Members BingCherry Posted October 7, 2011 Members Share Posted October 7, 2011 I know this might be kind of a dumb idea for a post, but I've always wondered which soap holds the record for it. I'd imagine most of the possible records were probably in the late '80s-early '90s, when casts were really bloated. I know that at one point in mid '95, AMC had 38 contract cast members. I think GL in the '90s may have had more than this, but I'm not entirely sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aMLCproduction Posted October 7, 2011 Members Share Posted October 7, 2011 Y&R right now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alexisfan07 Posted October 7, 2011 Members Share Posted October 7, 2011 This is the highest I've seen in the last six or so years AMC had 35 contract players in this opening (36 characters with Adam/Stuart) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members All My Shadows Posted October 7, 2011 Members Share Posted October 7, 2011 And only about a third of them got story. Damn shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EricMontreal22 Posted October 7, 2011 Members Share Posted October 7, 2011 I was just going to say! And of course a year or two after that the cast reallys tarted to feel tiny (and I guess a lot of roles were cut). I forgot some of those characters--talenst like Bobby Seggert (who's becoming a huge theatre name) wasted as Sam... How big was the cast at AW when it was 90 minutes? I remember reading it was kinda unwieldy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Saving ATWT Posted October 8, 2011 Members Share Posted October 8, 2011 Never realized but PGP really did try at saving GL in the 1990's and the big cast must have been an effort at seeing if any new characters took hold. I would quess that Y&R must have had a large cast when it changed to a hour and Bell created the new familes and phased out the old crew. I still respect how he managed to pull it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted October 8, 2011 Members Share Posted October 8, 2011 I'm not sure if Y&R had that large of a cast during the transition. There was a very limited group during the half-hour run. I would think ATWT of the Marland era had a large contract cast, but then I realized a lot of the people may have been recurring or on short-term deals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aMLCproduction Posted October 8, 2011 Members Share Posted October 8, 2011 Very good question. I remember in I think it was Soap Opera Weekly used to run the cast list to the shows once in awhile and I remember GL/ATWT, and sometimes GH and AMC having larger casts then the rest of the shows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Llantano Incorporated Posted October 8, 2011 Members Share Posted October 8, 2011 I read in the late 80's that ATWT had the largest contract cast.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Carolyn1980 Posted October 8, 2011 Members Share Posted October 8, 2011 In the late 80's, AMC at one point had 42 contract players listed in the end credits (in the first alphabetical list). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members watson71 Posted October 9, 2011 Members Share Posted October 9, 2011 The 1979-80 cast of the 90 minute Another World probably had the most contract cast members: Richard Backus as Ted Bancroft David Bailey as Russ Matthews Laurie Bartram as Karen Campbell Richard Bekins as Jamie Frame Bradley Bliss as Kit Halloway Carla Borelli as Reena Bellman Cook Gail Brown as Clarice Ewing Danielle Burns as Nancy McGowan Warren Burton as Jason Dunlap J. Kenneth Campbell as Jordan Scott Nicole Catalanotto as Amanda Cory Judy Cassmore as Margo Grove Charles Cioffi as Kirk Laverty Eric Conger as Buzz Winslow Kevin Conroy as Jerry Grove Nicholas Coster as Robert Delaney Geraldine Court as June Laverty Tony Cummings as Rick Halloway Irene Dailey as Liz Matthews Leora Dana as Sylvie Kosloff Curt Dawson as Zachary Colton Vicky Dawson as Eileen Simpson Perrini William Grey Espy as Mitch Blake Constance Ford as Ada Hobson Robert Gentry as Philip Lyons Dan Hamilton as Jeff Stone Ron Harper as Taylor Halloway Trish Hawkins as Mimi Haines Frame Barton Heyman as Fred Ewing Joseph Hindy as Burt McGowan Deborah Hobart as Amy Dudley Lionel Johnston as Michael Randolph Christine Jones as Janice Frame Stephen Joyce as Paul Connelly Christopher Knight as Leigh Hobson Dorothy Lyman as Gwen Frame Janice Lynde as Tracy DeWitt Susan Keith as Cecile dePoulignac Maeve Kinkead as Angie Perrini Ray Liotta as Joey Perrini Matthew Maienczyk as Matthew Cory Laura Malone as Blaine Ewing Hugh Marlowe as Jim Matthews Judith McConnell as Miranda Bishop Beverlee McKinsey as Iris Cory Bancroft Anne Meacham as Louise Goddard Lynn Milgrim as Susan Matthews Shearer Vera Moore as Linda Metcalf Jay Morran as Vince Frame Brian Murray as Dan Shearer Gretchen Oehler as Vivien Gorrow Lee Patterson as Kevin Cook Beverly Penberthy as Pat Randolph Wesley Ann Pfenning as Alice Frame Julie Philips as Sally Frame Christina Pickles as Elena dePoulignac Richard Porter as Larry Ewing Jim Poyner as Dennis Wheeler Carmine Rizzo as Cory Ewing Leon Russom as Willis Frame Michael M. Ryan as John Randolph Fred J. Scollay as Charlie Hobson Tina Sloan as Olivia Delaney Paul Stevens as Brian Bancroft John Tillinger as Leonard Brooks Paul Tulley as Scott Bradley Adrienne Wallace as Marianne Randolph Douglass Watson as Mac Cory Kathleen Widdoes as Rose Perrini Victoria Wyndham as Rachel Davis Cory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted October 9, 2011 Members Share Posted October 9, 2011 I'm not sure how many of those were on at the same time (I think Ted, the Lavertys, and Sylvie were gone by the time the Holloways arrived; Alice, Brooks, Rose, Miranda, Taylor, Louise, Kevin were gone by the time Leigh Hobson showed up). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members yr9190 Posted October 9, 2011 Members Share Posted October 9, 2011 These had to have been the two years that Y&R's contract cast was the most bloated. 1995 1997 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2Nu01FzhLY No wonder people like Jerry, Jeanne, even Jess were struggling for story (or so we think) I don't even know why half of those people in the 1997 cast list were even put on contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members All My Shadows Posted October 9, 2011 Members Share Posted October 9, 2011 AMC has 37 regular cast members listed in the closing credits of Tom and Erica's wedding from 1978. There's no clear distinction between who was on contract and who was just recurring, though. You'd assume that there would be some sort of separation, but you have people like Ruth, Charles, and Nancy way at the end, after kids like Tad and Charlie: Frances Heflin as Mona Kane Susan Lucci as Erica Kane Nick Benedict as Philip Brent Chris Wallace as Mel Jacobi Ray MacDonnell as Dr. Joe Martin Richard Van Vleet as Chuck Tyler Nancy Frangione as Tara Martin Brent Candice Earley as Donna Tyler Patricia Dixon as Caroline Murray Grant Daren Kelly as Dan Kennicott John Danelle as Dr. Franklin Grant Richard Shoberg as Tom Cudahy Jack Magee as Wally McFadden William Griffis as Harlan Tucker Kathleen Noone as Ellen Shepherd Mark La Mura as Mark Dalton William Mooney as Paul Martin Ruth Warrick as Phoebe Tyler Peter White as Lincoln Tyler Francesca James as Kelly Cole Eileen Herlie as Myrtle Lum Fargate Susan Plantt-Winston as Claudette Montgomery Sandy Gabriel as Edna Thornton Larry Fleischman as Benny Sago James O'Sullivan as Jeff Martin Robin Strasser as Christina Karras Warren Burton as Eddie Dorrance Tricia Pursley as Devon Shepherd John E. Dunn as Tad Martin Kay Campbell as Kate Martin Julia Barr as Brooke English Kathleen Dezina as Estelle Matthew Cowles as Billy Clyde Mary Fickett as Ruth Martin Hugh Franklin as Dr. Charles Tyler Brian Lima as Charlie Tyler Lisa Wilkinson as Nancy Blair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dsvd79 Posted October 9, 2011 Members Share Posted October 9, 2011 Your videos really make me miss soap closings. I always wanted to hear the long Y&R closing when I was a kid. It brings back memories! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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