Franko

Twenty-eight years ago this week.

I stand corrected. I was always under the assumption that when Jake walked out at the end of 1987, that was Sam Behrens' last appearance until the return to defend Anna/wrap things up with Bobbie.

I hope the grand prize winner was given a video of her screen test. And if so, post it on YouTube, hunny!

Scott DeFretias' facial expression is giving The Hardly Boys, South Park.

Let's add Chris Robinson to the list.

Continuing to make my away through Barnaby Jones, I've reached "Daughter of Evil" (Nov. 3, 1977), with three soap actors in the guest cast. There's Elissa Leeds as the daughter of a madam (Marlyn Mason, NOT Margaret Mason like I initially thought). The show's incredibly sympathetic towards sex work as a whole and especially Marlyn, who started her operation once Elissa's father walked out. By the time of the episode, Marlyn's girls (including Morgan Fairchild, fresh from daytime) traditionally get their clients to leave their homes so Chris Robinson can rob them. Things go wrong when Chris is involved in a security guard's death. The episode includes Morgan falling from her balcony but surviving, Elissa finding out about Marlyn's work and trolling her by showing up all tarted up (and looking eerily like Kirsten Storms circa 2001), and Chris being told that he wouldn't make a good pimp "because you're not nice enough."

In this photo, Danny Fortunato looks like the love child of Tim Curry and Paul Winfield.

Ah, and that may explain the limited amount of name material -- cheaper royalties.

He was offered a cheap gag cameo, that Herb and Karen put the past behind them, got married, and were living happily ever after.

What, no "We Need a Little Christmas"?

One more after this one, and it's a doozy.

I'd love to know what "As the World Turns" was. Did she sing lyrics to the theme music?

Now that I'm looking, Eileen did expand her repertorie in future albums. The cover art also got campier.

Hitting the record stores around this time in 1970 ... I'll give Eileen credit for apparently not relying too much on tried-and-true songs, but some of these have me scratching my head.

TIL that Stevie Wonder's appearance was in two episodes, and it was as late as 1986. Monday, Oct. 20 and Friday, Oct. 24, to be exact.