Interesting promo, @DRW50. I'm fascinated by CBS This Morning having on ABC stars. I wonder if they had any interest in reaching out to the NBC soaps.

Would someone please refresh my memory as to where on the globe these fake soap locations were? I'll give my assumptions in parenthesis.

Tanquir, AW (Morocco)

Montega, ATWT (Argentina)

San Cristobel, GL (British Virgin Islands)

Baraq, Capitol (Iraq)

Whatever the name of the Alamains' country was, DOOL (Yugoslavia)

21 minutes ago, Franko said:

Would someone please refresh my memory as to where on the globe these fake soap locations were? I'll give my assumptions in parenthesis.

Tanquir, AW (Morocco)

Montega, ATWT (Argentina)

San Cristobel, GL (British Virgin Islands)

Baraq, Capitol (Iraq)

Whatever the name of the Alamains' country was, DOOL (Yugoslavia)

San Cristob*l with an a, with an e, this name occurs  in 3 soaps - AW, GL & ATWT, I think. I know it's in 3 soaps & I know 2 of them are definitely AW & GL but the third might be DAYS and not ATWT. Who else can help?

And, was it not Alamaina?

What about Aremid?

And have you forgotten Melaswen?

 

13 minutes ago, Contessa Donatella said:

San Cristob*l with an a, with an e, this name occurs  in 3 soaps - AW, GL & ATWT, I think. I know it's in 3 soaps & I know 2 of them are definitely AW & GL but the third might be DAYS and not ATWT. Who else can help?

My mistake. San Cristobal.

13 minutes ago, Contessa Donatella said:

And, was it not Alamaina?

I've seen it as Alamainia, Alamainland, and my personal favorite, Ubilam ("Malibu" spelled backwards).

13 minutes ago, Contessa Donatella said:

What about Aremid?

I was sticking to non-U.S. locations, but I suppose Aremid could have been Canadian.

13 minutes ago, Contessa Donatella said:

And have you forgotten Melaswen?

Ah, yes. Haiti?

1 hour ago, Franko said:

My mistake. San Cristobal.

 

From my notes:

San Cristobal with an “a” is from ANOTHER WORLD. Mac, Carl, their fathers, Ian Rains & his father, and Paulina had history on that equatorial island. Paulina was visiting there researching her past & fell for both Ian & Jake McKinnon!

San Cristobel with an “e” is from GUIDING LIGHT and is the island kingdom where Prince Richard & Prince Edmund were from. Others with history there were Reva when she was Princess Katherine, Jonathan, Olivia, etc.

More notes: 

Melaswen (backward spelling of New Salem) DOOL

San Cristobel with an e Guiding Light where Josh & Reva are arrested in San Cristobel (with an e) San Cristobel with an e Guiding Light

San Cristóbal Island with an a Another World, located in Galápagos Islands.

Geography: Location Galápagos Islands, Ecuador Coordinates: 0.83°S 89.43°W Archipelago Galápagos Islands San Cristóbal (Chatham) is the easternmost island in the Galápagos archipelago, [1] as well as one of the oldest geologically. It is administratively part of San Cristóbal Canton, Ecuador. Its Spanish (and official Ecuadorian) name “San Cristóbal” comes from the patron saint of seafarers, St. Christopher. English speakers increasingly use that name in preference to the traditional English name of Chatham Island, derived from William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham. San Cristobel with an e and San Cristobal with an a, 2 different island spellings, with only one letter apart for 2 PGP shows.

And, from Another World, Tanquir, Cecile’s kingdom long ago & Grant & Cindy hiding out there.

Edited June 4Jun 4 by Contessa Donatella

1 hour ago, Franko said:

Would someone please refresh my memory as to where on the globe these fake soap locations were? I'll give my assumptions in parenthesis.

Tanquir, AW (Morocco)

Montega, ATWT (Argentina)

San Cristobel, GL (British Virgin Islands)

Baraq, Capitol (Iraq)

Whatever the name of the Alamains' country was, DOOL (Yugoslavia)

I also assumed Tanquir was in Africa. Montega was in the Caribbean, more like Cuba.

AW: the Red Swan

AMC: Libidizone

Y&R : the reliquary

DAYS:  the prisms

GL: the deed & the engagement ring

GL: Infinity

ATWT: Bilan (Bilan was the daughter of the drug-dealer Bob married, but I swear, we didn't know for months who or what Bilan was.)

GH: The Ice Princess

Ryan's Hope: Merit Kara

One Life to Live: The City of Eterna!

Anyone know any others?

In 5 different episodes of ANOTHER WORLD, Denise Alexander & Chris Robinson, sharing scenes, December 1987, January 1988 & April 1988, please enjoy https://www.instagram.com/p/DK9lLsfJOiP/
https://www.instagram.com/p/DK9c_6JpLub/
https://www.instagram.com/p/DK9cjU7JpDX/
https://www.instagram.com/p/DK8suuaJSpy/
https://www.instagram.com/p/DK8iq61p4VY/

From some time in the '60s, Charmin spoofing soaps. I wonder who played the grandmother. Monica is played by Alice Playten, possibly during her run in Hello, Dolly!

 

 

Both Taster's Choice coffee and Country Crock commercials in the '80s had continuing "soap" like arcs, too!

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=taster's+choice+soap+opera (List of Taster's Choice videos, one even featured Jane Seymour.)

The Country Crock ads, it was just the hands of the couple, but there were a whole series of them. A link to a couple (no pun intended - in one video link) is below:

 

From the May 1976 Soap Opera Digest, with thanks to Kathy.

First, the cover, picture of Suzanne Rogers, headlines teased:

All the Stories from All the Shows

The Set of Somerset

Ruth Warrick Sings

Audrey Landers has a dilemma

Dixie Carter, a new wardrobe, and last,

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

Guess who has written a book?! 

 

 

On 6/3/2025 at 4:03 PM, Franko said:

Would someone please refresh my memory as to where on the globe these fake soap locations were?
Whatever the name of the Alamains' country was, DOOL 

The name of the Alamain family's country was "Alamainia".  I don't know where it is.

11 minutes ago, janea4old said:

The name of the Alamain family's country was "Alamainia".  I don't know where it is.

YES!!! I thought so. I had previously said "Alamainia". It's in Europe. I realize that doesn't narrow it down a whole lot. 

On 6/3/2025 at 4:03 PM, Franko said:

Would someone please refresh my memory as to where on the globe these fake soap locations were?

where is Mendorra (OLTL) ?