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As the story goes, Cyndi Lauper came up with the title "Time After Time" while scrolling through TV Guide (the movie was making its network premiere). Could Glenn Frey* have had a similar experience with "The Heat Is On"? I'm certain the Dynasty ad dates from late 1983-early 1984.

*Or rather, the song's actual writers, Harold Faltermeyer & Keith Forsey.

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It's funny to me that they label these as: Actress name "Character name" Soap, as if the figure depicts the actress in her personal life. Although I don't really picture Marlena in that polka-dot dress either.

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@Alan That's neat stuff. Thanks. I swear they used the same face for Ali Sweeney and Erika Slezak.

They also seem to have lightened the skin of Debbi Morgan and REG (not sure what's going on with REG's neck and head either).

They just used a Hillary Swank doll for Kelly Monaco.

The best is probably Victoria Wyndham, maybe because she would have kicked their ass otherwise.

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Sandy Dvore will always be the Gold Standard for Illustrations.  His work was so minimal, and yet captures the entire essence of the subject.  Here from his Instagram is his original sketch of Eric Braden.  According to the caption, he did all the original sketches in the 1970s, and then redrew them in the 1980s

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My father used to buy his suits at Sy Devore, an old Hollywood men's store.  And as I kid, I thought they were the same person, because the store was filled with sketches of men's Hollywood costumes from the golden age. 

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