It’s been a while since we did a Retro FriDAYS, but both John and Brady have suffered from a bit of selective memory lately, and seem to need a little refresher. Marlena certainly hasn’t forgotten why she hates Kristen. In case any of you need a refresher- these “events” are what Brady such a disloyal little POS for being with Kristen.
(with bonus Carrie Sami feud time- gooooood times)
We welcomed Kristen Blake back onto the show after a decade-plus absence in Retro FriDAYS two weeks ago, but now that I’ve watched the tension between she and Marlena in particular I thought that dysfunctional relationship could use a revisit.
She became obsessed with John even after John found out she was Stefano’s foster daughter, which is close to the incest line of demarcation even for DAYS. Marlena of course was in the way so their epic feud began. Here’s a few highlights.
A musical tribute
And a condensed version of a video we posted we posted two weeks ago
Elevators are a great plot device – mostly when they get stuck. You would think Salem County’s elevator inspector would be on thin ice with all these accidents. Here’s a look back:
Going… down?
Carly lives it up while they’re going down
I missed the Kaman days. Looks like they were pretty entertaining.
Remember when this happened?
Ejole!
Belle, my belle
I don’t know who Shelle is, do you? (Editor’s note: TheOtherDiMera didn’t watch back then, but MrsKiriakis did. Shelle=Shawn and Belle)
Finally, a compilation with some you’ve already seen, and some you haven’t.
For a show centered around the love lives in Salem, it only makes sense that marriage (or at least a stab at it) would be part and parcel. This week’s Retro FriDAYS takes a look at hopeful men, and sometimes apprehensive women.
Roman gets down on one knee for a woman used to getting on both of hers.
Seeing Jack makes me sad. So much more they could have done bringing him back.
For all the LUMI lovers
And a ride into the sunset
E.J. has gotten pretty good at this. Here’s highlights.
This feels like ancient history, even though it was earlier this year. Also a reminder of how all over the place writing has been this year.
Oh, and this
And in between there was this
We’ll all pretend this never happened
Jessica Blake Fallon (played by Jean Bruce Scott) returned recently to play Nick Fallon’s woebegone mother, doing what pretty much any mom would do in her situation. We’ll see whether her character is a presence long-term.
Essentially she came to Salem in 1980 and met Joshua Fallon. She had multiple personality syndrome (hence Melanie’s reference to Josh’s mother’s mental health issues), yada yada yada, and eventually married Joshua.
This is her wedding from approximately 1982. Thanks to YouTube user Ziggyelman for the awesome clips!
Be sure to scroll through to see a couple of bonus Jean Bruce Scott videos.
BONUS: Jean Bruce Scott in her most famous role on Airwolf:
(editor’s note: I would have loved that show!)
BONUS: Jean on $25,000 Pyramid
I tend to assume that all old people are nice and kind, wishing to share joy and wisdom with the young ‘ins, if only they’d listen. But the elderly are people too, and those quirks and faults they had in their younger days don’t necessarily go away.
Take Julie, who has been confined to singing with husband Doug occasionally for the better part of a decade. Susan Seaforth Hayes is doing great work attempting to manipulate Melanie into supporting Nick’s release from prison.
In celebration of letting Julie, and maybe soon Doug, act like an actual human being, here’s a look back at the days when they were every bit as important as Bope.
The clothes!
8-Track Flashback
Let he who hasn’t married the same woman twice cast the first stone, amIrite?
The cat house!
But really it’s mostly been singing.
(Cover image courtesy Jason47)
In his re-re-re-re-re-return to DAYS, Jack never reached the high bar Matthew Ashford set for the character throughout the years. Nevertheless his (most recent) death was genuinely sad, as opposed to some other character passings through the years. Until his return, here’s a look back:
Oh no! Someone starting trouble between Jack and Jen!
Jack rapes Kayla, if that’s your thing, and they used to sing copyrighted songs?
Deveraux plays the intrepid newspaper reporter at the Salem Spectator
An epic Jack and Jennifer fan video
Thanks to Youtube user Karen73UK, we have an epic, seven-part look at the many faces of Jack.
Face 1: Angst
Face 2: Hero
Face 3: Romance
Face 4: Fun
Face 5: Here’s my sad face
Face 6: Family man
Face 7: Villain (My Favorite)
As we all know Jack isn’t the most stable man, but he does have nine lives (at least!). Someone pointed out he even came back after having his friggin’ organs donated. So here’s to hoping we haven’t seen the last of Jack Deveraux. ‘Til then…
(Oh yeah, and Madison died, too.)
So as we mentioned earlier this week, Greg Vaughan started filming this week in his role as Eric Brady. Let’s take a look at what Eric Brady was up to before he left Salem 12 years ago:
BONUS: Greg Vaughan on the new 90210. He played Cliff on the old 90210 but I couldn’t find a clip. He plays a (hot) yoga instructor in this one:
As I’ve been impatiently waiting for DOOL to return from the Olympic break, I have been trying to remember what the other Olympic cliffhangers were like.
Here is the Beijing version:
And Athens:
For the Sydney Olympics in 2000, I couldn’t find the exact promo, but this was happening that summer. Did you vote in the “who’s the daddy” ridiculousness story line?
This week’s Retro FriDAYS is a salute to the Windy City, a place that occasionally gets name-checked as the biggest town around. Although let’s be honest, this is mostly about the band Chicago.
In my limited time watching I’ve never actually seen a scene set there, but they talk about it from time to time.
Although occasionally the stars pay a visit.
Like in 1993 when New Bo had a big tip.
Or more recently when Morgan caught Chloe and Philip snogging.
And here goes the musical tributes set to Chicago:
Lots of Jack and Jen love out there
Same goes for Bo and Carly. (Barley?)
Or better times for Kayla and Patch.
Victor and Maggie
Need to feel inspired? Here’s a trifecta.