Thanks for posting a wonderful treat-I started watching oltl a little later when Judith Light had taken over the role of Karen. I would love to see the original Dorian's confrontation with Victor Lord
I may have one last episode from the 70s. I may share that one here as well even though all the episodes I published here from that decade have been share here before I did. Stay tuned!
I really want to thank you, Edwyn, for sharing this treasure----Truly, this footage is extremely rare as the entire archive of ABC's daytime lineup prior to about 1978 was somehow destroyed or completely erased---I really do not know the specifics, just that nearly every episode of OLTL, AMC, GH and Edge of Night from the 60's and much of the 70's no longer exist---I learned that about 20 years ago, and was absolutely shocked, after all, television, and the "serialized" television drama (AKA soap operas) was an extremely important part of America's popular cultural legacy, of the post WW2 decades and had a long-standing formidable presence in our entertainment history---both daytime and nighttime soaps---and is now a thing of the past, a form which will likely never be resurrected....This makes videos like these significant archaic artifacts....
Jennifer Harmon, who plays Cathy Craig, was the first actress from OLTL to be nominated for an Emmy (Shepperd Strudwick as Victor Lord was the first actor ever nominated, with Farley Granger the second as Dr. Will Vernon). I really like Kathy Breech's version of Karen in both of the 1977 episodes Edwyn as so kindly provided!
I think it’s because This Dorian is intense, you can tell in her eyes she does not care about the baby but only wants to make sure she is the one who finds it so she can be a heroine.
She is definitely up to something, her eyes are intense and she was ready to take any info for her own benefit, I liked this Dorian for her subtle and cold demeanor , she is the opposite of Robin’s Dorian. This is the Dorian who murders her husband.
The original Dr. Dorian Cramer Lord. Thanks for posting. Love Robin Strasser....but I have heard Nancy Pinkerton was badass, too. Looking for all the scenes I can find with her in them. Still hoping someone has some of her and Victor.
Shit you need to see her on “The Doctors.” The woman literally screamed “Don’t mess with me.” She was a great actress. I like her way more then Robin Strasser.
When I was in elementary school I was home sick a lot….The lady who kept house for us was insane about ABC soaps so the television was on the whole afternoon and OLTL was her favorite…Watching these pulls me back over 40 years and it feels like I was watching these yesterday…. I remember this storyline ( Kevin kidnapped by crazy Cathy C) so well…I know that Dorian was connected elliptically to this plot but I can not remember what it was…Years later when I became a fan in my own right, Robin Strasser was established in the role and I could not get over the complete departure from the way the role was originally styled. Robin Strasser’s interpretation was very broad and almost campy at times…Her Dorian was the epitome of a flashy, nouveau riche arriviste who was always over-the-top and could go from 0 to 100 in histrionics in the matter of a minute…There didn’t seem to be much of Nancy Pinkerton’s character left, her Dorian seldom got explosive and was usually cold and very calculating…RS Dorian could come off as absurd and humorous, almost satire at times, but there was NOTHING funny about NP’s Dorian…she was actually a frightening presence that almost had a sociopathic streak-her antics were REALLY shocking and her misdeeds were hard to predict because she kept you guessing just HOW monstrous Dorian could be…In later years, RS’s Dorian seemed haunted by what she did to Victor, whether it was guilt, or fear she would be exposed, the past frightened her and she would react in some extreme, desperate way and at times didn’t seem like she had it completely under control--By contrast, NP’s Dorian seemed to always have that icy little smile, and her persona was kept rooted in the original concept: She was ultra-intelligent, well educated ( a doctor of course) and utterly ruthless…She also was not initially written as any kind of rival or nemesis to Vicki--the unhinged Cathy Craig was clear antagonist throughout most of the 70s
Sorry to go on and on but this makes me very nostalgic. And I remember often throughout the later years thinking “How would the “original” Dorian have played this scene?”
I think the essence of the RS Dorian at its most intense was the scene when she was completely about to violate Victor’s grave, open his coffin and actually pour LYE on his fucking skeletal remains…that was one of the most BRILLIANT moments in the entire history of OLTL--I had never seen ANYTHING like it on daytime or nighttime television…They really pushed the envelope that day!
Yes. She was on the show for a couple of years. Her character was killed off on the show after Brad Vernon impregnated her and then spiked her drink with sedatives.
The original Karen Wolek was very bubbly and always in good spirits. Judith Light's version of Karen was more pensive. She was a complete screw up, but her intentions were always good and you wanted to like her.
Larry looked better with this Karen. He never looked right with Judith Light and no chemistry whatsoever. Of course the best chemistry was with Lynn Benesch. She was beautiful
Eh? Really? Episodes from OLTL's last 20 years are much easier to find and aren't exactly collectors items. These 70s episodes are extremely rare, and I for one would much prefer to see them over anything more "recent."
@EdwynSanchez I noticed just now that you just uploaded the April 1, 1977 episode of One Life To Live and that you may have one more episode from the 70s which I would like to see uploaded so I can watch it too. So can you please send me a reply/ notification on it via RUclips. Do you also have the full epidode All My Children with Cheryl Aruitt who played Ann from 1977? If so, please upload that as well.
The episode that I have has already been published here as well by a different channel which I will not get into any more details. But I plan on sharing that episode without the commercials myself very soon. Also, I unfortunately do not have the entire AMC episode with Cheryl from '77.
@EdwynSanchez I meant Cheryl Arutt. Do you have a complete All My Children episode with her as Ann from 1977 with commercials, if so can you please upload it so I can watch it and send me a reply/ notification via RUclips?
Laurence Fishburne was gone at this point. That's his replacement, Todd Davis as Josh. Todd went on to play Bryan Phillips on General Hospital a year later.
Sorry to say that I do not have anymore 2003-04 episodes with the Music Box Killer. But I did recently just shared another episode from 2003 in random. It's not complete but it’s better than nothing.
Nancy Pinkerton was very attractive and she was my fave Dorian Lord. Never cared for Robin Strasberg in the role. Like Lucci she overacted and it was campy to me. Never cared for Nancy Pinkerton in the short curly kinky hairdo. It detracted from her looks.
Rest in peace Ellen Holly 😢
I just heard about it! 🙏🏻
@@EdwynNSanchez Me too. One of the originals
I wish we could watch OLTL reruns like on the old soapnet channel.
Thanks for posting a wonderful treat-I started watching oltl a little later when Judith Light had taken over the role of Karen.
I would love to see the original Dorian's confrontation with Victor Lord
Keep the 70’s episodes coming!!!
I may have one last episode from the 70s. I may share that one here as well even though all the episodes I published here from that decade have been share here before I did. Stay tuned!
@@EdwynNSanchez Greatly appreciate the time and effort you put into your channel.
@@stephenhonicki3528 - It's my pleasure!
@@EdwynNSanchezwhere did these episodes come from?? I don’t think home recording exist and networks usually destroyed the masters.
@@gabelogan5877 - Well, I wish I'd known. But I understand that home recorders first became a thing sometime in the late 70s.
Love seeing these original core characters
One Life to Love was a great soap in the sixties and 70s
It was great in the 80s.
It was great in the 80s, too. That's when it was the most popular.
Thank you, so much for posting. I am really enjoying these wonderful classic episodes. 😃👏👏👏🔥🔥🔥🔥
I really want to thank you, Edwyn, for sharing this treasure----Truly, this footage is extremely rare as the entire archive of ABC's daytime lineup prior to about 1978 was somehow destroyed or completely erased---I really do not know the specifics, just that nearly every episode of OLTL, AMC, GH and Edge of Night from the 60's and much of the 70's no longer exist---I learned that about 20 years ago, and was absolutely shocked, after all, television, and the "serialized" television drama (AKA soap operas) was an extremely important part of America's popular cultural legacy, of the post WW2 decades and had a long-standing formidable presence in our entertainment history---both daytime and nighttime soaps---and is now a thing of the past, a form which will likely never be resurrected....This makes videos like these significant archaic artifacts....
Beyond rare. Most tapes from the 1970’s were wiped.
I sure wish of a lot of these people that had the new DVR’s or recording it in 7071. They’ve got some good storylines they are going on.
Memories ❤❤❤
Nancy Pinkerton reminds me of Jane Wyman.
Jennifer Harmon, who plays Cathy Craig, was the first actress from OLTL to be nominated for an Emmy (Shepperd Strudwick as Victor Lord was the first actor ever nominated, with Farley Granger the second as Dr. Will Vernon).
I really like Kathy Breech's version of Karen in both of the 1977 episodes Edwyn as so kindly provided!
Never knew he played Dr Will Vernon. I remembered another actor
Agree about Karen.
Erika Slazek was so young & beautiful!
Loved the seventies soaps. They were the best no doubt about it!
I loved the 80s era.
80s were the most popular and my favorite era.
6:19 Lol quite a closeup and look into the camera.
I think it’s because This Dorian is intense, you can tell in her eyes she does not care about the baby but only wants to make sure she is the one who finds it so she can be a heroine.
She is definitely up to something, her eyes are intense and she was ready to take any info for her own benefit, I liked this Dorian for her subtle and cold demeanor , she is the opposite of Robin’s Dorian. This is the Dorian who murders her husband.
The original Dr. Dorian Cramer Lord. Thanks for posting. Love Robin Strasser....but I have heard Nancy Pinkerton was badass, too. Looking for all the scenes I can find with her in them. Still hoping someone has some of her and Victor.
Shit you need to see her on “The Doctors.” The woman literally screamed “Don’t mess with me.” She was a great actress. I like her way more then Robin Strasser.
When I was in elementary school I was home sick a lot….The lady who kept house for us was insane about ABC soaps so the television was on the whole afternoon and OLTL was her favorite…Watching these pulls me back over 40 years and it feels like I was watching these yesterday…. I remember this storyline ( Kevin kidnapped by crazy Cathy C) so well…I know that Dorian was connected elliptically to this plot but I can not remember what it was…Years later when I became a fan in my own right, Robin Strasser was established in the role and I could not get over the complete departure from the way the role was originally styled. Robin Strasser’s interpretation was very broad and almost campy at times…Her Dorian was the epitome of a flashy, nouveau riche arriviste who was always over-the-top and could go from 0 to 100 in histrionics in the matter of a minute…There didn’t seem to be much of Nancy Pinkerton’s character left, her Dorian seldom got explosive and was usually cold and very calculating…RS Dorian could come off as absurd and humorous, almost satire at times, but there was NOTHING funny about NP’s Dorian…she was actually a frightening presence that almost had a sociopathic streak-her antics were REALLY shocking and her misdeeds were hard to predict because she kept you guessing just HOW monstrous Dorian could be…In later years, RS’s Dorian seemed haunted by what she did to Victor, whether it was guilt, or fear she would be exposed, the past frightened her and she would react in some extreme, desperate way and at times didn’t seem like she had it completely under control--By contrast, NP’s Dorian seemed to always have that icy little smile, and her persona was kept rooted in the original concept: She was ultra-intelligent, well educated ( a doctor of course) and utterly ruthless…She also was not initially written as any kind of rival or nemesis to Vicki--the unhinged Cathy Craig was clear antagonist throughout most of the 70s
Sorry to go on and on but this makes me very nostalgic. And I remember often throughout the later years thinking “How would the “original” Dorian have played this scene?”
I think the essence of the RS Dorian at its most intense was the scene when she was completely about to violate Victor’s grave, open his coffin and actually pour LYE on his fucking skeletal remains…that was one of the most BRILLIANT moments in the entire history of OLTL--I had never seen ANYTHING like it on daytime or nighttime television…They really pushed the envelope that day!
@@CRESCENTII1968 This was a great soap back in the day. I loved One Life to Live pre-Buchanan era
In 1977 OLTL ran for 45 minutes with commericals so this is probably accurate.
Wait a minute, that's Jackie Zeeman who plays Bobbie on General Hospital.
29:55
@@lisadelpeche3371 yes
*Zeman
Yes. She was on the show for a couple of years. Her character was killed off on the show after Brad Vernon impregnated her and then spiked her drink with sedatives.
I believe she played Lana Wood on this show pre General Hospital
The original Karen Wolek was very bubbly and always in good spirits. Judith Light's version of Karen was more pensive. She was a complete screw up, but her intentions were always good and you wanted to like her.
Agree, they did give some likability to her. She had a heart of gold at her core
I don’t remember Jackie Being on young and the restless, I always knew her as Bobby on General Hospital
Bobby from GH is on oltl
Larry looked better with this Karen. He never looked right with Judith Light and no chemistry whatsoever.
Of course the best chemistry was with Lynn Benesch. She was beautiful
A brunette Vicki!
1977 wow thats quite the detour I was hoping for more recent episodes oh well still standing by I guess
Well, what I have next is from all from 2005. But I may bring up a few episodes from the 90s from time to time. Stay tuned!
@@EdwynNSanchez that be nice to see 90-92(which I heard were stale years) still would be ok to see...I saw everything 93 and after...
Eh? Really? Episodes from OLTL's last 20 years are much easier to find and aren't exactly collectors items. These 70s episodes are extremely rare, and I for one would much prefer to see them over anything more "recent."
@EdwynSanchez
I noticed just now that you just uploaded the April 1, 1977 episode of One Life To Live and that you may have one more episode from the 70s which I would like to see uploaded so I can watch it too. So can you please send me a reply/ notification on it via RUclips. Do you also have the full epidode All My Children with Cheryl Aruitt who played Ann from 1977? If so, please upload that as well.
The episode that I have has already been published here as well by a different channel which I will not get into any more details. But I plan on sharing that episode without the commercials myself very soon. Also, I unfortunately do not have the entire AMC episode with Cheryl from '77.
Were their ever any local disco hangouts/businesses on OLTL? Every other soap seemed to have one...
Tony's place.
The Floating Rib@@erikandrus4387
@@erikandrus4387 There May have been others before that, but I cannot remember them
@EdwynSanchez
I meant Cheryl Arutt. Do you have a complete All My Children episode with her as Ann from 1977 with commercials, if so can you please upload it so I can watch it and send me a reply/ notification via RUclips?
Was actor tommy lee jones still on one life along with actor larry fishbourne around this time. Does anybody know
I believe Tommy Lee Jones had left. Maybe by 1976 but I think it was 1975. He committed a crime I recall
Tommy played Dr Mark Toland.
Laurence Fishburne was gone at this point. That's his replacement, Todd Davis as Josh. Todd went on to play Bryan Phillips on General Hospital a year later.
Do you have 2003 - 2004 the music box killer episodes? I would love to see them.
Sorry to say that I do not have anymore 2003-04 episodes with the Music Box Killer. But I did recently just shared another episode from 2003 in random. It's not complete but it’s better than nothing.
Nancy Pinkerton was very attractive and she was my fave Dorian Lord. Never cared for Robin Strasberg in the role. Like Lucci she overacted and it was campy to me. Never cared for Nancy Pinkerton in the short curly kinky hairdo. It detracted from her looks.