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[Contessa Donatella]

Of course, it's Susan Hunter's fault, too. But, it's not that Julie wants some generic guy who has already been married & divorced & who has a child, no, she wants David & she wants David to be an honorable man & do the right thing. Susan Hunter & Julie were best friends before a man came between them. Julie & David were in love before he screwed up one night & now they have consequences. This is classic set-up, iconic relationship stuff where we're going to see what happens if we put these people in this situation.

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[Wendy]

Loving these videos! Thank you!

[Contessa Donatella]

Thanks so much for relating the BTS! They seem like lovely people. It sounds crazy that they would let her contract expire but maybe they were more relaxed about things then. Maybe they did more on a handshake.

I'm sure he had plenty of people he loved writing for. Flannery & Trish Clayton were the only ones to move from DOOL to Bell, weren't they? And, only Jamie Lyn Bauer, the reverse trip.

[jam6242]

He thought David was too old for Julie.  She was still in high school when they first started dating.  And I think David had been in some kind of trouble earlier (as had Julie, of course, lol). 

He created a role for SSH on Y&R after she left Days in the 80s, and supposedly she was his first choice to play Stephanie on B&B.   Margaret Mason was on Y&R, and Robert Clary was on both Y&R and B&B.

[Contessa Donatella]

Hey, you, @victoria foxton Thnx for the tag! Thnx for finding & uploading the videos, I can't wait to watch this one tonight! @AbcNbc247 I'll especially look forward to the banter!

[carolineg]

I know there was backstory there, but why the secret from Susan?  If they were bff Julie never told her about David?  It's not like David/Susan are a love match.  I don't see why they don't come clean with Susan.  Why all the secrecy?  Besides it being a soap.

Why is David hanging around with such young girls lol?  

[victoria foxton]

In the episode it's mentioned that both Susan and David are both nineteen. Julie has to be the same age as them as well.

[carolineg]

I thought that's what I heard as well, but I thought maybe it was only in reference to Susan's age and didn't go back to check.  Anyhow, maybe Tom just thought Julie was too young/immature to be a wife.   So to be clear, not just to you, but anyone who can answer, Julie/David were not sleeping together before the marriage correct?

[Contessa Donatella]

This made me laugh. In my house we talked about the Hortons like friends at the supper table. I think my whole family would have been scandalized so even if I hadn't seen something because I was in school, I think it would have been mentioned! I can only say I don't think so. That sounds like a fan version of AltDays.

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[carolineg]

Lol!  I didn't think it was that scandalous of a question since Julie got pregnant while David was still married to Susan and David, Susan, and Julie didn't seem opposed to pre-marital sex.  

[Paul Raven]

Denise Alexander as Beth Logan would have been great! Good idea.

[Contessa Donatella]

I can see what you're up to! You are going with facts, or consistency, even worse.

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Amazing how these folk with such high moral fiber can turn a corner & everything's the same has become time for a change. But, if they were sleeping together I don't think anyone knew it. Maybe Tom just had good instincts, not that forbidding people to see each other has ever been effective.

[Dr Neil Curtis]

Definitely!!

[Paul Raven]

Wasn't it stated that at the show's debut Nov 65 that Julie was 16?

This was less than a year later so would Julie have already jumped 3 years in age? Possibly.

Would we viewers at the time have been happy about David being killed off? 

[Contessa Donatella]

No, God no.