33 minutes ago, Soapsuds said:

Any idea from what month this is from?

PJ suggested May 1983 - I am hoping some who are familiar with the Y&R promo may know the exact date.

It's always something to see the memories of soap actors. I saw a Locher Room reel where Andy Kavovit said he started on ATWT when he was 12.

He was actually about 15.

There were a few ATWT episodes on Archive that I couldn't find on Youtube so I uploaded them (if I just missed them, my apologies).

Sometimes I think, "Was 1996 really any better just because so much after was horrible?" I don't watch enough of 1996 to answer my question. I did skim through this episode and there's one scene I appreciated - Kim bonding with Dani and wanting her to move into the Hughes home because of how much Betsy meant to her. (just another reason the show never properly bringing Betsy back, not even in Dani's stay, was such a bad idea)

1989 is not complete, but I couldn't find it on Youtube (the original upload said June 26th but the Y&R seemed to be the 27th so I just went with it - if I'm wrong, I'll correct) and I thought putting more Marland, even incomplete, was worthwhile.

Marland never uses the term, as I'm not sure if the term existed at that time, but it took me a while to pick up on how he details Emily essentially grooming him, as James had done to her, even if she did not fully realize what she was doing. Andy Kavovit and Melanie Smith worked so well together and there were many layers to their relationship. Something the show loses with the later poor recasts of Emily and Paul (the characters they were in the finale bear no resemblance to who they are here).

On a lighter note, the episode has a fun scene with Duke lip synching to "Duke of Earl" as Pam, Lien and Andy back him up. This was probably Marland's idea of a rebel (straight out of the '50s), but it made me smile, which we always need more of.

Edited 9 hours ago9 hr by DRW50

1 hour ago, DRW50 said:

1989 is not complete, but I couldn't find it on Youtube (the original upload said June 26th but the Y&R seemed to be the 27th so I just went with it - if I'm wrong, I'll correct) and I thought putting more Marland, even incomplete, was worthwhile.

Thanks for posting! While the Y+R episode might be from June 27, the ATWT episode is from Monday, June 26. During one of the commercial breaks there is a promo for the Monday night comedies with the announcer declaring "Tonight!".

6 hours ago, MarlandFan said:

Thanks for posting! While the Y+R episode might be from June 27, the ATWT episode is from Monday, June 26. During one of the commercial breaks there is a promo for the Monday night comedies with the announcer declaring "Tonight!".

Thanks! I'll correct it.