Soap Opera Openings

[Scotty]

People are all the time copying things off others. In all parts of life, not just tv.

It's a fact of life.

[jfung79]

I think someone said the whole year is being treated as the 70th anniversary of Guiding Light, not just one day. That makes sense to me.

I like the "hands" opening. But I do also miss seeing the actors, and the exciting theme song in the last oepning.

When the hands opening goes away, I hope they keep the poem in whatever openings they use in the future from now on.

[Kendall]

I don't care what anyone says, I love ATWT's open from 2000. I just love opening themes that sound as if a band or orchestra composed it compared to the other cheap way soaps are doing it. These days I wonder if Goutman has lost interest in keeping up the look of the show through it's opening. The blue opening is so unflattering compared to the first time I watched it.

I do 2

Like everytime it came on,..u get that HYPE feeling

I wish ATWT go back to that opening

[Matt]

I believe this should could just about all the classics.

[Mason]

Calm down, JSF, calm down. The world won't end.

[All My Shadows]

Just a listing of all of the great openings in the montage Matt posted. Most of you already know most of them, but I'm bored so humor me!

1. "All My Children," 1970-1989 open (from 1971).

2. "All My Children," 1990-1994 open (from 1994).

3. "All My Children," 1995-2002 open (from 1995).

4. "Another Life," 1981-1982 open.

5. "Another World," 1966-1981 open (from circa 1975-1981).

6. "As the World Turns," 1967-1981 open, close, and another open.

7. "As the World Turns," 1981-1993 open (from circa 1988-1993).

8. "As the World Turns," 1993-1999 open.

9. "The Bold and the Beautiful," 1987-2004 open (from 1989).

10. "Capitol," 1982-1983 open.

11. "Capitol," 1986-1987 open.

12. "Days of our Lives," 1965-1972 open.

13. "Days of our Lives," 1972-1993 open (from circa 1972-1985).

14. "The Doctors," 1977-1980 open.

15. "The Doctors," 1981-1982 open.

16. "The Edge of Night," 1956-1967 open.

17. "Guiding Light," 1982-1983 open.

18. "Guiding Light," 1983-1986 open.

19. "Guiding Light," 1989-1990 open.

20. "Love is a Many Splendored Thing," 1967 open.

21. "Love is a Many Splendored Thing," 1967-1973 close.

22. "One Life to Live," 1968-1970 open.

23. "Somerset," 1974-1976 open.

24. "Somerset," 1971-1974 open.

25. "The Young and the Restless," 1973-1984 close.

Some really glaring exclusions here, such as GH's classic ambulance-through-the-gates, LOL's flowers-by-the-window, RH's Maeve-and-Johnny-and-baby-in-the-park, OLTL's sunrise, SFT's clouds, etc. Still a really great collection of soap openings. I have to wonder, though, just where did that color OLTL fireplace opening come from? It has the SOAPnet bug in the corner...

[Matt]

I was wondering about that SoapNet bugged OLTL, too. I didn't even know a color version of that opening even existed. Other shockers are the color/organ opening for ATWT (didn't know any of those still existed) along with the final 'Somerset' opening (that's an elusive one that no one I know has been able to track down). The Y&R close is from the very 1st episode of the series (I should know because I have it on DVD). The poster did state that he has a lot more material and would be posting another montage, so he cautioned people not to get too upset if he left out a particular favorite. lol

[Soapsuds]

Thanks Matt. I loved GL openings as well as ATWT. Too bad both ATWT and GL's current openings stink! Also loved AMC's opening from 1990-1994. The year after that it sucked!

[Scotty]

Well the fireplace OLTL opening lasted from 1968-1975, so it was probably in black and white the first couple years and then in color.

[Matt]

OLTL has always been in color, it's just that very few color versions of OLTL episodes from that era exist (in fact, I didn't know *any* color versions existed. Hell, very few episodes from that era exist *period* let alone color ones).

[JER Soaps Fan]

Well, I'm just stunned that I think, maybe I'm wrong, but I'm almost POSITIVE I saw Deidre Hall's name flash on that Y&R close. But that makes no sense because she's on "Days of Our Lives" and prior to that, portrayed that superhero, either Electra woman or Dyna Girl, or whatever her name was. NEVER did she appear on Y&R -- or did she?!!

[Mason]

Deidre was never on Y&R, LoL.

[JER Soaps Fan]

Delete - I just can't post YouTubes like you guys can!!!

[JER Soaps Fan]

I just know I saw her name, Hogan. That's the strangest thing! I'd bet money that I did.

[Soapsuds]

Yeah, I saw her name too.