SOW's 110 most memorable soap moments & more from 1997

[AdelaideCate007]

Don't think this has been posted (nothing came up in a search). I'm working on scanning all the pages but if you want to see one of the items before I get them all scanned, just say which one and I'll type it out.

From Soap Opera Weekly in 1997, the 110 Most Memorable Moments plus the most unforgettable weddings, moments that raised out social conscious, and moments that shook the industry.

The Top 10:

1. Luke and Laura's wedding, GH 1981

2. Karen Wolek on the stand, OLTL 1979

3. B.J.'s death, GH 1994

4. Alice, Steve, and Rachel triangle, AW 1969-1973

5. Doug is reveal as Kim's stalker, ATWT 1986

6. Roger rapes Holly, GL 1979

7. Mike's paternity revealed, DAYS 1976

8. Mark's intervention, AMC 1987

9. Ashley's breakdown, Y&R 1986

10. The final episode of Ryan's Hope, RH 1989

The rest of the list:

11. Marlena's possession, DAYS 1995

12. Rogers's cliffhanger, GL 1980

13. Tornado tears through Pine Valley, AMC 1994

14. The mob shootout, GH 1995

15. Viki's alters and who really killed Victor Lord, OLTL 1995

16. Alma Rudder tries to drive Blaine insane, AW 1982

17. Slogans faces a firin squad, CAPITAL 1987

18. Holden and Lily meet, ATWT 1985

19. Victor returns from the dead, Y&R 1993

20. Lucy has Serena for Scott and Dominique, GH 1993

21. Douglass Watson's death, AW 1989

22. The first episode of Ryan's Hope, RH 1975

23. Caroline dies, B&B 1990

24. Mary McCormack's death, SB 1986

25. Victor's stroke, Y&R 1992

26. Janet throws Natalie in the well, AMC 1991

27. Adam defends Nicole, EDGE

28. Gwyneth is the Corinth serial killer, LOV 1995

29. Marty is gang raped, OLTL 1993

30. Nola's fantasies, GL early 1980s

31. Mac disowns Iris, AW 1989

32. Samantha is murder by the Salem strangler, SAYS 1982

33. Laura's death, AMC 1988

34. Iris' rape and pregnancy, LMST 1972-1973

35. Holly and Robert fall in love, GH 1983

36. Eden's rape, SB 1988

37. Bert convinces Josh to have physical therapy, GL1984

38. Mary is murdered by the mob, RH 1979

39. Doug & Julie & Bill & Susan, DAYS 1974

40. Hello to Hong Kong, SEARCH 1982

41. Katherine and Jill's ongoing battle, Y&R 1973-present

42. Jeff Baker's dies, ATWT 1962

43. Tad beds Marian and Liza, AMC 983

44. Diana Taylor's murder, GH 1981

45. Marley's rape and trial, AW 1990

46. Reva in the fountain, GL 1984

47. Clint goes back in the time, OLTL 1988

48. The Henderson flood, SEARCH 1986

49. The masquerader, THE CITY 1996

50. Lisa comes to Oakdale, ATWT 1960

51. The bad seed, LMST

52. Vanessa's suicide, Y&R 1989

53. Carly is buried alive, DAYS 1993

54. It's a wonderful life, SB 1989

55. Lucinda loses control of Walsh Enterprises, ATWT 1991

56. Send in the clowns, GL 1989

57. Rachel kills Janice, AW 1981

58. Sheila's nightmare, B&B 1992

59. Jack hears his baby's heart, Y&R 1993

60. Alan tries to kill Monica and Rick, GH 1989

61. Lenore stands trial for murder, AW 1969

62. Nancy and Mike separate, EDGE 1976

63. Lionel and Augusta's relationship, SB 1984-1991

64. Goodbye to the Lady in Red, GL 1990

65. Susan masquerades as Kristen, DAYS 1997

66. Jo is kidnapped, SEARCH 1984

67. The Daisy Awards, OLTL 1989

68. Bob sleeps with Susan, ATWT 1990

69. Johnny and Maeve split up, RH 1985

70. The abominable Dr. Kipling, OLTL 1980s

71. Daisy returns, AMC 1980

72. Harrison brothers' rivalry, AW 1990

73. Marlena and Roman's return, DAYS 1991

74. Stephanie verbally decimates Brooke, B&B 1990

75. Barnabas arrives, DS 1967

76. Francesca James returns as Kitty's twin sister, AMC 1978

77. Lily's parents revealed, ATWT 1987

78. Sami's unmasking, DAYS 1996

79. The fountain of youth, DOCTORS 1982

80. The end of Love of Life, LOL 1980

81. Dimitri and Maria sleep together, AMC 1996

82. Who killed George Rawlins, Y&R 1990

83. Clink Boom, GH 1996

84. Viki in heaven, OLTL 1987

85. Mary and Jack visit Ireland, RH 1977

86. Jo and Stu's friendship, SEARCH 1954-1986

87. The Four Musketeers, GL 1983

88. Ashley is swept away in a flood and her Christmas return, TEXAS 1982

89. David Hamilton's accidental death, GH 1978

90. Sheila's "death" and Lauren gets her baby back, Y&R 1992

91. Ray Gardner rapes Ruth Martin, AMC 1978

92. Mason and Julia freeze Sasha's body, SB 1989

93. Maureen's death, GL 1993

94. Megan's death, OLTL 1992

95. Merge dies, SEARCH 1971

96. Alex's Fourth of July fireworks, GL 1991

97. Jenny's baby switch, OLTL 1979

98. Viewers learn Lily and Damian are married, ATWT 1993

99. Erica's rape is revealed, AMC 1993

100. Adam proposes to Nicole, EDGE 1972

101. Jenny and Jesse's friendship, AMC 1981-1982

102. The final episode of Texas, TEXAS 1982

103. Katherine's face lift, Y&R 1984

104. Brent/Marian kills Nadine, GL 1995

105. Tommy and Marie learn they're siblings, DAYS 1968

106. ATWT's 30th anniversary, ATWT 1986

107. Joe Riley dies, OLTL 1979

108. Jessie discovers she's pregnant with Phil's baby, GH 1964

109. Joan Crawford does daytime, SS 1968

110. Phillip learns his paternity, GL 1983

22 most unforgettable weddings:

1. Ridge Forrester and Taylor Hayes, B&B 1992

2. Noah Keefer and Julia Santos, AMC 1996

3. Cliff Warner and Nina Cortlandt, AMC 1980

4. Morgan Richards and Kelly Nelson/Nola Reardon and Floyd Parked, GL 1981

5. Sean Donely and Tiffany Hill, GH 1988

6. Larry Welch and Hope Williams, DAYS 1984

7. Trey Clegg and Sloan Denning, CAPITAL 1984

8. Ridge Forrester and Brooke Logan, B&B 1994

9. Blaine Ewing and Sandy Cory/Rachel Cory and Mac Cory AW 1983

10. Bo Brady and Hope Williams, DAYS 1985

11. Cruz Castillo and Eden Capwell, SB 1988

12. Steve Johnson and Kayla Brady, DAYS 1988

13. Quint Chamberlain and Nola Reardon, GL 1983

14. Steve Andropolous and Betsy Stewart, ATWT 1984

15. Victor Newman and Nikki Reed, Y&R 1984

16. Vicky Hudson and Ryan Harrison, AW 1993

17. Eric Forrester and Sheila Carter, B&B 1993

18. Mason Capwell and Julia Wainwright, SB 1989

19. Trevor Dillon and "Jane Cox" aka Janet Green, AMC 1994

20. Phillip Spaulding and Blake Lindsey, GL 1989

21. Kate Sanders and Cord Roberts, OLTL 1987

22. Reva Shayne and Josh Lewis, GL 1989

Story lines that raised out consciousness:

Bert's cancer, GL 1962

Daytime's first abortion, AW 1964

Carla passes as white, OLTL 1968

The Vietnam war, AMC 1970

Jennifer's breast cancer, Y&R mid 70/

Exceptional children, AMC 70s and GL 90s

Lesbianism, AMC 1983

Incest, LOVING 1983

Sunny is date raped, SEARCH 1984

Mike visits the Vietnam memorial, LOVING 1984

Andy's alcoholism, ATWT 1987-1990

Daytime's first major gay character, ATWT 1988

The Marshalls experience racism, GENERATIONS 1989-1990

Cricket's date rape, Y&R 1989

Margo pulls the plus on Casey, ATWT 1990

Stephanie becomes homeless, B&B 1991

Paul's paralysis, LOVING 1991

Angel is an incest survivor, ATWT 1991

Courtney's bulimia, ATWT 1991

Love and homophobia, OLTL 1992

Margo's rape and HIV scare, ATWT 1992

Monica's breast cancer, GH 1994-1995

Cass' manic depression, AW 1994

Stone's battle with AIDs, GH 1995

Erica hits rock bottom, AMC 1996

Azure is a transsexual, THE CITY 1996

Events that shaped and shook the industry:

The first televised soap opera, 1944

Guiding Light makes the transition to television, 1952

Sarah Karr is killed on Edge of Night, 1961

Our Private World debuts, 1965

ABC buys GH, 1972

The Emmys acknowledge soaps, 1972

Iran Phillips is fired, 1973

Daytime gets its own Emmys, 1974

Edge of Night moves to ABC, 1975

Another World fires George Reinholt and Jacqueline Courtney, 1975

Another World expands to an hour, 1975

Days' Bill and Susan Hayes make the cover of Time, 1976

Gloria Monty becomes executive producer or GH, 1978

Another World expands to 90 mins, 1979

Search for Tomorrow goes live, 1983

Capital out, B&B in, 1987

The Dobsons vs NBC, 1987-1988

AMC fires Peter Bergman, 1989

Generations premieres, 1989

The advent of the Internet as a site of fan activity, Late 1980s

NBC affiliates gain programming power, early 1990s

Debbi Morgan deflects to Generations, 1990

Sheila's crossover from Y&R to B&B, 1992

Douglas Marland dies, 1993

OJ Simpson, 1994-1995

The Bo switch on DAYS, 1995

The City premieres, 1995

Sunset Beach premieres, 1997

[Khan]

I loved reading (and rereading, and re-rereading) this issue, so whatever pages you could scan and make available for us would be fantastic.

[quartermainefan]

It would be interesting to see how this list differs from one the same magazine would do today. I suspect it would be almost exactly alike illustrating just how forgettable most soaps are these days.

[BKuzak]

It's funny they put the OJ simpson trial, I guess that really was a big deal in the soap world. i don't remember it as much as others would. I mean i know of it and remember it as a whole but i don't remember it affecting my soap watching.

I was watching the Viki's alters story of 1995 but i don't remember it affecting it. Obviously it did. I do remember one time a new alter came out on a Friday but then the Oklahoma City Bombing happend on monday so i had to call the soap hotline to see what happend that day. I don't think i actually saw all the Tory scenes for that day until Youtube posted Tori's first scenes over a decade later.

[DRW50]

It didn't seriously affect my soap watching either because at that I was barely watching any soaps, as I was upset at how far they'd fallen in quality.

Thanks for the list. I had this issue and read it again and again. I may still have it somewhere but it is very badly damaged.

This is probably the peak of SPW in terms of this type of coverage, so informative, and without Mimi Torchin pushing herself to be the center attraction as she sometimes did. I learned a ton about daytime's history from this issue.

Young purist anal me balked a few times (there is an error about Jonathan Frid leaving Dark Shadows - didn't happen!), but overall it was the best.

[JackPeyton]

the OJ trial is like burtn into my memory of soap operas.

MY great grandma watched NBC soaps daily. Like they were her life in the afternoon, and my Grandma with ABC and my Mom with CBS (maybe this is why they didnt get along?). My mom would record them and watch when she got home from work, but GG/Grams watched live in different rooms. And when that Trail was going on they were glued to the TV in a way they were not with soaps. They would each turn the soaps on and clean house, cook, etc. but when this trail was on they sat, and they watched and they gossiped to everyone about it. And after it was over they basically quit soaps and just watched Court TV all day.

sorry for hijacking the thread, lol.

[JellicleCat]

It's a bit strange that Luke and Laura's wedding is considered the most memorable moment, yet it's not even on the list over the most unforgettable weddings.

You could add the years 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 to this post....

It wasn't a complete year for B&B without Stephanie going at it with Brooke.

[AdelaideCate007]

The first few pages. I'm scanning the rest now.

[DRW50]

This brings back so many memories. Once I began watching Ryan's Hope, I was so moved by Helen Gallagher's words here.

[Khan]

Victor's first "back from the dead" story on Y&R made for seriously juicy, good drama. A sad reminder of what used to be.

[EricMontreal22]

At the risk of offending anyone, in the social conscious category, by "exceptional children" are they using a euphenism?

And funny the 1995 GH mob shooting is so high--I don't think I see that on ANY list anymore, but I guess this was made just a few years later (and now every mob shooting on GH has blurred together.)

[DRW50]

"Exceptional children" meant the Paul Martin/Ann Tyler and Holly/Fletcher Reade babies.

[EricMontreal22]

Right, that's what I thought.