Overused and Underused Character Names on Soaps

[amybrickwallace]

 

How cool about Greta. I have to admit that I had never heard of this show.

 

AW and The Doctors both had a Missy Palmer (Carol Roux on AW and later, Somerset, and Dorian Lopinto on TD).

[amybrickwallace]

How about Felicia?

 

Felicia Gallant - AW

Felicia Forrester - B&B

Felicia Cummings Jones Scorpio - GH

Felicia Boudreau - GL

Felicia Fleming Lamont - LOL

Felicia Dalton - SB

 

 

[Paul Raven]

I believe the first 3 Felicias were on air at the same time which was weird as it is not such a common name.

 

Ashley remained a Y&R exclusive, apart from AMC at one time I think?

 

Tiffany didn't find favor. Only EON and SB come to mind.

[Faulkner]

There was Tiffany on GH, but yeah you'd have thought there would have been more.

[Paul Raven]

Thanks for reminding me,don'y know how I gorgot Ms Hill.

 

Underused

Rita

Denise

Marilyn

 

Apart from Rita Bauer on GL I can't think of many examples of any of these names over the years.

 

Both ATWT and DOOL had a Paul Stewart.

[robbwolff]

There was Rita Jacks Harrington on Return to Peyton Place. As for Ashley, there was Ashley Linden Marshall on Texas. And I just today remembered Ashley Bennett on The Doctors. 

[Faulkner]

Did we have surnames that were overused? Both AMC and GL had Hispanic families with the last name Santos at the same time.

[Bill Bauer]

The only Denise I can think of is ATWT’s Denise Darcy who turned out to be Tad Channing’s murderer. 

[slick jones]

Rita Renfield ATWT  (Barbara Garrick)

[Dr Neil Curtis]

ATWT also had Denise Maynard

[Paul Raven]

GH briefly had a Rita, mother of Frisco and Tony.

 

Doug Marland used the name Howard Lansing on GH and ATWT. Wonder why?

 

Michelle was underused.Only Michelle Bauer was ever a main character with that name.

 

Re surnames 

Martin was quite popular

AMC Joe/Tara/Tad etc

DOOL David/Helen etc

OLTL Jonathan Martin 

SFT Doug/Suzi etc

 

Found 2 more characters with the same name

EON had a character named Terry De Marco (played by Anna Minot) back in 1959. Signy Coleman played a character using that name on GL in the 00's.

 

Jack Scott was a character on OLTL (Carla's husband)late 70's and ATWT in 184 played by Ed Moore.