Time Capsule 1994

ALL MY CHILDREN recast the role of Janet with Robin Mattson (now Heather, GENERAL HOSPITAL) and introduced Keith Hamilton Cobb (Noah) and Winsor Harmon (Del, now BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL’s Thorne). Tonya Pinkins (Livia), Shari Headley (Mimi) and Dondre T. Whitfield (Terrence) left. Rosa Nevin was back as Cecily, and Kim Delaney (Jenny), Darnell Williams (Jesse) and Gil Rogers (Ray) made shortterm returns for Tad’s dream.... Original cast member Frances Heflin passed away, so her character, Mona, died in her sleep.... Tad divorced Brooke and remarried Dixie, while Maria and Edmund, and Derek and Mimi, said, “I do” (the latter duo also welcomed daughter Danielle).... Anton turned out to be Dimitri’s son.... Adam and Gloria’s prematurely born daughter, Anna Claire, didn’t survive, and Erica’s rapist/Kendall’s bio dad, Richard Fields, took his final breath.... Julia was raped by Louie, and fell for Noah.... When Kendall falsely accused Dimitri of rape, Erica stabbed her hubby.... With a new face and an alias (Jane Cox), Janet returned to town and nearly wed Trevor, but was busted by Harold the Dog.... A massive tornado blew through Pine Valley.... The show took home the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Drama.

Robin Christopher was ANOTHER WORLD’s new Lorna after Alicia Coppola left; Carmen Duncan (Iris) also departed, and Jensen Buchanan (Vicky) took a break.... Behind the scenes, Carolyn Culliton was in as head writer, replacing Peggy Sloane, and the show marked its 30th anniversary.... Rachel wed Carl (and Iris was shipped off to jail for shooting the groom after Evan replaced the blanks with real bullets); Jake remarried Paulina; and Amanda became Mrs. Grant Harrison.... To protect Kirkland from bio dad Grant, Vicky gave the boy to Jake and Paulina.... Cass and Frankie welcomed a daughter, Charlie, and he was diagnosed as bipolar.... Donna hooked up with much younger Matt. AS THE WORLD TURNS shed multiple cast members, writing out Lisa Brown (Iva), Benjamin Hendrickson (Hal), Tamara Tunie (Jessica), Hayley Barr (Courtney), Terry Lester (Royce) and Scott Bryce (Craig); Glynnis O’Connor was out when Ellen Dolan returned to the role of Margo; Margaret Reed (Shannon) came back; Shawn Christian made his daytime debut as Mike, and Claire Bloom came aboard as psycho Orlena, while future American Pie star Jason Biggs was cast as Julie’s teen son, Pete.... Susan gave birth to Alison from an egg donated by her other daughter, Emily.... Hal and Barbara broke up; Rosanna and Mike got together.... Shannon and Duncan, and Caleb and Julie, took second shots at marriage; Cal and Connor also got hitched.... Lily slept with Holden, but stayed married to Damian; she learned she was pregnant.... John was diagnosed with colon cancer.

Hunter Tylo left, then returned, to B&B as Taylor; Joanna Johnson exited as Karen; and Dylan Neal (Dylan) and Maitland Ward (Jessica) debuted.... Ridge and Brooke tied the knot for the first time.... Thorne and Macy divorced.... RIP Jay, Sheila’s therapist, who she killed accidentally.... Taylor returned from the dead, but concealed her true identity.... Eric had a vasectomy that he hid from wife Sheila.

Hunter Tylo left, then returned, to B&B as Taylor; Joanna Johnson exited as Karen; and Dylan Neal (Dylan) and Maitland Ward (Jessica) debuted.... Ridge and Brooke tied the knot for the first time.... Thorne and Macy divorced.... RIP Jay, Sheila’s therapist, who she killed accidentally.... Taylor returned from the dead, but concealed her true identity.... Eric had a vasectomy that he hid from wife Sheila.

Original DAYS OF OUR LIVES cast member Macdonald Carey passed away, so the show scripted the on-air death of his beloved character, Horton patriarch Tom. Kristian Alfonso returned as Hope (who was originally thought to be Gina); Roark Critchlow debuted as the new Mike; Tanya Boyd was in as Celeste; Jack was recast with Mark Valley; and Wayne Northrop left as Roman.... Kristen and Tony married.... John learned that he, not Roman, was Belle’s bio dad; Kate came clean about being the long-lost mother of Austin and Billie; Lucas discovered that Bill Horton was his dad; and Vivian had Kate and Victor’s embryo implanted into her.... Stefano was presumed dead via drowning.... Jack and Jennifer divorced; so did Roman and Marlena.... Alan raped Sami.... Billie was exonerated of Curtis’s murder (Stefano was revealed as his accidental killer).... Unaware of her true identity, Jack bedded Jen’s mom, Laura, while Jen took up with Peter.... Bo and Billie’s courtship was challenged by “Gina’s” arrival.... The show cleaned up at the Soap Opera Digest Awards, with wins including Favorite Show, Lead Actor Robert Kelker-Kelly (Bo), Hottest Male Star Drake Hogestyn (John), Hottest Female Star Melissa Reeves (Jennifer), Supporting Actress Deborah Adair (Kate), Female Newcomer Lisa Rinna (Billie), Male Newcomer Patrick Muldoon (Austin), Favorite Storyline (“Who Fathered Marlena’s Baby?”) and Villain/Villainess Louise Sorel (Vivian).

GH introduced Ricky Martin as Miguel, Lilly Melgar as Lily and Rosalind Cash as Mary Mae, and welcomed Jack Wagner back for a short-term Frisco reprisal. Gerald Anthony (Marco), Brighton Hertford (B.J.), Cheryl Richardson (Jenny), Paul Satterfield (Paul), Antonio Sabato, Jr. (Jagger) and Cari Shayne (Karen) all left.... Lulu was born to Luke and Laura.... Mac and Felicia’s wedding was postponed after Ryan crashed the ceremony wielding a bomb. When Maxie fell ill with Kawasaki syndrome, Felicia fell into bed with Frisco.... Monica was diagnosed with breast cancer.... Lucy hosted the first Nurses’ Ball.... Bobbie and Tony’s little girl, B.J., was left brain-dead when her school bus crashed. Her heart saved Maxie’s life.... Ned lost his bigamy virginity, marrying Katherine and Lois; Paul wed Jenny; and Jagger and Karen tied the knot.... Luke killed Frank Smith in Puerto Rico.... Brenda and Sonny, Robin and Stone, and Kevin and Lucy fell in love.... Edward was revealed to be the father of Mary Mae’s son, Bradley, and Justus’s grandfather, and Karen realized that Scotty was her bio dad. GUIDING LIGHT hired Ron Raines as the new Alan; Cynthia Watros debuted as Annie; Kurt McKinney came aboard as Matt; and Morgan Englund (Dylan) and Fiona Hutchison (Jenna) wrapped up.... Blake and Ross made it official, as did Nick and Mindy.... Buzz and Jenna welcomed son Coop.... Buzz and Nadine eloped.... Vanessa and Matt fell in love.... Roger and Holly reconciled, and Billy went to jail for shooting Mr. Thorpe.... Dylan was blinded in an accident.... Ed asked Eve to marry him.... Nancy Curlee departed her role on GL’s head-writing team and the new team consisted of Stephen Demorest, Patrick Mulcahey, Nancy Williams Watt, Millee Taggart and Sheri Anderson.... The show won three top prizes at the Daytime Emmys: Lead Actor for Michael Zaslow (Roger), Supporting Actor for Justin Deas (Buzz) and Younger Actress for Melissa Hayden (Bridget), who was also named Younger Lead Actress at the Digest Awards, where Casting Director Betty Rea was honored with the Editors’ Award. LOVING got a new executive producer, Jean Dadario Burke, who succeeded JoAnn Emmerich, while Agnes Nixon stepped down as head writer, replaced by Addie Walsh and Laurie McCarthy, and Jane Elliot (GH’s Tracy) signed on as a producer.... Jessica Collins quit as Dinah Lee, who was recast with Elizabeth Mitchell, and Wesley Addy and Augusta Dabney returned as Cabot and Isabelle.... Ally married Casey, who got hooked on drugs; and Ava and Alex (despite Egypt’s best efforts to foil them) said, “I do” again.... Cabot returned from the dead.

Future prime-time stars Nathan Fillion (Joey) and Hayden Panettiere (Sarah) debuted on ONE LIFE TO LIVE, which also introduced Timothy D. Stickney (R.J.), Krista Tesreau, who replaced Karen Witter as Tina, and Tuc Watkins (David). Sheila was recast with Stephanie Williams, fresh from playing GH’s Simone; she replaced Valarie Pettiford. Reiko Aylesworth (Rebecca), Christopher Cousins (Cain), Kirk Geiger (Kevin), Sean Moynihan (Powell) and Casper Van Dien (Ty) exited.... The show had a banner year at the Daytime Emmys, taking home trophies for Lead Actress Hillary B. Smith (Nora), Supporting Actress Susan Haskell (Marty), Younger Actor Roger Howarth (Todd, now GH’s Franco) and Writing.... Susan Bedsow Horgan was named EP when Linda Gottlieb stepped down.... Todd was pardoned after rescuing Marty, C.J. and Jessica from a car crash.... Alex and Asa staged an Egyptian-themed wedding, and Viki wed Sloan.... Max’s gambling addiction took a toll on his marriage to Luna.... Dorian hit the sheets with Joey and was arrested for Victor Lord’s murder.... Tina’s marriage to Cain was invalid; she fell for David Vickers, who tried to pass himself off as Victor’s illegitimate son and heir.... Cassie and Andrew took in abandoned baby River.... Blair dated Cord, but impulsively slept with unlikely pal Todd. Y&R saw an influx of future superstars, with Sharon Case (Sharon), Shemar Moore (Malcolm), Joshua Morrow (Nick) and Michelle Stafford (Phyllis, now GH’s Nina) all arriving in Genoa City. Vivica A. Fox (Stephanie) and Diana Barton (Mari-Jo) also debuted, while Quinn Redeker departed as Rex, who was shot dead by con man Norman.... Jack met his adult son by Luan, Keemo.... John and Jill split.... Vows were exchanged by Victor and Hope, Ashley and Blade, Cole and Victoria, and Nina and Ryan.... Nick and Sharon’s romance began.... Drucilla had sex with Malcolm while under the influence of cold meds.... Phyllis drugged Danny and convinced him that they’d hooked up.... The show aired a prime-time episode that earned a whopping 10.2 Nielsen rating.... Fans voted Victoria Rowell (Drucilla) as Favorite Scene Stealer at the Digest Awards.