Seeing those clips of B-52's on Guiding Light prompted me to start this topic.

 

The whole celebrity guest thing took hold in the early 80's, whether it be musical acts performing, celebs playing themselves or in limited 'guest star' appearances.

 

Let us know who you recall...

 

Being a soap history nerd I'll start with two that pre dated the trend.

 

Love of Life

Sammy Davis Jnr performed at Rick Latimer's club. Sammy was a big LOL fan at the time.

 

General Hospital

Mamie Van Doren as herself. I never saw this but apparently Lesley's husband Cameron arranged for Miss Van Doren to meet young Laura. What 12 yr old in the mid 70's didn't dream of meeting a 50's b movie starlet?

 

Mamie on GH kinda plays into the fact that with a few exceptions, a lot of the celeb guests were strictly second tier - musicians and actors slightly past their prime...

 

Edited February 15, 20196 yr by Paul Raven

Zsa Zsa Gabor on The Edge of Night. This one's just a walk-on.

 

 

Brooke Shields and Tony Randall appeared on The Doctors in 1982 and Wayne Grezky appeared on Y&R around the same time.

Roseanne as Jennifer Smith on GH in 1994:

 

 

Sally Struthers in the same role eight years later:

 

 

Carol Burnett as Langley’s daughter Verla Grubbs on AMC in 1983 (she reprised the role a couple times over the years):

 

 

Didn't Peabo Bryson sing on OLTL?

 

 

64-year-old Joan Crawford infamously stepping in for her 28-year-old daughter on The Secret Storm in 1968 (only audio exists):

 

 

2 hours ago, dragonflies said:

Didn't Peabo Bryson sing on OLTL?

 

 

Snoop Dogg on OLTL:

 

 

 

Oh, God.

Edited February 15, 20196 yr by Khan

Sigh.

 

Oh, hell, why not?

 

 

Oh gosh I loved that @Khan it makes me miss OLTL

Edited February 15, 20196 yr by dragonflies

Just now, dragonflies said:

Oh gosh I loved that @Khan it makes me miss OLTL

 

You're welcome!

Elizabeth Taylor as Helena Cassadine on GH is pretty iconic.  Especially the curse at the wedding.

 

O-Town serenading Bianca on AMC:

 

 

There was Whitney Houston and Jermaine Jackson on ATWT,  singing Steve and Betsy's theme "Nobody Loves Me Like You Do".  At the time , Jermaine was the "name" star, and nobody had ever heard of Whitney.

12 hours ago, SoapDope said:

Brooke Shields and Tony Randall appeared on The Doctors in 1982 

 

So did Judy Collins (who also appeared on GL).