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Cricket was only there for spring break and summer stories at that time. It wasn't until summer 1986 that Lauralee Bell joined the cast full time and Cricket proceeded to eat the show for the remainder of the 1980s.

The first episode is on the Entertainment Weekly link so I watched it there instead of the edited rebroadcast. From these first two episodes we could see elements of Bill Bell's work that would be used later on, ie. the established upper class family and the working class family. It was surprising at first to see Jennifer Brooks preparing dinner for her family and the Brooks family eating at the kitchen table but I guess upper class in 1973 didn't necessarily mean employing a household staff and having meals in the formal dining room. Looking forward to Katherine's facelift tomorrow and Neil/Dru wedding reception on Wednesday.

All I can say about Brenda Dickson in her recent photos is that she's very well-preserved.

@YRfan23 I would think a Nick/Sharon week would have all Sharon Case episodes, and not the first two Sharons. We already saw Nick/Sharon 1996 wedding, and Cassie's adoption, so I guess the next Nick/Sharon episodes to show could be Noah's birth and Sharon learning Cassie is her child. I also don't want to see anything from the last 15 years.

@YRfan23 That episode might have Sharon #2 and Amy #1. Going by memory here, Julianne Morris came on in early September 1994 (either during the US Open short week or the week after) and Sharon Case came on mid-September.

70s, 80s, and 90s next week, yay! I'm still hoping we'll get to see EB's first episode, and EB's first scenes w/ MTS, ED, TL. Why hasn't there been a best of Victor week?

@BoldRestless @Soap-princessI don't want to see that.

Do we dare hope for 1980s and 1990s episodes all next week?

@soapfan770 @Darn That casting call for Sophia is like a checklist of every stereotype of Black American females. Way to go MAB

I don't remember Phyllis/Malcolm being shown in bed together. They kissed but that's as far as I can remember they went.

Next week is mostly garbage time.

@Dylan Where did you find the list of next week's episodes? If that's the lineup, I'll be probably be skipping that week.

It's funny that Robert Clary played characters named Pierre on both Y&R and B&B.

Rick Hearst was about 10 years too old to be Matt Clark. He should've been brought on as a new executive at Jabot or Newman, that might have suited him better. The original Billy/Mac story was good but got ruined by recasts. Any idea of what next week's classics are? Global has no episode numbers on their site so far.

I think so too.

I remember reading somewhere that B&B took off in almost all of Europe whereas the only European country Y&R became a big hit in was France. As far as other countries where both were exported, I've also read Y&R was bigger in Israel and Turkey, and both were big in Australia. Bradley Bell was in charge by the time of the Catalina Island crossover (fall 1993). The first rumors of 1 hour expansion were in late 1994/early 1995; Lauren moved to B&B in the fall of 1995.

@soapfan770 Add Detective Wallace to the list as I forgot him. I think Detective Webber was on for about 2 or 3 years but I don't remember any storylines for him outside police work.

@Faulkner@soapfan770 Wesley, Damon, Detective Webber, Mason, Tyler, Jordan, Nate. I think that covers all the attempts to replace Shemar. I don't count Eddie Winslow.

Keith Hamilton Cobb was another epic fail attempt to replace Shemar. Clones can't beat the original.

Prince Andrew is next.

Of course Shemar just happened to be changing clothes on this episode. I swear every week during Shemar's first three years, there was a scene of him either working out without a shirt on or changing clothes 🤣

You're welcome Taoboi. Only one 1990s episode next week

You're welcome Vee. It seems odd that CBS would air the same episode a month apart. We'll know for sure when CBS releases next week's schedule.

I've put one together, hope it helps. Friday Classics April 3: April 13, 1984 (Victor and Nikki's first wedding) April 10: March 23, 1993 (Neil and Dru's honeymoon; CBS All Access has the air date March 9, 1993) April 17: October 2, 1991 (Masquerade Ball) April 24: August 21, 1996 (Paul and Christine's honeymoon) Katherine Week April 27: March 1, 1990 April 28: July 5, 2004 April 29: July 6, 2004 April 30: April 3, 2009 May 1: May 4, 2009 Victor and Nikki Week May 4: November 2, 1981 (CBS All Access has the air date October 31, 1981 but that was a Saturday) May 5: September 18, 1987 (CBS All Access has the air date August 17, 1987) May 6: July 9, 1990 (CBS All Access has the air date June 2, 1990 but that was a Saturday) May 7: April 14, 1998 May 8: September 5, 2002 Rivals Week May 11: June 30, 1998 May 12: October 1, 1993 May 13: June 15, 2012 May 14: June 21, 1999 May 15: May 22, 2014 Winters Family Week May 18: February 14, 1991 (CBS All Access has the air date February 13, 1991) May 19: May 9, 1994 (CBS All Access has the air date May 6, 1994) May 20: February 9, 2005 May 21: June 29, 2005 May 22: December 7, 2006 Villains Week May 25: October 7, 1991 May 26: August 14, 2003 May 27: October 10, 2003 May 28: December 15, 2005 May 29: April 27, 2010 Abbott Family Week June 1: November 7, 1991 (CBS All Access has the air date January 11, 1991) June 2: September 17, 1999 June 3: September 10, 2001 June 4: August 24, 2006 June 5: December 27, 2019 Romance Week June 8: July 18, 1986 June 9: June 7, 2001 June 10: May 16, 2005 June 11: December 30, 2010 June 12: February 13, 2012 Wedding Week June 15: February 19, 1996 June 16: November 16, 1990 June 17: July 11, 1997 June 18: October 24, 2006 June 19: March 18, 2013 Emmy Winning Episodes Week June 22: June 27, 1984 June 23: March 19, 1997 June 24: October 16, 2006 June 25: November 15, 1991 June 26: July 19, 1999 Paul and Christine Week June 29: September 21, 1994 June 30: December 14, 1994 July 1: December 29, 1994 July 2: August 7, 1996 July 3: August 15, 2003 Summer Fun Week July 6: July 27, 1999 July 7: July 4, 2005 July 8: August 3, 2000 July 9: June 7, 2001 July 10: July 3, 2019 Baldwin/Fisher Family Week July 13: November 26, 2003 July 14: March 31, 2005 July 15: August 18, 2008 July 16: April 12, 2006 July 17: December 21, 2016 Fan Favorite Week July 20: March 26 and 27, 1973 July 21: March 28, 1984 July 22: March 12, 1993 July 23: June 2, 2008 July 24: August 14, 2015 Newman Family Week July 27: August 30, 1994 July 28: April 2, 2004 July 29: May 24, 2005 July 30: February 7, 2008 July 31: November 21, 2003 OMG Week August 3: December 5, 1986 August 4: May 15, 1992 August 5: April 16, 2004 August 6: March 1, 2005 August 7: September 1, 2016

Nikki also made reference to the 1981 episode we saw in May where Victor pretended to be the man servant.