OLTL: Two Returns in January!

[lizhanglao]

According to Carolyn Hinsey in Friday's NY Daily News, Christine Jones (Pamela Buchanan and Asa's fifth wife) and Barbara Garrick (Allison Perkins) are returning to OLTL in January! I can't wait to see Allison again. ONE LIFE is so good right now.

[tina m]

Alllison!!!!! Yes!!!

Don't know much about Pamela, OLTL has been brilliant so I'm excited.

[Khan]

YES!, and YES!!

I doubt either will stay for very long, but it's always good to see some of my all-time faves on OLTL.

Now, Frank (and Gary), about bringing back Shelly Burch (Delila) and Brynn Thayer (Jenny)....

[Dale]

Let's see how much I remember about Pamela.....She came on in mid 1985.

Pam was married to Asa, who she thought was sea captain, 'Jeb Stuart". Pam lived on the island of Malekeva. "Jeb" would drop in on her from time to time. Their marriage took place while Olympia was still alive, making Asa a bigamist. Subsequently, his marriages to Samantha, Delila and Becky were illegal.

Unbeknownst to him, Pam found out about Asa's real identity, and tricked him into renewing their wedding vows on her "deathbed" in Malekeva, thus legalizing their marriage. Asa was very suprised then, when Pam showed up in Llanview, very much alive and ready to assume the role of Mrs. Asa Buchanan!

Pam was very naive, and fell for Mitch Lawrence's phony evangelical activities, and staunchly defended him, causing friction in her marriage to Asa. She found comfort in the arms of Pete O'Neil, whom Asa hated (natch!).

Malekeva was ravaged by a volcano eruption, and Pam left Llanview with Pete and Asa's divorce settlement money to rebuild the island that she considered her home. Pam left the show in mid 1987. She was never heard from again until she appeared for Asa's last phony funeral.

I have read that Bo tracks Pam down in January. I suspect that he is investigating Jared. Jared's age means that he was born around the time (in soap years!) that Asa and Pam were married. I imagine Bo wants to question Pam about whether she has knowledge of any affairs Asa may have had around that time!

[Cheap21]

I really thought this was going to be about Andrea Evans returning as Tina but I can take Alison

[Gordon24]

Rumors out they say Tina is returning too, nothing officially confirmed just yet.

[Scotty]

Wasn't Jenny killed off screen back in the late '90s when David Renaldi briefly returned to Llanview just before Michael Zaslow's death from ALS. It seems to me like they said she was killed in an avalanche in Switzerland or somewhere. But then again, soaps have perfected the art of bringing characters back from the dead.

[daysfan]

I think we'll see Andrea Evans as Tina again someday. For one, Passions has been cancelled(for now) on DirecTV and even before it was Andrea said she wanted to go back to OLTL after the transitional period for Passions is done.

[Scotty]

I think so too....and in my opinion the chances are even more likely with Ron Carlivati and Gary Tomlin aboard the writing team, both of whom seem very loyal and devoted to the history of OLTL.

It's sad when you think about it.....it has been 11 years since the character of Tina has even stepped foot in Llanview. Just imagine all the stuff she would have to catch up on.