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Actually, the French website is right. Eden was the one who went undercover as Adriana's nanny, Kelly went undercover as a maid. Ric never worked for Bunny.

Ric's wealth in France came from Hollis and her family made sure he didn't get a cent after she died.

 

I really liked the Paris story though. Elizabeth Storm was great as Hollis and it was a really nice way to introduce Peter Love's Ric. I really liked Kelly and Ric and was so mad when Robert blackmailed Ric into working against the Capwells. So, even though I wound up preferring Robert and Kelly over Ric and Kelly, it's too bad that Kelly never found out why Ric had turned against her family.

 

Danny didn't go to Lyman Prep. He went to a public school like Santana. That's why he's never in the classroom with Jade/Ted/Laken during the school scenes.

 

Yeah, Santana should have been on the show during the show's entire run. One of the rare things I liked about Pam Long's writing is that she gave Santana a good exit.

 

I've been watching episodes from 1992 and pretty every cliffhanger before every commercial break is about B.J. It's really annoying. I really hate the last year.

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Interesting set of interviews of several SB actors in the wake of its cancellation. Lots of love for JFP . .

 
Various SB stars share their thoughts and memories of the cancellation
 
Courtesy of Soap Opera Weekly - January 5, 12 & 19, 1993

Gordon Thomson (Mason Capwell, 1990-1993

"In a lot of ways, working on SB has been one of the most wonderful experiences in my life as an actor.  I have done some of my most satisfying work there.  When Jerry and Bridget Dobson were writing the show, I was the most talkative man in soap opera history, but there was also a lot of dark exploration, which I enjoyed.  Every writer has characters through whom they see themselves, and I think Bridget and Jerry saw themselves through Mason.  I love what I do for a living, and I was glad to have a job and a fascinating part.  Nancy Lee Grahn is a very good actress.  She's funny and feisty, and we got along very well.  Marj Dusay was a treat to work with, too.  The show had a strong group of actors and an extremely nice crew.  It will be sad to disband such an intense team of gifted and dedicated people!"
 
Marj Dusay (Pamela Capwell, 1987-1988, 1990)
"I always thought Santa Barbara was a very good show and liked the work on it.  But when I went in it seemed to be just going to hell in a hand basket.  I truly believe they had their problems within the show, and they just more or less hired me to get rid of the character.  Pamela was the baby of the Dobsons, and when they had their struggle [with NBC, which resulted in their outster from the series they had created] somebody had to take it over, and by then the character couldn't go anyplace.  It evidently was so much politics, and if I had known that it would have helped me feel a lot better.  I thought Pamela was going to be a wonderful character, and she might have been had the Dobsons stayed.  It felt good to return, because there was something of real substance for me to play, and I was much more comfortable.  I liked the way the Dobsons brought Pamela back and where she was coming from.  It's a shame the show was canceled and I'm sorry for all my buddies there."
 
Eileen Davidson (Kelly Capwell, 1991-1993)
"Santa Barbara called me because I had a following from The Young and the Restless, and that was very flattering.  I felt pretty lucky to be working with such tremendous group of people, who were working very hard and doing some really terrific work.  It was challenging and also a lot of fun."
 
John O'Hurley (Stephen Slade, 1989-1990)
"As an actor I liked the freedom that I felt on that show, but I look back with mixed emotions.  I liked a lot of the work I did, but I'm sad I was caught in that revolving period of indecision.  I thought my character was very interesting, and I could explore a lot of the darker sides of him, which I liked.  Unfortunately, the show was going through a pattern of not committing to any particular storyline, because I think there were just too many people in the creative kitchen.  One of the wonderful things the show had was comedy, but during the interim that I was there I watched all these great comedic characters - and I use the word characters strongly - just disappear, and it was frustrating.  One reason a lot of the actors who were there with me at the time went over to Santa Barbara was because of the comedy, but all the wonderful humor, the richness that was singular to SB, was just gone.  But I've never had a bad experience in daytime.  I loved the people I worked with on the show.  In fact, many of them remain very close friends.  I'm always sad when a show gets cancelled, because it means you've got 20 contract people who are out of jobs, and that's too bad."
 
Sydney Penny (BJ Walker, 1992-1993)
"Joining Santa Barbara was more than I ever expected it to be.  I certainly didn't expect to just walk in here and be plunked down in the middle of every storyline going.  I like BJ very much; she's probably my favorite character [of all the ones] I've ever played.  I feel very fortunate I've been given such wonderful stuff to do.  Everybody here is so talented, and it's very pleasant to be working with people you like.  They don't come here with their own personal agendas and just do their work and leave.  We genuinely enjoy being with each other and doing things outside of work.  It didn't take long to get used to daytime.  One of the major reasons I wanted to check out this medium was the opportunity to work at my craft on a daily basis, and that's exactly what the last seven months have given me the opportunity to do.  I love being an actress and being around other people who do the same thing.  Everybody welcomed me into the fold, and our working relationship is really perfect.  These are friendships that I intend to keep."

 

Scott Jaeck (Cain Garver 1987-1989)
"I had a great time while I was on the show, and the only reason I left was that I felt I had other things I wanted to do.  I decided to do the show to begin with [because] I thought the character was great and seemed to be unsoaplike.  Plus, I didn't have to shave or cut my hair!  The show always had such interesting writing - it never really seemed to take itself too seriously and had such a great sense of humor to it, with great comic characters and strange and bizarre situations, which I think it lost the last couple of years.  Santa Barbara was way ahead of its time, and it changed too much from what was its success.  It's too bad the network couldn't stay with it.  It was a great run while it lasted, and I hope it's not forgotten."
 
John Cassadine (Grant Capwell, 1986)
"Before I joined Another World (as Reginald Love), I worked on Santa Barbara for a week.  I did six episodes as CC's brother Grant, and it was a lot of fun.  I always thought it would be a good opportunity to bring some conflict to CC's storyline, but for some reason they never brought the character back.  I really liked the show, and would have loved to return."
 
Todd McKee (Ted Capwell, 1984-1989)
"Santa Barbara was refreshing because it pushed the limit.  There was a lot of talented actors over there, and it was fun to watch them create.  Everybody was so talented and so different.  I was inexperienced when I got the job, but what a place to start!"
 
Susan Marie Snyder (Laken Lockridge, 1987-1988)
"Working on Santa Barbara was fun, and one of the easiest jobs I ever had in my life.  I'd come in two or three days and do this fluff, and I was sorry that it ended so abrubtly.  I felt like they didn't seek the full potential of the character - for whatever reason - but if was a good time for me!"
 
Michael Durrell (Alex Nikolas, 1987)
"My feelings are a little confused, because the show that was cancelled was not Santa Barbara.  It became something else, just an entirely different show.  What I remember very fondly is a show that was a family, headed and nurtured and created and supported by a wonderful woman named Jill Farren Phelps (formerly executive producer).  It was the Dobsons (Bridget and Jerome, SB's creator, and former head writers and executive producers) who actually brought my character in and supported me in the role, but the true genius behind the creation and the nurturing of all of the characters was Jill, who was the one behind the scenes making the show work.  She was the one who helped create it, and she was Santa Barbara; I have only great, fond, wonderful memories for a show that left a very special place in my heart.  What we had was so warm, wacky and so wonderfully confusing sometimes, but that was the charm of it.  The family atmosphere with everyone there was initiated and maintained by Jill, and I missed it from the first day I left the show."
 
Shirley Anne Field (Pamela Capwell Conrad, 1987)
"Pamela Capwell Conrad was a woman who was beautiful, witty, wily and throughly unscrupulous.  [She was] a woman with all the infinite charms of an ageless Helen of Troy - capable of launching a thousand ships.  That is what enchanted me about the role.  However, it was a nightmare when I left.  It was a really sticky situation, and unfortunately I was caught in the middle of the politics."
 
Sherilyn Wolter (Elena Nikolas, 1987)
"Elena was my most challenging role, and it was really fun to play that wicked a character.  During the day I would run rampant as Elena, then I'd go home and be very sweet.  At the end of my stint, the producers asked me to stay, but I really felt she had done her thing for the time being.  Everyone was so personable, and it was a real nice family there.  A Martinez (Cruz) was such a doll, and a real sweet person to work with."
 
Jane Rogers (Heather Donnelly, 1988-1989)
"It was really well put together.  The people there were wonderful, and the coordination of everybody - from props to producers - was great.  I was very pleased."
 
Vincent Irizarry (Scott Clark, 1988-1989)
"At the time I thought the show was definitely one of the better-written shows on daytime.  The people involved with it were really a great group.  They were outgoing, friendly, there for you, and they had a sense of humor.  I had never seen such a spirited, fun group of people in production."
 
Signy Coleman (Celeste DiNapoli, 1989-1990)
"I can honestly say that working on Santa Barbara was a wonderful experience for me.  It wa the first solid acting job I was given, and I grew a tremendous amount in the year I worked on the show.  Not only that, but that's where I met my husband (Vincent Irizarry), who gave me my child, Siena.  Even though Vincent and I are no longer together, I'm extremely grateful because we have a beautiful child.  Santa Barbara interwove storylines very well, and it was wonderful to be excited about going to work every day.  The show was so good at the time we were working on it, and I was very disappointed to hear it had been cancelled.  I wish everyone who was involved in it nothing but the best of luck!"
 
Terry Lester (Mason Capwell 1989-1990)
"Santa Barbara was a different kind of show from all the other daytime shows, but I loved it.  At the time, I'd never been happier professionally.  I had the best material that I'd ever been asked to do, and I can think of no one in my entire career with whom I enjoyed working more than Nancy Lee Grahn!"
 
Nancy Lee Grahn (Julia Wainwright Capwell, 1985-1993)
"I loved the character of Julia!  It was a really good character on daytime, because she was very multidimensional.  I loved the relationship between Julia and Mason because it was different and very unpredictable.  It wasn't a sappy love story, and that's what I liked about it.  The cast was terrific.  There isn't a bad apple in this group, and it's been very pleasant to be here."
 
Stella Stevens (Phyllis Blake, 1989-1991)
"SB was my first experience on daytime, and I enjoyed working on it.  I thought Robin (Mattson) and I were cute together, and I enjoyed working with her because it was so natural.  People told us we were Lucy and Ethel, and that was the highest compliment.  It showed on the screen how much fun we had.  But I felt like I was out in the cold for a while, because my character got caught in a changeover of producers and people in power."
 
Nina Arvesen (Angela Cassidy, 1991-1993)
"They've given me a fun part, and I've had enormous fun doing it.  We had a wonderful group of people here.  I think [executive producer] Paul Rauch has done an incredible job of bringing together the group of  people that we had, and it was a joy to come to work every day."
 
Rosalind Allen (Gretchen Richards, 1990)
"Out of all of the daytime shows, I thought SB was one of the finest.  My time on the show was all too short lived, but I liked working there.  They were good to me, and I really had a high respect for the actors on the show."
 
Steve Bond (Mack Blake, 1989-1990)
"SB was a different experience than General Hospital.  It was a much freer experience from a creative standpoint.  The day-to-day element, as far as the people and environment, was great.  But I felt that SB never really delivered to me what they promised, and that was frustrating.  At the time the show had two major producer changes and numerous writer changes, so there was no consistency with my character.  They enticed me onto the show, and I believe they did have the best of intentions, but it just didn't work out.  I thought the work I did with Louise Sorel was interesting, and she did too, but the writers chickened out.  The story with Rosalind Allen was interesting, too, but it happened so fast."
 
Karen Moncrieff (Cassandra Lockridge, 1990-1992)
"The two years I spent on Santa Barbara were a wonderful time for me as far as stretching my limits and forming some of the depths of my potential as an actress.  I loved my character, and I think I had the good fortune of being able to speak some of the best lines in daytime.  I loved working with Gordon (Thomson) and also made some friends I know I will keep in Eileen Davidson (Kelly) and Michele Val Jean - one of the writers - and that's really nice!"
 
Timothy Gibbs (Dash Nichols, 1990-1992)
"I felt doubly blessed to be on SB because of the family atmosphere and what I learned from my storyline.  The writers really pushed themselves and were serious about the date-rape issue, and it gave me a chance to play something meaty.  The actors I worked with were another blessing, most notably Nancy (Lee Grahn).  I thought SB was innovative, and in some respects at the forefront of its type of programming.  I also loved the comedy in the show.  I enjoyed being part of that aspect, in a very minor way, later on with Louise (Sorel).  I came on the show during the Jill Farren Phelps/John Conboy transition, so I didn't ge the pleasure of working with Jill, but John was fantastic to work for.  I wish everybody, both in front of and behind the camera, all the luck in the world.  I think they're very talented and are going to do well."
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I've said before that from August 1991 on (when MW/Eden left), SB felt like an entirely different show. The Walkers never fit in, though I can't fault Sydney Penny - a talented actress both before and after SB.

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I don't know what happened during the Dobsons' return, but I wish they hadn't mucked it up so much. I liked what they did with Flame and Michael, but that didn't last long because of the Born/Rauch fight. I wonder what would have happened if there were a different producer.

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Unfortunately I didn't like the Dobsons' return all that much either. I loved the dinner party episodes with Pamela (some of the best scenes on the show EVER), but I didn't like how they had Mason act like a spoiled brat who used video cameras to spy on people. It didn't work, and I'm not sure it would have worked with Lane Davies in the role either. Mason was so vicious and mean and his motives didn't make much sense (Why did he even hate Warren? Why did he want to torture Cassie so much when he didn't even love her?). Flame and Michael were probably his most popular pairing, but they didn't work for me either. Michael had been such a good friend to Cruz/Julia/Eden for years and to turn him into a bitter drunk that looked down on everyone did the character a great disservice.

 

Also, the Cassie storyline had been pretty intriguing & mysterious (she was becoming an Elena-like character that seemed to have it in for the Capwells & the brotherhood), but when the Dobsons took over, she suddenly turned into a tortured heroine. Mason and Julia should have found out about her schemes.

 

Most of the Dobsons' new characters were plain boring (David, Katrina etc.), they got rid of the wrong characters/actors (Laken, Augusta, Craig, Carrington Garland's Kelly) & they focused on the wrong characters (Katrina got more screen time than Craig & Kelly for months). And the storylines they inherited from the previous team they didn't really fix and their stories pretty much ruined relationships (Augusta having fantasies about her sister's rapist, Cruz not recognizing Eden/Suzanne). I get that they wanted to do forbidden love, but Dash/Augusta and Michael/Flame did not work IMO. And they focused way too much on Jack Wagner.

 

And the worst part was that the show became so wordy. There were all these endless scenes at the Oasis and there was little very action.

 

What I did like was Rosa's return, and the dinner party, but Rosa was rarely used and Pamela was gone within a week. Angela was a great new character. I'm glad they tied her to the Capwells in 1992. She really fit in there.

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@Capridge I agree with you for the most part, but I do think Flame/Michael worked quite well. I think it was the only relationship that worked during their stint because the characters were not dumbed down to make the plot work. The Dobsons seemed to like writing for Flame so it's a shame the backstage stuff got in the way.  I wonder sometimes if the Cruz/Suzanne stuff was the Dobsons getting back at A. MArtinez for supporting Phelps. It plays that way to me. 

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I remember being very excited when the Dobsons came back, but yes, much of their work fell flat.

 

Cassie had such great potential to be a real force to be reckoned with and having her turn out to be Minx's daughter helped bolster the Lockridge family. But, having her turn out to have had a love affair with Warren seemed so odd, and they had to reconn Warren's birth father to not make them aunt/nephew.  Warren's birthfather was never revealed (I suspect they were planning on making it CC), and it all served no purpose in the end. Cassie went nuts and was shipped off. 

 

Getting rid of Carrington Garland's Kelly had to be one of the biggest casting mistakes of all time for the show. She was the perfect one to step into Eden's role as lead heroine.

 

I too thought Flame and Michael had potential...sigh.

 

I did enjoy Rosa's return as I thought she was such an interesting character and more of a mother figure to the Capwell kids than Sophia had actually been, especially to Mason. Mason had hinted that CC somehow stole valuable land from the Andrade family, but that plot point evaporated, too. The Santana recast flopped because of personality issues between the actress and the cast.

 

August and Dash was a horrible idea from the word go.

Cruz/Suzanne was such a boring story...not to mention implausible.

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That was a HUGE blunder. Garland could have taken over for Walker, and the show could have rebounded because audiences adored her. The Dobsons and Rauch took everything the viewers liked and got rid of it, and added people and stories no one cared about. Conboy made such bizarre blunders (Julia's rape was never needed; the weird story with Ric and the Harlan stuff; the director story with Sophia that didn't really go anywhere) but he brought on the Quinn/Flame stuff which everyone liked. I also was a fan of the Laura/Annie/Bunny stuff which got more wacky during his time. I think he could have righted the ship if his worst excesses had been curbed. I know Mulcahey loathes him, but I think Conboy was the last time the show worked for the most part.

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ICAM about Conboy. Mulcahey had an example about Conboy wanting Cruz to play polo, which would have been OOC, but Conboy did respect the show's past. He was the one who brought back the Lockridges and when Kelly was arrested for Quinn's murder, bail was denied because her family had helped her flee the country after Dylan's death. Danny, Ted & Jade were mentioned by Laken. I really liked things like that. So I'd rather have Cruz play polo than have him not recognize the love of his life because she was wearing a bad wig.

 

Another Laura fan right here!! Christopher Norris played her to perfection. She could be a villainess one moment and a grieving mother the next.

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I think Cassie is a flawed idea given that Minx had switched Brick and Channing at birth,  which established Minx as a serial baby concealer.  The suggestion that Minx allowed her daughter to be raised at an orphanage (with boys who made regular visits to the Capwells) while years earlier she couldn't bare the thought of her grandson being raised in the Capwell mansion, (right next door), strained logical reasoning. 

 

As for storyline potential, the Lockridge estate was always on the brink of foreclosure due to a lack of new income, so Cassie was not immediately wealthy when she came into the family.  There was no conflict with Lionel feeling betrayed by having a long lost sibling.  There was no discussion of finding Cassie's father.  The Angela/Warren coupling was not worth complicating.  Cassie and her Musketeers played with Mason as children which would have made her years older than Warren.  Finally, the exposition about her birth required the written contortions of both Minx's de-Sorasing and the retcon that Warren was not a Lockridge, (two soap tropes that are not usually appreciated by soaps fans), indicating that Laken was the only child in the family who was actually raised by her biological parents.  If the Lockridges fed their only legitimate child her pet pidgin, perhaps Cassie should have been more grateful to those nuns...

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Patrick Mulcahey once explained that he and Jerry Dobson and Chuck Pratt would gather at the Dobsons' house every few weeks to plot story, and that was the genesis of some of SB's best storylines. I  believe that's why the Dobsons' second stint didn't work. As talented as they are and as much as they deserve credit for the concept and launch of SB, they had a lot of help from some very talented people. For my money, SB was at its best circa 1987 when the Dobsons were exec-producing, Chuck Pratt was co-head writer, Patrick Mulcahey and Courtney Simon (and others) were writing scripts, and Jill Farren Phelps (who knew and loved SB and was fantastic there) was heading the production team as supervising producer. By 1990, John Conboy had run Mulcahey off and fired Pratt and Phelps. Simon left in 1992 to rejoin JFP and Mulcahey (and her husband) at GL.

 

What might SB have been if Conboy and Jackie Smith (NBC) had not made those personnel changes and the Dobsons had returned in 1991 to find the old crew still intact?

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Thank you for the background info. IT does put things in context, but I think one of the big problems with the Dobsons' return is they had complete disregard for the fans who stuck with the show during their absence. The Dobsons wanted to right every "wrong" they saw with the show, but they ended up giving the finger to longtime SB viewers. It's one thing to want to fix a show, but it's another to do it in such a way that you're alienating the existing audience. Pamela Long did more damage, but it wasn't a show she created. The Dobsons should have protected their creation even if it meant keeping material from previous regimes.

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Preston    1984   Los Angeles Detective with a missing son on the search for L. C.   Doesn't have a warrant for the Silver Swan, so the Champions steal his gun so he can follow them into the Spa. Jack Frye    Jeff Morris 1984   first Hardison Work Camp Employee shown  Warden Carl Garrett    Hugh Gillin     1983 - 84  worked at the Huntsville Prison Chance was at. Told Colleen that Chance was definitely Wade's son; Can't let Toat Gilmore be released because of a previous Public Affairs situation.   Back-stops a pass to  give an excuse for Toat being off the prison grounds. Ben Gilmore   Christopher Allport   1984    grandson of Toat Gilmore. Toat digs up the gold coins he stashed in his grandaddy's grave 50 years earlier. The gold is now worth thousands of dollars. Toat suggests Ben, a teacher, invest the money in his school and nearby church Child __ Gilmore     Not Credited     1984     Ben's Kid Mrs. __ __ Gilmore      Not Credited    Ben's Wife, visits Toat in the Hospital Toat Gilmore   Buddy Ebsen   1984   Inmate at Huntsville for 50 + years; Chance's good friend. Toat robbed banks and gave the money back to the farmers that the banks screwed over. Chance sneaks him out during a rodeo at the prison.  They go to the town that Toat's grandson is a teacher in.  They dig up the last of the money Toat had stolen (money the banks had overcharged farmers, including Toat's granddaddy).  Toat has a heart episode.  His grandson comes to see him and Toat suggests he take the coins  and fix up the church and school. Whenthe Sheriff attempts to keep Toat from returning to the prison on time, Chance and Luther trick the deputies into following them while Hoyt, (not a fan of Toat) finds a respect he hadn't had for Toat and the kind of man he was. Clem Goodall             Bert Remsen     1983    old friend of Luther and Hoyt; Allows the Champions to cross his land in a cattle drive until Jeb buys his loan from the bank and won't allow them to cross; reports he saw a young man running and tossing a gun after Jeb is shot. Turns out the shooter is his grandson Danny. Clem feels guilty and tries to clear Whit. Danny Goodall     Thom Matthews   Clem's Grandson; shot Jeb; went to school with Whit but had to drop out; Chance convinced him to turn himself in Jeannine Henderson     Not Credited       spoke with Colleen at the Lila West charity event Johnny Hogan    Howard Morris      1984   Trainer of Colleen's horse in Los Angeles, helps Chance track down the kidnapped L. C. Jeb Hollister     Chuck Connors    1983 -84       father of Lenny and Juliet. His father lost the Yellow Rose land to Wade Champion. Hated the Champions for it. Murdered his father for his inheritance and drove his sister away after she got knocked up by Wade.  Went out of his way to block the Champion's success at ranching and later their oil business.  Paid Rudy to romance Marlene to get Whit's share of the RoseKept the Sheriff on his personal payroll. Owned the newspaper and nepo-ed his daughter to be in charge there. Employed Caryn Cabrera until he learned she cared for Roy. Sent her to Venezuela, but told his chauffeur to kill her and make sure she knew why.  Drove Juliette out of town.  Finally arrested after having Rose murdered for exposing the truth that he murdered his father. Juliette Hollister   Deborah Shelton  1983  Beautiful daughter of Jeb that works as a reporter. Falls for Roy. Editor. Can't believe her father is that evil. Leaves town after assuming the Champions were behind Jeb's shooting. Lenny Hollister     Steve Sandor    1983 - 84    Jeb's son with a nose candy problem, hired Sanchez and Onofrio to help get drugs over the border through the Yellow Rose. Caught, eventually and sent to prison. Attempted to kill Roy and Chance at the Prison Rodeo, but was thwarted yet again Rose Hollister     Jane Russell   mother of Chance with Wade Champion, sister to Jeb; Juliette and Lenny's aunt. Knew Coyell and Dillard from the good old days. After Jeb murdered his father, Rose ran and settled in New Orleans, running a house of ill repute. Upon learning she had Cancer, she returned to The Rose to meet her son, Chance, but was killed shortly after they connected. Chance was after Jeb with a rifle when Sheriff Wallace arrived. Jeb wanted him to get Chance and take him away, but shockingly, Lew was there to arrest Jb. Rose had sent rock-solid evidence to her father's murder. Jeb no longer called any shots... Del Horton    Lonny Chapman    1983    owner of a trucking company that was supposed to haul The Yellow Rose Ranch's cattle to be sold. Jeb Hollister went in and paid for his fleet to prevent them from delivering on time. Matt Johnson    Billy Streater    Owner of Mesa Grande Petroleum.  Bought Illegal oil from the Yates boys and lied to Roy about it.  Taken away by the authorities Deputy Duncan Kilgore   Scott Hylands    1983    Colleen's beau, killed while men crossing the border Marlene Hensen Champion Lansing        Karen Carlson      1983 - 84   Roy's ex-wife; Whit's mother; wanted to take Whit to Europe for the summer with her husband -- Rudy Lansing. Comes  home pregnant and separated from Rudy. Wants to sue Roy for Whit's inheritance when he doesn't agree to Jeb's offer. Ready to split her wrist after learning that Rudy was always working for Jeb to manipulate her. Colleen found her and talked her down, reminding her that Whit still needed her.   Rudy Lansing    Barney McFadden    1983 - 84       Marlene's second husband; Whit's stepfather. Planted into Marlene's life by Jeb, Rudy took her to Europe and she returned pregnant and bitter. Ended up on the courthouse floor. Chance MacKenzie   Sam Elliott   Son of Wade Champion and Rose Hollister; a cowboy's cowboy. Knew Grace when he was young, an old friend of her brothers.  involved with Colleen and Grace at different times.   Had an at times tenuous relationship with Quisto and Roy, but usually was able to get past their issues to protect The Yellow Rose. Grace MacKenzie    Susan Anspach   1983   cook at the Yellow Rose Ranch. Grew up with Chance, a friend of her brothers.  Had a ling with Chance. The object of young Whit's desire, she put him off because of the age difference, but went out with him one night.  During the cattle drive, she was hit by a rolling rock and went to the hospital. She left town when she got out of the hospital. She was rumored to have headed to her sister's place Bryce Macklin   Woodrow Parfrey      1984 real estate attorney hired by Jed Fargo when accused of killing Barbara Sue Mayor Virgil Mapes    William Windom    1984    Mayor runs the pie Raffle at the Memorial Day Picnic Dr. ___ Martin     Duncan McLeod    1984     client at The Silver Swan Harry McClure    Never Seen    Jeb told Lenny that McClure would be his attorney at the trial. ____ McKinney     Dennis Haysbert   1983     Airport Security Guard Elmo Mooney    John Alvin 1983  witness to Jeb's shooting; picked Whit in the line-up Ellen Moore    Judyann Elder   1984   Social Worker looking into  Sarah Webber's home Yolanda Munoz    Ruth Britt    1984    pregnant woman that entered the country via the Yellow Rose and witnessed border patrol guards running guns on the Yellow Rose property. They chased her across the property before being saved by the Champions, Colleen helping her give birth on the property Major General Nathan    Donegan Smith  1983  gave permission to the Champions to run their cattle through the airstrip. ___  Nelson      Robert Gooden   1984    worked at the Hardison Work Camp. Sal Onofrio            Steven Keats   1983     Artifact Dealing Company; Sanchez (aka Fredo)'s boss;  ran an auction;  on Lenny's payroll. killed by Sanchez Aurelia ___ Padilla    Maria Melendez    1984   Raoul's wife. Forced to work as a seamstress for Lila West Products. Trapped with her family until the Champions arrive with help. Raoul Padilla      A Martinez   1984  Migrant Worker that runs away from the Hardison Work Camp. He and his wife signed a contract, and they cannot leave unless they pay off the contract. Jack Fry brings him back, but not before Chance and Roy hear his story. Meanwhile, Raoul and Aurelia worry about their son. Helps Quisto try to escape, but they are caught and forced to work with the spray. Trapped in a storage building, the Hardison Employees torch it. Roy and Chance arrive and rescue them. Son Padilla    Not Credited      Aurelia and Raoul's son sickened from the poison being sprayed on the crops at the Hardison Work Camp. Nick Pappas     John Colicos  1984   Owner of the Silver Swan Spa; takes underage girls and grooms them to become hookers. District Attorney  Barton Pearce      Jim Antonio  1983     investigated John Strongheart; was to prosecute him, then prosecuted Lenny. Alton Prine     Spencer Milligan   1984   Big boss at the Hardison Work Camp. Signed up the employees to the contracts. After signing up Chance and Colleen, he tried to rape Colleen and told her he'd hve her, whenever he wanted. Reporter Aida Ramirez     Raquel Valadez      1983   Local News Reporter, often at press conferences Charlie Reno    Clu Gulager   1984   day worker at the Yellow Rose. gave the map to Pancho Villa's treasure to L. C. and was killed by Deke and Lou. Lane Roberts    Joanna Pettet     1984   waitress that protects a wild white Stallion and becomes close to Chance after stranding him on the ranch. As he tries to help her lead it to a safe place. Leaves after the Stallion is put down. Mr. Rondello    Never Seen, Mentioned     Casino Owner that Trey owes money to. Ernie Rubalcaba    Javier Grajeda  1983   reporter that Jeb gave a raise to because he was working _____Sanchez  aka Fredo  Mike Gomez     1983      contact John Strongheart -- paid him to bring Mexicans across the Yellow Rose, some with drugs on them; on Lenny's payroll Chief John Strongheart  Will Sampson  1983 worked for the Champions.Let a "coyote" in that  took a group of illegal aliens across their property. Accused of murdering Sheriff Kilgore. Arrested. Murdered by Sanchez. ____ Stryker    Paul Mantee   1984   One of Rondello's goons that roughs up Trey; Partner of Johnny Tupelo Billy Taggert     Dennis Burkley    1984   oil driller on The Yellow Rose, in charge of L. C. - 1 Jack Thomas     Daniel Eden    1984   played basketball with Whit; arrested _____   Toland   Ted Markland    1983  owned a trucking company that the Champion's rented to haul their cattle, but the truck Colleen was in was sabotaged. Toland got ticked off when they accused him of being involved and refused to continue with their cattle. Johnny Tupelo    Ron Masak    1984   One of Rondello's goons that roughs up Trey; Partner of Stryker Sheriff Lew Wallace   L.Q. Jones   83 - 84  on Jeb Hollister's payroll; arrested Whit. Basically a "Toadie" of Jeb's until Rose's proof of Jeb killing their father came to light.  Hunted for Barbara Sue's killer. Sarah ___ Webber    Nancy Parsons   1984   Foster Mother for Ramon and Arnie. Took in the stolen goods the boys would find. The Champions wanted her investigated. Judge ___ Willard    John Napierala        1984   member of Jeb's Good Ole boy network that okayed destroying the Mission that Taza's family inhabited. Earl Yates     Les Lannom     1984   Jessie's son, stealing oil from LC-1 and selling it to Matt Johnson Shot Luther Dillard. Shot by his Daddy Floyd  Yates   David Graf      1984 Jessie's son, stealing oil from LC-1 and selling it to Matt Johnson.  Worried about Luther being hurt.  Jesse Yates    Pat Hingle    1984    father of Earl and Floyd. Mistakenly believes that the oil well on his property struck, but his sons are stealing from LC-1 at the Yellow Rose. Earl shot Luther Dillard for figuring it out.The boys sell oil to Matt Johnson. When Hoyt brings wheelchair bound Jessie to the oil derrick on his prperty, Jessie knows the truth. Jessie shoots Earl to protect the Champions   Arnie       John Franklin       kid that stole L. C. 's necklace with Ramon.   Stayed at Sarah Webber's foster care home. She took the things that the boys would steal. Bonnie     Leigh Kavanaugh    1984   Hotel Hooker that talks to Colleen Boog       Terrence Evans      1984     Henchman of Lou and Deke on their quest for Pancho Villa's  treasure Brian     Not Credited     1984    Orderly at the Silver Swan; Nick's henchman Buck                 Bill McKinney   1983   Jeb's henchman.  sets charges that cause an avalanche;  puts chemicals in the lake to kill the cattle on the drive. Charlie               Ed Crick          1983  Jeb's henchman Charlie              George Fisher         1984   Jeb's henchman Deke             Billy Green Bush  1984      Lou's partner; they killed Charlie Reno for his map to Pancho Villa's treasure. Kidnap L. C.  but get captured in the end Dublin the Dog    1983     murdered by Sanchez Eddie      Burt Marshall    1984     Lou and Deke's henchman on their quest for Pancho Villa's treasure Eddie       Not Credited      1984      knocked out by Chance at Jeb's Home Hal        1983 - 84   Hugh Gorrian     Jeb's Chauffeur Juno       Not Credited      1984      knocked out by Chance at Jeb's Home Klaus     Andre Landzaat      1984    Concierge at the Carlyle Hotel Kelly         Gloria Hayes      1983    Woman giving the eye to dance to Chance Lou         Geoffrey Lewis    1984      Deke's partner; they killed Charlie Reno for his map to Pancho Villa's treasure. Kidnap L. C.  but get captured in the end Nurse Maggie      Anne Haney      wheeled Toat out of the hospital to the car Marie      Claudette Wells     1984    hooker on the strip; tells Chance about The Catcher Mary      Anulka Dziubinska      1984  Roy's limo driver in Los Angeles Mavis            Vonetta McKee     1984    Hooker that Colleen connects with at a hotel; helps her with a tip on finding the kidnapped L. C. in L. A. Michael      Will Bledsoe     1984   young guy taken in by The Catcher; The Catcher plans to turn him out. Chance takes him away from The Catcher and offers to send him home. Nicky             Joe E. Tata          1983     waiter -- Juliette Hollister  and  Roy Champion Pamela      Sherri Stoner     1984    girl being held with L. C. at the Silver Swan, rescued by Chance Pamela Sue   Lenny Hollister's date to the auction         Melanie Vincz    1983 Purvis         Herbert Jefferson, Jr.       cowpoke Ramon       Gabriel Gonzalez          kid that stole L. C. 's necklace with Arnie.   Stayed at Sarah Webber's foster care home. She took the things that the boys would steal. Ricki             Corinne Bohrer     Pappas' employee at the Silver Swan  she threatens L. C., then considers helping her escape. Murdered by Pappas Rita      Not Credited      Lila Devereauax's secretary at Lila West Ruby      Never Seen, Mentioned    Court Stenographer Sue Ann   Kimberly Foster 1983   Bartender that cards Whit when he's out dancing with Grace Dr. Sue Ann           Elizabeth Savage    1983    Veterinarian Taza               Rion Hunter     1984        lived in a mission with his family that Jeb Hollister wanted bulldozed. The Champion family saved their home, but they left   Attorney       Matthew Faison    on Hollister's payroll to fight for Marlene to get Whit's share of The Yellow Rose Barrel Racer     Karen Petrasek       at the rodeo that Trey and Whit compete in. Brawler        David S. Cass, Sr.    1983     in a bar fight with the Champion me, later helping them pick the glass off of them. Break Dancer     Not Credited     1984     Los Angeles Streets Break Dancer     Not Credited     1984     Los Angeles Streets Captain     Val de Vargas        1984    Mexican Policeman who takes Pancho Villa's papers and treasure to the Mexican Government. Catcher    Kario Salem          1984     Takes in young people, turns them out and sells them to pimps.  Chance beat up his goons and rescued Michael Child at the Mission      Not Credited        1984 Child at the Mission      Not Credited        1984 Child at the Mission      Not Credited        1984 Construction Workers:    Nick Dimitri     1984    to tear down the Mission                                         Bill Hart             1984    to tear down the Mission Deputy       Chuck Hicks     1983       arrested Whit and turned him over to the Sheriff Deputy            Christopher E. Jackson  1983      with Whit Deputy                     James Parkes  1983   pulled over Roy Deputy Sheriff        John Pickard    1984   Search for L. C. and Juanita Detective      Not Credited     1984     Partner of Ralph Foster Doctor     Jeannie Linero    1984    worked to save Luther's life Emcee       Richard Fullerton    1984     Prison Rodeo             The Foreman         William Jordan  1984       worked for the Hollisters; he was supposed to bulldoze the mission that Taza and his family were staying in just over the Hollister line Gas Station Attendant       Robert Carnegie     1983     gas station during Whit's hunt for Grace Gas Station Attendant        Ritchie Montgomery  1983 pumping gas when Chance is looking for Blue Lake and Danny Goodall Gas Station Attendant     Dennis Fimple    1983   at a gas station when Sanchez arrives; told Sanchez cash only; sees the dead body in the truck bed; killed by Sanchez Goon      Not Credited    1984         guy that works for the Catcher. Chance beat his ass Goon      Not Credited    1984         guy that works for the Catcher. Chance beat his ass Goon      Not Credited    1984         guy that works for the Catcher. Chance beat his ass Goon      Not Credited    1984         guy that works for the Catcher. Chance beat his ass Hollister Man    Jeff O'Haco         1983     fought with the Champions Hollister Man    Arnie Moore      1983     fought with the Champions Hollister Man    Joe Massengale        1983     fought with the Champions Hollister Thug   1983         Billy Burton Hollister Thug     1983       Kenny Call Hollister Thug    1983           Damon   Douglas HorseShoe Player          Michael Brockman      1984   gives Jed Fargo a dirty look at the Memorial Day Picnic Hotel (Motel)  Manager            Ted Gehring     1984     Jed Fargo rented a room from him. House Man    Pat Ranella     works at the first casino we see Trey at. Inmate                   Jay Arlen Jones      in jail with Whit; makes sexually suggestive comments Inmate           Jerry Potter        in jail with Whit; makes sexually suggestive comments Judge             Sari Price      1984 The Killer         Duane Tucker     1984  hired by Jeb to shoot and kill Rose. Chance holds him off, but Rose is killed,  Chance goes after Jeb. Man     John Ingle    1983      at the Oil Man of the Year Party with Jeb Man                                 John McIntyre Nurses      Channing Chase    1984      worked to save Luther's life                     Jennifer Falana      1984       worked to save Luther's life Nursel     Ernestine Mercer   1984   Toat's nurse  in the hospital Oil Driller          Ben Bates     1984  on Hollister land polluting the YR's Water  Old Man          Hank Worden      1983       at a Trailer Park  Orderly      Tommy Tucker  1984     worked to save Luther's life       Prison Guard                Al Hansen     1984    Toat Prison Guard         Peter Harrell        1984       Toat Prison Guard      Not Credited      1984      Toat Prison Inmate     Michael Greene    1984   Lenny's Buddy in the prison, helped him try to kill Chance and Roy Reporter       Jeremy Ross     1983    press conferences Roadside  Detour Man        Herman Poppe     1983    directed Chief John and Chance off the main road to capture them for Lenny Hollister and Sanchez Rodeo Announcer      Not Credited      1984   Announces Whit and Trey's events at the rodeo. Sanchez Employee     David Cadiente     leads Roy to fight Sanchez after his run Sanchez Employee      Not Credited    episode 2 Sanchez Employee      Not Credited     episode 2 Seamstress    Amapola Del Vando    1984     Worker that shows her work to Lila Devereaux Sergeant                   Ken Grant        1983pulled Roy over Slave Laborer at Hardison Work Camp   Wilfredo Hernandez    told Chance that Quisto and Raoul were working in the field with the spray Spa Attendant     Not Credited      1984    worked at the Silver Swan Stockyard Official       Davis Roberts   1983  allows the Champions to load their cattle on the train, despite flack from the Hollister men Store Owner    Ed Call    1984   at the Hardison Work Camp. Overcharges for goods to keep the workers poor. Trailer Park Manager    Virginia Gregg    1983   Ran the trailer park that Whit went to on his search for Grace Undercover Cop               Thomas Rosales, Jr.     1983    Drug Traffickers Woman at the Auction    Anne Nagle     1983 Woman at the Auction      Not Credited     1983 Woman at the Auction     Not Credited   1983 Woman at the Auction      Not Credited   1983 Woman at the Mission       Not Credited      1984 Woman at the Mission       Not Credited      1984 Woman at the Mission       Not Credited      1984 Woman at the Mission       Not Credited      1984 Young Girl    Irma Garcia      1984     at the Memorial Day Picnic     ????   Roles Unknown                      Ted Noose   Ep. 6                      Gary Pagett    Ep. 6    
    • THE YELLOW ROSE OCTOBER 2, 1983-MAY 12, 1984 THE YELLOW ROSE RANCH   Nate Adams    Never Seen     Jeb mentions he's going to be Lenny's attorney for his arraignment  Barbara  Sue Anderson     Robin Wright    May 1984   Whit's "friend" that was murdered at the Memorial Day picnic by Jed Fargo Tess __ Anderson   Elizabeth Rogers    May 1984     Barbara Sue's mother; baked a pie that was up for auction at the Memorial Day Picnic.  Devastated by her daughter's murder. J. D. Barnes     Macon McCalman    banker that can't extend the loan to the Champion family Caryn McGregor ___ ___ Cabrera    Kerrie Keane       1983 - 84    Jeb's assistant; with him when he got shot; informed Rose about the shooting, and that her son was at The Yellow Rose Ranch; reveals herself to Roy that she lost her virginity to him before he got together with Marlene.  Caryn leaks information that Rudy Lansing had been working for Jeb before he met Marlene.  Jeb sent her to Caracas for a business deal and told his chauffeur to make sure she knew her death was his idea Colleen ___ Champion    Cybill Shepherd   1983 - 84     Widow of Wade Champion, mother of L. C.  Involved with Deputy Duncan Gilmore before his death and Chance.  L.C.  "Love Child" Champion   Michelle Bennett   1983 - 84   12 year old daughter of Colleen and Wade -- Precocious  Ramon "Quisto" Champion   Edward Albert  1983 - 84    Attorney. Half American and half - Mexican; tred to help the Padilla family byu going undercover at the Hardison Camp and was almost killed Roy Champion    David Soul   1983 - 84   Runs the Yellow Rose Ranch.  The eldest of Wade's six children; had a ONS with Caren Cabrera before marrying Marlene and having a son, Whit. Dated Lila Devereaux and flirted with Colleen before falling for Juliete Hollister, who believed her father over Roy. Sparred often with Chance but always had each other's backs for the good of the family Sharon Champion      away at college   Daughter Wade    Never Seen,  Mentioned  Trey Champion    Greg Evigan     Wade's son on the rodeo circuit. Had a fling with Colleen after Wade died. A gambling addict, he owed $350,000.00 to Mr. Rondello.  Returns to the Yellow Rose hoping to collect his inheritance.  Whit looks up to his uncle and wants to follow in his footsteps as a rodeo winner.  Trey gets roughed up by Johnny Tupelo and Stryker, and they tell him someone will pay with their life.   Trey breaks down and admits his problem and he leaves town. Wade Champion   Late husband of Colleen father of Chance with Rose Hollister; Roy, Trey and Sharon,;  Quisto with a woman from Mexico; father of "L. C." or Love Child with Colleen   Never Seen, Mentioned Whit Champion     Tom Schanely    1983 - 84   Roy's son with Marlene; has a raging crush on Grace, the family cook.  Shot during the search for Villa's gold Emmett Chesney        Alex Henteloff   1984  barber that Toat and Chance visit to learn the whereabouts of Toat's Grandson. Judge Sam Claymore   Dick Sargeant  1983   Good Ole Boy Judge that's close friends with Jeb Matt Colby     Jesse Vint    1984  United States Border Control Agent. Chased Yolanda Munoz across the yellow Rose with Cal Everett Hoyt Coryell    Ken Curtis      1983 - 84    Ranch Hand at The Yellow Rose Ranch along with best friend, Luther Dillard Julia Dalton    Hanna Landy Tony "Touch Down" Deckers    Jeff Severs     1983   Dallas Cowboy football player; once dated Juliette Lila Devereaux   Barbara Stock       1984      Former love of Roy Champion.  Designer of Lila West Clothing. She inherited her father's place, Hardison Work Camp. Approached by Roy at a charity event in which he laid out that Hardison was a slave labor camp. She was unaware what was going on there until she went in with Roy and met the seamstresses that were making her clothing line. Juanita Diaz   Isela Vega    1984   Granddaughter of Pancho Villa; wanted the map to his fortune. Did not condone the murder of Charlie Reno by Deke and Lou. Hired  to become the cook at the Yellow Rose after meeting Luther and Hoyt. Talks L. C. into following the map, but protects her from Lou, Deke, Eddie and Boog. Luther Dillard   Noah Beery          1983 - 84    Ranch Hand at The Yellow Rose Ranch along with best friend, Hoyt Coryell.  Shot by the Yates boys Cal Everett    Ed Lauter    1984   Crooked Border Control Agent with Matt Colby. Chased Yolanda Muniz across the Yellow Rose property after she saw them gun running Jed Fargo    William Smith  1984   former prison inmate that fought with Chance after hurting a "fish"    Came to Hollister County for revenge. Killed Whit's girl, Barbara Sue and planned to rape Colleen and kill Chance. Beat up Whit. Shot while trying to kill Chance by Whit. Mr. __ Finch    Jonathan Goldsmith      1984     Gunrunner working with illicit Border control workers witnessed by Yolanda Munoz Lieutenant Ralph Foster    James "J.A." Preston    1984   Los Angeles Detective with a missing son on the search for L. C.   Doesn't have a warrant for the Silver Swan, so the Champions steal his gun so he can follow them into the Spa. Jack Frye    Jeff Morris 1984   first Hardison Work Camp Employee shown  Warden Carl Garrett    Hugh Gillin     1983 - 84  worked at the Huntsville Prison Chance was at. Told Colleen that Chance was definitely Wade's son; Can't let Toat Gilmore be released because of a previous Public Affairs situation.   Back-stops a pass to  give an excuse for Toat being off the prison grounds. Ben Gilmore   Christopher Allport   1984    grandson of Toat Gilmore. Toat digs up the gold coins he stashed in his grandaddy's grave 50 years earlier. The gold is now worth thousands of dollars. Toat suggests Ben, a teacher, invest the money in his school and nearby church Child __ Gilmore     Not Credited     1984     Ben's Kid Mrs. __ __ Gilmore      Not Credited    Ben's Wife, visits Toat in the Hospital Toat Gilmore   Buddy Ebsen   1984   Inmate at Huntsville for 50 + years; Chance's good friend. Toat robbed banks and gave the money back to the farmers that the banks screwed over. Chance sneaks him out during a rodeo at the prison.  They go to the town that Toat's grandson is a teacher in.  They dig up the last of the money Toat had stolen (money the banks had overcharged farmers, including Toat's granddaddy).  Toat has a heart episode.  His grandson comes to see him and Toat suggests he take the coins  and fix up the church and school. Whenthe Sheriff attempts to keep Toat from returning to the prison on time, Chance and Luther trick the deputies into following them while Hoyt, (not a fan of Toat) finds a respect he hadn't had for Toat and the kind of man he was. Clem Goodall             Bert Remsen     1983    old friend of Luther and Hoyt; Allows the Champions to cross his land in a cattle drive until Jeb buys his loan from the bank and won't allow them to cross; reports he saw a young man running and tossing a gun after Jeb is shot. Turns out the shooter is his grandson Danny. Clem feels guilty and tries to clear Whit. Danny Goodall     Thom Matthews   Clem's Grandson; shot Jeb; went to school with Whit but had to drop out; Chance convinced him to turn himself in Jeannine Henderson     Not Credited       spoke with Colleen at the Lila West charity event Johnny Hogan    Howard Morris      1984   Trainer of Colleen's horse in Los Angeles, helps Chance track down the kidnapped L. C. Jeb Hollister     Chuck Connors    1983 -84       father of Lenny and Juliet. His father lost the Yellow Rose land to Wade Champion. Hated the Champions for it. Murdered his father for his inheritance and drove his sister away after she got knocked up by Wade.  Went out of his way to block the Champion's success at ranching and later their oil business.  Paid Rudy to romance Marlene to get Whit's share of the RoseKept the Sheriff on his personal payroll. Owned the newspaper and nepo-ed his daughter to be in charge there. Employed Caryn Cabrera until he learned she cared for Roy. Sent her to Venezuela, but told his chauffeur to kill her and make sure she knew why.  Drove Juliette out of town.  Finally arrested after having Rose murdered for exposing the truth that he murdered his father. Juliette Hollister   Deborah Shelton  1983  Beautiful daughter of Jeb that works as a reporter. Falls for Roy. Editor. Can't believe her father is that evil. Leaves town after assuming the Champions were behind Jeb's shooting. Lenny Hollister     Steve Sandor    1983 - 84    Jeb's son with a nose candy problem, hired Sanchez and Onofrio to help get drugs over the border through the Yellow Rose. Caught, eventually and sent to prison. Attempted to kill Roy and Chance at the Prison Rodeo, but was thwarted yet again Rose Hollister     Jane Russell   mother of Chance with Wade Champion, sister to Jeb; Juliette and Lenny's aunt. Knew Coyell and Dillard from the good old days. After Jeb murdered his father, Rose ran and settled in New Orleans, running a house of ill repute. Upon learning she had Cancer, she returned to The Rose to meet her son, Chance, but was killed shortly after they connected. Chance was after Jeb with a rifle when Sheriff Wallace arrived. Jeb wanted him to get Chance and take him away, but shockingly, Lew was there to arrest Jb. Rose had sent rock-solid evidence to her father's murder. Jeb no longer called any shots... Del Horton    Lonny Chapman    1983    owner of a trucking company that was supposed to haul The Yellow Rose Ranch's cattle to be sold. Jeb Hollister went in and paid for his fleet to prevent them from delivering on time. Matt Johnson    Billy Streater    Owner of Mesa Grande Petroleum.  Bought Illegal oil from the Yates boys and lied to Roy about it.  Taken away by the authorities Deputy Duncan Kilgore   Scott Hylands    1983    Colleen's beau, killed while men crossing the border Marlene Hensen Champion Lansing        Karen Carlson      1983 - 84   Roy's ex-wife; Whit's mother; wanted to take Whit to Europe for the summer with her husband -- Rudy Lansing. Comes  home pregnant and separated from Rudy. Wants to sue Roy for Whit's inheritance when he doesn't agree to Jeb's offer. Ready to split her wrist after learning that Rudy was always working for Jeb to manipulate her. Colleen found her and talked her down, reminding her that Whit still needed her. Rudy Lansing    Barney McFadden    1983 - 84       Marlene's second husband; Whit's stepfather. Planted into Marlene's life by Jeb, Rudy took her to Europe and she returned pregnant and bitter. Ended up on the courthouse floor. Chance MacKenzie   Sam Elliott   Son of Wade Champion and Rose Hollister; a cowboy's cowboy. Knew Grace when he was young, an old friend of her brothers.  involved with Colleen and Grace at different times.   Had an at times tenuous relationship with Quisto and Roy, but usually was able to get past their issues to protect The Yellow Rose. Grace MacKenzie    Susan Anspach   1983   cook at the Yellow Rose Ranch. Grew up with Chance, a friend of her brothers.  Had a ling with Chance. The object of young Whit's desire, she put him off because of the age difference, but went out with him one night.  During the cattle drive, she was hit by a rolling rock and went to the hospital. She left town when she got out of the hospital. She was rumored to have headed to her sister's place Bryce Macklin   Woodrow Parfrey      1984 real estate attorney hired by Jed Fargo when accused of killing Barbara Sue Mayor Virgil Mapes    William Windom    1984    Mayor runs the pie Raffle at the Memorial Day Picnic Dr. ___ Martin     Duncan McLeod    1984     client at The Silver Swan Harry McClure    Never Seen    Jeb told Lenny that McClure would be his attorney at the trial. ____ McKinney     Dennis Haysbert   1983     Airport Security Guard Elmo Mooney    John Alvin 1983  witness to Jeb's shooting; picked Whit in the line-up Ellen Moore    Judyann Elder   1984   Social Worker looking into  Sarah Webber's home Yolanda Munoz    Ruth Britt    1984    pregnant woman that entered the country via the Yellow Rose and witnessed border patrol guards running guns on the Yellow Rose property. They chased her across the property before being saved by the Champions, Colleen helping her give birth on the property Major General Nathan    Donegan Smith  1983  gave permission to the Champions to run their cattle through the airstrip. ___  Nelson      Robert Gooden   1984    worked at the Hardison Work Camp. Sal Onofrio            Steven Keats   1983     Artifact Dealing Company; Sanchez (aka Fredo)'s boss;  ran an auction;  on Lenny's payroll. killed by Sanchez Aurelia ___ Padilla    Maria Melendez    1984   Raoul's wife. Forced to work as a seamstress for Lila West Products. Trapped with her family until the Champions arrive with help. Raoul Padilla      A Martinez   1984  Migrant Worker that runs away from the Hardison Work Camp. He and his wife signed a contract, and they cannot leave unless they pay off the contract. Jack Fry brings him back, but not before Chance and Roy hear his story. Meanwhile, Raoul and Aurelia worry about their son. Helps Quisto try to escape, but they are caught and forced to work with the spray. Trapped in a storage building, the Hardison Employees torch it. Roy and Chance arrive and rescue them. Son Padilla    Not Credited      Aurelia and Raoul's son sickened from the poison being sprayed on the crops at the Hardison Work Camp. Nick Pappas     John Colicos  1984   Owner of the Silver Swan Spa; takes underage girls and grooms them to become hookers. District Attorney  Barton Pearce      Jim Antonio  1983     investigated John Strongheart; was to prosecute him, then prosecuted Lenny. Alton Prine     Spencer Milligan   1984   Big boss at the Hardison Work Camp. Signed up the employees to the contracts. After signing up Chance and Colleen, he tried to rape Colleen and told her he'd hve her, whenever he wanted. Reporter Aida Ramirez     Raquel Valadez      1983   Local News Reporter, often at press conferences Charlie Reno    Clu Gulager   1984   day worker at the Yellow Rose. gave the map to Pancho Villa's treasure to L. C. and was killed by Deke and Lou. Lane Roberts    Joanna Pettet     1984   waitress that protects a wild white Stallion and becomes close to Chance after stranding him on the ranch. As he tries to help her lead it to a safe place. Leaves after the Stallion is put down. Mr. Rondello    Never Seen, Mentioned     Casino Owner that Trey owes money to. Ernie Rubalcaba    Javier Grajeda  1983   reporter that Jeb gave a raise to because he was working _____Sanchez  aka Fredo  Mike Gomez     1983      contact John Strongheart -- paid him to bring Mexicans across the Yellow Rose, some with drugs on them; on Lenny's payroll Chief John Strongheart  Will Sampson  1983 worked for the Champions.Let a "coyote" in that  took a group of illegal aliens across their property. Accused of murdering Sheriff Kilgore. Arrested. Murdered by Sanchez. ____ Stryker    Paul Mantee   1984   One of Rondello's goons that roughs up Trey; Partner of Johnny Tupelo Billy Taggert     Dennis Burkley    1984   oil driller on The Yellow Rose, in charge of L. C. - 1 Jack Thomas     Daniel Eden    1984   played basketball with Whit; arrested _____   Toland   Ted Markland    1983  owned a trucking company that the Champion's rented to haul their cattle, but the truck Colleen was in was sabotaged. Toland got ticked off when they accused him of being involved and refused to continue with their cattle. Johnny Tupelo    Ron Masak    1984   One of Rondello's goons that roughs up Trey; Partner of Stryker Sheriff Lew Wallace   L.Q. Jones   83 - 84  on Jeb Hollister's payroll; arrested Whit. Basically a "Toadie" of Jeb's until Rose's proof of Jeb killing their father came to light.  Hunted for Barbara Sue's killer. Sarah ___ Webber    Nancy Parsons   1984   Foster Mother for Ramon and Arnie. Took in the stolen goods the boys would find. The Champions wanted her investigated. Judge ___ Willard    John Napierala        1984   member of Jeb's Good Ole boy network that okayed destroying the Mission that Taza's family inhabited. Earl Yates     Les Lannom     1984   Jessie's son, stealing oil from LC-1 and selling it to Matt Johnson Shot Luther Dillard. Shot by his Daddy Floyd  Yates   David Graf      1984 Jessie's son, stealing oil from LC-1 and selling it to Matt Johnson.  Worried about Luther being hurt.  Jesse Yates    Pat Hingle    1984    father of Earl and Floyd. Mistakenly believes that the oil well on his property struck, but his sons are stealing from LC-1 at the Yellow Rose. Earl shot Luther Dillard for figuring it out.The boys sell oil to Matt Johnson. When Hoyt brings wheelchair bound Jessie to the oil derrick on his prperty, Jessie knows the truth. Jessie shoots Earl to protect the Champions   Arnie       John Franklin       kid that stole L. C. 's necklace with Ramon.   Stayed at Sarah Webber's foster care home. She took the things that the boys would steal. Bonnie     Leigh Kavanaugh    1984   Hotel Hooker that talks to Colleen Boog       Terrence Evans      1984     Henchman of Lou and Deke on their quest for Pancho Villa's  treasure Brian     Not Credited     1984    Orderly at the Silver Swan; Nick's henchman Buck                 Bill McKinney   1983   Jeb's henchman.  sets charges that cause an avalanche;  puts chemicals in the lake to kill the cattle on the drive. Charlie               Ed Crick          1983  Jeb's henchman Charlie              George Fisher         1984   Jeb's henchman Deke             Billy Green Bush  1984      Lou's partner; they killed Charlie Reno for his map to Pancho Villa's treasure. Kidnap L. C.  but get captured in the end Dublin the Dog    1983     murdered by Sanchez Eddie      Burt Marshall    1984     Lou and Deke's henchman on their quest for Pancho Villa's treasure Eddie       Not Credited      1984      knocked out by Chance at Jeb's Home Hal        1983 - 84   Hugh Gorrian     Jeb's Chauffeur Juno       Not Credited      1984      knocked out by Chance at Jeb's Home Klaus     Andre Landzaat      1984    Concierge at the Carlyle Hotel Kelly         Gloria Hayes      1983    Woman giving the eye to dance to Chance Lou         Geoffrey Lewis    1984      Deke's partner; they killed Charlie Reno for his map to Pancho Villa's treasure. Kidnap L. C.  but get captured in the end Nurse Maggie      Anne Haney      wheeled Toat out of the hospital to the car Marie      Claudette Wells     1984    hooker on the strip; tells Chance about The Catcher Mary      Anulka Dziubinska      1984  Roy's limo driver in Los Angeles Mavis            Vonetta McKee     1984    Hooker that Colleen connects with at a hotel; helps her with a tip on finding the kidnapped L. C. in L. A. Michael      Will Bledsoe     1984   young guy taken in by The Catcher; The Catcher plans to turn him out. Chance takes him away from The Catcher and offers to send him home. Nicky             Joe E. Tata          1983     waiter -- Juliette Hollister  and  Roy Champion Pamela      Sherri Stoner     1984    girl being held with L. C. at the Silver Swan, rescued by Chance Pamela Sue   Lenny Hollister's date to the auction         Melanie Vincz    1983 Purvis         Herbert Jefferson, Jr.       cowpoke Ramon       Gabriel Gonzalez          kid that stole L. C. 's necklace with Arnie.   Stayed at Sarah Webber's foster care home. She took the things that the boys would steal. Ricki             Corinne Bohrer     Pappas' employee at the Silver Swan  she threatens L. C., then considers helping her escape. Murdered by Pappas Rita      Not Credited      Lila Devereauax's secretary at Lila West Ruby      Never Seen, Mentioned    Court Stenographer Sue Ann   Kimberly Foster 1983   Bartender that cards Whit when he's out dancing with Grace Dr. Sue Ann           Elizabeth Savage    1983    Veterinarian Taza               Rion Hunter     1984        lived in a mission with his family that Jeb Hollister wanted bulldozed. The Champion family saved their home, but they left   Attorney       Matthew Faison    on Hollister's payroll to fight for Marlene to get Whit's share of The Yellow Rose Barrel Racer     Karen Petrasek       at the rodeo that Trey and Whit compete in. Brawler        David S. Cass, Sr.    1983     in a bar fight with the Champion me, later helping them pick the glass off of them. Break Dancer     Not Credited     1984     Los Angeles Streets Break Dancer     Not Credited     1984     Los Angeles Streets Captain     Val de Vargas        1984    Mexican Policeman who takes Pancho Villa's papers and treasure to the Mexican Government. Catcher    Kario Salem          1984     Takes in young people, turns them out and sells them to pimps.  Chance beat up his goons and rescued Michael Child at the Mission      Not Credited        1984 Child at the Mission      Not Credited        1984 Child at the Mission      Not Credited        1984 Construction Workers:    Nick Dimitri     1984    to tear down the Mission                                         Bill Hart             1984    to tear down the Mission Deputy  Chuck Hicks     1983   arrested Whit and turned him over to the Sheriff Deputy            Christopher E. Jackson  1983      with Whit Deputy                     James Parkes  1983   pulled over Roy Deputy Sheriff        John Pickard    1984   Search for L. C. and Juanita Detective      Not Credited     1984     Partner of Ralph Foster Doctor     Jeannie Linero    1984    worked to save Luther's life Emcee       Richard Fullerton    1984     Prison Rodeo             The Foreman         William Jordan  1984       worked for the Hollisters; he was supposed to bulldoze the mission that Taza and his family were staying in just over the Hollister line Gas Station Attendant       Robert Carnegie     1983     gas station during Whit's hunt for Grace Gas Station Attendant        Ritchie Montgomery  1983 pumping gas when Chance is looking for Blue Lake and Danny Goodall Gas Station Attendant     Dennis Fimple    1983   at a gas station when Sanchez arrives; told Sanchez cash only; sees the dead body in the truck bed; killed by Sanchez Goon   Not Credited    1984  guy that works for the Catcher. Chance beat his ass Goon   Not Credited    1984  guy that works for the Catcher. Chance beat his ass Goon Not Credited    1984    guy that works for the Catcher. Chance beat his ass Goon    Not Credited  1984   guy that works for the Catcher. Chance beat his ass Hollister Man    Jeff O'Haco         1983     fought with the Champions Hollister Man    Arnie Moore      1983     fought with the Champions Hollister Man    Joe Massengale        1983     fought with the Champions Hollister Thug   1983         Billy Burton Hollister Thug     1983       Kenny Call Hollister Thug    1983           Damon   Douglas HorseShoe Player          Michael Brockman      1984   gives Jed Fargo a dirty look at the Memorial Day Picnic Hotel (Motel)  Manager            Ted Gehring     1984     Jed Fargo rented a room from him. House Man    Pat Ranella     works at the first casino we see Trey at. Inmate                   Jay Arlen Jones      in jail with Whit; makes sexually suggestive comments Inmate           Jerry Potter        in jail with Whit; makes sexually suggestive comments Judge             Sari Price      1984 The Killer         Duane Tucker     1984  hired by Jeb to shoot and kill Rose. Chance holds him off, but Rose is killed,  Chance goes after Jeb. Man     John Ingle    1983      at the Oil Man of the Year Party with Jeb Man                                 John McIntyre Nurses      Channing Chase    1984      worked to save Luther's life                     Jennifer Falana      1984       worked to save Luther's life Nursel     Ernestine Mercer   1984   Toat's nurse  in the hospital Oil Driller          Ben Bates     1984  on Hollister land polluting the YR's Water  Old Man          Hank Worden      1983       at a Trailer Park  Orderly      Tommy Tucker  1984     worked to save Luther's life     Prison Guard                Al Hansen     1984    Toat Prison Guard         Peter Harrell        1984       Toat Prison Guard      Not Credited      1984      Toat Prison Inmate     Michael Greene    1984   Lenny's Buddy in the prison, helped him try to kill Chance and Roy Reporter       Jeremy Ross     1983    press conferences Roadside  Detour Man        Herman Poppe     1983    directed Chief John and Chance off the main road to capture them for Lenny Hollister and Sanchez Rodeo Announcer      Not Credited      1984   Announces Whit and Trey's events at the rodeo. Sanchez Employee     David Cadiente     leads Roy to fight Sanchez after his run Sanchez Employee      Not Credited    episode 2 Sanchez Employee      Not Credited     episode 2 Seamstress    Amapola Del Vando    1984     Worker that shows her work to Lila Devereaux Sergeant                   Ken Grant        1983pulled Roy over Slave Laborer at Hardison Work Camp   Wilfredo Hernandez    told Chance that Quisto and Raoul were working in the field with the spray Spa Attendant     Not Credited      1984    worked at the Silver Swan Stockyard Official       Davis Roberts   1983  allows the Champions to load their cattle on the train, despite flack from the Hollister men Store Owner    Ed Call    1984   at the Hardison Work Camp. Overcharges for goods to keep the workers poor. Trailer Park Manager    Virginia Gregg    1983   Ran the trailer park that Whit went to on his search for Grace Undercover Cop               Thomas Rosales, Jr.     1983    Drug Traffickers Woman at the Auction    Anne Nagle     1983 Woman at the Auction      Not Credited     1983 Woman at the Auction     Not Credited   1983 Woman at the Auction      Not Credited   1983 Woman at the Mission       Not Credited      1984 Woman at the Mission       Not Credited      1984 Woman at the Mission       Not Credited      1984 Woman at the Mission       Not Credited      1984 Young Girl    Irma Garcia      1984     at the Memorial Day Picnic     ????   Roles Unknown                      Ted Noose   Ep. 6                      Gary Pagett    Ep. 6    
    • HBS loves Gregg Marx, and often tells the story about how difficult it was filming bed scenes with Marx, while she was six month pregnant. At the time the show chose to hide her pregancy, but HBS was big. She used to joke that it was three in that bed (her, Marx and her stomach) and since Marx didn't much experience with pregnant women, he didn't know how to coordinate his body over hers to hide her stomach. Which HBS found hilarious everytime they had to do a bed scene. 
    • Tut tut Jack wore no condom. And it was a shipwreck. Jennifer managed to pack her diaphragm when the boat went down and insert it right before her cave sex. Far more plausible 
    • Thanks so much @SoapDope78 Wow-the first week of 1 hr shows and Gloria Monty's tenure. It's been reported that she scrapped the first few shows that had already been taped in the hour format, but like so many stories from the good ol' days that might be a myth. Nothing about what we saw there suggests any noticeable changes in direction or production.  
    • Sami's Three Stooges stole the show today 

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      I enjoyed their individual scenes with other characters before they all came together at the Pub to commiserate over their relationships with Sami. I thought that was broken down pretty well. I just wish it had gone on a little longer. And I actually found it kinda funny too lol it seemed more mature than what we're used to. That's the kind of humor that should be on a soap. But I'm not really sure about all this talk of Dante Vitali and Sami's engagement though, especially since it doesn't look like Ali Sweeney is coming back anytime soon. What's the point of it all if we're (probably) not going to see it? It also looked like today was the first round of Brady vs. Xander as well lol I enjoyed their fight, and I'm interested in seeing this storyline play out. Even though I'm sure that Sarah will ultimately go back to Xander in the end, I'd like to see what happens along the way, and how they and everyone around them are affected by this. Btw, Theo and Jada? Idk. I still think he had the most chemistry with Arianna. And he was a bit of a dick too. It also seemed a little out of character for Jada to be so OK with him being such a dick  And though Alex and Stephanie were very boring again and need much better conflict than this book stuff, I am interested in the mystery of who's targeting Alex.  And yeah, I know this is a nitpick, but why is the Square still open after the gala? Isn't it supposed to be really late at night? 
    • In fairness, Hillary and Bob Woods were thick as thieves again at least by the end of OLTL. But both she and I believe Mark Derwin not so subtly dissed Kale Browne in the oral history, lol.
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