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Oh wow, are you in for a treat! Can't wait for you to start watching someday, and sharing your thoughts on the Knots thread. RS appeared in season 11, 1990 (and a couple appearances later in 1990 in season 12).

Did you know a few years before her return to OLTL, Robin had a recurring role on Knots Landing? Can’t find much on YT but here’s a brief glimpse of her at 0:47 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXqU1HFCI78 This was in later years of Knots, when it was past its prime. The writers drained all the life out of her! Her character Dianne, a tv producer, was a real stick-in-the-mud. She existed only as an antagonist/obstacle for the show’s long-time heroine Karen. I’m sure Robin was thrilled to be back in the role of Dorian, where she could display her full range of talents.

When the preview for next week highlights Anne Matheson being homeless… we know we’re in trouble

Very interesting! I’m sure Malone knew Strasser vs Princi’s strengths, so perhaps if Elaine was still in the role, he wouldn’t have written this scene to have Dorian be so vibrant and flirty.

Maxim, can you picture Elaine Princi's Dorian in this scene, with a similar type of playful naughty sensuality that RS brings?

I wonder if Tony would still have been killed on New Year’s 2000 by Tricia’s vehicular manslaughter if Nick had still been in the role. I don’t think the replacement Jay B was as popular.

Whoever it was would be someone who would enjoy young Flo in her boozy libidinous prime

Did Nina ever learn who her father was?

Just based on the screengrab of the clip... Robin Strasser looks like she is having the time of her life!

Hope you had a wonderful Christmas, Maxim! Thanks as always for your dispatches. I’m learning so much. One comment - when you observe that specific episodes have a lower quality than previous… I wonder if it’s because of the scriptwriter (working under Malone) assigned to that episode. I’m sure some writers are more talented than others.

Excellent find, thanks! The show is not cooking on full gas yet, but the elements are being gathered, such as Jake's debut, that will put to great effect by Pat Falken Smith.

Also, her role faded by the end of season 7, and she was set to disappear. But then spring ‘86, TV Guide wanted to do a cover story on Teri Austin. The S7 season finale was about to be filmed, and TV Guide wanted to observe her on set, except… she was not in the finale. The scene was quickly written with Gary and Olivia arriving home to find Jill waiting for Gary. That inspired the writers to bring Jill back for s8. We have TV Guide to thank for Psycho Jill!

Anthony Geary and Rob Reiner together 💔

If you can ever visit the Paley Center for TV in NYC, they have a number of 1976 Days eps available in the viewing library, including Amanda during her cancer story

Thank you @Errol I looooove that I can see the 5 most recent activity posts per section.

Yes! Why is he driving in circles 😂

Amanda Seyfried comments on why she was fired after 10 months on AMC "Why did Megan McTavish write me off? I don't know, ask her" 🤣 That must be Alexandra Daddario in the AMC clip with her at 4:50

Thanks for the reminder 😃 just sent And thank you @ChickenNuggetz92 for your gift of the Vault, providing all us soap fans with joy in this holiday season and all year long!

Great detective work!

per credits 11/14/90 - David Nelson played Jumbo. If you google David Nelson, it pulls up a star of "The Adventures of Ozzy and Harriett" from the 1950s, but that's not the same person as who played Jumbo 😆

Ooh yea Danny could have trusted Cricket more, and confided in her “remember when Scott had a drink with Sheila and woke up the next morning naked in bed with her, with no memory? The same thing happened to me”

LLB is inaccurate here “Though Bell jokingly notes that it was Damian’s Danny who screwed it up the first time” Phyllis roofie’d Danny, so he never consented to sleep with her. Also, he is not Daniel’s bio-dad. Was it ever confirmed that Phyllis and roofie’d Danny even “did the deed”?

I am toggling between Apr ‘82 Kay and Nikki, and Aug ‘92 Kay and Nikki… and it is a jarring juxtaposition! Nikki has calcified into a Stepford Wife 😂

Nice interview with 94-year-old Ray Stewart and his groundbreaking role on Barney Miller. It's also noted that he was on Days. Any specifics on who he played @JAS0N47? Thank you https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/arts/television/barney-miller-gay-couple.html?unlocked_article_code=1.yk8.91k6.Wt8TzONrnTLR&smid=url-share

I know…if Shari is Choice A and Cindy is Choice B, can I choose #3, none of the above?