Y&R: E! True Hollywood Story

[EricMontreal22]

Wow they needed f act checker. Irna created As the World Turns in the *40s*? Guiding Light swtiched to TV in *1957*?? this is basic soap history guys

[Paul Raven]

Eric,you are so right re the facts(see my earlier post)

re Dickson's replacements.

I remember Adair returning and the immediate change in the Jill character.John and Jill were at war over the divorce settlement and Deborah Adair brought back the vulnerability and likeability to Jill.Dickson was entertaining for sure but her Jill was such a caricature that John looked like a fool for ever having been in love with her.

Was it around this time that Judith Chapman(now Gloria) and Melinda Fee (ex Mary DOOL) filled in also?

[jcar03]

I think Judith Chapman filled in after Jess Walton took over. Jess was sick (actually sick) and had to miss a day off filming.

If Debra Adair was just a temp why does everywhere list her as 1980-83?

[DeeeDee]

Deb was contract.

[Paul Raven]

When Brenda left in 1980 , Bond Gideon was chosen as the new Jill,but she didn't get much airtime and was fired after a few months.

Deborah Adair was the next replacement and played Jill for three years,playing out the whole Jill/John marriage and putting her own stamp on the role.

When Adair departed(shortly after,she landed a role in Dynasty)Dickson returned to the role of Jill.

Adair then filled in as Jill during one of Dickson's absences.Obviously,she had a good relationship with Y&R and was happy to do the fill-in.

[DeeeDee]

Deb didn't play John/Jill's marriage.

Brenda did.

[Paul Raven]

Deborah Adair did indeed play Jill when Jill and John were married.I remember they got a cover on SOD.

This was in 1982,I believe.Jill had been seeing Andy Richards and became engaged to him,when John Abbott returned to Genoa City.

By the time Brenda returned,Jill was threatened by Dina's return.That was when she had the fling with Jack that lead to the end of the marriage.

[DeeeDee]

Eh, no.

Deb married Jerry but Brenda played the rest.

[JackPeyton]

i have it on vhs as well.

if yall want it in uber craptasticness i can record it on the tv with a video cam and upload it? maybe? lol

[YRBB]

Better than nothing

[AMCHistory]

I agree, it would be better than nothing.

[detroitpiston]

JP do you have a DVD recorder?

[EricMontreal22]

Paul R said : "Did Bill Bell really want the show cancelled after a year? I thin he would have known from experience that shows need time to build."

I have read this in numerous soap books--The Encyclopedia, LaGuardia's world of soaps to name a few--it does surprise me but...

[AddictedToSoaps]

LOL

[ian]

lol JP if I had a problem with uber craptasticness I would have stopped watching GL ages ago