As far as I can remember, Charles Van Eman was out as Charlie by Winter 1991--when I started watching. Certainly I knew nothing about the character until he came back as Lawford. I *hated* Lawford from the get go--he just always seemed smug and, well, cheezy, and I remember some family friends we had who had watched AMC with their mother far longer saying how horrified they were by the recasting, as they found the Charlie before really hot (which Lawford certainly wasn't...)

Was Michael Brainard the Joey/Jake that returned for the 25th anniversary week? That's all I knew about earlier Jakes...

Yes, and it was a scene btw him and MEK where we got the line about Liza living in Springfield. I'm not saying this for obvious reasons, but he was imo very much in the spirit of the true Joey Buchanan character. He would have been a great Joey on OLTL. The way he handled the whole Emily Ann situation, his inherent goodness, he would have really hit the mark in a grown up Chris McKenna kind of way, not at all a drip.

Yeah I liked him in his very brief scene (I still have that whole week on tape). Of course at the time, when I barely knew who any of these people were (some of them don't even get ONE line--it's pretty amazing they brought back so many) that line about Liza made no sense.

I loved when Joey and Tad used to be standing behind Joe and Ruth in the Falling Pictures opening. Then it was just Joey, then just Joe and Ruth. I actually think RPG and Tad work well off of one another though it does fall into schtick. MEK and MB also had a great rapport but it was less presentational.

It's funny because in that scene where ALL of those people first bust into Joe and Ruth's house, I thought a good lot of them were extras! Like, I didn't remember Nancy for example when I was a little kid, I remembered Greg and Jenny but not Enid, et cetera. I don't think Nancy got a line, did she? I know Enid and Tad had a bitter little exchange which was great, I think he called her on Greg being such a stranger.

Yeah I don't remember a line for Nancy. Enid of course became a key player again under Broderick and then Agnes Nixon's brief return.

Was Nancy Jesse's aunt, the show's first black female character? Perhaps they brought her back to acknowledge what she'd helped pave the way for. Is the actress still alive? I wish they could have her on sometimes, along with Pat Baxter.

when I was a little kid, I remembered Greg and Jenny but not Enid

:o

How can anyone not remember Enid!?! She is in my top ten soap characters of all time!

Charles Van Eman...I remember thinking he was incredibly handsome, and he was the Charlie that had a thing for Erica I think. I liked him more than Christopher Lawford.

Pat Baxter...I actually remember her perpetually mad husband more. She was nice and understanding...that's all I remember about her. Nancy I vaguely remember too, but again, all that comes to mind is she was nice and understanding.

I wish Enid and her group still existed in Pine Valley (is the actress still around?)

Yes Nancy Grant was Jesse's aunt. Her and Frank were arguably the first major black couple on daytime--there's lotsa chat from Agnes in All Her Children about giving them a story that's not based on race, etc (back in 1976)

IMDB doesn't have much for her. Poor Natalie, I think they got her mixed up with someone else

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0743716/

I've read a bit about Nancy and Frank, and some interviews with the actress. There was also a lot of interesting behind the scenes stuff, as they were married and divorced in real life weren't they? There's a photo of them in a 1980 issue where her hair is greying. It's very refreshing. Sadly I guess this means she was on her way to being phased out...

I think the idea to use her to introduce Jesse was smart, but yeah I doubt think she got a frontburner story then. (Her initial major story was wanting to have her own career, and her husband being against that, etc, I believe)

Do any of you know where I could watch online the "All My Children: Behind the Scenes" video that was released on VHS in 1994 and was hosted by Walt Willey?

Wow, thanks Carl for posting some great stuff. As a I read through these, I will give my commentary.

If you have anymore scans from Episodes, they will be greatly appreciated. Early 90's AMC is like the "golden period," in my eyes. It was when I was most stuck on it. Episodes had nice glossy pages so things also scan beautifully. Also pictures of Candice, Richard VV, Trent and Paige from that time are quiet the premium.

Man, this whole thread is like a dream for me. I am so excited to see what comes next!

I really wish we'd held on to the Episodes where they did a photo spread of Susan Lucci's home in Quogue. Great pictures, reading on the sofa with her dog Oscar, the family walking out back on the beach...

I really wish we'd held on to the Episodes where they did a photo spread of Susan Lucci's home in Quogue.

Oh, that house is really gorgeous.

I haven't seen any interior photos for along time, but here's a pic from the outside:

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Here is a great article about Susan's home from People Magazine: http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20108241,00.html

If you download the issue (for free) you can see the interior pages with photos as well: http://www.people.com/people/archive/issue/0,,7566940530,00.html

I love that people does this type of archiving. What I would PAY for SOD to do it too...