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RUTH BUZZI

IN LOVING MEMORY
 
JULY 24, 1936-MAY 1, 2025
 
(Letitia Bradford, 1983)
 

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Ruth Buzzi of "Laugh-In" fame, who appeared as Letitia Bradford (Eugene's eccentric cousin; pictured above with both Peter Reckell and a lion) for 6 episodes on "Days of Our Lives" in 1983, died on May 1, 2025. For the full story, click here: https://apnews.com/article/ruth-buzzi-dead-88-laughin-0ad12e343297d352fe5406067851367f
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4565...10/21/83: 
Cast: Julie, Doug, Neil, Alex, Liz, Danny, Roman, Gwen, Chris, Anna, Hope, Bo, Sandy, Pete, Larry, Letitia, Billie, Speed, Delia, Dave, Charlene, Mrs. Whiting, Wanda/Guard, Tyler, Lion/animal.
Sets: Doug's Place, Alex's Living Room (formerly DiMera), Letitia's House, Boat Dock, Chris' House, Prison Recreation Room, Liz's Cell, Superintendent's Office Phone (Limbo), Anna's Bathtub (Limbo), Ty's Salem Inn Room Phone (Limbo).

4567...10/25/83: 
Cast: Doug, Abe, Andre as Tony, Danny, Roman, Gwen, Chris, Anna, Hope, Bo, Sandy, Brett, Letitia, Mrs. Whiting, Wanda/Guard, Waiter, Cop # 1, Raven/animal, Lion/animal, Cats/animals.
Sets: Shenanigans, Salem Inn Dining Room, Letitia's Living Room, Chris' House, Tony's Salem Inn Room, Abe & Roman's Inner & Outer Office, Warden's Office & Ext. Door.

4572...11/1/83: 
Cast: Tom, Alice, Marie, Abe, Andre as Tony, Roman, Chris, Anna, Hope, Bo, Sandy, Larry, Joan, Letitia, Tyler, Delia, Franny, Chuck Bigelow, Newspaper Reporter, Waiter, Female Supervisor, Raven/animal, Cats/animals, Birds/animals.
Sets: Chris' House, Abe & Roman's Office, Letitia's House, Ty's Salem Inn Room & Corridor, Salem Inn Dining Room, Staff Lounge, Desk Area & Elevator of Nurses' Station, Bo's New Basement Apartment, Anna's Bathroom (Limbo).

4573...11/2/83: 
Cast: Mickey, Julie, Doug, Maggie, Neil, Don, Marie, Alex, Liz, Andre as Tony, Gwen, Chris, Eugene, Sandy, Letitia, Charlene, Mrs. Whiting, Wanda/Guard, Dave, Delia, Saleslady # 1, Saleslady # 2, Figure in Dark, Raven/animal, Cats/animals, Birds/animals.
Sets: Boutique Dressing Room & Corridor, Tony's New Penthouse, Doug's Place, Liz's Cell, Warden's Office, Letitia's House, Gwen's Bed (Limbo), Dressing Table in Maggie's Bedroom (Limbo), Sofa in Sandy's Cottage (Limbo), Ext. Sandy's Cottage with Bushes.

4574...11/3/83: 
Cast: Julie, Maggie, Don, Marlena, Andre as Tony, Danny, Chris, Anna, Eugene, Hope, Melissa, Sandy, Pete, Letitia, Tyler, Dave, Karl, Cop # 1, Cop # 2, Maid, Stella, Supervisor, Michelle, Terri, Stewardess, Raven/animal, Cats/animals, Birds/animals.
Sets: Lodge, Lakehouse, Letitia's House, Ext. Letitia's House, Shenanigans, Ty's Salem Inn Room & Corridor, Student Center, Anna's Dressing Table (Limbo), Eugene's Trap Door Area (Limbo), Airplane (Limbo).

4576...11/7/83: 
Cast: Julie, Doug, Marlena, Abe, Danny, Roman, Chris, Eugene, Hope, Bo, Melissa, Sandy, Letitia, Mrs. Whiting, Dave, Michelle, Jamie, Guard # 1, Guard # 2, Girl # 1, Girl # 2, Cop # 1, Raven/animal, Lion/animal, Cats/animals, Birds/animals.
Sets: Chris' House & Ext., Film Company Van (traveling at night & stopped), Lodge & Exterior, Doug's Place, Guard Gate at Rinehart, Warden's Office, Letitia's House, Ext. Letitia's House, Melissa's Bedroom (Limbo), Abe & Roman's Office Phone (Limbo), Dresser for "Killer" (Limbo).

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Jason, thank you so much & I was just speaking of you earlier. I was saying we need to throw a cyber  party with some special invited guests. You were one of them! Not because you are brilliant, even though you are, but because you are kind. And we appreciate you, really we do.

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DAYS Ruth Buzzi 11-2-83

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I don't need to warn you that if you like this & want to keep it download it.

Now, isn't she positively amazing?!!! Well, IMO she is. This is only the first episode that I've got her in. I think there will be more.

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Just thinking how the Ruth/Leticia guest spot really cemented how Days had changed.

Stunt casting with a campy/comedy character in a 'wacky' storyline was something that a few years previously would have been completely out of place on Days (and most other soaps for that matter).

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1. 11/1/83 cast/set list:
 

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The "11/2/83" video you posted of Ruth Buzzi's scenes includes Roman and Hope in them, meaning the video you posted is actually 11/1/83, since Roman and Hope aren't in 11/2/83.
 
2. The video you posted of "11/2/83" has scenes with Roman and Hope. As you can see from my cast/set list, Roman and Hope are not in the 11/2/83 episode (see above note):
 
4573...11/2/83:
Cast: Mickey, Julie, Doug, Maggie, Neil, Don, Marie, Alex, Liz, Andre as Tony, Gwen, Chris, Eugene, Sandy, Letitia, Charlene, Mrs. Whiting, Wanda/Guard, Dave, Delia, Saleslady # 1, Saleslady # 2, Figure in Dark, Raven/animal, Cats/animals, Birds/animals.
 
2.  11/3/83 :My video collection starts with 11/4/83. so I don't have the 11/1/83 or 11/3/83 video, but in addition to the cast/set list for 11/3/83, here is also the parking clearance call sheet for that day, showing Ruth was not only in the cast/set list but did work that day:
 
 
They even had hired the animal trainer and all the animals for the day, so It's sort of a certainty that her scenes were not cut that day, or it would have been a big waste of the budget.

3. As for 11/7/83, I just fast-forwarded through that whole episode myself. Letitia is in it from start to finish. It's her big final episode where she is killed. She starts the episode saying "Eugene, are you there?" In the next act, Marlena shows up and meets Letitia's lion. Later in the episode, Letitia is killed by "Eugene" (the Salem Slasher in a Eugene mask).
 
So, as we can see from your own post, the 11/2/83 date you have listed on that video is incorrect, since Hope and Roman are in that video but not in the 11/2/83 episode.It seems the dates you have on all your early November 1983 episodes are incorrect.
 
When you post videos and suggest that my data is incorrect, do you not first compare who is in the scenes and see if that matches who is in the episode? You didn't do that with the "11/2/83" episode, which based on Roman and Hope being in it means that is actually 11/1/83. Best to do something like that first before suggesting my data and research is incorrect.
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Jason, just let me say that it was not my intent to any way impugn any of your data  or research. I'm very sorry if it came out that way.

Obviously the person I got these 4 November episodes from has mislabeled files, multiples, which I was certainly unaware of.  When I am editing it is all about what I see & hear. Later, I find time for greater reflection.  Of course, I was suspicious from the very first instance where what I saw & heard did not agree with what it should have.  I'm very glad to know why. 

If you find you are no longer interested in the edit, that is fine. I have no ego in this. I did it only to share it.

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