Thanks Robbwolff! Glad at least one is back. Will have to tune back in.

This Finch guy is a creep and I think he wants to blackmail Liz regarding her disappearance. Has she read the papers yet? She doesn't know her actions have caused a lot of problems! Time to grow up and face the music, Miss Wilson- provided you can get away from your pervert neighbor!

Yes, Liz was in both episodes. Yes, her neighbor/stalker is seriously creepy. He has that Ted Bundy/John Lennon assassin (who I refuse to mention by name) look to him.

I like Martha already - and even Nick didn't chew her out that much. Sadly, Sally Gracie and Gerald Gordon passed away the same week - she on August 13, 2001, and he went four days later on the 17th.

Thank you, Maggie, for verbalizing what we all want to hear - "I want Karen out of my house - NOW!!!" Too bad Matt was out of his office when she said that. Honestly, if Karen came parading up to Matt in a negligee and was purring about how much she admires him, he still wouldn't have a clue!!

I also can't wait for Althea to be back, which sounds like it will be soon. The sooner Dr. Davis and Liz Wilson are back at Hope Memorial, the better - and with the embittered reporter Nathan Bunker lurking around, the fireworks should be fun to watch.

The actress who is playing Polly Meriweather has reminded me, particularly with her voice, of Sallie Gracie ever since I started watching these reruns.

I wonder if Sallie Gracie auditioned for the role of Polly, and the show decided to cast her as Martha instead.

Sallie Gracie had completed a role on The Nurses on ABC since that show had been cancelled.

The most recent episodes posted today (2/1 and 2/2/1968) are a double whammy!! I won't spoil anything, but they are truly must-see!!

OK, I will spill one detail - a pre-RH Bernie Barrow (credited as Bernard E. Barrow) appears in the second episode as a news reporter. Anyone familiar with him will recognize the voice immediately - he's in a trench coat and wearing glasses - and no hairpiece.

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That was definitely a great cliff hanger today and it originally aired on a Friday. Althea was supposed to return on "Monday," so maybe she will be on tomorrow's show. I immediately recognized Bernie Barrow's forehead and head tilt when he talked.

I loved Carolee and John's deep, heartfelt concern for their friend. Liz is lucky to have them for support. Now I can't wait until Althea and Nick hear all about this!!

I'm glad Matt's the one at the hotel and not Nick though. Nick might start yelling and make Liz nervous and she doesn't need that, lol.

1970 cast list from Daytime TV Yearbook

Lydia Bruce as Dr. M. Powers

Peter Burnell as Michael Powers

Carolee Campbell as Miss Simpson

Zaida Coles as Anna Ford

C.C. Courtney as Jody Lee Bronson

Jami Fields as Penny Davis

Gerald Gordon as Dr. Nick Bellini

Sally Gracie as Martha Allen

David O'Brien as Dr. Steve Aldrich

James Pritchett as Dr. Matt Powers

Greta Rae as Ginny

Frances Sternhagen as Phyllis Corrigan

Robert Salvio as Gary Corrigan

I just noticed that Greta Rae was also credited in the cast crawl of #1348 (2/2/68) as Nurse Richardson

If I were Nick Bellini I'd go incognito ASAP 'cause the you-know-what is hitting the fan! A lot of people at the hospital will blame him for Liz' situation- breaking the engagement and such. And this is just the thing Bunker can use to try to push Matt out of Hope Memorial. I swear, so many people are in turmoil there, they should call the place Hopeless Memorial!!

It's so cool that TD has a cast list at the end of the episode - very helpful for us trivia buffs.

George L Smith was credited as policeman.Later he became Det Cadman a regular who dated Martha. I'm not sure when Ernie came on and am wondering if this was the beginning of the role -rather like Carolee Campbell appearing as an under five and evolving into a regular.

They splurged on the budget with these episodes-more extras,a TV, wind machine!

Guess Pam Toll was just lying down and the angle made it appear she was hanging on for dear life.

There was one part where the video was screwed up and fuzzy...looked like an IRL mess up that they didn't tape again...

The last couple of episodes have really been a window to the past, haven't they? No 50", HD flat screen TV for these folks! Fuzzy picture and rabbit ears! Then, you have the rotary phones. LOL I wonder if they are going to catch the creepy guy responsible for Liz climbing onto the ledge in the first place - I wouldn't mind leaving him alone in a room with Dr. Nick "Raging Bull" Bellini!!!!

Good news - starting with the first episode today, Althea is back!!!!