The Young Marrieds

[slick jones]

There was a shout out to Queens Point during Felicia's election episode on General Hospital last week.

[cassadine1991]

I'm surprised Ron hasn't gotten characters from this soap and attached them to his creations

[John]

Give him time & he might

[Paul Raven]

Fascinating to read over these posts again.

Variety reported in Dec 64 that Jim Elward was leaving to concentrate on upcoming off Broadway staging of 3 of his one act plays.

Also in April 65 it was reported a 'racially mixed' story was in the works.

Edited May 29, 2015 by Paul Raven

[SoapDope]

The late Robert Osborne host of TCM is featured in a clip from his time on TYM starting at 8:25.

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[Paul Raven]

[amybrickwallace]

 

For example, it seemed like he was on every other L&O. He played everything from a judge to a crooked cop. 

[Paul Raven]

A couple of episode summaries from Chicago Broadcast Museum Archives.

 

Jerry receives a letter from his mother, while Dan and Susan hesitate telling him her fate. Jill needs a job, but settles for dinner with Gilly.

 

Resentful over not being told sooner about his mother's death, Jerry runs away. Joanne stops by Gilly's office.

[cassadine1991]

Why weren't these characters ever brought on to GH, especially considering where it took place.

[danfling]

If I am not mistaken, the characters and show were based on a book.  Maybe they were not brought over due to the possibility of having to pay the writer or publisher fees for using the characters.

[Paul Raven]

I doubt that at the time there was much interest in bringing on characters from a cancelled show. If for no other reason, there probably was no room story or budget wise.

[Paul Raven]

Charles Grodin and Maria Palmer (?)

Edited January 11, 2018 by Paul Raven

[dc11786]

That's Floy Dean with Charles Grodin. 

[Paul Raven]

Thanks.

[BakerSq]

ABC couldn't rush fast enough to get rid of The Young Marrieds.  Hollywood soaps cost more to produce than NY soaps (and is why it was replaced with the NY based Nurses) That is why there was so much anger from the production staff and the show was never wrapped up when they were given notice of cancellation and were told to bring it to a close.  TYM was also enjoying its highest ratings ever at the time it was cancelled in March of 1966.  It would have been great to think that ABC would have made a choice to bring the characters over but there would have been an enormous amount of red tape and expense in doing that.  Interesting to know, however, the two shows were recorded on the same soundstage in Hollywood  .  TYM used the left side and GH used the right side.  In fact, every piece of every set had the word MARRIEDS or HOSPITAL adhered to the back of them to keep them separated.  On one of the occasions I visited the GH set after TYM was cancelled, while roaming, I approached the back of Jesse Brewer's living room.  One wall had a large window that was bowed out with a window seat and red cushions.  This was the same piece of the set that was used as Susan and Dan Garrett's living room.  It still had the MARRIEDS sticker adhered to the back of it.  So some of the sets were recycled for GH.

 

I am so delighted that after nearly 50 years, some bright writer resurrected the Queens Point name for use on General Hospital.  I only wish they had done more with it.