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The Year in Review 1988


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Loving 1989

When Gwyn blackmailed Jeff into dumping her daughter,Trisha turned to Trucker.Alex Masters ,posing as Clay Alden,discovered that Tucker had taken the rap for the real Clay over a vehicular manslaughter charge in Maine.Rocky,Trucker's sister arrived and was drawn to Egypt's brother Todd.

Gwyn and Jeff set up Trucker to make it look like he beat up Gwyn.As a result,Trisha went to Rome with Jeff and married him.A fight between Jeff and Trucker left Jeff paralysed and kept Trisha by his side.He recovered but faked his paralysis but learned Trisha and Trucker had resumed their affair.

Stacey's book was published and Jack was surprised it was so racy.They were divorcing,and Stacey was forced to stay away from Rick in order to gain custody of JJ.Stacey fell pregnant with Rick's child,married him and with Juliette's help,he drugged Stacey.When she discovered his manipulations,she divorced him and gave birth to their daughter Heather.

Ava delivered Clay/Alex's son Sandy on a plane.Clay went missing and Harry was arrested for his murder.Dan Hollister was framing Harry.The real Clay turned up alive and with Alex missing,Clay tricked Ava into an affair.Escaping from government agents in Central America,Alex was rescued by Jack and Abril, who returned to Corinth.Dan tried to kill Alex,but Todd intervened and Dan died.

Clay and Alex's flashback's revealed they both depended on each other in a POW camp.Clay,however,hated Alex for taking over his life.Once Alex learned Ava had slept with Clay,he turned to Egypt(who had always loved her ex-husband)for comfort.Clay hired Ava to work at Amourelle and they continued their affair.

Curtis returned following the death of his wife Lotty.He and Todd opened a restaurant TJ's.Rocky grew closer to Curtis and befriended a homeless girl named Jolie,who secretly fell for Trucker.She and a friend Dale planned on kidnapping trisha for a hefty ransom.

Jeff's father Charles was killed in a car crash,Jim and a pregnant Shana reconciled and left town as did Harry who later reunited with Ann.

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The Young and the Restless 1989

Brad's crazy ex-wife Lisa locked him a cage in a remote cabin for months.Jack and Lauren spotted Lisa on a ski trip.Lauren followed Lisa and was locked up also.Jack saved Brad and Lauren from poison gas,but Lisa escaped.Brad rushed to Traci and collapsed atb her feet,just as she had filed for divorce.

Traci thought Brad had deserted her and was ready to move on with Tim.Brad attempted to win Traci back and got her to agree to a 2month trial live-in.Tim was just as determined to keep Traci and the strain was to much for her,so she took time off from both.

Newlyweds Skip(Jabot photographer)and Carol(Jabot executive secretary)wanted a child but could not conceive.Unable to adopt,they advertised for a pregnant girl who would be willing to give up her child.

Leanna was head over heels for new husband Victor.Nikki discovered the marriage wasn't legal as her divorce from Victor had not been finalised,Victor stayed with Leanna until he discovered she had been inolved with Jack.Resourceful Leanna flirted with eligible men and won a job as an advice columnist.

Victor decided to get back at his enemy Jack,who was behind the damning biography Ruthless.by taking over Jabot and making Jack report to Brad.

With Cricket and Danny's help,Nina struggled to improve herself and impress Phillip.He was impressed but resisted a relationship until Jill's hostility made him morev protective of Nina and he spent more time with her and their son.

He proposed and a panicky Jill hired Chase to seduce Nina.On her wedding day,Nina was with Chase but decided to go ahead with the ceremony.On the way,she and Chase were in an accident but she made it in time.However,Phillip began secretly drinking to escape the ressures of fatherhood,marriage and Jill's interference.A drunk Phillip died in a car accident and Jill blamed Nina.They battled over inheritance and visitation rights.

Clint,a former cellmate of Rex,wooed and eloped with his daughter Gina.Rex objected,but Clint claimed he was reformed.In reality,he saw Rex's wife Katherine as a ticket to wealth.Esther had been wooed by Nina to work for her and Clint planted his associates Robert and Shirley in the Chancellor house as servants.Clint met a waitress,Marge,a dead ringer for Katherine.

Cricket fell for Scott and they were engaged briefly,until she spotted a photo of Scott'd dad Jim,who looked like her own long lost father.In fact.Jim was her fatherbut had been pressured by Jessica's father(Cricket's grandfather)to leave them.Cricket was elated to find her father but her engagement was over,now that Scott was her half-brother.

Cricket got involved withlDerek,but he raped her.Cricket pressed charges and another of Derek's victims also testified,resulting in a guilty charge.Vowing revenge,Derek attempted to shoot Cricket,but Scott intervened and took the bullett.Derek plummetted to his death and Scott proposed to new girlfriend Lauren.

Nikki and Jim began seeing each other,but John Abbott freed Jessica from their marriage so Jessica,Jim and Cricket could at last be a family.Jill,although involved with Michael Crawford,cozied up to ex hubby John to offer'support'

Paul was involved with Cassandra,wife of his client and friend,George.Cassandra planned to leave George,but he had a heart attack and Paul insisted they wait.Goerge discovered he was dying and that Paul and Cassandra were involved.He decided to frame Paul for his murder by planting phony invoices,filing a criminal complaint and staging an argument overheard by Victor.However,Victor believed in Paul.

It became apparent that Cassandra was not as innocent as she appeared and was involved in George's death.Victor seduced her a a test of her sincerity,and she continued to play up to Paul and Victor as well as promising a mystery man named Adrian that she would run off with him.

As Paul looked like taking the rap for George's murder,he and his father Carl decided to fake his death to give him the chance to prove his innocence.

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Carmen was good, but you haven't seen Iris until you've seen the divine Beverlee McKinsey. No other actress in daytime history could pull being a villianess with so much vulnerability and layers. I wasn't alive when Beverlee originated the role, but I know her Iris is widely considered the most popular character in AW's 35 year old history. I have seen some vintage clips of Beverlee's Iris on youtube, they were simply divine! Up until then, I had only known her as grand dame Alexandra Spaulding on GL (a role for which she was ROBBED of an Emmy), but she's truly one of the greatest actresses that has ever touched daytime, her presence is greatly missed. I stopped liking Alexandra after Bev retired, no one has yet to come close to her portrayal (Marj Dusay plays her as cartoon and Joan Collins was just playing Alexis).

I too wonder what happened to Carmen Duncan and most of AW's cast....

I do remember HATING Carmen's Iris exit from AW, the whole thing was so over the top...

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Head Writers in 1989(for synopses posted so far)

Days of Our Lives-Leah Laiman Jan-Mar Anne Howard Baily Mar-Dec

Loving-Millee Taggart & Tom King

Guiding Light - Pam Long

Young & Restless/Bold & Beautiful William J Bell

All My Children Agnes Nixon

Re Carmen's exit from AW.Her contract was up and I feel that it was not renewed,but publicly Carmen stated that she was ready to move on.

Incidentally,her sister Paula was a big soap actress in Australia in the 70's,80's and 90's and had a very public marriage and divorce to another soapstar.

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