Paul Raven

Not sure exact date the Retro eps are up to (late Oct 77?) but Marland is out and Mel and Ethel Brez are the new headwriters. I think Marland's last story was having newlyweds Tom and MJ take on supervision of her nephew Ricky. I wonder how the switch to GH worked? Was Marland dropped by TD and then available to move to GH? Or did he get an offer from ABC and quit TD?

Quite a list! Looking forward to it...

Different angle of the shot on Pg 3 Julie (Rosemary Prinz) and Alexander (Brad Davis)

Publicity shot for the show featuring Tony Dow

One of Y&R's forgotten folk... Steve Williams. Maybe Bill Bell could have brought him back as the Steven Lassiter character and be Ashley's first husband.

Cathy Craig (Dorrie Cavanaugh) with baby Megan (Kimmaree Beyrant) Vinnie (Anthony Ponzini) ans Wanda (Marilyn Chris)

Just googled soap opera scripts for sale and came across ATWT and Y&R script cover pages,

Re Verdict Is Yours Add Nancy Berg Oct 58

Second half of September 1958. 1. ATWT 8.6 CBS 2. Price is Right 8.5 NBC 3. Concentration 8.4 NBC 4. Secret Storm 8.0 CBS 5. Verdict Is Yours 7.9 CBS 6. Edge of Night 7.8 CBS 7. Search for Tomorrow 7.7 CBS 8. Guiding Light 7.6 CBS 9. Tic Tac Dough 7,6 NBC 10. Big Payoff 7.5 CBS

I was always annoyed that Marland didn't bring back Dee. She had only one marriage to John and her return could have provided a lot of story. Would she want revenge on John or would they rekindle their romance? Would John be jealous of a new boyfriend and so on... Ellen would have had more to do etc Dee was just forgotten along with Frannie later on, Seth, the Ward quads etc

I had a thought that the 45th anniversry episode could have been about Brock's death. All the characters that returned were involved with Brock - Lorie, Leslie, Jill, Julia, Mac etc They could have showed flashbacks and the ep would have had more meaning than just some made up event as well as celebrating Brock/Beau and potting the character to rest.

Does anyone know the deal wit Leslie injuring her hand before the concert in the 75 episode? When it was mentioned,Lorie had a reaction shot.Did she have anything to do with it?

re The Allegro. The original GC watering hole was Pierre's (?) as seen in the first episode. Pierre (Robert Clary) ran it and Sally McGuire was a waitress there. Leslie owned The Allegro I believe and Brock ran it for her. Once Pierre died was the Allegro on the same premises or a totally new establishment? I think the latter. Bill Bell needed a meeting place so had Leslie buy a restaurant. Later The allegro morphed into Jonas' after Leslie had it remodelled to resemble the original Jonas' located in another town (when Les got amnesia and deserted GC) Then when Leslie left town she sold it to Gina who renamed it.

Just finished the 75 ep. This is Y&R!! The music, lighting, pacing etc I wonder how the show would have progressed had Janice and Trish continued in their roles? Their replacements couldn't live up, especially with Janice. She really was unique. Did anyone else notice the white haired woman embracing Les at the after party? I don't recall her name offhand but she is known as 'the queen of the extras' as she appeared in hundreds of movies and TV shows. La Cooper was giving it her all...how many times did poor Kay resolve to straighten out her life? Sorry but Bruce has a creepy vibe to me...

Firstly, a huge thank you for these. I've only skimmed at this point but I believe that is Victoria Thompson as Lorie. She was Janice Frame on AW in the early 70's.

Alice Hirson (Eileen OLTL, Marsha SOM, Maevis DAL) provided the voice of Ruth Bader Ginsburg on last week's Will& Grace. Marco St John (Paul Stewart ATWT back in the 60's) turned up as a vet policeman on TNT's "I Am The Night'

That's great as it was quite difficult to locate particular performers. Thanks for your efforts.

Yes please share your comments from what you saw.

Very rare for a character on any soap to have all these relatives. if anything they may get one sibling or a parent. Where was Darren? Marland only has a few months left on the show.

I recall Mary wearing an ugly striped blouse and a dowdy grey skirt topped off with a strange cape like jacket. She seemed to wear that ensemble a lot. i googled and there they were!

Re Love of Life Warren Beatty played the son of the owner of the TV station where Van worked. Re For Better or Worse Add William Wintersole Re House on High Street Add Enid Markey

Agnes Nixon's proposed primetime soap 'Beggars and Choosers' announced for May 77 postponed till Spring of 78 according to newspaper report July 77. It was to be on tape and centered on the cosmetics industry. Veteran soap writer John D Hess was involved and his papers housed at Dartmouth College indicate that it was also titled 'Sharla' For whatever reason, it never proceeded. Did Agnes mention it in her book?

Sorry to get your hopes up but I only have these summaries of those episodes 😔 Here's a few more... Ep #906 Taped Thurs Oct 14 1976 Aired Fri Oct 22 1976 CAST Leslie Lance Lorie Vanessa Brock Joann Nancy Telephone Installation man U/5 SETS Lake Geneva House Allegro Vanessa's Bedroom Ron/Nancy Apt Ep # 938 Taped Wed Nov 26 1976 Aired Thurs Dec 9 1976 CAST Jen Peg Jack Nancy Chris Snapper Police Artist U/5 Karen U/5 Nurse #1 U/5 Nurse #2 U/5 SETS Brooks Living Room Chris/Snapper Apt Limbo Area Psychiatric Ward Ep#1050 Taped Mon May 9 1977 Aired Tues May 17 1977 CAST Snapper Chris Karen U/5 Ron Nancy Brock Jodie Dr Hanlin Miss Simpson SETS Snapper's Clinic Corridor Outside Nancy's Hospital room Allegro Nancy's Hospital Room Ep #1713 Taped Wed Nov 28 1979 Aired Thurs Dec 13 1979 CAST Snapper Chris Jonas Leslie Max Jake Gloria Jill Derek Joe U/5 Bar Patron U/5 Extras SETS Chris/Snapper Apt Jonas' Club Limbo area of restaurant Actual taping was from 3.30-4.00 pm -live on tape. I noticed that by Dec 79 taping was a further ahead than 76/77. I wonder if this was to give cast and crew a Xmas break or they were trying to get further ahead in anticipation of the move to an hour in Feb 80?