1 hour ago, soapfan770 said:

Loved watching this, thanks for sharing! Holly and Gilly were definitely such vibrant women. 
 

I had mentioned a few pages earlier how a March 1990 ep made Stingfield look quite older as Blake however a year later this episode does a much better job of styling her better a year later.  
 

Eh I never cared for Uncle Stavros though...I think they should’ve kept Pops Cooper around instead. 

 

I always loved the interworking of WSPR with Holly, Gilly, and Roger. Those 3 always had soft spot in my heart with the shady mess they'd do at that news station. It always bothered me how it was phased out in the mid 90s. I hate how career ambitions, which created so much drama on this show, was phased out around that time too. 

 

If you didn't work for Spaulding, Springfield PD, Cedars (which they hardly ever showed), or Company, you literally didn't have a job. 

 

4 hours ago, DRW50 said:

This was before JFP drained all the life out of Harley with dull Mallet. 

 

I never saw it for Harley and Mallet. IMO, Mark Derwin had chemistry with Kimberly Simms. Mindy and Mallet was where the money was at. 

Yes. Mindy and Mallet had lots of potential. 

 

Harley/Mallet was the start of JFP turning female characters into clones to be with the hunky men she favored...

1 hour ago, DRW50 said:

Yes. Mindy and Mallet had lots of potential. 

 

Harley/Mallet was the start of JFP turning female characters into clones to be with the hunky men she favored...

LOL wasn’t Gary & Josie criticized for being on AW a complete rip off of Mallet & Harley? 

4 minutes ago, soapfan770 said:

LOL wasn’t Gary & Josie criticized for being on AW a complete rip off of Mallet & Harley? 

 

Yep.

9 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

 

Yep.

I remember there being controversy on the web when one of the soap mags or something called Amy Carlson “Best Recast of 1998” when Carlson subbed for Ehlers and it opened up old wounds...22 years ago instead of being united P&G soap fans spent energy arguing about who was the best&worst of the three 🤦

I thought Harley and Mallet had tons of chemistry. Harley grew up leading up to their pairing and throughout it.

 

It’s funny to watch the early 91 episodes where they’re chem-testing Harley and (Rick Hearst’s) A-M, Mallet and Mindy, Bake and Frank, Eleni and Dylan, Eleni and Frank, Eleni and A-M, Harley and Mallet. 

 

2 hours ago, Asb23 said:

 

 

It’s funny to watch the early 91 episodes where they’re chem-testing Harley and (Rick Hearst’s) A-M, Mallet and Mindy, Bake and Frank, Eleni and Dylan, Eleni and Frank, Eleni and A-M, Harley and Mallet. 

 

When I watch episodes from that era I think it is remarkable just how much chemistry and possibilities there are in the characters you listed.  There were sparks all over the place, and if many those actors had stayed, there could have been many years of potential pairings that could have worked.

 

Everyone seemed to have chemistry on that show at that time.

4 hours ago, soapfan770 said:

LOL wasn’t Gary & Josie criticized for being on AW a complete rip off of Mallet & Harley? 

 

Did she already try this story on Santa Barbara and later tried on OLTL? 

 

I'm shocked she didn't attempt this trope on GH or Y&R. 

1989 through 1991 had lots of chemistry testing and interesting interactions (such as Nadine helping Josh evade police in early 1989 by him donning her clothes, or Frank/Holly being tested in 1989 for a spell)

13 hours ago, Asb23 said:

I thought Harley and Mallet had tons of chemistry. Harley grew up leading up to their pairing and throughout it.

 

It’s funny to watch the early 91 episodes where they’re chem-testing Harley and (Rick Hearst’s) A-M, Mallet and Mindy, Bake and Frank, Eleni and Dylan, Eleni and Frank, Eleni and A-M, Harley and Mallet. 

 

I suppose my problem was I didn't really need Harley to grow up. I liked that she was spunky and funny and unpredictable, yet was still a grounded character. Sadly, that was too complicated for JFP.

14 hours ago, Asb23 said:

I thought Harley and Mallet had tons of chemistry. Harley grew up leading up to their pairing and throughout it.

 

It’s funny to watch the early 91 episodes where they’re chem-testing Harley and (Rick Hearst’s) A-M, Mallet and Mindy, Bake and Frank, Eleni and Dylan, Eleni and Frank, Eleni and A-M, Harley and Mallet. 

 

Derwin had chemistry with the chairs in the diner.  And yes, GL at that time could have gone off in any direction..its almost as if there could be alternate dimension GL where characters took off with a different character for different outcomes. I liked Harley and Mallet but I didn't think they were as hot as Mallet and Mindy...but then those two actors were the ones with the most chemistry and hotness so I can see then spreading that out (and Alex vs. Mindy worked great..for a while..as it included so many characters like Billy and Van, caught in the crossfire..) so I can see them wanting to spread it around. Some of the characters, like Frank and Fletcher it just seemed as if they were going to fit those characters and actors in no matter what so they did a merry go round...(remember briefly Van made Billy jealous by riding off on Frank's motorcycle in her fur coat..) but it just seemed that Fletch, Frank and Rick were all better off just on their own, interacting with the community (besides Eleni, and its no suprise that Frank floundered when Melina took her star talent elsewhere....so it really was not Frank and Eleni that were popular but Melina...) Interesting to see a show that was willing to coast for a while and try out different pairings rather then shoving then down the audience's throat.

@Mitch Now why didn't they pair Mallet with a chair?😂

 

  

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