Stefan Schnabel's Dr. Steve Jackson, who served no real story function after daughter Leslie's death in '76, was allowed to remain nominally on the Springfield canvas until the purge of fall '81, long after the character had outlived his usefulness.
Thanks SO much for uploading these vintage episodes. I enjoy them so much. I loved GL so much back then. I hope we will be able to see all of these vintage episodes with Roger, etc.
This is terrifying. They won an Emmy for this episode, right? Was this Doug Marland? Sad seeing Chrissie then, knowing how they butchered Blake later on. But hey ,she was a redhead, just like Liz Keifer :)
I don't think they won an Emmy for this episode...I think parts of this episode and the scenes from the Santo Domingo story were used in the show's submission to the Emmy people and on the strength of the performances it won Best Show of 1980.
Now is Liz Keifer the one who played sister Camellia on GH back in 1987? In the storyline, she was attracted to Duke, who she once believed was her half-brother?
Hard to believe that little Chrissy grew up so quickly to be Blake, running around the apartment at the Beacon Hotel in her scooter! Twenty seven years sure went by fast!!! ;)
She was such a little brat then...and still is LOL...I remember when Holly got shipped off to jail and Ed and Rita had to take care of Christina. What a brat! I felt sorry for Rita!
she was aged for storyline purposes as you know. the quickest a character was aged on the show was who? I think Alan-Michael...he was born in 1981 but by 1987 he was a teenager.
This must have been one of Dr. Steve's last appearances on GL, yes? I don't remember him being on the show much after this. In fact, I'd forgotten he was in these 1980 episodes until I viewed these clips.
Yeah, I think they either wrote Steve out somewhere around 1980 or early '81, or the character just stopped appearing. I don't think the character served much of a purpose at that point, other than an occasional date and confidante for Bert.
February 2, 1912, Berlin, Germany March 11, 1999, Italy is what I found out about the actor who played the character. I think he was written off the show as having retired? I seem to recall something in the 60th Anniversary book saying Steven was retiring and they threw a farewell party for him at Cedars? But anyway, he was on the show 16 years: 1965-1981.
That whole thing with Roger disguised as that clown watching Christina, as well as the whole carnival setting, and Roger chasing Rita through the Hall of Mirrors, made this one of the scariest episodes of television in 1980
yeah why was he stalking his little girl? Soaps had a lot of dark stories back then, there was this one, there was Alan trying to kill Rick and Monica on GH and there was Victor Newman holding Michael Scott prisoner in his basement after he found out he had been having an affair with his wife Juliaon Y@R.
Roger's many violent crimes had caused him to fake his death, denying him access to his daughter. With help from Alan Spaulding (he was blackmailing Alan), he snuck in to take his daughter.
i started watching the show in 81, i recognized Bert Bauer, Holly the little girl im sure was blake, now the men must have ben Ed Bauer, the clown im sure was Roger thorpe. am I right? Was Rita phillips or Ricks mom. who was the lady in the car?
The little girl was Blake. The man with Holly was Ed Bauer played by a different actor. Rita was Ed's wife at the time. She was neither Phillip nor Rick's mom.
Rick's mom is, who at even this time (Februay 1980 when this episode and the following aired) deceased, nurse Leslie Jackson Bauer Norris Bauer. Phillip's biological mother is Jackie Scott Marler Spaulding Marler (adoptive mother is Elizabeth Spaulding Marler).
The lady loading the car is Diane Ballard (Alan's then right hand woman -- his office assistant). Diane was played by Sofia Landon Geier who go on to be a writer for "Days Of Our Lives" (as well as appear on "Another World"). Diane would meet her demise in September 1981.
I remember when Diane Ballard was murdered. Do you remember her original occupation? She was Phillip's nanny. She got that cushy job by sleeping with Alan.
Yes, I remember Diane's original occupation as Phillip's nanny. She also was sleeping with Alan, right under Elizabeth's nose, as I recall. But actually even that wasn't her original occupation, as we would find out later during Carrie Todd's trial for murdering Diane, Diane had done a similiar thing to Carrie's first husband in Milwaukee at an accounting firm.
Stefan Schnabel's Dr. Steve Jackson, who served no real story function after daughter Leslie's death in '76, was allowed to remain nominally on the Springfield canvas until the purge of fall '81, long after the character had outlived his usefulness.
en9nui 2 months ago
Thanks SO much for uploading these vintage episodes. I enjoy them so much. I loved GL so much back then. I hope we will be able to see all of these vintage episodes with Roger, etc.
susannreno 1 year ago
WTF about the beginning?
imachildofthe80s8089 2 years ago
That was the most creepy thing....
becominglight 2 years ago
Lenore Kasdorf (Rita) was pregnant in real-life at the time this episode was taped.
Soapking1965 3 years ago
This is terrifying. They won an Emmy for this episode, right? Was this Doug Marland? Sad seeing Chrissie then, knowing how they butchered Blake later on. But hey ,she was a redhead, just like Liz Keifer :)
CarlD2 3 years ago
I don't think they won an Emmy for this episode...I think parts of this episode and the scenes from the Santo Domingo story were used in the show's submission to the Emmy people and on the strength of the performances it won Best Show of 1980.
ACcountryFan 2 years ago
No, it was definitely Roger and Rita's "hall of mirrors" scene that won the Emmy.
mthivier 2 years ago
Now is Liz Keifer the one who played sister Camellia on GH back in 1987? In the storyline, she was attracted to Duke, who she once believed was her half-brother?
imachildofthe80s8089 2 years ago
Yes, that was her.
CarlD2 2 years ago
This is one of the most frightening child abduction stories ever filmed on television Maureen Garret and Michael Zaslow were superb together
sny625 4 years ago
Creepy as hell!
Oakdalian 4 years ago
Hard to believe that little Chrissy grew up so quickly to be Blake, running around the apartment at the Beacon Hotel in her scooter! Twenty seven years sure went by fast!!! ;)
jward199 4 years ago
She was such a little brat then...and still is LOL...I remember when Holly got shipped off to jail and Ed and Rita had to take care of Christina. What a brat! I felt sorry for Rita!
mthivier 4 years ago
she was aged for storyline purposes as you know. the quickest a character was aged on the show was who? I think Alan-Michael...he was born in 1981 but by 1987 he was a teenager.
ACcountryFan 2 years ago
I think Leah's got that beat. She's supposed to be about 4 or 5 and now she's looking at colleges.
Marinaskye 2 years ago
This must have been one of Dr. Steve's last appearances on GL, yes? I don't remember him being on the show much after this. In fact, I'd forgotten he was in these 1980 episodes until I viewed these clips.
OceanKingNY 4 years ago
Yeah, I think they either wrote Steve out somewhere around 1980 or early '81, or the character just stopped appearing. I don't think the character served much of a purpose at that point, other than an occasional date and confidante for Bert.
mthivier 4 years ago
February 2, 1912, Berlin, Germany March 11, 1999, Italy is what I found out about the actor who played the character. I think he was written off the show as having retired? I seem to recall something in the 60th Anniversary book saying Steven was retiring and they threw a farewell party for him at Cedars? But anyway, he was on the show 16 years: 1965-1981.
ACcountryFan 2 years ago
yes i remember now, there was a whole who did it thing and I believe it turn out to be Ross's wife who killed Diane
couponsexpired 5 years ago
That whole thing with Roger disguised as that clown watching Christina, as well as the whole carnival setting, and Roger chasing Rita through the Hall of Mirrors, made this one of the scariest episodes of television in 1980
krystlerita 5 years ago
yeah why was he stalking his little girl? Soaps had a lot of dark stories back then, there was this one, there was Alan trying to kill Rick and Monica on GH and there was Victor Newman holding Michael Scott prisoner in his basement after he found out he had been having an affair with his wife Juliaon Y@R.
imachildofthe80s8089 2 years ago
Roger's many violent crimes had caused him to fake his death, denying him access to his daughter. With help from Alan Spaulding (he was blackmailing Alan), he snuck in to take his daughter.
CarlD2 2 years ago
i started watching the show in 81, i recognized Bert Bauer, Holly the little girl im sure was blake, now the men must have ben Ed Bauer, the clown im sure was Roger thorpe. am I right? Was Rita phillips or Ricks mom. who was the lady in the car?
couponsexpired 5 years ago
The little girl was Blake. The man with Holly was Ed Bauer played by a different actor. Rita was Ed's wife at the time. She was neither Phillip nor Rick's mom.
JrsyBarry 5 years ago
Rick's mom is, who at even this time (Februay 1980 when this episode and the following aired) deceased, nurse Leslie Jackson Bauer Norris Bauer. Phillip's biological mother is Jackie Scott Marler Spaulding Marler (adoptive mother is Elizabeth Spaulding Marler).
Yesimustbestupid 5 years ago
The lady loading the car is Diane Ballard (Alan's then right hand woman -- his office assistant). Diane was played by Sofia Landon Geier who go on to be a writer for "Days Of Our Lives" (as well as appear on "Another World"). Diane would meet her demise in September 1981.
Yesimustbestupid 5 years ago
I remember when Diane Ballard was murdered. Do you remember her original occupation? She was Phillip's nanny. She got that cushy job by sleeping with Alan.
JrsyBarry 5 years ago
Yes, I remember Diane's original occupation as Phillip's nanny. She also was sleeping with Alan, right under Elizabeth's nose, as I recall. But actually even that wasn't her original occupation, as we would find out later during Carrie Todd's trial for murdering Diane, Diane had done a similiar thing to Carrie's first husband in Milwaukee at an accounting firm.
Yesimustbestupid 5 years ago
Yeah, I think they wrote that later to justify her position at Spaulding. Why would a woman with that experience take a job as a nanny?
JrsyBarry 5 years ago
Wow! That was completely creepy!
jblancett 5 years ago
I agree, and I was 15 years old when this first aired, and I was totally spooked out about Roger's eyes looking out from that clown mask.
Yesimustbestupid 5 years ago