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Let's go back 10 years prior to 1980. Imagine what the topics would've been then. Maybe it's me, but it seems like every show besides the ABC big three was a mess in the early 1980s. We know NBC on the whole was a giant mess in the early 1980s. CBS Daytime was shaken up by the huge rise of the ABC big three, thus the numerous scheduling changes in the early 1980s.

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I had some fun ...

 

RH: 

How many recasts does one show need?

Bring Back Ilene!

Bring Back Kate!

 

AMC:

Erica’s moving to New York … is she being written out?

Palmer and Nina ... am I seeing things?

 

OLTL:

Oh, sure, a whole bunch of Texans move to Pennsylvania

 

GH:

Sick things they’re shouting at Tony Geary

Laura … And Luke? And Scotty? And Hutch?

 

EDGE:

What time does it air for you?

 

SFT:

SAY IT ISN'T SO: Jo's a ... divorcee!

They're moving!

 

Y&R:

Brenda Dickson out!

Who are all these new characters?

I can't understand the new guy

They should have never gone to an hour

 

GL:

Dobsons out, Marland in!

What's with all the musical guests?

 

DOOL:

ANOTHER long-time character gone!

ANOTHER new writer!

ANOTHER new character in!

They like this guy Alex a lot more than I do

 

AW:

Should they have had a little more faith in the 90 minutes run?

Bye Bye Iris!

 

TEXAS:

Give it a chance, it's pretty good

Stick with GH and GL, it's lousy

 

LOL:

Remembering Love of Life

So what the hell happened to Betsy?

 

All shows:

Should RH, EDGE, SFT or TD expand to an hour?

ENOUGH LOCATION SHOOTING!

Will the Procter & Gamble shows survive the decade?

Such-and-such sure seems pretty “up” today

Holy cow! We're getting on non-TV magazines, too!

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AW: “Why I hate these 90-minute episodes!”

ATWT: “This show is so stale!”

Days: “Massacre on the set! 14 actors fired!”

GL: “Ed and Holly or Ed and Rita?” And “Do you think Roger is still alive?”

Y&R: “What happened to Bond Gideon as Jill?”

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From what little I've seen of early 1980s Y&R I thought EB sounded fine. For whatever reason Bill Bell didn't have EB use an American accent instead of his natural German accent.

 

 

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The P&G soaps alone could have filled up several message boards:

 

1. P&G Soaps Get Facelifts with New Themes and Opening Credits

2. AW's 90 Minute Expansion- Long Running Cast Member Michael Ryan (John) Leaves Series in Firey Blaze

3. AW On Location Shoot in St. Croix for Climax of Rachel/Mac/Janice Storyline

3. AW Returns to 60 Minutes and Switches Timeslots

4. AW's Ray Liotta (Joey) Leaves Show in Search of Hollywood Stardom

5. Beverlee McKinsey Leaves AW to Star in New AW Spinoff TEXAS

6. Beverlee McKinsey to Receive Star Billing on New NBC Soap TEXAS

7. AW Releases Long Time Cast Member Beverly Penberthy (Pat)

8. AW's Douglass Watson Upsets GH's Tony Geary as Best Actor at the 1980 Daytime Emmys

9. AW's Douglass Watson Does it Again- Upsets GH's Tony Geary as Best Actor at the 1981 Daytime Emmys

10. Former AW Headwriter Harding Lemay Pens Tell All Book About the Show

11. AW's Headwriter L. Virginia Brown Transferred to GL; New Headwriter Corrine Jacker Takes Over

12. AW's Steve Frame Lives- BONANZA Actor David Canary Takes Over Roll

13. Longtime AW EP Paul Rauch Out- Replaced by GL EP Allen Potter

14. Can AW's First EP Allen Potter Work His Magic a Second Time?

15. ATWT and SFT Swap Producers- Bunim in at ATWT and Bartholomew in at SFT

16. ATWT Vets Don McLaughlin (Chris) and Helen Wagner (Nancy) Released from Contracts

17. ATWT Vet Eileen Fulton (Lisa) Leaves Series

18. ATWT On Location in Spain as James Tries to Kill Barbara

19. ATWT- Who Killed John Dixon?

20. ATWT's Kim Finds Love On Location in Greece

21. ATWT's Annie Has Quadruplets 

22. ATWT's Tom and Margo Terrorized by Mr. Big

23. ATWT's Meg Ryan (Betsy) Leaves Show for Hollywood Stardom

24. GL's Roger Rapes Holly

25. GL's Roger Dies in Final Showdown with Bauer Brothers

26. Long Running GL Cast Member Stefan Schnabel (Dr. Steven Jackson)Fired

27. GL Loses Another Long Time Cast Member as Millette Alexander (Dr. Sara McIntyre) Leaves Series

28. GL's Kelly Learns the Truth About Nola's Lies

29. GL Upsets GH at the Emmys

30. GL Upsets GH at the Emmys Again

31. AW's Maeve Kinkead (ex-Angie) Debuts as GL's Vanessa After Backstage Harassment at AW

32. GH Emmy Winner Jane Elliott Leaves Series for GL Role

33. DOCTORS and GH Writer Douglas Marland Replaces Dobsons as Headwriters; Dobsons Transferred to ATWT

34. Emmy Winner Jane Elliott Fired from GL after Convoluted Multiple Personality Fizzles

35. All is Forgiven- Harding Lemay Hired as GL Scriptwriter After Penning P&G Tell All About AW

36. Douglas Marland Quits as GL Headwriter- Replaced by AW Headwriter L. Virginia Browne

37. Freddie (Rick) Bauer and Phillip Spaulding SORASED at GL

38. Kevin Bacon (Tim) Leaves GL to Try His Luck in Hollywood 

39. GL's EP Allen Potter Returns to AW- Replaced by TEXAS EP Gail Kobe at GL

40. EON's Nicole Has a Surprise Sister- Lori Laughlin Makes Debut as Jodi

41. Longtime EON Headwriter Henry Slesar Fired in Last Ditch Effort to Save Series; Replaced by Lee Sheldon

42. As More ABC Affiliates Drop EON, the Series is Cancelled after 28 Years

43. After 30 Years, CBS Switches SFT's Timeslot to 2:30 PM

44. SFT Switches Networks to NBC- Replaced by CAPITOL on CBS

45. SFT Resumes 12:30 PM Timeslot on NBC - Low Rated DOCTORS Moves to 12:00 PM Ensuring Imminent Cancellation 

46. SFT Hires Former AW Headwriter Harding Lemay- Can He Restore the Show's Former Grandeur 

47. NBC Debuts TEXAS in 3 PM EST Timeslot Against Ratings Powerhouse GH and Emmy Winner GL

48. After One Year, TEXAS Star Beverlee McKinsey (Iris) Quits Series

49. Paul Rauch Out as TEXAS EP; Former Actress Gail Kobe In

50. In a Last Ditch Effort to Save TEXAS, NBC and P&G Switch Timeslot to 11:00 AM and Take a Chance on New Headwriter Pamela Long

 

 

 

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Going even further back, The Doctors:

 

- TD recasts Mike for the 964,257,890th time!

 

- From Route 66 to Madison: Glenn Corbett joins the show!

 

- TD recasts Carolee with TSS heroine Jada Rowland!

 

- From Sappy Good Girl to Manipulative Psycho: The Dr. Ann Larimer Story

 

- We Want Less aka Who thought the Andy Andersson plot was a good idea?

 

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