9 minutes ago, Tisy-Lish said:

This is a set from Our Five Daughters, a short lived soap opera airing on NBC and cancelled in 1962.  The photo seems to be flipped (reversed), but the set looks vaguely similar to the Matthews house on AW.  Especially the stairs and the knee wall near the stairs. Does anyone know how to flip a photo?  It might be easier to imagine it being the set in question if we could see the correct orientation.  And of course it is possible (or even likely) this is not the same set.  

Save as blah: Edit: Flip Horizontally: Save as blah.

22 minutes ago, Tisy-Lish said:

This is a set from Our Five Daughters, a short lived soap opera airing on NBC and cancelled in 1962.  The photo seems to be flipped (reversed), but the set looks vaguely similar to the Matthews house on AW.  Especially the stairs and the knee wall near the stairs. Does anyone know how to flip a photo?  It might be easier to imagine it being the set in question if we could see the correct orientation.  And of course it is possible (or even likely) this is not the same set.  

This is what ChatGPT (AI) said in reply to your original query:

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That's a cool piece of soap trivia! Yes, the Matthews house set on Another World was originally used on the soap opera The Doctors as the Parker family’s home, who were the central characters of that show for many years.

When The Doctors ended in 1982, NBC reused some of its sets and props for other shows, and Another World repurposed the Parker living room and dining room as the Matthews family home—one of AW's core sets in the 1980s.

It's a fun example of behind-the-scenes recycling in the soap world—especially since both shows were NBC daytime staples! Want more Another World trivia like this?

 

24 minutes ago, Contessa Donatella said:

Save as blah: Edit: Flip Horizontally: Save as blah.

This is what ChatGPT (AI) said in reply to your original query:

 

Thanks for your help.  Well, now the stairs look right, but the knee wall is on the wrong side.  And the double doors at the bottom of the stairs weren't part of the AW set.  Maybe they used parts of the old set without using it exactly as it was on OFD.  Thanks again for flipping the photo!!

Now, regarding the Chat GPT response -- thanks for sharing it, but I believe it is completely incorrect.  I don't remember a Parker family on The Doctors, and AW used the Matthews house from it's premiere in 1963, not beginning in the 1980s.  I'd be interested to know how in the world Chat GPT gathered this response.  LOL.  But again, thanks for sharing it.

And by the way, I suppose it is possible AW reused some sets from The Doctors in the 1980s, but not for the Matthews house.

2 minutes ago, Tisy-Lish said:

 

 

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2 minutes ago, Tisy-Lish said:

Thanks for your help.  Well, now the stairs look right, but the knee wall is on the wrong side.  And the double doors at the bottom of the stairs weren't part of the AW set.  Maybe they used parts of the old set without using it exactly as it was on OFD.  Thanks again for flipping the photo!!

Sure, you're welcome. (Easy 😃)

2 minutes ago, Tisy-Lish said:

Now, regarding the Chat GPT response -- thanks for sharing it, but I believe it is completely incorrect.  I don't remember a Parker family on The Doctors, and AW used the Matthews house from it's premiere in 1963, not beginning in the 1980s.  I'd be interested to know how in the world Chat GPT gathered this response.  LOL.  But again, thanks for sharing it.

AI gets so much soap info wrong!

My favorite: I asked it what role on what soap Susan Lucci's daughter played. 

What I was going for was Liza, Gwen, Passions. 

It replied "Liza is played by Jamie Luner on All My Children."

Completely wrong. But, it got it right that it was A Liza, it just gave me the wrong Liza. 

I thanked it, told it what was correct & it told me it was too upset over the error & couldn't talk to me anymore & shut itself off. 

Trust me to hurt AI's feelings, right? !!!

 

The Matthews living room set was used on AW from 1964-1986. The original core family of AW was pushed to the side in 1982. Liz Matthews hung around for another decade.  Josie was revealed as Russ Matthews daughter in 1989, the same year Russ' other daughter Olivia came to Bay City. David Bailey returned to the show as Russ for six months in 1989, but was soon written out. The writers missed a great opportunity to keep Russ around longer.  For long time AW viewers, the Matthews family back on the canvas would been treat. I think there could have been great conflict between Josie, the daughter who didn't have the privileged upbring that Olivia had. Also, Aunt Liz as the constant thorn in Josie's side that she grew up a Frame and poor.

44 minutes ago, jmgaw said:

The Matthews living room set was used on AW from 1964-1986. The original core family of AW was pushed to the side in 1982. Liz Matthews hung around for another decade.  Josie was revealed as Russ Matthews daughter in 1989, the same year Russ' other daughter Olivia came to Bay City. David Bailey returned to the show as Russ for six months in 1989, but was soon written out. The writers missed a great opportunity to keep Russ around longer.  For long time AW viewers, the Matthews family back on the canvas would been treat. I think there could have been great conflict between Josie, the daughter who didn't have the privileged upbring that Olivia had. Also, Aunt Liz as the constant thorn in Josie's side that she grew up a Frame and poor.

I'm not sure why they set all that up and did little with it, beyond tension between Olivia and Josie. They were right to not try to go back with Russ/Sharlene, but they could have done something with him - maybe paired him with Donna when she split with Michael. I would have recast Russ rather than bringing back Bailey.

At least Liz had a few good scenes with Olivia over that run, but they never did anything to build a relationship with Josie.

Josie always should have been a more compelling character than she was - consistently flat writing and iffy casting. 

I agree that role of Russ should have been played by another actor. I don’t think Bailey was the right fit in 1989. AW had changed so much from the last time Bailey played the part in 1981. Rod Arrants or Jerry Lanning could have  played Russ.

43 minutes ago, jmgaw said:

I agree that role of Russ should have been played by another actor. I don’t think Bailey was the right fit in 1989. AW had changed so much from the last time Bailey played the part in 1981. Rod Arrants or Jerry Lanning could have  played Russ.

Jerry Lanning did sub for David Bailey in 1989, and he was the corrupt judge at the trial for Grant's murder (for which there were so many suspects I no longer remember who was actually on trial -- it must have been Paulina because I remember Tito in the judge's chambers) and I don't recall Lanning being more charismatic than Bailey. But then I liked Bailey well enough.  

On 4/20/2025 at 3:06 PM, Tisy-Lish said:

Now, regarding the Chat GPT response -- thanks for sharing it, but I believe it is completely incorrect.  I don't remember a Parker family on The Doctors, and AW used the Matthews house from it's premiere in 1963, not beginning in the 1980s.  I'd be interested to know how in the world Chat GPT gathered this response.  LOL.  But again, thanks for sharing it.

Thank you!

I watched most of The Doctors' run, and I can guarantee that a family named Parker, who were allegedly "central" on the show for "many years," did not even exist.

Parkers = Powers, although maybe Monique is waiting for Tyler Perry to bury the hatchet with her and revive The Doctors for the greatest sitcom-soap crossover ever.

I don't really want to read about false info generated by AI...

Speaking of false information, I came across a book that claimed the Matt/Donna relationship was a copy of the relationship in Northern Exposure. I don't remember much about that show, but this does not ring true in the slightest. 

From another book where the author is upset with P&G's hypocrisy:

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48 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

Parkers = Powers, although maybe Monique is waiting for Tyler Perry to bury the hatchet with her and revive The Doctors for the greatest sitcom-soap crossover ever.

But that house is not the Powers' house, either.

Not to be contrary, LOL.

1 hour ago, DRW50 said:

Parkers = Powers, although maybe Monique is waiting for Tyler Perry to bury the hatchet with her and revive The Doctors for the greatest sitcom-soap crossover ever.

28 minutes ago, vetsoapfan said:

But that house is not the Powers' house, either.

Not to be contrary, LOL.

Some people just can't go with the joke!!!!  🤣🤣🤣🤣🙃

44 minutes ago, chrisml said:

Speaking of false information, I came across a book that claimed the Matt/Donna relationship was a copy of the relationship in Northern Exposure. I don't remember much about that show, but this does not ring true in the slightest. 

 

I was a huge fan of both shows & that is reidiculous!!!!  Not a thing at all.

 

BTW, a lot of hooey was written about soaps. So, as you look at these things, you might want to keep a shaker of salt handy.

48 minutes ago, chrisml said:

Speaking of false information, I came across a book that claimed the Matt/Donna relationship was a copy of the relationship in Northern Exposure. I don't remember much about that show, but this does not ring true in the slightest. 

From another book where the author is upset with P&G's hypocrisy:

Not just P&G almost all companies did this, do this. This is nothing new also. 

I am not a p&G apologist but  this is meaningless drivel. If we want to indict them, let's focus on real problems. P&G had many.

 

48 minutes ago, chrisml said:

 

Speaking of Donna - I asked this in the classic GH thread but it may have gotten lost. Did any of you see Anna Stuart as Gina Dante on GH? What did you think of her?

30 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

Speaking of Donna - I asked this in the classic GH thread but it may have gotten lost. Did any of you see Anna Stuart as Gina Dante on GH? What did you think of her?

IMHO, she was the best of the three actresses to play the role. She had screen presence and spark. Her replacements were adequate, but Gina became much less interesting after Stuart left.