Series Original/Working Titles

[Paul Raven]

The Verdict is Yours was originally You Are The Jury

[Paul Raven]

Before its radio premiere The Guiding Light was titled The Good Samaritan.

[amybrickwallace]

 

Supposedly, the reason why TSS changed its title from "The Storm Within" was because an antacid company signed on as a sponsor. That story still makes me laugh (I read it in Gerry Waggett's Soap Encyclopedia).

 

As for "House of Hope", I thought that was the title of the proposed TD spinoff that NBC was supposed to launch in 1970. (Instead, NBC chose another spinoff - AW's "Somerset".) I might be confusing it with something else.

[Paul Raven]

A Billboard article from 1951 mentions 'The Susan Peters Story' for the show that aired as 'Miss Susan'.

[amybrickwallace]

I don't know about that, but that was used as a title of a soap-within-a-soap on RH in 1980-81.

[Paul Raven]

Strange Paradise originally titled Garden of Evil.

[amybrickwallace]

I actually think "Garden of Evil" is a better title!!

[te.]

Well, Maljardin literally means garden of evil / evil garden, but I do prefer Strange Paradise as a title tbh.

[Paul Raven]

Knots Landing was known as 'Couples' and 'Cul De Sac' while in development.

[Fevuh]

Wasn’t or isn’t B&B called just Beautiful in another/some countries or was meant to be a possibility for the original name? 

[Cruising Soaps]

I believe in Italy it is called Beautiful

[Paul Raven]

I recall that B&B was Top Models' in France and didn't they name it 'Caroline' in Greece or was that just a nickname due to the popularity of that character? 

Otherwise it would have to be renamed 'Caroline's Friends and Family' or some such when the character died.

[Sapounopera]

The show was never called "Caroline" here in Greece. It was known as "Boldness and Charm". Crazy popular for years and years. We even hard Caroline and Ridge chips as a snack. 

[Paul Raven]

Thanks for clearing that up. I recall reading that somewhere. Obviously it was not Greece,

Did Ronn or Joanna (or anyone else)ever visit Greece on the strength of their popularity?

[Sapounopera]

RM, Joanna Johnson, KKL and Clayton Norcross all visited and were treated as mega-stars.

Dan McVicar and KKL presented a Miss Europe beauty contest. DMV also guest-starred in a greek soap in the early 90s. 

(BTW I think that Loving was called "Trisha" in South Africa.)

Τhese are photos of RM visiting Athens in 1989.