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Agreed. I do feel a little bad for Peter Bergman, though, having not one, but three new females (Heather Stanford, Alice Haining, Melissa Leo) to act opposite and convey complicated feelings about in such a short time.

Marcy lasted on AMC until at least mid-September 1984. She's in the Wednesday, Sept. 12 episode doing the Liza likes Cliff storyline. Marcy debuted on Santa Barbara on Friday, Sept. 28, 1984.

There was also a line from Gary, which I want to say came around the time he lost the ranch. "(possibly paraphrased) Daddy loved the land for what it could give him. Mama loved it for what it was."

I just finished "The Christening," which features an especially out of character scene for Greg, literally pulling Laura out of the car belonging to her work friend, the guy Greg thinks is Laura's new boyfriend.

Ha! I was waiting-hoping for someone to make the joke for me.

I'm up to "When the Cat's Away," and I got a mostly "adequate" answer about Sheila Fisher. She and Harry couldn't legally adopt because she had a nervous breakdown. Based on what I saw, I figured Sheila was bipolar. Also, hel-lo there, Jonathan Goldsmith. That grey tank top looked mighty nice on you.

Yeah, all roads in Malone's OLTL tend to lead back to that idea.

How about Viki's cousin, Richard Abbott? It could lay the groundwork for the idea that there are monsters in even privileged families (looking at you, Powell and Victor).

It was worse than that. For Christmas in the third season, both Richard and Scooter bought Laura a new car. Scooter's was nicer, and Richard insisted Laura accept it.

I found myself rewatching the infamous "Empty Nests" episode of The Golden Girls*, and it suddenly clicked. Susan Harris must have looked at it as a chance to at least partially avenge It Takes Two. *Dorothy voice: "It was on YouTube, on a channel I subscribe to, and I hadn't seen it in a while, and WHO ARE YOU TO JUDGE ME?!"

I just had to keep going, and am up to the start of Season Seven. Did they ever say exactly what Sheila Fisher's issue is? I don't want to give her an armchair diagnosis.

The patron saint of bad recasts.

The movie musical remake of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington that Chris is filming in The Exorcist, the novel. In the film, it's Crash Course.

Oh, not a problem. I just figured I'd indulge in some shameless self-promotion and possibly revive my old thread.

Oh my god, Sue Ellen's checkered traveling suit when she and Pam went to Hong Kong ...