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This month marks the 25th anniversary of the arrivals of Kimberlin Brown, Victoria Rowell, and Tonya Lee Williams. I know Kimberlin's first episode was online years ago, but I don't recall seeing Victoria or Tonya's first episodes anywhere. Sadly, yesterday was the 2nd anniversary of Jeanne Cooper's passing. May she RIP. Don't know if this video is posted but Jeanne is hilarious in this (starting at 4:00): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzendVxnqJI

The 1980s were a scary time for fashion.

Today (January 19) would've been Ridge and Caroline's 25th anniversary. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMvCR_h8i-c The subtitled clips were all I could find of the wedding episode.

Well, as of 2014 B&B does have more acting Emmy wins than Days.

Darlene Conley (RIP) was the first actor from B&B to be nominated for a daytime Emmy. She had 2 nominations for supporting actress in 1991 and 1992.

Who didn't have beef with Brenda Dickson? I think she got along with Jeanne Cooper and Terry Lester, but that was really it. I know Jerry Douglas has spoken of his dislike of her in interviews.

I don't remember reading anything about Eric Braeden and his working relationship with Terry Lester. I also don't recall Eric ever commenting on Terry's passing nearly 11 years ago. As far as I know, the only co-stars Eric has had beef with were Brenda Dickson (I don't recall her Jill interacting that much with Victor though), Peter Bergman, and Michael Muhney.

IIRC, this is when Traci became pregnant with Colleen.

At 3:09-3:26, is that Katherine Kelly Lang? I know she was on Y&R in the early 1980s as Patty's friend Gretchen.

I know, hard to believe that Y&R got no acting nominations until 1984, and no acting wins until 1985 (Beth Maitland for Supporting Actress and Tracey Bregman for Younger Actress, the first year that award was given). Y&R's first writing nomination was 1975, and first writing win was 1992. It was 1986 that Y&R was given the writing Emmy in error.

Terry Lester was nominated four consecutive years (1984-1987) for Lead Actor at the Daytime Emmys and how he didn't win is beyond me. He was the first Y&R actor to ever be nominated for a Daytime Emmy, yes even before Eric Braeden (who's first nomination was in 1987) and Jeanne Cooper (who's first nomination was in 1989 and she was also Y&R's first lead actress nominee).

So it seems that Bill Bell used elements of 1970s Katherine, Jennifer Brooks, and Vanessa Prentiss for B&B's Stephanie. Funny that John McCook was son to one character and husband to another.

And he still comes across as an overgrown frat boy, even though he's 40 years old.

Loving all the love for Terry Lester Count me in as another fan. Terry was also one of the best celebrity players on Dick Clark's $25,000/$100,000 Pyramid. I don't think he appeared on any other game shows though. I remember being shocked when the news broke about his passing, as he was quite young (53) and it was sudden from heart failure (from what I read at the time, he wasn't ill for a long period or anything like that). Storyline-wise, I don't think Lester's Jack would've gotten the marriages and being a war veteran and father. His Jack would be battling Victor and still being a playboy.

Danny and Cricket's Hawaii wedding, and Heather Tom's first episode as Victoria, are coming up later in November 1990. B&B used one of Heather's early Y&R episodes as a teenage Katie clip a few years back.

Two Y&R episodes I wish would surface online are both from February 1980, the first 1 hour episode and Eric Braeden's first episode. I had always thought Victor Newman's arrival was on the first 1 hour episode, but apparently it was shortly after.

Our favorite soap hunk turned primetime crimefighter Shemar Moore has launched a clothing line. His line is aptly named Baby Girl (Criminal Minds viewers will get the reference), with part of the proceeds going to the National MS Society: http://shop.shemarmoore.com/

YRfan23, do you have the episode of Chloe's birth? I believe it was late July or early August 1990.

YRfan23, will you be posting May 1990 episodes soon? That was a great month, with the arrivals of Victoria Rowell, Tonya Lee Williams, and Kimberlin Brown. I can't remember which of the three arrived first, although I know Dru was introduced before Olivia.

For those who have a strong stomach: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwK1tFm59Zg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duFRmramYA8

Eric Braeden on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", episode "The Critic" from 1977. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tw9T1G5uSc0

Eric Braeden on the original Hawaii Five-0 in 1969, episode "A Bullet for McGarrett". Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vipbi5kMFwE Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIg4scsbkOY Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8EFtKymBOs Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmpmwOs1wQg

I totally remember those Ivana Trump-style cocktail suits Jill would wear in the 1990s office scenes. Those disappeared in about 2001 or so.

Victor and Nikki's 1984 wedding was the best wedding ever on Y&R. LMAO at Ashley "I want everything...just like Nikki's having". Yeah, in about a year you'll also want the husband that Nikki has.

I remember a SOD cover in 1996 that had a blurb on Melissa Reeves joining B&B as Kristen Forrester.