Okay watching yesterday's show, I was wondering, how many times has Bob been married and to whom has he been married. Was Lisa his first wife?

Also what's the history with Bob/Kim/Susan?

Bob's first wife was Lisa. He was also married to Jennifer Sullivan (Kim's sister), Miranda Marlowe (some sort of secret crime lord or something), and Sandy.

http://www.soapcentral.com/atwt/whoswho/sandy.php

http://www.soapcentral.com/atwt/whoswho/miranda.php

In the mid 70s, Kim was in love with Dan Stewart (Emily's father), who had a very ugly relationship with alcoholic Susan. She and John Dixon made life hell for Kim and Dan.

Susan finally gave up with Dan and left town in the late 70s, but returned in 1987 or so. She and Bob became close friends at work and he helped her overcome her addiction to pain medication. Kim was spending most of her time with John, dealing with their son Andy's alcoholism. One night, Bob and Susan made love. Bob had real feelings for Susan, but he wanted to stay with Kim. He told Kim and this led them to separation and counseling.

Susan and Kim made up a few years ago but for a long time no one could push Kim's buttons the way Susan could.

Edited April 3, 201015 yr by CarlD2

Susan slept with Bob when she was suffering from a fall during a confrontation with Lucinda. Bob was good friends with Susan at the time and they kept getting chummy until they slept together. Kim found out and all hell broke loose. Those were good times by Douglas Marland.

Bob's first wife was Lisa. He was also married to Jennifer Sullivan (Kim's sister), Miranda Marlowe (some sort of secret crime lord or something), and Sandy.

http://www.soapcentr...oswho/sandy.php

http://www.soapcentr...who/miranda.php

In the mid 70s, Kim was in love with Dan Stewart (Emily's father), who had a very ugly relationship with alcoholic Susan. She and John Dixon made life hell for Kim and Dan.

Susan finally gave up with Dan and left town in the late 70s, but returned in 1987 or so. She and Bob became close friends at work and he helped her overcome her addiction to pain medication. Kim was spending most of her time with John, dealing with their son Andy's alcoholism. One night, Bob and Susan made love. Bob had real feelings for Susan, but he wanted to stay with Kim. He told Kim and this led them to separation and counseling.

Susan and Kim made up a few years ago but for a long time no one could push Kim's buttons the way Susan could.

You said it so much better than I did.

Edited April 3, 201015 yr by Ruxton Hills

Thanks, I wasn't aware of all that. I really like Bob and Kim has grown on me in the last few years.

So Barbara is Kim's niece, her sister's daughter then? Who is Barbara's father?

Yes, Barbara is Kim's niece. I dont recall if they ever said who Barbara's dad was.

Barbara's dad was Chuck Ryan, who was a friend and colleague of Bob's. When Chuck was dying, he asked Bob to take care of Jennifer and the kids (Barbara and her brother Rick), and after he died, Bob and Jennifer got close, became an item, and were married. Barbara was out of town through most of this, though.

Rick was a big loser.

Aspiring doctor Rick Ryan was introduced to the Hughes family following the death of Rick's father, Chuck Ryan. Knowing he was dying, Chuck confided in his best friend from medical school, Bob Hughes, and asked him to take care of his family. Bob did what he asked and ended up falling in love with Chuck's widow, Nurse Jennifer Ryan. Unfortunately, Rick idolized his late father and couldn't stand the fact that his mother was involved with another man. Wanting to end his mother's engagement to Bob, Rick thought he had the perfect ammunition when he overheard Bob ex-wife, Lisa, mention that she thought she was pregnant. Hoping to tarnish Bob’s reputation, Rick told Jennifer that Lisa was pregnant with Bob's child. Jennifer though, was on to Rick and didn't believe the lie and married Bob, with an angry Rick refusing to attend. Unfortunately for the happy couple, Rick would continue to be a source of contention in their marriage due to his shoddy work at the hospital. At Memorial, Rick would shamelessly steal patients from Bob and David Stewart and make careless near-fatal diagnoses. Although Jennifer thought that Bob should be more lenient and understanding with Rick, Bob refused to give Rick any slack and finally felt he had no choice but to suspend Rick. Though Bob's rival, Dr. John Dixon, publicly accused Bob of having a vendetta against Rick, in private he warned him that he better shape up. However, the cocky young man continued to publicly side against Bob on hospital issues while his work performance worsened. Finally, he was put on probation, which furthered put a strain on the Hughes marriage. Ultimately, things reached their breaking point and Bob ended up having an affair with Jennifer's sister, Kim! In a startling turn, both Jennifer and Kim ended up pregnant with Bob's child at the same time, a fact that furthered poisoned Rick against his stepfather. Months later, Jennifer gave birth to a daughter, Frannie, Kim was told her child was stillborn, and an ousted Rick left town to "find himself."

Kim's and Bob's daughter actually lived, and Rick had just lied to them. They found their daughter, Sabrina, almost 20 years later.

This was one of the few times that Barbara and Kim fell out over something besides Barbara's scheming -- Barbara was upset to see the product of Bob cheating on her mother with her aunt. Frannie was also upset about this.

Edited April 3, 201015 yr by CarlD2

Barbara's dad was Chuck Ryan, who was a friend and colleague of Bob's. When Chuck was dying, he asked Bob to take care of Jennifer and the kids (Barbara and her brother Rick), and after he died, Bob and Jennifer got close, became an item, and were married. Barbara was out of town through most of this, though.

How could i have forgotten that....lol...the Chuck Ryan part

Rick was a big loser.

Kim's and Bob's daughter actually lived, and Rick had just lied to them. They found their daughter, Sabrina, almost 20 years later.

This was one of the few times that Barbara and Kim fell out over something besides Barbara's scheming -- Barbara was upset to see the product of Bob cheating on her mother with her aunt. Frannie was also upset about this.

I'd love how Kim would disown Babs during her scheming...damn that was good stuff.

I really wish the early 70s stuff was out there...among many other things I have always wanted to see Donna Wandrey, she of the beautiful red hair and not so beautiful dead line readings, as Barbara Ryan.

Did Rick ever return? Has Barbara ever mentioned him since or is he another "Tommy Horton?"

Did Rick ever return? Has Barbara ever mentioned him since or is he another "Tommy Horton?"

Rick was last seen in 1987. I don't think he's been mentioned since.

A few years later, in 1986, Rick's darkest secret was about to be revealed. When John Dixon found himself blackmailed by former Memorial administrator Howard Lansing, he immediately contacted Rick to ask him what was going on. When Rick told him, John warned him that they were about to pay the price that they should have paid nineteen years earlier. Apparently years earlier, Lansing and Rick led everyone to believe that Rick's Aunt Kim lost her baby, and then sold the child to a wealthy couple, the Fullertons. Two years later, after learning that the Fullertons had been killed in a train wreck, they confided the truth to John. Since they figured the child was dead, and since John had no love for Bob Hughes, he agreed to keep mum. However, Lansing had just discovered that they were wrong--the child, now an adult named Sabrina, didn't die with her parents. This was a fact that Lansing now wanted to rectify. At the same time, the Hughes were also inquiring about Sabrina since she bore an uncanny resemblance to Frannie. When Bob saw Lansing, he realized the truth and caught up with Lansing who confirmed it before going to jail. They then went to John, who confirmed that that was the story he was told two years after John told Kim her baby was dead. However, the Hughes weren't sure if John was telling the truth about his involvement, and Lansing hung himself in jail. That left Rick to confirm John’s story, but he was in hiding to escape imprisonment himself! Finally, Bob and his daughter-in-law, Margo, went to track down Rick to confirm his story. Desperate to stay out of jail, a panicked Rick pulled a gun on the pair and tried to tell them that John knew about it from the very beginning. However, he carelessly let it slip that John only found out two years later. A broken man, Rick fled from the authorities.

At the end of 1987, the OPD would learn that Rick, who was briefly suspected of killing James Stenbeck, was far away from Oakdale on a undisclosed Caribbean Island that had no extradition agreement with the U.S., so Rick could avoid being punished for all of his crimes.

Edited April 3, 201015 yr by CarlD2