2 hours ago, soapfan770 said:

Thinking back to Phyllis early days, was it any coincidence that Abby Dalton was cast as Phyllis’ mother Lydia? 
 

I suppose Dalton was another old school Hollywood hire by that point but knowing that crazy Phyllis was the daughter of crazy Julia Cumson from Falcon Crest makes sense in a cosmic way lol.

I have no memory of Phyllis mother. I'm guessing a short arc in spring or summer 1995. I haven't revisited 1995, mainly because I associate that year with Nick/Sharon eating the show.

23 minutes ago, kalbir said:

I have no memory of Phyllis mother. I'm guessing a short arc in spring or summer 1995. I haven't revisited 1995, mainly because I associate that year with Nick/Sharon eating the show.

I think we see both of Phyllis parents in February 1995? or at least her father? 

Does anyone recall Dalton as Lydia? What was the story there?

Was there another Lydia at some point? What about Phyllis' dad?

If they wanted to keep Phyllis front and center maybe they needed to do more with her family.

 

Does anyone know the air date of when Victor & Neil first meet?

On 10/8/2025 at 9:33 PM, YRfan23 said:

I think we see both of Phyllis parents in February 1995? or at least her father? 

Phyllis's father visited her and meets Danny.

1995-02-14

1995-02-15

11 minutes ago, fivethej said:

Does anyone know the air date of when Victor & Neil first meet?

Victoria’s 16th birthday party, 8/28/91

Here's what I don't get... there's tons of scenes of Danny in the apartment, playing the keyboard and writing new songs. But when he performs, we never see him play any instrument 🤔

1 hour ago, yrfan1983 said:

Here's what I don't get... there's tons of scenes of Danny in the apartment, playing the keyboard and writing new songs. But when he performs, we never see him play any instrument 🤔

He wouldn't be able to do his rhythmic thrusts from behind a keyboard.  

I feel like he might have played piano and sung to Patty in one of the 80s recaps, but not sure about in concert.

1 hour ago, BoldRestless said:

He wouldn't be able to do his rhythmic thrusts from behind a keyboard.  

🤣 that's my thought exactly! He should avoid his rhythmic thrusts and fist pumping. It usually looks awkward bc the songs are not fast-paced.

He would look wayyyy cooler behind a keyboard, like Christine McVie from Fleetwood Mac. Or one of those giant portable keyboards you wear across your torso, with a big strap, like Prince and the Revolution.

Here’s what bothers me about the beginning of the Victor/Nikki/Jack/Ashley quad…

 

It happens SO FAST, less than a year, after Niktor’s “fairy-tale” wedding, which overcame close brushes with murder by both Rick and Eve, Victor’s groin injury, and stupid lies related to Victoria’s paternity.

 

After the wedding, despite being extremely immature, Nikki does a fantastic job of fitting herself into Victor’s world: reuniting him with his mother, successfully pulling off the society charity ball, teaming up with him to gather info on the Mergeron family for his business deal.

 

The beginning of the rift is Jack enticing Nikki to be a Jabot model, which rubs Victor wrong.

 

This should NOT surprise Victor! He observed this scenario playing out in ’83, where Nikki insisted on continuing to strip after marrying Kevin. Victor should have been grateful that Nikki went to work at Jabot instead of returning to the Bayou!

 

Overall, Victor failed to acknowledge and appreciate Nikki’s true nature of enjoying the spotlight. This is really pathetic on his part, as he is a good two decades older and should know better. If Victor had remained faithful and supportive of Nikki, there wouldn’t have an opening for Jack to exploit. 

9 minutes ago, Vee said:

I don't think it's a matter of debate that 2000s Y&R post-Bill Bell was profoundly uncomfortable with the major cross-section of its identity as a show with major Black stars.

Controversial take here, but if it wasn't for the African-American audience, Y&R probably would not have been #1 by a large margin from the end of the 1988 writer's strike until the start of OJ.

I'm not sure that is controversial tbh. I think the Black audience is largely responsible for keeping Y&R where it is.

18 hours ago, kalbir said:

Controversial take here, but if it wasn't for the African-American audience, Y&R probably would not have been #1 by a large margin from the end of the 1988 writer's strike until the start of OJ.

 

18 hours ago, Vee said:

I'm not sure that is controversial tbh. I think the Black audience is largely responsible for keeping Y&R where it is.

I agree!!

On 10/8/2025 at 9:26 PM, fivethej said:

Would you have Phyllis first meeting Lauren at her office from 1995?

I don’t think i do but will look when I get a chance. I just have their first phone call.