a linen closet. She is still looking at what stuff is left and hopes to find more surprises. She said she loved being on AW and was hurt she was let go. Same thing for ATWT.

Wasn't it the Dobsons by this point in 1980 ? Doug Marland finished up the end of 1979 and he went to GL switching places with them.

Was Dennis Cooney let go or did he choose to leave the show ? Wasn't he killed off in a mining accident or does he die during the volleyball game 🤣

Great classic scenes from Ariana around 1980. The Brad character was such a bore. Interesting that the guys are in speedos instead of regular shorts. I'm surprised Jay would attend such a fun bash and play volleyball. He always seemed like a stick in the mud in what little I have seen of him. I wonder if he was sporting speedos too....🤣

Thanks for the info. I would love to see some episodes of it. It was a Screen Gems production who at that time in 1970 was doing Bewitched, The Partridge Family etc...

I agree. It's like they decided to do a low budget/bargain basement version of the show during those final years.

During the 80's and 90's Bob & Kim's house was one of my favorite sets. It was beautiful colonial tastefully decorated and would get subtle updates every so often. It was the main gathering place for holidays/events and comforting for viewers to see. Andy & Courtney had their wedding in the living room. Getting rid of it was beyond stupid.

I just went back and revisited Bob's affair with Susan and Kim's reaction. I remember watching it way back then at age 12 and it's still one of my favorite Bob/Kim storylines. Bob was seen as unflawed for many years till all that hit the fan. Marland used the shows rich history by bringing up Susan & Kim's rivalry over Dan Stewart (Kim feeling Susan had finally gotten even) and elements of Kim's past as the other woman during Bob's marriage to her sister Jennifer. Kathryn Hays should have won an Emmy for that. I don't think she was ever nominated. Kim was one of my favorite ATWT characters. I wish her pre-1979 material was available to view. My earliest ATWT memories start around 1981 when I was a pre-school aged kid. She was married to Nick then.

This may have been posted before, but I will post it anyway. Hilarious ! I wish the confrontations from the 1970's could be found.

It figures. A lot of daytime programming is gone forever due to tape wiping. Our only hope is if any surviving prints and kinescopes surface.

Lots of talented actors in that long cast list. Do any of the episodes survive ?

Thanks for the Renee Jarrett article. I have been wanting to see episodes of her short lived sitcom Nancy (1970-1971) forever. All I have ever been able to find are the opening credits and one quick promo that has long disappeared from youtube. The series supposedly was doing well in the ratings, but got abruptly cancelled at the end of the season. Rumor has it that someone told Sidney Sheldon in private that the real reason was pressure from the Nixon on NBC to axe it. I guess Nixon felt the show could be used to poke fun at him and his 2 daughters. Jarrett looked similar to Julie Nixon Eisenhower. The president was never seen and the characters only talked to him on the phone. I read somewhere that if a second season were produced the president would appear and that Ted Knight would play him. Ted was on MTM at the time, so maybe he would have pulled double duty ?

Dr. Harry Glassman was married for years to Victoria Principal. She had previously been engaged to Andy Gibb, but broke up over his drug use. She claims to have never gone under the knife.....🙄

She really did burn through a lot of story quickly in 3 years. Within a couple months after debuting as Casey's bratty sister/Paul's girlfriend Bell had her kill her father, placed her into the Foster/Brooks orbit when she married Greg, then went into the modeling scam, cult, stalker, stripper etc...storylines one after another. Bell seemed to overwork Melody as much as Jaime Lynn Bauer.

It's like turning on a completely different show after seeing those wonderful 1979 episodes. Marland really revitalized the show. He knew how to mine the show's history for incredible storylines and to introduce characters. That Brad Hollister actor (Peter Brouwer) looked straight out of 70's porn. I always remember him in the first Friday The 13th movie. He came across as an oddball in that as well. They filmed that in 1979 and released it in 1980. I say he just came off that set straight into ATWT.

Thanks for the reply. He played Tom for about a year and I thought he was good in the role. Too bad the Dobson's didn't give him a chance. I guess they saw him as a too Princeton ( ivy league conservative). I never really warmed to Deas in the role or as an actor in general. Gregg Marx was my favorite paired with HBS's Margo. Scott Holmes was Zzzzzzzzz to me. Never cared too much for Ellen Dolan as Margo either. The Dobson's really shook things up in 1980 and many of the veterans (Chris & Nancy etc...) were given the shaft storyline wise. A lot of their ATWT stunk (Brad Hollister anyone ?), but they were incredible on late 70's GL.

Meredith Baxter said one of her first acting roles on TV was on this show and talked about filming it live.