A TRIBUTE TO NANCY HUGHES (As The World Turns)

[blozier2006]

i thought the original Charles Paul theme was in D major... this is in C major...

[TheJetsfanatic]

If only she could have lived only a couple of months more so she could say the last words for ATWT!!!

[scottptv]

Wonderful tribute to Helen. She was a lady til the end. In 1986 i wrote to her on ATWTs 30th anniv. and she wrote me back same for the 50th and last march i wrote to say how sad of the cancellation. she took the time to answer and that shows she was a great lady and understood her fans.

[TheCheyannepretty]

The last of the great women of the soaps! A class act!

[47matazza]

This theme song was the best. Lovely tribute to a lovely lady.  This was way better than the crappy memorial they gave her on the show.

[waynebrasler]

A remarkable actress who created this complex character as much or more than the scriptwriters did. Never lost her beauty or her focus.

[mrob75]

Notice how all of those stupid modern writers of ATWT (and other soaps) let go of the classic story lines that contained such depth and viewers could easily associate with the characters problems as well as joys. Now the soaps deal with sensationalized vulgar plots using young actors/actresses that can't hold a candle to the veteran actors! I blame today's writers for letting Guiding Light and As The World Turns go.

[TimsDale4ever]

@mrob75 OMG you said it about blaming the writers. I also blame the EPs as well. It always cracked me up whenever I read a post anywhere where someone was hating CBS or Proctor & Gamble for the cancellation. I NEVER blamed any of those people. I blamed the people that were actually creating the episodes for putting on a show that couldn't hold my ( and apparently anyone's) interest for more than 30 seconds. The last decade was beyond horrible to try and watch and GL's last years were worse.

[ComposerGilp]

This was the theme song I grew up with. Nancy became more beautiful as she aged. What great memories.

[BFaust03131]

My Mother watched this show for years.

Of course this show will always be known for that fateful day in 1963 when

it was interrupted with the first bulletin of President Kennedy's Assassination. That

also is available on YouTube.

[moboutmen]

Good Night, Dear.

[srayj]

This is such a sweet tribute. Do you have the actual clip with audio where she says "good morning dear?"

[laminage]

This was such a beautiful tribute to watch. What I loved was the picture at 1:27 that featured Four Generations of Hughes Men. William "Pa" Hughes, Chris Huges, Bob Hughes and young Tom Hughes Father of Adam, Casey, Daniel, and An-Li.

[Soapking1965]

@laminage

Tom's daughter's name was Lien (played by Ming-Na in the 1980s and Lea Salonga in the early 2000s).

[bnbelias718]

stupid atwt writers, they couldve have made the last years more about the real personas of the show like Nancy, but NO instead they put her to the side, they couldve used her and got alot of fans to watch. Who wouldnt watch an episode with Nancy, Barbara, Bob, Tom, Margo, Kim, Lisa & Lucinda stealing the show, Barbara and Holden are the only senior castmembers that seem to get airtime

[TimsDale4ever]

Also, thanks for using the theme that will always be this show's best. I started watching in 1978 and Nancy was still a huge part of the show, interacting with Chris, the Stewarts (David and Ellen), Bob, Lisa, Kim, John. This show was still so perfect (at that point already 22 years old), right on up to around 2000. At that point the show completely changed focus and introduced way too many "youths" and the show has floundered for the last decade. I will miss it forever...

[TimsDale4ever]

This 54 year old show ruled the airwaves (No. 1 in Nielsen ratings) from 1959-1978, with more magnificent years even after that.. What set this soap apart from ALL others from inception (1956) until around 2000 was that it amazingly held on to so many characters that had been on the show forever, AND the same actors were still playing them. When you watched in say 1965, and you were still watching in 1996, the show was still so familiar -- still looked and felt like ATWT.

[mikeben1958]

i started wathcing ATWT over 21yrs ago...my mom watched in the '60's...i love the older characters and i am going to miss HELEN WAGNER AS NANCY HUGHES...she was a grand lady......I was hoping she wowuld be there at the end of ATWT...I hope they give her a great tribute before the last episode...she deserves it...god bless you Helen......

[darkgardyner]

*sniff* miss you Helen.

[txquis]

This is absolutely gorgeous and had me really misty. Helen Wagner, and the "old school" people of ATWT are part of my childhood memories, and I cherish them.

[TheCheyannepretty]

This wonderful woman, she will be so missed. I guess I am glad she didn't have to witness the end of what she created. Though, I do wish she could have had the last words of the last episode. Rest in peace, dear Helen /Nancy. This world, will never turn in quite the same way!

[aquagoddess8675]

LONG LIVE NANCY HUGHES!

[debco12]

What a lovely tribute. It brought tears to my eyes. I grew up watching Helen Wagner. She WAS Nancy Hughes. I felt as if I'd lost a member of my family when I heard of her passing. A great lady.

[jakevanfan]

You will be missed. We love you Helen.

[The1baddman]

Rest in Peace Ms Helen Wagner,A True Legend.

[mbosch61]

Rest in peace, Helen Wagner...

[MrEmfc2]

I can't believe that she's really gone. She looked pretty good at the anniversary show. I honestly thought that since the show was going off in September she would be the person to speak the last words just like she did the first. I guess in a weird way it's fitting that she and the show leave us almost at the same time.

[MrsBobbyJamesEwing]

RIP Helen Wagner. It is sooo sad that she passed away before the final episode of As The World Turns aired in September of this year.

[sinjinh1]

Just watched this after hearing the news that Helen had passed away. What a beautiful tribute. I hope the PTB at ATWT do her justice and give her a worthy tribute before the show ends.

[Soapking1965]

R.I.P. HELEN WAGNER (Sept. 3, 1918-May 1, 2010)

[47matazza]

Nancy Hughes spoke the first words on this soap. Hopefully, she will close the show with the final words.

[ThorneAstor]

I wish the show appreciated her as much. Sad she's hardly ever on. Hopefully she's in the final episode though.

Wonderful tribute. Where did you get the clip that aired at 0:47?

[Soapking1965]

@ThorneAstor

It was from the Christmas 2000 episode. Bob, Kim, Lisa, Chris and Penny gathered at the Lakeview for Christmas. Nancy and Bob recalled one Christmas in the mid 1960s.

[ThorneAstor]

@Soapking1965 Oh. Okay. Thank you.

[delpeay1]

Love the hughes family. I wil mis nancy the most.. good by atwt. this is so sad.