Paul Raven

Re the synopses,I hope to type up all the summaries from that issue. Re Richard Bekins,I recently spotted him in the film Limitless and he has aged a lot (haven't we all!)

John was still alive and in a synopsis from another source from the same time period I have,he is mentioned working on the trial and trying to talk sense into Marianne. Also Elena is mentioned and other details so interestingly, the SOD synopses don't detail everything that occurred.

Summary of SOD synopsis Jan 79 Olive remembers that while drunk,she told Scott that she was only testifying against Pat to get back at dan for not marrying her.Brian and Scott ell her that she will be put on the stand and that Scott and Dan will testify against her. Liz is also upset as the DA says he will call her to testify for the prosecution . Karen asks to be removed from the case as she believes Pat is innocent. This pleases Mike,who is attracted to Karen. Clarice and Charlie are at odds as he disapproves of her seeing Larry while still married to Burt.Clarice says that without Larry,she would not have survived Burt's desertion. Now that he is free of Susan,Dan can now marry Alice. Pat is set to go to trial and is worried about Mike's plans to destroy Marianne's credibility by focusing on unsavory aspects of her past. Sylvie has agreed to help Iris to style Blaine. On the witness stand, Olive retracts her statement after Brian tells her she may face perjury charges.Olive's attempts to blackmail dan into marriage by testifying against Pat have backfired.Brian said he would bring up her affair with Evan,her plan to lie to Dan that she was pregnant and her drunken admision to Scott. The DA is furious about Olive's change of heart. Iris tells Louise she is concerned that a young woman like Blaine could easily turn Mac's head. Louise isn't thrilled with Iris' insinuations. DA Albini is painstaking in jury selection as he is concerned that women jurors may side with Pat when her own daughter testifies against her. Willis is distraught about Gwen's disappearing act and Angie waits in the wings,hoping Willis will turn to her. Blaine is interested to discover she and Janice share a mutual dislike of Rachel.Janice tells her of Rachel's schemes to trap Steve.Blaine is sure Jamie is unaware of his mother's past and plants the seeds by mentioning the matter. Jamie then questions Rachel who admits her past is something she is not proud of.Jamie is hurt and confused when Rachel says her dislike of Blaine stems from the fact that she reminds Rachel of her earlier self. Rachel knows Blaine was behind this and demands Buzz move on breaking up Blaine and Jamie. Buzz says Dennis is suspicious,but Rachel says she wants results. Olive takes the stand but refuses to testify. DA Albini holds her in contempt but says those charges will be dropped if she testifies. Olive is caught between two difficult choices. Marianne is unable to testify,which the defense hopes signifies a change of heart on her part. Clarice agrees to marry Larry and asks Scott to contact Burt,who heads back from Japan and says that his relationship with the other woman is over and he wants to reconcile with Clarice. Dan testifies for Pat and says Pat planned to break up Marianne and Greg because she felt Greg was not honest in his feelings for her daughter,which was proved when Pat refused Greg's advances.Pat pretended to go along with Greg to show Marianne what sort of man he was,but Marianne blamed Pat and believed Greg's lies. Mac testifies to Pat's character and relates that Pat said she detested Greg. No amount of leading questions can get Mac to admit any misgivings about Pat and Grag. Marianne does testify and states her mother was jealous of her and Greg and killed him.Jim has disowned her and says even if Pat is acquitted he cannot see her again. Susan testifies that she was present when Pat told Greg she was leading him on and his threats to make Pat pay. Blaine confesses to Iris she made a mistake in marrying Jamie. Iris will use this to make Mac and Rachel miserable. Jamie is sensing all is not right with his marriage.

Summary of SOD synopsis for January 79. Rusty (Travis) is delighted when Liza chooses to see him rather than attend Jo's inauguration as Councillor.They go for a country trip and dine at an inexpensive eatery, where Liza tell Rusty that she prefers to mix with average middle class people like him,rather than the rich. Arriving home,Liza hears from Janet that Stu has had a heart attack and rushes to the hospital. Stephanie hopes to patch things up with John,assuring him her dealings with Ted are strictly business.John hasn't the time to listen as he wants to get to Jo's celebration. This infuriates Stephanie and she lashes out,blaming John's feelings for Jo as the real problem in their marriage. John refuses to discuss this,but Stephanie's words echo in his mind...is there truth to her accusations? Jo and Stu are the only two not present as Jo is sworn in at the courthouse. Ellie asks Gary to phone Stu,who didn't attend as he was not feeling well.Stu answers but doesn't speak. Concerned,Gary rushes to the Inn to find Stu slumped on the floor,having had a heart attack. After a night in hospital,all are relieved to hear that Stu's attack was mild and with diet and exercise,he should be fine. David is delighted by John's offer to become a full partner in the law firm. David requests to Ted that the Collins Corp stockholders meeting be postponed due to Stu's heart attack and Janet's resultant worry. Ted extends his sympathies,but says it's bad luck to anyone who can't make it! Physically,Stu is recovering,but mentally he is depressed and fearful of death. Gary confides in Liza his guilt at being with Laine the night Carolyn lost the baby.Liza is shocked as Gary explains the depth of feeling he had for Laine as a patient, but assures his sister that he loves Carolyn and will not be tempted by Laine again. Carolyn has lost confidence and drops her patients,instead volunteering at a local juvenile home. Present at the meeting are Janet, Laine, Gary, Howard, David, Ted and Stephanie. Ted announces he wants to displace Howard as president and insists it be put to the vote. Janet votes no as her and Danny's shares account for 31% and Gary adds his 10% as a no. Ted is a yes with 10% and then Stephanie votes her 49% in favor of Ted. Travis is outraged and vows to fight this move against the Collins family. Liza is upset that Laine used their friendship to persuade her to sell her 10% and also used Gary as well.Laine assures Liza that Ted is an astute businessman and the company will grow under his leadership. Wendy cannot deal with her parents arguing and blames herself. Her arrest for shoplifting caused them to turn against each other. She decides to run away,little realizing this will create more tension between John and Stephanie. Liza plans for the opening of 'You Can Love Again' in Henderson and includes Travis Sentell who has been such a help to her mother,unaware he is her new friend Rusty. Stephanie gets a call from the police that Wendy is being held for shoplifting.John rushes there first and is told Jacky Peterson has said that he was the shoplifter and Wendy just an innocent bystander. John isn't buying this as this is Wendy's third time shoplifting. Sharon and David are becoming closer,although Sharon's feelings for David are the stronger. Travis is fearful of Liza's reaction when she discovers his true identity. but he knows he must tell her and soon,before she learns the truth elsewhere. Janet is given the role of VP of Public Relations which she feels will allow her to serve the best interests of both the company and the people of Henderson

Thanks so much for these synopses as they bring back wonderful memories. We laughed about Y&R at the time but couldn't bear to miss an episode!

Robert Gibson was the actor who played David. There are several actors of that name on IMDB and none list Y&R as a credit. Never have been sure of the relationship (if any) between Mitchell and Gwen. I have never read of any connection,nor of another actress playing Gwen. The other Dereks were Caleb Stoddard and Jeff Cooper. Apparently the Derek story was dropped for a while until LaDue came on. I wonder why they just didn't make him a new character.

Very interesting. I'm sure there are many such stories from all the soaps over the years.

Was this when Karl Devlin thought he murdered Eunice but in fact had killed John's secretary Marian?

Theo was Katy's brother.He was played by Tuck Milligan and became involved with Greta. The Mike/Katy/ Theo story was a low point for the show. By this time Amy Ingersoll was playing MJ. I don't know why they bothered with a recast,as Ingersoll could have been a new character,especially with MJ falling for Matt.

Suzi was Jo's niece. She was the daughter of the late Eunice Wyatt from her earlier marriage to Doug Martin,Scott Phillip's father, I think Suzi came about when Ann Williams became pregnant in real life. Poor Suzi had a hard time of it. She lost her father when Doug died and gained a stepfather in John Wyatt. When Eunice was murdered Suzi stayed with John,who then married Stephanie who had a daughter Wendy. Wendy and Suzi became close. Then John died which left Suzi with Stephanie. I think at some point there was tension between Stephanie and Jo as to who would take care of Suzi.I think she ended up with Jo.

I wonder how long Mary and Lynn stayed in touch after she left in 61? Also,was she ever approached to return,especially considering the trouble they had in successfully filling that role. Lynn was lured back to daytime for Return To Peyton Place,but was taped in LA,where she was married at the time to Roy Thinnes. When tomorrow comes, what will it bring? Will it be Winter,will it be Spring? Will a prayer be answered? Will the sun rise for you? Be it pleasure or sorrow,we'll search for tomorrow... That vocal theme was used occasionally in the mid to late 70's.

Eric Braeden's real life son Christian was briefly considered to play the role of Cole Howard.

It's hard to say which couples were most popular or fell out of favor as there were so many writer/producer changes and it seems they all wanted to put their stamp on the show. Network TV being what it is,each new producer/writer had to make changes(not necessarily improvements) to show their worth. Nobody wants to hear 'things are going well,we'll just tweak her and there'. The original concept and characters were soon tossed aside. Nobody suggested bringing back the Donovans -I'm sure the feeling was'nobody wants to see the poor folks. rich and glamorous are far more exciting'

Love Gail,by the way. That is Sachi Parker, Shirley MacLaine's daughter who played Tracy Harris in 86/87. Not sure how Tracy fitted in,but if you went by the pic,it would seem she and Jess are hot for each other!