2 hours ago, Melroser said:

Especially when Sandi Ferguson had also had issues with him when he was Sam. I know Sandi wasn't still playing Amanda during RKK's second run, but still.

She made sure he was gone and not coming back, before she came back in 1998 to reprise the role of Amanda.

I met RKK outside a bakery in my town in the last 1980s. Which ever wife he had then was inside a bakery or coffee shop and he stood outside in a "notice me" pose, waiting to be recognized. I smiled and he lit up. He struck me as supremely narcissistic. My "repressed gay gaydar" went off in like a four alarm fire bell but only my "in the moment" personal read as I'm sure (Jan) that he's straight...... He also had a crazed look behind his eyes. Stunningly handsome though. Dressed in the tightest jeans, leather jacket, open collar shirt, cowboy boots. His "package" was prominent to one side and very visible. I got the vapors. I believe he moved to MO and became a flight instructor. His linkedin is showing on a google search but his actual profile has been deleted from Linkedin. Lisa is getting her revenge.

I suppose it is pretty well established that Vicky Wyndham was the longest running actor on Another World, at more than 25 years. But was Rachel the longest running character?

7 hours ago, Tisy-Lish said:

I suppose it is pretty well established that Vicky Wyndham was the longest running actor on Another World, at more than 25 years. But was Rachel the longest running character?

Well, Rachel was on the show from 1967-1999, a total of 32 years.

Aunt Liz appeared 1964-71, 1974-1986, late 1987-1993, and then for a few months in 1994. If you add up the years in which she appeared, it would be 26.

Ada, was on the canvas from 1967 to 1992, or 25 years.

Those are AW's three longest running characters, and Rachel has Liz and Ada beat.🙂

3 hours ago, vetsoapfan said:

Well, Rachel was on the show from 1967-1999, a total of 32 years.

Aunt Liz appeared 1964-71, 1974-1986, late 1987-1993, and then for a few months in 1994. If you add up the years in which she appeared, it would be 26.

Ada, was on the canvas from 1967 to 1992, or 25 years.

Those are AW's three longest running characters, and Rachel has Liz and Ada beat.🙂

Thanks for responding. I suppose Pat would likely be the fourth longest running character -- 1964 until 1982. Do you think I'm correct about Pat?

If we count non-consecutive years, I suppose Liz would be the longest, then Russ.

3 hours ago, Tisy-Lish said:

Thanks for responding. I suppose Pat would likely be the fourth longest running character -- 1964 until 1982. Do you think I'm correct about Pat?

Alice Matthews, as played by five different actresses**, was seen in 1964-1979, 1981-1982, 1984-1985, and 1989: a total of 21 years.

Pat, played by two actresses, appeared from 1964-1982, and also in 1989. In total, 19 years.

With four actors in the role, Russ appeared in 1964-1981, 1989, and then finally in 1992. His total would also be 19 years.

This makes Rachel, Aunt Liz, Ada, Alice, Pat and Russ the Top Six.

Jim Matthews, also played by four different actors, was on the canvas from 1964-82, serving AW for 18 years.

Cass Winthrop (1982-1999): 17 years.

Mac Cory (1973-1989): 16 years

Felicia Gallant (1983-1999): 16 years.

Donna Love (1983-1989): 16 years.

John Randolph (1964-1979): 15 years.

** Well, one actresses and five imposters, ROTF!

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5 hours ago, vetsoapfan said:

With four actors in the role, Russ appeared in 1964-1981, 1989, and then finally in 1992. His total would also be 19 years.

Your research skills are amazing, and I appreciate your posts. It's ironic that despite the minimizing of the Matthews family during the last twenty years of AW, still four of the five longest running characters were members of the Matthews clan. And even Rachel had a member of that family for a couple of years.

But if I'm not mistaken, Russ was written off for about a year near the end of Lemay's run as head-writer. And returned to Bay City while Tom King was writing. If I'm correct about that, Russ would be reduced to about 18 years. But would still be in the top five.

5 minutes ago, Tisy-Lish said:

Your research skills are amazing, and I appreciate your posts. It's ironic that despite the minimizing of the Matthews family during the last twenty years of AW, still four of the five longest running characters were members of the Matthews clan. And even Rachel had a member of that family for a couple of years.

But if I'm not mistaken, Russ was written off for about a year near the end of Lemay's run as head-writer. And returned to Bay City while Tom King was writing. If I'm correct about that, Russ would be reduced to about 18 years. But would still be in the top five.

I apologize for making an editing error and omitting Ada from my most recent post. Duh. I had acknowledged her tenure originally, and then somehow managed to delete her from my later message.

At 25 years on the show, Ada would rank higher than Alice, Pat or Russ in terms of longevity.

To revise and correct, the ranking should be: Rachel, Aunt Liz, Ada, Alice, Pat, Russ, Jim.

Yes, you are right: Russ was indeed written off at various times, but if a character appeared at all in any given year, even for a few episodes here or there, I counted that year among their total number.

It really does gratify me that the seven top-appearing characters were all created during the Irna Phillips and Agnes Nixon years.😊

10 minutes ago, vetsoapfan said:

It really does gratify me that the seven top-appearing characters were all created during the Irna Phillips and Agnes Nixon years.😊

Yes, that demonstrates the influence those two women had on AW, even though the show veered so far away from the original concept in the last half of its broadcast history.

4 hours ago, Tisy-Lish said:

Yes, that demonstrates the influence those two women had on AW, even though the show veered so far away from the original concept in the last half of its broadcast history.

BTW, I've looked it up. Russ was off the canvas from June 9, 1978 to October 15, 1979.

This is the break towards the end of Lemay's run to which you referred, I imagine.

So while he was not seen for 16 months, he did appear in both '78 and '79.

Did you remember that Vera Moore played Alice's friend Linda Metcalf for nine years, from the summer of 1972 to the fall of 1981?

Linda is not a character usually talked about by internet fans; she seems to be forgotten by many people, but it surprises me that she lasted into the '80s. I think she must have just faded away without explanation. I don't recall her having an official write-off storyline. Do you?

17 minutes ago, vetsoapfan said:

I don't recall her having an official write-off storyline. Do you?

According to the AWHP her exit line was "Dr. Matthews, Sandy would like to see you."

19 minutes ago, vetsoapfan said:

Linda is not a character usually talked about by internet fans; she seems to be forgotten by many people, but it surprises me that she lasted into the '80s. I think she must have just faded away without explanation. I don't recall her having an official write-off storyline. Do you?

One of the only times I saw her was testifying at Rachel's murder trial.

I feel bad for the actress that she held on that long with nothing to do and was then fired just as the show was building up the black cast.

40 minutes ago, Paul Raven said:

According to the AWHP her exit line was "Dr. Matthews, Sandy would like to see you."

Linda had been one of Alice's best friends and even attended Alice's second wedding to Steven Frame. Why would Linda suddenly start calling Russ "Dr. Matthews" after almost a decade? Curious. Did the writers not do their homework or was Linda trying to be professional because she and Russ were at work?

(The writers did not do their homework, I wager.)

44 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

One of the only times I saw her was testifying at Rachel's murder trial.

I feel bad for the actress that she held on that long with nothing to do and was then fired just as the show was building up the black cast.

She was very likeable too. And she had a pre-established family which could have been built upon. Linda had a sister named Peggy Harris Nolan, who had been featured on the show from 1965-1973, as well as a brother and their mother Gloria. Since we had known various members of Linda's family for so long, I would have liked to see them focused on and used effectively.