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My mind is blown that Tom and Alice only shared two episodes with all five of their children. And only in 1971, of all periods in Days history. Request: the first times, if any, that Shawn, Caroline, Roman (as played by Drake, Wayne, and Josh), Kimberly, Kayla and Bo were all in the same episode.

Indeed! I remember someone on this thread wondering why exactly Erica didn't want to have a baby with Tom. I mean, look at the guy.

The mix tape uploads have continued. We're now onto spring and fall 1988.

Robert was off the canvas twice in the mid-'80s. He left on Friday, Dec. 13, 1985, then came back on Monday, Sept. 22, 1986. He left again on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 1987, then came back on Monday, June 1, 1987.

Was that the scene where Lisa said she wouldn't go even if Paul Newman & Robert Redford were her dates?

Two General Hospital actresses in the '90s: Kristina Wagner, sons born 1990 and 1994, resulted in Felicia's daughters Maxie and Georgie. Lynn Herring, sons born 1991 and 1993, resulted in Lucy's miscarried son with Scotty, then Serena.

I get that they're referencing the TV Guide cover, but I still feel like they did Juliet Mills dirty there.

You're welcome. @dc11786 deserves much praise for helping get many of the exact dates and lesser-known characters.

The great casting shakeup happened in three waves over the course of 1991-92. Commentary on it starts here.

It's a shame that Witt-Thomas and/or Witt-Thomas-Harris couldn't make it work with Lane. I liked what I saw of him on Good & Evil and in his guest spot on The Golden Girls. I wonder if he was up for David Rasche's role on Nurses.

I'll drink to that! He even made the "Regular Guy Look" somewhat presentable.

Found on Facebook today: Robert Tyler (when he was known as Barry Kaufman) modeling for JCPenney. The guy next to him is not Roger Howarth, but it kind of looks like him.

I still can't get over whatever the hell George Gaynes and Tony Geary were doing in the lead-up to Luke falling off Frank's yacht. Dueling affectations? Tony mocking George?

For that matter, Wayne coming back to Dynasty as Michael.

Allegedly, Kiberd crossed the line with his behavior towards and around Collins, and she was either going to file harassment charges or had done so. TPTB chose him over her. (That's the short summary.) Man, what does it say when 1996 Bobbie and Tony are closer than 1996 Luke and Laura? And one more.

I love a good group photo of whodunnit suspects. (Also, did anyone watching in 1992 really suspect Erica?)

For whatever reason, I falsely remembered Eric Martsolf playing the Jack Osbourne analogue, but that's not the case.

Found it, @DRW50.

Great find! I think Andrea used that voice when she played "Sharon Boozebourne" in a dream sequence on Passions.

I think the show didn't try hard enough. Okay, so Susan didn't want to do love stories without Bill. Fine, write Julie as Salem's version of Auntie Mame. Okay, so Susan's not clicking with the young people she's interacting with. Try, try again -- there were still options for scene and storyline partners, like Bo (and Carly) or Jennifer (and Jack). Without anything that would make Julie interesting, she probably seemed like a redundancy with a canvas that already included Alice, Maggie, Caroline, and Jo Johnson.

Susan Seaforth Hayes, Days of Our Lives, 1990-93.

Checking in on the mix tape episodes, which have now reached 1988 ... Lauren Holly was stunningly beautiful.

She had a funny line in the 30th anniversary coffee table book, about how she'd love to come back and play Dorian's long-lost sister, the one who's not crazy.

And it turns out I'm wrong on at least one item: Ruth did accept David's proposal at first. Ruth's back against the wall experience. Oh, what I'd give to see it.