Manny

Thank you once again for sharing these! So this was the first full year on TV, right? Was the show still going in parallel on the radio or did radio stop as soon the move to TV was complete? I feel like the focus was already moved from Meta (and I guess also slightly from the Bauers) to Kathy, no? Most of the storylines were about her. With Ray and Charlotte leaving the show at this point, I suppose that makes it everyone from the radio era is gone now? Were they actually in the show still by this point or were they just mentioned to be leaving? I am asking because in the records that I have from earlier, I had both Ray and Charlotte on the show by 1951, which is clearly wrong :D

I am once again shocked at the drastic SORAS case so early! I had no idea, I thought SORAS arrived later. Here, Chuckie, who was born last year, is now already boxing and what not. But very interesting storylines with Meta and Ted's discussion on how to raise Chuckie and Bert being so materialistic and spending so much above their means. I knew Bert used to be a vixen, but I had no idea how much. Mary was not a good doctor, wasn't she? She revealed Julie not being blind earlier and now she is hiding from Michael that he has TB? Wow...

So Bert only first appeared in December? Wow, I thought all the earlier mentions were her also appearing (like Bert leaving Bill and finding a new boyfriend). Julie seems to be completely put on the side here already, which I guess makes sense since even the little mentions she got was again for the Julie/Ray/Charlotte storyline, which I guess by that point was played out and Irna had nothing else for Julie.

I actually never knew that Meta was the first Bauer to be introduced. How interesting! Very cool to see this transition from everyone else to Bauers. Is Betty Ann the first case of SORAS? She was born and then few months later, she was already playing with matches, burning down the house. Interesting to see the storyline of what people thought of a woman doctor.

I always love when big stars talk fondly of their soap beginnings. This was so nice of him. I love MBJ even more now

Thank you both! I find the character of Julie fascinating. For a female character in 1947, to have a story where she decides to just leave her husband AND children to be with another man. Wow, seems very radical for that time. That's why I like reading these old soap stories, because soaps used to be so brave. Today's soaps are so safe and boring.

This was really an interesting read. I think it is the first time I read something about the 40s Guiding Light (or at least in so much detail). (I apologize for so many questions, but I am asking just in case someone knows the answers :) And I read this last night before bed, so excuse me if I ask something that might be answered in the text). So I assume that Ned Holden served here as a transition between the characters from before the cancellation to the new characters? Or were Ray and Julie and Martin and other characters already existing characters that were also there before the cancellation? Was Ray really innocent and Martin did frame him to send him to prison? Who was Tim Lawrence? Did Frank just slide off? No one pushed him? He really is the most tragic character. And usually so much tragedy happens to female characters, I don't remember seeing so much tragic stuff happen to a male character.

I also enjoy these summaries immensely! Thank you so much for sharing. I know very little about the golden days of soaps, so I am always happy to see something like pop up and I always find myself enjoying this so much more than an of the soaps nowadays (in fact, I don't even watch any soaps today lol).

Thank you @BoldRestless 😀

Many thanks for a quick answer! :) I will check these out! I already have my own list based on Jason47's ratings lists, but still missing a lot of dates, so grateful for these contributions, DRW50! ;)

Does anyone maybe have a list of pre-emptations throughout the history of Y&R and are willing to share? Or if it exists somewhere online already? I am interested in other soaps too in case you know where to find this info. Thank you :)

There is going to be another FF episode? :o

This interview is so sad on so many levels.

I haven't watched Y&R in years, but Matt Clark's death is one of my all time favorite soap moments, the way he tried to frame Nick by killing himself. Now him suddenly being alive is gross and I am glad I am not watching.

Wow! Thank you so much @Reverend Ruthledge! This is great!!