As The World Turns - December 1972? (Incomplete)

[@EdwynNSanchez]

So.... Any thoughts about all of these soap rarities that I had the pleasure to bring to you?

[@kirkmorgan-austin1187]

Love them all! I there's more vintage ATWT GL and EON out there!

[@bldali]

Thank you for all of these rarities! You have good taste. The old shows are the best.

[@stanbrown32]

Such a treasure trove! Exciting to see new episodes--I didnt know these existed.

[@remomazzetti8757]

I'm almost 64, and I saw many of these episodes when they first aired. Whatever flaws they had, they showed a down to earth simplicity and real character and feeling that are sadly missing in the four pathetic soaps that are still airing on TV. Thank you for posting these classic episodes!

[@GLBizzie]

Thank u so much for all of your hard work.. U are the best. Please don‘t stop and try to continue as long as it makes u happy

[@anthonymeans7439]

Bob's demeanor never changed for one second.He always was calm and mild-mannered at all times.Even when he got upset he never raised his voice more than an octave.

[@BraedynKelley]

Wow! This is the first old episode I've seen where Judge Lowell appeared. Thanks for posting.

[@lindaeasley5606]

I remember David Stewart . He was the rock of the Hughes family . Wow .Seeing this brings back memories

[@deloreswillis9224]

Where is Dan Stewart??

[@deloreswillis9224]

Awww okay I see him now ❤😂

[@Soapking1965]

Grandpa Hughes was the rock of the Hughes clan.

[@sheriheffner2098]

I had a Baby Tenderlove doll when I was little, but I never heard of Tearful Baby Tenderlove before.

[@rogertemple7193]

storylines were more realistic and were easy to keep up with of the ones still on today not so.

[@SoapsGoldenAge]

Besides the joy of seeing old shows, what's striking is how old fashioned this was when you consider Y&R would premiere 4-5 months later. How they modernized the industry in the 70s was wonderful-- mid and late 70s ATWT was excellent too. And I'd passionately argue they modernized way too much after the 80s, lost the heart and characters, but wow how great they were in mid and late seventies

[@anthonymeans7439]

Yes and I think Y&R had a lot to do with that from its music and production quality

[@a.b.s_productions]

P&G soaps such as ATWT, GL, SFT and AW for example kept the same styling of soaps until around 1981. Very traditional styling going back to the 50’s. If you notice all 4 of those soaps changed their openings in 1981 to be more modernized, plus the early 1980’s saw more action storylines, on location and of course more sex.

[@robertblackiston4784]

Wonderful ☺️ Thank you so much ❤️

[@EdwynNSanchez]

You’re welcome! Glad you enjoy it!

[@ericsamuelson5656]

This is from WCBS New York because of The Mike Douglas Show slide

[@christopherpope3415]

Research shows that the "Bridget Loves Bernie" program refered to in the CBS promo within this tape actually aired Saturday December 9th, 1972. That means this ATWT was aired during the week of December 4-8, 1972.

[@EdwynNSanchez]

and according to an episode guide of "The Mike Douglas Show" that I was looking at on the internet, the bumper included mentioned Stiller and Meara as the guest co-hosts. Since I understand that this was from a New York broadcast, their co-hosting week must've aired during the week that you just mentioned this ATWT being broadcast. I could be wrong still, so please correct me if I am.

[@christopherpope3415]

@@EdwynNSanchez I think it's now nailed down to that week December 1972, enough evidence out there to prove it.

[@AllenJones-w3p]

I wonder if ATWT ever did any special Christmas episodes? I know SEARCH FOR TOMORROW did.

[@christopherpope3415]

@@AllenJones-w3p Every year the holidays were a major part of the show. If you look online there are some of those Christmas shows out there for viewing, and there's one or two that go back into the 1960's. Faithful viewers often cleared their early Christmas Eve afternoons to spend a little holiday time with the Hughes family.

[@Soapking1965]

RIP, Jane Withers (Josephine the Plumber).

[@tommyparkerparker]

Love to see early 70's episodes that John Dixon was in.

[@der22672]

Tommy, sadly, original copies of episodes mainly from 1970-1976 don’t exist. They were erased. It was common practice, particularly soap operas during these years. I’ve been hoping for years in finding episodes from these years to no avail. 😔😔

[@snappybabby4646]

Thanks

[@derekdestep40]

Bob Hughes didn’t age

[@billywall7752]

Even in the 70's, they still had that stereotypical organ soap opera music. Lol

[@sheriheffner2098]

Soap operas were still done live back in 1972?

[@mikejohnson515]

Yes....this show and :"Edge of Night" were both live until 1975.

[@woohooboy]

ATWT and EoN were the only ones still being broadcast live in the 70's. By the end of the 60's when color television was introduced, the majority of soaps started being pre-recorded. ATWT stopped being done as a live show in 1975 when the series expanded to 60 mins as it was no longer feasible to continue doing the show this way. EoN stopped around the same time when CBS decided to cancel that series and the show moved networks to ABC.

[@mikejohnson515]

Casey Kasem voicing the Joy commercial.

[@sheriheffner2098]

Terri Garr in the Joy commercial.

[@lorraineb.4698]

Whatever happened to Joy? I think now “Dawn” is their flagship dish detergent anyway

[@hoagie1978]

@@lorraineb.4698 They still make Joy, but it is produced by another company called Joy Suds. P&G sold it to them in 2019.

[@derekdestep40]

How was this recorded back in 1972

[@einzigerthethief5613]

Henderson Forsythe. Always struggling to remember his lines...

[@ericnelson9100]

He always had other projects going on simultaneously, whether it be plays or movies.

[@sheriheffner2098]

I remember Ellen. She was on there when I watched it in the 1980s. Was Kim on here then too?I liked Kim, and Ellen too.

[@stanbrown32]

Paul is dead, and Ellen hasn't been told yet?

[@sheriheffner2098]

When I see the name Paul I think of that cute little boy on there in the 1980s who went on to Who's The Boss.

[@stanbrown32]

@@sheriheffner2098 This was Paul Stewart, who married Liz Talbot when she was pregnant with his brother Dan Stewart's child--so Betsy Stewart, who would be orphaned when both Paul and Liz died, learned years later that "Uncle Dan" was her father.

[@lorraineb.4698]

Comet still is the BEST in 2024.

[@allenjones3130]

The Mattel toy company sponsoring a soap opera, eh? Well, why not?

[@lorraineb.4698]

Remember this WAS Christmas season.

[@sheriheffner2098]

Ivory is too strong to wash babies in. Didn't they have baby soap back then?

[@juliemnm8273]

My mom always used Ivory on me...and I didn't have any problems.

[@zekeonstormpeak4186]

I’m pretty sure there was color Tv in 1972.

[@lorraineb.4698]

There was but many still had Black and White sets. They were cheaper. Especially if it was a smaller portable size like in a bedroom and there were plenty of those around.

[@lorraineb.4698]

I love the soaps in Black and White

[@Jackie-h1z]

Yeah for rich people. A big old console tv back then was expensive.