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I'm trying to think who DAYS' first yuppie was. Somehow it feels strange to think of Chris, et. al that way. Tod Chandler? Not to mention Laura's problems. This whole time, Maggie's been manipulating them all.

So, so lazy. It wasn't working the first time -- try something new. Thank goodness someone does! Never let it be said I won't go for the lowest-hanging fruit.

Eastern Iowa, Monday, Nov. 12, 1979 CBS (4 stations; WMT in Cedar Rapids; WISC in Madison; WHBF in Rock Island and WKBT in La Crosse) 9 a.m.: Beat the Clock (aired on WISC and WKBT); Donahue on WMT; Andy Griffith reruns on WHBF 9:30 a.m.: Whew! (aired on WISC, WHBF and WKBT); Donahue conclusion on WMT 10 a.m.: The Price is Right (aired across the board) 11 a.m.: Y&R (aired on WMT, WISC and WKBT); Mary Tyler Moore reruns on WHBF 11:30 a.m.: SFT (aired on WMT, WHBF and WKBT); news on WISC 12 p.m.: News on WMT, WISC and WKBT; Y&R on WHBF 12:30 p.m.: ATWT (aired across the board 1:30 p.m.: GL (across the board) 2:30 p.m.: One Day at a Time reruns (across the board) 3 p.m.: Match Game on WMT, Love of Life on WISC and WKBT and I Love Lucy reruns on WHBF 3:30 p.m. Dr. Max on WMT, Merv Griffin on WISC and WKBT and Bugs Bunny on WHBF NBC (4 stations; WOC in Davenport; KWWL in Waterloo; KTTC in Rochester and WMTV in Madison) 9 a.m.: Card Sharks (aired on KWWL and WMTV); Mike Douglas on WOC; Donahue on KTTC 9:30 a.m.: Hollywood Squares (also on KWWL and WMTV); Douglas conclusion on WOC; Donahue on KTTC 10 a.m.: High Rollers and Wheel of Fortune (across the board) 11 a.m.: Mindreaders and Password Plus (on WOC, KWWL and KTTC); Donahue on WMTV 12 p.m.: News on WOC, KWWL and KTTC, DAYS on WMTV 12:30 p.m.: Start of DAYS on WOC, KWWL and KTTC, conclusion on WMTV 1 p.m.: Conclusion of DAYS on WOC, KWWL and KTTC, DOCTORS on WMTV 1:30 p.m.: DOCTORS on WOC, KWWL and KTTC, AW on WMTV 2 p.m.: First 2/3rds of AW on WOC, KWWL and KTTC, last 2/3rds of AW on WMTV 3 p.m.: Conclusion of AW on WOC, KWWL and KTTC, Mike Douglas on WMTV 3:30 p.m.: Bewitched on WOC, Woody Woodpecker on KWWL, Card Sharks on KTTC, Mike on WMTV ABC (3 stations; WQAD in Moline, KCRG in Cedar Rapids and KDUB in Dubuque) 9 a.m.: Donahue on WQAD, Morning Movie on KCRG and PTL Club on KDUB 10 a.m.: Laverne & Shirley reruns on KCRG and KDUB, Romper Room on WQAD 10:30 a.m.: Family Feud (across the board) 11 a.m.: Pyramid and RH (across the board) 12 p.m.: AMC (across the board) 1 p.m.: OLTL (across the board) 2 p.m.: GH (across the board) 3 p.m.: EDGE on KCRG and KDUB, The Dating Game on WQAD 3:30 p.m.: Merv Griffin on WQAD, The Joker's Wild on KCRG and The Archies on KDUB

If you don't know what's in store for Jessica, you could think they were chem testing her with Mike. I'm looking at Don Craig with new eyes. Little to nothing he's done from 1977 onward has won me over. Just how much money does Doug have? Granted, he scored his brother's inheritance, but still ... talk about a guy who made the '70s work for him. If Julie was less mature, I could see her using the sister angle to her advantage. "Don't mind us, Doug and Lee. Hope and I are just having a pajama party. Do you like my new nightie, Doug?" Let's see ... Julie: Scott Banning, Bob Anderson, Doug Williams (and Doug again) Liz: ?, Tony DiMera, movie star (and Neil Curtis) Eww! This, very much this. Seriously, you'd swear you were watching a spinoff or something. She's at a nice farm in the country, where she can run and play with all the other terminally ill young women ... I'm just guessing here, but I think they were going for a topical story, like the solar energy mess was also supposed to be. At the time, there was a movement to have Gerald Ford run again for president, as well as Ted Kennedy still facing Carter. I guess DAYS' writers figured Salem voters would also be receptive to familiar faces on the ballot.

Okay, last one for tonight. Central California, April 1978. ABC: KEYT (Santa Barbara)/KBAK (Bakersfield)/KJEO (Fresno) 9 a.m.: The PTL Club on KEYT, Mike Douglas on KBAK, AM Show and EDGE on KJEO 10 a.m.: Happy Days reruns and Pyramid 11 a.m.: Family Feud and Ryan's Hope 12 p.m.: AMC 1 p.m.: OLTL 2 p.m.: GH 3 p.m.: EDGE and The Jim Nabors Show on KEYT, Dinah! on KBAK, New Mickey Mouse Club and Joker's Wild on KJEO NBC: KSBY (San Luis Obispo)/KERO (Bakersfield)/KMJ (Fresno) 9 a.m.: Get Smart on KSBY/Sanford and Son on KERO/KMJ and Hollywood Squares on all three at 9:30 10 a.m.: Wheel of Fortune and Knockout 11 a.m.: To Say the Least and The Gong Show on KSBY/KMJ, Donahue on KERO 12 p.m.: For Richer For Poorer on KSBY, Donahue conclusion on KERO and news on KMJ 12:30 p.m.: DAYS 1:30 p.m.: DOCTORS 2 p.m.: AW 3 p.m.: To Tell The Truth and Flintstones on KSBY, For Richer, For Poorer and Gong Show on KERO and Dinah! on KMJ CBS: KCOY (Santa Maria)/KJTV (Bakersfield)/KFSN (Fresno) 9 a.m.: Pass The Buck and The Price Is Right on KCOY, PTL Club on KJTV (2 hrs; began at 8 a.m.) and Donahue on KFSN 10 a.m.: TPIR conclusion on KCOY, Pass The Buck on KJTV and KFSN 10:30 a.m.: Love of Life 11 a.m.: Y&R 11:30 a.m.: SFT 12 p.m.: Galloping Gourmet on KCOY, Noon Affair on KJTV and news on KSFN 12:30 p.m.: ATWT 1:30 p.m.: GL 2:30 p.m.: All in the Family reruns 3 p.m.: Match Game 3:30 p.m.: Donahue on KCOY, Captain Kangaroo on KJTV and Mike Douglas on KMJ

North Dakota, mid-September 1980 Being a North Dakota resident, it's interesting to see how affiliates have changed (for example, WDAY is currently the ABC affiliate for Fargo; KTHI, now known as KVLY, is NBC). CBS: KXJB (Fargo), KXMD (Williston), KXMB (Bismarck) and KMOT (Minot) were near identical: 9 a.m.: The Jeffersons and Alice reruns 10 a.m.: The Price Is Right 11 a.m.: Y&R 12 p.m.: News and SFT 1 p.m.: ATWT 2 p.m.: GL 3 p.m.: One Day at a Time reruns and Bugs Bunny in Fargo, Bullwinkle in Williston, Bismarck and Minot. NBC: KFYR (Bismarck), WDAY (Fargo), WDAZ (Devils Lake), KUMV (Williston) and KMOT (Minot) were also largely the same: 9 a.m.: Donahue in Bismarck, Williston and Minot, The David Letterman Show (soon off the air) in Fargo and DL 10 a.m.: Wheel of Fortune and Password Plus 11 a.m.: Card Sharks and DOCTORS (WDAZ didn't air DOCTORS, opting for an hour news show) 12 p.m.: News and DAYS 1 p.m.: Conclusion of DAYS and AW 2 p.m.: Conclusion of AW and TEXAS 3 p.m.: Conclusion of TEXAS and either Be Our Guest in Bismarck and Williston or To Tell The Truth in Fargo and DL ABC: KTHI Fargo 9 a.m.: Donahue 10 a.m.: The Love Boat reruns 11 a.m.: Family Feud and AMC 12 p.m.: Conclusion of AMC and Midday 1 p.m.: OLTL 2 p.m.: GH 3 p.m.: EDGE and The Big Valley

San Francisco and beyond, end of August 1986 NBC: KCRA: 9 a.m.: Hour Magazine 10 a.m.: Wheel of Fortune and Scrabble 11 a.m.: Super Password and Sale of the Century 12 p.m.: News 1 p.m.: Santa Barbara 2 p.m.: Another World 3 p.m.: Days KRON 9 a.m.: Family Ties reruns and Sale of the Century 10 a.m.: Wheel and Scrabble 11 a.m.: Super Password and News 12 p.m.: Million Dollar Chance and Cross-Wits 1 p.m.: Another World 2 p.m.: Santa Barbara 3 p.m.: Days KSBW 9 a.m.: Donahue 10 a.m.: Wheel and Scrabble 11 a.m.: Super Password and SFT 12 p.m.: Days 1 p.m.: AW 2 p.m.: Santa Barbara 3 p.m.: A movie until 5 p.m. CBS: No morning listings are given for KPIX, but I'm going to assume it didn't deviate too much from the network lineup. No listings are given for Chino and Monterrey. 9 a.m.: The $25,000 Pyramid and Card Sharks (KXTV aired Let's Make a Deal) 10 a.m.: The Price Is Right 11 a.m. Y&R 12 p.m.: News 12:30 p.m.: ATWT 1:30 p.m.: CAPITOL 2 p.m.: GL 3 p.m. Hour Magazine (Press Your Luck and Barnaby Jones in Sacramento) ABC: Listings only for San Francisco and Stockton. 9 a.m.: AM San Francisco (now 90 minutes)/Sally (30 mins) and Divorce Court 10 a.m.: Conclusion of AMSF and Double Talk/Perfect Match and Double Talk 11 a.m.: Ryan's Hope and Loving/AMC 12 p.m.: AMC/News 1 p.m.: OLTL on both 2 p.m.: GH on both 3 p.m. Mrs. Columbo (A typo? KGO was airing filler until the fall?)/Alice and The Jeffersons

San Francisco and beyond, March 1983 NBC: KCRA (Sacramento) 9 a.m.: Finnerty and Company 10 a.m.: Wheel of Fortune and Tic Tac Dough 11 a.m.: Just Men! and Sale of the Century 12 p.m.: News 1 p.m.: Hit Man and Candid Camera 2 p.m.: Fantasy 3 p.m.: DAYS KRON (San Francisco) 9 a.m.: The Facts of Life reruns and Sale of the Century 10 a.m.: Wheel of Fortune and Hit Man 11 a.m.: You Asked For It and Midday 12 p.m.: DAYS 1 p.m.: AW 2 p.m.: Merv Griffin 3 p.m.: Mary Tyler Moore reruns and Entertainment Tonight KSBW (Salinas/Monterrey) 9 a.m.: Donahue 10 a.m.: Wheel and Hit Man 11 a.m.: Just Men! and SFT 12 p.m.: DAYS 1 p.m.: AW 2 p.m.: Fantasy 3 p.m.: You Asked For It and Happy Days CBS: KPIX (San Francisco), KXTV (Sacramento), KHSL (Chico) and KMST (Monterrey) are near-identical: 9 a.m.: The $25,000 Pyramid and Child's Play (KMST aired Morning from Monterrey instead of Pyramid) 10 a.m.: People Are Talking (The Price Is Right in Sacramento) 11 a.m. Y&R 12 p.m.: News (KMST aired More Real People) 12:30 p.m.: ATWT 1:30 p.m.: CAPITOL 2 p.m.: GL 3 p.m. Hour Magazine (Scooby-Doo and The Flintstones in Chico, The Streets of San Francisco in Monterrey) ABC: KGO (San Francisco-7), KNTV (San Jose-11) and KOVR (Stockton-13) 9 a.m.: All had different local/talk shows. AM San Francisco on 7, Hour Magazine on 11 and Good Morning California on 13 10 a.m.: All had The Love Boat reruns 11 a.m. While KGO and KNTV aired Family Feud and Ryan's Hope, KOVR aired AMC 12 p.m.: AMC on KGO and KNTV, news and Ryan's Hope on KOVR 1 p.m.: OLTL on all 2 p.m.: GH on all 3 p.m.: EDGE and a movie until 5 p.m. on 7, a movie from 3-5 on 11 and The People's Court and Alice on 13

Playing catchup with some listings I never got around to posting. Maine, November 1991 In Bangor (WLBZ), DAYS and SANTA BARBARA aired from 9-11 a.m., immediately after TODAY. AW was still at 2, between A Closer Look and Chuck Woolery's talk show. Bangor (WABI) aired the CBS soaps in pattern, so DAYS and SB would be going up against Regis and Kathie Lee, Designing Women reruns and Family Feud. LOVING did not air in Bangor (WVII), which ran Sally Jessy Raphael and Geraldo from 9-11 and Maury Povich from 12-1. LOVING also did not air in Poland Spring (WMTW), which ran Geraldo from 12-1. DAYS (at 12 p.m.) and AMC (at 1 p.m.) aired on CHSJ, the CBC affiliate in Saint John. AW and SANTA BARBARA aired from 2-4 p.m. on CKLT, the CTV affiliate in Saint John. DAYS and SANTA BARBARA also aired from 9-11 a.m. in Portland (WCSH). GL (on a one-day delay) aired at 9 a.m. in Portland (WGME), with 3 p.m. going to Maury. Orlando/Daytona Beach area, November 1988 Almost all of NBC's daytime lineup aired on WESH, with the exceptions of Super Password and Scrabble, passed over for news and Family Medical Center. CBS affiliates WJXT (Jacksonville) and WCPX (Orlando) have near identical schedules, with the only difference being that WCPX aired Sally Jessy rather than Family Feud and Card Sharks. RYAN'S HOPE was not airing on WFTV (Orlando).

Poor Melissa. That must have been absolutely heartbreaking, to put all her faith in Linda like that, and then be discarded so easily. I wonder how deeply that was explored when Linda returned in 1984-85, or if it was more about Linda's business machinations and the aspect of both women being involved with Pete. Aw, that's nice. Really shows how Julie grew up over the past near-decade. Yet another scene I'd love to see. Sounds like this is another turning point for Alex. He's still exceedingly evil, but also increasingly being kept in check. Better late than never for them to dial him down, I guess. Well, at least Maggie and Mickey know all about Melissa's mother ... Alice's inner monologue: "I'm to entertain WHO?" Oh, now that's lazy writing, doing that kind of a shocker scene so close to Bob's death. Or was it before? How I wish this had continued, with everyone leaving DOOL getting the chance to let it all out on the Doug's Place stage. Can't we JUST hear the endless renditions of "Cabaret"? I was trying to figure this one out, too. The only way it makes sense to me is if Don was proposing outside the house. I mean, who doesn't pop the question while out for a stroll? Like I said before, I imagine lots of viewers were changing the channel to AMC in April. Wouldn't that be something if they're reading us? If we get a reference to "Barney's Beanery," we'll know for sure.

It feels like a crossbreeding of Eight is Enough and early Falcon Crest's opening sequences.

Tough call, but I think Dumbass of the Three-Quarter-Month should be given as a tie among Mary, Melissa and Margo. Oh sure, Grandma Craig is all open-minded and with it on the phone, but you just know that when Donna got there, she started acting all Piper Laurie in Carrie ... Not going to lie, I am a little choked up at Robert's exit. I'll bet Clary and Bill Hayes really went for it there. It's strange to think of an alternate 1980 where DOOL is cancelled and perhaps TEXAS is closer to the original vision (i.e. no Iris). What on earth would NBC Daytime look like from there? As for Sandy Horton, it's been 36 years since she's shown her face in Salem. If you can get a story out of that ...

I'd love to get Eileen Barnett's recollections on playing Stephanie. It seems like the character went from a complex but likable anti-heroine to an easily manipulated mess. Did she want out? Was she fired? Also, so Bob and Mary know the truth about Stephanie, but I guess Phyllis, Melissa, Alex, Chris, David, Trish and the one I really wanted to find out, Linda, all remained in the dark. For all our talk about DOOL eventually emulating GH, it's interesting that Linda being willing to let Bob die of a heart attack came a few months before the better remembered scene between Tracy and Edward Quartermaine. SOD's copy editors must have taken more long coffee breaks. On the one hand, we have the copy going to great lengths to explain that Cathy will receive education from Sister Marie's former teacher. On the other hand, it's implied that Marlena, not D.J., was born six weeks early. Seriously, Don, how can you think this is the best way to handle Donna's porn mess? Makes you wonder how he'd attempt damage control in the wake of Sami shooting Alan Harris in the groin or Marlena's possession. Despite her relationship woes (and ew! to that scene with Neil), it must be kinda fun being Julie. Open an antiques business, discard when bored. Open an interior decorating practice, discard when bored. Take over a restaurant, discard when bored. What, no run as a realtor?

Phyllis, Phyllis, Phyllis ... there are much better men than the town pogo stick. This had to have scored Bob some points in the Dumbass of the Month competition. This is reminding me of that episode of FAMILY GUY where Lois shows her old porn to the audience at church. Eww. But ha-ha to the idea of Don and Marlena taking in Carter-era porn at the bijou. "Two for A-pair-a-hips Wow, please." Okay, what I think this means is that Marie was a full-fledged nun from the beginning. She didn't have to be a novice and took her vows right when she entered the convent. The thing is, there have been women who've had families who end up becoming nuns, but I don't know if that's a relatively modern idea or if the writers didn't do all their research. This feels so out of character for Tom. Aw, man, we could have had another proto-Nurses Ball? With Bob's upcoming death, Phyllis, Linda and Melissa soon to leave the show, a Mary recast coming and eventually new storylines for Alex, Mike, Chris and David, it feels like the curtain's coming down on the Anderson saga. Eight years ... DOOL was really lucky that the Bradys caught on.

Word. As varying as the quality of the breakup Doug and Julie storyline has been, I'd love to see these scenes. I'm certain SSH (and her boobies) rose to the occasion. Oh my god, this sounds hilarious. And Don. Alex as a boy toy could have worked nicely against Sandy Horton. I feel like it'd play much better than the Mike/Janice Barnes/Bill triangle that played out eight years later. Fascinating stuff. I guess the continuity person was on several coffee breaks. Well, I see the whitewashing is beginning ... This, last month's scene with Hope and, a decade later, her interactions with Eve, Tanner, Molly and company make me think that it's a shame DOOL didn't go further with Julie/SSH assuming a role like Lisa/Eileen Fulton on ATWT, taking a whole bunch of young 'uns under her wings. I know things didn't work out with Charlotte Ross, but imagine Susan and Alison Sweeney sharing scenes together during Sami's '90s heyday. If Alex knows Stephanie is Brooke, than wouldn't he know that Brooke is Bob's daughter? I guess the PI wasn't that thorough. Isn't it obvious? Terry keeps intercutting between Donna and a mannequin for all the sex scenes. Also, TIL Salem had a red light district. They're gonna really need to kick Alex's rebooting into high gear soon, cause right now, he's got no appeal whatsoever.

I am dying laughing here. Uh-oh, not the Better Business Bureau! Interesting that DOOL would do a "modeling agency" storyline involving a young woman roughly a year after OLTL's storyline. Following the leader, or was there just not that many story opportunities for Donna? Yay, now we can finally move on ... right? ... right?! How exciting! Oh, I would love to have seen the Dobsons try their hand at DOOL. By many accounts, they did well modernizing GL and DOOL was a show that wasn't having luck catching up to the rest of the soap world. In a completely different vein, I'm curious how Harding Lemay, just free from AW, would have done. I'm trying to think when I lost my way with DOOL. I got interested in the show probably later than you all, during the Langan/Storms & Cook as Shelle years. I guess it was around JER's second run. Talk about shortsighted. Get rid of/backburner/reset the A team, bungle the B team and force yourself to have to create a C team (and beyond). Also, re: your idea for Lee's young daughter, it's certainly preferable to early Renee (who I don't think clicked until the Tony storyline).

Holy crap, @dc11786. If that was "I'll do my best," than I think we mortals could not possibly comprehend the results if you were absolutely going for it. Amazing work.

Yup, Marie as a nun goes back to Bill Bell's writing. That said, I've always wondered if having her be torn between her vows and feelings for Alex was an attempt at capitalizing on The Thorn Birds (which was a big hit book at the time).

I would love to see Linda, Phyllis and Mary's reactions when the truth about Stephanie finally comes out. This part of the story bugs me probably more than it should. Maybe it played better than it reads, but I just don't like the idea of Hope soothing Julie's ego. I read that too fast, as "scary boobs." Amanda deserved better. Jury's out on Greg. Mickey and Maggie's first question to Cathy better be, "So ... what's the whereabouts of your mother? C'mon, don't jerk us around, we had a bad experience we don't wanna repeat." The Box O'Canes story feels like a last-ditch effort to make Steve work as a character. As for the Andersons, I wonder if the writers were starting to come up with the Chandlers at this time ...

I couldn't agree more. It's so much fun when everyone shares their thoughts. It never stops being hilarious to me that this is EH's own daughter she's writing for. You'd think he'd be all over the idea of Julie suing University Hospital and/or Bill for Laura's malpractice. Birds of a feather, I guess. Neil could probably read Alex like a book. This is what makes me so mad about the Laura story. After all she and Bill meant to the show for nearly 15 years, they receive such a downer ending. I don't know a thing about family law, but since Hope is Doug's biological child, doesn't it mean that if he keeps his nose clean, he's always got more of a right to her than Julie? Seriously. #TeamChris by a wide margin. Well, as long as Marlena's entering motherhood with both feet on the ground ... Days of Our Lives: the compelling story of an up-and-coming actress with kidney stones. Bob, Bob, Bob ... at this point, why don't you take Melissa (and maybe Stephanie) and run? Please say Marie was wearing her habit while drinking with Doug. I see they're setting the table for Jessica's arrival. IMO, she (like Mike and David) will be at least 10 years older than necessary. For all Harrower is doing wrong, I'll concede that she's writing the show better than Marcus did.

Ada's maiden name was Lucas, but to the best of my knowledge, she always went by the surname of her last or present husband. So by 1988, she was Ada Hobson.

Speaking of which, I seem to recall Jennifer (under Missy) fearing she'd inherit mental illness, but did she and Laura (under JLB) ever talk about the events of 1979?

With Mary and Stephanie as the dysfunctional princesses.

The stunt looked better than I expected. I wasn't expecting they'd show so much of it.

I mean, would you want to hang out with Margo more than you'd have to? Darn it, now I'm picturing Laura dangling Jennifer out the window, a la Michael and Blanket Jackson. I'd love to see how they executed this stunt. A plot device only a mother could write. As much as I wish Laura had a better exit storyline, I'm dying laughing as I read this. In my mind, Laura's reading the news or filing her nails, she's that unconcerned. In my mind, the Julie story comes across like failed Emmy bait.