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In the beginning...ratings of the first 5 episodes. Debuting late (April) in the 77/78 season Sundays @10. 1.Digger's Daughter 21.5/37 #18 of 65 2. The Lesson 15.2/26 # 50 of 69 3. Spy in the House 15.8/26 #40 of 65 4. Winds of Vengeance 21.1/35 # 12 of 68 5. Barbecue 21.8/39 #11 of 65 The lead in was strong-All in the Family/Alice and the competition was the last hour of movies on ABC and NBC. That dip for episodes 2 and 3 was due to strong competition from NBC with the movie 'Family upside Down' and 'Holocaust Pt 1 'dominating the 9-11 timeslot. Dallas finished #44 for the season. CBS saw that the show had promise and scheduled it for Sat @10 next season. They decided to go with a new drama 'Kaz' Sun @10.

As Deedee used to say (constantly) backstage drama... Meanwhile welcome back Khan!

Lana's first appearance shot the show to #2 so that would have been a double edged sword. On the one hand, they'd be pleased but for those working week to week a bit annoying that La Turner came sweeping in and got the attention/credit.

Completely different characters. Time for you to start reading through this thread!

Paul Carr didn't have much luck landing a long running soap role. He was also the first Bill Horton Days for a few episodes before Ed Mallory took on the role for years.

One Life to Live Bill Anderson Famous singer from The Grand Ole Opry; friend of the Buchanans and Beckt Lee Bill Anderson First appearances April 7th and 10th 1978 1980

Perhaps Brice Cannon was just the name used when casting the role? As was often the case a show would use a mythical name either because the final name hadn't been decided or they didn't want to reveal it at that point.

i think the original Vintage Years pilot and projection was going to be a family drama with self contained episodes and some continuing threads. More like The Waltons but obviously more adult and contemporary themes. When TVY pilot was shown to affiliates CBS had already announced changes would be made. They were looking for something to slot after Dallas and Vintage Years was the most suitable candidate, but needed tinkering to be more compatible. Dallas and Knots both started that way self contained. At some point Dallas decided to go full serial -looking back so many of those one episode storylines could have provided material for several story arcs. Even with Dallas proving the continuing story worked,I think execs were not fully convinced that this was the way to go hence Knots and Falcon starting as more episodic.

Wed June 19 1964 Ep# 3318 writer Don Ettlinger

In the original As The world Turns proposal Grandpa Hughes was Fred, not Thomas. Edith Hughes was Mary and Donald Hughes was Kit short for Chris Jnr

That reference to Scotty and Lee meeting makes it seem like it was the first time but I think earlier in the summaries they did meet-maybe 1966? Barbara X??? what's that about? Maybe Malcolm X's sister? And little Jack that wanted to live with Steve and Audrey was played by Barry Williams -Greg from the Brady Bunch.

Yes I meant that in terms of the adoption dispute with Ellen and the Stewarts. When they arrived in Oakdale they had already adopted Dan and Paul was a little older I believe.

Most reports from that era tend to focus on the Top 10 soaps, but I will keep digging in the hopes of finding something more complete.

It's odd to see Sharon so high when she has no real story and someone like Victoria lower when she seems front burner in comparison.

Let's see...an 83 year old man involved with a woman about 50 years his junior who is pregnant by one of his sons while involved with another...no, nothing creepy there! Michelle Stafford's presence in any story = tank.

Tracey will meet someone new. Lucille getting a romance! These summaries are everything.

Way of the World Feb 21 Starting Tue for 10 days: by Nella Gardner White, Cast Kathleen Maguire, Dr Webb Howard Smith, John Way Coe Norton, Molly Webb Mary Fickett Tale of a young girl's adjustment to a recently severed romance. Everyone in Molly Webb's Connecticut home town knows of her recent jilting.

A Date with Life Oct 10 11 Nov 1955 ??? by Jesse Sandler 25 episodes A young woman learns on the eve of her marriage that the couple she had believed to be her mother and father were foster parents. Cast Laurie Dayton ...Barbara Britton, Stephen Saunders... Fred Eisley, Mrs Dayton... Irene Hubbard,John Gibson. Ilene Walker, Al Burdick, Bernard Grant, Cliff Hall, Ross Martin

i agree that the clothing. particularly on the less wealthy characters was not always authentic. Was this more of an aspirational 80's thing? I remember reading one costume designer admitting that the clothing for the characters was a couple of rungs up on what that character might wear in real life. But it was part of the mindset that viewers wanted a fantasy version of real life.

Love of Live scrubwoman...Pauline McCarthy 1957 Edge of Night Counter girl at hotel cigar stand...Pauline McCarthy 1957 Mrs McCarthy won a competition on The Garry Moore show and part of the prize was one shot appearances on those 2 soaps.

Wk ending June 22 1984 CBS 22nd weekly win in a row CBS 7.2 ABC 5.8 NBC 5.1 Largest advantage over 2nd place since June 27 76 Top 3 1.TPIR, 2.Y&R. 3.GL -(this must be the week that GL was #1 in it's timeslot, leading to the misinformed claim that GL was the #1 show.) First time CBS had the top 3 positions since May 27 1979 GL up 0.8 compared to 2nd quarter of 83 GH down 1.6 Capitol 8th 7.5/26 highest rating ever.

Apparently, the Meadows appeared on ATWT but Ellen did not appear on TBD. Not sure how she came to know them and entrust them with her son or how much play that situation was given on TBD.

Well they are in formal wear for this photo so not reflective of the day to day wardrobe of these characters. I'm sure an attractive, stylish woman like Pat might splurge on a designer dress for a special event. Seeing that always makes me mad that Pat was written out, when she could have been part of a transition to a new era.

Audrey Christie Big Sister Elsie Gates 1938

1958 But a new man soon comes into Ellen's life: Dr. Tim Cole, a research colleague of Dr. Doug Cassen. The two have a passionate affair, but Tim is keeping something from Ellen: he is already married to someone else. Ellen soon finds herself pregnant. Since she doesn't want anyone in Oakdale to know she's going to have a baby out of wedlock, Ellen leaves for Columbus, where she stays with Dr. Joe Meadows and his wife. It is there that Ellen gives birth to a baby boy she names James, after her late father At some point Ellen then decides to put the baby up for adoption and David and Betty Stewart adopt him. Ellen realizes their son Dan is her boy and tries to get him back etc