soap opera history

Santa Barbara Wayback: Remember Keith Timmons

Crime doesn’t usually pay. But if you’re a character like Keith Timmons – the rakish District Attorney on Santa Barbara – being bad pulls in…

By Garren Waldo September 17, 2019

Guiding Light Wayback: Remember Vanessa

Throughout soap opera history, there have been spoiled, wealthy women who do as they please. They don’t often mature into loving, matriarchs, but that’s just…

By Michael Maloney September 17, 2019

The Young and the Restless Wayback: Remember Andy

Throughout soap opera history, there have been a lot of good guys – some, in fact, have been too good for their own good —…

By Michael Maloney September 17, 2019

Days of Our Lives Wayback: Remember Caroline Brady

There are plenty of parents in the annals of soap opera history who possess a “do as I say, not as I do” mentality and…

By Garren Waldo September 16, 2019

The Bold and the Beautiful Wayback: Remember Storm

As viewers of soap opera history know, Storm Logan appeared in the first episode of The Bold and the Beautiful. The character went through many…

By Michael Maloney September 15, 2019

General Hospital Wayback: Remember Patrick Drake

While General Hospital has certainly had its fair share of talented but emotionally stagnated surgeons who are easy on the eyes and a magnet for…

By Garren Waldo September 13, 2019

The Young and the Restless Wayback: Remember Hope

Throughout soap opera history, there have been many brave heroines and mothers, determined to do whatever is best for their children. One such woman is…

By Michael Maloney September 13, 2019

General Hospital Wayback: Remember Rick Webber

Chris Robinson isn’t a doctor in real life, but he played one on TV. Veteran General Hospital fans recall the handsome actor as Lesley’s husband,…

By Michael Maloney September 12, 2019

Days of Our Lives Wayback: Remember Robin Jacobs

Although she was only on Days of Our Lives for two years – 1985 to 1987 – highly opinionated and deeply religious Robin Jacobs started…

By Garren Waldo September 12, 2019

The Bold and the Beautiful Wayback: Remember Maggie

Throughout soap opera history, wealthy characters – like the Forresters on The Bold and the Beautiful – have had relatives that are not as well-off…

By Michael Maloney September 12, 2019

As the World Turns Wayback: Remember John Dixon

Throughout soap opera history, there have been many captivating antagonists who know how to charm women and stir up trouble as they go after what…

By Michael Maloney September 12, 2019

The Young and the Restless Wayback: Remember Isabella

Throughout soap opera history, bad girls have been known to stir the pot in order to get what they want! One such woman, Isabella Braña…

By Michael Maloney September 11, 2019

Another World Wayback: Remember Cass Winthrop

There are literally hundreds of legal lotharios throughout soap opera history who are capable of securing victories inside the courtroom and scoring big in the…

By Garren Waldo September 10, 2019

Guiding Light Wayback: Remembering Dr. Ed Bauer

The Bauer family is one of the most well-known and longest-running not only on Guiding Light but in all of soap opera history. Anchoring that…

By Michael Maloney September 09, 2019

Guiding Light Wayback: Remember Holly Norris

Throughout soap opera history, there have been many memorable heroines who don’t always make the right choices. One such leading lady was Holly Norris on…

By Michael Maloney September 08, 2019

The Bold and the Beautiful Wayback: Remember Sly

Throughout soap opera history there have been some bad boys who cross the line and take things to a new level. That turned out to…

By Michael Maloney September 07, 2019

Santa Barbara Wayback: Remember Julia Wainwright

She was smart-mouthed, street smart and a shark in the courtroom. In fact, Julia Wainwright, Santa Barbara’s feisty legal eagle was the total package and…

By Garren Waldo September 06, 2019

The Bold and the Beautiful Wayback: Remember Grant

Throughout soap opera history, there have been many tragic love stories over the years. Among them is the one between designer Grant Chambers (Charles Grant)…

By Michael Maloney September 05, 2019

General Hospital Wayback: Remember Lesley Webber

Throughout soap opera history there have been many beloved matriarchs and caring docs and General Hospital doctor, Lesley Webber, played by Emmy-nominee Denise Alexander, is…

By Michael Maloney September 04, 2019

Days of Our Lives Wayback: Remember Isabella Toscano Black

Although she was only on screen for three years, Isabella certainly left Days of Our Lives with one heck of a parting gift in the…

By Garren Waldo September 04, 2019

The Young and the Restless Wayback: Remember Avery

It seems as if everyone throughout soap opera history has a sibling. Viewers of The Young and the Restless learned that Phyllis Summers has a…

By Michael Maloney September 04, 2019

Another World Wayback: Remember Donna Love

Donna Love from Another World was one of the most complex characters in all of soap opera history. She was never quite a villainess but…

By Garren Waldo September 03, 2019

As The World Turns Wayback: Remember Lucinda

Throughout soap opera history there have been plenty of “helicopter” parents, but Lucinda Walsh on As the World Turns would have had flying drones hovering…

By Michael Maloney September 03, 2019

The Young and the Restless Wayback: Remember Diane

Many beautiful women have come and gone from The Young and the Restless, but in soap opera history, few of those ladies can lay claim…

By Michael Maloney September 03, 2019

The Young and the Restless Wayback: Remember Hilary

Throughout soap opera history, there have been many beautiful deathbed scenes, including the one featuring Hilary Curtis Hamilton on The Young and the Restless. Here’s…

By Michael Maloney September 02, 2019

Guiding Light Wayback: Remember Roger Thorpe

Numerous villains have populated serial dramas throughout soap opera history. However, Guiding Light bad guy Roger Thorpe, played by late Emmy-winner Michael Zaslow, was unparalleled.…

By Michael Maloney September 01, 2019

The Bold and the Beautiful Wayback: Remember Felicia

The Forrester family on The Bold and the Beautiful is one of the most well-known in soap opera history. Within three years of the show’s…

By Michael Maloney August 31, 2019

The Young and the Restless Wayback: Remember Gloria

Soap opera history is filled with “haves” and “have nots” — and Gloria Fisher from The Young and the Restless falls into the latter category.…

By Michael Maloney August 30, 2019

The Bold and the Beautiful Wayback: Remember Deacon

The pages of soap opera history are filled with the names of many bad boys looking for redemption, but there are few tortured souls like…

By Michael Maloney August 28, 2019

General Hospital Wayback: Remember Alan Quartermaine

He came from one of the most dysfunctional families in soap opera history so it’s no surprise that Dr. Alan Quartermaine occasionally divested himself of…

By Garren Waldo August 27, 2019

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