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This is the scene between Hud and his mother. Later there is a scene of him dreaming of the incident and the aftermath is displayed

Episode 129 is the latest script I received. It covers the events after the party celebrating the arrival of Madge Sinclair, Jane Elliott’s character. Sorry Loyalty, there doesn’t seem to be any mention of Isabel Kitteridge, but this isn’t the party itself. I’m currently bidding on script 128 where the party occurred. Hopefully, I’ll be able to answer your question in the future. There still is no appearance by Pam or Shelley, which is disappointing. I was hoping to get a better sense of their characters. Shelley was the subject of the conversation. Apparently, Shelley had been scarred by a man named Lombardo and was still in the hospital. Shelley was refusing to see Hank Sowolski, the young man she had begun to see prior to the accident. Hank’s brother Davey and Francie Richardson were seen at Cronies’, the local bar, talking about how upset Hank was because Shelley had continued to turn him away. Hank was mentioned in the final script. Betty called the Sowolski home to speak to Myra, Hank’s mother. Davey was the young man referred to as a hayseed by Biff Lewis. Davey and Francie are close, but I don’t think there is a romantic connection on Francie’s end. While she seems to love Biff, Francie doesn’t love the fact Biff is only after sex. Davey seems to represent the man Francie feels she should be in love with rather than Biff. If the show had continued, its possible Francie would have turned to Davey when everything was said and done. After dropping off Francie, Davey went hunting in the woods for raccoons. In the woods, Davey found Greg and Laurel making love at the abandoned farm house. This incident was the source material for the story Laurel Franklin wrote for Wallace’s writing course. Anyway, in the cliffhanger for part 58, Davey informs Frank Richardson he cannot wait to tell Francie what he has seen in the woods. Davey would tell Francie, who would tell Biff. I believe this was all being used for the big incest reveal. Laurel says her mother accused her of flirting with Biff, Greg, and Logan. I wonder if the audience knew Betty had had an affair with another man and thought it was either Emmett Claybourne or Bryan Lewis and they were led to believe she may or may not have been involved with her brother. Betty goes to see Hud to talk about Laurel; Betty thinks Laurel is hiding something from her. Hud is loyal to Laurel and won’t give anything away if he does know, but I’m not convinced he knows how close Greg and Laurel have become. Hud’s mother issues are fleshed out a bit. The conflict between Betty-Laurel leads to a discussion between Hud-Betty about fighting between parents and children. Hud has a flashback of the day his mother was killed. Ida, Hud’s mom, found a porn magazine in his room and proceeds to flip out on him. Hud says one of his teammates gave it to him and Ida said she won’t have doing dirty things in her home. Hud claims he’s innocent. When Ida threatens to tell Betty about Hud’s dirty deeds, Hud threatens to kill his mother. Later, Hud is standing over his mother’s dead body, her own stockings being used to strangle her to death. Hud says he killed her. I’ve been told Frank Richardson, Hud’s uncle, was actually the Campus Strangler. While Ida wasn’t killed by the Strangler, I wonder if Frank actually killed Ida, his sister/sister-in-law, and Hud just believed he had killed his mother. The situation regarding Hud / Ida’s death is odd because Betty / Hud talk about how Hud was treated by psychiatrists after the death of his mother, but there is no mention of the murder. It dawned on me Josh Collier was another suspect in the case. When he arrived in Eden, the murders began and Miranda had learned Josh’s first wife Corrine has drowned under mysterious circumstances. At the start of part 57, Josh encounters Miranda swimming in the nude. He announces to her that he had come to pick up the purse left behind by his date Gail. Miranda gets very upset and they fight back and forth. Miranda won’t get close to Josh, and Josh gets her to back up to the edge of the pool. Josh returns to his hotel room where he and Gail Lee have sex. Miranda and Madge have a rather lengthy confrontation where Madge reveals a substantial amount of backstory. Madge had been involved with Bryan when the Lewis family was still living in Atlanta. When Bryan went to look for somewhere to relocate Lewis Electronics, Miranda paid Beau, one of Miranda’s lovers, to seduce Madge and marry her. Miranda, who went with Bryan to Eden, intercepted the correspondence sent by Madge and Bryan in order to think the other had fallen out of love with the other. Madge learned that Miranda and Beau had had an affair and Beau told Madge how Miranda had paid him thousands of dollars to marry Madge. Madge came to realize Miranda did all of this because Miranda was in love with Bryan. Miranda denies everything, but Madge says she will not leave Eden until Bryan is her husband. After leaving Davey, Francie agrees to go off to the country with Biff that evening. In the woods, Biff describes his ideal situation for him and Francie: he would come home from work to their apartment where Francie would be cooking in just an apron. You can guess where the rest of the fantasy goes from there. Francie is okay with it as she thinks this means Biff wants to settle down and marry her. Biff informs Francie he doesn’t want to marry her; he just wants to put her up in an apartment so she can serve his needs, not her father’s. Francie gets upset and asks to be driven home.

Thank you for your comments. I posted this about a year and half ago, but no one seemed all that interested except for EricMontreal. lol I couldn’t help thinking Biff would be a dumb hick. I’ve just received another script and he refers to another character as a hayseed. Originally, the Lewis family was from Atlanta; Bryan relocated the company to Eden prior to the show’s start. I think Biff considered himself urbane compared to the residents of Eden because of Atlanta roots. Biff Lewis seems to have more on his mind than just sex; though, sex is very important. Wasn’t Marland’s Josh Lewis sort of playboy heir with a sense for business? Regarding Betty’s ‘tragic news, and ‘loss;’ I don’t know if she lost a baby. I’ve just gotten a second script (episode #129) so my sources are the older episodes. Betty Franklin did work for Lewis Electronics so her loss may be related to the explosion at the factory. I don’t know if Betty has a love interest. In part 58, Betty invites a man named Mark over for breakfast, but the episode closes with Betty alone in the kitchen before he arrives after realizing her daughter Laurel didn’t sleep at home. Speculation on my part, but I think Mark might be Dr. Hammond. I assumed Betty called Hammond in part 66 because he handled her rape, but Betty told Frank Richardson she talked to Dr. Hammond about Frank’s paralysis. I’m now considering the possibility that Hammond and Betty were in a casual relationship, but this purely conjecture. When I get the chance, I’ll some more details from the latest script I received.

I posted an earlier version of this in the 'A New Day in Eden' EricMontreal started several years ago, but I've found more information since then. Below is a BRIEF episode guide I've put together for 'Eden.' These were the listings Showtime provided in the television section of the newspaper. Showtime aired 'A New Day in Eden' on Tuesdays and Thursdays for about five to eight episodes before taking a week off to rerun the previous set of episodes on nightly basis. I haven't been able to find any description for parts 3-6 other than 'A powerful family turns a small town into a model rejuvenation project.' In labelling the episodes, I started with the part label that was listed in the newspaper and then included the script. I know there was some confusion once so, to clarify, thirty-scripts were written, each written with two parts, and they were aired separately. In total, there were 66 half-hour parts aired and 33 hour long scripts written. Part One (Episode 101, Part 1) A powerful family turns a small town into a model rejuvenation project. a: November 2, 1982 n: premiered @ 10 PM Part Two (Episode 101, Part 2) a: November 2, 1982 n: aired back to back with part one as an hour long premier Part Three (Episode 102, Part 1) a: November 9, 1982 Part Four (Episode 102, Part 2) a: November 11, 1982 n: first first run episode to air on Thursdays at 10:00 Part Five (Episode 103, Part 1) a: November 16, 1982 Part Six (Episode 103, Part 2) a: November 18, 1982 Part Seven (Episode 104, Part 1) Miranda inspires Pam. a: November 23, 1982 Part Eight (Episode 104, Part 2) Pam seduces Greg. a: December 7, 1982 Part Nine (Episode 105, Part 1) A deal with a tramp. a: December 9, 1982 Part 10 (Episode 105, Part 2) Biff fights back. a: December 14, 1982 Part 11 (Episode 106, Part 1) A loaded invitation. a: December 16, 1982 Part 12 (Episode 106, Part 2) Emmett's fantasy. a: December 21, 1982 Part 13 (Episode 107, Part 1) An uncomfortable dinner. a: December 23, 1982 Part 14 (Episode 107, Part 2) Clint declares his love. a: January 4, 1983 n: First first-run episode airing at 10:30 on Tuesday. Part 15 (Episode 108, Part 1) Another murder in Eden. a: January 6, 1983 n: First first-run episode airing at 10:30 on Thursday. Part 16 (Episode 108, Part 2) A black proposal. a: January 11, 1983 Part 17 (Episode 109, Part 1) The first pay off. a: January 13, 1983 Part 18 (Episode 109, Part 2) Double blackmail. a: January 18, 1983 Part 19 (Episode 110, Part 1) Jealous lovers. a: January 20, 1983 Part 20 (Episode 110, Part 2) Betty's dark secret. a: February 1, 1983 n: First first-run episode airing at 11:30 on Tuesday. Part 21 (Episode 111, Part 1) Clint confesses. a: February 3, 1983 n: First first-run episode airing at 11:30 on Thursday. Part 22 (Episode 111, Part 2) Biff gets the cash. a: February 8, 1983 Part 23 (Episode 112, Part 1) Pam's new lover. a: February 10, 1983 Part 24 (Episode 112, Part 2) A surprise for Miranda. a February 15, 1983 Part 25 (Episode 113, Part 1) Shelley raped. a: February 17, 1983 Part 26 (Episode 113, Part 2) Shelley's revenge. a: March 1, 1983 Part 27 (Episode 114, Part 1) Miranda threatens murder. a: March 3, 1983 Part 28 (Episode 114, Part 2) Lovers for the first time. a: March 8, 1983 Part 29 (Episode 115, Part 1) The rapist confesses. a: March 10, 1983 Part 30 (Episode 115, Part 2) Biff's pay off backfires. a: March 15, 1983 Part 31 (Episode 116, Part 1) Shelley's new lover. a: March 17, 1983 Part 32 (Episode 116, Part 2) Miranda loses Clint. a: March 22, 1983 Part 33 (Episode 117, Part 1) Emmett's secret visitor. a: March 24, 1983 Part 34 (Episode 117, Part 2) An explosion at Lewis Electronics. a: April 7, 1983 Part 35 (Episode 118, Part 1) The factory in chaos. a: April 12, 1983 Part 36 (Episode 118, Part 2) Shelley in critical condition a: April 14, 1983 Part 37 (Episode 119, Part 1). Biff spies on Pam and Clint. a: April 19, 1983 Part 38 (Episode 119, Part 2) Tragic news for Betty. a: April 21, 1983 Part 39 (Episode 120, Part 1) Another surprise for Josh. a: May 3, 1983 Part 40 (Episode 120, Part 2) Biff's personal maid. a: May 5, 1983 Part 41 (Episode 121, Part 1) The arsonist revealed. a: May 10, 1983 Part 42 (Episode 121, Part 2) Betty's loss. a: May 12, 1983 Part 43 (Episode 122, Part 1) Hud's bizarre fantasy. a: May 17, 183 Part 44 (Episode 122, Part 2) A confession to murder. a: May 19, 1983 n: The final week long marathon aired the following week. Part 45 (Episode 123, Part 1) Emmett threatens Cynthia. a: May 31, 1983 Part 46 (Episode 123, Part 2) Miranda targets a victim. a: June 2, 1983 Part 47 (Episode 124, Part 1) Biff's roadside romance. a: June 7, 1983 Part 48 (Episode 124, Part 2) Miranda seduces Pam. a: June 9, 1983 Part 49 (Episode 125, Part 1) Bryan's surprise houseguest. a: June 14, 1983 Part 50 (Episode 125, Part 2) Emmett runs from Eden. a: June 16, 1983 Part 51 (Episode 126, Part 1) A hitchhiker comes to Eden. a: June 21, 1983 Part 52 (Episode 126, Part 2) Bryan's romance grows. a: June 23, 1983 Part 53 (Episode 127, Part 1) Biff gets punched. a: June 28, 1983 Part 54 (Episode 127, Part 2) Sweet Honey. a: June 30, 1983 Part 55 (Episode 128, Part 1) The big party. a: July 5, 1983 Part 56 (Episode 128, Part 2) An embarrassed Josh. a: July 7, 1983 Part 57 (Episode 129, Part 1) Greg and Lauren plan marriage. a: July 12, 1983 Part 58 (Episode 129, Part 2) A proposal for Francie. a: July 14, 1983 Part 59 (Episode 130, Part 1) A fair warning to Miranda. a: July 26, 1983 n: Final week airing at Tuesdays at 11:30 PM. Part 60 (Episode 130, Part 2) Shelley finds love. a: July 28, 1983 n: Final week airing on Thursdays at 11:30 PM. Part 61 (Episode 131, Part 1) Biff discovers Greg's lover. a: August 3, 1983 n: Aired Wednesday @ 1:00 AM Part 62 (Episode 131, Part 2) Betty in jeopardy. a: August 5, 1983 n: Aired Friday @ 1:30 AM Part 63 (Episode 132, Part 1) Miranda and Biff become allies. a: August 10, 1983 n: Aired Wednesday @ 1:30 AM Part 64 (Episode 132, Part 2) Betty raped. a: August 12, 1983 n: Aired Friday @ 1:30 AM Part 65 (Episode 133, Part 1) Francie uncovers Hud's secret. a: August 17, 1983 n: Aired Wednesday @ 1:30 AM Part 66 (Episode 133, Part 2) Eden's sin is revealed. a: August 19, 1983 n: Aired Friday @ 1:00 AM

I think there might be a second 'Love of Life' novelisation a few years later. I cannot remember the plot but I think it involves a kidnapping.

These were neat. I think Paul Lukather is wearing the shirt he was wearing in the pic with Susan Brown (in the matching shirt). Considine's character sounds interesting. He is described as a loner. I think I read he was the father of Ann's baby in an article on soaps from the 1970s.

Thanks. Some of these sound so interesting and some sound boring.

Danny Martin was introduced in August 1981 during the strike. He was involved with Althea's mysterious hit and run patient, Robin. Althea and Danny, an orderly, both took a shine to the young girl. Danny snuck her out to a carnival and later they ran away when it looked like Robin might be hurt by Sebastian, the drug dealer Jerry Dancy was involved with in Tokyo. Sebastian had killed Robin's mother and he feared she might rat him out. Sebastian kidnapped Danny and Robin, a fire ensued, and the two nearly died. Robin later faded from the story and Danny returned to his position at the hospital. Natalie came to work there in November 1981 so I assume that's how Danny-Natalie became friends. When Lemay began, Danny was defending Natalie to Nola, who didn't like her brother's relationship with Natalie. Danny wasn't killed off during the plague storyline. He can be seen in the final episode. He tells off one of the nurses who had been trying to use him. Danny dated Kit McCormack briefly when she arrived on the scene and was later involved with sexy nurse Hollis, who also went after Mike Powers.

Wow. I don't think I knew about any of this. This sounds like a fascinating plot. It's a shame YDM didn't last longer.

Saynotoursoap, thank you for posting the Christmas 1981 credits on youtube. It was nice to know I wasn't insane about Aaron Scott and Ann Marie Barlow penning the episode. As always, you youtube channel is such a treasure to those of us who weren't around to experience the golden era of soaps.

Carl, Loretta remained on the show until the end. In one of the show's final stories, Elizabeth Rainey spread rumors around Northcross College that Loretta and Julian were having an affair because Julian's wife, Mary, was busy tending to their young son Daniel. FrenchFan provided a recap of the final months from the show's conclusion on page 3 or 4 of this thread. It's definitely worth looking back on. I don't believe Tony Monroe or Ruth Monroe were on very long. Christine would eventually be pulled into the triangle with Alison and Hugh Jessup that went on for some time before becoming involved in another triangle with John Rainey and Adrienne Harris. IMDb says Meg Myles was there until 1971, which I assume means she left when the Steve amnesia / Ellie Jardin murder plot came to its conclusion. Osterwald's Stella was never a major player, but Wesley Hyatt says she was shipped out of town in 1972 when Osterwald joined 'Bridget loves Bernie.' Ben Jessup's son Hugh was a major player so he was around for some time. His wife Ruth Jessup was supposedly a snob who looked down on the relationship between her son and Christine Cameron as well as being mortified to having a grandchild who was born out of wedlock.

Finally got the chance to watch the episode saynotoursoap posted. I was surprised to see it was credited to Ralph Ellis. I had thought Nixon had lasted until the summer of 1987, but I guess I was wrong. Does anyone know when Ellis arrived? I thought the opening teaser with Lottie in the car was effective played to the tune of 'Why Do Fools Fall in Love.' I also liked the use of Chris de Burgh's 'Lady in Red' at the Rescott home, a set I don't believe I'd seen before. I know SoapNet always claimed it avoided 'Santa Barbara' and later 'Ryan's Hope' because of music rights. I wonder if 'Loving' presented a similar situation? Eban Japes seemed very different in this clip from the man who was threatening to ruin Lottie / Curtis' wedding in the promos and later shot up Steve and Trisha's wedding. Was this a Friday episode? Tony had been working as Alden handyman and was suddenly unmasked as a doctor. I can just see the dollar signs in Ava's eyes as I type this. BTW, I thought the stuff with Ava and the Corinth Arms was awkward in the way Ben / Marina would have awkward conversations about money on 'Guiding Light.' I didn't think it seemed realistic, but maybe others would disagree. Regarding turnover, a year from this episode only Trisha, Ava, and Kate would still be around.

Slide one is labelled Wendy Barry on eBay. I think this is accurate. People's Magazine has there back issues available for download and Barry is featured in the cast shot along with Steve Carlson, Ann Wilkinson, Jim McMullan, Maggie Sullivan, and Jack Wagner. Barry had dark hair and similar facial features to the actress in the shot. This appears to be the same actress and actor pictured in the March Showtime promo Carl posted in the March 1983 cable article thread. I assume this means the pair is Grant Wilson and Wendy Barry. IMDb states Barry played Shelley Novack and Wilson played Biff Lewis. I'm pretty sure Grant Wilson is the blonde even though we cannot see his face. However, since information is so scarce and the People's picture doesn't give a good look of Wendy Barry's face, I'm beginning to wonder if it isn't Biff and Francie since Francie / Biff were a couple. IMDb lists Dana Halstad as playing Francie. In the second slide, eBay says it is Jane Elliott and Wendy Barry. I think this is wrong. I suspect this set is Cronies, the bar where the younger characters hung out. Based on the article you posted, I would say Ann Wilkinson is the blonde. This is labelled Nov 1982, which is when it premiered on Showtime. I think this might be Anne Lockhart. I've tried to find pictures of her from this period and there is a bit of a resemblance. If that's the case, the first slide was used to preview the first set of episodes as Lockhart was quickly killed off.

FrenchFan, do you have a headwriters / ep list for Loving? That's another one that's shaky.

Regarding Levin, she was definitely there in the fall of 1981 after the strike ended. Several episodes appeared on WoST from this period and I know at least one was credited to her. I thought, however, that Konners returned from the strike, but I think I'm wrong. Also, there is an article from 1984 talking about Elizabeth Levin's play 'The Female Entertainer,' in which she says she left 'The Doctors' abruptly over a script. I think this si the second time because the Christmas 1981 episode is credited to Aaron Scott and Ann Marie Barlow. I suspect Scott & Barlow kept the show going between Levin's abrupt departure and Lemay's first episodes. This would explain why Levin is listed as the new writer in an issue giving previews for the new year. Lemay may not have been hired in time. I think it looks like this: Lawrence & Ronnie Wencker-Konner (Jan. 81 - May 81) No writers credited (June - Aug. 1981) Elizabeth Levin (Sept. 81 - Dec. 81) Aaron Scott & Anne-Marie Barlow (Dec. 1981) Harding Lemay (Dec. 81 - June 82)

I've seen McMillan listed in LaGuardia's Soap World as Jim Crawford. McMillan later appeared on 'Ryan's Hope' as Charlie Ferris, one of the party leaders who supported Frank.

On Steve Frame's board, I believe Paul Raven posted an SOD article from August 1982 stating Barbara Morgenroth and Robert Cendella were replacing Harding Lemay on 'The Doctors.' Paul, do you happen to still have this? Also, during the summer of 1981 there was a Writer's Strike, so I think it's unlikely that Levin took over in July mid way through the strike or that the Barlows would be credited as writing the episodes. She may have been hired in July, but I don't think her material would air until the fall. What's the source of this information? I hope this doesn't come off as rude as it is not intended to be that way. I may be wrong as well.

Wow! Catherine Hickland was in this. I thought someone had told me that once, but I had dismissed it because I never saw it listed anywhere else. My apologies. I wonder who she played. Regarding the nudity, I know some of the actors had problems with it. In an interview about Battlestar Galatica, Anne Lockhart talked about why she left the show. She was in the pilot and producers wanted her to have a continuing role in the serial, but Lockhart was uncomfortable about the nudity. So Anne's character was offed by the serial killer in the show's early episodes. I always thought this was bizarre because you'd think going into the soap the actors knew there was going to be racier material, but maybe they didn't. Maggie Sullivan said in the People's Magazine article on 'Eden' that it took some time to get adjusted to it. Concerning the audience, I'm not sure whether or not they would be turned off by it. I think the bigger issue was 'Eden' was initially airing at 10 PM opposite network programming like 'Hart to Hart', 'St. Elsewhere,' and 'Hill Street Blues.' While 'Eden' could be considered interesting counterprogramming, I'm not sure if it was really going to be able to compete. Then again, I think it shows Showtime was invested in the series enough to place it against this type of programming. Rereading the final script again, a couple of things stuck out. I'm wondering when the audience learned Laurel and Greg were siblings. Throughout the final episode, Biff keeps leering at Laurel even though they've all but said Laurel is Bryan's daughter. At first, this is used to get Betty to make her confession. Kevin Wallace, the professor who raped Betty, calls Betty to taunt her about the incident earlier that night and mentions how Laurel is with one of the Lewis boys. This continues though throughout the episode. I understand Greg and Laurel truly love one another, but Biff's fascination with his unknown half-sister seems worse for some reason. Pals Greg and Clint resolving their issues was a nice conclusion, but I suspect had the show continued there would have been issues. Clint was hiding something about Pam, presumably her affair with Miranda, from Greg and the insinuation was Laurel knew Clint's secret as well. Once this came out, I'm sure more drama would have ensued. There is mention in the script of the Claybournes having a sauna and a personal gym. Biff Lewis, the playboy son, mentions the possibility of getting high and using the sauna. I assume the sauna was used in earlier episodes for a steamy encounter (no pun intended). It's a shame no episodes have popped up because I can only imagine this being a very dark series especially with the serial killer plot. Bryan Lewis references the town being in a state of terror since Susan Walsh died and each part ended with Francie in peril. On two occassions, Logan Claybourne refers to the family home as a tomb or maseoleum and the references to the lighting in the articles seems to add to this darkness. Unfortunately, I'm probably reading too much into this.

Levin returned in the fall of 1981, which was why it was in the Jan. 1982 SOD. They were still behind. I believe the pre-strike writers returned in September 1981, but Levin briefly replaced them. Then Lemay came in December, but the Christmas 1981 episode (which was posted on WoST and youtube) was credited to Scott and Ann Barlow (I think that was there names). Lemay wrote the NYE's episode which was posted on WoST. Lemay was replaced by Leonard Kantor and Robert Cendella and later Kantor and Barbara Korgenroth

I don't think much of this panned out. Trucker learned Trisha was alive and went to see her. Offscreen, Trisha told Trucker she was enjoying her life as Crystal Hartman and didn't want to return. I believe Trucker left Christopher in Dinahlee's care and then he left town. Eventually, Dinahlee learned she was pregnant by Trucker, for the second time within in a year, and told Ava and Stacey. Stacey convinced Dinahlee to return to Trucker and tell him the truth. Dinahlee left town and Ava chewed Stacey out for convincing Dinahlee to leave. Dinahlee / Ava had been friends and Ava didn't like losing Dinahlee. Ava and Stacey actually made amends after years of fighting because all of their other friends had left town. I can only speculate, but I wonder if Buck was going to help Dinahlee raise Stacey's baby. Buck had been the product of broken home, I believe his dad had maintained two families: one with his mother and another with Trucker/Rocky's mother. Gwyn had lost his baby in October 1993, then he learned he had a daughter in June 1994 only to lose her in September 1994. Most of Buck's story revolved around his father / his being a father so I could see where Buck might agree to raise Trucker's baby. I wonder if E & B planned to bring Trucker back into the story eventually. In the show's dying days (literally), Stacey and Curtis had a brief flirtation. I wonder if E & B had planned to use Curtis in the Buck / Stacey / Dinahlee story? However, Amelia Heinle also got pregnant around this time. Maybe they scrapped the Dinahlee plot because they were going to have Steffi pregnant in pretty much a similar situation? Why did Cooper leave? I thought he just went to Paris to run the European branch of AE? I didn't think it was heroic, but that he was looking to advance his career. If the show hadn't been revamped, 1996 would have been a rought year. Neither Paul Anthony Stewart nor Ameila Heinle renewed their contract so all of the show's strong twenty something set was gone barring Ally. Wesley Addy would pass away. It would have been a very different show even if it hadn't moved to New York.

I liked E.J., but I thought she was poorly conceived at times. I liked the idea of a Ryan reporter going to work under Rae, Rae taking the girl under her wings, and having to fight off the predators like Wes Leonard. I’ve never given much thought to the Roger-EJ relationship, but it didn’t bother me. With that said, I did wonder if the show was trying to capitalize on Garrett’s success on GL by pairing her character with another Roger. I wonder what L & M would have done had they not been fired. Would Delia have worked with EJ’s ex to ruin the couple? I think eventually Rae would have had to chose between Roger and EJ, but, hopefully, not in a romantic situation. I thought the stuff with ‘The Proud and the Passionate’ was fun, but I wasn’t sure how they could have kept that stuff going without the paralysis plot, which I found amusing. Those September episodes are a mess though because so much changes early on in the Barbara Wilde plot. Initially, they hinted Barbara had money problems and that would be her motivation for seeing Seneca, and later suing Roger. I didn’t find the stock scam as nearly as degrading as Delia – Joe and the hidden camera. Delia learns Jack has put a camera in Joe’s office, tries to blackmail Joe, and Joe dismisses the whole situation and outsmarts Delia. Really! What BS! Delia was never book smart, but she was cunning and street smart. What was done to Dee throughout the series was often cruel and unmotivated. And depending on who was playing who, I often couldn’t stand their high and mighty treatment of Delia. I’m trying to remember where Roger – Dee were prior to the stock situation. Roger was involved with that dayplayer bartender during the summer and was involved in the tug of war blackmail with Rae where they kept trying to one-up one another in order to maintain their silence. I thought that should have been a break point for Rae – Roger because Rae’s lack of trust really should have ruined their friendship. Anyway, what did you think of Frank dismissing his suit against Rae regarding the senate stuff because he felt sorry for her? I thought that was a crock Regarding Bob-Faith, I do believe they were trying to rewrite it so Bob had loved Faith since childhood, which went against established history. Bob’s feelings were still valid, but the rewrite (which I believe happened before Faith-Frank) was unnecessary. I understand what you are saying now regarding Faith’s inconsistent characterization. The Writers’ Strike started right after Frank told Faith they were splitting and its never been clear to me how much L & M had planned for Faith. I thought the stuff with Craig, the teen alcoholic, was something that should have been explored further. I thought Jim Speed was suppose to be a Frank substitute in her life since he was Bob and Frank’s old pal from the force. I thought Speed was interesting as he had his own family issues, but none of that was really explored.

From the September 5, 1969, edition of the Schenectady Gazette: From the December 29, 1969, edition of the same publication:

Thank you so much Carl! These are amazing. In the past, I've read recollection from radio soap fans, but it is hard to sense how the story plays out on a day-to-day basis over the years. It's interesting. In the 'Golden Windows' thread, I mentioned John Young wrote for 'Right to Happiness' and there seems to be a strong sense of justice on the show, which is interesting considering Carolyn's less than innocent roots. The description of Annette Thorpe sounds like the one provided in the newspaper summaries for Sharon Graham a few years later. I wonder if the audience got bored of having Carolyn's husbands tempted by single women? The 1956 summaries are interesting as you can see how the show moved out of the political orbit while still telling Carolyn's story. Miles kicks the bucket after several years of marriage and Carolyn's concerns revolve around her son and new beau Jack Townsend. Jack was trying to steal the money Carolyn had inherited from Sherry Wayne and was looking to steal from the youth center, which probably tied Carolyn / Skip to Jack. One of the episodes available online features this story. I really like 'Right to Happiness' and wish it made the transition to TV since it seemed to play like a television serial.

I don't know about Robyn Milan. I just know Diana Walker was there until the end. The Village Voice did some articles on soaps and they loved 'Where the Heart Is.' They recounted the Liz Rainey affair, which occured during Mary and Julian's marriage.

THe picture of Lori March and Terry O'Sullivan is great. Does anyone know if the show paired Valerie with Sam Stevens after Peter's death? I know she later married Ian Northcoate, but I wonder if Sam / Valerie was attempted before Valerie got with Ian.