SoapDope78

It's been a while since this thread was started and have not gone back to see if this had already been brought up. The 80's seemed to be a big time for characters to throw dinner parties/social event where something major plot wise would unfold. A character being shot, characters held hostage, someone dropping a bombshell of an explosive secret a catfight/fistfight erupting etc...

I always wonder how his wife MTS got along with Brenda. After they married, she decided to be the queen bee in that hive and even started snubbing Jeanne Cooper.

I hope someday that episode surfaces. Surely someone at CBS who is a fan of Selleck sneaked into the archives and made a copy of that. Bauer & Selleck joked that it's been so long ago they barely remember doing it.

HTSAM debuted in January 1974, so they probably did show a scene like that. I think Y&R which debuted in March 1973 was already pushing the envelope when it came to sex scenes. I noticed in the first episode they had Sally & Snapper post sex already redressed having a conversation, but I remember seeing a publicity photo where Sally is in her slip in front of the mirror and Snapper is behind her like he is putting the moves on her. I wonder if that was a scene that was pulled out of episode 1 before it aired or if that was taken from a later show? I wish I could find that 1968 or 1969 episode of The Doctors with Matt and Maggie. It was clearly implied they had sex on their lunch break. I remember Matt was shirtless and Maggie may have been in a slip. They also showed them making up the bed after they done the nasty 🤣. I just can't remember if they had a scene of them lying in bed together.

It's hard to say. We would have to see a run of episodes to confirm what was shown onscreen. I have never seen episodes of Bright Promise surface either.

I saw that too. He was on TV since the early 80's with his cable fitness show. He was only 71 when he passed.

🤣 I thought Y&R too, but it's hard to say which soap started with the bedroom scenes. I seriously doubt conservative soaps like ATWT or GL went there first. I could see AMC pushing the envelope circa 1970-71 especially with Erica.

In the 70's Y&R did a story about VD with Nikki & Paul. Did any of the other soaps do stories about STI's ? What was the first soap to start showing couples making love/bedroom scenes? I seem to recall seeing a scene a few years back of a 1968 or 1969 episode of The Doctors where it was played that Matt and Maggie hit the sheets during lunch hour and were shown getting dressed and making up the bed. I can't remember if they were shown rolling around in bed together.

Exactly! Every time I think of him, I think of the hilarious MadTV parody with Will Sasso playing him and Mo Collins as Andie MacDowell.

A primetime series would have been fitting like Peyton Place. James Lipton was behind this serial, so I can only imagine what kind of material he was putting out there. Surprisingly viewers who remember watching the series have fond memories of it and the theme song.

🤣.......In some of the promotional pics they are clearly ripping off the famous Valley of The Dolls staring off to the side photo.

I never knew there was an official music video to this classic hit.

Have any episodes surfaced of this short-lived series from 1970? A few posters have commented it was quite racy for daytime.

I agree.

I know this has been posted before, but this is a really nice behind the scenes look at GH. I bet this made this lady's day of appearing on her favorite soap and spending the day with the cast. The last segment is touching with cast presenting her with flowers and a plaque. Too bad there is no sound. I wonder of the episode of the show she won on hosted by Peter Marshall still exists?

I ran across this photo on eBay of Genie Francis and Michael Gregory. This appears to be sometime in the 1980's long after MG left GH. MG remained very close friends with Denise Alexander and commented on her death when she passed. I'm not sure if he and Genie keep in touch but she always speaks highly of him when she talks about her early days on GH. I have been re-watching the 1977-78 episodes/scenes that are available and MG had amazing chemistry with DA and GF. It's a shame he opted to leave the show when Monty took over. Chris Robinson's version of Rick acted like he could care less about Leslie. I do know there was supposed tension between DA & CR and it often shows onscreen.

Another promo for "Married The First Year" (1979). If the series had ran longer would they have changed it to " Married The Second Year" ?.....🤣

A very rare promo for the short-lived David Jacobs series " Married The First Year" (1979). Starts at the 14:35 mark.

I agree. I wish Y&R would put their archive on streaming.

I have read the Chris Brooks rape was horrifying and quite graphic for daytime in 1973. Tony Geary who would go on to play rapist/heartthrob Luke on GH played Chris rapist George Curtis. George got off scot free. Chris asked him why he did it and he replied something gross like " Be careful who you ask to walk you home". Trish Stewart got a lot of press at how she portrayed a rape victim. Kaye Stevens appeared on Match Game with Stewart in 1974 and mentioned that Bill Bell talked to her about what a talent Stewart was. It's a shame she left Y&R. After a failed series and a few guest shots, she left the business.

Has this been posted before? This is audio from an AMC episode from October/November 1970. https://www.tvobscurities.com/2025/07/audio-vault-all-my-children-excerpt-october-november-1970/

Not to mention wondering how she would get along with Lucci. There's only room enough for one Queen Bee in that soap hive. There were crazy stories too at one time that Hall would return to Y&R as a new character and supposedly Melody Thomas Scott wasn't having it.......LOL People were also joking Lucci would join Y&R as recast Julia Newman. Re: 1995 AMC. During the Tara scenes I kept waiting for her to slip into her Brooklyn accent and say " Kelsey whatsa madder whichoooo".

I can't believe that Deidre Hall would play Tara if the show had moved to LA. That has to be a joke. I could see someone like Kate Mulgrew playing Tara if she were to return to daytime. In that 1995 episode KLG is a bit awkward and weird, but she was quirky in SNF. I wish more of her early Tara were available beyond the scatter of 1970 scenes from kinescopes. To Anyone who saw her back in the 70's, was she awkward during her original run?

Thanks.

Is the episode with Tara still available? I had no problem with KLG in SNF, but when people discuss the film they usually slam her.