A recent comment I saw about Carolyn Hinsey's epic 2008 firing from SOW had me thinking. In all the years in reading the soap press are there any particular offbeat or peculiar moments that still stick out to any of you to this day here in 2018? I certainly recall a strange few for starters: 

 

--In 1989, it was rumored the usually mild-mannered and generally admired longtime P&G veteran producer Joe Willmore, who was EP at GL was constantly losing his temperament and was very controlling; the cast and crew didn't shed any tears when Calhoun came in to replace and Willmore left P&G without fanfare. 

 

--A January 1992 issue of Soap Opera Update predicted that Brian, Ginger, Molly and Tanner on Days would be the real stars of the show with Molly & Tanner destined to become Days' IT/hottest supercouple of the year. In reality, all four characters caused the show to tank badly. 

 

--Circa summer 1996, Victoria Wyndham went to a Rhode Island ice shop and apparently was quite rude to the store owner and their mother. The alleged incident seemed to haunt Wyndham for several years on the net following it first surfacing. 

 

--In the summer of 1998, an OLTL fan mailed a bizarre letter to SOD's fan mail section stating they had enjoyed Maggie Andersson as Jessica for years and stated they did not like the new recast and wanted to know the name of the new Jessica actress. SOD had to awkwardly correct the OLTL fan stating that Andersson had just been a temporary recast and that Erin Torpey was the original actress. @SFK

 

--Ken Corday declaring war on SOW after they named the Gina story on Days the Worst Story of 1999; he boycotted giving any interviews with the rag for a good year. 

 

--Any of the strange interviews that JER and Brad Bell did with Michael Logan in the spring of 2004 regarding their plans for the respective shows Days and B&B. Let's just be thankful none of it came to pass. 

 

 

Edited September 13, 20187 yr by soapfan770

1 hour ago, Soapsuds said:

And wasn't he difficult to work with on ATWT? I remember he thought he was too good for soaps and bolted pretty quickly. 

I don't remember what was said at the time, but in the end, I think we lucked out because Matt Cavenaugh ended up being a better Adam.

22 hours ago, Soapsuds said:

And wasn't he difficult to work with on ATWT? I remember he thought he was too good for soaps and bolted pretty quickly. 

 

He's not exactly a household name now, so I guess his attitude backfired!

The 1989 SOD end of the year issue was published today on Tumblr.  There is a gossip item about Chantal Contouri (Prunella, GH) and Tristan Rogers (Scorpio) that I am dying to know more about.  It mentioned a grievance note that Chantal "slipped under Tristan's dressing room door" and apparently leaked to the soap press.  A quick search pulled up many old articles that required various forms of membership to read.  So, does anyone recall this dust up?

On 7/30/2018 at 10:47 AM, j swift said:

The 1989 SOD end of the year issue was published today on Tumblr.  There is a gossip item about Chantal Contouri (Prunella, GH) and Tristan Rogers (Scorpio) that I am dying to know more about.  It mentioned a grievance note that Chantal "slipped under Tristan's dressing room door" and apparently leaked to the soap press.  A quick search pulled up many old articles that required various forms of membership to read.  So, does anyone recall this dust up?

I found this on Newspapers.com, from October 1989.

Thanks. That's fascinating. 

When Taylor on B&B was giving birth to her twins, Steffy and whatever the other one's name was (perhaps it was Thomas, it's hard to recakk), I remember there was a full page article in SOD because Brooke (or someone in the episode) said "goddamn" in the heat of the moment. This was in 99, even at the time I thought it was a little ridiculous but I don't think even now they allow you to say goddamn on television.

21 minutes ago, Darn said:

When Taylor on B&B was giving birth to her twins, Steffy and whatever the other one's name was (perhaps it was Thomas, it's hard to recakk), I remember there was a full page article in SOD because Brooke (or someone in the episode) said "goddamn" in the heat of the moment. This was in 99, even at the time I thought it was a little ridiculous but I don't think even now they allow you to say goddamn on television.

 

I remember that Archie Bunker used the phrase "goddamned" in a classic episode of All in the Family back in the 1970s. Edith chided him about it, and using the same word in her criticism. The language drew complaints from the audience, and the next time I saw a rerun of the episode, the term had been (badly) edited out. 

 

Does anyone else remember when The Godfather film was first aired on network TV? We had tough mobsters and thugs like Sonny Corleone running around saying, "That's horseSPIT!" It was hilariously stupid.

I remember a couple of times on either GL or ATWT when someone was driving on their way to either Springfield or Oakdale they would show a green highway/miles to the city sign....and it listed Oakdale (number of miles), below that Springfield (number of miles) and Bay City (number of miles).  Looked like a real highway sign and I thought - I wonder who ended up with that sign.  I would have loved to have had it for my wall next to my bar.  

7 minutes ago, Fevuh said:

I remember a couple of times on either GL or ATWT when someone was driving on their way to either Springfield or Oakdale they would show a green highway/miles to the city sign....and it listed Oakdale (number of miles), below that Springfield (number of miles) and Bay City (number of miles).  Looked like a real highway sign and I thought - I wonder who ended up with that sign.  I would have loved to have had it for my wall next to my bar.  

 

That sign made me wonder if the P&G soaps existed within The Twilight Zone, because originally, TGL's Springfield was thought to be in Illinois, but ATWT's Oakdale was in Ohio, and Another World's Bay City and Somerset were confirmed on-screen to be in Michigan.

 

Never expect TPTB to do any research on their own shows, LOL!

2 hours ago, vetsoapfan said:

TGL's Springfield was thought to be in Illinois, but ATWT's Oakdale was in Ohio

 

I believe Oakdale was always located in Illinois. You may be confused with the original Hughes farm, which was located in Ohio. It's where Pa Hughes raised Chris, Edith and John. But when Chris married Nancy, they moved to Oakdale, where they were soon joined by Edith and Pa, with John staying behind on the farm in Ohio.

4 hours ago, vetsoapfan said:

 

That sign made me wonder if the P&G soaps existed within The Twilight Zone, because originally, TGL's Springfield was thought to be in Illinois, but ATWT's Oakdale was in Ohio, and Another World's Bay City and Somerset were confirmed on-screen to be in Michigan.

 

Never expect TPTB to do any research on their own shows, LOL!

I, too, recall Bay City being set in Michigan. I remember a plot (perhaps a police hunt for Rachel) where they showed the state map for Michigan. Then, about 6-7 years later, Bay City was said to be in Illinois...across from Chicago, I believe.

I had heard that Oakdale was stationed closer to Peoria in Illinois.

2 hours ago, Brolden said:

 

I believe Oakdale was always located in Illinois. You may be confused with the original Hughes farm, which was located in Ohio. It's where Pa Hughes raised Chris, Edith and John. But when Chris married Nancy, they moved to Oakdale, where they were soon joined by Edith and Pa, with John staying behind on the farm in Ohio.

 

 Hmmm, okay, that may be what I was thinking about. My ancient brain does not always give me access to information, LOL. But I also seem to recall that the hardcover anniversary book mentioned Ohio. Or was that just in reference to the farm too?

 

1 hour ago, robbwolff said:

I, too, recall Bay City being set in Michigan. I remember a plot (perhaps a police hunt for Rachel) where they showed the state map for Michigan. Then, about 6-7 years later, Bay City was said to be in Illinois...across from Chicago, I believe.

 

I am much more sure about this location. Bay City and Somerset were in Michigan. It was mentioned at least twice on the air.

16 hours ago, vetsoapfan said:

But I also seem to recall that the hardcover anniversary book mentioned Ohio. Or was that just in reference to the farm too?

 

I fully understand your confusion because of they way the book is structured. It starts with 'back story', which is pretty much all about Ohio (because of the farm), before going into the actual story, starting with 1956-1960. That story, though, was always set in Illinois. 

2 minutes ago, Brolden said:

 

I fully understand your confusion because of they way the book is structured. It starts with 'back story', which is pretty much all about Ohio (because of the farm), before going into the actual story, starting with 1956-1960. That story, though, was always set in Illinois. 

 

I hate when my memory gets cloudy! Thanks for the clarification.