NOTE: this was originally posted in 2004.

I picked the time period for reboot to be just shortly before the wedding of Walter Curtin and Lenore Moore because it was at that wedding that both Alice Matthews and Rachel Davis Matthews met dashing Steve Frame for the very first time -- and one of the greatest storylines in soap opera history was born....

note: the smaller image is the original portrayer in 1968, the larger is the rebooted character; all original portrayer images are taken from The Another World Home Page

JOHN RANDOLPH

originally portrayed by Michael M. Ryan

attorney; husband of Pat Matthews Randolph; father of Lee Randolph; fell in love with Pat when he defended her in court for the murder of her then boyfriend Tom Baxter

my choice -- Scott Holmes (currently Tom, ATWT)

PAT MATTHEWS RANDOLPH

originally portrayed by Beverly Penberthy

eldest child of Jim & Mary Matthews; wife of John Randolph; John & Pat fell in love when John successfully defended her in court on a murder charge; unable to have children due to a botched abortion

my choice -- Maeve Quinlan (currently Megan, B&

MELISSA MATTHEWS

originally portrayed by Carol Roux

young orphaned girl and true-love of Bill Matthews; recently married much to Bill's mother's displeasure; has a son named Ricky via a marriage of convience to the late Danny Fargo, a man she was falsely accused of murdering

my choice -- Melissa Archer (currently Natalie, OLTL)

BILL MATTHEWS

originally portrayed by Joseph Gallison

young attorney; fought to be with true-love Missy against his mother's objections and recently married her; once engaged to childhood friend Lenore Moore

my choice -- Kyle Brandt (currently Philip, Days)

DR. RUSS MATTHEWS

originally portrayed by Sam Groom

middle child of Jim & Mary Matthews; a young doctor working on his internship; recently married gold-digging and social climbing department store model Rachel Davis in secret; now that the marriage is public knowledge, he's moved Rachel into his parents' home

my choice -- Jacob Young (currently JR, AMC)

ALICE MATTHEWS

originally portrayed by Jacqueline Courtney

youngest child of Jim & Mary Matthews; recently graduated from nursing school; friends Walter Curtin and Lenore Moore are trying to push her romantically in the direction of town newcomer Steve Frame

my choice -- Stephanie Gatschet (currently Tammy, GL)

LIZ MATTHEWS

originally portrayed by Audra Lindley

widowed, status-concious, neuveau riche mother of Bill Matthews; majorly detests new daughter-in-law Missy; loves to meddle in the lives of her entire family

my choice -- Marj Dusay (currently Alexandra, GL)

MARY MATTHEWS

originally portrayed by Virginia Dwyer

matiarch of the Matthews family; mother of Pat, Bill, and Alice; has a tendancy to be "too involved" in the lives of her children; doesn't approve of Russ's sudden marriage to scheming Rachel Davis

my choice -- Leslie Charleson (currently Monica, GH)

JIM MATTHEWS

originally portrayed by Shepard Strudwick

accountant; patriarch of the Matthews family; husband of Mary; brother-in-law of Liz; father of Pat, Russ, and Alice; uncle of Bill; wise, kindly, and supportive

my choice -- Walt Willey (currently Jackson, AMC)

LEE RANDOLPH

originally portrayed by Barbara Rodell

troublesome daughter of John Randolph; competative with step-mother Pat over John's affections; recently engaged to Sam Lucas, she fears telling him that because of past drug use that she may not be able to give him a child; killed drug dealer Lefty Burns during a drug flashback and promptly forget the entire event; later cleared of murder charges

my choice -- Heidi Mueller (currently Kay, PSNS)

MITCHELL DRU

originally played by Geoffrey Lumb

attorney; law partner and mentor of John Randolph; dispenser of advice and legal counsil

my choice -- Larry Bryggman (currently John, ATWT)

LENORE MOORE

originally portrayed by Judith Barcroft

artist; prominant young socialite; former fiancee of Bill Matthews; her wedding to fiance Walter Curtin is quickly approaching; close friend of Pat and Alice

my choice -- Liza Huber (currently Gwen, PSNS)

WALTER CURTIN

originally portrayed by Val Dufor

upwardly mobile and ambitious district attorney; engaged to Lenore Moore; once prosecuted Missy Palmer Matthews for murder

my choice -- Christian LeBlanc (currently Michael, Y&R)

SAM LUCAS

originally portrayed by Jordan Charney

former convict and current auto mechanic working to become a lawyer; younger brother of Ada Davis; uncle of Rachel Davis; recently engaged to Lee Randolph and eagerly anticipating having a life and family with her; was recently cleared of murdering drug dealer Lefty Burns, a crime he confessed to in order to protect Lee

my choice -- Brian Gaskill (currently Oscar, B&

LAHOMA VANE

orignally portrayed by Ann Wedgeworth

department store model; close friend of Rachel Davis even though social climbing Rachel is hesitant to admit it; close friend and confidante of Lee Randolph

my choice -- Amelia Heinle (currently Mia, AMC)

ADA DAVIS

originally portrayed by Constance Ford

struggling beautician; divorced; straight talker who tries to keep her socially ambitious daughter Rachel on the straight and narrow; older sister of Sam Lucas; concerned about Rachel's motives for marrying Russ Matthews as well as Rachel's lack of concern about her upcoming motherhood

my choice -- Kathleen Noone (currently Edna, PSNS)

FRED DOUGLAS

originally portrayed by Charles Baxter

Socially prominant attorney; dating Liz Matthews

my choice -- Jerry Douglas (currently John, Y&R)

ERNIE DOWNS

originally portrayed by Harry Bellavar

simple automechanic; growing close to Ada Davis

my choice -- Robert S. Woods (currently Bo, OLTL)

RACHEL DAVIS

orignally portrayed by Robin Strasser

former department store model; currently scheming social climber; married young doctor Russ Matthews in secret to secure a higher social standing; now that the marriage is public knowledge, she's living with Russ at his parents' house; currently expecting the couple's first child and she's less than enthused about the trials of motherhood; quickly growing bored with the life of a doctor's wife; gossip about ultra rich town newcomer Steve Frame has sparked her interest

my choice -- Heather Lindell (currently Jan, Days)

STEVE FRAME

originally portrayed by George Reinholt

rich and rougish Steve recently arrived in town; owns a construction company; being pressed by friend Walter Curtin and Walter's fiancee Lenore to meet young nurse Alice Matthews

my choice -- Eric Marstolf (currently Ethan, PSNS)

That is neat Matt. I am glad you posted this. I wasn't here when you posted it last. You should proceed with this sometime and expand it.

In my blog I am using some of the characters with same first names but reworked. Many of them are other characters based on AW characters. I have 2 of the same casting choices you have made - Heather Lindell & Stephanie Gatschet.

Some of my others are:

My character of Eunice Gardner is going to be loosely based on Lenore. She is being played by Kelli Giddish (currently Di on AMC). There are other characters making up her character also.

My character of Janice Wolek Martin is a combination of several characters including Ada. She is played by Robin Mattson.

Janice's brother, Sam Wolek, is made of several characters including Sam Lucas. I have him played by Timothy Gibbs.

I have the same actress playing Rachel as you. I have named her Rachel Martin.

My character of Gwendolyn Bergman is based on several characters too - one of them is Liz Matthews. She is played by Judith Light.

My Bill Matthews is my character of Dr. Steven Bergman, played by Bailey Chase.

His sister, Susan, is a combination of several including Susan Matthews, and is played by Martha Madison.

I have not cast any of the others yet - as I am still working on that part. I do know as I told you that I had already pictured in my mind - Stephanie Gatschet as Alice.

Of course I have combined many characters, and fiddled with some of their ages. So mine would not be exactly like yours. LOL

You have assembled a great cast there.

I'm not a AW history buff, but wasn't Lenore played by Susan Sullivan? (from Falcon Crest and more recently as Greg's mother on Dharma & Greg)

Cool cast though you picked - Jacob Young and Kyle Brandt could actually pass for brothers, never thought of that before.

Sullivan was a recast of Lenore in the 1970s. The original Lenore (Judith Barcroft) left the show to have a baby. When she returned to daytime, she joined AMC as Ann Tyler, the role she's best known for. Barcroft's husband is Wisner Washam, best known as a long-time writer/co-head writer for AMC.

When I see that old Pic of Robin Strasser, Shanelle Workman comes to mind.

Thanks for the warm fuzzies, Matt.

I just found this promo on youtube. It's from 1975 and features couples from "Days," "The Doctors," "Another World," and "Somerset." Thought some of you would enjoy it.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=9npnrO1iShM

Sullivan was a recast of Lenore in the 1970s. The original Lenore (Judith Barcroft) left the show to have a baby. When she returned to daytime, she joined AMC as Ann Tyler, the role she's best known for. Barcroft's husband is Wisner Washam, best known as a long-time writer/co-head writer for AMC.

Thanks for filling me in

Dude, you should write a book on soap opera history. Besides a bit of dough you could make, all this information could be available in one place, plus it seems to be your passion (no pun intended).