23 hours ago, Khan said:

I'm surprised John Conboy didn't snap him up, lol!

Gregory Harrison would've been an interesting choice for a Greg recast. I think he would've fit in well, both with the Y&R of the '70's, and with the '80's, too.

And for sure, if James Houghton had stuck around, he might've looked fantastic next to MTS, although I think a big problem with him, both on Y&R and away from it, was an inability to connect with most of his female co-stars.

Executive Predator uh I mean Executive Producer Conboy would have staged scenes of Greg always at the pool or running around in short shorts if he had hired Spitz.....LOL

Houghton really was kind of aloof with co-stars. He could also come across as bitchy/sarcastic.

4 hours ago, Broderick said:

I don't think anyone on Planet Earth would've made Greg Foster stand out. The character was just a dullard from Day One.

In hindsight, Bill Bell could've just had two kids in the Foster house (Snapper & Jill) and saved his money by omitting Greg entirely. Greg's "legacy" on the show was basically just marrying Nikki (who doesn't even seem to remember him.)

They should have written Greg kind of a 70's bad boy like they eventually did with Terry Lester's Jack in the 80's.

LOL at Nikki not remembering Greg. Nikki doesn't think it is important to dwell on silly things like old forgotten husbands.

On 3/2/2026 at 5:37 PM, Broderick said:

I don't think anyone on Planet Earth would've made Greg Foster stand out. The character was just a dullard from Day One.

In hindsight, Bill Bell could've just had two kids in the Foster house (Snapper & Jill) and saved his money by omitting Greg entirely. Greg's "legacy" on the show was basically just marrying Nikki (who doesn't even seem to remember him.)

Yeah I concur that Greg’s best story out of the characters original 9 year run was the Walter Addison stuff, which was really Nikki’s story obviously. Lol

Back in the late 90's James Houghton posted on the old soaps news groups board frequently. He was writing Y&R at the time. He responded to comments and questions usually with a quip.

Someone brought up Greg's storyline with Gwen Sherman and he said something like "1970's Icky/Sappy Morality". He was also surprised when it was brought up that the Greg character had married Nikki after he had left the role. I also remember him referring to William Gray Espy as a strange fish.

3 hours ago, YRfan23 said:

Yeah I concur that Greg’s best story out of the characters original 9 year run was the Walter Addison stuff, which was really Nikki’s story obviously. Lol

It would be interesting to see Greg pop back into Nikki's life but with Houghton and Hauser both deceased they would have to recast. TPTB in 2026 would probably get someone like Jeffrey Tambor to play him......LOL

15 hours ago, SoapDope78 said:

It would be interesting to see Greg pop back into Nikki's life but with Houghton and Hauser both deceased they would have to recast.

"Gregory Harrison, come on down," lol!

(But seriously, I'd love to see some Brookses and Fosters resurface on Y&R.)