Killing off John Abbot was the biggest mistake by Y&R writers post 2000s 

RIP Jerry 

Saw this on Darcy Rose Byrnes (ex-Abby) IG 

15 hours ago, janea4old said:

Amazingly they all got together a few weeks ago.,

see this insta  post by Lauralee Bell:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CU8mpleJ3W1/

More pics from that gathering ...  
https://www.instagram.com/p/CU-CsLlFmW8/

https://www.instagram.com/p/CVoV2RKPPKl/

 

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Eileen Davidson Instagram post about Jerry Douglas passing,
scroll left right to see all the pics
https://www.instagram.com/p/CWI5UREpsJO/

Edited November 11, 20214 yr by janea4old

14 hours ago, kalbir said:

Killing off John Abbott was the worst thing Y&R ever did and it marked the end of an era. Y&R has not been the same ever since then.

RIP Jerry Douglas and thank you for the 24 years you were the heart of the Abbott family.

Definitely this. 
 

Reat in Peace, Jerry Douglass. 

On 11/12/2021 at 4:09 AM, Frank2803 said:

Killing off John Abbot was the biggest mistake by Y&R writers post 2000s 

RIP Jerry 

Agreed. John was such a moral centre. I just recently watched Eileen's first year back on Y&R in 99 and when John comes back she is so happy, you can tell they had such a respect and love for each other. It was such a sweet reunion. 

Jerry really made John more than just a patriarchal figure. I liked that he loved his kids, but also knew when to give them a metaphorical back hand. Loved when John would stick to Jack (more so Terry Lester's Jack). When he tells Jack he's going to get Brad to move back into the house, lol. "Oh you're going to get Brad back" and Terry "WHHAAAATTT!!!" haha

Even Jerry and Terry's first scene together, it just worked immediately. How comfortable he and Eileen really were and seemed like a real father/daughter. Actually the whole of the original Abbott's (well technically Jerry was a replacement) just worked beautifully. They seemed like a real family.

I also remember hearing that Jerry credited playing John with making him a better father in life, which I think is very sweet.