YRfan23

Brad Bell is just such....garbage.....

For a minute I thought they were filing for divorce…oops.

1 minute ago, lucaslesann23 said:

Seems like a Spny problem, are they this strict with Days?

They seem to be, although I feel like There's probably more of a chance for Days to eventually get to release classic episodes online, especially with them already a streaming platform. 

58 minutes ago, bgrape said:

 

I can’t believe they shut you down. These are episodes from 30+ years ago. Who cares! Plus in German.  it’s taking awhile to upload. These are big files.  Still looking for 2-26-1992 and a few others from 1992. 
 

I'll never understand the problem and why it never seems to be an issue for other soaps... At least B&B has broken away from that curse and you can now watch several full years of classic episodes...hopefully the same can be said for Y&R some day. 

I have all of February 1992 except 2/11/92, 2/24/92, and 2/26/92. I hope those episodes and others I'm missing surface at some point. 

35 minutes ago, yrfan1983 said:

Works for me. Are you accessing it through the twitter page, that's what I do https://twitter.com/yrvault

 

Yeah was gonna say it works better through Twitter!  

Hey everyone, is the vault still down?  I can’t access it right now. 

4 hours ago, Darn said:

Related to the Kay/Katherine discussion, sometime in the mid-2000s the show stopped having characters call her Vicki and exclusively had everyone call her Victoria. The same with Nick versus Nicholas, though I think he's still called Nick sometimes.

If I recall, it was Ryan who started calling her “Vicky” right when they met in 1991. I think upon SORASing Nick either Called her Vicky or “Vic”. Neil called her Vicky or Vic occasionally as well. I think only her parents and female rivals referred to her as Victoria. 

9 minutes ago, allmc2008 said:

Wasn't scripted.

I'm sure  I can say this -- nobody told Bill what he could or couldnt do.

I figured as much!  Although Kay said not too long ago on a podcast that Braeden rarely allows Victor to  cave to anyone, which is of course true.

 

On 5/15/2023 at 9:23 PM, Broderick said:

Reckon the concept of the Brad Carlton character had even been conceived in 1983, or did they intend to put someone else entirely into the cage?  

Maybe Bill Bell had in mind originally for Eve to imprison Victor in a cage this time?  It would have been kind of poetic justice for the Michael Scott stuff two years earlier. I could see that being the original idea before Bill Bell decided to have Eve try to poison Victor. 

3 hours ago, bgrape said:

Hello. I’m new to this group. Just wanted to say hi. I’ve watched YR since 1981 (in summers) til the family got a vcr in 1988. Then I dubbed only Danny and Cricket scenes. I’very been uploading what I have to the vault. Looking for beginning of 1992 to around august as my vcr tape of that time  got ate. I know they aren’t everyone’s fave but I like their chemistry. Just wanted to say hi! 

Welcome and thanks for all you have uploaded so far!   Fun to see those rare scenes. 

Sadly with my channel being terminated I can't share any January-August 92 Episodes I have directly on here, but they are all saved on the vault thankfully!  

Just now, BigMAnOnDeck said:

I don't understand why people say 1994 to 96 weak years

I loved the Matt Clark storyline, Nathan and keisha story....hell even the who shot victor story 

 

I admit 1998 to 05 to be an underrated era 

I can’t speak for everyone but I think it’s because a lot of people didn’t like seeing Nick and Sharon dominate the show from Summer/fall 1994-1996? I guess also because 96-97 in particular seemed to have a lot of laziness in some of the plotting which seemed to be because of Bill Bells increasing sickness. Still anything in those days is still miles ahead of the writing we started to get when LML etc…took over that’s still being plagued on the show today.

13 minutes ago, allmc2008 said:

Same thing happened that led to Victor's heart attack with Jack in the office. When Bill was informed of the...incident...between the two actors, which he was informed in the middle of a story meeting, he said "Victor has a heart attack and Jack gives him mouth-to-mouth" (which didn't happen, of course).

Haha, If that was still scripted, when those scenes were about to be filmed,  I can see both actors immediately throwing a tantrum to have that changed immediately!  I bet there's so much dish that can be shared about Jack and Victor scenes from Kay when she and Bill were plotting them. I'd like to know first hand (unless she's never allow to reveal this) If EB usually followed through with all Bill Bell's story ideas for him or if stuff had to be changed, because of...well you know how he can be..LOL

 

16 minutes ago, kalbir said:

@YRfan23 Did you think it was SF in the segments I pointed out or are my eyes/ears playing tricks on me?

It did sound like her at that one part, but I don't think that was her at 1:19:32. Unless she was already wearing a wig to hide her cancer at this point. 

4 hours ago, Broderick said:

can't speak for everyone of course, but I was a big fan of Jeanne Cooper, and I enjoyed the Kay/Marge storyline because it gave Miss Cooper something to play.  (For several years prior, she'd been merely a mother figure to Nikki, a sparring partner for Jill, and the "protector" of Phillip III.)  It was a fairly stupid storyline, but it showcased Jeanne Cooper's versatility in a new way -- she got to portray Kay Chancellor as a captive, Marge as a waitress, Marge masquerading as Kay Chancellor, and even Kay Chancellor masquerading as Marge masquerading as Kay.  Most of Miss Cooper's work during the storyline, in my opinion, was spot-on.

I definitely enjoyed the Marge/Kay story!  like @kalbir mentioned it was definitely some of Jeanne's best work, and I think one of her favorite stories/characters If I recall. There were definitely lots of comedic moments in the story which I enjoyed too. 

23 hours ago, kalbir said:

I didn't spot SF in the intro of the B&B contingent, but I think that's her at 1:19:32 and it sounds like her at 1:20:17. 

That's sweet EB thanked all his former wives basically!  I loved he also gave Brenda E. a Shout out! 

49 minutes ago, Broderick said:

The "whiteface" storyline didn't seem so offensive (or absurd) at the time, because soaps were telling such weird "sci-fi" type storylines.  Between 1980 and 1985, we'd seen shows telling stories about controlling the world's weather, searching for Aztec treasure, sending subliminal messages through video discos, and all types of nonsense.  That's about the time Dynasty even gave us a flashing UFO with space aliens. Y&R was clearly on the wrong track with the whiteface man versus the mobsters tale, but somehow it seemed more "reality-based" than what some of the other shows (specifically ABC) were offering.  I remember laughing at Tyrone's rather nerdy and ineffective disguise, but compared with some of the fare we were getting from the competition, it all seemed fairly benign.  Politically correct? Nope.  The least bit believable?  Nope.  But not as weird as little green Martians abducting Fallon, probably.      

What was your opinion or the audiences general opinion of Marge? Was everyone outraged that after all these years, they were getting a Kay doppelgänger tale? Those stories are typically far fetched even if I thought Kay/Marge was well done. 

What happen?? was she sick?   These people keep leaving us....

Was not expecting this at all!!  

RIP! 

new 1990 upload on archive!   6/11/90

https://archive.org/details/yand-r-22-11-93

2 hours ago, kalbir said:

Today (May 8 ) marks 10 years since Jeanne Cooper passed away. Y&R has not been the same without its grande dame. RIP.

Crazy to think it's been that long already  There's forever a void on that show that can never be filled! 

2 hours ago, yrfan1983 said:

I didn't realize that - so sweet!

So the big outstanding question is (and Lauren even notes this to Paul and Lynn) - what made Sheila snap and kidnap Lauren...? Because Lauren had zero clue what the truth was until Sheila spelled it out for her at the farmhouse.

The only thing I can think of is - Sheila thought it was inevitable that Lauren would learn about the birthmark removal and put two and two together.

We'll only know for sure if the eps leading up to May 4 ever appear 

Yes, her son apparently would sub whenever the twin girls playing Scotty got sick. That is sweet considering it was Bill Bell that suggested that TEB keep her son on set with her throughout this story. 
 

i kind of think the lab fight might have pushed Sheila over the Edge but yeah they never really elaborated what was Sheila’s final straw. 
 

23 minutes ago, yrfan1983 said:

There was definitely some strange things with the tone of these follow-up scenes after Sheila's "death". Scott was whitewashing their history but I guess you could argue it was the shock of it all. Still, I'm surprised that Scott didn't have more of a sense of relief. For the 6 months prior, Sheila was the sword hanging over Scott's head.

I guess with Ruth, since she's such a disposable character, the writers felt like it wasn't necessary to recap to her what happened once again, after Lauren has already recapped it to Paul and Lynn, and then to Scott. (I loved the flashbacks were incorporated into Lauren's memories)

What was super-weird was how the priest recapped everything during the memorial?? Based on everything Scott had told him? It didn't feel necessary for the priest to get so specific, lol... and not appropriate for a memorial.

Even Lauren at some points seemed remorseful…I guess she just felt bad for Scotty but, it’s still strange hearing her regard Sheila as Scotty’s mother, knowing her much she hates her. 
 

yeah I was thinking too why did the minister have to say all that? Haha 

btw some bit of trivia, that’s actually TEBs real son Austin playing Scotty in those scenes!  

1 hour ago, yrfan1983 said:

Found it, thanks! Took some digging I thought it was under clips instead of full episodes.

Thank you anonymous angel!! I never hoped to see these May '92 scenes, and they did not disappoint. It felt like a dream to watch them. So precious.

And even Sheila's memorial! What a treat to see a final appearance of the beloved Naomi and Doris (Doris, who thinks Lauren is afflicted by the devil ) Inconceivable that Scott did not have Cricket and Danny attend the memorial.

Your welcome!  Yeah I was confused too, and of course I got a little overly excited that we had a couple more "full" May 92 episodes, but I'm still happy about the clips. 

Man If anything, they really did make Sheila out to be the "victim" of this whole thing. Everyone talking non stop about how much Sheila loved Scotty, and how she was the "only mother" he's known.....So disturbing...I couldn't believe it when Scott said he didn't realize Sheila had this "dark side" to her....um Hello?!.....You already witnessed her dark side several months before with her constant paranoia, her threats to take away Scotty, and of course drugging you....That was a load of B.S to me...

Doris, Naomi and Ruth are definitely #teamSheila!  Ruth didn't seem phased about what Sheila did...she either doesn't have many friends, or just thinks Lauren drove Sheila to madness (which is true in a way..LOL.)  It confused me also that Scott didn't actually reveal to Ruth what Sheila did, yet the minister basically explains it during the funeral...yet she doesn't react?  

Yeah I was kind of annoyed about John Silva not being there too, or even Olivia? Danny and Cricket should have been there, but I already knew they weren't because someone on Usenet mentioned that Cricket not being there for her brother was "odd" LOL 

 

Wow, I started watching those May/June 1988 Danny/Cricket clips. Rare that they actually had a Carnival set!  I remember hearing about Cricket Selling Kisses, but I thought that was during Danny's Concert. 

 

2 minutes ago, yrfan1983 said:

Why am I not seeing those? I'm looking under Clips > 1992 > and the file names jump from 5/04 to 5/28

It’s in the regular 1990s page, not the one with the 1990s 1 on it.  

13 minutes ago, yrfan1983 said:

This is so exciting!

Which clip has Lauren and her baby reuniting? I can't tell from the clip titles.

@YRfan23 will be especially excited!!

Haha I am!!  I just watched the 5/19 and the 5/22 clips. That’s the date Lauren is reunited with Scotty and it’s a beautiful scene!  

April 2023 Episode Rankings
A total of 20 Episodes aired this month
thanks to @crimsonpuppet from Twitter!

1.) Peter Bergman (Jack Abbott) : 16
2.) Allison Lanier (Summer Newman) : 14
3.) Eric Braeden (Victor Newman) : 13
*.) Michael Mealor (Kyle Abbott) : 13
5.) Connor Floyd (Phillip "Chance" Chancellor IV) : 12
*.) Sharon Case (Sharon Rosales) : 12
7.) Joshua Morrow (Nicholas Newman) : 11
8.) Michael Graziadei (Daniel Romalotti) : 10
*.) Susan Walters (Diane Jenkins) : 10
10.) Amelia Heinle (Victoria Newman) : 9
*.) Christian LeBlanc (Michael Baldwin) : 9
*.) Melody Thomas Scott (Nikki Newman) : 9
*.) Michelle Stafford (Phyllis Summers) : 9
14.) Trevor St. John (Tucker McCall) : 8
15.) Courtney Hope (Sally Spectra) : 7
*.) Eileen Davidson (Ashley Abbott) : 7
*.) James Hyde (Jeremy Stark) : 7
*.) Lauralee Bell (Christine Williams) : 7
*.) Mark Grossman (Adam Newman) : 7
*.) Sean Dominic (Nate Hastings) : 7
21.) Christel Khalil (Lily Winters) : 6
*.) Melissa Ordway (Abby Newman-Abbott Chancellor) : 6
*.) Tracey Bregman (Lauren Fenmore Baldwin) : 6
*.) Zuleyka Silver (Audra Charles) : 6
25.) Brytni Sarpy (Elena Dawson) : 5
*.) Bryton James (Devon Hamilton) : 5
*.) Jason Thompson (Billy Abbott) : 5
*.) Michael Damian (Danny Romalotti) : 5
29.) Camryn Grimes (Mariah Copeland) : 3
*.) Lily Brooks O' Briant (Lucy Romalotti) : 3
*.) Melissa Claire Egan (Chelsea Lawson) : 3
*.) Walter Belenky (EMT) : 3
33.) Cait Fairbanks (Tessa Porter) : 2
*.) Rory Gibson (Noah Newman) : 2
35.) Barbara Crampton (Leanna Love) : 1
*.) Beth Maitland (Traci Abbott) : 1
*.) Kate Linder (Esther Valentine) : 1
*.) Kelsey Wang (Allie Nguyen) : 1
*.) Mo Rocca (Milton) : 1