While looking at the TV Guide ad for Capitol that I posted in the Capitol thread, I fell into a google-hole of soap print ads

 

It was interesting to look at how CBS ads changed with the decades (Can you match the names with their images in the GL ad, and was India the only woman in the history of soaps who wanted to look older than her age?)

 

NBC ads went from earnest (what does it mean to be "half in love"?) to amusing

 

When I think of NBC I think of their classic illustrated ads - like this Cecile ad from the 90s (where the unrealistic perspective of the compact really annoys me), but check out the copy on the DAYS ad for a sizzling half sibling romance

 

I also enjoyed the classic NBC contest ads (Would you rather attend Felicia, Sally, or Kayla's wedding? & Are they trying to trick us by showing the DAYS bride as a brunette?)

 

 

ABC changed over the years but seemed to be influenced by the NBC illustrations

 

Some illustrators may not have been as talented as others which lead to these odd images - Does RH Jill have a sidegig as Sandy in Grease?  What's with Siobhan's large hand?  And why is SFT Suzy marrying Grant Show from RH?

 

Dynasty's odd illustrations matched the oddity of the Two Krystal's plot (was Krystal being played by a ventriloquist dummy?)

 

And Kim Zimmer must have been pleased when CBS switched from illustration to photos

 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 28, 20214 yr by j swift

I enjoyed these so much that I decided to make a game.  - Who's that supposed to be?

 

Name the soap, the character(s), and the actor for each picture. 

 

Try to submit your answers using the spoiler button (it looks like an eye), so that there's no cheating. 

 

I've added the soap using the spoiler button if you need a hint.

 

#1 - We'll start easy with a classic Sandy Dvore image from

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Young and the Restless

 

#2 may look like a comic book but it's from

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As The World Turns

 

#3 from the same ad

 

#4 I included both members of this couple because she is unrecognizable to me in illustrated form

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One Life to Live

 

#5 The other part of this couple would have given it away too easily

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General Hospital

 

#6 She's dressed for bed, not a black tie event

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One Life to Live

 

#7 Looks like a generic image of a soap actor, but the character was so popular that he was on more than one show

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All My Children

 

#8 - Does the headpiece give it away (or the eyebrows)?

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Days of Our Lives

 

#9 a classic TV Guide caricature (hint not Falcon Crest)

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Knots Landing

 

#10 To be fair, the covers of these novelizations were probably intentionally obscure in order to avoid paying the actors for their images.  So, bonus points if you can guess which characters they are trying to portray.

 

The winner gets a trip to Roman and Diana's Greek Wedding (time machine, airfare, and hotel not included).

Edited March 28, 20214 yr by j swift

Oh, what fun!

 

1.

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I want to say Katherine, but part of me's also thinking Liz.

 

2. 

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Lisa!

 

3.

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I dunno the guy and I think the woman's Margo (Hillary Bailey Smith edition).

 

4. 

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Samantha and Asa.

 

5. 

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Laura!

 

6.

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Tina!

 

7.

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Jeremy Hunter.

 

8.

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Hope Brady.

 

9.

Boy, that does look a lot like Susan Sullivan, but ...

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Donna Mills as Abby.

 

10.

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AMC -- Erica, Phil and Tara and Nick Davis. AW -- Rachel/Steve/Alice. DOOL -- David & Trish? Y&R -- No clue.

 

Yes, it's exposition-heavy, but I have a soft spot for this premiere ad for B&B.

I wish I could find ads from DOOL's "Gutsy. Glamorous." response campaign.

And whoops, sorry, @j swift, I realized I didn't choose an illustrated ad. 

The illustrator must have had something against ATWT if this and the #3 above are anything to go by.

On 3/27/2021 at 10:59 PM, Paul Raven said:

The illustrator must have had something against ATWT if this and the #3 above are anything to go by.

I like the mid century pencil illustrations the best, even though the shading makes it look like every actress could cut a steak with those sharp cheekbones

Edited March 29, 20214 yr by j swift

#3 is Carol and Jay from ATWT

4 hours ago, antmunoz said:

#3 is Carol and Jay from ATWT

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good guess but please try to put your answers in the spoiler section in order to allow others to play along

 

Would these rather creepy drawings entice you to devote 1 hr each morning to 2 new soaps?

7 hours ago, Paul Raven said:

Would these rather creepy drawings entice you to devote 1 hr each morning

I don't know which is weirder, the afro on the lady in the Morning Star ad, or the idea that woman in the Paradise Bay ad played her guitar like a stand up bass?

1978

Thanks @jam6242

OLTL Viki with a split personality is very cool

The AW Virginia Dwyer caption about job security is amusingly ironic

and Meg Ryan looks like her head was shaved for cranial surgery

1 hour ago, j swift said:

Meg Ryan looks like her head was shaved for cranial surgery

She does, lol.  I think she also looks more like Lindsay Frost.

The Mary Stuart sketch bears no resemblance whatsoever!

2 hours ago, Paul Raven said:

The Mary Stuart sketch bears no resemblance whatsoever!

I thought that was supposed to be Alice Horton and Nancy Hughes on top.

4 hours ago, j swift said:

OLTL Viki with a split personality is very cool

I love it! I hope Gillian has it framed in her home. I would hang that in my own office.