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This episode was probably the zenith of the Calhoun/Curlee era. It is criminal that Beverlee McKinsey did not get a lead actress nomination at the Daytime Emmy's for any of her early 1990s work on GL. Is there a story behind her being snubbed? There's a little sadness in seeing this storyline again, knowing that Michael Zaslow and Beverlee McKinsey are no longer with us.

The two roles I read Kimberley Simms was in contention for were Jennifer on Days and Ashley on Y&R. As we all know, one role was cast with a hair model clone of the original actress and the other recast was nepotism.

Watching these July 1991 episodes is a little bittersweet. We're so close to Alexandra exposing Roger, but we're also close to Robert Calhoun being replaced by Jill Farren Phelps. I originally thought the EP/writer switches were both at the same time but they were done gradually (Robert Calhoun/Pamela Long June 1989-December 1990, Robert Calhoun/Nancy Curlee January-summer or fall 1991, Jill Farren Phelps/Nancy Curlee summer or fall 1991-1993). I agree, and it was a missed opportunity. How did another soap not snatch up Kimberley Simms anyway? I posted before in the thread that I read she was in contention for two big recasts in the mid 1990s but considering who those roles were cast with was like WTF?

From what I remember, Bridget's hair dryer short circuited and that lead to the blackout. To think that was 25 years ago this month. The buildup and the fallout were amazing. Sadly as we all know the momentum didn't last.

I once read on this board Roger and Holly were described as the anti-supercouple, and that fits them perfectly.

I totally agree, and there's more good stuff ahead.

One of Melina Kanakaredes early episodes. Around the time these episodes aired, Melina was also part of a Family Feud soap opera special so we knew the accent wasn't real.

CBS Daytime had the best promos back in the day.

What a treat it is to see Nia Long's first episodes. Seeing these alongside her current arc on Empire, holy difference LOL.

Oh OK, I didn't know that. Goes to show I wasn't really paying attention to the credits when I watched live LOL. Maureen Garrett was one of the most beautiful women on daytime in the late 1980s/early 1990s. I was surprised to find out that she was 40 when she returned to GL (according to IMDb, her birthdate is August 18, 1948).

I agree, Calhoun/Curlee/Demorest would have been amazing. He really laid all the ground work but sadly it's Jill Farren Phelps that got all the credit for it and as we all know, eventually undid everything. From what I've seen, Robert Calhoun was EP from June 1989 to sometime in the first half of 1991, so only two years at the most. Had we gotten a Calhoun/Curlee/Demorest dream team so to speak, I think Beverlee McKinsey might not have walked in Summer 1992 and Maureen Bauer wouldn't have been killed off in early 1993.

I think it's music more often than not that causes videos to get deleted. I've seen clips that were muted because of songs used in the background of the scene.

Speaking of Wheel of Fortune, the CBS daytime version had a soap special week in the fall of 1989 with stars from all four shows. I know GL actors appeared on Family Feud in 1990-1992 and a few of those episodes are online.

Heads up to those who get GSN. If my calculations are correct, Tuesday's episode of $25000 Pyramid will be the start of the week of June 27-July 1,1983, with celebrity guests Terry Lester and Deborah Adair.

Brenda Dickson sounds like she still has beef with some Y&R cast/crew members, and it's been nearly 30 years since she left the show.

I believe Kassie DePaiva left GL on her own choice. She was part of a cast purge in early 1991 that also saw the departures of Grant Aleksander, Beth Chamberlin, Robert Newman, and Michael O'Leary.

That was why I asked earlier if Robert Calhoun left GL on his own choice or if P&G terminated him. In hindsight, if it was a termination, that was a stupid move on P&G's part. Add to the producer coasting list Laurence Caso (off of Robert Calhoun and Douglas Marland), and to a lesser extent Edward Scott (off of H. Wesley Kenney).

Nobody answered me earlier re Robert Calhoun. From what I've either watched when it originally aired, or rewatched online years later, it seems to me that Robert Calhoun laid all the groundwork but Jill Farren Phelps got all the credit. The 1991/1992 brief ratings rise was under her watch if I'm not mistaken.

Not sure if any other non-Americans are posting here, but do recent events make you not want to travel to the US?

Maybe it's me, but I get the feeling that Trump wanted to win the election more than he actually wanted to be President.

I was thinking of everyone here during the news coverage of Friday's events. I couldn't bear to watch more than a few minutes at a time. Good night all, stay safe

My heart is aching for everyone here. Stay safe tomorrow.

Not sure if it's been asked/posted here before, but when was Robert Calhoun replaced by Jill Farren Phelps? I'm pretty sure it was sometime during the first half of 1991, but I don't recall the exact month. Also, did Robert Calhoun leave on his own choice or did P&G terminate him?

Haha very funny. 1980s Y&R is impossible to find. Sony/CBS needs to dig into the vaults any maybe release some DVDs or a streaming channel. Then again, I don't think they want the viewers watching reruns and missing the current episodes.

Yeah, Cricket ate the show in the late 1980s. That era also coincided with the departures of Brenda Dickson, Eileen Davidson, and Terry Lester. I know Brenda and Terry were quite vocal about the nepotism. Eileen not so much, but I've always suspected that's the reason she left the first time.