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I feel that SB finally started to gel in summer 1985 with the Christie Duvall rape, which Ted was accused of and arrested for. This was the story that introduced Harley Kozak as Christie's sister, Mary, who would forever changed Mason's life.

...and from the sports world: https://www.google.com/amp/deadline.com/2017/12/nfl-network-sexual-harassmoent-marshall-faulk-ike-taylor-heath-evans-eric-weinberger-jami-cantor-1202225013/amp/

The characters aren't quite as likable again as they were under the pen of Rita Lakin. Still, the performers always gave it their all.

That sounds accurate.

Sean and Mackenzie Astin's mom's real first name wasn't even Patty. In her later years in Idaho with her fourth and final husband, she went by her real first name and his last name - Anna Pearce.

Actually, in the 1980s SOD was biweekly (I believe they went weekly in 1997), but it will still be a big help in your viewing. 😊

Or both.

^ OOOOPS. 😨😨😨😨😨

So do I! You said it perfectly. I hope his wife (and Matt Lauer's, etc.) leaves and doesn't look back.

Still, Nurse Carolee was the most evolved character we've seen in 7+ years worth of episodes. When we first "met" Carolee Simpson in late 1967, she was single, childless and looking for love. We've seen her promoted from desk nurse to head of student nurses. We've seen her go from sharing an apartment with her best friend Liz to temporarily moving back in with her mother before agreeing to marry a man she didn't love (Dan) because of a misunderstanding with the man she truly loved (Steve). Now in early 1975, she's married to the man of her dreams but they had to go through major hurdles (Dan, Mona and now Karen) to get there. She's also a wonderful mother of three, even though only one of them is biologically hers. Having said all that, I can see why Carolee Campbell would have become burned out. She had a lot of heavy material to play, and there was little to no humor to balance it out. From what little I've seen of Jada Rowland in clips online, she did an admirable job in the role. Her Carolee confronted Mona (Meg Mundy) in a terrific scene from 1978.

OK, Ohio, where are you here?

Actually, try watching what you can from the beginning. Yes, it took a while for SB to find its footing, but the Kelly/Joe relationship and the start of the Eden/Cruz relationship are well worth watching. Eden and Cruz were never meant to be a couple; each were originally intended to be paired with others. But the chemistry between Marcy Walker and A Martinez was there from the beginning, and the show wisely began writing for Eden/Cruz.

I think I am going to go vomit now. "Rape room"? That says it all. 😠😠😠😠😠 When are we going to hear about any of these creeps facing real criminal charges? That's the news I'm waiting for.

She's gotten so out of touch it's not even funny. 😨

You're welcome! Greta's Van Alen roots were rediscovered in 1980 after Gracie Harrison took over the role (Jennifer Houlton left the show in order to be a full-time student at Cornell). That was also Alec Baldwin's first storyline on TD. The original Maggie, Ann Williams, became pregnant at the end of 1964 so her condition was written into the storyline. Greta's first name is actually Margreta. Matt and Maggie appear to have married sometime in 1966. Bethel Leslie was playing Maggie at that time.

It sure is. What kind of "church" is that??? 😨

What a mess. No wonder NBC is where they are. They must have more skeletons if they are keeping the investigation internal and not hiring independent counsel. 😠😠😠😠😠 https://www.google.com/amp/variety.com/2017/tv/news/nbc-news-matt-lauer-investigation-1202638303/amp/ Now, I could have told them this. I don't watch the morning talk shows, but my folks stopped watching TODAY after Ann Curry was forced out, switched to GMA, and that's where they've stayed. https://www.google.com/amp/www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2017/12/13/was-pervy-matt-lauer-actually-keeping-viewers-away-from-nbc-s-today-show.amp.html

Matt was a widower when the show began. His wife, Grace (who committed suicide), was Mike's mother. Greta was Maggie's daughter with the evil Kurt Van Alen, who was Maggie's second husband. After he was killed, Matt and Maggie were married and he adopted the little girl. Toni started calling Matt "Dad" after she endured a rough pregnancy and emergency C-section. He helped her through it all in Mike's absence, from offering medical advice to being a sympathic ear.

With all of that mess going on behind the scenes, it's a wonder things stayed as good onscreen as they did...for awhile, anyway.

He also doesn't have tact, class, grace...at least GWB wasn't constantly calling people juvenile names in public. Agree or disagree with GWB, at least he carried himself with SOME dignity...at least in the public eye. Omarosa is just SCARY. I'm surprised that she wasn't Trump's running mate. How about THIS??? https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/12/13/kentucky-lawmaker-who-was-accused-of-molesting-a-teenage-girl-likely-killed-himself-coroner-says/

Yeah, but because so many people have seen him there - PBS will still be associated with him. This isn't coming out right. Am I making any sense?

This has not been a good past few weeks for PBS. First Charlie Rose, now Tavis Smiley? Yikes. 😨 If these allegations are true, this guy was a coward right to the end: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/12/13/kentucky-lawmaker-who-was-accused-of-molesting-a-teenage-girl-likely-killed-himself-coroner-says/

April was Margo's child but Miles wasn't, thus making them half-siblings.

I didn't like Jane with Brick...or that they left the show together. No chemistry whatsoever.

You're very welcome!! 😊 Well, she mentioned that she had already been on ATWT for a few months before AMC was mentioned. So, she must have started on ATWT earlier than 1970. Dates weren't mentioned.