1 hour ago, EricMontreal22 said:

Years back I went through as much of GL I could find during the long stretch Nixon was writing, on YouTube but I'm pretty sure I didn't come across any episodes with Robin/Gillian. Must look again.

There's a number of them on YT, IIRC.

2 hours ago, EricMontreal22 said:

Years back I went through as much of GL I could find during the long stretch Nixon was writing, on YouTube but I'm pretty sure I didn't come across any episodes with Robin/Gillian. Must look again.

She's in some of these blocs from summer 1966. The first is at around 20 minutes.

The Guiding Light - June 1966 (Vol. 1)

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Trying to identify what year this One Life to Live scene is from Starts at 2:03. Any help is appreciated.

Best guess is that it's from the Killing Club Murders story in 2005. They did the Music Box Killer in 2004 but I think I'd remember that location shoot. OTOH maybe Dena Higley slaughtered more people in 2006-07, I watched even less of those years while she was in charge.

The Cereal Box killer as Roxy said.

Really don't know but that's my best guess.

On 4/13/2026 at 4:58 AM, MissPalmer said:

Clips from 1968!!!!! Episode 76

(28th October 1968)

(Sorry but I do not know how to tag friends here)

I am blown away this exists with audio. Thank you for posting it!

On 4/10/2026 at 9:34 AM, Vee said:

I've said this many times, but I was watching live the day Viki turned into Tommy, screamed at Dorian that she was an ugly bitch and threw her down the stairs. I was maybe 13 and I had no idea what was happening, because at that time I had no idea Viki had ever had multiple personalities.

Reading back several pages, and it had a similar impact on me. The gothic lighting, hidden rooms, dramatic music, and stormy nights with lightning flashing really captured my attention as a young teen. OLTL was my grandmother’s favorite of the ABC shows and so I was familiar with Niki Smith and the secret room when Andrea Evans was playing Tina.

I very clearly remember Jean Randolph’s reign of terror, and that specific scene with Tommy. I really was hooked by the serious tone for Viki this time. Niki was alway so campy to me. This was not camp, they managed to hit the note without letting it go too over the top. ABC daytime was on fire during that time.

At about 14 minutes there is a news segment on Harry Carson doing a cameo on OLTL. He plays an athlete named Frank Sparrow. They include a clip where Pat is interviewing him - it goes on a bit longer than I'd expected. Based on the date I assume this aired on December 26, 1979.

You also get a glimpse of Linda Dano as Gretel.

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I remember this!

Thanks, @DRW50 .

ABC sure shot themselves in the foot by firing Jacquie Courtney.

(And Ellen Holly. And Al Freeman, Jr. And Lillian Hayman. And (later) Michael Storm. And so on and so forth.)

Just now, vetsoapfan said:

I remember this!

Thanks, @DRW50 .

ABC sure shot themselves in the foot by firing Jacquie Courtney.

(And Ellen Holly. And Al Freeman, Jr. And Lillian Hayman. And (later) Michael Storm. And so on and so forth.)

They sure did. She managed to even make that, whatever it was, work.

1 minute ago, DRW50 said:

They sure did. She managed to even make that, whatever it was, work.

There have been many theories and rumors about why ABC axed her, possibly the most prominent being because ABC was in talks with Paul Rauch to eventually take over the show. The network's weak announcement, "We had run out of storyline for the actress" was obviously spin, since she was already being woven into a new story with Michael Zaslow. At this point, we will never have a definitive answer, but the bigger mystery is why ABC allowed so many of the show's still-viable, beloved, core cast members to be fired. None of the newbie, replacement characters seemed to catch on and ignite the same level of devotion from the audience.

It still boggles my mind that after she passed away, Rauch proclaimed that Courtney "was a great gal who always gave first-rate performances."

She certainly was a fine, capable actress IMHO, but ahhh...how Rauch's tune had changed by then.