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[YRfan23]

I read somewhere that Corbett actually debuted on November 17, 1986.

[will81]

Maybe that is true this is the article. I thought they mentioned a date, but don't. It is from Feb 28, 1987. I know Brenda was absent from Jan 15 - 28 1987

 

 

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[BoldRestless]

 

Didn't realize it was he who chose to leave. Hard to picture him playing David in the later years. Always assumed it was one of those recasts to "take the role in a different direction." I wonder too why they recast and didn't just say Jill had hired a new male secretary. 

Edited January 12, 2021 by BoldRestless

[will81]

Not sure if he did, or if he just landed a job around the time they were thinking of recasting. Maybe he was given enough notice. Then again he may have seen the opportunity to be in a Madonna film (little did he know, haha) and jumped at the chance.

[YRfan23]

Perhaps he could have subbed as David for Pilsbury (although they probably would have mentioned that) As Jess did so with Brenda before Jess actually took over. That's my guess but I thought Dickson was also absent in some of November 1986 as well? Unless I'm thinking earlier when DA came back to sub for Jill. 

[will81]

Not sure. Someone on IMDB has daily episode synopsis from 1986 (missing big chunks but most of the last few months is there). I may have missed it, but that last mention of David was as the Who Shot Jill story wrapped. Sven calls David to report Jill is missing or something. I will have a look. The dates are out a bit, but only by a couple days. I guess Michael could have subbed and then taken over the part? Brenda was only gone during Oct 86 when DA took over for one or at most two episodes.

[yrfan1983]

Nov ‘86 sounds correct bc per synopses at that time, there’s lots of activity with Jill at Jabot with the Men’s Line, so I definitely see a need for David to be present as a sounding board for Jill.

But that article contradicts that theory... hmmm

[YRfan23]

Here's where I got the info of Michael Corbett's first airdate. They also have several other first and last airdates.(It's under Actors and Characters)

http://www.feuxdelamour.com/guide.pdf

Edited January 12, 2021 by YRfan23

[will81]

At the same time though, back then soap press often took ages to announce cast changes, if they even bothered and accuracy wasn't their game, lol. So I take it all with a grain of salt and leave things tentative until we see for ourselves. That's why having these eps is so good for that reason

Yeah it says the same on IMDB. He is listed as first appearing on November 17 (which is Nov 19 according to the French and German guides (they actually have cast list information on IMDB which includes non contract for each episode with synopsis) And it did prove me wrong Deb Adair is listed as Jill in November as well. I assume these are acurate and come from the German or French episodes, as the person has more info in the synopsis than the German and French guides.

 

So the article is very wrong in that case, if indeed Corbett started on Nov 17 or 19 BD wasn't there but Deb Adair was. 

[soapfan770]

I watched the clips of where Jill hired Drew Pillsbury as David before they were deleted off YT earlier this year and it was hilarious.....I highly doubt Jill’s hiring process was legal at all but it was also funny to know she personally handpicked David to be her secretary knowing what lies down the road.

[will81]

@YRfan23 So I checked IMDB and they have Deborah Adair listed as subbing from ep #3477 (Nov 11 there Nov 13 on the German/French guides) up to #3482 (listed as Nov 18 on IMDB and Nov 20 on the German/French guides) 

 

IMDB seems to correct itself with #3486 which all line up as Nov 25

 

So yeah this is probably what the article was referring to. Though the article is still very wrong, haha.

 

And Deb was on once in October. So I guess this was when Brenda was having issues. Either health or contract, lol

Edited January 12, 2021 by will81

[BoldRestless]

I started a playlist for German 1987.  This way it will generate the auto-translatable subtitles.

 

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[yrfan1983]

Wow @BoldRestless !  You are truly doing the Lord's work!! Thank you so much

[BoldRestless]

 

You're too kind!

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[YRfan23]

Thank you as always my friend!

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Yeah IMDb does end up correcting itself, because they didn’t have preemptions listed for September’s US Open.