You had to hand it to AMC during this time . . .it was a superb show. I think 1989 through 1994 were the highlight of the show existence. Which says alot because they had excellent stories in the early to mid-eighties as well.
This was so powerful...I remember how on the edge of my seat I was on the day before this ( which I just watched ) and could not wait to see what would happen the next day! One of the best stories this show ever did as a whole for the entire town, and along with the stories in progress, such as Janet Green/Jane Cox and asking Kendall to keep her secret, and Adam going to jail and so on! 1994 was a stellar year for AMC!
was one of AMC's best moments. The main thing I remembered about it was Julia's face getting scarred leading to her running away into Noah's arms. I also liked Janet and Kendall's scenes in this and the last episode.
Ironically enough, they could afford it because this was taped in June 1994 just about a week after OJ Simpson and the white Bronco. All My Children was the No. 2 soap pulling in 6m viewers this particular year. The following year, thanks to the OJ trial, AMC dropped to 5th place and remained there for the rest of the 1990s.
I'm kicking myself for stopping to watching AMC too soon in late 1993. This is where the classic soap opera was good in 1994 with the Pine valley tornado and Julia's scar she got with piece of falling ceiling!
I recorderded this episode on vhs and watched it ad nauseum all summer, I just thought it was so well done. Maria was the GOAT in this episode. Watching it now and I'm remembering characters I liked and characters I hated and I can't remember why I hated them. Except Laurel, definitely remember why I hated her, lol.
i remember watching this when I was 6!! That's how I got into soaps.... Side note, Is the MCI girl from the commercial the girl that playes on Yes Dear?
I loved Robin Mattson's reincarnation of Janet. To this day i hated what the powers that be did to the Janet character when they had Kate Collins originate the role back in 2005
RM was supposed to return, but her return as Heather in General Hospital a few months before didn’t raise the ratings like producers hoped and KC was asked to come back instead..
Now This was TV Wow Great Writing Fantastic Actors So Many Memories I Really Miss this show Much Better than the Trash They have on Today and Always Will Be ❤❤❤❤❤❤
🎉 greetings from coastal Mississippi. Watch AMC from 1984- series finale. All my Children ABC network. January 5,1970- September 23,2011. Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, Lancaster county ,90miles from Philadelphia,Pa.This disaster ranks amongst the best. General Hospital: earthquake. Days of our Lives: gas explosion. Guiding Light: city fire and Search for Tomorrow : flood. ... the vibtage adverts are a plus😂
After all these years and all I could think was why are ALL these bright people JUST STANDING AROUND LOOKING FOR IT! They can obviously hear it coming and no one heads for cover until Windows and doors are flying! OK, sure I know its TV and for drama, it's still funny to me! Thought that chandelier would never come down, LOL.
I had quit watching AMC by this time, but this is pretty good. Though I can't get over how much much every character was too stupid and caught up in drama to take heed of the increasingly worse weather. Expect Ruth, and she was a ninny about it.
You won't be missing Adam that much longer. And, neither will I. He's contracted for the new AMC that starts in 9 days! SWEET! I loved that Silver Fox. I also loved Tad. But, he's not coming back yet. :(
A lot of fans think that McTavish's writing from 1992-1995 was only good due to Agnes Nixon being heavily involved, plus Felicia Minei Behr being a strong Executive Producer...I disagree with them since, as head writer, she still had a lot of influence over plotting and writing. If anything, Nixon was there to help guide McT's storytelling (but let McTavish come up with the storylines that played out onscreen), reject any bad story proposals from McT, and tinker with anything that needed improvement. Had she truly been super awful, there's no doubt McT wouldn't have lasted nearly three years as Head Writer. For 1997-1999, I'm inclined to believe McTavish stunk due to Jean Dadario Burke as EP...unlike Behr, Burke lacked a strong vision for the show. Interestingly enough, McT's material was fairly good in the early stages of this tenure, i.e. when Francesca James was stilll EP (James, like Behr, was a solid EP) 2003-2007, it likely was a combination of Brian Frons (ABC President) micromanaging the Hell out of everything, a weak Executive Producer in Julie Hanan Carruthers, and McTavish likely just going hog wild with her crazy plotting (Felicia Minei Behr fired her in 1995 when it was clear McT's story ideas would catapult AMC into a horrific orbit. For 2003-2007, McT didn't have that kind of check/balance on her, considering how horrific Frons was and Carruthers was EP at a time when EPs at ABC soaps lacked as much influence on storytelling. For what little there was, it was clear Carruthers was sorely lacking on implementing quality storytelling). This may be an unpopular opinion but I liked about 70% of what McTavish did for the soap in this run...2003 and 2004 were very good to great years (at least the latter half of 2003. She wasn't head writer for the first half), 2005 was pretty good to good. The first two or so months of 2006 went well but then it stunk to high heaven: botched Dixie's return, lame Who Killed Greg Madden whodunit, other bad ideas and of course the biggest whopper: undoing Erica's landmark abortion story. Her material lasted through I think early May of 2007. Her stories in 2007 were an improvement over 2006 but not a significant amount.
Her material on Guiding Light started out well and then turned into straight garbage afterwards. I never liked how she would throw certain characters under the bus.
cajayson8301 In hindsight I think FMB firing of MMT in 1995 was a mistake. First of all she didn’t seem to think it out, because MT is gone in April and LB didnt takeover till September, the storylines that Spring and Summer seemed to just kinda meander and not really move, (I guess waiting for a permanent head writer) The tone was abruptly different, it went from this exciting (albeit melodramatic a bit at times) tone to kind of this boring realism....that I think was just too sudden. The timing was terrible, you had Marlena being possessed over at Days, and Cecily and Charlie doing this corny secret computer love thing over at AMC, which I’m sure caused people to opt to change the channel. The OJ thing was already eating into the ratings...and AMC fell from its #2 spot and NEVER recovered. Although when LB the stories and pacing IMO recovered, it didn’t seem that the people ever returned and the next year FMB was replaced. I honestly think she made a huge mistake firing MMT.
cajayson8301 actually I think 95 with the firing of MMT was the very beginning of a long drawn out end for AMC. It had its moments after but there was no rebound ever in the next 16 years.
Yes Megan has written a bombing wedding Trevor and laurel and every mazagine in American home it only the bombing of oaklhama have writers have to change everything I was so sad but they should have not fire Megan mctavis
Before I watched all the episodes on here I only remembered Julia's moments after she got scarred. After watching early 94, I couldn't stand Julia (or the guys she was with like Terrance and Del WTF) but after this moment and leading to her meeting Noah *hearts* I still like her. I'm glad her character changed cause I coldn't stand her the first half of the year. She was really annoying and skanky. I don't remember Julia being like that, mainly remembered her with Noah. Anyway, the tornado
I hated that she killed Trevor. I never got to see Trevor on a live show because I didn't start watching till 07. After watching all the old AMC's I've fallen in love with Uncle Porkchop and I wish that he could be brought back to life. If James K would sign up for the new AMC. I want David to do Project Orpheus on the frozen Uncle Porkchop.
I really wish the Young And The Restless would have their own Tornado Storyline because right now, the current storyline of the show has become boring and kind of stupid.
I recorderded this episode on vhs and watched it ad nauseum all summer, I just thought it was so well done. Maria was the GOAT in this episode. Watching it now and I'm remembering characters I liked and characters I hated and I can't remember why I hated them. Except Laurel, definitely remember why I hated her, lol.
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I watched this from my workplace cafeteria on the day it was shown back in 1994! Best soap opera scene ever that featured a storm.
You had to hand it to AMC during this time . . .it was a superb show. I think 1989 through 1994 were the highlight of the show existence. Which says alot because they had excellent stories in the early to mid-eighties as well.
some of the best writing in HISTORY, right here....
+JustJordanTV agree, I can't believe how far AMC and most of the soaps have fallen nowadays.
+simonstuart2003 most are just plain terrible.
This was so powerful...I remember how on the edge of my seat I was on the day before this ( which I just watched ) and could not wait to see what would happen the next day! One of the best stories this show ever did as a whole for the entire town, and along with the stories in progress, such as Janet Green/Jane Cox and asking Kendall to keep her secret, and Adam going to jail and so on! 1994 was a stellar year for AMC!
was one of AMC's best moments. The main thing I remembered about it was Julia's face getting scarred leading to her running away into Noah's arms. I also liked Janet and Kendall's scenes in this and the last episode.
There are no words 4 this episode expect BRAVO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sydney Penny acted the hell out of her scenes. She was spellbinding.
My mom had been watching since the very-late 1970's, so at this point she was, "over it"... but I was i hooked!
One of the best episodes in TV history.
This tornado and Janet from another planet in those facial bandages are my earliest memories of AMC, I was 4.
This storyline still holds up lol
This is when they still spared no expense with the special effects.
Terrifying episodes!!
Ironically enough, they could afford it because this was taped in June 1994 just about a week after OJ Simpson and the white Bronco. All My Children was the No. 2 soap pulling in 6m viewers this particular year. The following year, thanks to the OJ trial, AMC dropped to 5th place and remained there for the rest of the 1990s.
AMC and probably OLTL are still on today if not for the OJ trial.
Adam (to Taylor): Why am I talking to a meter maid here?"
I love (and miss) Adam Chandler!
I miss Ingrid Rogers as Taylor. When they cast that awful Kelli Taylor, they completely ruined the character.
I'm kicking myself for stopping to watching AMC too soon in late 1993. This is where the classic soap opera was good in 1994 with the Pine valley tornado and Julia's scar she got with piece of falling ceiling!
Chandelier I mean
Robin Matteson could play any character in daytime and leave her MARK on the role
She was my favorite
I recorderded this episode on vhs and watched it ad nauseum all summer, I just thought it was so well done. Maria was the GOAT in this episode. Watching it now and I'm remembering characters I liked and characters I hated and I can't remember why I hated them. Except Laurel, definitely remember why I hated her, lol.
i remember watching this when I was 6!! That's how I got into soaps.... Side note, Is the MCI girl from the commercial the girl that playes on Yes Dear?
I loved Robin Mattson's reincarnation of Janet. To this day i hated what the powers that be did to the Janet character when they had Kate Collins originate the role back in 2005
Me too. :(
RM was supposed to return, but her return as Heather in General Hospital a few months before didn’t raise the ratings like producers hoped and KC was asked to come back instead..
Now
This was TV
Wow
Great Writing
Fantastic Actors
So Many Memories
I Really Miss this show
Much Better than the Trash
They have on Today and
Always Will Be
❤❤❤❤❤❤
I was so into the Julia storyline. She runs away and meets Noah the bad boy!
I just noticed the call letters on the promos, KFSN Fresno! Hi, neighbor! :-)
🎉 greetings from coastal Mississippi. Watch AMC from 1984- series finale. All my Children ABC network. January 5,1970- September 23,2011. Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, Lancaster county ,90miles from Philadelphia,Pa.This disaster ranks amongst the best. General Hospital: earthquake. Days of our Lives: gas explosion. Guiding Light: city fire and Search for Tomorrow : flood. ... the vibtage adverts are a plus😂
Thanks SO much for posting!!! Do you have any more eps following this one?
After all these years and all I could think was why are ALL these bright people JUST STANDING AROUND LOOKING FOR IT! They can obviously hear it coming and no one heads for cover until Windows and doors are flying! OK, sure I know its TV and for drama, it's still funny to me! Thought that chandelier would never come down, LOL.
I think the fear of the moment had them all paralyzed. This was one of the most powerful storylines the show ever did.
Loved that Jenny, etc., returned for a bit.
thnak you i miss this
Do you have the episode when Janet held Kendall hostage? This was when Sarah Michelle Gellar was leaving AMC
49:32 “who was at the door?”
“What, honey?”
“Next time, make Joey get it!”
Lmao 😂
I had quit watching AMC by this time, but this is pretty good. Though I can't get over how much much every character was too stupid and caught up in drama to take heed of the increasingly worse weather. Expect Ruth, and she was a ninny about it.
Pine valley is in Pennsylvania i didnt know Pennsylvania could be hit with a twister of that magnitude
You won't be missing Adam that much longer. And, neither will I. He's contracted for the new AMC that starts in 9 days! SWEET! I loved that Silver Fox. I also loved Tad. But, he's not coming back yet. :(
where was erica?
Erica was out of town when she returned she found her mother Mona dead.
And the original commercials are great Kix berry cereal pampers
Megan ,Mctavish wrote this, what happen between this and now???
A lot of fans think that McTavish's writing from 1992-1995 was only good due to Agnes Nixon being heavily involved, plus Felicia Minei Behr being a strong Executive Producer...I disagree with them since, as head writer, she still had a lot of influence over plotting and writing. If anything, Nixon was there to help guide McT's storytelling (but let McTavish come up with the storylines that played out onscreen), reject any bad story proposals from McT, and tinker with anything that needed improvement. Had she truly been super awful, there's no doubt McT wouldn't have lasted nearly three years as Head Writer.
For 1997-1999, I'm inclined to believe McTavish stunk due to Jean Dadario Burke as EP...unlike Behr, Burke lacked a strong vision for the show. Interestingly enough, McT's material was fairly good in the early stages of this tenure, i.e. when Francesca James was stilll EP (James, like Behr, was a solid EP)
2003-2007, it likely was a combination of Brian Frons (ABC President) micromanaging the Hell out of everything, a weak Executive Producer in Julie Hanan Carruthers, and McTavish likely just going hog wild with her crazy plotting (Felicia Minei Behr fired her in 1995 when it was clear McT's story ideas would catapult AMC into a horrific orbit. For 2003-2007, McT didn't have that kind of check/balance on her, considering how horrific Frons was and Carruthers was EP at a time when EPs at ABC soaps lacked as much influence on storytelling. For what little there was, it was clear Carruthers was sorely lacking on implementing quality storytelling). This may be an unpopular opinion but I liked about 70% of what McTavish did for the soap in this run...2003 and 2004 were very good to great years (at least the latter half of 2003. She wasn't head writer for the first half), 2005 was pretty good to good. The first two or so months of 2006 went well but then it stunk to high heaven: botched Dixie's return, lame Who Killed Greg Madden whodunit, other bad ideas and of course the biggest whopper: undoing Erica's landmark abortion story. Her material lasted through I think early May of 2007. Her stories in 2007 were an improvement over 2006 but not a significant amount.
Her material on Guiding Light started out well and then turned into straight garbage afterwards. I never liked how she would throw certain characters under the bus.
cajayson8301 In hindsight I think FMB firing of MMT in 1995 was a mistake. First of all she didn’t seem to think it out, because MT is gone in April and LB didnt takeover till September, the storylines that Spring and Summer seemed to just kinda meander and not really move, (I guess waiting for a permanent head writer) The tone was abruptly different, it went from this exciting (albeit melodramatic a bit at times) tone to kind of this boring realism....that I think was just too sudden. The timing was terrible, you had Marlena being possessed over at Days, and Cecily and Charlie doing this corny secret computer love thing over at AMC, which I’m sure caused people to opt to change the channel. The OJ thing was already eating into the ratings...and AMC fell from its #2 spot and NEVER recovered. Although when LB the stories and pacing IMO recovered, it didn’t seem that the people ever returned and the next year FMB was replaced. I honestly think she made a huge mistake firing MMT.
cajayson8301 actually I think 95 with the firing of MMT was the very beginning of a long drawn out end for AMC. It had its moments after but there was no rebound ever in the next 16 years.
Yes Megan has written a bombing wedding Trevor and laurel and every mazagine in American home it only the bombing of oaklhama have writers have to change everything I was so sad but they should have not fire Megan mctavis
Does anyone know why Erica wasn't there?
From what I recall, she had taken time off to mourn the death of Frances Heflin (Mona).
Before I watched all the episodes on here I only remembered Julia's moments after she got scarred. After watching early 94, I couldn't stand Julia (or the guys she was with like Terrance and Del WTF) but after this moment and leading to her meeting Noah *hearts* I still like her. I'm glad her character changed cause I coldn't stand her the first half of the year. She was really annoying and skanky. I don't remember Julia being like that, mainly remembered her with Noah. Anyway, the tornado
I hated that she killed Trevor. I never got to see Trevor on a live show because I didn't start watching till 07. After watching all the old AMC's I've fallen in love with Uncle Porkchop and I wish that he could be brought back to life. If James K would sign up for the new AMC. I want David to do Project Orpheus on the frozen Uncle Porkchop.
@@snowwhite7704 I think his ex wife Janet killed him. But, I don’t remember how.
Oh wow !😮
Erica was nowhere to be seen in this episode this episode and the vey last AMC episode were the best
I started watching when the black fellow was Dixie's pimp!!!! So I missed a lot
I really wish the Young And The Restless would have their own Tornado Storyline because right now, the current storyline of the show has become boring and kind of stupid.
vlado
Lady Cop to Adam: If you wanna reach out and touch someone. Try yourself. LOL.
You better, donʼt.
I recorderded this episode on vhs and watched it ad nauseum all summer, I just thought it was so well done. Maria was the GOAT in this episode. Watching it now and I'm remembering characters I liked and characters I hated and I can't remember why I hated them. Except Laurel, definitely remember why I hated her, lol.