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WGA Writing Award, prior year, one of the submitted episodes was Bill Hayes as Doug, in Marlena's office, being evaluated for dementia when the Devil reveals itself to be in Doug but to want to move from Doug to Doc. Here's what I wrote about it on July 12, 2022, which showed up in my FB Memories for today:


I learned something about one of the DOOL Writing Reels from an interview Michael Fairman did with Ron about Beyond Salem. One of the writers on that winning team was Betsy Snyder, RIP. After hearing about her & this I went & wrote up her whole career & posted it so you should be able to find it & read it if you're interested. She was one fantastic lady, clearly, and a fine fine writer. Worked on tons of shows over the years. Was 60, died last Nov. 2021, of cancer. She did the breakdown writing for one whole episode that was submitted by DOOL for Writing. She wrote the outline of the episode. It was when the Devil 2.0 was just getting started. (I hated that story but a good script is a good script.) Doug was in Marlena's office being evaluated in case he was getting Alzheimer's because of strange things he'd been saying & doing. In reality the devil was in Doug & wanted to use Doug as a vehicle to JUMP over into Marlena. The show was amazing. Bill Hayes at his advanced age was wonderful! The devil tricked Marlena into taking him into her by playing on how much she cared about this dear friend & patient. So, I have spent all this time fretting that DOOL won Writing Awards, the only awards for soap writing that there are, and now I can replay that show in my head & know that in fact it was excellence in writing.

 

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Mike Farrell pops up at around 10 minutes, 23 minutes and 32 minutes in this - no dialogue. He has a bit of dialogue around 26 minutes.

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When I was sending some Tina Andrews-related paperwork to CNN today, I remembered that I had seen Ketty Lester (who played Valerie's mother Helen) last year in an episode of "The Wonder Years." So, I mentioned to them that perhaps they could get in contact with Ketty and either just interview her about her memories of Tina/Days, or perhaps even get an on-air reunion of the two!  Doubt that will happen, but doesn't hurt to ask!!

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@JAS0N47 Can you date this for me, please? Brooke's mother, Adele Hamilton is drunk at Doug's Place & wanting to drink more. Neil Curtis & Phyliss Anderson Curtis pregnant with Neil's baby. David Banning & the Grant family. Bill Horton. Bob Anderson, Mary Anderson. A young black guy named Jerry. 1977? 1978? 1979? 

https://rumble.com/v57dlmt-days-adele-hamilton-drunk-at-dougs-place.html

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None of those years. Nathan Curtis (Phyllis and Neil's baby) was born 12/1/76. So it's 1976.

Jerry only did 4 episodes during the Phyllis pregnancy. From your description, looks to be # 2708 to me!

2627...4/26/76:
Cast: Julie, Doug, Greg, Amanda, Neil, David, Brooke, Trish, Jeri, Valerie, Jerry, Ben.
Sets: Doug’s Place Bar Area, Doug’s Place Powder Room, Amanda’s Living Room & Bedroom.
 
2638...5/11/76:
Cast: Bill, Bob, Maggie, Mike, David, Brooke, Trish, Tommy, Jeri, Danny, Valerie, Paul, Helen, Adele, Jerry, Organist.
Sets: Grant Living Room, Horton Living Room, Doug’s Place Bar Area, Adele’s New Apartment, Helen’s Church, Mike’s Hospital Room.
 
2708...8/18/76:
Cast: Bill, Bob, Maggie, Phyllis, Neil, David, Brooke, Mary, Valerie, Paul, Helen, Adele, Jerry.
Sets: Doug’s Place Bar Area, Doug’s Place Powder Room, Doug’s Place Phone Area, Lakehouse Living Room, Grant Living Room.
 
2769...11/11/76:
Cast: Julie, Bob, Phyllis, Neil, Robert, David, Rebecca, Brooke, Mary, Valerie, Paul, Helen, Jerry.
Sets: Bob’s Inner & Outer Office, Neil’s Inner & Outer Office, Lakehouse Living Room, Grant Living Room, Table for Two in Coffee Shop, Brooke’s Apartment, Phone for David (Limbo).
 
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@JAS0N47 I've got another one wondering when it was. The original person thought it was some time in 1981. Marlena, radio call-in show. Someone calls in & wants to be stopped before he does it again. Don Craig, trying to get a trace. Joshua Fallon checks on Doc in her apartment. Julie, a different Hope & Doug. Dr. Stuart Whyland goes over Doc's resume with her. 

https://rumble.com/v57fm1x-days-marlena-call-in-radio-show.html

(I have at least two more of these.) 

Definitely in 1981 Joshua Fallon 1980-1981 and Stuart Whyland 1981-1982. 1981 is the common year. 

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@JAS0N47  This is John and Romulus where Diana is trying to convince John he's been her partner as an international jewel thief. Of course it is all a lie. 

https://rumble.com/v53bnl8-days-of-our-lives-john-black-and-romulus.html

I have Bo & Roman on the pier & they flashback to Roman dying on the beach. It is sometime in 1991 and the flashback is 1984. (Cliff 11-24-84; Beach 11-26-84)

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That's not enough to go on, at least to do it quickly, and I don't have time to go through episode-by-episode cast lists, sorry. You mentioned Jerry last time, which made it quite easy to find in a moment.

The 1980-1989 daily episode guide is posted here, so you can check it out and maybe find it: 

https://daytimeroyaltyonline.com/days-daily-summaries-1980-1989-t15361.html?

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