Y&R: Old Articles

[FrenchFan]

 

And JoAnna loved Ashley’s former lovers. She would have an affair with Marc when he came back in 1988. She was definitely a Cougar before her time.

[Chris B]

I knew Chris stayed longer than Lorie, but I had no idea that Leslie was the last Brooks daughter to leave! I do think it’s a shame they recast Chris and tried to put her at Jabot but it didn’t work out. Would’ve been nice if they could’ve kept that Brooks bloodline going. 

[Paul Raven]

Patty Weaver - October 85 Would that be her going recurring? I don't recall Gina leaving town at any time...

Was Gina/Patty recurring from then on or did she go back on contract at some point?

[YRfan23]

I think Gina had just been recurring around that time, Kay Alden put her back on contract around 1999 or 2000 along with the other “side” characters like Miguel and Mary etc...

[soapfan770]

 

That was pretty much it for Weaver as Gina as I believe once her relationship with Neil Fenmore was over she just simply faded as more of a background player except for her very memorable emotional reunion with Rex on Christmas Eve 1987, the Clint Radison story and later in the '90s as a talk to character for Danny. Weaver was put on contract again by the early '00s as she appeared again in the opening credits 2003-2005ish but after that went on recurring again. 

 

I don't know if it was Weaver's choice to go recurring or not, but it was weird given she had been a favorite on Bell's over Days playing Trish Clayton Banning for almost nine years before joining Y&R as Gina. 

 

Edited August 25, 2019 by soapfan770

[will81]

Yeah I always wondered if Bell was planning to keep Leslie on canvas, but maybe her story with Robert Laurence fizzeled and Bell cut her loose. She left town within a week or so of the Laurence family leaving, but was on canvas for 4 months after Laurie left town. Jill had been successfully intergrated into the Abbott family by this point so makes sense he kept her on. 

[YRfan23]

I'm glad Weaver at least remained a strong presence as Gina, even if she was mainly a talk to for Danny and Rex, when she didn't have her own story....and they always did seem to "tease' Clint's return from jail over the years by having Gina being depressed about him, or reading a letter he had sent....which is jarring to how they re-wrote Clint's return in 2009 where he was bad all over again.

[yrfan1983]

Amazing research @FrenchFan ! It all looks very on-point. The only one I wonder about is Joy Garrett going on contract in June '83. Reading the synopses, there's only a few mentions of her during the summer of '83, related to Nikki's porn tape story. Then IIRC nothing more until summer of '84, when Tyrone's story starts. I remember an ep that used to be on YT on Jazz talking to Boobsie about Tyrone, just as Tyrone is coming to town.  

So I wonder if Joy was recurring summer of '83 and then on-contract summer of '84. Perhaps May, as you show Phil Morris joining in May.

[will81]

I've noticed though that Bell didn't always stick to convention with such things. He often used those on recurring as almost contract players and vice versa. I believe Roberta Leighton was on recurring in 1986, but seemed to be right in the thick of it almost like a contract player as a result of the Nikki/Victor/Ashley triangle. Joy may have been on contract in 1983 and just not used.

 

I think this happened to Beth Maitland as well. She was brought back on contract at certain points, but was almost recurring in terms of her appearances and story.

 

Pretty sure he had run ins with Betty Corday (I think) over this same issue on Days in the 60's.

 

Maybe I am wrong, but that's what it seemed like anyway.

[FrenchFan]

Thanks ! The only sure information I have is that Joy Garrett was in contract for victor and Nikki’s wedding. She might have been upgraded to contract during 1983 or in early 1984 maybe but Jon St Elwood we contract from the beginning. I assumed she was too but we would need more credits from this time ... 

[yrfan1983]

That's definitely true. On a Bill Bell show, contract vs. recurring does not always reflect a character's amount of story.  A great example is from 1991. BB kept Beau Kayzer on contract for months, even though Brock had no story. Meanwhile Marilyn Alex as Molly was always recurring, but Molly was essential to a front-burner storyline, and it would have been damaging if Marilyn opted to move on.

 

Occasionally I read about an actor who prefers not to go on contract, like Tracey Bregman and John Aniston, but it seems the vast majority opt for a contract.

[FrenchFan]

 Edited version - January 1982 to December 1994 (contract cast evolution)

 

IN

 

Christopher HOLDER (Kevin Bancroft) – January 1982

Elizabeth KEIFER (Angela Laurence) – March 1982

Suzanne ZENOR (Claire Laurence) – March 1982

Jerry DOUGLAS (John Abbott) – April 1982

Mark TAPSCOTT (Earl Bancroft) – April 1982

Lynn WOOD (Alison Bancroft) – April 1982

Ben HAMMER (Alex Morgan) – May 1982

Kristine DeBELL (Pam Warren) – May 1982

William H. BASSETT (Pete Walker) – May 1982

Alex DONNELLEY (Diane Jenkins) – May 1982

Eileen DAVIDSON (Ashley Abbott) – June 1982

Marguerite RAY (Mamie Johnson) – June 1982

Beth MAITLAND (Traci Abbott) – June 1982

Meg BENNETT (Julia Newman) – July 1982

Jay KERR (Brian Forbes) – August 1982

Joseph TAYLOR (Tony DiSalvo) – August 1982

DeAnna ROBBINS (Cindy Lake) – August 1982

Brock PETERS (Frank Lewis) – August 1982

Patty WEAVER (Gina Roma) – October 1982

Brian MATTHEWS (Eric Garrison) – February 1983

Tracey E. BREGMAN (Lauren Fenmore) – March 1983

Christopher TEMPLETON (Carol Robbins) – May 1983

Marla ADAMS (Dina Mergeron) – June 1983

Joy GARRETT (Boobsie Caswell) – June 1983

Jon St. ELWOOD (Jazz Jackson) – June 1983

Andrea EVANS (Patty Williams) – June 1983

John DENOS (Joe Blair) – July 1983

Brenda DICKSON (Jill Foster Abbott) – September 1983

Scott PALMER (Tim Sullivan) – September 1983

Jim STORM (Neil Fenmore) – October 1983

Lauren KOSLOW (Lindsay Wells) – January 1984

Frank M. BENARD (Marc Mergeron) – February 1984

Jack WELLS (Alan Jacobs) - February 1984

Phil MORRIS (Tyrone Jackson) – May 1984

Dorothy McGUIRE (Cora Miller) – June 1984

Logan RAMSEY (Mr. Anthony) – August 1984

Grant CRAMER (Shawn Garrett) – September 1984

Bert KRAMER (Brent Davis) – November 1984

Susan Seaforth HAYES (JoAnna Manning) – November 1984

Linwood DALTON (Jared Markson) – December 1984

Amy GIBSON (Alana Anthony) – January 1985

Robert PARUCHA (Matt Miller) – April 1985

Don DIAMONT (Bradley Carlton) – May 1985

Lauralee BELL (Cricket Blair) – May 1985

Beau KAZER (Brock Reynolds) – July 1985

Colleen CASEY (Faren Connor) – September 1985

Colby CHESTER (Michael Crawford) – October 1985

Kate LINDER (Esther Valentine) – October 1985

Thom BIERDZ (Phillip Chancellor III) - May 1986

Lauralee BELL (Cricket Blair) - June 1986

Tricia CAST (Nina Webster) - June 1986

Jennifer KARR (Ellen Winters) - July 1986

John SHEARIN (Evan Sanderson) - October 1986

Michael CORBETT (David Kimble) - December 1986

Rod ARRANTS (Dr. Steven Lassiter) - January 1987

Todd CURTIS (Skip Evans) - March 1987

Jess WALTON (Jill Foster Abbott) - June 1987

Quinn REDEKER (Rex Sterling) - July 1987

Frank M. BENARD (Marc Mergeron) - September 1987

Barbara CRAMPTON (Leanna Randolph) - November 1987

Beth MAITLAND (Traci Abbott) - December 1987

Rebecca STREET (Jessica Blair) - January 1988

Nina ARVESEN (Cassandra Hall) - March 1988

Lynne HARBAUGH (Lisa Mansfield) - April 1988

Peter BARTON (Dr. Scott Grainger) - April 1988

Jonathan FARWELL (George Rawlins) - May 1988

Stephen GREGORY (Chase Benson) - July 1988

Melissa MORGAN (Brittany Morgan) – September 1988

Anthony PENA (Miguel Rodriguez) – November 1988

Scott PALMER (Tim Sullivan) – November 1988

Colby CHESTER (Michael Crawford) – December 1988

Brenda EPPERSON (Ashley Abbott) – December 1988

Sal LANDI (Clint Radison) – December 1988

John Philip LAW (Dr. James R. Grainger) – January 1989

John O’HURLEY (Dr. James R. Grainger) – March 1989

Brett HADLEY (Carl Williams) – March 1989

Fay HAUSER (Salena Wiley) – March 1989

Michael EVANS (Douglas Austin) – April 1989

Ken OLANDT (Derek Stuart) – June 1989

John CASTELLANOS (John Silva) – June 1989

William WINTERSOLE (Mitchell Sherman) – June 1989

Brendan BURNS (Glenn Richards) – July 1989

James Michael GREGARY (Clint Radison) – August 1989

Mark DERWIN (Adrian Hunter) – September 1989

Mary SHELDON (Nancy Nolan) – September 1989

Nathan PURDEE (Nathan Hastings) – November 1989

Peter BERGMAN (Jack Abbott) – December 1989

Morey AMSTERDAM (Morey) – December 1989

Lilyan CHAUVIN (Lil) – December 1989

Beau KAZER (Brock Reynolds) – April 1990

Victoria ROWELL (Drucilla Barber) – May 1990

Veronica REDD FOREST (Mamie Johnson) – June 1990

Tonya Lee WILLIAMS (Olivia Barber) – June 1990

Devon PIERCE (Diane Westin) – June 1990

Laura Bryan BIRN (Lynne Basset) – July 1990

John CASTELLANOS (John Silva) – August 1990

Kimberlin BROWN (Sheila Carter) – September 1990

Michael DAMIAN (Danny Romalotti) – November 1990

Kristoff St. JOHN (Neil Winters) – February 1991

Heather TOM (Victoria Newman) – March 1991

Sharon FARRELL (Florence Webster) – April 1991

Scott REEVES (Ryan McNeil) – June 1991

Kari KUPCINET (Julie Sanderson) – July 1991

Beth MAITLAND (Traci Abbott) – August 1991

Christian LeBLANC (Michael Baldwin) – December 1991

Randy BROOKS (Nathan Hastings) – January 1992

Kelly GARRISON (Hilary Lancaster) – March 1992

Paul WALKER (Brandon Collins) – July 1992

Michael TYLO (Blade) – November 1992

J. Eddie PECK (Cole Howard) – March 1993

Signy COLEMAN (Hope Adams) – June 1993

Parley BARR (Miles Dugan) – June 1993

Maxine STUART (Margaret Anderson) – June 1993

Michael EVANS (Douglas Austin) – June 1993

Josh TAYLOR (Jed Sanders) – November 1993

Diana BARTON (Mari Jo Mason) – March 1994

Shemar MOORE (Malcolm Winters) – May 1994

Eddie CIBRIAN (Matt Clark) – December 1994

Elizabeth SUNG (Luan Volien) – June 1994

Joshua MORROW (Nicholas Newman) – June 1994

Philip MOON (Keemo Volien) – June 1994

Anthony PENA (Miguel Rodriguez) – July 1994

Michael DAMIAN (Danny Romalotti) – September 1994

Julianne MORRIS (Amy Wilson) – December 1994

 

OUT

 

Cynthia EILBACHER (April Stevens Williams) – February 1982

Beth SCHAFFEL (Barbara Harding) – February 1982

John GIBSON (Jerry “Cash” Cashman) – February 1982

Lee CRAWFORD (Sally McGuire) – April 1982

David HASSELHOFF (Dr. Snapper Foster) – April 1982

Dennis COLE (Lance Prentiss) – May 1982

Jaime Lyn BAUER (Lorie Brooks) – August 1982

Tom LIGON (Lucas Prentiss) – August 1982

Jeanna MICHAELS (Karen Richards) – August 1982

Lynne TOPPING RICHTER (Chris Brooks Foster) – September 1982

Howard McGILLIN (Greg Foster) – September 1982

Peter BROWN (Robert Laurence) – December 1982

Eilzabeth KEIFER (Angela Laurence) – December 1982

Suzanne ZENOR (Claire Laurence) – December 1982

Victoria MALLORY (Leslie Brooks) – December 1982

Kristine DeBELL (Pam Warren) – December 1982

William H. BASSETT (Pete Walker) – March 1983

Ben HAMMER (Alex Morgan) – March 1983

Jay KERR (Brian Forbes) – April 1983

Lilibet STERN (Patty Williams) – May 1983

Mark TAPSCOTT (Earl Bancroft) – May 1983

Robert COLBERT (Stuart Brooks) – June 1983

Joseph TAYLOR (Tony DiSalvo) – August 1983

DeAnna ROBBINS (Cindy Lake) – August 1983

Deborah ADAIR (Jill Foster Abbott) – September 1983

Christopher HOLDER (Kevin Bancroft) – March 1984

Lynn WOOD (Alison Bancroft) – March 1984

Jack WELLS (Alan Jacobs) – July 1984

Dorothy McGUIRE (Cora Miller) – July 1984

Alex DONNELLEY (Diane Jenkins) – September 1984

Andrea EVANS (Patty Williams) – October 1984

Brett HADLEY (Carl Williams) – November 1984

Frank M. BENARD (Marc Mergeron) – December 1984

Meg BENNETT (Julia Newman) – December 1984

Scott PALMER (Tim Sullivan) – December 1984

Brock PETERS (Frank Lewis) – January 1985

Julianna McCARTHY (Liz Foster Brooks) – March 1985

Linwood DALTON (Jared Markson) – March 1985

Brian MATTHEWS (Eric Garrison) – May 1985

Logan RAMSEY (Mr. Anthony) – July 1985

Amy GIBSON (Alana Anthony) – August 1985

Marla ADAMS (Dina Mergeron) – September 1985

Lauralee BELL (Cricket Blair) – September 1985

John DENOS (Joe Blair) – September 1985

Michael EVANS (Douglas Evans) – September 1985

Joy GARRETT (Boobsie Caswell Evans) – September 1985

Bert KRAMER (Brent Davis) – September 1985

Jim STORM (Neil Fenmore) – October 1985

Patty WEAVER (Gina Roma) – October 1985

Carolyn CONWELL (Mary Williams) - March 1986

Grant CRAMER (Shawn Garrett) - March 1986

Jon St. ELWOOD (Jazz Jackson) - April 1986

Lauren KOSLOW (Lindsey Wells) - April 1986

Phil MORRIS (Tyrone Jackson) - June 1986

Beau KAZER (Brock Reynolds) - July 1986

Nathan PURDEE (Nathan Hastings) - August 1986

Colby CHESTER (Michael Crawford) - May 1987

Brenda DICKSON (Jill Foster Abbott) - June 1987

Beth MAITLAND (Traci Abbott) - June 1987

Jennifer KARR (Ellen Winters) - September 1987

Robert PARUCHA (Matt Miller) - September 1987

John SHEARIN (Evan Sanderson) - November 1987

Colleen CASEY (Faren Conor) - December 1987

Steven FORD (Andy Richards) - December 1987

Stephanie WILLIAMS (Amy Lewis) - March 1988

Frank M. BENARD (Marc Mergeron) – August 1988

Rod ARRANTS (Steven Lassiter) – November 1988

Eileen DAVIDSON (Ashley Abbott) – December 1988

Lynne HARBAUGH (Lisa Mansfield) – February 1989

John Phillip LAW (Dr. James R. Grainger) – March 1989

Anthony PENA (Miguel Rodriguez) – March 1989

Jonathan FARWELL (George Rawlins) – May 1989

Thom BIERDZ (Philip Chancellor III) – May 1989

Michael DAMIAN (Danny Romalotti) – May 1989

Susan Seaforth HAYES (JoAnna Manning) – May 1989

Sal LANDI (Clint Radison) – June 1989

Terry LESTER (Jack Abbott) – September 1989

Brendan BURNS (Glenn Richards) – October 1989

John CASTELLANOS (John Silva) – October 1989

Rebecca STREET (Jessica Blair Abbott) – November 1989

Scott PALMER (Tim Sullivan) – December 1989

Beth MAITLAND (Traci Abbott) – December 1989

Ken OLANDT (Derek Stuart) – December 1989

William WINTERSOLE (Mitchell Sherman) – February 1990

Brett HADLEY (Carl Williams) – April 1990

FAY HAUSER (Salena Wiley) – April 1990

Melissa MORGAN (Brittany Norman) – April 1990

John O’HURLEY (Dr. James R. Grainger) – April 1990

Mark DERWIN (Adrian Hunter) – May 1990

Colby CHESTER (Michael Crawford) – May 1990

Marguerite RAY (Mamie Johnson) – May 1990

Morey AMSTERDAM (Morey) – May 1990

Lilyan CHAUVIN (Lil) – May 1990

Mary SHELDON (Nancy Nolan) – June 1990

Todd CURTIS (Skip Evans) – June 1990

James Michael GREGARY (Clint Radison) – June 1990

Nina ARVESEN (Cassandra Hall) – March 1991

Stephen GREGORY (Chase Benson) – April 1991

Nathan PURDEE (Nathan Hastings) – August 1991

Kari KUPCINET (Julie Sanderson) – September 1991

Devon PIERCE (Diane Westin) – October 1991

Michael CORBETT (David Kimble) – October 1991

Barbara CRAMPTON (Leanna Randolph) – February 1992

Beau KAZER (Brock Reynolds) – April 1992

Kimberlin BROWN (Sheila Carter) – May 1992

Michael EVANS (Douglas Austin) – June 1992

Christopher TEMPLETON (Carol Robbins Evans) – June 1992

Sharon FARRELL (Florence Webster) – July 1992

Beth MAITLAND (Traci Abbott) – August 1992

Randy BROOKS (Nathan Hastings) – March 1993

Michael DAMIAN (Danny Romalotti) – May 1993

Kelly GARRISON (Hilary Lancaster) – May 1993

Christian J. LeBLANC (Michael Baldwin) – July 1993

Parley BARR (Miles Dugan) – August 1993

Maxine STUART (Margaret Anderson) – August 1993

Peter BARTON (Dr. Scott Grainger) – November 1993

Josh TAYLOR (Jed Sanders) – November 1994

Quinn REDEKER (Rex Sterling) – December 1994

 

[ltm1997]

Question: Do any of you by chance know if there's even the slightest possibility that there are episodes of Y&R from 1978 or 1979 (mainly '79) that people recorded on either VHS or Beta that still exist? At all? I just can't bring myself to believe that there aren't.

[SoapDope]

I would say there are. A lot of ABC & NBC soaps, game shows, and daytime commercials have popped up from those years, so there had to be someone taping Y&R. I would flip to see Nikki and Greg Foster's 1979 wedding in the Brooks house. I have seen bits of it and the reception party.

[lucaslesann23]

I wish CBS would have All seasons of YR BB ATWT GL on all access i would pay for damn thing than. Whats stopping them from doing that?