ALL: Catfights

[Lye-C]

What’s your favorite catfight? 

-Marlena vs Kristen in the secret room was fabulous 

-Lauren and Sheila in the hotel room

-Jill versus Katherine in the attic 

I didn’t watch the new Dynasty all that much but the Crystal vs Alexis catfight in the season one finale was terrific 

[Contessa Donatella]

Well, my personal favorite is also the one I consider to be Daytime's Finest. From Sally Sussman's fine little NBC 2 year soap, GENERATIONS, these two wonderful women just about destroyed an apartment. Without further ado, let's go to the clip. 

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Now, am I right? Or am I right?!!! 

Edited February 15, 2024 by Donna L. Bridges
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[vetsoapfan]

This famous scene (starting at 42:04) aired on Another World in 1974, and was particularly engrossing because viewers had waited for six YEARS for Alice to unleash her fury on  Rachel.

(Actually, Irene Dailey's Aunt Liz was far too meek here. Audra Lindley's version of Liz Matthews  from the 1960s would have whupped Rachel's a$$, and torn her hair out, from the moment that bitch marched in the room.)

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[SteelCity]

I'm not sure what I was expecting but, I wouldn't call that a fight.

[vetsoapfan]

For the time, that was a huge deal. The soaps had not yet started to go overboard with the cartoonish, campy slap fests and lily-pond dunks that came later. Soap mags printed several letter from viewers/readers who said how shocked they were that "good" Alice went after Rachel physically (lunging at her and throwing copper pots).

[SteelCity]

Oh. I guess. I just thought Alice was unhinged! i'm big catfight fan, when it's warranted and done well. I always hate when they're played for comedy. That's my one gripe with All My Children, everything always seemed comedic for some reason. The first and second catfight on Dynasty made sense and were actually pretty volatile, that's why those worked for me.