LOL! Well, JER might have nailed AMC's "bright, cartoonish" qualities (tm Michael Malone), but I'd never nominate him for the same reason I'd never nominate Douglas Marland. JER was a "big canvas" writer, and what many latter-day AMC HW's (and/or ABCD) didn't understand was that AMC was not a "big canvas" show. A sprawling umbrella storyline such as Proteus, for example, or even the Babe/Bianca baby switch might have worked (or worked more effectively) on GL, ATWT or even OLTL, because their canvases were wider and there was more unity of character and tone. IMO, however, stories like those never belonged on AMC, because AMC's canvas was more compact (even when it had 60+ characters in its' cast, lol), more focused on larger-than-life CHARACTERS than on larger-than-life STORIES; and it worked better as a show that allowed for multiple kinds of storytelling - from serious, kitchen-sink drama to broad, almost campy comedy - while still retaining an air of believability. The bigger or more outrageous the storyline, IMO, the more the show collapsed under the weight.
IOW, only two other writers could have maintained that very delicate balance and maybe done it a little bit better than ol' Aggie herself, and it's THESE two:
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