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Of Y&R's late 1980s big three recasts, I'd say Jess Walton was the most successful.

Seasons 3-5 were the height of popularity but weaknesses were showing. Aaron Spelling entire goal was to be bigger and better than Dallas and storytelling logic and acting ability went out the window. Aaron Spelling went all out to the biggest and best, mainly by cashing in on Diana-mania.

Why was the Cascade box near the food prep area? Still, nothing tops the love scene Tide shot.

My wish list: Derek, Ashley, Tomas.

Alexandra maybe. Was she intended to be a new villainess? From what I've seen of Kobe/Long, Alexandra was introduced as a jet-setting socialite but I don't think she initially showed much interest in Spaulding Enterprises. Blake was a vixen when Sherry Stringfield was in the role. Agree. When I watched the Calhoun/Long/Curlee era in real time, I thought Maureen Garrett was one of the most beautiful women on daytime.

Was Danny/Christine the most budget mode wedding Y&R has had?

You're welcome @DRW50 Holly returns December 1988, so a full 8 years she's absent.

The following week (November 24-28, 1980) was Holly departure. A recap of that week is here

With this week being a short week, this thread could be less than 50 pages.

Phylicia Rashad. The Cosby Show made her the most iconic sitcom mother of the 1980s. Her only regular series on a broadcast network after The Cosby Show was Bill Cosby's CBS series Cosby. She had short arcs on Empire and This Is Us. In the 2000s a good number of 1980s primetime soap actors showed up on daytime. Does guest starring on Murder, She Wrote count?

Booty popping or working out more?

I still can't figure out how a musical theater actor was cast in such a pivotal role and not a Friend of Jill or even a soap name. I think the friend Jill wanted was either not available or not interested, thus those in charge of casting going the new to daytime route.

Andre/Dani, be still my heart 🥰 I knew their booty call hook ups then being friends with benefits were so going to turn into love 😍

Sean Freeman today 😍 Could Hayley enter nasty ho territory like Vanessa? Hayley gives off ho in the street trying to be a lady in the street energy.

Oh yes 😍 Sean Freeman has been working out. He was already the hotness of BtG and he's gotten hotter 🤤

Danny/Cricket 1990 wedding was shown during the classics.

EB is 84 and has dealt with health issues in recent years. He is going to be on the show as long as he is physically and mentally capable of doing so.

Josh Griffith needs to go.

Any news about repeats during Thanksgiving?

Any news about classics during Thanksgiving?

Hahaha, dead! I still remember when Nikki told Claire she was a dancer at a club. I'm like, girl please, you climbed the pole.

1996 it looked like Guiding Light was going to be cancelled and B&B would be expanded to 1 hr. Bill Bell Jr. and Maria Arena Bell had a soap bible Coming of Age that they attempted to sell to NBC in the early 1990s so maybe that could have been a new 1/2 hr show. Remember too 1997 was the height of time slot rival Reilly Days so CBS would not want the new 1/2 hr show head-to-head w/ Reilly Days. If 1997 we got expanded B&B and new Bell show, I think the Eastern time soap schedule would have been 12:30 pm Y&R 1:30 pm B&B 2:30 pm new Bell show 3 pm As the World Turns

1995 and 1996 the cast seemed bloated, probably in anticipation for expansion to 1 hr. 1997 there was a cast purge since the expansion didn't happen.

Next week's preview 🥰

CBS primetime was a mess from the decline of Dallas in 1987 until the start of CSI in 2000. That was 13 years, yikes.