Danny raped Cricket? When and why?

Paul was the ex-husband that raped Christine. It was back in 2002 and Paul was thinking that it was consensual, but Christine said it was rape, and Paul finally admitted to himself that it was rape. It wasn't a BIG storyline, they handled it very lightly. Paul was also married to Isabella at the time so there you have it.

Yes, the magnificent Irna and her offsprings.

As The World Turns is best known for its virtually uninterrupted reign as the highest-rated soap from 1958 to 1978, twice tying for first place with NBC's Another World (1973–74 and 1977–78).

In season 1978–79 it lost its ratings crown and even its position as CBS' highest-rated soap, but still rated strongly. The Douglas Marland era of 1985–1993 saw a resurgence in ratings and by 1991 it was back in its once habitual top 4 placing.

Yeah, Bill Bell always had a kinky side. He had Leslie go nuts and hear voices; she was committed to a sanatorium in 1976. The same with Ashley, hearing her aborted baby cry in her head when she went nuts in the 80's? How about when Kay pretended to be dead and then appeared in flowing white chiffon to »haunt« Suzanne and drive her crazy? How about when Lauren visited her psychic friend Tamara in 1985 and used her advice to dig up dirt on Gina and distance herself from Shawn?

Along with those storylines he brought nudity to daytime first. He had Paul Williams show his backside after getting out of bed and then followed with several other guys doing the same.

And he also did the flatulence day or so story with Paul. That was panned really big time in Soap Opera Digest. I remember them saying that was a little too much reality for them.

One can't say that Bell was boring.

I remember reading somewhere too that Y&R was the first show to use the word horny. I just don't remember when it was. I do know that most history books refer to Dr. Snapper Foster as being the first horny doctor on daytime TV.