Time Capsule

ALL MY CHILDREN introduced Rebecca Budig (Greenlee), Josh Duhamel (Leo) and Finola Hughes (Alexandra, now GENERAL HOSPITAL’s Anna), while Michael Nader (Dimitri) and Tommy J. Michaels (Timmy) left.... Susan Lucci (Erica) finally took home the Lead Actress Daytime Emmy (it was her 19th nomination).... It was a wedding bonanza as Stuart and Marian, Alex and Dimitri, and Palmer and Vanessa all said, “I do,” while Tad and Dixie, and Liza and Adam, remarried.... Liza gave birth to Colby, and was furious to discover that the baby’s birth father was Adam (who had switched his own sperm with donor Jake’s).... Erica had plastic surgery after being disfigured in a car crash and hooked up with David.... Dimitri was presumed dead.... Ryan and Greenlee became lovers.... Janet lost her grip on reality again, as evidenced by the return of “Mirror Janet”…. Agnes Nixon and Elizabeth Page replaced Megan McTavish as head writers; Jean Passanante soon took over for Page.... At the Soap Opera Digest Awards, Stuart and Marian (Jennifer Bassey and David Canary) won Favorite Couple, Cady McClain (Dixie) was named Favorite Return, Vincent Irizarry (David) won Villain, and Cameron Mathison (Ryan) nabbed the Male Newcomer prize.

After a 35-year run, ANOTHER WORLD aired its final episode on June 25, but not before welcoming back Alice Barrett (as Frankie look-alike Anne), Anna Holbrook (Sharlene), Charles Keating (Carl) and Mark Pinter (Grant), and introducing Alicia Leigh Willis as Alli; Kimberlin Brown (now Sheila, BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL) also popped in as mental patient Shelly.... Jake and Vicky learned they were expecting twins.... Cass and Lila tied the knot, as did Felicia and Sergei, and Amanda and Cameron.... Grant faked his death, while Carl returned from the dead for a joyous reunion with Rachel.... Jordan took Amanda on a time-traveling ordeal. AS THE WORLD TURNS incorporated AW faves Tom Eplin (Jake), Stephen Schnetzer (Cass) and Jensen Buchanan (Vicky), reprising their Bay City alters. Elizabeth Hubbard (Lucinda) quit, but was lured back, while Tamara Tunie returned as Jessica, Trent Dawson debuted as Henry, John Loprieno was in and out as Brad, and Anthony Herrera completed another stint as James.... AW’s final executive producer, Christopher Goutman, was named to that post at ATWT, succeeding Felicia Minei Behr, and former AW scribes Leah Laiman and Carolyn Culliton took over as head writers, replacing the team of Lorraine Broderick, Hal Corley and Addie Walsh.... Hal and Barbara remarried.... Emily birthed her son by Tom, Daniel, while Holden and Lily were reunited with their biological daughter, Faith.... Margo was framed for baddie Alec’s murder.... Carly was blackmailed into a short-lived marriage to Brad; he also exposed the true paternity of her son, Parker (Hal, not John, was the daddy).

Jacob Young (Rick) quit B&B, and his role was recast with Justin Torkildsen; Ian Buchanan (James) exited; and Andrea Evans joined the cast as Tawny.... Ridge and Taylor welcomed twins Steffy and Phoebe.... Eric remarried Stephanie.... Amber tied the knot with Rick, but when her baby was stillborn, she passed off the newborn son of her cousin, Becky, as her own tot, Rick, Jr. ... Brooke and Thorne’s relationship caused Stephanie to have a stroke.... Ian Buchanan won the Digest Award for Supporting Actor.

DAYS OUR LIVES hosted the daytime debuts of Nadia Bjorlin (Chloe), Kirsten Storms (Belle, now GH’s Maxie), Jason Cook (Shawn), Farah Fath (Mimi), Jay Kenneth Johnson (Philip) and Matt Cedeno (Brandon); John Aniston was back as Victor; and Christie Clark (Carrie), Roark Critchlow (Mike) and Krista Allen (Billie) departed.... John and Marlena finally said, “I do,” but Hope was turned into Gina by Stefano and she kidnapped John, then seduced him. Meanwhile, Princess Gina underwent plastic surgery and took over Hope’s life.... Sami was nearly executed for the murder of Franco (who’d been offed by Lucas).... Austin and Carrie divorced and she left town with Mike.... Philip and Shawn both nursed crushes on Belle.... Nicole broke Eric’s heart and wed Lucas (for a $5 million payday from Kate).... Sally Sussman was out as head writer, replaced by Lorraine Broderick, who was soon succeeded by Tom Langan.... At the Digest Awards, DAYS nabbed the prizes for Villainess (Alison Sweeney, Sami), Female Scene Stealer (Louise Sorel, Vivian), Hottest Female Star Kristian Alfonso (Hope) and Female Newcomer Patrika Darbo (Nancy, now B&B’s Shirley).

GH took home Daytime Emmys for Outstanding Drama, Outstanding Writing, Lead Actor Anthony Geary (Luke), Supporting Actor Stuart Damon (Alan) and Younger Actor Jonathan Jackson (Lucky).... Tyler Christopher (Nikolas, who was recast with Coltin Scott), Mary Beth Evans (Katherine, now DAYS’s Kayla), Jonathan Jackson and Kimberly McCullough (Robin) left, while A Martinez came aboard as Roy DiLucca.... Robin blabbed to A.J. that he is Michael’s father. Carly wed A.J. — but fell into bed with Sonny.... When Ned married Chloe to try to help her keep her company, Jax and Alexis tied the knot to support their ruse.... Nikolas learned that Stavros, not Stefan, sired him.... Bobbie and Luke grieved for their beloved aunt, Ruby, whose death was scripted after her portrayer, Norma Connolly, passed away.... Lucky’s loved ones mourned his apparent passing in a fire, but really, he’d been snatched by Helena and Faison.... Liz and Jason bonded.... Bobbie’s former love Roy returned from the dead.... Sparks flew between Felicia and Luke.... GH won Digest Awards for Favorite Show, Lead Actor Anthony Geary, Younger Lead Actor Jonathan Jackson, Younger Lead Actress Rebecca Herbst (Elizabeth) and Hottest Male Star Steve Burton (Jason).

GUIDING LIGHT introduced Crystal Chappell (Olivia), Bradley Cole (Richard), David Andrew Macdonald (Edmund), Orlagh Cassidy (Doris) and Laura Bell Bundy (Marah); Paul Wesley replaced Jesse Lee Soffer as Max; Jordan Clarke (Billy) returned; and Hunt Block (Ben), Signy Coleman (Annie), Marj Dusay (Alexandra), Frank Grillo (Hart) and Wendy Moniz (Dinah) were out.... Josh and Reva married for the second time, Danny and Michelle for the first.... Vanessa offed Ben, and Dinah accidentally shot Hart dead.... Cassie gave birth to Hart’s son, Roger Joshua (called R.J.), while Harley and Phillip (who slept with Beth when they were trapped together after a plane crash) became parents to baby Zach, and it was revealed that during her missing years, Reva had married Richard and born a son, Jonathan.... Michael Zaslow (ex-Roger) was the posthumous recipient of the Editors’ Award at the Digest Awards.

Linda Dano joined the ONE LIFE TO LIVE ranks as Rae in a deal with ABC that included crossover visits to AMC and GH, while Robin Christopher reprised her AMC character, Skye, and Mark Derwin (Ben) debuted; Laura Koffman (Cassie) and Stephen Markle (Mel) were out.... Ben courted Viki.... Nora welcomed baby Matthew, who she believed to be sired by Sam.... Mel perished in a plane crash, widowing Dorian.... Asa remarried Renee, while Max and Blair eloped. Renee learned that Max was lying about being her son with Asa, but kept mum for Asa’s sake.... Dorian struck Jessica with her car, causing her to lose her baby.... Megan McTavish was named head writer.

PASSIONS, the brainchild of Creator/ Head Writer James E. Reilly, debuted on NBC on July 5, with Lisa de Cazotte as EP. Its original cast included Jesse Metcalfe (Miguel), Galen Gering (Luis, now DAYS’s Rafe), Lindsay Hartley (Theresa), Travis Schuldt (Ethan), McKenzie Westmore (Sheridan), Juliet Mills (Tabitha), Josh Ryan Evans (Timmy), Ben Masters (Julian) and Liza Huber (Gwen).... Tabitha brought doll Timmy to life.... Theresa fell hard for Ethan, who was romantically linked to Gwen.... Sheridan and Luis’s romance began.... Faith was killed in a fire started by Tabitha. Michael Dietz (Joe) and Jennifer Hammon (Karen) checked out of PORT CHARLES; Marie Wilson was in as the new Karen and Kimberlin Brown began playing Rachel.... On the lam from Ferncliff, Julie gave birth to Christina; Lucy and Scott took the baby in.... Chris and Julie, and Victor and Mary, wed.... Baddie DV Bordisso turned out to be Scott’s bio dad.... The show won Digest Awards for Lead Actress Lynn Herring (Lucy) and Male Scene Stealer Kin Shriner (Scott).

Before SUNSET BEACH aired its final episode on December 31, Sydney Penny temporarily replaced Susan Ward as Meg, Eddie Cibrian (Cole) exited, and Sean Kanan did a stint as Jude.... Ben and Meg, and Michael and Vanessa, said, “I do,” in a double wedding.... Gabi cheated on Ricardo with Antonio, then left Ric at the altar.... Evil Derek strangled Tim before twin Ben shot him dead.... Annie revealed that Trey was really Cole’s son, not Greg’s, while Benjy was revealed to be Tess and Derek’s son, not Maria and Ben’s.

YOUNG AND RESTLESS welcomed back Eileen Davidson as Ashley (replacing Shari Shattuck); Beau Kazer (Brock) and Veronica Redd (Mamie) also returned. J. Eddie Peck (Cole) and Sandra Nelson (Phyllis) departed, while David Tom (Billy) and Ashley Bashioum (Mackenzie) debuted. Ricky Paull Goldin was cast as Gary, and figure skater Tara Lipinski played Marnie.... Sharon got custody of Cassie from Alice.... Mac turned out to be Katherine’s granddaughter.... Victor was presumed dead, then rescued.... Jack and Brad took over Newman Enterprises, and Jack wrested Jabot away from Victor.... Sharon Case (Sharon) won the Daytime Emmy for Supporting Actress, and the Younger Actress trophy went to Heather Tom (Victoria, now B&B’s Katie). At the Digest Awards, Lauralee Bell (Christine) won Supporting Actress