FROM THE VAULT: 50 YEARS AGO TODAY: EPISODE # 2595...MARCH 11, 1976

Trish visits Mike and tries to reassure him about his Dad, that no one is keeping anything from him. She tells him about her father, and that she feels certain he wants to change her name from Clayton to Stanhope. But in the lawyer's office, we see that Stanhope has had his attorney draw up a paper for Trish to sign, admitting he isn't her father. Later, Stanhope is stunned to find a letter waiting for him at Trish's motel. He is suspicious of her leaving, thinking she's gone home to get her own lawyer, then feels a guilt as he reads her tender, loving letter. He begins to wonder if he really could be the girl's father.

 

Don is deeply shaken and touched by Robert, who comes to ask him to draw up a premarital agreement stating he'll abide by Rebecca's wishes if she doesn't want to be a wife to him during their marriage, or wants a divorce and will give up claim to the baby, as long as he can give it a legal name. Hope and Doug, at the same time, come in from having made a snow "woman" trying to make it look like Rebecca. Doug tries to draw Rebecca out about Johnny Collins but is interrupted by a phone call. Rebecca takes it and is shaken when Don asks her to come to his office. Rebecca tries to evade Don's questioning. He tells her about Robert's unselfish desire to help her. Demands she tell the man the truth, that she was artificially inseminated by some unknown man, When Robert returns home, he asks Doug if he'd object to his marrying Rebecca, Doug says he is talking to the wrong man...ask the father of her baby,

 

Neil is thrown when Don calls him over and digs in for the truth about why Rebecca is stalling both Robert and Johnny. Neil goes into the other office to talk to Rebecca, at a loss, just as she is, about what to do. He regrets the whole insemination deal because one party, Rebecca, knows the identity of the other, Doug. He tells her the ball is in her court. But whether she gives up the baby for adoption or not, she'll have a lot of explaining either way. when Rebecca comes home, she finally tells Robert she went to see Don and heard of Robert's offer. She is touched, but tells him she can't marry any man.

 

Adele and Brooke are happy together as Brooke prepares something to eat. When she goes into the kitchen, Adele slips to the bedroom. Brooke catches her drinking, is torn apart when Adele returns, not knowing Brooke saw her. Brooke goes to Helen Grant, devastated by her mother's secret drinking after word from Neil about how damaged her liver is. Helen sees the signs of self pity in Brooke. Warns her from experience not to go that route. There's no meeting of minds and hearts when the drinker feels guilt and the loved one feels put upon, At the same time, Neil has dropped by to check on Adele, finds her on her way to a big drunk. Helen and Brooke have come to help Adele, find Neil there. Helen talks to Adele in the bedroom. Her mother loves her daughter more than the bottle, which isn't always the case with the alcoholic, so there's still hope for Adele.

Thanks @JAS0N47 Good to see how a particular episode played out.

Edited March 13Mar 13 by Paul Raven

Thanks @JAS0N47 I'd love to see the Brooke story in full someday.

Here's the 1984 SOD Awards. Mostly GH actors but a few DAYS people.

10 hours ago, DRW50 said:

Thanks @JAS0N47 I'd love to see the Brooke story in full someday.

Brooke was 5/75-8/77. Looks like I have coverage of all but 27 episodes from 6/75-4/76 and 19 episodes from 6/76-9/76. So the only big months missing during Brooke's first 17 months on the show are 5/75 and 5/76. I also have her final script from 8/77. If there's any specific episode # you'd want me to post, I could do that when I have time. Or perhaps eventually I could do an outline of one episode per month so you could see more in-depth what Brooke was doing each month from 6/75-9/76.

Edited March 18Mar 18 by JAS0N47

1 hour ago, JAS0N47 said:

Brooke was 5/75-8/77. Looks like I have coverage of all but 27 episodes from 6/75-4/76 and 19 episodes from 6/76-9/76. So the only big months missing during Brooke's first 17 months on the show are 5/75 and 5/76. I also have her final script from 8/77. If there's any specific episode # you'd want me to post, I could do that when I have time. Or perhaps eventually I could do an outline of one episode per month so you could see more in-depth what Brooke was doing each month from 6/75-9/76.

Thanks. I meant more in terms of the show eventually making those episodes available. You already do so much for fans, I wasn't expecting any more of your work.

22 hours ago, DRW50 said:

Thanks. I meant more in terms of the show eventually making those episodes available. You already do so much for fans, I wasn't expecting any more of your work.

Been waiting to see those episodes too! In the meantime, here's Brooke's final episode (until she returns as Stephanie):

FROM THE VAULT: EPISODE # 2939...JULY 11, 1977

Brooke is flooring the car accelerator, sirens in the background, vowing they're not going to stop her, as Ellen the hitchhiker begs her to slow down. Meanwhile, Jeri arrives at Brooke's apartment to find out why Trish was so upset earlier this evening. Trish tells her Brooke is in terrible trouble and they try to figure out what it's all about. Jeri is concerned about Trish, feels Trish shouldn't get mixed up in it but Trish continues to worry about Brooke. Jeri tries to calm her down and Trish asks Jeri to go with her to Doug's Place. It might help.

 

At Doug's Place, Julie joins Bob at a table, sorry to see him so troubled, offers to be a good listener but he doesn't want to discuss it, came here in order not to be alone. Doug joins them for general conversation, then they both leave Bob. Doug tells Julie that Rebecca's very upset because Robert's told her about the court order and Doug thinks Julie should talk to her. He's suspicious Rebecca might try to steal little Dougie out from under Robert's nose tonight but Julie can't believe this. However, she agrees to talk to Rebecca.

 

In Doug's family room, Rebecca is on the phone to Johnny telling him she won't be back tomorrow because Dougie has a cold. Julie enters and she and Rebecca talk about the court order. Julie defends Robert's position but Rebecca sees it differently, points out she could have just taken Dougie and gone. The conversation resolves nothing. Back in Doug's Place, Robert is telling Doug he's through being Mr. Nice Guy, won't let Rebecca take Dougie away. Doug agrees, looks up and sees Trish and Jeri enter. Doug tries to entice Trish to sing but she begs off, however Doug won't take no for an answer and Trish starts to sing. We see Bob feeling sad, also Robert, then Jeri who isn't too happy, then Doug who seems pleased to see Trish singing again.

 

A lone State Trooper is following a distant car, is checking on the radio with headquarters, telling them he's picked up the car matching the description of the suspect's car, but the driver is failing to respond to the siren and he is pursuing, will report back. Meanwhile, Ellen the hitchhiker is getting very upset at Brooke's speeding, begs Brooke to pull over and stop but Brooke is sure she can lose the patrol car further up. At the lakehouse studio, Mary is pacing nervously as Neil tries to get her to call of the police but she has refused. They argue, but Mary is determined not to let Brooke get away with it. In the police car, the State Trooper reports on is radio that he's lost contact with the suspect's vehicle, will double back and try to pick her up again and asks for assistance and back-up.

 

At Doug's Place, Doug and Trish are finishing up a duet. Bob asks Trish and Jeri to join him, apologizes to Trish for involving her in an unpleasant situation. Bob is shocked when Trish tells him Mary called the police after he left the apartment. Bob rushes out saying he has to stop them. Trish and Jeri wonder what's going on. Meanwhile, Brooke is triumphant, thinks she's lost the patrol car, and is confident she's going to get away with it, might just drive through the night, in fact, might drive her companion, Ellen, to California. But Ellen, just beginning to breathe again, says she's changed her mind, questions Brooke about what she's running from and informs Brooke she's like to get out at the next town. At Doug's Place, Bob is on the phone talking to the State Police Sergeant trying to convince him it was all a mistake. At the same time, Brooke is continuing to drive at breakneck speed, the hitchhiker is terrified, begs Brooke to stop, a siren is heard again faintly, Brooke starts to floor the accelerator, a curve comes up, screech of tires, a swerve and they go off the road. The State Trooper has seen this from a distance and slows down.

Thanks @JAS0N47 that's exciting to read.

Brooke should have just stayed away from driving...

I can see that Brooke driving off the road scene. Her turning the wheel and the camera jolting to fake the swerve.

We've seen it so many times in soaps. Wonder if there was footage off a car going off a cliff?

That was an Ann Marcus decision to drop Brooke. I wonder why?There was plenty of life left in that character/story.

As evidenced by Elizabeth Harrower bringing her back. And then they killed her off again in another car crash. Bizarre!

6 hours ago, Paul Raven said:

I can see that Brooke driving off the road scene. Her turning the wheel and the camera jolting to fake the swerve.

We've seen it so many times in soaps. Wonder if there was footage off a car going off a cliff?

That was an Ann Marcus decision to drop Brooke. I wonder why?There was plenty of life left in that character/story.

As evidenced by Elizabeth Harrower bringing her back. And then they killed her off again in another car crash. Bizarre!

2939 & 2940 both have "Stock Footage: Exterior of Car." 2940 starts with "We see Brooke's smashed car at the bottom of an embankment and suddenly it bursts into flames."

Why such an uncharacteristically (for '70's DAYS) action-packed exit for Brooke?

Ryan Gosling talks about soap actors in general, with the hard work they do. He says he sometimes watches DAYS and he gives Deidre Hall as an example of the hard work.

Link to the full 45-minute interview
The part about soaps/Deidre is at 29-minute mark

In a way, his comments speak to why we care so much about soaps, even if those who produce them stopped caring a long time ago. We - meaning, of course, the hardcore, dedicated, loyal fans - count on those shows and those actors being there for us - day after day, week after week, month after month, year after gotdamn year - because the world is too insane to cope without them.

Like Nancy Curlee once said, there's a part of us that needs to know that all we have to do is run up those back porch steps, open the screen door and there will stand someone like Bert Bauer or Kate Martin, greeting us with some cookies, some lemonade and some much-needed, sage advice.

Edited March 22Mar 22 by Khan

When is this from? Is there a Promo of this?

On 3/18/2026 at 8:06 AM, DRW50 said:

Thanks @JAS0N47 I'd love to see the Brooke story in full someday.

Here's the 1984 SOD Awards. Mostly GH actors but a few DAYS people.

Hi, does anyone have the episode of The Merv Griffin Show 'Salut to Soaps'?

Broadcast July, 1980 and the 'Days' segment had Deidre Hall and others on it?

I've looked online a lot but can't find anywhere. Would be great to see.

"DAYS OF OUR LIVES" CONTRACT CAST BIRTHPLACES:

With Vico Escorcia's resume listing her as a series regular, she will become the 386th contract actor in "Days" history this coming week. Here's a look at the birthplaces of the 386 contract actors:

Alaska (1)

Fairbanks...Brody Hutzler

Arizona (1)

Phoenix...Jaime Lyn Bauer

Arkansas (1)

Little Rock...Jessica Serfaty

California (91)

Artesian...Eileen Davidson

Bell...Mark Tapscott

Bishop...Trevor Donovan

Burbank...Cady McClain, Tammy Taylor

Calabasas...Kate Mansi

Canoga Park...Dick Billingsley, Tony Rhodes

Concord...Joseph Adams

Daly City...Lamon Archey

Dana Point...Mindy Clarke

El Segundo...Kristi McDaniel

Encino...Michael Bays

Eureka...Sarah Brown

Fremont...Julie Pinson

Fresno County...Melonie Mazman

Gardena...Billy Warlock

Glendale...Megan Corletto, A Martinez, Aaron Van Wagner

Granada Hills...Dani Minnick

Hanford...Elia Cantu, Casey Moss

Inglewood...Michael Easton

Irvine...Veronica Lauren

La Mirada...Eric Winter

Laguna Hills...Kyler Pettis

Los Angeles...Rod Arrants, Nick Benedict, Brenda Benet, Ashley Benson, Aimee Brooks, Jason Culp, Barry Cutler, Katherine Ellis, Melinda O. Fee, Holly Gagnier, Galen Gering, George Jenesky, Michael Leon, Heather Lindell, Debbie Lytton, Gregg Marx, Yvette Nipar, True O'Brien, Marie-Alise Recasner, Derya Ruggles, Louise Sorel, Elizabeth Storm, Shannon Sturges, Alison Sweeney, Lisa Trusel

Los Angeles County...Susan Keller

Los Gatos...Gregory Mortensen

Maywood...Robert S. Woods

Montebello...Judi Evans

Monterey...Jean Bruce Scott

Mountain House...Thia Megia

Mountain View...Ken Jezek

Newport Beach...Leo Howard, Alexis Thorpe

Northridge...Arianne Zucker

Pasadena...Mary Beth Evans, Sal Stowers

Placentia...Christie Clark

Rancho Mirage...Lindsay Hartley

Riverside...Collin O'Donnell

Sacramento...Gabrielle Haugh

San Diego...Charles Bateman, Joy Bisco, Raven Bowens, Anne Howard, Erik von Detten

San Francisco...Susan Seaforth Hayes, Thyme Lewis, Karen Moncrieff, Guy Wilson

San Jose...Heather Olson

San Mateo County...Nathan Owens

San Pedro...Patrick Muldoon

San Rafael...Olivia Rose Keegan, Scott Palmer

Santa Barbara...Joseph Bottoms

Santa Clara...Casey Jon Diedrick

Santa Monica...Blake Berris

Santa Rosa...James Lastovic

Venice...Michael Sabatino

Ventura...Krista Allen

Whittier...J. Cynthia Brooks

(City unknown)...Ava White, Olivia White

Colorado (7)

Colorado Springs...Jason Brooks

Denver...Kristen Renton, Shayna Rose

Evergreen...Staci Greason

Littleton...Molly Burnett

Walsenburg...Steve Eastin

Wheat Ridge...Nick Stabile

Connecticut (4)

New Haven...Daniel Cosgrove, Robert Mailhouse

West Hartford...Joseph Mascolo

Westport...Jamie Martin Mann

Florida (14)

Bradenton...Miriam Parrish

Fort Lauderdale...Mike Manning

Jacksonville...Patrika Darbo

Jacksonville Beach...AlexAnn Hopkins

Miami...Camila Banus, Jordi Vilasuso, David Wallace

Miami Beach...Tracy Middendorf, Valerie Wildman

Opalacka...Renee Jones

Orlando...Mandy Musgrave, Kirsten Storms

Stuart...Linsey Godfrey

Tallahassee...Matt Battaglia

Georgia (5)

Atlanta...Bonnie Burroughs, AnnaLynne McCord, Schuyler Yancey

Dalton...Lane Davies

Norcross...Chandler Massey

Hawaii (4)

Honolulu...Darin Brooks, Richard Guthrie, Austin Peck

Maui...Charity Rahmer

Illinois (17)

Chicago...Eileen Barnett, Robert Cuthill, Wortham Krimmer, Felisha Terrell, Precious Way, Michael T. Weiss

Elmhurst...Rachel Melvin

Evanston...Tamara Braun

Harvey...Bill Hayes

Highland Park...John Lupton

Joliet...Tyler Christopher

Kankakee...Bryan Dattilo

Lake Bluff...Kyle Brandt

Princeton...Josh Taylor

Schaumburg...Michael Roark

Winnetka...Charlotte Ross

Woodstock...Quinn Redeker

Indiana (8)

Columbus...Brian Green

Elkhart...Peter Reckell

Fort Wayne...Drake Hogestyn

Indianapolos...Steve Burton

New Albany...Suzanne Zenor

North Liberty...Marci Miller

Plymouth...Richard Bergman

South Bend...John Clarke

Iowa (4)

Davenport...Matthew Ashford, Patricia Barry

Sioux City...Macdonald Carey

Urbandale...Carson Boatman

Kansas (1)

Topeka...Roscoe Born

Kentucky (6)

Draffenville...Chrishell Stause

Hardin County...Tyler Joseph Andrews

Harlan...Richard Hill

Lexington...Farah Fath

Louisville...Wes Ramsey

Morganfield...Kassie DePaiva

Louisiana (3)

Baton Rouge...Wesley Eure

Destrehan...Shelley Hennig

Pineville...Justin Gaston

Maryland (4)

Bethesda...Valerie Karasek

Cumberland...Edward Mallory

Midland...Suzanne Rogers

Silver Spring...Crystal Chappell

Massachusetts (7)

Boston...Joseph Gallison, Paul Keenan, Lauren Koslow

Brockton...Kristian Alfonso

Fitchburg...Deborah Dalton

Grafton...Robert Scott Wilson

Newton...James Acheson

Michigan (6)

Ann Arbor...Ashley Puzemis

Detroit...Tanya Boyd

Flint...Aketra Sevillian

Grand Rapids...Shawn Christian, Stacy Haiduk

Marquette...Susan Diol

Minnesota (4)

Ada...Paul Kersey

Hennepin County...Billy Flynn

Lake Minnetonka...Nancy Parsons

Minneapolis...Roberta Leighton

Mississippi (1)

Hattiesburg...Taylor Spreitler

Missouri (11)

Camdenton...Randy Reinholz

Kansas City...Mark Drexler, Terry O'Sullivan, James Reynolds

Springfield...Jay Johnson

St. Louis...Brandon Barash, Stephanie Cameron, Mary Frann, Kyle Lowder, George McDaniel, Kevin Spirtas

Montana (1)

Billings...Wally Kurth

Nebraska (2)

Omaha...Miranda Wilson

Staplehurst...Coleen Gray

Nevada (1)

Las Vegas...Peyton Meyer

New Hampshire (1)

Manchester...Christopher Stone

New Jersey (10)

East Orange...Joyce Little

Eatontown...Melissa Reeves

Englewood...Paul Coufos, Genie Francis

Hackensack...Paul Logan

Jersey City...Susan Flannery

Montclair...Richard Burgi

Morristown...Shawn Stevens

Somerdale...Jason Cook

Somerset...Ariana Chase

New Mexico (2)

Alamogordo...Jeff Griggs

Albuquerque...Geno Silva

New York (37)

Buffalo...Tom Hallick, Mark Hapka

Greenwood Lake...Peter Porte

Levittown...Barbara Crampton

New York City...Robert Alda, Denise Alexander, Jed Allan, Peter Brown, Brooke Bundy, Al Calderon, John Callahan, Joseph Campanella, Charles Cioffi, Don Diamont, Jane Elliot, Rick Hearst, Vincent Irizarry, Cherie Jimenez, Tracy Kolis, Victoria Konefal, Adrienne LaRussa, Philip Levien, Gloria Loring, Peggy McCay, Susan Oliver, Rhasaan Orange, Greg Rikaart, Jay Robinson, Lanna Saunders, Zach Tinker, Eddie Velez, Vanessa Williams

Ogdensburg...Mark Valley

Pawling...Lindsay Arnold

Rochester...Elaine Bromka

Schenectady...James Read

Springfield Center...Steve Wilder

North Carolina (3)

Asheboro...Lane Caudell

Winston-Salem...Jackee Harry, Patsy Pease

Ohio (12)

Akron...David McLean

Ashtabula...Freddie Smith

Brook Park...Billy Hufsey

Cincinnati...Stephen Nichols

Cleveland...Charla Doherty, Robert Kelker-Kelly, Martha Smith

Columbus...Richard Biggs, Stephen Brooks, Matthew Mahaney

Euclid...Amy Stock

Saylor Park...Braden Matthews

Oklahoma (5)

Enid...Lynn Herring

Oklahoma City...James Hampton

Tulsa...Maree Cheatham, Dianne Harper, John Ingle

Oregon (5)

Eugene...Brandon Beemer, Brett Williams

Medford...Lisa Rinna

Portland...Ashlee Holland

(City unknown)...Regina Gleason

Pennsylvania (10)

Bryn Mawr...William Joyce

Chambersburg...Elaine Princi

Darby...Frank Parker

Easton...Jack Coleman

Harrisburg...Eric Martsolf

Johnstown...Natalia Livingston

Philadelphia...John de Lancie

Phoenixville...John-Paul Lavoisier, Margaret Mason

Pittsburgh...Rusty Cundieff

Rhode Island (1)

Newport...Nadia Bjorlin

South Carolina (2)

Columbia...Julianne Morris

Greenville...Judith Chapman

Tennesee (1)

Nashville...Lisa Linde

Texas (17)

Austin...Pat Delany

Colleyville...Madelyn Kientz

Dallas...Jensen Ackles, Melissa Archer, Patrice Chanel-Carter, Abigail Klein, Greg Vaughan

Denton...Dylan Michael Patton

Fort Worth...Joy Garrett, Hunter Tylo

Houston...Vivian Jovanni, Marissa Reyes

Katy...Paige Searcy

San Angelo...Philece Sampler

Sherman...Lucas Adams

Wichita County...Alli Brown

Wichita Falls...Frances Reid

Virginia (9)

Lynchburg...Deborah Adair, J. Eddie Peck

McLean...Marilyn McIntyre

Newport News...Martha Madison

Norfolk...Rob Estes

Radford...Corinne Conley

Roanoke...Jen Lilley

Virginia Beach...Paige Kettner, Ryanne Kettner

Washington (9)

Forks...Leann Hunley

Moses Lake...Matt Cedeno

Oak Harbor...Christopher Sean

Seattle...Tamara Clatterbuck, Cindy Daly, Pamela Roylance

Spokane...Jay Pickett, Brandon Tyler

Sumner...Wayne Northrop

West Virginia (3)

Charleston...Shelley Taylor Morgan

Clarksburg...Patty Weaver

Huntington...Eric Schiff

Wisconsin (3)

Milwaukee...Dick Colla, Deidre Hall

Waupaca...Annie Burgstede

Washington, DC (5)

Washington, DC...Roger Aaron Brown, William Christian, Madlyn Rhue, Diane Sommerfield, Arleen Sorkin

Australia (5)

Sydney...Alexander Bruszt, Isabel Durant, Dan Feuerriegel, Justin Melvey, Thaao Penghlis

Canada (9)

Calgary...Roark Critchlow, Victor Webster

Edmonton...Catherine Mary Stewart

London...Lisa Howard

Montreal...Rosemary Forsyth

Newmarket...Rachel Boyd

St. John's...Shannon Tweed

Toronto...Anne-Marie Martin, Camilla Scott

Cuba (1)

(City unknown)...Gabriela Rodriguez

Czech Republic (1)

Prague...Ivan G'Vera

France (4)

Graase...Gilles Marini

Paris...Robert Clary, Barbara Stanger

Saint-Julien...Antony Alda

Greece (2)

Athens...Marie Wilson

Crete...John Aniston

Italy (1)

Rome...Victor Alfieri

Mexico (3)

Camargo...Alma Delfina

Mexico City..Vico Escorcia,.Andrew Masset

Philippines (1)

(City unknown)...Jolina Collins

South Korea (2)

Seoul...Sung Hi Lee

Yesan County...Victoria Grace

Spain (1)

Palma de Mallorca...Francisco San Martin

Trinidad (2)

(City unknown)...Sandra Canning, Clive Clerk

United Kingdom (15)

England/Bath...Marcus Patrick

England/Bedfordshire...Emily O'Brien

England/Leeds...Yvonna Kopacz

England/London...Adam Caine, Bren Foster, Deborah Moore, Camilla More, Carey More, Charles Shaughnessy, Jane Windsor

England/Nether Compton...Serena Scott Thomas

England/Newcastle Upon Tyne...James Scott

England/Romford...Millicent Martin

Scotland/East Kilbride...Ian Buchanan

Scotland/Paisley...Paul Telfer

BIRTHPLACE STATS:

339...USA

47...Outside of USA

BIRTHPLACES BY CITY (3 or more):

28...New York City, New York

25...Los Angeles, California

7...London, England

6...Chicago, Illinois; St. Louis, Missouri

5...Dallas, Texas; San Diego, California; Sydney, Australia; Washington, DC

4...San Francisco, California

3...Atlanta, Georgia; Boston, Massachusetts; Cleveland, Ohio; Columbus, Ohio; Glendale, California; Honolulu, Hawaii; Kansas City, Missouri; Miami, Florida; Seattle, Washington; Tulsa, Oklahoma

BIRTHPLACES BY LOCATION:

91...California

37...New York

17...Illinois, Texas

15...United Kingdom

14...Florida

12...Ohio

11...Missouri

10...New Jersey, Pennsylvania

9...Virginia, Washington; Canada

8...Indiana

7...Colorado, Massachusetts

6...Kentucky, Michigan

5...Georgia, Oklahoma, Oregon, Washington DC; Australia

4...Connecticut, Hawaii, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota; France

3...Louisiana, North Carolina, West Virginia, Wisconsin; Mexico

2...Nebraska, New Mexico, South Carolina; Greece, South Korea, Trinidad

1...Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Kansas, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Tennessee; Cuba, Czech Republic, Italy, Philippines, Spain

0... Alabama, Delaware, Idaho, Maine, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Wyoming