3 hours ago, BoldRestless said:

Does anyone know if there's a source that picks up the Soap Opera Digest recaps where the classicsodyr tumblr leaves off? (May 28, 1991) I know there's some on a blog called Soap Opera Saga but they don't have all of them consecutively like the tumblr did. 

I was doing it here, as I have most of the 90's SOD's (many got ruined by rats) I started uploading the entire magazine from 1991, but life has gotten in the way. It takes a lot to scan those magazines. I will be getting back to it though eventually. Not sure there is anywhere else that has them

I did this thanks to the charts @will81 posted. Hope you will enjoy.

 

1986 Episode Ranking
A total of 253 episodes aired (248 available).

1. Eileen Davidson (Ashley Abbott) : 170

2. Terry Lester (Jack Abbott) : 168

3. Brenda Dickson (Jill Foster Abbott) : 164

4. Jerry Douglas (John Abbott) : 149

5. Melody Thomas-Scott (Nikki Reed Newman) : 143

6. Tracey E. Bregman (Lauren Fenmore Williams) : 142

7. Doug Davidson (Paul Williams) : 139

8. Eric Braeden (Victor Newman) : 138

9. Beth Maitland (Traci Abbott Carlton) : 119

10. Don Diamont (Bradley Carlton) : 115

11. Steven Ford (Andy Richards) : 113

12. Robert Parucha (Matt Miller) : 112

13. Colby Chester (Michael Crawford) : 100

14. Jeanne Cooper (Katherine Chancellor) : 97

15. Michael Damian (Danny Romalotti) : 92

16. Colleen Casey (Faren Connor Richards) : 85

17. Lauralee Bell (Cricket Blair) : 81

18. Christopher Templeton (Carol Robbins) : 68

19. Stephanie Williams (Amy Lewis) : 62

20. Thom Bierdz (Phillip Chancellor Foster) : 60

*. Kate Linder (Esther Valentine) : 60

22. Brett Hadley (Carl Williams) : 58

*. Susan Seaforth Hayes (JoAnna Manning) : 58

24. Roberta Leighton (Dr. Casey Reed) : 54

25. Tricia Cast (Nina Webster) : 51

26. Marguerite Ray (Mamie Johnson) : 47

27. Patty Weaver (Gina Roma) : 46

28. Ashley N. Millan (Victoria Newman) : 44

29. Grant Cramer (Shawn Garrett) : 42

30. Fay Hauser (Salena Wylie) : 37

31. Nathan Purdee (Nathan Hastings) : 34

32. Jennifer Karr (Ellen Winters) : 33

33. Alex Donnelley (Diane Jenkins) : 31

*. Anthony Pena (Miguel Rodriguez) : 31

35. Amy O’Neill (Mollie Stark) : 30

36. Carolyn Conwell (Mary Williams) : 28

37. Lee Nicholl (Sven Peterson) : 27

*. Jon St. Elwood (Jazz Jackson) : 27

*. Derek Thompson (Leo Baines) : 27

40. Beau Kazer (Brock Reynolds) : 26

*. Lauren Koslow (Lindsay Wells) : 26

*. Drew Pillsbury (David Kimble) : 26

43. Marla Adams (Dina Mergeron) : 24

44. John Denos (Joe Blair) : 22

45. Darlene Conley (Rose DeVille) : 19

46. Meg Bennett (Julia Newman) : 17

47. Phil Abbott (Grant Stevens) : 15

48. Mike Muscat (Turk) : 14

49. Julianna McCarthy (Liz Foster Brooks) : 13

50. Phil Morris (Tyrone Jackson) : 12

*. Charlotte Stewart (Tamra Logan) : 12

52. Peter Parros (Leo Baines) : 10

53. Lynn Chester (Beverly Stark) : 9

*. Dennis Haysbert (Ron Clarke) : 9

*. John Shearin (Evan Sanderson) : 9

56. Deborah Adair (Jill Foster Abbott) : 7

*. William Wintersole (Mitchell Sherman) : 7

58. Brett Porter (Jack Abbott) : 5

59. Michael Corbett (David Kimble) : 4

*. Gisele McKenzie (Katherine Chancellor) : 4

*. Jesse Neff (Vivian Phillips Garrett) : 4

62. Maureen McConnell (Janet) : 3

63. Scott Palmer (Tim Sullivan) : 1

 

CONTRACT ARRIVALS

5/13 – Thom Bierdz (Phillip Chancellor Foster)

6/18 – Amy O’Neill (Molly Stark)

6/19 – Lauralee Bell (Cricket Blair)

6/26 – Tricia Cast (Nina Webster)

7/31 – Jennifer Karr (Ellen Winters)

8/01 – Lee Nicholl (Sven Peterson)

10/10 – William Wintersole (Mitchell Sherman)

10/29 – John Shearin (Evan Sanderson)

 

CONTRACT DEPARTURES

1/30 – Kate Linder (Esther Valentine)

3/04 – Beau Kazer (Brock Reynolds)

3/21 – Grant Cramer (Shawn Garrett)

4/28 – Lauren Koslow (Lindsay Wells)

6/06 – Phil Morris (Tyrone Jackson)

6/06 – Nathan Purdee (Nathan Hastings)

6/12 – Jon St. Elwood (Jazz Jackson)

7/07 – Carolyn Conwell (Mary Williams)

8/22 – Amy O’Neill (Molly Stark)

9/26 – Lee Nicholl (Sven Peterson)

 

6 hours ago, will81 said:

I was doing it here, as I have most of the 90's SOD's (many got ruined by rats) I started uploading the entire magazine from 1991, but life has gotten in the way. It takes a lot to scan those magazines. I will be getting back to it though eventually. Not sure there is anywhere else that has them

 

That's great that you have them. I'm not even up to 1991 yet in my watching, so waiting is not a problem for me, I just thought it might be up somewhere already that I'd missed.

14 hours ago, FrenchFan said:

I did this thanks to the charts @will81 posted. Hope you will enjoy.

 

1986 Episode Ranking
A total of 253 episodes aired (248 available).

1. Eileen Davidson (Ashley Abbott) : 170

2. Terry Lester (Jack Abbott) : 168

3. Brenda Dickson (Jill Foster Abbott) : 164

4. Jerry Douglas (John Abbott) : 149

5. Melody Thomas-Scott (Nikki Reed Newman) : 143

6. Tracey E. Bregman (Lauren Fenmore Williams) : 142

7. Doug Davidson (Paul Williams) : 139

8. Eric Braeden (Victor Newman) : 138

9. Beth Maitland (Traci Abbott Carlton) : 119

10. Don Diamont (Bradley Carlton) : 115

11. Steven Ford (Andy Richards) : 113

12. Robert Parucha (Matt Miller) : 112

13. Colby Chester (Michael Crawford) : 100

14. Jeanne Cooper (Katherine Chancellor) : 97

15. Michael Damian (Danny Romalotti) : 92

16. Colleen Casey (Faren Connor Richards) : 85

17. Lauralee Bell (Cricket Blair) : 81

18. Christopher Templeton (Carol Robbins) : 68

19. Stephanie Williams (Amy Lewis) : 62

20. Thom Bierdz (Phillip Chancellor Foster) : 60

*. Kate Linder (Esther Valentine) : 60

22. Brett Hadley (Carl Williams) : 58

*. Susan Seaforth Hayes (JoAnna Manning) : 58

24. Roberta Leighton (Dr. Casey Reed) : 54

25. Tricia Cast (Nina Webster) : 51

26. Marguerite Ray (Mamie Johnson) : 47

27. Patty Weaver (Gina Roma) : 46

28. Ashley N. Millan (Victoria Newman) : 44

29. Grant Cramer (Shawn Garrett) : 42

30. Fay Hauser (Salena Wylie) : 37

31. Nathan Purdee (Nathan Hastings) : 34

32. Jennifer Karr (Ellen Winters) : 33

33. Alex Donnelley (Diane Jenkins) : 31

*. Anthony Pena (Miguel Rodriguez) : 31

35. Amy O’Neill (Mollie Stark) : 30

36. Carolyn Conwell (Mary Williams) : 28

37. Lee Nicholl (Sven Peterson) : 27

*. Jon St. Elwood (Jazz Jackson) : 27

*. Derek Thompson (Leo Baines) : 27

40. Beau Kazer (Brock Reynolds) : 26

*. Lauren Koslow (Lindsay Wells) : 26

*. Drew Pillsbury (David Kimble) : 26

43. Marla Adams (Dina Mergeron) : 24

44. John Denos (Joe Blair) : 22

45. Darlene Conley (Rose DeVille) : 19

46. Meg Bennett (Julia Newman) : 17

47. Phil Abbott (Grant Stevens) : 15

48. Mike Muscat (Turk) : 14

49. Julianna McCarthy (Liz Foster Brooks) : 13

50. Phil Morris (Tyrone Jackson) : 12

*. Charlotte Stewart (Tamra Logan) : 12

52. Peter Parros (Leo Baines) : 10

53. Lynn Chester (Beverly Stark) : 9

*. Dennis Haysbert (Ron Clarke) : 9

*. John Shearin (Evan Sanderson) : 9

56. Deborah Adair (Jill Foster Abbott) : 7

*. William Wintersole (Mitchell Sherman) : 7

58. Brett Porter (Jack Abbott) : 5

59. Michael Corbett (David Kimble) : 4

*. Gisele McKenzie (Katherine Chancellor) : 4

*. Jesse Neff (Vivian Phillips Garrett) : 4

62. Maureen McConnell (Janet) : 3

63. Scott Palmer (Tim Sullivan) : 1

 

CONTRACT ARRIVALS

5/13 – Thom Bierdz (Phillip Chancellor Foster)

6/18 – Amy O’Neill (Molly Stark)

6/19 – Lauralee Bell (Cricket Blair)

6/26 – Tricia Cast (Nina Webster)

7/31 – Jennifer Karr (Ellen Winters)

8/01 – Lee Nicholl (Sven Peterson)

10/10 – William Wintersole (Mitchell Sherman)

10/29 – John Shearin (Evan Sanderson)

 

CONTRACT DEPARTURES

1/30 – Kate Linder (Esther Valentine)

3/04 – Beau Kazer (Brock Reynolds)

3/21 – Grant Cramer (Shawn Garrett)

4/28 – Lauren Koslow (Lindsay Wells)

6/06 – Phil Morris (Tyrone Jackson)

6/06 – Nathan Purdee (Nathan Hastings)

6/12 – Jon St. Elwood (Jazz Jackson)

7/07 – Carolyn Conwell (Mary Williams)

8/22 – Amy O’Neill (Molly Stark)

9/26 – Lee Nicholl (Sven Peterson)

 

Thanks for that. Very interesting to see the top 10 are mostly Abbott's. I would even include Brad as an Abbott sort of. Also I notice in the monthly charts the top 13 were always appearing the most and it seems to show here too, since they are the ones with 100 plus appearances. I guess Jeanne would have been in that 100+ section too if not for her absences. 

 

Also from what we know of the first few episodes from Jan 86 that are missing. It seems to have been Lauren, Paul, Andy, Faren, Kay, Jack, Jill, Michael, Lindsey, Esther, John, Grant, Shawn, Traci, Brad and Danny for most of that week. I think Ash, Victor, Nikki only appeared once or twice during that time.

Hey all

 

Updated the blog with July soap news and synopsis. Some interesting talk about ratings from both JMR and Lynda Hirsch. ABC faultering and CBS gaining. JMR talks about the debut of Loving. An interview with Beth Maitland, and he (JMR) can't understand why residents of Genoa City take a full week to make a Trans-Atlantic flight.

From Nikki:

 

I added the following Y&R episodes to the vault. Hopefully they aren't duplicates of what's already in there but it's hard to tell because I'm an idiot and didn't label anything.

 

Here is what was added:

1984 episode (in folder labeled "unsure of dates")

1988 episode (in folder labeled "unsure of dates")

4 1994 episodes (in folder labeled "unsure of dates")

2 1992 episodes (in folder labeled "unsure of dates")

 

 

Edited February 10, 20214 yr by Vizion

2 hours ago, Vizion said:

From Nikki:

 

I added the following Y&R episodes to the vault. Hopefully they aren't duplicates of what's already in there but it's hard to tell because I'm an idiot and didn't label anything.

 

Here is what was added:

1984 episode (in folder labeled "unsure of dates")

1988 episode (in folder labeled "unsure of dates")

4 1994 episodes (in folder labeled "unsure of dates")

2 1992 episodes (in folder labeled "unsure of dates")

 

 

Thanks for the uploads very appreciated

 

The 1984 upload is a mix of mostly Jill/Kay scenes starting from Christmas 1984 (has Newmans and Williams too), The Winter Cabin Memories from Jan 1985 where Kay almost shows John and Jill pictures but Jill barfs on the rug, Brent telling Ashley he is her father, Dina shooting Kay (she was trying to shoot Brent), Jill visiting Kay in hospital to call her bluff about the shooting and the Memorial Day episode 1985 all up 49min. 

 

The 1988 episode is September 27, 1988, which we have

 

The 1992 episodes are Jun 7 & Jun 8, 1994 and have been uploaded before

 

The first 1994 ep (Unsure 1994) March 31, 1994 and it is new.

 

Next 1994 episode (Unsure-1) is most likely August 02, 1994 The fourth 1994 upload (Unsure-3) follows on, so while I haven't confirmed since scenes were repeated this would more than likely be August 03, 1994

 

Third random 1994 ep (unsure-2) is Aug 24, 1994 

 

Edited February 10, 20214 yr by will81

3 hours ago, will81 said:

Thanks for the uploads very appreciated

 

The 1984 upload is a mix of mostly Jill/Kay scenes starting from Christmas 1984 (has Newmans and Williams too), The Winter Cabin Memories from Jan 1985 where Kay almost shows John and Jill pictures but Jill barfs on the rug, Brent telling Ashley he is her father, Dina shooting Kay (she was trying to shoot Brent), Jill visiting Kay in hospital to call her bluff about the shooting and the Memorial Day episode 1985 all up 49min. 

 

The 1988 episode is September 27, 1988, which we have

 

The 1992 episodes are Jun 7 & Jun 8, 1994 and have been uploaded before

 

The first 1994 ep (Unsure 1994) March 31, 1994 and it is new.

 

Next 1994 episode (Unsure-1) is most likely August 02, 1994 The fourth 1994 upload (Unsure-3) follows on, so while I haven't confirmed since scenes were repeated this would more than likely be August 03, 1994

 

Third random 1994 ep (unsure-2) is Aug 24, 1994 

 

Haha I was just gonna say the first 1994 date is March 31!  

 

if the one after August 2, has the first Nick and Matt fight it’s indeed 8/3/94!  

 

such a treat to get more 1994 dates!

I've renamed them in the vault. Unsure-1 definitely 8/2/94 based on the recap for that day. 

 

Unsure-2 is 8/24/94 (recap/commercials).

 

Unsure-3 is 8/3/94.  This is a major episode! The Dru/Malcolm cold medicine scene and the Matt/Nick fight! Imagine, multiple major storylines and iconic scenes happening in the SAME episode. Imagine actually having storylines at all. Haha. 

 

The final scene with Dru goes right into a commercial for Sudafed which cracks me up.

 

Thanks so much Nikki if you're reading this!

Edited February 10, 20214 yr by BoldRestless

8 minutes ago, BoldRestless said:

I've renamed them in the vault. Unsure-1 definitely 8/2/94 based on the recap for that day. 

 

Unsure-2 is 8/24/94 (recap/commercials).

 

Unsure-3 is 8/3/94.  This is a major episode! The Dru/Malcolm cold medicine scene and the Matt/Nick fight! Imagine, multiple major storylines and iconic scenes happening in the SAME episode. Imagine actually having storylines at all. Haha. 

 

The final scene with Dru goes right into a commercial for Sudafed which cracks me up.

 

Thanks so much Nikki if you're reading this!

That’s right! We do get the infamous cold medicine scene on 8/3/94! What the hell was Malcolm thinking coming on to Dru anyways when she was sick?!? 

4 hours ago, YRfan23 said:

That’s right! We do get the infamous cold medicine scene on 8/3/94! What the hell was Malcolm thinking coming on to Dru anyways when she was sick?!? 

I had to take a peek at this infamous scene... and yep, it was perfectly clear to Malcolm that Dru was not in her right mind and that she did not realize  it was Malcolm sitting on the bed 😕

3 hours ago, yrfan1983 said:

I had to take a peek at this infamous scene... and yep, it was perfectly clear to Malcolm that Dru was not in her right mind and that she did not realize  it was Malcolm sitting on the bed 😕

So bizarre   and the fact that they decided to basically ignore the plot all together with Dru later "forgiving" Malcolm, without further mention of what happen,  and only years later decided to revisit the story by retconning Lily's paternity. 

18 hours ago, YRfan23 said:

So bizarre   and the fact that they decided to basically ignore the plot all together with Dru later "forgiving" Malcolm, without further mention of what happen,  and only years later decided to revisit the story by retconning Lily's paternity. 

This along with a few other stories is why I draw a line at May 94 for the golden age. Not sure what happened, but more and more I just wasn't liking the story direction on the show, but still like it through to about 01/02. I still collect episodes from 94 - 02 but don't even bother with what I called previously the bronze age, even though I watched sporadically through to about 2006

19 hours ago, YRfan23 said:

So bizarre   and the fact that they decided to basically ignore the plot all together with Dru later "forgiving" Malcolm, without further mention of what happen,  and only years later decided to revisit the story by retconning Lily's paternity. 

The show at the time made it seem like Dru and Malcolm had some hot one-night-stand. Instead of what it was. Did Neil ever find out his brother took advantage of his wife while she was on cough medicine? 

19 hours ago, YRfan23 said:

So bizarre   and the fact that they decided to basically ignore the plot all together with Dru later "forgiving" Malcolm, without further mention of what happen,  and only years later decided to revisit the story by retconning Lily's paternity. 

Bill Bell gave an interview around 1996 where he regretted having wrote the story where Malcolm took advantage of Dru. 

 

52 minutes ago, will81 said:

This along with a few other stories is why I draw a line at May 94 for the golden age. Not sure what happened, but more and more I just wasn't liking the story direction on the show, but still like it through to about 01/02. 

Well, the frat party started in June 1994.