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AT TONIGHT'S PRIMETIME EMMYS, CHRISTINA APPLEGATE MENTIONED HER ACTING DEBUT...AS BABY BURT GRIZZELL ON "DAYS"...
Here's the master telecast report. Christina Applegate (listed as Baby Priddy on the telecast report) and her mom Nancy Priddy appeared as a Mother (Mrs. Grizzell) and Baby Boy (Burt Grizzell) in Episode # 1597, which aired March 7, 1972. Christina, best known for her role as Kelly Bundy on "Married...with Children", was nominated at this year's Emmys for her role on "Dead To Me."
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2010: BILL HAYES REMEMBERS FRANCES REID...
Back in 2010, when Frances Reid passed away, Bill Hayes sent me two eulogies he had written for her. It looks like they were written for different services. Here's the lovely words Bill spoke about Frances. He titled this one "Creampuff."CREAMPUFFIf Frances Reid was a dessert, she’d be a cream puff. Solid and crusty on the outside, soft and tasty on the inside.Her exterior, of course, was what she showed. That was the tough talker who fought for actors’ rights on the AFTRA board for thirty years, who deleted the dreaded word “crediting” from her contracts, and never stopped being incensed over the unjust havoc fostered by Senator Joseph McCarthy.My first Days episode was taped in February, 1970, so when I met Frances she was just 55. Stunningly beautiful! Formidable woman! Forthright. Those of you who knew Frances in recent years only experienced the embers of the fire that was Frances. I was privileged to know her when that fire was a hot flame. She would give you that pert smile, take a puff on her cigarillo, and CALL YOU OUT! Didn’t matter who you were—actor, writer, director, producer—she’d let you know you were wrong and how to fix it.Superb actress. She, who had starred on Broadway as Roxane and Ophelia, who had faced life as Portia on TV and giggled with the girls in STAGE DOOR, took those words written by—how many, fifty?—different writers—in thousands of Days episodes—put them in her personal percolator and turned them into Alice Horton. She was so good, she made other actors better. That’s a talent. Mac was still drinking in the 70s, and many of her scenes were with him. I never saw her once “give him a look.”Here’s my take on Frances: The inner Frances Reid was Alice Horton. Yeah. Loving, compassionate, helpful. Perfect casting. Ask the country. The millions who secretly wished that woman was in their family. She was in their hearts.To me, Frances gave herself away. Prime example: The first several years I was on the show, she opened her beautiful Brentwood home at Christmas time for the cast to gather as a family. If you wanted to bring a potluck dish or a bottle, that was okay. But her edict was: “No presents! And no ornaments, because there will be NO CHRISTMAS TREE!”Well, when Wesley Eure was driving over to her house for one of those parties, he spied a great big old tumbleweed that had bounced in from the desert. Stopped, picked it up and crammed that huge ball of springy dead weed into his back seat. He grandly brought it into her house, announcing: “Frances! I’ve brought you your Christmas tree!” She fell on the floor laughing. And she kept the damn thing. The following Christmas, there was that tumbleweed, and it had lights on it, and ornaments!I treasure the scenes I had with Frances.There was a time before Doug married Addie, or Julie, or Lee, or Julie again, or Julie one more time, when he used to flirt with Alice. Called her his best girl. It’s true. Once, when Tom wasn’t around, and Alice was gardening on her knees out in front of Horton House, Doug sang to her—a capella.You’re my best girlAnd nothing you do is wrong.I’m proud you belong to me.And if a day is rough for me,Having you there’s enough for me.But if, some day,Another girl comes along,It won’t take her long to seeThat I’ll still be foundJust hangin’ aroundMy best girl.Don’t you know, she lowered her eyelids and gave me a long sideways look, then went back to cutting her flowers.Another favorite memory of mine is Frances playing Groucho in the Cat-Scanner Review, Days’s one courageous staging of a variety show. She wouldn’t rehearse extra hours to learn the sketch unless they paid extra; well, they couldn’t, so she didn’t rehearse. But she did the Groucho walk and flipped ashes off that big cigar perfectly.Frances was always the star of the annual out-take reel. Why? Because the writers all loved to give Alice lines chock full of character names. For years, it seemed that at least once in every script Alice would blithely tell Tom, “Laura’s in the emergency room and Shawn went to check with Abe about Sami because Marlena told Jennifer Hope can’t find a parking place.” Frances would give the director a “Why me?” look and say, “Who are all these people?” Maybe the writers just gave her those lines to beef up the bloopers. It’s possible.As I see it, all those family members who came and left, those who Alice reprimanded, those Alice cried over, joked with, advised, those Alice loved,…. I think that was Frances’s family.But, not just them. We’re all her children and grandchildren. I mean everybody: the onstage crew, the makeup room artists, the production people. All of us.So, it’s certainly fitting that we gather to remember our dear friend, to say thanks, Frances, for all you gave us, to collectively mourn the passing of such a bright link in our family chain. sure am grateful that I’ve been a part of this unique, long-running story, which gave me the opportunity to work with and get to know the special person who was Frances Reid. For me it’s been a wonderful meal, and Frances was indeed the dessert. The dessert was, as I said, … … … a creampuff.0 -
Here's the last written correspondence I received from Bill: His and Susan's 2021 Christmas card. It was always a treat to see Doug and Julie at the Horton Christmas each year, and the Christmas cards they sent added to the magic of the season, especially for this "Days" fan!
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GOODBYE, BILL
Before television existed, Bill enlisted in the Navy Air Corps the moment he turned 18 in June 1943. He spent the last two years of World War II training to be a fighter pilot. Soon after the war ended, he became part of the fabric of television, first as a singer on "Your Show of Shows." In 1955, his rendition of "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" hit # 1 on the Billboard charts for five weeks. In 1970, he was cast as Brent Douglas (aka Doug Williams) on "Days of Our Lives", a role he would continue to play, off-and-on, over the course of the next 54 years. It was thanks to "Days" that he met Susan Seaforth. They married in 1974, and their characters married on "Days" in 1976.I found out five days ago that things were not going well. I spent the past five days reminiscing, remembering the time I was first put into contact with Bill years ago. I found out then that the man fans saw on "Days" for the past six decades was just as you saw him on screen: genuine, caring, full of life...a wonderfully nice man. He was so pleased to be sent his first script page from his debut episode in 1970 and immediately signed it for me. Through the years, we would stay in touch via email. He rarely took more than a day to respond back. As such a long-time fan of "Days", I was always in awe that he was just an email away if ever I had a "Days" question or just wanted to say hello. I will always cherish his friendship. My condolences to Susan, his children and the rest of his family.0
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MAY 1980 SWEEPS WEEK CHARTS: MONDAY-FRIDAY & SATURDAY EARLY MORNING & DAYTIME:
NOVEMBER 1980 SWEEPS WEEK CHARTS: MONDAY-FRIDAY & SATURDAY EARLY MORNING & DAYTIME:
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MAY 1979 SWEEPS WEEK CHARTS: MONDAY-FRIDAY & SATURDAY EARLY MORNING & DAYTIME:
NOVEMBER 1979 SWEEPS WEEK CHARTS: MONDAY-FRIDAY & SATURDAY EARLY MORNING & DAYTIME:
1980's to be posted in the '80s Ratings Thread.0
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MAY 1978 SWEEPS WEEK CHARTS: MONDAY-FRIDAY & SATURDAY EARLY MORNING & DAYTIME:
NOVEMBER 1978 SWEEPS WEEK CHARTS: MONDAY-FRIDAY & SATURDAY EARLY MORNING & DAYTIME:
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MAY 1977 SWEEPS WEEK CHARTS: MONDAY-FRIDAY & SATURDAY EARLY MORNING & DAYTIME:
NOVEMBER 1977 SWEEPS WEEK CHARTS: MONDAY-FRIDAY & SATURDAY EARLY MORNING & DAYTIME:
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10 hours ago, AbcNbc247 said:
Some are full episodes and some are just clips.
I’m in May 1988 now, what episodes do you need?
1988 is the worst coverage for summaries, so I just looked through and a lot have what I would call the highlights, but all of them need a good summary, so if you have any interest and could type some up as you watch them, that would be great.
I'd like a sentence or two for what happens in each scene. Some summary writers group the storylines together, some just write what happens in the 1st thru 25th scenes in chronological order, so whichever way you want to do it is fine with me. Just make sure to write the main thing that happens in each scene, so I'd expect them to probably average 3 paragraphs or so. I mean some scenes might be more exciting than others, so some might get 2 or 3 sentences if a lot happens in them. If you could write one episode up as a sample and message me with it, then I can see if it's what's needed for the guide.
Thanks!
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GUIDING LIGHT, JUNE 1992 PRIMETIME SPECIAL DEMOS:
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6 hours ago, AbcNbc247 said:
Sounds like fun lol but the YT channel I’m watching doesn’t have any specific dates
The episode guide is here, so you could probably figure it out. Are they full 45 minute episodes or just random clips from episodes?
https://daytimeroyaltyonline.com/days-daily-summaries-1980-1989-t15361-s660.html
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20 minutes ago, AbcNbc247 said:
So, I’m watching 1988 right now
Some 1988 episodes still need summaries. Up to writing any??
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FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 12/5/77-12/9/77 & 12/12/77-12/16/77:
FAST WEEKLY WEEK OF 12/19/77-12/23/77 NOT AVAILABLE
REST OF 1977-1979 ALREADY POSTED!
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With the resumption of the May 1992-December 1992 charts coming soon, here's a sneak peek at the week of 6/1/92-6/5/92:
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On 1/4/2024 at 9:55 PM, Khan said:
Am I reading the data right? An episode of that godawful sitcom, "Baby Talk," did better than AW's primetime special?
Not just an episode of Baby Talk. A REPEAT of Baby Talk. Beat AW by 2.1 points.
Since the Nielsen books don't do the rankings, you have to refer to a chart for a quick check of the overall ranking. Here's the Broadcasting chart for that week. AW came in 78th place. The Daytime Emmys, which followed AW, actually came in # 1 for the week.
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34 minutes ago, Donna L. Bridges said:
12-6-91 It is the anniversary of Tanner & Brian's mother's death. Something is up. How did she die? TIA.
Molly began going to school at Salem University, but was having problems with a male professor there. Molly was being sexually harassed by a Professor Gavin. Molly told this to Tanner, who recognized the name as being a professor his mother worked for a long time ago. Tanner went to Brian and his father Vern and demanded to know what happened to his mother. Brian and Vern told Tanner that Mrs. Scofield had been raped and commited suicide. Tanner put two and two together and figured out that it was Professor Gavin who raped his mother. Ginger and Tanner forced a confession out of Gavin, who was convicted and sent to jail.
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FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 11/7/77-11/11/77 & 11/14/77-11/18/77:
FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 11/21/77-11/25/77 & 11/28/77-12/2/77:
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FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 10/10/77-10/14/77 & 10/17/77-10/21/77:
FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 10/24/77-10/28/77 & 10/31/77-11/4/77:
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30 minutes ago, Franko said:
What a saga this was! Thanks, @JAS0N47!
Glad to help. I scanned any interesting SOW behind-the-scenes "Days" articles from the early 1990's in when I was scanning the soap ratings a long time ago, just for cases like this, when someone has a random question. So, I'm glad they were all at the ready!
12 hours ago, carolineg said:The other spinoff idea I always thought was interesting was the Aremid one. I remember reading bits and pieces about it. I don't know how far along it got though. It obviously all fell apart when Missy quit.
I spoke to Barry Cutler about that: http://www.jason47.com/days/barrycutler.html
They had just signed all of the Aremid gang to contracts shortly before Missy quit. I don't remember the exact quote, but I remember the sentence that begins "Unfortunately" is where he had mentioned something like "an actress quitting", but when I published that interview I used just his word "Unfortunately" and then subbed in paraphrased words so as not to mention those specifics in the posted interview.
"A number of us involved in the storyline of the small town in which my character lived [Aremid] were very disappointed when the storyline was brought to an early conclusion. There had been talk of spinning off [the Aremid characters] into another soap opera. "Days" had jumped up in the ratings, in large part due to our storyline, and the network had thoughts of a spinoff. Unfortunately [that did not happen]." Cutler reflected that "It's a tough business and it's a blessing when we can get on-going job opportunities such as "Days" provided."
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FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 9/26/77-9/30/77 & 10/3/77-10/7/77:
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ANOTHER WORLD PRIME TIME SPECIAL, JUNE 1992 DEMOS:
Recently started work on the rest of 1992. Won't be ready to post for a bit, but I noticed this AW primetime special, so here are the demos. Audience dropped some in the second half hour. First half hour got a 6.3. Last half hour got a 5.9.
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FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 9/12/77-9/16/77 & 9/19/77-9/23/77:
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1 hour ago, carolineg said:
I always thought it would be a wacky Calliope like friend. Which would work? The bible didn't ever sound that great to me. I think you could make Marlena a lead on a different show, but why would you? She was already the lead on the mothership. It seemed weird to give her a random love interest as well. I can understand the underlying thought of moving Marlena to an entirely different place with baby Belle when her own life fell apart. It just seems redundant. Why take your main star off the main show. It seems strictly vanity to keep Deidre happy.
Here's the Soap Weekly articles I had already scanned in my files regarding Manhattan Lives:
SOW 2/11/92
SOW 2/25/92:
SOW 3/3/92:
SOW 3/31/92:
SOW 5/12/92:
SOW 7/14/92:
SOW 7/21/92:
SOW 1/12/93:
SOW 3/23/93:
SOW 3/30/93:
SOW 4/13/93:
SOW 1/4/94:
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FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 8/29/77-9/2/77 & 9/5/77-9/9/77:
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CHRISTINA APPLEGATE'S STORYLINE ON "DAYS"...
Christina Applegate (Kelly Bundy from "Married...With Children") appeared on tonight's Primetime Emmys and mentioned her acting debut, where she played Baby Burt Grizzell. For the first time online, here's a look at her storyline on "Days of Our Lives" in Episode # 1597, which aired on March 7, 1972. If you can't make out the paragraph (highlighted in blue), here it is typed out:
A patient arrives in Greg's office carrying an infant, which Greg asks Susan to hold while he treats the patient. As Susan holds the child, she tries to steel herself that an abortion is the only way out, but she remembers her last time in the clinic, her eventual rejection of the operation then. After the patient and baby leave, Greg comments what a great mother she'll make someday.