Members Paul Raven Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 The failed family thread showed how soaps often introduced relatives around characters to keep the canvas tied together. The flipside of this are those characters who were on for quite some time,yet never got a relative.Or,if they did it was quite brief and said sibling/parentnever returned. Who are some characters you can name that never got to be part of a family? Two from Y&R Ryan McNeil.I recall some early mention of a father with a drinking problem,but after that Ryan's family was never mentioned.At his marriages,no parents or siblings ever showed up. Phyllis.Her parents appeared briefly,but are never mentioned.I think there is a lot of potential there,if say,her widowed mother turned up. AMC Greg Nelson.His mother was recurring and a sister was mentioned,but never materialized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 Can we count Brad from Y&R, since his mother only showed up briefly in his 22 year run on the show? Taylor Hayes B&B - The closest we ever got to her family was her slightly creepy ex-husband Blake. OLTL Marco Dane - I don't think we can count Mario Corelli since he only existed briefly so Marco could pretend to be him. GL Wanda the Lewis Oil secretary - 20 years and the most we got was a mention of a boyfriend GL Fletcher Reade GL Jeffrey O'Neil ATWT Kirk Anderson DAYS Carly Manning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members quartermainefan Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 Greg Nelson's mother was a strong presence on the show and while perhaps a recurring role, she was on as much as some contract roles. She was on as much as Marian anyway. I guess Myrtle is a classic example of a character who never got a family. Well ok, she was an honorary member of families, but it wasn't til Rae Cummings and Skye that she got a blood family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 Ugh, don't remind us. Of all the shoehorned, retconned insta-families.... Off the top of my head, I'll add Alfred Vanderpoole (also from AMC) to the list of characters without families. I don't recall whether poor Alfred ever mentioned any family on the show, though I'm sure he did. Nevertheless, I've always pictured the Vanderpooles being this hard-core old-money family in P.V., consisting of Alfred, an older brother who's a clinically depressed alcoholic, and a sister who's just a domineering bitch to her younger siblings. If Alfred ever had any girlfriends (which I seriously doubt), they'd probably find the older brother sad, and the sister impossible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 Wait, did we see Taylor's brother? Zak? Still, he was only around for a year or two. AW - Lila Roberts. Felicia Gallant, unless you count her niece Lisa, whom AW totally forgot about as soon as she left town in 1989. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JackPeyton Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 I LOVE solo characters! They really break up all the incest and i dont understand the need most soap fans have for everyone to be connected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EricMontreal22 Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 Yeah Enid Nelson also was on a LOT under Broderick in '96-97 (and I think in '99 when Agnes penned the storyline about Marian wanting to get into society and embarassed by Opal). As a teen I knew who she was before I realized she once had a son on the show. I miss her and characters like her--the snobby Pine Valley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soapfan770 Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 Well some of these characters had other relatives pop up or got related to someone. Taylor's dad Jack Hamilton got caught up in a triangle with Sally and Stephanie. Fletcher's sister Meredith infamously popped up, Kirk was somehow related to Iva, and Carly is Frankie's bio sister. Others include: Abby and Annie on GL Carole, Lynne, John Silva, and JT on Y&R Calliope on Days Mia currently on Days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 You're right, I forgot about some of that -- my memory is going. I guess I remember them mostly for being alone. I don't think we ever saw Kirk's family though, beyond his children. I think Kirk's ex-wife was related to Iva, she was a cousin. Kirk was involved with Iva when Iva found out. There's also Chad on DAYS, he does have parents but they have only made blink of an eye appearances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted February 25, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 Felicia had Lorna,her long lost daughter.Lisa was then completely forgotten. John on ATWT was on for about 20 years before his niece Pam showed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 You're right; I thought we weren't counting children of the characters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 Cassandra, Jana - Y&R Clarke Garrison, Morgan whatever her last name was, Darla Einstein - B&B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted February 25, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 OK fair call on the kids! I think Abby on GL had a mother.I can't recall the name of the actress but she was well known. On Y&R JT's parents have been mentioned,but have they ever been seen? Steve Hardy on GH never had any siblings,although I think it was established he was an orphan. Maggie on Days has no relatives. Mike Karr on Edge of Night was on the show from beginning to end with no parents or siblings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 I don't think we've seen JT's parents. Abby had a mother, she was played by Tandy Cronyn. She appeared about a half-dozen times in 1995-1996. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 OLTL - Did we ever see any of Alex Olanov's family? ATWT - Denise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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