Poll: Top five most important characters from the history of each soap?

[Saving ATWT]

ATWT is hard because of its long run and could almost be broken down into two periods (1954-1999) and (1999-Present).

I don't think the list would be complete without Carly who has been the face of the show since the late 90's. Jack should also probably be counted. In addition, the show will probably always be remember for Luke due to the ground breaking nature of the story.

As for the pre-Goutman days, Nancy must be included seeing as she was the moral center and 'mother' of the show. Your points also got me thinking as to why Lisa got the shaft: She was the face of the show and her diminished role was TPTB saying this isn't your grandma's ATWT in an effort to boost demos.

I also think Janet should be counted because her first weeks on marked the first deadly drops in ATWT ratings.