1. Luke & Laura's wedding-GH 1981

2. BJ's heart-GH 1994

3. Marlena's possession-DOOL 1995

4. Bert's diagnosis-GL 1962

5. Karen's testimony-OLTL 1979

6. Katherine's facelift-Y&R 1984

7. Erica's abortion-AMC 1973

8. Jeff's death in car crash-ATWT 1962

9. Viki's out-of-body experience-OLTL 1987

10. Reva's dip in the fountain-GL 1985

11. Lisa hitsOakdale-ATWT 1960

12. Roger rapes Holly-GL 1979

13. Carla is black-OLTL 1969

14. Tracy withhold's Edward's heart meds-GH 1980

15. Bianca comes out to Erica-AMC-2000

16. The Salem strangler "kills" Marlena-DOOL 1982

17. Robin is diagnosed with HIV-GH 1995

18. Nola's movie fantasies-GL 1981

19. Margo euthanizess Casey-ATWT 1990

20. Marlena is a serial killer-DOOL 2004

21. The Susan-Kristen craziness-DOOL 1997

22. David Kimble's KILLER forehead-Y&R 1991

23. Lucy Coe isc a secret ho-GH 1986

24. Maureen dies-GL 1993

25. Maeve sings "Danny Boy" RH 1989

26. Mona's funeral-AMC 1994

27. Marty is gang raped-OLTL 1993

28. Barnabas Collins is a vampire-DS 1967

29. Caleb Morley is a vampire-PC 2001

30. Felicia's intervention-AW 1992

31. Andrea's trial-SFT 1968

32. Rachel kills Janice-AW 1981

33. Doug elopes with Addie-DOOL 1972

34. Cliff & Nina's wedding-AMC 1980

35. Stephanie succumbs to cancer-B&B 2012

36. Sloane faces the firing squad-Capitol 1987

37. Jenny dies by jet ski-AMC 1984

38. Ridge is not a Forrester-B&B 2001

39. Nancy & Mike break up-EON 1976

40. Adam is murdered-EON 1977

41. Cindy loses her battle with AIDS-AMC 1989

42. Tina's wedding screw-up-OLTL 1988

43. Caroline's death-B&B 1990

44. Bo & Hope go on the run-DOOL 1984

45. Timmy the doll becomes a real boy-PSNS 2002

46. Reva is cloned-GL 1998

47. Tad the Cad beds Marian-AMC 1983

48. Mary is murdered by the Mob-RH 1979

49. The AIDS quilt visits Llanview-OLTL 1992

50. Doug stalks Kim-ATWT 1986

51. JR fires gun during Pine Valley Party-AMC 2011

52. Janet pushes Natalie down a well-AMC 1991

53. Ryan & Vicky reunite in heaven-AW 1997

54. Joan Crawford fills in as joan Kane-TSS 1968

55. Vincent gets pregnant by his own father-PSNS 2007

56. Luke & Noah kiss-ATWT 2007

57. Bob trysts with Susan-ATWT 1990

58. Mary is killed by the big C-SB 1986

59. Luke rapes Laura-GH 1979

60. Jo has soaps' first pregnancy-SFT 1956

Vincent getting pregnant by Julian is on the list?! Wow.

ANd while it in no way had as much impact in the long run what with the character gone, AMC had already done it.

Wait...what did AMC do? (CBS girl here.)

These lists are all kinds of bogus---and definitely one that doesn't include "Hello, Barbara". As per usual, there's a heavy ABC/DOOL focus. GMAB.

On AMC in the early or mid 70s, Margo Flax had a facelift, as the actress (Eileen Lechtworth) had one in real life. I don't think we saw her in surgery, as we did with Katherine, but they showed her afterward.

I do think Katherine's was a bigger moment in soap history, but not something I'd have put on the list for Katherine.

I agree that more P&G should have been there. It seems like it's a list of shock value as much as actual quality. Stuff like Vincent is what caused viewers to flee soaps.

To me a list like this isn't just the greatest moments, but the most memorable and some memorable moments are rather insane.

I don't find Ridge's paternity a particularly engaging or memorable moment. It just got a shoulder shrug from me. It's not like it was discovered that Ridge had Spectra roots or something...the Marrone's weren't a huge deal. Had Massimo been on the show for 4 or 5 years or at the beginning like Bill Spencer or early on like Sally Spectra, it might have had more impact. As the story played out, it didn't seem particularly stand-out from where I was watching.

You were around for that?

Sure was! I remember the cutting edge ad campaign touting Laura's return. "I dream of Genie With The Light Brown Hair" was tearing up the charts and GH scored a major coup when it got it for the show!

I'm glad they included Felicia's intervention.

Me too -- though Rachel killing Janice should have outranked it. I can also think of a number of AW moments that should have made the list instead of Ryan & Vicky reuniting in heaven.

Sure was! I remember the cutting edge ad campaign touting Laura's return. "I dream of Genie With The Light Brown Hair" was tearing up the charts and GH scored a major coup when it got it for the show!

I just noticed Robert Wilson sings this

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"And I'd so pick Jack stepping over Victor's "dead" body over Katherine's facelift. I get that the merging of "real" and "reel" was groundbreaking, but in the end it was a stunt.''

ANd while it in no way had as much impact in the long run what with the character gone, AMC had already done it. This list is kinda typical in that the choices are made for such vastly different reasons, its hard to compare them (as others have said some were truly great, others WTF and others very meh.)

I am shocked they mentioned any before 1990 let alone TSS/SFT/RH. I was expecting the Oldest Clip to be L&L's Wedding. I am very surprised SFT was mentioned!!

I think I saw a little over half of these in real time. Some I agree with, some not. Too much Reilly for me, except the one from him I actually liked---Vivian burying Carly alive! I was pleasantly surprised to see Doug eloping with Addie on the list. Don't hear that one referenced very often.

1.Luke & Laura's wedding-GH 1981 (Laiman/Racina)

59. Luke rapes Laura-GH 1979 (Marland)

This just proves to me what a hack writer Laiman really is/was...marry your rapist...ugh...even though the ratings were the highest for any soap.

I don't recall Angie ever swearing.

I'll admit that even all these days later I'm still REALLY bothered by PP's decision to do this. I wasn't terribly bothered by all the other drama because it was BTS but this actually affects what I'm seeing on screen. This changes the product I was sold and chose to "buy." I've been here before with ABC which went out of its way repeatedly to make sure we knew that they only cared about a very specific part of the audience.

Maybe it's just my Battered Viewer Syndrome but I'm not going to stay on this roller coaster if it leads us back to what this show used to be and I'm not going to waste my time if the "What's a Hula?" crowd gets to set the rules.

I find it ironic that yesterday PP dropped a couple of polls on their Facebook pages asking which couples people wanted to see advance but it never occurred to them to ask about the language before jerking their knees.

I'm sorry but Brooke discovering Laura's death on All My Children is one of the most classic moments of this show, and it certainly ranks over Erica's over-the-top throwing herself on Mona's grave.

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I'm sorry but Brooke discovering Laura's death on All My Children is one of the most classic moments of this show, and it certainly ranks over Erica's over-the-top throwing herself on Mona's grave.

Some moments I feel should've made the list:

Iva revealing to Josh that Lily is their daughter (ATWT)

Annie Dutton throwing herself down the stairs (GL)

Who shot Roger (GL)

James 1st return from the dead as aforementioned (ATWT)

Roger return from the dead (GL)

Holly, Ed, Mike, & Roger in Santo Domingo, the climax (GL)

Sheila crossing over to B&B

Dru revealing to Olivia that Nathan was boning Keesha (YR)

Who shot Jill (YR)

Corinth murders (LOVING)

Mac's & Ada's funerals (AW)

John's death: the first 90 minute episode (AW)

Josie/Serena Faraday shooting her ex on the court steps (EON)

Anything from The Doctors. . . .

Alexandra reading Roger the riot act at the Country Club (GL)

Agreed PJ...where are all the P&G moments?? More CBS moments??

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdlKNHEoF7c