The thing with Paul that’s always crazy for me to think about is that, in the 70s, he definitely had much more to do and was more of a leading man than Joe was. Joe had the romance with Ruth that led to their wedding only 2-3 years into the show’s run, and they immediately became the show’s established couple. Paul, meanwhile, was involved in several triangles and quads.
He really fell victim to the same “other brother” syndrome that hit Mike Bauer, Bill Horton, Don Hughes, etc. Once the soaps hit the 80s and started bringing in more “exciting” families, they pared the originals down to just one sibling as a regular character. Joe lucked out bc grown-up Tad brought all kinds of new connections.
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