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89. I've written a little before about being young and at my Great

Thu Oct 10, 2024, 03:22 PM

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Grandmother's house in the afternoon and she was an adamant believer that the cameras were showing real life rather than a script. Her absolute favorites were "The Edge of Night" and "The Secret Storm". If you made noise or asked her for anything during those two shows it was going to be big trouble. She also liked the old original "Divorce Court".

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What soap opera do you remember watching from your youth or adulthood? Mine was the Guiding Light. Started watching [View all] debm55 Oct 10 OP

The Doctors Freddie Oct 10 #1

Thank you Freddie. I ate lunch at home a lot of times and watched the Guiding Light. Didn't have a choice. debm55 Oct 10 #13

I got hooked on "Days of Our Lives" but then I went back to work and was "cured" of it when I retired. CTyankee Oct 10 #2

Watched during summer break. It was always the Guiding Light. When cold turkey when we adopted him. debm55 Oct 10 #16

Dark Shadows /nt mntleo2 Oct 10 #3

Ditto Darwins_Retriever Oct 10 #7

Thank you mntleo2. My cousins watched that. debm55 Oct 10 #19

Oh yes! CrispyQ Oct 10 #36

Yes! BuddhaGirl Oct 11 #103

Early TV soap operas Squeaky41 Oct 10 #4

Thank you Squeaky41. I remember Secret Storm but not Brighter Day. debm55 Oct 10 #20

Days of Our Lives in the early 80s when I was in middle school. Basso8vb Oct 10 #5

Thank you Basso8vb. Mother and Grandmother watched them all day. I guess that was the thing back then. debm55 Oct 10 #23

My grandmother was a fan of General Hospital EYESORE 9001 Oct 10 #6

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH. that's funny EYESORE 9001. I never watched any of the night soaps. debm55 Oct 10 #25

Don't remember the name, (Mother watched it, not me) but it had dramatic dobleremolque Oct 10 #8

Thank you dobleremolque. I remember that music. debm55 Oct 10 #46

My grandmother was hooked on "As the World Turns" never missed it. Walleye Oct 10 #9

Thank you Walleye. I always wonder why they were so hooked on it. Some of the acting was bad. Same for the story telling debm55 Oct 10 #47

In those days, soap operas were live. I think that could've been part of the appeal. Walleye Oct 11 #112

My mother and grandmother watched ATWT BuddhaGirl Oct 11 #105

thank you BuddhaGirl. That's funny. debm55 Oct 11 #108

I remember when my grandparents got a smaller TV for their upstairs den Walleye Oct 11 #111

I started watching "The Young and the Restless" from the very first episode. Diamond_Dog Oct 10 #10

Thank you Diamond_Dog. I didn't know that about Tom Selleck. debm55 Oct 10 #48

My grandmother Jrsygrl96 Oct 10 #11

Thank you Jrsygrl96. Some of the older ones had some bad actors and story lines. debm55 Oct 10 #49

I remember watching some soaps with my mom when home during the summer. Ocelot II Oct 10 #12

I hate Queen for a Day. I felt sorry for the contestants. debm55 Oct 10 #69

Young and the restless, as the world turns. onecaliberal Oct 10 #14

Thank you onecaliberal debm55 Oct 10 #72

When I was in elementary school I would walk home for lunch. PittBlue Oct 10 #15

Thank you PittBlue. Do you remember PAPABier? debm55 Oct 10 #68

Yes! PittBlue Oct 10 #80

College: Young & the Restless, much less frequently: Days of Our Lives & rarely: General Hospital hlthe2b Oct 10 #17

I agree with you. However I do watch the Amazing Race. I like to see what other cultures do and the traditions they have debm55 Oct 10 #75

Because my mother liked them KC19 Oct 10 #18

Same here. Thank you KC19 debm55 Oct 10 #76

The misbehaving characters KC19 Oct 10 #86

Wasn't Erica married like ten times???? debm55 Oct 10 #87

I remember my mom setting up the ironing board Alliepoo Oct 10 #21

Alliepoo. Thank you. You were a true fan. debm55 Oct 10 #37

I remember "The Edge of Night." John1956PA Oct 10 #92

Oh my gosh-yes! Alliepoo Oct 10 #93

Thank you John1956PA Guilding Light for me. debm55 Oct 11 #110

ABC Trio Nictuku Oct 10 #22

Thank you Nictuku. I didn't know it was still on. debm55 Oct 10 #35

Soaps have always made me cringe a little bit, but first one I remember seeing parts of was "Edge of Night." dameatball Oct 10 #24

Thank you dameatball. I only watch as a kid and during my breaks as a teacher. When we adopted our son. I stopped. Had debm55 Oct 10 #34

Guiding Light was always my favorite... FarPoint Oct 10 #26

Thank you FarPoint. I watched Young and Restless, too but only during the summers and then went cold turkey. I don't debm55 Oct 10 #29

All my Children kimbutgar Oct 10 #27

Good for you kimbutgar. You were so lucky to get out of that abusive relationship. You are a strong woman. debm55 Oct 10 #30

General Hospital subterranean Oct 10 #28

I never watched that , but I remember how everyone was interested in the wedding. It was big at the time. Thank you debm55 Oct 10 #32

I had mostly lost interest in it by the time of the wedding. subterranean Oct 10 #39

Luke and Laura in GH of course. bullimiami Oct 10 #31

OMG I was so addicted to GH BuddhaGirl Oct 11 #107

thank you bullimimiami. I didn't watch but I remember all of it from the media. I believe Liz Taylor was invited. It debm55 Oct 11 #114

Days of our Lives, Another World, and Search for Tomorrow MiKenMi33 Oct 10 #33

Sorry, MikenMi33, Thank you for sharing with us. debm55 Oct 10 #78

Dallas. Until Pam's dream. Although maybe that isn't technically a soap opera, just drama. ??? -nt CrispyQ Oct 10 #38

Thank you CrispyQ. I know it was a favorite of many. but I never watched it. Remember the "Who Shot JR" over the summer. debm55 Oct 10 #83

Dark Shadows Charlie Chapulin Oct 10 #40

Thank you Charlie Chapulin. debm55 Oct 10 #42

All My Children...I still miss it. maptap22 Oct 10 #41

I watched that for a little while. debm55 Oct 10 #43

My Mom Watched "As The World Turns" ProfessorGAC Oct 10 #44

Thank you ProfessorGAC, That is sad. debm55 Oct 10 #45

Whenever my mom mentioned the assassination, she always said she was watching ATWT. AngryOldDem Oct 10 #71

Norman Lear's Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman was the only soap I could ever wrap my head around Brother Buzz Oct 10 #50

Thank you Brother Buzz. That was on late at night, wasn't it? debm55 Oct 10 #84

Yes, and syndicated directly to independent television stations - The networks passed on a good thing Brother Buzz Oct 10 #88

Guiding Light Deep State Witch Oct 10 #51

That's the one I watch and do remember Nola and the musicals they put on? debm55 Oct 10 #54

Loved Them! Deep State Witch Oct 10 #60

Me too. debm55 Oct 10 #85

None...couldn't stand soap operas... NowsTheTime Oct 10 #52

Thank you NowsTheTime debm55 Oct 10 #66

You're Welcome NowsTheTime Oct 11 #122

General Hospital Mz Pip Oct 10 #53

Thank you Mz Pip debm55 Oct 13 #124

My grandmother was a Guiding Light watcher. I preferred All My Children - mainly because of Erica Kane (Susan LoisB Oct 10 #55

thank you LoisB debm55 Oct 13 #125

I watched most of the CBS ones: The Edge of Night, The Guiding Light, As the World Turns catbyte Oct 10 #56

Thank you very much for sharing with us.My family would be CBS too. debm55 Oct 10 #73

As the Stomach Turns from Carol Burnett OnlinePoker Oct 10 #57

HAHHAHAHAHAH, That is funny. I remember that.Thank you OnlinePoker debm55 Oct 10 #64

Thanks to YouTube, here's the skit OnlinePoker Oct 10 #81

Thank you very much. OnlinePoker debm55 Oct 11 #104

Santa Barbara Wiz Imp Oct 10 #58

Thank you Wiz Imp It sounds like it was fun to watch. debm55 Oct 10 #62

Ryan's Hope during summer break, Guiding Light year-round. AngryOldDem Oct 10 #59

Thank you AngryOIdDem. I watched the Guided Light after school. When I was young it was on earlier in the afternoon. debm55 Oct 10 #61

Nola, LOL, and her fantasies. AngryOldDem Oct 10 #63

I remember that. She was Dah"s daughter at the bar. debm55 Oct 10 #70

The Secret Storm Onthefly Oct 10 #65

HAhahAhAHAHAHAHH that;s funny. Thank you Onthefly debm55 Oct 10 #67

Gunsmoke. My grandmother and grand grandmother always loved Matt Dillon and Festus every week. SWBTATTReg Oct 10 #74

Thank you SWBTATTReg Thank you very much for sharing your memories. debm55 Oct 10 #82

"As the stomach turns" was on at most houses RainCaster Oct 10 #77

Thank you RainCaster. debm55 Oct 10 #79

I've written a little before about being young and at my Great moniss Oct 10 #89

Thank you moniss for sharing your memories with us. debm55 Oct 10 #90

We got into 'All My Children' for awhile. BarbaRosa Oct 10 #91

Thank you BarbaRosa. I watched for awhile. Remember Opal and her family from WV. debm55 Oct 11 #102

"Upstairs, Downstairs" on PBS Doc_Technical Oct 10 #94

Thank you Doc_Technical. debm55 Oct 11 #101

Which one has the character of Victor Newman? Elessar Zappa Oct 10 #95

I think it was the Young and the Restless. Thank you Elessar Zappa. Did you watch it too? debm55 Oct 11 #100

Guiding Light and Days Of Our Lives Montauk6 Oct 10 #96

Thank you Montauk6. Mine was the Guiding Light. debm55 Oct 11 #99

And I always favored Mart Hulswit's Ed Bauer or Peter Simon's ; ) Montauk6 Oct 13 #123

Thank you Montauk6 debm55 Oct 13 #126

General Hospital in the 80's - only because Mad_Dem_X Oct 11 #97

HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAH. Agree. Mad_Dem_X debm55 Oct 11 #98

One Life To Live NH Ethylene Oct 11 #106

Thank you NH Ethylene. I returned when I took a two year Leave with my son. debm55 Oct 11 #116

Dark Shadows... Mike Nelson Oct 11 #109

Thank you Mike Nelson. I think at night they did have to move faster. Sometimes during the day a storyline would take debm55 Oct 11 #117

Santa Barbara. Loved the cast: A Martinez, Marcy Walker, Robin Wright. Polly Hennessey Oct 11 #113

Thank you Polly Hennessey. There was a point where I stopped watching too. The Nola musical stopped on Guided Light and debm55 Oct 11 #118

Like sands through the hourglass if..fish..had..wings Oct 11 #115

HAHAHAHAHHA. That's funny. Thank you. if..fish..had..wings debm55 Oct 11 #119

Guiding Light and As the World Turns valleyrogue Oct 11 #120

Thank you very much vallerogue. I will try that. debm55 Oct 11 #121

"Dark Shadows" long ago. Then the night time soaps "Dallas" an "Dynasty" and the rest later. brush Oct 13 #127

Thank you ,Brush. debm55 Oct 13 #130

Days of Our Lives Jeebo Oct 13 #128

Jeebo. Thank you and I agree. debm55 Oct 13 #131

Young Doctor Malone Playingmantis Oct 13 #129

Thank you , Playingmantis. debm55 Oct 13 #132

The Young & The Restless ArnoldLayne Oct 13 #133

Thank you ArnoldLayne. debm55 Oct 13 #134

Great question! mvd Oct 14 #135