Judith Light's testimony as Karen is considered by many the GREATEST performance in the history of soaps! I've heard that this performance is even studied in many acting classes.
@Ladysugarshaft Жыл бұрын
44 years later and I’m bawling in tears watching Judith’s performance. She’s simply the BEST💖🌷💖
@jadawooten892210 ай бұрын
Here for it.
@Elaine-uc6hd Жыл бұрын
Judith Light was one of the best actresses on daytime, but this storyline and especially this scene took her to another level, it was amazingly electrictrfying, emotional and heartbreaking all in one, she was stellar 🌟💖💝. To this day it still brings a tear to my eye watching her tear her soul out in front of everyone.
@Liligal1 Жыл бұрын
If I remember correctly, she won the Best Actress Daytime Emmy for this storyline. Well deserved!!!
@lynnbaker23364 ай бұрын
Didn't she get am Emmy?
@lynnbaker23364 ай бұрын
I just saw her break down for the first time. It's a pretty close call between that and Eileen Davidson on her knees begging John not to leave her. I think I would give it to Davidson, but it's close.
@amyerickson272626 күн бұрын
Amen
@daniellej791420 күн бұрын
Wow Angela Bowers Judge Donnelly
@americanitalianisrael40082 жыл бұрын
ONE OF THE GREATEST ACTING SCENE IN TV HISTORY. THE COURT SCENE WITH JUDITH LIGHT SUPERB ACTING.
@triciajohansen30272 жыл бұрын
She was AMAZING!!!!!
@vietpir2 жыл бұрын
@@triciajohansen3027 she’s a fascinating actress
@jc9716 Жыл бұрын
@DraperScott Misogynistic much?! Obviously you've never been put into a position like that! I'd say she was doing a very REALISTIC job! Her EMMY she earned from that scene bears witness!!!!!!
@stacydetwiler1475 Жыл бұрын
@Draper Scott Totally agree with you.
@grammyj17988 Жыл бұрын
@Jeremy Dowdy ~ every time I see her on SVU, I think of this HISTORIC scene !!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
@Judah982 жыл бұрын
Say what you will... Judith Light killed this storyline! 💯
@foryourviewingpleasure9662 жыл бұрын
Yes, her acting is superb.....raw, genuine emotion right on the surface. Bravo !!
@vietpir2 жыл бұрын
Karen Wolek was hilarious!
@njpubadjuster37102 жыл бұрын
@@vietpir what's so funny?
@vietpir2 жыл бұрын
@@njpubadjuster3710 the way she was yelling in court and what she said.
@njpubadjuster37102 жыл бұрын
@@vietpir it was a dramatic scene where she almost broke down. There was nothing hilarious about it.
@cfconant Жыл бұрын
I'll never forget this performance. Judith Light is one of my favorite actresses of all time.
@brookehanley3659 Жыл бұрын
So glad she got to move on in Prime Time with “Who's the Boss”. Her talent did not go unnoticed
@vietpir10 ай бұрын
Because she was so hilarious
@lagunn327 Жыл бұрын
I remember this like it was yesterday. I was a HS senior. I will be 61 in 1 month and Judith Light shook the Daytime TV World!❤️
@butterflycomb Жыл бұрын
The soap writers today can't hold a candle to way back when.
@lorireece197010 ай бұрын
I don’t even watch them anymore
@parthetis7418 күн бұрын
True. Writers today keep scenes shorter and the dialogue very minimalist..
@debbiemiller9599 Жыл бұрын
I will never forget watching this. it was so moving and emotional. It also led to something of legend in our family. As I was recounting to my mother what had happened, my little brother (who gave me crap all the time about watching soaps) piped up from the other room, "Oh gosh, what did Larry say??"🤣
@jamescamel700 Жыл бұрын
This scene will go down in history....As the greatest scene ever!!!
@rachelmabe1679 Жыл бұрын
This put Judith Light on the map.
@timothyrollins3856 Жыл бұрын
Yes it did
@jenniferwellman5311 Жыл бұрын
They don’t make them like this anymore. ❤❤❤
@glorymosbyfloyd3878 Жыл бұрын
That's a fact
@scootover7 Жыл бұрын
I've been watching episodes of some older soaps, and I agree. I'm 15 minutes in at the moment and I'm enjoying this.
@darrinshewchuk85768 ай бұрын
@@scootover7You ever watch the young and the restless.
@scootover78 ай бұрын
@@darrinshewchuk8576 I haven't watched it recently, but my grandma use to watch it in the 80's and 90's, I'd sometimes in the 90's when I visit watch it with her, I would have never probably gotten into soaps if it wasn't for Knots Landing, the soap drama that started my interest in soap operas.
@pamterlizzi2636 Жыл бұрын
In 1979 l worked for Kaplan's Department Store and my manager was Judith Light's mother Sue, When this wonderful episode came on We were glued to the television
@foryourviewingpleasure966 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for sharing that ! I actually met Judith's mom and dad in the early 80s at a Judith Light fan club gathering in NYC. I had pics taken with all that were there......Judith, Michael Storm, Robin Strasser, Brynn Thayer, Margaret Klenck. Brynn was such a warm and loving person as she wrapped her arms around us when we took pictures. A terrific lady !
@asherdash12 Жыл бұрын
That's really cool!
@Ladysugarshaft Жыл бұрын
Wow! That’s so cool. How proud her parents must have been 🙌❤
@katherinekerbow8344 Жыл бұрын
I always felt so bad for Karen(Judith) on the stand...she did what she had to do to protect her family...but in the end she stuck up for her friend and lost it all...one of the best soap stars ever!!!
@themirrorsofmymind Жыл бұрын
As amazing as Judith Light was in this, Anthony Call as _Herb Calison_ was a perfect match for driving the momentum of the questioning that pushes _Karen_ over the edge!
@user-kb6iu4pc6f11 ай бұрын
Absolutely!
@SterlingFogg11 ай бұрын
True!
@LM-tl5bd6 ай бұрын
I agree. And Vicki's reactions were incredible!
@TheVintageSoul3332 жыл бұрын
I remember rushing home from school to watch this. Then bawling my eyes out for her. It was at that moment that I decided I wanted to be an actress. I didn't realize that dream but this performance stayed with me period and I've always been a fan. I'm glad she received a lot of success since but I swear Hollywood never put her in a movie that she deserved, she would have put Meryl Streep to shame if given the chance to compete for an Oscar
@Ladysugarshaft Жыл бұрын
💯❤️
@user-kb6iu4pc6f11 ай бұрын
I couldn't agree with you more!
@teresa28459 ай бұрын
I remember getting home for the last 15 minutes of this soap... my mom had it on. I didn't know much about the characters and yet the performance had me in tears. That's just how good the acting was. To not really be invested in the characters and still be brought to tears. TH I was usually able to watch the entire episode. But in those days I really only watched 1 or 2 episodes during the week. I didn't watch a lot of tv back in those days. I make up for that now lol
@TheVintageSoul3339 ай бұрын
@@teresa2845 Exactly 💯!!!
@dr04639 ай бұрын
me too! that storyline was what hooked me!
@cinnasharon9802 жыл бұрын
Judith Light is AWESOME!!! Love the commercials!!
@traygee403 Жыл бұрын
I remember this vividly...I was a teen and couldn't wait til she took the stand!!!!..Cried like a baby..Judith Light gave a heck of a performance!!
@anthonyjohnson9403 Жыл бұрын
Who'd thought we'd see an Academy Award performance on soap opera TV? I was an unemployed teenager when this scene was broadcast. I'm so glad I didn't have a job😂😂😂
@marksmith41282 жыл бұрын
I was in high school when I saw the original episode in 1979 and did something I never did before watching television. I felt a few tears running down my face while watching Judith Light break down on the stand. Nothing like that has ever happened to me since.
@vietpir2 жыл бұрын
Except when Judith Light was in the CBS tv-movie “Men Don’t Tell” in 1993. The movie about husband abuse.
@grammyj17988 Жыл бұрын
I was at work with my small JVC portable in my desk drawer watching that scene !!! Powerful✊🏾
@adrastos761 Жыл бұрын
@@vietpir yes, I remember that movie as well. I just didn't remember the name. She was excellent in that also.
@orion88352 жыл бұрын
I remember this being on the tv in 1979 when I was a child and my mother watching it. I remember being frightened and my mother crying and having no idea what was going on.
@bernieappugliese202911 ай бұрын
Remember this like it was yesterday. It still moves me like crazy. And she is still giving incredible and award winning performances on stage and screen. Judith Light really is one of the greatest!
@larkpraise Жыл бұрын
I loved Larry Wolek and was sad when they phased him out of the show. I also liked that they brought Paul Martin from “All My Children” to play Vicki’s defense attorney.
@JozarS.-ol4fj8 ай бұрын
ABC still holds two of daytime TV's greatest scenes: Karen Wolek's stand on Viki Lord's trial on court (One Life to Live); and Luke and Laura's wedding (General Hospital)
@Marcus_10012 жыл бұрын
WOW!! This is the best quality of this legendary episode I have ever seen. Thank you so much for posting it. Judith Light gave the performance of her life during this storyline and the final scene of this episode is easily among the top 5 moments in soap history. All these many years later Judith's performance still astonishes me. It was so raw and powerful and I had never seen *anything* like that on television before.
@foryourviewingpleasure9662 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for recognizing the quality. All of my OLTL episodes on my channel are from old VHS video tapes that I transferred to digital. A few were over 40 years old and all of them held up very well. Believe it or not, the original VHS tapes are even better quality than what is on KZbin. I guess there's a slight deterioration of quality when going from VHS to digital and then digital uploaded to KZbin. Thanks again and I'm glad you're enjoying them. Check out the others !!! Any inferior quality was because of TV reception from when they were taped 30 - 40 years ago. Back then, we were just using rabbit ears for antennas. Haha.
@Marcus_10012 жыл бұрын
@@foryourviewingpleasure966 Oh yes, I remember those days very well. Oh, one of the rabbit ears broke? Just replace it with some tin foil. Ha!! I used to have tons of daytime TV on VHS tapes and I wish I had been half as diligent as you. They are such a treasure trove and a wonderful source of nostalgia. Thank you so much for all the work you put in to bring these to all of us. I truly appreciate it.
@foryourviewingpleasure9662 жыл бұрын
@@Marcus_1001 You're very welcome. Any chance you still have those tapes stashed away ? Haha. If so, I can walk you through the process. It's much easier than you might think and is really cheap to do. You just would need a VCR and a computer.....plus a very cheap attachment.
@Marcus_10012 жыл бұрын
@@foryourviewingpleasure966 I may have some of them in a box somewhere, but I'm pretty certain most of them have been lost which makes me very sad. I thought about converting them a few years ago but VCRs are very hard to find. I guess I could try eBay.
@mindaharris80922 жыл бұрын
I will never forget this performance. Over 40 yrs ago and still is one of the most astonishing pieces of acting I've ever seen on TV...or anywhere
@loveyu2778 Жыл бұрын
The best !! This show is such a huge part of my childhood.. i remember this was one of the most compelling dramatic convincing scenes i had ever seen up to that point..❤❤
@MrStarguy172 жыл бұрын
Jesus... this is powerful. I'm in tears watching this... great acting.
@foryourviewingpleasure9662 жыл бұрын
I totally agree. It's so raw and the peak of emotion. A truly great actress !!
@elfman5176 Жыл бұрын
One Life was NEVER Boring Best Soap Ever Could be Silly Very Dramatic But Always Fun
@TerriMagoo Жыл бұрын
I remember this SO MUCH!
@Miss_Chick Жыл бұрын
Amazing performance!
@GenXorcist1976Ай бұрын
Fun Fact: Reba McEntire almost got an Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her little stint hosting A Daytime to Remember. ❤ I LOVE that she hosted this series.
@videofanatiq101 Жыл бұрын
JUDITH LIGHT IS JUST BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!!!!
@GanymedeBoy Жыл бұрын
I still tear up at Karen's confession
@mickey1271 Жыл бұрын
I remember watching this scene live.
@kimberlywhitehead222 жыл бұрын
I was 6 when this came out, so it didn't do much....when I was older and saw the special with Reba McIntire, WOW!!!! Judith light DID ALL OF THAT!!!
@judydendy1697 Жыл бұрын
Watching this brought back so many memories. This was my favorite soap! I hate when they ended it.
@efnaha930311 ай бұрын
I remember coming home from school and seeing my mother crying - this was amazing for it’s time. JL wasn’t afraid to go big and she owned it.
@aprileast557611 ай бұрын
Omgoodness this was my favorite soap back in the day
@Lifewithpersians Жыл бұрын
Judith Light was brilliant in this part
@mariasussman6683 Жыл бұрын
She was a gem
@SterlingFogg11 ай бұрын
Anthony Call was just perfect in this storyline. He deserved an Emmy.
@gailreese410218 күн бұрын
One of the highlights of our Summer 1979! Judith Light was beyond awesome! Wow!!!
@michaelschwab9806 Жыл бұрын
WOW,the crossover with All My Children's "Paul Martin" as a lawyer in the Llanview courtroom,this must have been the first "crossover" ever between Soap Opera characters appearing on other soaps.
@johnbenzer5026 Жыл бұрын
not at all-AW and GL did crossovers in the 1960’s
@marykeegan26069 ай бұрын
Steve Hardy from General Hospital was on OLTL in the very early days as a consultant when Meredith Lord was ill. Eileen Riley Siegel(Joe’s older sister) was on All My Children as a friend of Kate Martin(Dr Joe’s mother). Paul Martin may have served as a lawyer on a few other occasions as well. There may have been a few other crossovers, but I can’t remember them at the moment
@29tenshi Жыл бұрын
Great performance
@LM-tl5bd6 ай бұрын
No matter how many times you watch this, you just can’t get over Judith Light’s phenomenal, flawless performance! I’m completely engrossed every time!
@Truthteller58-z3c2 жыл бұрын
Judith Light is the child of the Bud Light family 👪 and strange that she would be the best actress on Soap history ever .
@cidweinberg Жыл бұрын
“You want more filth? You want more slime? You want more names? I’ll give you another name TALBOLT HUDDLESTON!!!! He was my first John”…LOVE THIS. The scene after this is gets even better when Pat finds out TALBOT ran over her son.
@kevinshelton9103 Жыл бұрын
WOW!!! I have said before Judith Light was and is amazing. I wish I had watched OLTL back then. I did start to watch in 1981 December when Olympia tried to kill Samantha over Asa. OLTL was special and I miss this show. Note to the great Gerald Anthony-Mario/Marco. He sadly left us too soon by his own hand. Those were the days and why SOAPS can be great.
@Tessa-vz1qb4 ай бұрын
Oh my goodness, Judith light simply is just her own kind of brend. Just wow, I can clearly say this is one of the best acting performances i've ever seen.
@tonywoods3149 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely loved Karen in this episode..and her character overall
@judydendy1697 Жыл бұрын
I was so engrossed in this soap, i dreamed about it and Karen was testifying, I was crying yelling at the TV, saying don't say that Karen and bawling with her. I realized I had a serious problem!
@adriannegrillo83948 ай бұрын
I was so engrossed in this episode with Karen on the stand. I started watching in the early 70's. She was excellent!!!
@kimakotrotman6860 Жыл бұрын
Judith Licht turned that scene OUT😝!
@Rb13309 ай бұрын
If this was a movie, Judith Light would have won the Oscar.
@clairmarie313011 ай бұрын
I still remember watching this lol, but I cant remember what i had for breakfast 😂😂😂
@deloreswillis92242 жыл бұрын
I loved KAREN♥️
@parthetis7418 күн бұрын
I love that Reba did the intro. I still we had show called A Daytime to Remember, lol!
@mocowan664215 күн бұрын
This is why Judith Light deservedly won an Emmy!
@nattyps31602 жыл бұрын
I started watching oltl in 89 so I only knew Judith as Angela on who's the boss. Then I was reading people's top 100 moments ever on all of TV & was stunned Judith was on oltl as Karen. I watched this for the first time & I sobbed. Such a tour de force by licht. I felt so sad for her having to reveal something so degrading about urself in front of yr husband & the whole town.
@maureengilligo19609 ай бұрын
Outstanding actress. My late sister went to elementary school with her in Trenton NJ
@foryourviewingpleasure9669 ай бұрын
Oh, wow !! That's so cool. And yes, she is from Trenton. I'm from New Jersey myself and I met her a few times in the early 80s at a few fan club gatherings in NYC. Great memories.
@sammidizzle5599 Жыл бұрын
It’s strange noticing that, even almost in 1980, they were STILL using the 1960s-like mid-Atlantic accents
@ScottRandolph-dd7dr9 ай бұрын
😂 greetings from coastal Mississippi. Watched One Life to Live . Llanview ,Pa. My favourite soap. Watched from 1984- series end. 😢🎉❤
@intheredcold9216 Жыл бұрын
This was a bit before my time as far as I was too young to understand a lot of it but I do remember Judith Light and bits and pcs of this. I'm glad to be able to see it now as an adult.
@karenreynolds34911 ай бұрын
Judith Light was ond.f the best criers on the Soaps!!! Sure do miss OLTL. Grew up watching it!!!!
@levibrook3272 Жыл бұрын
Young Andrea Evans as Tina 49:14
@citydweller993 ай бұрын
Back when revelations like this were large in scope.. the reactions of the courtroom was an important element that made her confession impactful
@scootover7 Жыл бұрын
This is incredible, I'm shocked I never heard my family talk about this storyline, then again they watch soaps on NBC and CBS.
@djm29858 ай бұрын
She did that! I never watched this soap but love Judith. And I'm in aww and feel every emotion. The part that grabs me is how she puts her hand up and says you don't have to tell them I will with her head held high while barely being able to get her words out. Then she looks at her husband with adoration before reviling her secret. Great great job Judy!!!!
@MrCraigblaze2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the Upload !! I remember when ABC reran this Between The City being cancelled in March 1997..And Port Charles debuting in June 1997..Nice to see the whole episode !! XD
@MrCraigblaze Жыл бұрын
And Judith 's real life husband was on Knots landing in 1989-90 !!
@Atrain34Ай бұрын
Omg, I remember watching this soap with my mom and grandmother. Omg
@Atrain34Ай бұрын
I remember this episode I had to be 6-or 7y/o
@maggieharper21907 ай бұрын
I wish she would come back to a really good juicy soap character. Preferably General Hospital, but they would have to write something worthy of her talent and playing against others that could match her level of talent & skill.
@seanmcmonagle40125 ай бұрын
Came here after listening to her interview with Guy Raz. I only knew of her on Who's the Boss? and her fantastic performance on Poker Face
@JayeNicki6 ай бұрын
Judith Light was always a great actress. She brings so much emotions to her performances.
@maria768911 ай бұрын
I’ve never seen this! I started watching in 1980.
@LERONMORTON-fz8em Жыл бұрын
JUDITH LIGHT WAS STELLAR IN THESE SCENES 🤗🤗 I LUV THIS WONDERFUL WOMAN 😍 WHAT A FANTASTIC ACTRESS 😂👍🤗 SHE DESERVED THAT EMMY AND MORE 🧐 BEST ACTRESS 🤗🤗
@cindycasal-zack5335 Жыл бұрын
I remember this to this day
@deborahconkle682211 ай бұрын
Judith Light was absolutely brilliant in this part.
@sparklecanada011211 ай бұрын
So many A+ Actors got their start on OLTL. I often bring that up to people who mock or dismiss Soap Operas. I miss OLTL. It was amazing before it got cancelled. Who knows who Today would be getting their start and well deserved professional exposure if it was still being filmed?🤔🤷🏻♀️🤷🏿♂️
@dawnnaavelino55952 ай бұрын
She still is a greatest actress love Judith Light
@marshamariner789716 күн бұрын
Wow...om 70...boy do i remember Karen....not just this scene but MANY others as well✌️✌️✌️✌️😍
@terriwilkerson4404 Жыл бұрын
I remember watching this… I was 13!!!!
@bubblette98658 ай бұрын
Looked this up to recall what Judith Light looked like back then. I'm watching "Julia" (HBO MAX series on Julia Child) and Judith Light is excellent as Blanche Knopf. Also wanted to note that the jingle for Best Foods mayonnaise was a surprise - I always knew it as Hellmann's (being from the East coast). Who knew they were the same!
@vietpir2 жыл бұрын
45:53 now isn’t a fact, that there was a great deal more to your relationship with Marco Dane than you ever admitted? 45:57 Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!
@monicabrill58213 күн бұрын
I remember the name Marco Dane but for some reason I was thinking that he was killed in the mid 80's because I was only 5 in 1979. I would watch all the ABC soaps with my grandma's and my mom.
@LifeOutsideTheBubble6 ай бұрын
She really does stare a tough part in the eye and decide to jump in with both feet. Unafraid to have all eyes on her. It actually carries through to who’s the boss unafraid to be completely embarrassed.
@kathyflorcruz552 Жыл бұрын
Attorney Paul Martin is a crossover character from the Dr. Joe Martin family from Pine Valley - All My Children too. Oops- Reba explains this late in the video.
@MontrealNorth11 ай бұрын
A long time ago in a beautiful land far away call 1979 the last year of the Disco era the 70s was fading quickly I grew up in the 80s and we're not supposed to wish for the old days but I don't know who out there don't wish for those days sometimes The Young and the Restless Guiding Light One Life to live General Hospital Hospital another world Days of Our Lives wow As the World Turns search for tomorrow the edge of night the doctors so many good ones are gone but Judith Light have mercy 1979❤❤❤❤❤ if you're old enough to know y'all know these were some good days gone by to the people that we have lost😪 Whew humph"❤ that know about these days back then have mercy Jesus when people were proud to have a TV baby❤❤❤✌️🌹😪❤️ and Miss Chancellor the queen of TV The Young and the Restless nobody still holds a candle to her today❤ if you don't know who she is look her up
@clarkshann10 ай бұрын
Wow! You would have thought Karen was on trial.
@Bookwasbetter Жыл бұрын
Anyone else here because of Gary Janetti's book Do You Mind if I Cancel?
@heddalee Жыл бұрын
Paul's tie is horrifying.
@chardear5824 Жыл бұрын
Moms like you choose Jiff Choose Jiff ❤❤❤❤ commercials was everything
@carolbuscher386210 ай бұрын
She was awesome 😅miss OLTL
@victoriawood4514 Жыл бұрын
Funny how I forget she played on a soap opera! So used to her being Angela on Who's the boss.
@vietpir2 жыл бұрын
48:40 “you want me to say that I’m lower than the lowest piece of scum?”
@askmsmo633711 ай бұрын
Best acting ever!
@janetevis173510 ай бұрын
I miss Jacqueline Courtney she was in alot of soaps
@foryourviewingpleasure96610 ай бұрын
I feel the same way. She was so beautiful and brought such class and elegance to her roles. Check out the OLTL episode on my channel where Pat and Bo are in Paris. So glad I videotaped that over 40 years ago. Haha.
@tjames96982 жыл бұрын
A shame Pat was never ever brought back again.
@foryourviewingpleasure9662 жыл бұрын
I totally agree. I thought she brought such class and style to the show. And I loved Robin Strasser's tribute to her after she had passed away........ "During the years the show (Another World) was at it's all time height, and set industry-wide standards, it was due in large part to Jacquie Courtney's indelibly romantic incandescence."
@njpubadjuster37102 жыл бұрын
@@foryourviewingpleasure966 its a shame producer Harding Lemay felt it necessary to badmouth her acting on Another World.
@foryourviewingpleasure9662 жыл бұрын
@@njpubadjuster3710 Yes, that was unnecessary. And when producer Paul Rauch tried that with an article in Soap Opera Weekly, Jacqueline Courtney fired back with a response that was published soon afterward in the same publication.
@njpubadjuster37102 жыл бұрын
@@foryourviewingpleasure966 I don't remember that. Good for her. If her acting were so bad, why did OLTL allow her to play a dual role? Her sister, Maggie, who was after Clint.
@foryourviewingpleasure9662 жыл бұрын
@@njpubadjuster3710 Yes, I recently found the magazine on line for practically nothing and purchased it. I'll see if I can scan the page or something and post it for you. It is an interesting read. Just wish we had a contact to get more episodes of OLTL with her in them.