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Why didn't Lucas go to the ball ? It looks like Lorie would have asked him to escort her there and to piss Lance off ?

I remember little bits and pieces of Edward & Nikki and the time bomb. I was around 4 when that happened. Paul Tully appeared on several soaps over the years. In the first season of Dallas, he played the school teacher that Lucy accuses of attempted rape. I wonder why Jill or Nikki never reference Nikki & Greg's marriage ? I guess out of sight out of mind. The last time they even referred to it was back in the 90's when Nikki was going to marry Brad, Jack was talking to Ashley about the upcoming big event and he said " Nikki Reed Foster Bancroft Newman Abbott soon to be Carlton. I laughed so hard at that.

In the first Y&R book they have a section on the 1981 Gala Ball. They say they took days creating the set and making the floor look like marble. This was done in to coincide the royal wedding of Charles & Diana.

Thanks for the Ball scenes. Lorie's dress was quite revealing for 1981, but by today's standards she is covered more than what celebs wear on the red carpet. Nice to see Katherine in scenes with Liz and The Brooks. I laughed at Liz questioning Kay about Mr. Cashen.....LOL

Yes. Victor insisted he was not the father of Victoria and that Kevin had to be. Kevin wanted to do right thing and married her, but Nikki treated him like dirt and pined for Victor.

Thanks for answering my question. I didn't realize you were the uploader and only had clips available. Too bad the Kevin scene got cut short. I was in school then and missed a lot of the Nikki/Kevin marriage. Does anyone remember how Kevin was written out ? He had the blonde preppy Ted McGinley type look that was popular in the 80's.

Thanks for finding the full clip. This was creepy and campy. I wonder why Marguerite Ray left the role of Mamie ? I always liked her.

I remember this. Creepy and hilarious at the same time.

It seems like there is little footage available on youtube of Deborah's time in the role. Those clips posted above were uploaded 6 years ago. I wish the uploader would have done the entire episodes. I noticed Kevin at the end of one. I was in school at this time and only got to see it on vacation, holiday, or when sick (or faked sick). I was home the day Nikki & Victor got married.

I kind of wonder what Jill would have been like if Deborah Adair had stayed in the role. Would Bill Bell fully redeem her like the Rachel character had been on AW or would he still have done the same storylines that he wrote for Brenda ? Jerry Douglas loved working with Deborah. I wonder what he thought when he was suddenly paired with Brenda, since he only had worked with Adair ?

It seemed Brenda was channeling Joan Collins on Dynasty. I remember laughing at her antics as a kid and wondering why she started speaking with a eurotrash accent.

Thanks for the 1979 summary and the 1991 article. I remember when that brawl happened and knew that Eric Braeden was probably running his mouth to provoke it. I wish we could get our hands on some complete episodes from 79, especially Greg & Nikki's wedding. I remember reading a long time ago that Liz gave her mothers wedding ring to Greg to give to Nikki on their wedding day. I wonder how much Nikki interacted with the Brooks sisters other than Chris at this point ? I know later Peggy went undercover in the cult to help Nikki & Paul. It seems like Nikki had more interaction with Leslie & Lorie during her Victor period. Bill Bell had storyline groupings that kept certain characters isolated from others. Nikki was friends with Brock, but didn't interact with Katherine till she started working at the Bayou and Cash became Kay's boy toy. Casey knew Katherine and Victor before Nikki. Speaking of Cash, Katherine took Liz down to the Bayou to see him strip, and Liz was embarrased. When Liz told Stu, he was laughing his butt off and told her maybe he needed to get some sexy stuff to entertain her at home, so she wouldn't have to go all the way out to there. .

Yes it is. I read that Eileen Davidson suggested Brenda to replace her on Y&R when she decided to leave.

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I crack up at Eric Braden's short shorts and tube socks. I know we wore them like that back then, but still. Lynn Topping looked similar to Victoria Mallory with the dark hair. It's interesting to see Abbott's and Brooks in the same group, knowing the Abbotts would replace them shortly. At this point Dennis Cole was gone, but Tom Ligon was still on. Melody was pregnant here with her daughter.

Victor's first house boy was named Charlie. It looks like they aged Brooks quickly after Vanessa's death. He went from about age 4 to age 10. They probably didn't trust the 4 year old with lines.....LOL

Thanks for more of the Leslie/Lorie/Lance/Lucas saga. Brooks is played by child actor Andre Gower. Andre went on to star in a bunch stuff including Monster Squad. Victor always was full of himself. Funny when he mentioned the lady dancer living with him. I wonder if she recognized Nikki as Greg's ex wife when she finds out who's living there. Love hearing the old music cues again. Y&R kept them through the 90's, then they messed things up by doing away with them and replaced them with horrible crap.

Speaking of the Foster/Brooks. Did Liz and Stuart officially divorce ? I know they seperated and Liz was furious when she found out Stu told Greg to go after Chris when she and Snapper were having problems. There was also the thing of Stu dating Gina for a while and Liz was jealous. Stu then disappeared around 1984 to never be seen or heard from again. Liz reverted back to Mrs. Foster. I was just a pre-school aged kid at the time the 1982 transition was taking place to the Abbotts and remember fragments of storylines from that time. I remember being taken with Lilibet Stern who played Patty. I also remember when Cash was murdered by loan sharks. I wish we could get some more complete episodes from 1982.

Thanks for more Lance/Lorie. I know Robert wound up dating Leslie and his daughter Angela was played by Liz Keifer. Angela was a friend of Tracy Abbott. Dennis Cole is the Lance I remember most, since I was a little kid pre-school age watching at this time.

I hope the uploads haven't stopped. I love seeing vintage Y&R. I hope to see more of the Leslie/Lorie/Lance/Lucas storyline. Do you have any of Nikki & Kevin Bancroft and his psycho mother Allison ?

WOW ! Thanks for more vintage treasures. Vanessa was determined to screw Lorie over before she died. I noticed they just sent one officer up to question her before Carl came in.This day and time they would send an entire force and kick down the door and make Lorie & Lucas get down on the ground. I hope you have some scenes of the funeral where Lucas opens the coffin and screams at Lorie "Look what you did to my Mother"

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I knew Lucas pined for Lorie, but she and Leslie were both obsessed with drippy Lance. I just wondered if Lucas ever got to take the lid off the sisters cookie jar. In the last Leslie & Lorie clip posted, Leslie hinted she was ready to dump him the minute the baby was born. She later hooked up with that Jonas character played by Jerry Lacy.

Tom Ligon finally shaved that mess off his face half way through his run and it made him look like a different person. He and Casey were an interesting pairing. I saw a 1980 promo where they were arguing about her finding him bed with someone. Was it Leslie or Lorie ? Did Lucas ever actually get to sleep with the Brooks sisters ?