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He passed a year ago this month, per this article: http://www.ecu.edu/cs-admin/news/Shearin-Memorium.cfm I'm looking forward to seeing his work on The Doctors, as the 7th (!!) Dr. Mike Powers. He debuted in early 1977. Retro TV is now in the reruns from mid-November 1975, so I figure it will be about 5 or 6 months before we'll see him. Thank goodness for two episodes a day!!

Are there any other daytime actresses in that time period that you think could have convincingly played Jill? Any ideas?

Yeah, Matt, we believe you. https://www.google.com/amp/people.com/tv/matt-lauer-addressed-sexual-misconduct-allegations/amp/

I was a child who grew up in the 1980s. At that time, Bill Cosby was all over the place. Not just on his sitcom, but Jell-O commercials, Fat Albert reruns, Picture Pages and as the spokesman for Safety Town. He was everywhere. Then you realize what he was doing at the same time in real life...it's just sick. HE'S sick.

It's just that it may not always be as obvious in a 22-episode season as opposed to 200+ episodes a year with no reruns. They wrote some memorable characters with talented performers playing them...but could never write those characters with any real depth. That was the Pollocks' major problem as writers.

In 1967, when Retro TV began showing the reruns, the star billing was Pritchett/Hubbard/Bethel Leslie (who was playing Maggie then). Not long after BL left in spring 1968, Gerald Gordon was given star billing. When Liz Hubbard left for the first time in fall 1969, it was just JP and GG with star billing until Lydia Bruce was added in spring 1970 after being listed with the supporting players for two years. After a year away, Liz returned and was put back in the second star slot. As for O'Brien/Campbell being given star billing, I think he got it first. He was the last of five, and then CC was added shortly thereafter to make it six. I'm not positive. You are right that O'Brien was on before Bruce (he came on in December 1967, she in May 1968) but that Campbell was there before both of them (she began sometime in 1967, but I don't know which month). When Glenn Corbett was on, he also received star billing. I think that was after Liz Hubbard had left for the second time and after Jada Rowland replaced Carolee Campbell. The order was Pritchett/Bruce/O'Brien/Rowland/Corbett.

From what I understand, the Paley Centers in both LA and NYC have the episodes (he saw them in NYC).

I haven't been to the Paley Center, but a friend of mine has and that's where he saw them. I think there are between 5-10 episodes of the show at Paley available for viewing.

It's always great to see both of them. Liz does not look 84!! She looks a good 10-15 years younger. 😊

I think basically it came down to seniority.

I hope TV One does the same thing and puts on more reruns of Unsung (earlier seasons, that is).

Mama Khan and Steele are right. I found out firsthand when I was victimized. The man I thought I knew kept up a veneer for so long of the devout, church-going, mild-mannered man until he was found out. Then his true colors came out and boy were they ugly!! Ol' Cos proved that once and for all today. Cussing out the prosecutor (Steele) was the icing on the cake.

There are a couple of episodes from the summer of 1976 available for viewing at the Paley Center. Yes, he was third-billed again, after Elizabeth Hubbard and before Lydia Bruce.

You should trademark that. 😂

I believe the graphics were changed in early 1977. Yes, the main actors received star billing up to the end. Liz Hubbard left in 1977, but returned in 1981, so she received the equivalent of "and" billing. So in 1982, it was Pritchett/Bruce/O'Brien/Rowland/Hubbard.

Carolyn Coates, who played Alice the kidnapper, was the real-life wife of James Noble (Dr. Bill Winters, 1967-68) of Benson fame. They were wed for almost 60 years, until she passed in 2005.

I am absolutely thrilled. This verdict couldn't have been delivered to a more worthy criminal. Stay classy, Bill!!! 🎈🎆🎉🎊🎇

Stay classy, Bill!!! https://www.google.com/amp/www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-cosby-trial-verdict-20180426-story.html%3foutputType=amp

I'll be sure not to watch.

I don't know how they did it for nearly a year and a half. I would have lost my mind!!

She was treated horribly by AW at the end of her run there - fired for not losing weight fast enough after she had a baby. On the upside, Laura went back to school and is now a successful attorney. I believe she specializes in corporate law.

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Ouch! Thanks for clarifying.

Or LOOKED like waxed fruit. 😨

Jennifer Runyon was good as Sally, and even the disastrous Steve Frame return in 1981 gave us the forever-underrated Petronia Paley as Quinn Harding.