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"DAYS" DIRECTORS & SCRIPT WRITERS TALLIES: 2002-2021: Here are the episode tallies for each director & script writer from 2002-2021. "Days of Our Lives" Directors: Episode Rankings: 2002-2021 (total of 5,044 episodes): 1. Albert Alarr...1172 2. Herb Stein...751 3. Grant A. Johnson...578 4. Phil Sogard...497 5. Steven Williford...441 6. Noel Maxam...329 7. Roger W. Inman...271 8. Sonia Blangiardo Goins...256 9. Scott McKinsey...246 10. Randy J. Robbins...103 11. Jim Baffico...82 12. David Shaughnessy...79 13. Angela Tessinari...74 14. Kathryn Foster...43 15. Roy B. Steinberg...34 16. Stephen Wyman...18 17. Mike Denney...16 *. Mary Madeiras...16 *. Alison Sweeney...16 20. Deveney Kelly...10 21. Christopher Goutman...3 *. Andrew Lee...3 *. Karen Wilkens...3 24. Jill Ackles...2 25. Peter Brinckerhoff...1 *. Phideaux Xavier...1 "Days of Our Lives" Script Writers: Episode Rankings: 2002-2021 (total of 5,044 episodes): 1. Richard Culliton...560 2. Carolyn Culliton...548 3. David Cherrill...331 4. Jeanne Marie Grunwell Ford...297 5. David Kreizman...250 6. Jodie Scholz...242 7. John S. Newman...237 8. Rebecca McCarty...223 9. Sofia Landon Geier...222 10. Joanna Cohen...184 11. Melissa Salmons...183 12. Bruce Neckels...177 13. Cydney Kelley...152 14. Janet Iacobuzio...121 15. Michael Slade...118 16. Susan Kirshenbaum...98 17. Gillian Spencer...84 18. Katherine Schock...80 19. David A. Levinson...76 20. Lisa Connor...69 21. Jane Atkins...67 22. Dena Higley...56 23. Renee Godelia...55 24. Mark Christopher Higley...53 25. Ryan Quan...50 26. Bettina F. Bradbury...48 27. Mike Cohen...43 28. Judith Donato...38 29. Randy Holland...36 30. Lacey Dyer...33 31. Edwin Klein...31 *. Roger Schroeder...31 33. Peter T. Rich...28 34. Linda Poindexter-Brown...18 35. Meg Kelly...17 36. Zak Berkman...15 37. Nancy Williams Watt...14 38. Sheri Anderson...11 39. Danielle Paige...10 *. Anne M. Schoettle...10 *. Tyler Topits...10 42. Lisa Seidman...9 43. Rick Draughon...8 44. Victor Gialanella...7 45. Clem Egan...6 *. Maura Penders...6 47. Jim Baffico...5 *. Andrea Archer Compton...5 49. Anne Toole...4 50. Richard J. Allen...3 *. Jacqueline Frazier...3 *. Courtney Kirkpatrick...3 *. Meredith Post...3 *. Michelle Poteet Lisanti...3 55. Sonja Alarr...2 *. K ola Bo0f...2 *. M.D. Clark...2 *. Annamarie Davidson...2 *. Cheryl Davis...2 *. Alex Hadad...2 *. Sarah Jenkins...2 *. Carole A. Mendelsohn...2 *. Fran Myers...2 64. Alexandra Bleckner...1 *. Kirk Doering...1 *. Erika Moore...1 *. Stefanie Novik...1 *. Kate Simon...1 *. Allison Wait...1 **. Writers' Strike...71

Just the second time they tied for the lead, December 2005 being the first! 2020'S DECADE RANKINGS: Here's how many episodes each actor has appeared in this decade (2020-2021). For the complete list, please visit http://www.jason47.com/days/2020sepisodes.html Rank. Actor (Character) # of Episodes 1. Deidre Hall (Marlena Black-207/Hattie Adams-15) 212 2. Robert Scott Wilson (Ben Weston) 197 3. Paul Telfer (Xander Cook Kiriakis) 188 4. Arianne Zucker (Nicole Brady) 187 5. Galen Gering (Rafe Hernandez) 181 6. Eric Martsolf (Brady Black) 176 7. Victoria Konefal (Ciara Weston) 168 8. Mary Beth Evans (Kayla Brady) 165 9. Camila Banus (Gabi DiMera) 161 *. Billy Flynn (Chad DiMera) 161 11. Drake Hogestyn (John Black) 160 *. Stephen Nichols (Steve Johnson) 160 13. Sal Stowers (Lani Price Grant) 159 14. Lamon Archey (Eli Grant) 156 15. Brandon Barash (Jake Lambert-154/Stefan DiMera-5) 155 16. Lindsay Arnold (Allie Horton) 153 17. Stacy Haiduk (Kristen DiMera-132/Susan Banks-26) 144 *. Lauren Koslow (Kate DiMera-142/Kristen as Kate-7) 144 19. Emily O'Brien (Gwen Rizczech) 135 20. Matthew Ashford (Jack Deveraux) 118 21. Linsey Godfrey (Sarah Horton) 112 22. Jay Kenneth Johnson (Philip Kiriakis) 110 23. James Reynolds (Abe Carver) 104 24. Alison Sweeney (Sami DiMera) 103 25. Lucas Adams (Tripp Dalton) 102 26. Brandon Beemer (Shawn Brady) 101 27. Wally Kurth (Justin Kiriakis) 100 28. Isabel Durant (Claire Brady) 98 29. Nadia Bjorlin (Chloe Lane) 95 30. Bryan Dattilo (Lucas Horton) 93

DAILY CAST CHART: Review each day's cast list from December 2021 at http://www.jason47.com/days/castcharts2021.html LEAST AMOUNT OF EPISODES TO LEAD THE YEAR: Deidre Hall (Marlena) set a new record, appearing in just 99 episodes, the lowest yearly total ever for a "Days" episode leader (excluding 1965, when only 38 episodes aired). Here's a look at the lowest yearly leader totals in "Days" history: 1. 2021- Deidre Hall (Marlena Black) 99 2. 2020- Deidre Hall (Marlena Black-108/Hattie Adams-15) 113 3. 2016- Galen Gering (Rafe Hernandez) 122 4. 1979- Susan Seaforth Hayes (Julie Williams) 132 5. 2018- Tyler Christopher (Stefan DiMera) 135 6. 2019- Kristian Alfonso (Hope Brady-137/Princess Gina-1) 138 2021 Episode Rankings. Here's how many episodes each actor has appeared in this year (1/1/21-12/31/21), out of a total of 245 episodes. http://www.jason47.com Rank. Actor (Character) # of Episodes 1. Deidre Hall (Marlena Black) 99 2. Robert Scott Wilson (Ben Weston) 92 3. Arianne Zucker (Nicole Brady) 91 4. Paul Telfer (Xander Cook Kiriakis) 88 5. Lindsay Arnold (Allie Horton) 87 *. Galen Gering (Rafe Hernandez) 87 7. Nadia Bjorlin (Chloe Lane) 85 8. Camila Banus (Gabi DiMera) 83 9. Eric Martsolf (Brady Black) 82 10. Emily O'Brien (Gwen Rizczech) 81 11. Brandon Barash (Jake DiMera) 80 12. Jay Kenneth Johnson (Philip Kiriakis) 78 13. Victoria Konefal (Ciara Weston) 76 14. Sal Stowers (Lani Price Grant) 75 15. Tamara Braun (Ava Vitali) 70 *. Billy Flynn (Chad DiMera) 70 *. Drake Hogestyn (John Black) 70 *. Alison Sweeney (Sami DiMera) 70 19. Lucas Adams (Tripp Johnson) 69 *. Lamon Archey (Eli Grant) 69 21. Jackee Harry (Paulina Price) 68 *. Lauren Koslow (Kate DiMera-66/Kristen as Kate-7) 68 23. Stacy Haiduk (Kristen DiMera-51/Susan Banks-26) 63 24. Bryan Dattilo (Lucas Horton) 62 *. Isabel Durant (Claire Brady) 62 *. Mary Beth Evans (Kayla Johnson) 62 *. Dan Feuerriegel (EJ DiMera) 62 *. Marci Miller (Abigail DiMera) 62 *. James Reynolds (Abe Carver) 62 30. Matthew Ashford (Jack Deveraux) 60 31. Martha Madison (Belle Brady) 59 32. Brandon Beemer (Shawn Brady) 58 33. Stephen Nichols (Steve Johnson) 51 34. Susan Seaforth Hayes (Julie Williams) 49 35. Josh Taylor (Roman Brady) 43 36. Raven Bowens (Chanel Dupree) 40 37. Carson Boatman (Johnny DiMera) 38 38. Cameron Johnson (Theo Carver) 35 39. Precious Way (Chanel Dupree) 30 40. Mike Manning (Charlie Dale) 29 41. Judi Evans (Bonnie Lockhart) 26 *. Wally Kurth (Justin Kiriakis) 26 43. Bill Hayes (Doug Williams) 24 44. Heather Lindell (Jan Spears) 23 45. Linsey Godfrey (Sarah Horton) 19 46. Cady McClain (Jennifer Deveraux) 17 47. Tina Huang (Melinda Trask) 16 48. John Aniston (Victor Kiriakis) 15 *. Michael Lowry (Dr. Clay Snyder) 15 *. Thaao Penghlis (Tony DiMera) 15 51. Suzanne Rogers (Maggie Kiriakis) 12 52. Leann Hunley (Anna DiMera) 11 53. Linda Dano (Vivian Alamain) 10 54. Jason Downs (Allan Rhodes) 8 *. Cady Huffman (Calista Lockhart) 8 *. Kyle Lowder (Rex Brady) 8 *. Greg Vaughan (Eric Brady) 8 58. Marla Gibbs (Olivia Price) 7 *. Ivan G'Vera (Ivan Marais) 7 *. Brock Kelly (Evan Frears) 7 *. Vanessa Williams (Dr. Valerie Grant) 7 62. Jaime Lyn Bauer (Laura Horton) 6 *. Victoria Platt (Dr. Amanda Raynor) 6 64. Eileen Davidson (Evil Kristen) 5 *. George Del Hoyo (Orpheus) 5 *. James Read (Clyde Weston) 5 67. Remington Hoffman (Li Shin) 4 68. Blake Berris (Nick Fallon) 3 69. Mark Colson (Gabriel) 2 *. Clyde & Nash Gunderson (Henry Horton) 2 *. Vincent Irizarry (Deimos Kiriakis) 2 *. Chandler Massey (Will Horton) 2 *. Melissa Reeves (Jennifer Deveraux) 2 *. Finley Rose Slater (Rachel Black) 2 *. Chrishell Stause (Jordan Ridgeway) 2 *. Arya & Wynter Wells (Carver Grant) 2 77. Cary Christopher (Thomas DiMera) 1 *. Autumn Gendron (Charlotte DiMera) 1 *. Bali & Veda Singh (Jules Grant) 1 *. Angelo Tiffe (Angelo Vitali) 1 *. William Utay (Dr. Wilhelm Rolf) 1 *. Dan Wells (Stan) 1 December Episode Rankings. Here's how many episodes each actor has appeared in this month (12/1/21-12/31/21), out of a total of 23 episodes. http://www.jason47.com Rank. Actor (Character) # of Episodes 1. Bryan Dattilo (Lucas Horton) 14 *. Alison Sweeney (Sami DiMera) 14 3. Deidre Hall (Marlena Black) 13 4. Nadia Bjorlin (Chloe Lane) 11 *. Dan Feuerriegel (EJ DiMera) 11 *. Martha Madison (Belle Brady) 11 7. Lindsay Arnold (Allie Horton) 10 *. Brandon Beemer (Shawn Brady) 10 *. Galen Gering (Rafe Hernandez) 10 *. Drake Hogestyn (John Black) 10 *. Lauren Koslow (Kate DiMera) 10 *. Eric Martsolf (Brady Black) 10 13. Victoria Konefal (Ciara Weston) 8 *. Robert Scott Wilson (Ben Weston) 8 *. Arianne Zucker (Nicole Brady) 8 16. Lucas Adams (Tripp Johnson) 7 *. Tamara Braun (Ava Vitali) 7 *. Jay Kenneth Johnson (Philip Kiriakis) 7 19. John Aniston (Victor Kiriakis) 6 *. Jackee Harry (Paulina Price) 6 *. Emily O'Brien (Gwen Rizczech) 6 *. Sal Stowers (Lani Price Grant) 6 *. Josh Taylor (Roman Brady) *. Paul Telfer (Xander Cook Kiriakis) 6 25. Lamon Archey (Eli Grant) 5 *. Camila Banus (Gabi DiMera) 5 *. Carson Boatman (Johnny DiMera) 5 *. Raven Bowens (Chanel Dupree) 5 *. Billy Flynn (Chad DiMera) 5 *. Heather Lindell (Jan Spears) 5 *. Stephen Nichols (Steve Johnson) 5 32. Brandon Barash (Jake DiMera) 4 *. Mary Beth Evans (Kayla Johnson) 4 *. Kyle Lowder (Rex Brady) 4 *. Marci Miller (Abigail Deveraux) 4 *. James Reynolds (Abe Carver) 4 *. Suzanne Rogers (Maggie Kiriakis) 4 38. Stacy Haiduk (Kristen DiMera-1/Susan Banks-3) 3 *. Susan Seaforth Hayes (Julie Williams) 3 *. Greg Vaughan (Eric Brady) 3 41. Matthew Ashford (Jack Deveraux) 2 *. Mark Colson (Gabriel) 2 *. Bill Hayes (Doug Williams) 2 *. Tina Huang (Melinda Trask) 2 *. Melissa Reeves (Jennifer Deveraux) 2 *. Arya & Wynter Wells (Carver Grant) 2 47. Cary Christopher (Thomas DiMera) 1 *. Eileen Davidson (Evil Kristen) 1 *. Autumn Gendron (Charlotte DiMera) 1 *. Clyde & Nash Gunderson (Henry Horton) 1 *. Remington Hoffman (Li Shin) 1 *. Bali & Veda Singh (Jules Grant) 1 Credited guest stars appearing in less than 5 episodes: Christopher Matthew Cook (Prison Guard) Noel G. (Jason) SET TOTALS: December 2021 Brady Pub...15 DiMera Mansion...12 Horton Town Square...12 Detective Area...10 Nurses' Station...9 Kiriakis Study...8 Interrogation Room...7 Marlena's Townhouse...7 Nicole's Apartment...7 Horton Living Room...5 Kate's Bedroom (Pub)...5 Riverside...5 Secluded Cabin...5 Xander's Salem Inn Room...5 Ben's Apartment...4 Brady's Hospital Room...4 Eli & Lani's Apartment...4 Hernandez Kitchen...4 Basic Black Office...3 Jan's Hospital Room...3 Jan's Salem Inn Room...3 Johnny's Bedroom (DiMera)...3 Kayla's Office...3 Marlena's Bedroom...3 Small Park...3 DiMera Office...2 EJ's Bedroom (DiMera)...2 Hospital Waiting Area...2 John's Hospital Room...2 Rafe's Office...2 Sami's Cell...2 Small Bar...2 Chad's Bedroom (DiMera)...1 DiMera Guest Room...1 Gabi's Bedroom (Hernandez)...1 Kate's Bedroom (Pub) (Closet Area)...1 Paulina's Apartment...1 Philip's Bedroom (Kiriakis)...1 Safe House...1 Salem PD Alley...1 Susan's Hospital Room...1 DIRECTORS & SCRIPT WRITERS: 12/1/21: David Shaughnessy & Carolyn Culliton 12/2/21: Scott McKinsey & Cheryl Davis 12/3/21: Albert Alarr & Rebecca McCarty 12/6/21: Noel Maxam & David Kreizman 12/7/21: Scott McKinsey & Richard Culliton 12/8/21: Albert Alarr & Joanna Cohen 12/9/21: Albert Alarr & Carolyn Culliton 12/10/21: Noel Maxam & Carolyn Culliton 12/13/21: Noel Maxam & Joanna Cohen 12/14/21: Albert Alarr & Richard Culliton 12/15/21: Scott McKinsey & Carolyn Culliton 12/16/21: Albert Alarr & Rebecca McCarty 12/17/21: Noel Maxam & David Kreizman 12/20/21: Scott McKinsey & Joanna Cohen 12/21/21: Noel Maxam & Joanna Cohen 12/22/21: Albert Alarr & Rebecca McCarty 12/23/21: Noel Maxam & Rebecca McCarty 12/24/21: Scott McKinsey & David Kreizman 12/27/21: Sonia Blangiardo Goins & Carolyn Culliton 12/28/21: Noel Maxam & Richard Culliton 12/29/21: Albert Alarr & Joanna Cohen 12/30/21: Scott McKinsey & Joanna Cohen 12/31/21: Scott McKinsey & David Kreizman http://www.jason47.com

Additional posts to follow in the coming days with more info. TOP 15 RANKINGS... Deidre Hall (Marlena) continues her reign on the Top 15 rankings of most episodes during the year, appearing on the list for her record-setting 33rd year. Drake Hogestyn (John) makes the list for the 26th time. The rest: Alison Sweeney (Sami, 22 times); Arianne Zucker (Nicole, 18 times); Eric Martsolf (Brady, 13 times); Galen Gering (Rafe, 12 times); Jay Johnson (Philip, 8 times); Nadia Bjorlin (Chloe, 7 times); Camila Banus (Gabi, 6 times); Billy Flynn (Chad, 6 times); Victoria Konefal (Ciara, 4 times); Robert Scott Wilson (Ben, 4 times); Paul Telfer (Xander, 3 times); and Sal Stowers (Lani, 2 times). Making the list for the first time are: Lindsay Arnold (Allie), Brandon Barash (Jake), Tamara Braun (Ava) and Emily O'Brien (Gwen). For the complete history of Top 15's, please visit: http://www.jason47.com/days/top15.html 2021 Set Totals... Horton Town Square 139 Brady Pub 118 DiMera Mansion 94 Nurses' Station 90 Marlena's Townhouse 80 Horton Living Room 75 Interrogation Room 56 Nicole's Apartment (formerly Eric's Apartment) 56 Detective Area 55 Hernandez Kitchen 49 Eli & Lani's Apartment 47 Ben's Apartment 46 Julie's Place 46 Kiriakis Study 44 Basic Black Office 39 Xander's Salem Inn Room 34 Belle & Shawn's Den (formerly Hope's Den) 29 Paulina's Apartment 28 Marlena's Office 25 Charlie's Apartment 19 DiMera Study 19 Horton Town Square Private Area # 2 19 Rafe's Office 16 Women's Prison Visiting Room 16 Ciara's Hospital Room 15 DiMera Secret Room 15 Kayla's Townhouse 15 Small Park 15 Hidden Room 14 Secluded Cabin 14 Titan Office 14 DiMera Office 12 Gwen's Salem Inn Room 12 Hospital Exam Room 12 DiMera Crypt 10 EJ's Bedroom (DiMera) 9 Gabi's Bedroom (DiMera) 9 Jake's Bedroom (DiMera) 9 Marlena's Bedroom 9 Riverside 9 Ava's Hospital Room 8 Chad's Bedroom (DiMera) 8 Doug's Hospital Room 8 Johnny's Bedroom (DiMera) 8 Kayla's Office 8 Men's Prison Visiting Room 8 Brady's Hospital Room (new) 7 Gabi's Bedroom (Hernandez) 7 Kate's Hospital Room 7 Kiriakis Mansion 7 Small Bar 7 Boston Phone Limbo 6 Jan's Hospital Room 6 Allie's Bedroom (Nicole's) 5 Chicago Townhouse 5 Chloe's Salem Inn Room 5 Justin's Bedroom (Kiriakis) 5 Kate's Bedroom (Pub) 5 Sami's Cell 5 Ava's Bedroom (Hernandez) 4 Brady's Hospital Room (new) 4 Brady's Hospital Room (new) 4 Chicago Motel Room 4 Church Baptism Area 4 Gravesite (includes Charlie/Jordan/Deimos/Nick/Tom & Alice) 4 Hospital Chapel 4 Kate's Car 4 Paulina's Salem Inn Room 4 Sami's Bedroom (Townhouse) 4 Abe's Hospital Room 3 Ava's Apartment 3 Belle & Shawn's Bedroom 3 Bride's Room 3 Chicago Hotel Room 3 Hospital Waiting Area 3 Jan's Hospital Room (new) 3 Jan's Salem Inn Room 3 John's Hospital Room 3 Kate's Bedroom (DiMera) 3 Lani's Hospital Room (new) 3 Limo 3 Maternity Ward 3 Nicole's Bedroom 3 Susan's Hospital Room 3 Airfield Exterior 2 Bayview Common Area 2 Boston Limbo 2 Brady's Car 2 Brady's Hospital Room 2 Brady's Salem Inn Room 2 Chapel 2 Chicago Park 2 Chicago Townhouse Bedroom 2 Chloe's Hospital Room 2 Chloe's Salem Inn Room 2 Claire's Bedroom (Hope's) 2 Clyde's Prison Cell 2 DiMera Conference Room 2 Dr. Snyder's Office 2 Gravesite (Laura's) 2 Gwen's Hospital Room 2 Horton Dining Room 2 John's Hospital Room 2 Judge's Chambers 2 Julie's Hospital Room 2 Kate's Car (including Exterior Area) 2 Kristen's Hotel Room 2 Lucas' Bedroom (DiMera) 2 Men's Jail Cell 2 New Orleans Hotel Room 2 Pennsylvania Hotel Room 2 Philip's Bedroom (Kiriakis) 2 Philly Café 2 Picnic Area Exterior with Tent 2 Rex's Pub Room 2 Rhodes' Apartment 2 Shawn's Hospital Room 2 Shawn's Salem Inn Room 2 Small Chapel 2 Trauma Room 2 Will's Phone Limbo 2 Women's Jail Cell 2 Xander's Bedroom (Kiriakis) 2 Allie's Flat/London 1 Balcony 1 Bedroom 1 Ben & Ciara's Apartment 1 Ben's Apartment (Bathroom Area) 1 Black Limbo with Candles 1 Black Limbo with Slab 1 Carver Garden 1 DiMera Grounds 1 DiMera Guest Room 1 Harrison & Calista's Den 1 Hernandez Kitchen (Corridor Area) 1 Hospital Corridor 1 Hospital Room 1 Salem Inn Room 1 Jack & Jennifer's House 1 Kate's Bedroom (Pub) (Closet Area) 1 Kate's Car Trunk 1 Miami Phone Limbo 1 Oak Alley Entrance 1 Picnic Area 1 Prison Execution Room 1 Rachel's Bedroom (Townhouse) 1 Roadside 1 Safe House 1 Salem PD Alley 1 Stock Footage of Building & Street 1 Vivian's Prison Cell 1 Wedding Area (Private Area re-dress) 1 Xander's Salem Inn Room (Bathroom Area) 1 2021 Director Episode Rankings: Noel Maxam 56 Scott McKinsey 52 Albert Alarr 51 Sonia Blangiardo Goins 47 David Shaughnessy 16 Angela Tessinari 14 Grant A. Johnson 10 2021 Script Writer Episode Rankings: David Kreizman 51 Carolyn Culliton 50 Joanna Cohen 49 Rebecca McCarty 46 Richard Culliton 44 Cheryl Davis 2 Tyler Topits 2 Kirk Doering 1

DECEMBER PHOTO CHART REVEALS CONTRACT CAST FOR SOMETIME IN 2022... A new photo chart from the "Days" makeup & hair room was posted recently online. It reveals the contract cast for some point in 2022 (depending on the last time the photo was updated). This confirms that Sal Stowers (Lani) and Lamon Archey (Eli) are indeed no longer on contract (although Stowers is pictured later on the 3rd row, possibly signaling that she goes back on contract at some point next year). One other actor, Bryan Dattilo (Lucas) is also no longer pictured on the chart, meaning he goes off contract at some point in 2022. 1st Row: Suzanne (Maggie), Lauren (Kate), Josh (Roman), Jim (Abe), Eric (Brady), Dee (Marlena), Drake (John), Mary Beth (Kayla), Rob (Ben), Ari (Nicole), Paul (Xander) 2nd Row: Stephen (Steve), Lindsay (Allie), Emily (Gwen), Lucas A (Tripp), Billy (Chad), Brandon Barash (Jake), Tamara (Ava), Galen (Rafe), Camila (Gabi), Nadia (Chloe), Brandon Beemer (Shawn; not pictured) 3rd Row: Martha (Belle), Jackee (Paulina), Raven (Chanel), Dan (EJ), Carson (Johnny), Matt (Jack), Marci (Abigail), new contract role/returnee? (TBA), new contract role? (TBA), Sal Stowers (Lani), followed by the 11th actor in this row who is not pictured. 4th Row (possibly contract or recurring): Zach Tinker (Sonny), Greg Rikaart (Leo), Victoria (Ciara), Stacy (Kristen/Susan), Susan (Julie), Bill (Doug), Judi (Bonnie), ??, John (Victor), followed by possible additional recurring actors.

You need this page of my site then! I post the contract cast list the first time it airs in the credits each month, so you can browse the past 40+ years (as well as earlier from production paperwork) to see who is on contract in any given month of any given year: http://www.jason47.com/days/contractstatsarchive.html

SAL STOWERS ALSO LISTED AS RECURRING ON PEACOCK VERSION OF CREDITS... Sal Stowers (Lani) is listed along with Lamon Archey (Eli) in the recurring section of today's Peacock credits. The NBC version of the credits aired today still had Stowers listed in the contract section.

Greg is in the recurring list.

LAMON ARCHEY NOW LISTED AS RECURRING IN CREDITS; MATTHEW ASHFORD & MARCI MILLER BACK ON CONTRACT CAST... Today's "Days" credits listed both Matthew Ashford (Jack) and Marci Miller (Abigail) in their original contract positions. Lamon Archey (Eli) is now listed in the recurring section.

THE 2021 HORTON CHRISTMAS TREE... Here's some photos of different angles of the Horton Christmas tree, so you can see the additional ornaments that were on the tree but didn't make it on air: HORTON ORNAMENTS # 73 & # 74 DEBUT...WELCOME CARVER & JULES!

No, I never heard the reason for that quick recast.

Yeah, I saw the same mention of 12, but it varies all the time, so it must just be an average of 12 throughout the year. The last few weeks, for example, have been this: 11/15...12 11/16...13 11/17...12 11/18...14 11/19...14 11/22...11 11/23...14 11/24...12 11/26...14 11/29...15 11/30...11 12/1...16 12/2...12

People used to have 3-episode (150 per year) and 4-episode (200 per year) guarantees. Now the max "Days" seems to be giving out is 2-episode (100 per year) guarantees.

DAILY CAST CHART: Review each day's cast list from November 2021 at http://www.jason47.com/days/castcharts2021.html 2021 Episode Rankings. Here's how many episodes each actor has appeared in this year (1/1/21-11/30/21), out of a total of 221 episodes. http://www.jason47.com Rank. Actor (Character) # of Episodes 1. Deidre Hall (Marlena Black) 86 2. Robert Scott Wilson (Ben Weston) 84 3. Arianne Zucker (Nicole Brady) 83 4. Paul Telfer (Xander Cook Kiriakis) 82 5. Camila Banus (Gabi DiMera) 78 6. Lindsay Arnold (Allie Horton) 77 *. Galen Gering (Rafe Hernandez) 77 8. Brandon Barash (Jake DiMera) 76 9. Emily O'Brien (Gwen Rizczech) 75 10. Nadia Bjorlin (Chloe Lane) 74 11. Eric Martsolf (Brady Black) 72 12. Jay Kenneth Johnson (Philip Kiriakis) 71 13. Sal Stowers (Lani Price Grant) 69 14. Victoria Konefal (Ciara Weston) 68 15. Billy Flynn (Chad DiMera) 65 16. Lamon Archey (Eli Grant) 64 17. Tamara Braun (Ava Vitali) 63 18. Lucas Adams (Tripp Johnson) 62 *. Isabel Durant (Claire Brady) 62 *. Jackee Harry (Paulina Price) 62 21. Stacy Haiduk (Kristen DiMera-50/Susan Banks-23) 60 *. Drake Hogestyn (John Black) 60 23. Matthew Ashford (Jack Deveraux) 58 *. Mary Beth Evans (Kayla Johnson) 58 *. Lauren Koslow (Kate DiMera-56/Kristen as Kate-7) 58 *. Marci Miller (Abigail DiMera) 58 *. James Reynolds (Abe Carver) 58 28. Alison Sweeney (Sami DiMera) 56 29. Dan Feuerriegel (EJ DiMera) 51 30. Brandon Beemer (Shawn Brady) 48 *. Bryan Dattilo (Lucas Horton) 48 *. Martha Madison (Belle Brady) 48 33. Susan Seaforth Hayes (Julie Williams) 46 *. Stephen Nichols (Steve Johnson) 46 35. Josh Taylor (Roman Brady) 37 36. Raven Bowens (Chanel Dupree) 35 *. Cameron Johnson (Theo Carver) 35 38. Carson Boatman (Johnny DiMera) 33 39. Precious Way (Chanel Dupree) 30 40. Mike Manning (Charlie Dale) 28 41. Judi Evans (Bonnie Lockhart) 26 *. Wally Kurth (Justin Kiriakis) 26 43. Bill Hayes (Doug Williams) 22 44. Linsey Godfrey (Sarah Horton) 19 45. Heather Lindell (Jan Spears) 18 46. Cady McClain (Jennifer Deveraux) 17 47. Michael Lowry (Dr. Clay Snyder) 15 *. Thaao Penghlis (Tony DiMera) 15 49. Tina Huang (Melinda Trask) 14 50. Leann Hunley (Anna DiMera) 11 51. Linda Dano (Vivian Alamain) 10 52. John Aniston (Victor Kiriakis) 9 53. Jason Downs (Allan Rhodes) 8 *. Cady Huffman (Calista Lockhart) 8 *. Suzanne Rogers (Maggie Kiriakis) 8 56. Marla Gibbs (Olivia Price) 7 *. Ivan G'Vera (Ivan Marais) 7 *. Brock Kelly (Evan Frears) 7 *. Vanessa Williams (Dr. Valerie Grant) 7 60. Jaime Lyn Bauer (Laura Horton) 6 *. Victoria Platt (Dr. Amanda Raynor) 6 62. George Del Hoyo (Orpheus) 5 *. James Read (Clyde Weston) 5 *. Greg Vaughan (Eric Brady) 5 65. Eileen Davidson (Evil Kristen) 4 66. Kyle Lowder (Rex Brady) 4 67. Blake Berris (Nick Fallon) 3 *. Remington Hoffman (Li Shin) 3 69. Vincent Irizarry (Deimos Kiriakis) 2 *. Chandler Massey (Will Horton) 2 *. Finley Rose Slater (Rachel Black) 2 *. Chrishell Stause (Jordan Ridgeway) 2 73, Clyde & Nash Gunderson (Henry Horton) 1 *. Angelo Tiffe (Angelo Vitali) 1 *. William Utay (Dr. Wilhelm Rolf) 1 *. Dan Wells (Stan) 1 November Episode Rankings. Here's how many episodes each actor has appeared in this month (11/1/21-11/30/21), out of a total of 21 episodes. http://www.jason47.com Rank. Actor (Character) # of Episodes 1. Deidre Hall (Marlena Black) 15 2. Stacy Haiduk (Kristen DiMera-4/Susan Banks-12) 13 3. Brandon Beemer (Shawn Brady) 9 4. Raven Bowens (Chanel Dupree) 8 *. Tamara Braun (Ava Vitali) 8 *. Mary Beth Evans (Kayla Johnson) 8 *. Galen Gering (Rafe Hernandez) 8 *. Drake Hogestyn (John Black) 8 *. Martha Madison (Belle Brady) 8 *. Stephen Nichols (Steve Johnson) 8 *. Arianne Zucker (Nicole Brady) 8 12. Jackee Harry (Paulina Price) 7 *. Victoria Konefal (Ciara Weston) 7 *. Robert Scott Wilson (Ben Weston) 7 15. Lamon Archey (Eli Grant) 6 *. Emily O'Brien (Gwen Rizczech) 6 *. James Reynolds (Abe Carver) 6 *. Paul Telfer (Xander Cook Kiriakis) 6 19. Lucas Adams (Tripp Johnson) 5 *. Lindsay Arnold (Allie Horton) 5 *. Camila Banus (Gabi DiMera) 5 *. Carson Boatman (Johnny DiMera) 5 *. Susan Seaforth Hayes (Julie Williams) 5 *. Cameron Johnson (Theo Carver) 5 *. Sal Stowers (Lani Price Grant) 5 26. Matthew Ashford (Jack Deveraux) 4 *. Brandon Barash (Jake DiMera) 4 *. Nadia Bjorlin (Chloe Lane) 4 *. Eileen Davidson (Evil Kristen) 4 *. Dan Feuerriegel (EJ DiMera) 4 *. Billy Flynn (Chad DiMera) 4 *. Tina Huang (Melinda Trask) 4 *. Jay Kenneth Johnson (Philip Kiriakis) 4 *. Lauren Koslow (Kate DiMera) 4 *. Eric Martsolf (Brady Black) 4 *. Marci Miller (Abigail Deveraux) 4 37. Blake Berris (Nick Fallon) 3 *. Marla Gibbs (Olivia Price) 3 *. Bill Hayes (Doug Williams) 3 *. Mike Manning (Charlie Dale) 3 *. Suzanne Rogers (Maggie Kiriakis) 3 *. Alison Sweeney (Sami DiMera) 3 *. Josh Taylor (Roman Brady) 3 44. John Aniston (Victor Kiriakis) 2 *. Vincent Irizarry (Deimos Kiriakis) 2 46. Bryan Dattilo (Lucas Horton) 1 *. Judi Evans (Bonnie Lockhart) 1 *. Clyde & Nash Gunderson (Henry Horton) 1 *. Leann Hunley (Anna DiMera) 1 *. Wally Kurth (Justin Kiriakis) 1 *. Thaao Penghlis (Tony DiMera) 1 Credited guest stars appearing in less than 5 episodes: Noel G. (Jason) Richie Stephens (Carmine Merlino) SET TOTALS: November 2021 Brady Pub...11 Interrogation Room...10 Horton Town Square...9 DiMera Crypt...8 Horton Living Room...8 Ben's Apartment...7 Detective Area...7 Nurses' Station...7 Basic Black Office...6 Kiriakis Study...6 Marlena's Townhouse...6 DiMera Mansion...5 Hernandez Kitchen...5 Nicole's Apartment...5 Paulina's Apartment...5 Bride's Dressing Room...3 Cabin...3 Eli & Lani's Apartment...3 Gravesite (Charlie/Deimos/Nick/Tom)...3 Xander's Salem Inn Room...3 Abe's Hospital Room...2 Belle & Shawn's Bedroom...2 Chapel...2 Horton Dining Room...2 Johnny's Bedroom (DiMera)...2 Small Bar...2 Small Park...2 Susan's Hospital Room...2 Ava's Bedroom (Hernandez)...1 Ben's Apartment (Bathroom Area)...1 Chad's Bedroom (DiMera)...1 Dr. Snyder's Office...1 Gabi's Bedroom (Hernandez)...1 Hospital Exam Room...1 Hospital Waiting Area...1 John's Hospital Room...1 Julie's Place...1 Kayla's Townhouse...1 Rafe's Office...1 Woods...1 DIRECTORS & SCRIPT WRITERS: 11/1/21: Scott McKinsey & Carolyn Culliton 11/2/21: Scott McKinsey & Richard Culliton 11/3/21: Scott McKinsey & Rebecca McCarty 11/4/21: Albert Alarr & Richard Culliton 11/5/21: Albert Alarr & Joanna Cohen 11/8/21: Sonia Blangiardo Goins & Joanna Cohen 11/9/21: Angela Tessinari & Rebecca McCarty 11/10/21: Angela Tessinari & Richard Culliton 11/11/21: Noel Maxam & Carolyn Culliton 11/12/21: Noel Maxam & David Kreizman 11/15/21: Noel Maxam & Carolyn Culliton 11/16/21: Albert Alarr & Cheryl Davis 11/17/21: Albert Alarr & Joanna Cohen 11/18/21: Albert Alarr & David Kreizman 11/19/21: Scott McKinsey & Rebecca McCarty 11/22/21: Noel Maxam & Richard Culliton 11/23/21: Albert Alarr & Richard Culliton 11/24/21: Sonia Blangiardo Goins & David Kreizman 11/26/21: Noel Maxam & David Kreizman 11/29/21: David Shaughnessy & Rebecca McCarty 11/30/21: Sonia Blangiardo Goins & Joanna Cohen http://www.jason47.com

ELIZABETH SNYDER IN LOVING MEMORY JANUARY 9, 1961-NOVEMBER 9, 2021 "Days" Staff Writer, 2003, 2011-2012, 2016-2021 Elizabeth Snyder, who was a "Days" breakdown writer in 2003, 2011-2012 and 2016-2021, passed away on Tuesday, November 9, a few days after her final "Days" episode aired. Elizabeth F. "Betsy" Snyder passed away on November 9, 2021, after a brief illness. Born in 1961 in Buffalo, NY, Betsy lived most of her adult life in Pasadena, CA, where she had an Emmy-winning writing career. She is survived by her husband, Clay Marquardt, son Charlie and daughter Anne. She is also survived by her father, George L. Snyder, siblings Philip Snyder (Julie), Amy Snyder Doldo (John), George Snyder Jr. (Lidia) and Jane Snyder and step-siblings Catherine Luhr, Mary E. Luhr Johnson, Adair Luhr Kearney (Kevin), Julie Luhr, Ann Marie Luhr, John Paul Luhr Jr., Florine Luhr, and Eileen Luhr. She is predeceased by her mother, Anne Bradt Snyder, and stepmother, Leah Luhr Snyder. She will be greatly missed by the Nowaks, Hamlins, and Muglers of Buffalo, and Snyders of Ohio. A Buffalo-based celebration of her life will be held at a later date. Flowers gratefully declined. Contributions may be made in her honor to the Writers Guild Foundation (https://www.wgfoundation.org/), which preserves and promotes the history and craft of writing for the screen. Obituary via: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/buffalonews/name/elizabeth-snyder-obituary?id=31607399

Those are thanks to some Academy Player Directories I picked up through the years, which are sort of a "yearbook" for casting directors at the time, with all of the actor's headshots/agent info. I just checked the one edition (1979) I have during McGurrin's acting time frame, but he is not in that, so can't help with his photo! Good find! I happened to be checking the old Academy Player Directories just as you were posting this.

If we can figure out the episode #, I can try.

I can only answer from the scripts. He was listed as Mark through May 1969, then as Tommy from June 1969 onward.

Even if they did, It's 13 hours ahead of ET, so whatever airs during the Days time slots will not be live, since it will be Midnight-6AM-ish in China then.

"DAYS OF OUR LIVES" TO BE PREEMPTED FOR ENTIRETY OF THE WINTER OLYMPICS... NBC finally released its full schedule for the Winter Olympics, and "Days of Our Lives" will be fully preempted throughout the two weeks of the event. The last "Days" episode will air on Thursday, February 3. "Days" will then be preempted from Friday, February 4 through Friday, February 18 and return with new episodes on Monday, February 21. This is the first time "Days" is being fully preempted for a Winter Olympics. "Days" will air only 9 episodes in February 2022.

A LOOK BACK AT SOME ANNIVERSARY SCRIPTS..."DAYS" 1ST ANNIVERSARY...EPISODE # 257...NOVEMBER 8, 1966 A LOOK BACK AT SOME ANNIVERSARY SCRIPTS..."DAYS" 6TH ANNIVERSARY...EPISODE # 1513...NOVEMBER 8, 1971 A LOOK BACK AT SOME ANNIVERSARY SCRIPTS..."DAYS" 11TH ANNIVERSARY...EPISODE # 2766...NOVEMBER 8, 1976 A LOOK BACK AT SOME ANNIVERSARY SCRIPTS..."DAYS" 16TH ANNIVERSARY...EPISODE # 4058...NOVEMBER 9, 1981

HAPPY 56TH ANNIVERSARY, "DAYS OF OUR LIVES!"... Take a look back at the show's first 55 years on the air in this video tribute I made last year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHvnFuh49aA

DAILY CAST CHART: Review each day's cast list from October 2021 at http://www.jason47.com/days/castcharts2021.html 2021 Episode Rankings. Here's how many episodes each actor has appeared in this year (1/1/21-10/31/21), out of a total of 200 episodes. http://www.jason47.com Rank. Actor (Character) # of Episodes 1. Robert Scott Wilson (Ben Weston) 77 2. Paul Telfer (Xander Cook Kiriakis) 76 3. Arianne Zucker (Nicole Brady) 75 4. Camila Banus (Gabi DiMera) 73 5. Lindsay Arnold (Allie Horton) 72 *. Brandon Barash (Jake DiMera) 72 7. Deidre Hall (Marlena Black) 71 8. Nadia Bjorlin (Chloe Lane) 70 9. Galen Gering (Rafe Hernandez) 69 *. Emily O'Brien (Gwen Rizczech) 69 11. Eric Martsolf (Brady Black) 68 12. Jay Kenneth Johnson (Philip Kiriakis) 67 13. Sal Stowers (Lani Price Grant) 64 14. Isabel Durant (Claire Brady) 62 15. Billy Flynn (Chad DiMera) 61 *. Victoria Konefal (Ciara Weston) 61 17. Lamon Archey (Eli Grant) 58 18. Lucas Adams (Tripp Johnson) 57 19. Tamara Braun (Ava Vitali) 55 *. Jackee Harry (Paulina Price) 55 21. Matthew Ashford (Jack Deveraux) 54 *. Lauren Koslow (Kate DiMera-52/Kristen as Kate-7) 54 *. Marci Miller (Abigail DiMera) 54 24. Alison Sweeney (Sami DiMera) 53 25. Drake Hogestyn (John Black) 52 *. James Reynolds (Abe Carver) 52 27. Mary Beth Evans (Kayla Johnson) 50 28. Bryan Dattilo (Lucas Horton) 47 *. Dan Feuerriegel (EJ DiMera) 47 *. Stacy Haiduk (Kristen DiMera-46/Susan Banks-11) 47 31. Susan Seaforth Hayes (Julie Williams) 41 32. Martha Madison (Belle Brady) 40 33. Brandon Beemer (Shawn Brady) 39 34. Stephen Nichols (Steve Johnson) 38 35. Josh Taylor (Roman Brady) 34 36. Cameron Johnson (Theo Carver) 30 *. Precious Way (Chanel Dupree) 30 38. Carson Boatman (Johnny DiMera) 28 39. Raven Bowens (Chanel Dupree) 27 40. Judi Evans (Bonnie Lockhart) 25 *. Wally Kurth (Justin Kiriakis) 25 *. Mike Manning (Charlie Dale) 25 43. Linsey Godfrey (Sarah Horton) 19 *. Bill Hayes (Doug Williams) 19 45. Heather Lindell (Jan Spears) 18 46. Cady McClain (Jennifer Deveraux) 17 47. Michael Lowry (Dr. Clay Snyder) 15 48. Thaao Penghlis (Tony DiMera) 14 49. Linda Dano (Vivian Alamain) 10 *. Tina Huang (Melinda Trask) 10 *. Leann Hunley (Anna DiMera) 10 52. Jason Downs (Allan Rhodes) 8 *. Cady Huffman (Calista Lockhart) 8 54. John Aniston (Victor Kiriakis) 7 *. Ivan G'Vera (Ivan Marais) 7 *. Brock Kelly (Evan Frears) 7 *. Vanessa Williams (Dr. Valerie Grant) 7 58. Jaime Lyn Bauer (Laura Horton) 6 *. Victoria Platt (Dr. Amanda Raynor) 6 60. George Del Hoyo (Orpheus) 5 *. James Read (Clyde Weston) 5 *. Suzanne Rogers (Maggie Kiriakis) 5 *. Greg Vaughan (Eric Brady) 5 64. Kyle Lowder (Rex Brady) 4 65. Remington Hoffman (Li Shin) 3 66. Chandler Massey (Will Horton) 2 *. Finley Rose Slater (Rachel Black) 2 *. Chrishell Stause (Jordan Ridgeway) 2 69, Angelo Tiffe (Angelo Vitali) 1 *. William Utay (Dr. Wilhelm Rolf) 1 *. Dan Wells (Stan) 1 October Episode Rankings. Here's how many episodes each actor has appeared in this month (10/1/21-10/31/21), out of a total of 21 episodes. t http://www.jason47.com Rank. Actor (Character) # of Episodes 1. Deidre Hall (Marlena Black) 14 *. Drake Hogestyn (John Black) 14 3. Carson Boatman (Johnny DiMera) 10 4. Dan Feuerriegel (EJ DiMera) 9 5. Nadia Bjorlin (Chloe Lane) 8 *. Billy Flynn (Chad DiMera) 8 *. Jackee Harry (Paulina Price) 8 *. Jay Kenneth Johnson (Philip Kiriakis) 8 *. Victoria Konefal (Ciara Weston) 8 *. Eric Martsolf (Brady Black) 8 *. Marci Miller (Abigail Deveraux) 8 *. Robert Scott Wilson (Ben Weston) 8 13. Lindsay Arnold (Allie Horton) 7 *. Camila Banus (Gabi DiMera) 7 *. Brandon Barash (Jake DiMera) 7 *. Raven Bowens (Chanel Dupree) 7 *. Mary Beth Evans (Kayla Johnson) 7 *. Susan Seaforth Hayes (Julie Williams) 7 *. James Reynolds (Abe Carver) 7 *. Sal Stowers (Lani Price Grant) 7 *. Arianne Zucker (Nicole Brady) 7 22. Tamara Braun (Ava Vitali) 6 *. Galen Gering (Rafe Hernandez) 6 24. Lamon Archey (Eli Grant) 5 *. Emily O'Brien (Gwen Rizczech) 5 *. Paul Telfer (Xander Cook Kiriakis) 5 27. Wally Kurth (Justin Kiriakis) 4 *. Stephen Nichols (Steve Johnson) 4 *. Josh Taylor (Roman Brady) 4 30. Lucas Adams (Tripp Johnson) 3 *. Matthew Ashford (Jack Deveraux) 3 *. Tina Huang (Melinda Trask) 3 *. Suzanne Rogers (Maggie Kiriakis) 3 34. John Aniston (Victor Kiriakis) 2 *. Bryan Dattilo (Lucas Horton) 2 *. Judi Evans (Bonnie Lockhart) 2 *. Stacy Haiduk (Kristen DiMera) 2 *. Bill Hayes (Doug Williams) 2 *. Martha Madison (Belle Brady) 2 *. Finley Rose Slater (Rachel Black) 2 41. Brandon Beemer (Shawn Brady) 1 *. Leann Hunley (Anna DiMera) 1 *. Cameron Johnson (Theo Carver) 1 *. Lauren Koslow (Kate DiMera) 1 *. Thaao Penghlis (Tony DiMera) 1 Credited guest stars appearing in less than 5 episodes: Mary Claire Garcia (Bayview Nurse Kessler) Dominic Pace (Cop) Richard Steinmetz (Judge Robert Smails) Richie Stephens (Carmine Merlino) SET TOTALS: October 2021 Horton Town Square...13 DiMera Mansion...10 Marlena's Townhouse...10 Brady Pub...9 Ben's Apartment...7 Kiriakis Study...7 Marlena's Office...7 Interrogation Room...6 Nurses' Station...6 Marlena's Bedroom...5 Small Park...5 Basic Black Office...4 Chad's Bedroom (DiMera)...4 Eli & Lani's Apartment...4 Julie's Place...4 Paulina's Apartment...4 Gabi's Bedroom (Hernandez)...3 Horton Living Room...3 Nicole's Apartment...3 Bayview Visiting Room...2 Chloe's Salem Inn Room...2 Church Baptism Area...2 Detective Area...2 DiMera Crypt...2 Doug's Hospital Room...2 Judge's Chambers...2 Men's Jail Cell...2 Trauma Room...2 Women's Jail Cell...2 Woods...2 Abe's Hospital Room...1 Belle & Shawn's Bedroom...1 Garden...1 Gravesite (Charlie & Jordan's)...1 Hernandez Kitchen...1 Hospital Exam Room...1 Rachel's Bedroom (Townhouse)...1 Rafe's Office...1 Small Bar...1 DIRECTORS & SCRIPT WRITERS: 10/1/21: Sonia Blangiardo Goins & Carolyn Culliton 10/4/21: Angela Tessinari & Rebecca McCarty 10/5/21: Angela Tessinari & Carolyn Culliton 10/6/21: Noel Maxam & Richard Culliton 10/7/21: Noel Maxam & Joanna Cohen 10/8/21: Scott McKinsey & David Kreizman 10/11/21: Albert Alarr & David Kreizman 10/12/21: Albert Alarr & Carolyn Culliton 10/13/21: Sonia Blangiardo Goins & Joanna Cohen 10/14/21: Sonia Blangiardo Goins & Rebecca McCarty 10/15/21: Scott McKinsey & David Kreizman 10/18/21: Scott McKinsey & Richard Culliton 10/19/21: Noel Maxam & Richard Culliton 10/20/21: David Shaughnessy & Richard Culliton 10/21/21: David Shaughnessy & Rebecca McCarty 10/22/21: Albert Alarr & David Kreizman 10/25/21: Noel Maxam & Carolyn Culliton 10/26/21: Sonia Blangiardo Goins & Carolyn Culliton 10/27/21: Angela Tessinari & Joanna Cohen 10/28/21: Noel Maxam & Joanna Cohen 10/29/21: Noel Maxam & Carolyn Culliton http://www.jason47.com

FROM THE VAULT: EPISODE # 4057: THE DEBUT OF TONY DiMERA... Here's a look at Tony DiMera's first appearance from Episode # 4057, which aired 40 years ago next week, on November 6, 1981. This also marks the debut scene of the DiMera family.

FROM THE VAULT: ADDIE'S LAST EPISODE: # 2164, JUNE 28, 1974... Writers: William J. Bell, Pat Falken Smith, Bill Rega ACT ONE: INT. WILLIAMS' LIVING ROOM (TIGHT SHOT ON ADDIE, A WARM, LOVING EXPRESSION ON HER FACE, PULL BACK TO SHOW ADDIE PLAYS WITH AN OLDER SIX MONTH OLD CHILD, HOPE, ON THE FLOOR IN WILLIAMS' LIVING ROOM, HAVING A WONDERFUL TIME) ADDIE: Your father's right, darling...You are pretty wonderful. But then, so is he. Aren't we a lucky pair of girls to have him? (AND ON HER HAPPINESS, FADE TO BLACK) ACT TWO: INT. DOUG'S PLACE (DOUG IS ALONE, PRACTICING FOR THE EVENING CROWD. IT'S AFTERNOON. BRING JULIE INTO HIS PLACE, MOODED BY HER SERIOUS DISCUSSION WITH BOB. SHE WATCHES DOUG FOR A MOMENT, HER EYES DEEP AS SHE LOOKS AT HIM. THEN SHE APPROACHES PIANO. DOUG LOOKS UP, GRINS AT HER) DOUG: Well, well. Look who's here...Another lady who walked in off the street. JULIE: I'm surprised to find you're alone. DOUG: You mean Jeri Clayton? She's cooling it for a while. Guess she had a few problems. JULIE (her own meaning, low): Doesn't everybody? DOUG: Not me. I'm sitting on top of the world. (Grins impishly at her). That'd make a good song title, wouldn't it? (Peers at her unsmiling face). Come on, fair lady, nothing can be that bad. JULIE: Don't bet on it. This fair lady's feeling pretty low. DOUG: You've come to the right place. Old Doc Williams will lend you his shoulder. (He looks at her, sobers as he thinks of a reason for her mood. Beat.) Mary's still doing all right, isn't she? JULIE (nods): The hospital reports are very good. DOUG: I can imagine what a relief that is to Phyl and Bob. (THE MENTION OF BOB'S NAME REMINDS JULIE OF WHAT SHE CAME TO TALK ABOUT AS WELL AS THE "ACCIDENT") JULIE: She's sitting up, feeling fine...apparently remembers very little of what happened. (Beat). I wish I could say the same. DOUG: Not easy to shake a...near-tragedy like that, Julie. (A LONG MOMENT AS THEY LOOK INTO ONE ANOTHER'S EYES, AND JULIE IS WELL AWARE DOUG SUSPECTS WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED, ALTHOUGH HE DOESN'T ASK) JULIE: Sometimes I wish my memory center was a little vague...like Mary's. DOUG (gently): It's over, Julie. You'll have to try and put it out of your mind. JULIE: That's easier said than done, I'm afraid. (A BEAT. JULIE SHUDDERS SLIGHTLY AS THE WHOLE THING FLASHES BACK IN HER MIND. BEAT). JULIE: Do me a favor? Play "The Look of Love?" DOUG (shaking his head): No way, lady. Any other favor, but not that. JULIE: Why not? DOUG: I sang it the night of Mary's accident...dedicated it to you and Addie. And I had the weirdest feeling when I was singing it. I told Max it felt as if someone was walking on my grave. (Puts on a shudder for her). I'm going to lay off that number for a while. JULIE: That's a little scary, isn't it? DOUG: You better believe it. (Beat as he looks at her). Besides, Bob told me that song sometimes brings tears to your eyes. That isn't good, Julie. (A LONG MOMENT AS THEY LOOK AT ONE ANOTHER, KNOWING WHY THE SONG MAKES HER CRY, BUT IT'S ALL SAID IN EYE PLAY. BEAT, UP BUT GENTLY) DOUG: The way I figure, there's no room for a sad song in your life or mine. JULIE (low): Isn't there? DOUG: In case you haven't noticed, we've got it made. You have yourself quite a husband, Mrs. Anderson. Bob's one hell of a man. JULIE (low): I know that, Doug. (AND NOW SHE'S ABOUT TO TELL HIM OF HER PRIOR DISCUSSION WITH BOB, BUT BEFORE SHE GETS THE CHANCE, DOUG GOES ON, VERY UP) DOUG: And as for me, a guy never had it so good! A wife I adore, a baby who has me twisted around her little finger. I can't really believe it could happen to me. JULIE (low, looking at the obvious happiness on his face): Obviously it has. DOUG: No more sad songs, from now on it's upbeat. (JULIE LOOKS AT HIM, REALIZES NOW SHE CAN NOT CONFIDE IN HIM ABOUT THE DIVORCE SHE AND BOB DISCUSSED. AND SHE ALSO REALIZRS THE DOOR IS AS PERMANENTLY CLOSED AS EVER WHERE DOUG'S CONCERNED. DOUG DROPS A PIECE OF MUSIC ON FLLOR, BENDS TO PICK IT UP. NOTE: TENTATIVE CUT: IN TIGHT ON JULIE'S EYES, AND FOR ONE MOMENT SHE HEARS): DOUG (pre-recorded, whispering voiceover): "The look of love is in your eyes...the look...(fading)...that time can't erase..." (END TENTATIVE CUT. SHE SHAKES HER HEAD, PUTS FINGERS TO HER EYES IN CASE THERE HAVE BEEN SUDDEN TEARS, AS DOUG SITS BACK UP ON PIANO BENCH) JULIE: You're right, of course...no more sad songs. My marriage to Bob is perfect, just as yours is to Mother. DOUG (smiling at her): As I said, I'm sitting on top of the world. Care to join me? JULIE: Why not, we're two very lucky people, aren't we? (VERY QUICKLY, LEST SHE SHOW HER EMOTIONS, JULIE TURNS, EXITS. DOUG LOOKS AFTER, SURPRISED). ACT THREE: INT. WILLIAMS' LIVING ROOM (A LITTLE LATER. OPEN ON ADDIE AND HOPE STILL PLAYING ON LIVING ROOM FLOOR. AD LIB WITH ADDIE AND THE BABY UNSTIL SHE HEARS: SOUND: KEY IN LOCK. DOOR OPENS, DOUG ENTERS. HE HAS ROSES FOR ADDIE, A TOY FOR HOPE) DOUG: Ta da! Your friendly neighborhood husband and father is home. ADDIE (smiling at him): Ta da yourself! And just in the nick of time. DOUG (going to her): How's that? ADDIE: You can help me up off the floor. It's a little late in life for me to take up yoga. (SHE RAISES HER ARMS TO HIM, HE HELPS HER UP, THEY EMBRACE, KISS. BEAT, SOFTLY, LOVE VERY EVIDENT) ADDIE: Hello, Mr. Williams. DOUG (his love evident, too): Hi, Mrs. Williams. (hands roses to her) Flowers for my favorite wife. ADDIE: They're beautiful. You're much too extravagant. DOUG (airily): Naturally. (bends to baby). And for the most gifted, wonderful, beautiful daughter in the world. (HE HUGS AND KISSES HOPE, SHE RESPONDS, EAGERLY TAKES TOY FROM HIS HAND .DOUG SMILES RUEFULLY AT ADDIE AND THE BABY. REACTS MORE TO TOY THAN HIM. BEAT) DOUG: That didn't take long. I think we're raising a golddigger. ADDIE: Why not the way you spoil her? (puts flowers in vase). Both of us. DOUG: I can't think of another wife and daughter who deserve it more. ADDIE (to baby): You see, darling? I told you before how lucky we were to have such a nice man around the house. DOUG (solemnly): You're so right. I am pretty wonderful. ADDIE (smiling fondly at him): Um hmmm. And modest, too. (AS ADDIE FUSSES WITH FLOWERS, DOUG SITS ON FLOOR, PLAYS WIT BABY. WE FEEL HOW JOYOUSLY HAPPY THIS FAMILY IS) ADDIE: Mother called earlier. DOUG: How is she? ADDIE: Fine. She told me Mary Anderson will probably be leaving the hospital in a day or so. DOUG: Julie said she was feeling much better, when she stopped by the club for a minute. ADDIE: How was she? DOUG: Seemed a little low. ADDIE: I'm not surprised...after that awful accident up at the lake. DOUG: It was pretty rugged. ADDIE: I kept thinking about poor Phyl, how horrible it's been for her. Imagine almost losing a daughter in a tragic mistake like that. (TAKE DOUG'S REACTION TO THIS. AFTER ALL, HE SUSPECTS ADDIE COULD VERY WELL HAVE LOST HER DAUGHTER IN THE "TRAGIC MISTAKE." BEAT) ADDIE: I'm going to call Julie later, see if we can't have lunch tomorrow. The accident made me realize I mus'n't let any more time go by. I want to try to recapture the closeness we found during my illness. DOUG (quietly): Something like that makes you think about a lot of things. ADDIE (nods): And it's up to a mother never to lose a daughter. DOUG (smiling at Hope): I know a father who's never going to lose his daughter. ADDIE: You'd better include his wife, too. DOUG (grinning at her): Just to prove my good intentions, I'll take you out for dinner. ADDIE: Do I have my "druthers?" DOUG: Well, since I find you such a satisfactory spouse, I guess so. ADDIE (smiling at him): Then I'd "druther" have you surprise me with one of your home-cooked meals. DOUG: I suppose that could be arranged. ADDIE: That way I'll have time to take Hope for her afternoon stroll. DOUG: Don't you want me to come along and push the carriage? ADDIE: You can play chef. DOUG: "Play" indeed! (pretends to think) Pheasant under glass, maybe? ADDIE (pretending to be stricken): Oh, dear...we don't have a single pheasant left in the freezer. DOUG (shakes head): Tch, tch ,tch, such a shopper. Let's see...beef Wellington, chateaubriand flambe... ADDIE (sadly): Fresh out of fixings. DOUG: Then how about some spaghetti? ADDIE: That I'm prepared for. On one condition. DOUG: Which is? ADDIE: You clean up afterwards. DOUG: Sacre bleu! I am insult! (ADDIE GOES TO CLOSET, GETS HOPE'S COAT AND HER OWN, DOUG HELPS BABY INTO HER OUTFIT AS ADDIE PUTS ON HER COAT. BEAT) DOUG: Remember, now, be back in an hour. Spaghetti can't wait. ADDIE: I promise. Have I ever stood you up in my life? (SHE SMILES HAPPILY AS SHE WATCHES DOUG WRESTLE HOPE INTO HER OUTFIT) INT. JULIE'S HOTEL SUITE LIVING ROOM (JULIE ENTERING HOTEL SUITE, SEES BOB SIT QUIETLY ON SOFA) JULIE: Bob... BOB (quietly): Hello, Julie. I've been waiting for you. JULIE: For my...answer? (looks at him, he nods) I've come to my senses, you're right, of course. (AS SHE STARTS TO HIM, HIS FACE LIGHTS UP, HE STANDS, MOVES TO HER) JULIE: I did over-react...what happened to Mary. Our marriage is a good one...and it's going to last the rest of our lives. (BOB TAKES HER HUNGRILY IN HIS ARMS) BOB: Julie, Julie, my darling. (A LOVING EMBRACE AND KISS. BEAT) BOB: Never do anything like that to me again, promise? JULIE (quietly): Yes, Bob...I...promise. (AND ON ANOTHER EMBRACE...FADE TO: BLACK) ACT FOUR: INT. WILLIAMS' KITCHEN (LATER, WINDOW OPEN. DOUG, WEARING APRON, HAS SPAGHETTI SAUCE BUBBLING ON STOVE, FOLLOWS COOK BOOK. BUT HE HAS SEVERAL VATS OF WATER BOILING, OVERFLOWING WITH SPAGHETTI, HAS TO KEEP TRANSFERRING TO OTHER POTS) DOUG: The recipe only called for one package of spaghetti, but it looked so skinny... (peers into pot) Wow, it's fat enough now. Maybe four packages was too much. (EVEN AS HE TRANSFERS BOILING OVER SPAGHETTI, THE SAUCE STARTS TO BUBBLE OMINOUSLY. HE STIRS WITH WOODEN SPOON, THEN TASTES. MAKES A FACE) DOUG: I hope Addie likes garlic. (shakes his head) I hope I like it. (HE FACES BACK TO COOK BOOK, READS) DOUG: Strain in a collander. What the heck is that? (OFF SCREEN WE HEAR: SOUND: SCREECH OF CAR BRAKES AND A CRASH. DOUG WINCES, STARTS FOR WINDOW TO LOOK OUT) DOUG: Oh, brother! (NOW. SOUND: PHONE RINGS. BEFORE HE REACHES WINDOW, DOUG TURNS BACK, STARTS FOR PHONE, THEN SEES BUBBLING POTS, HASTILY TURNS OFF EVERYTHING, THEN DASHES FOR PHONE) DOUG: I'm coming, I'm coming! (answers phone) Hello? (TWO-WAY CALL WITH JULIE, FROM HOTEL SUITE) JULIE: It's Julie, Doug. DOUG: Well, hi! You certainly made a fast exit from the club today. JULIE: I...was in a hurry. (beat) Bob and I are going out to dinner to celebrate Mary's feeling so much better. We wondered if you and Mother could join us? DOUG: Better still, why don't you both come over here? I'm making spaghetti. JULIE: Sure there'll be enough? DOUG (rolling his eyes toward the pots on stove): For us and a visiting army. JULIE: Bob's in the shower, but I'm sure he'd love it. DOUG: Be sure he loves garlic, too. (tastes, makes a face) JULIE (beat, soberly): Doug...you were right earlier. We both should be very grateful for what we have. DOUG: No more sad songs? JULIE: No more. I have a wonderful husband...and I'm going to try and be a good wife to him. (beat) And I'd like Mother to know how I feel. DOUG (warmly): That's great, Julie. She mentioned before she hadn't seen enough of you lately. JULIE: We have to drop by the hospital first to see Mary. Then we'll be right over. DOUG: See you soon, fair lady. (DROP TWO-WAY CALL, DOUG HANGS UP, STARTS BACK TO STOVE, NOW: SOUND: DOORBELL RINGS. DOUG ROLLS HIS EYES SKYWARD, PAN WITH HIM AS HE GOES TO DOOR) DOUG: Talk about Grand Central Station! (grins) Bet the lady who's never late for a date with me forgot her key. I won't tell her Julie and Bob are coming...let it be a surprise. (throws door open) Forgot your key... (BUT HE STOPS. BECAUSE IT ISN'T ADDIE, IT'S MRS. LACEY, A NEIGHBOR, HER FACE WHITE WITH SHOCK. SHE HOLDS HOPE IN HER ARMS. DOUG DRAWS A BLANK, UNCOMPREHENDING) DOUG: Hi, Mrs. Lacey...where's my wife? (MRS. LACEY LOOKS AT HIM, OPENS HER MOUTH, BUT NOTHING COMES OUT, BEAT) DOUG: I said where's Addie? How come you've got Hope? (MRS. LACEY AGAIN TRIES TO SPEAK, BUT NOTHING COMES OUT) DOUG: Did Addie go to the store? Forget something for dinner? Ah, that's it...went to pick up some burgandy for the spaghetti. (MRS. LACEY SHAKES HER HEAD, NOW TEARS START TO STREAM DOWN HER FACE) MRS. LACEY: The baby...she's all right, Mr. Williams. Little Hope...(her voice quavers)...She wasn't hurt at all. DOUG (shaken, realizing something is wrong): Addie! Where is my wife, Mrs. Lacey? (MRS. LACEY IS TOO CHOKED TO SPEAK, HOLDS HOPE OUT TO DOUG. BUT DOUG DOESN'T EVEN LOOK AT THE CHILD) DOUG (screaming): Can't you hear me? God in Heaven, where is Addie? Where is my wife? (AND EVEN AS WE HEAR...SOUND: POLICE SIREN AND AMBULANCE. DOUG STARES AT THE SHAKING WOMAN AND CRYING CHILD. MUSIC: UP TO FINISH AND OUT. FADE TO: BLACK. UP ON:: COMMERCIAL # 6. MUSIC: THEME. UP ON: FILM-HOUR GLASS; MATTE CARD OR CRAWL. X PLUG. PRODUCTION TAG)