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Here is a short clip of Tom Selleck on The Talk discussing his days on Y&R. They show a clip of his first episode from 1974 with Jamie Lynn Bauer (Lorie Brooks). http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x18ca7w_the-talk-tom-selleck-remembers-y-r-days_tv

That was so cool of Jeanne. Bill Bell always catered to Braeden to keep him happy and on the show.

I was 14 at the time of the Y&R brawl and remember reading that Bill Bell was going to fire them both if they didn't cool it. In truth, I say that Bell would of gotten rid of Bergmen before he would " HIS PET" Braeden. Braeden was a big fan of Terry Lester.

I thought Terry Lester was the BEST Jack. I wish he hadn't left the show. Peter Bergman said in an interview that Eric Braeden was a big fan of Terry's when he took over the role and let him know it. I guess that explains that backstage brawl and their current working relationship......LOL Peter always say's his favorite scene is when Victor collapsed and he leaves him to die and as he walks out of the scene he kicks his hand.

Actress/Model Lou Mulford played a character named Nikki on the show. Lou was a regular model on the 80's game show Sale Of The Century. She has a web page and a youtube channel. Her 80's demo reel has a clip of her on Capitol.

I remember a recent interview with Beth Maitland and she said people were always asking why she wasn't on Y&R on a regular basis and she said it was not of her own doing, but they ran out of material for the character. She said she is thrilled when she gets to work on the show.

I think the show missed the boat when they killed of Colleen. They should have paired her with Lauren's son Scottie and the Lauren/Tracy feud could live on. So many missed opportunities this show flushed down the toilet by hack writers and EP.

He has a great voice and I liked the songs. According to his filmography he was on Search 1980-81 as Zach then moved to Days 1981-1983 as Oliver. Shawn must be wanting to work again because he is uploading his early work and his imdb page has been updated with new current photos of him.

I ran across this christian soap on youtube and it's really good. It looks like it could have been an ABC or NBC produced soap. When it first aired (1981-84) I missed it since I was without cable till 1985. Phanta773 looks like they have uploaded the entire or almost entire series in excellent quality.

Thanks for the info. I was probably in school and missed her stepping in. I remember being shocked when I saw Jess as the new Jill. I wonder if Deborah Adair will ever return to soaps. I know she retired in the mid 90's to raise her kids, but they are probably now grown.

One thing that I read that surprised me was Deborah Adair stepped back into the role of Jill in 1987 prior to Jess taking over the role. I must have missed those episodes since I remember when Jess first appeared. Deborah said in an interview she did it as a favor to Bill Bell and at that point didn't want to come back to daytime. She said she had fun and made some new friends. Does anyone remember this ?

When Casey came back to town for Nikki's wedding to Victor, Nikki goes introduce to them. Victor say's Dr. Casey Reed and she says Victor Newman so this is your fiance, and Nikki says you two know each other and they laugh and Victor say's that he and Casey met when Julia had to be in the hospital a few years ago. I seem to recall that Casey and Brock got Julia a job in the hospital gift shop to get her away from the ranch and Victor put the kabosh on it. Victor hated Brock. There was also some stuff about Victor teaching Julia how to use a gun after a break in. I think they were going to have Victor set Brock up to go to the ranch and Julia thinking it was a prowler to shoot him by accident. I wonder if Brock would have been the one in the basement at some point if he hadn't left the show around that time ? They brought the Michael Scott character in pretty quickly.

That sounds interesting. I wonder what they had in mind with bringing back that character ? I know Laurie returned briefly around that time for that sucky storyline that pretty much threw her under the bus and had her groveling at Victor's feet. If the writers had any freaking sense they should introduce the adult Brooks Prentiss or Jennifer Foster.

DRW50......didn't you post at one time that you read an article in SOD a few years back that Janice Lynde was approached to return to Y&R as Leslie ? If so, wonder why that never panned out ?

She has gotten older of course, but still looks recognizable. A lot of people never warmed up to her as Leslie and preferred Janice Lynde in the role. Here is Janice Lynde Today

Yes, I remember seeing them both on Charlie's Angels. Dennis Cole who played the second Lance Prentiss on Y&R was married to Jaclyn Smith at the time appeared in several episodes. Ton Ligon who played Lucas Prentiss appeared in an episode with Dirk Benedict. I always wondered why Bill Bell wrote Dennis Cole out. I remember reading a quote from Victoria Mallory who played Leslie saying she was shocked and he was given little notice. He and Jaclyn divorced around that time as well. I know he had problems with alcohol in real life and wonder if it affected his job at Y&R.

Melody started off as a child actress and played in several old shows/films back then. She joined Y&R in February 1979.

In these 90's episodes I love hearing all the old music cues that had been around since the 70's.

I loved Leanna Love. She was off the chain.......LOL http://youtu.be/NKeYE95_p_s

I would say 1973-1993 was the Golden Age of Y&R. I started to not care about the show as much after they brought on adult Nick and Sharon in 1994. I know fans love and root for them, but I never could stand either one of those two. I use to scream at the TV when they were on and then we had the Matt Clark rape and then looooong story about Cassie and the Grace/Nick/Sharon triangle crap etc etc...... I don't think Joshua Morrow and Sharon Case have ever been back burner for 20 years. They always have story for those two.

Lane Davies said he was on Y&R as Julia Newman's doctor. I think it was his first soap role. Bill Foster's nurse may have been played by actress Alice Backes. I think it was her playing the nurse that finds Bill's respirator plug on the floor in the 1976 episode that was uploaded briefly. I seem to remember a girl character listed with the last name Foster in an old soap magazine/book. I can't recall the first name. I wonder if she was a cousin or something. She may have never made it onscreen.

Thanks for the early 90's uploads. I hope more of the 70's and early 80's Y&R shows up. I can't believe at how much material the other soaps like GH and Days is on youtube, but hardly any Y&R from that time period. Surely someone was taping Y&R at this time, especially the early 80's when VCR's started to become available to more households.

I found this 1970 Ivory Soap commercial with Beverlee McKinsey http://youtu.be/fJsqgIAQRUA

I thought I would copy this here for those who haven't seen it. That death scene was so over the top......LOL <script src="http://player.ooyala.com/player.js?video_pcode=VlajQ6DTdv9-OYPHSJq6w4eU0Bfi&width=600&embedCode=Vmdmd3azr937edmhrtZu21t1l6y75LJr&height=337&deepLinkEmbedCode=Vmdmd3azr937edmhrtZu21t1l6y75LJr"></script>

I would love to work in the vault there. I bet the archivist sneak and watch some of that stuff when things are slow. They have to have some sort of a index or database where they can find what scenes they are looking for on those tapes for flashbacks etc...