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Thanks for the 1970's episodes. I look forward to the 83/84 shows as well. I missed a lot during that time being in school, but watched during summers, vacations, holdays etc...

In the first season of Knots Landing cliffhanger Bottom Of The Bottle she played a prostitute. Val talks to her when they start looking for Gary.

Several actors actors played more than one character on Y&R. I read that Cynthia Eilbacher played a role on the show before she came back as April Stevens. Rod Arrants was on as Katherine's stable boy she slept with in the early 70's before he came back as Dr. Steven Lassiter in the 80's. Quinn Redeker played Nikki's father Nick Reed in 1979 before returning as Rex Sterling in the 80's. Grant Kramer who played psycho Shaun that buried Lauren alive in the 80's came back in a short term role in the 90's as a potential love interest for Ashley that quickly got scrapped. Kin Shriner appeared in a short term role in the 70's before landing GH in 1977. He returned years later as a fill in for Ted Shackelford and in the role of Harrison Bartlett. Shriner has always remained close to the Y&R cast over the years appearing at parties and events.

I have been waiting years to see an episode with the characters of Ron and Nancy Becker. I read Ron was a very troubled and sleazy character. Dick DeCoit who played Ron is still acting (mostly stage work). I saw a comedy sketch featuring him a few years ago on youtube. I think I read Ron's mother was played by Carolyn Conwell who of course came back in 1980 to play Mary Williams.

I think Christine was the first wife of Peter Bergman (Jack Y&R). Kevin Conroy (SFT, AW, Dynasty) has been mainly known as the voice of Batman for close to 30 years and his onscreen acting career came to a halt.

Debra Messing and Thomas Haden Church had a short lived Fox sitcom Ned & Stacey.

There was also that talk show spoof Nigh Stand with Dick Dietrich (played by Timothy Stack). He would always accidentally say something off color or that had sexual innuendo and the audience would laugh and he would say " No people No", That's not what I meant.

Another early show I remember. It was like Friends before Friends.

I know it was the 70's, but it seemed like the lacy prairie/granny looks in wedding dresses were all the rage. Here is Y&R's Chris Brooks and Snapper Foster getting married in 1974. 5 years later Nikki wore the same dress loaned to her by Chris when Nikki wed Greg Foster in 1979. Greg looks like he may wearing the same suit as Snapper wore in 74 as well. Steve and Alice from AW in 1974. Alice also has the prairie/granny thing going on. Don and Marlena from Days 1977. Doug and Julie Days 1976.

Yes you are right. I think Lorie was the first to discover the affair between Jill and Phillip when she saw them having dinner.

I think the only time Katherine crossed into the Brooks/Prentiss quad stuff was at the 1981 Gala Ball. Lorie enters in a dress slit up to her panties to try and ruin Leslie's moment in the spotlight with Lance. Katherine is in attendance with Stuart and Liz and all in shock at the spectacle that Lorie has made. Everyone gasps as she takes off her cape.

Ha Ha. Bell was a stickler on what he wanted. They said he and Kay Alden would have their lunch during the show. If he saw something he did not like onscreen, when the show was over he would pick up the phone and call the control booth and eat John Conboy up over it. In the 80's Bell and his family moved to California to be more hands on. He still would watch the show during lunch in his office at CBS.

Y&R was hilarious growing up. I remember Jill was arguing with Katherine and she said something like " Now if you will excuse me, I have a distended bladder I need to attend to"......LOL Y&R was hilarious growing up. I remember Jill was arguing with Katherine and she said something like " Now if you will excuse me, I have a distended bladder I need to attend to"......LOL

It seems like there were more segments, but I could only find two.

There are two episodes of Y&R from 1980 on youtube. Both episodes feature Nikki when she was married to Greg Foster, but I don't think they have cast crawls. These won't embed, so you will have to click the link to take you to youtube. Bond Gideon's husband posted them. She played Jill briefly in 1980 before being replaced with Deborah Adair. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j70XblJyb8c&t=8s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFeYLLgpqx8&t=44s

That's interesting. I think Charita and Sada looked like they could be sisters. I wonder if they knew each other or ever met ? I have read that about MS being a pill. When she was on Search she complained a lot in interviews about the writing, the other actors etc... I read that Don Stewart (Mike Bauer) could be difficult to work with as well, but he had chemistry with most of his pairings. I have been going back and watching 1979 GL and he and Lezlie Dalton (Elizabeth) were great together. He also had chemistry with Cindy Picket (Jackie) even though the Mike/Jackie pairing was brief.

She also could have played a sister of Bert's.

Discussing the show Family in another thread, I wonder what Sada Thompson would have been like in the role of Trudy or maybe a sister of Bert's ?

Watching some 1977-1980 GL makes you wonder why they never brought back Elizabeth Spaulding. I liked Lezlie Dalton in the role. It would have been nice to see her come back in the role for at least some guest appearances.

That would have been interesting to see Trudy come back homeless, especially if they could had gotten another soap veteran to play Trudy. I also noticed over the years reading synopsis a lot of writers seemed to want to kill a lot of Bert's family off, which had never been seen onscreen.

I was looking back over some early GL stuff and wonder why writers never did much with Trudy Bauer ? Meta was on and off the show over years, but Trudy was written out by 1959.

Yes your right.

I found this photo online of Elissa Leeds and Robin Mattson. They both played the role of Hope Bauer.

I didn't mean to let the cat of the bag, but just wanted to give a heads up. The two episodes from 1977 was so great and to see the climax of a plot that had been going on for nearly 2 years with Carolee/Steve/Ann. I hope we can get the rest of the run through December 1982.