GH: Classic Thread

[depboy]

Happy New Year, and Happy GH 60th Anniversary!

We pick up in 1966...

Monday, January 10: There is much expectation and excitement about Phil's arrival in town.

Tuesday, January 11: Phil and Ken Martin have a head-on encounter.

Wednesday, January 12: Phil confronts Jessie, asking her if she loves Lee.

Thursday, January 13: Jessie tells Lee she saw Phil and that he's left town; meanwhile, Phil tells Steve he's cancelled his plans to return to Boston.

Friday, January 14: Phil tells Jessie he is coming to practice at GH with Dr. Rockford, and she is stunned.

Monday, January 17: Lee brings Jessie a copy of her final divorce decree, and learns that Phil has returned--for good.

Tuesday, January 18: Audrey suspects that Jessie postponed her marriage to Lee in order to reconsider her feelings for Phil.

Wednesday, January 19: Noel comes to the photo studio to find Brooke working late with Humphrey Lamb and he resents Lamb's familiar attitude with Brooke.

Thursday, January 20: Angie seeks Lee's advice about Eddie's drinking.  When Eddie hears, he and Angie quarrel.

Friday, January 21: Phil comes to see Steve, and confronts Lee.

[Franko]

I'm sorry I haven't said so sooner, depboy, but these loglines are the best!

[Dion]

Ooh I had no idea Ken Martin was still on the show at this point. Like the GH wiki, I assumed he and Cynthia left in 1964. Though it makes sense he'd be still around since it appears he had a crossover episode onto The Young Marrieds.

 

Thanks @depboy

[FrenchFan]

Same with Angie and Eddie. They are always credited with leaving in 1965 but it appeared they must have left in 1966.

[depboy]

Glad you're enjoying!

Monday, January 24, 1966: Lee notices a change in Jessie, and when she assures him she's fine, he urges that they marry tomorrow.

Tuesday, January 25: Noel, claiming he's only acting parental, fails to persuade Brooke to quit her modelling job.  Brooke kisses him, testing that declaration.

Wednesday, January 26: Steve tells Jessie that Phil would fight for her if he had any claim on her.

Thursday, January 27: Meg asks Brooke to be her maid of honor at her wedding to Noel; Brooke turns her down.

Friday, January 28: Eddie is furious with Angie when he comes looking for a bottle he's hidden--that Angie has gotten rid of.

Monday, January 31: After Lee tells Jessie that he resents Phil, Jessie weeps.

Tuesday, February 1: Phil and Audrey remember their past work together, and Phil confesses his need for Jessie now more than ever.

Wednesday, February 2: Lee feels the situation is turning against him when Jessie tells she feels dishonest in hiding her pregnancy from Phil.

Thursday, February 3: Although no summary is available, notes indicate that Brooke moves out in this episode.

Friday, February 4: When a patient tries matchmaking with Jessie and Phil, Jessie worries Phil noticed that she is pregnant.

Monday, February 7: Meg explains that her only contact with Brooke is through Noel.  When Brooke tries to make lunch for Noel, but ruins it, Noel consoles her...passionately.

Tuesday, February 8: Meg is disturbed when after Noel tells her he's seen Brooke, Brooke telephones and asks to speak to him.

Wednesday, February 9: After Al offers Eddie a job working for him, he turns it down, saying he's going for a job interview.  Eddie then sneaks a couple of drinks to brace him for the interview, and Angie catches him.

Thursday, February 10: Eddie fails to get the job and takes another drink to comfort himself.

Friday, February 11: Jessie tells Phil she's pregnant.

Edited January 9, 2023 by depboy

[Paul Raven]

So many tidbits are uncovered from synopses and articles from the actual time that show mistakes were made in later publications.

Again thanks to depboy for sharing. Now we just have to find synopses from other soaps....

[Faulkner]

Caitlin Reilly has paid tribute to her late father on the second anniversary of his passing:

 

[depboy]

I always feel like I derail the thread...anyhow, here's more from 1966!

Monday, February 14, 1966: Phil realized that Jessie must be pregnant with his child.  He insists that he and Jessie remarry, and he will never let Lee marry her and raise the baby.

Tuesday, February 15: Lee urges Jessie to not weaken before Phil, and declares his love for her and the baby.

Wednesday, February 16: Phil tells Steve he will never give Jessie up and is outraged that she didn't tell him about her pregnancy.

Thursday, February 17: As Noel broods over Brooke turning down his Valentine's Gift, Meg wants to plan the wedding.

Friday, February 18: Jessie weakens as Phil begs her for a month to prove his devotion.

Monday, February 21: Brooke and Noel acknowledge their love for each other.

Tuesday, February 22: Lee is outraged that Phil has asked Jessie to postpone the wedding.  

Wednesday, February 23: Eddie tells Angie he is going to cut down on his drinking, but her degree of gratitude offends him, shattering their temporary rapport.

Thursday, February 24: Steve, feeling that Jessie is being unfair to Lee, reproaches her.

Friday, February 25: Steve encourages Eddie to test his ability to stop drinking.

Monday, February 28: Noel tells Meg that he is in love with Brooke and not her and that he and Brooke plan to marry. Brooke, by winning Noel, feels that she has finally gotten the father back that Meg once stole from her.

Edited January 10, 2023 by depboy

[janea4old]

Please keep posting! I love reading the early years.  I started watching GH in June 1969, so I know the characters you're writing about, and it's fun to see what they were up to before I started!

[depboy]

Spring of 1966 was blooming, let's check in on how the staff of GH got along!

Tuesday, March 1, 1966: Jessie tells Lee she wants to give Phil his month in order to secure the baby's future.

Wednesday, March 2: Meg faces and upsetting amount of questions from Ken Martin about her cancelled marriage, while Jessie coolly tells Phil she will postpone her marriage to Lee.

Thursday, March 3: Steve, much to Lucille's shock, suggests Eddie for an orderly job.

Friday, March 4: In a hotel room, Noel, now married to Brooke, confesses his guilt over Meg.

Monday, March 7: After voicing her skepticism over his hiring, Lucille trains Eddie as an orderly.

Tuesday, March 8: Lee shows Jessie how unrealistic she is being in regards to giving Phil a month to prove he's matured.

Wednesday, March 9: Carrie Billings, an elderly patient, lets Steve know she isn't looking forward to going home.

Thursday, March 10: Audrey learns Mrs. Billings dreads being a burden on her family.

Friday, March 11: Phil arrives at Jessie's apartment, insisting that she misunderstood their one month agreement...Lee arrives unexpectedly.

Monday, March 14: Ken Martin and Meg work to save a patient from adrenal failure.  Phil and Lee exchange angry words and Phil storms out.

Tuesday, March 15: Steve offers Phil little sympathy when Phil tells Steve of the argument with Lee.  Marion Billings come to visit her mother-in-law, Carrie and is worried when she learns Carrie will be a semi-invalid.

Wednesday, March 16: Eddie asks Steve for a prescription for sleeping pills...Steve refuses.

Thursday, March 17: Audrey arranges a meeting between Mrs. Billings and an elderly man, Mr. Neil.  Phil apologizes with such humility and sincerity, that Jessie starts to melt again. 

Friday, March 18: Lee tells Jessie he is afraid Phil is winning her back.

Monday, March 21: Angie calls Jessie to report that Eddie isn't feeling well and won't be coming in to work.

Tuesday, March 22: Angie comes to the hospital to tell Jessie that Eddie is jittery and unhappy and needs reassurance about his job.

Wednesday, March 23: Angie reluctantly gives Eddie two of her father's sleeping pills to help with his sleeplessness.

Thursday, March 24: Ken Martin finds he and Meg have a lot in common.  After asking Angie to refill her father's prescription of sleeping pills, his anger upon learning she did not refill it leads to him slapping her.

Friday, March 25: Jessie orders Eddie to take a break.  At the Isle of Capri, Angie gets some sleeping pills for Eddie, knowing he'll take a drink if she doesn't.

 

 

 

 

[Dion]

Eddie's developing sleeping pill addiction after giving up drinking seems like an interesting and logical development for the character. I do wonder though how quickly it will all be wrapped up so that Eddie and Angie get their "happy ending". The events described here do make the speculation that Angie and Eddie eventually divorced offscreen in the years prior to Angie's cameo in 1993 plausible though as Eddie doesn't seem to treat her very well.

[Planet Soap]

Great promo for the 60th! even though CVS promotes it's soaps more, I have a feeling GH's 60th will be done better than Y&R's 50th. We could get Faces of the Heart back for the 60th like B&B brought back the 80s headshots for their 35th, that would be amazing. I'll keep dreaming though!

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[Vee]

The Powerpoint slideshow must go. If they have money for a Carly/Drew location remote they have money for updating FOTH.

[Sapounopera]

They can always get a modern version of the iconic ambulance intro back.

[depboy]

More from '66!

Monday, March 28, 1966: Steve unwittingly reveals to Audrey how much he wants a child, and she is distressed.

Tuesday, March 29: Meg confides in Ken Martin about patient Julie Hastings' misery, and her own failure to help her.

Wednesday, March 30: Phil tells Jessie he needs her to fill the emptiness in his life and lend it real meaning.

Thursday, March 31: Ken tells Meg about his relationship with Cynthia.  After finding Jessie near hysteria after her talk with Phil, Lee confides in Steve.

Friday, April 1: Phil, alone with Jessie, realizes she never intends to tell the child he is the father.  Distressed beyond endurance, Jessie faints.

Monday, April 4: Eddie tells Angie he needs a tranquilizer or else he'll drink.

Tuesday, April 5: Meg tells Steve that Scotty has been uncommunicative since Noel and Brooke's absence.

Wednesday, April 6: After a confrontation with his father at the hospital, Eddie goes to a bar.

Thursday, April 7: Meg finds patient Jean Logan, who is scheduled for minor surgery, dressed and ready to leave the hospital in fear of cancer.

Friday, April 8: Ken takes Meg to dinner and dancing, but can't forget Cynthia.

Monday, April 11: Steve gets Jean Logan's lab results and is forced to tell her she has cancer, while Phil and Lee meet.  When Lee tells Phil what he thinks of him, Phil resists the urge to fight him.

Tuesday, April 12: Dr. Prentice reassures Audrey about her possibilities of getting pregnant.

Wednesday, April 13: Angie reluctantly gives Eddie more of her father's pills.

Thursday, April 14: Angie confesses to Lee that she gave Eddie the pills.

Friday, April 15: Steve agrees that Jessie can return to work.

Monday, April 18: Both Phil and Lee await Jessie's arrival.

Tuesday, April 19: Jessie returns to the hospital and tells Steve she will marry Lee, but that she can't help feeling sorry for Phil.

Wednesday, April 20: Lee urges Jessie to marry him before she gives birth to make the child legitimate.

Thursday, April 21: After Meg finds Eddie in the medicine room, Steve inquires about him.  Later, Angie discovers Eddie has spiked his coke with booze.

Friday, April 22: Jessie tells Phil she is marrying Lee on April 29th to legitimize the child.  The news nearly kills Phil.

Edited January 12, 2023 by depboy