Ryan's Hope April 1978 - All of Delia's Lies Are Exposed

[@Mrcool19771]

We were an African American family , and back in the seventies , my entire family watched this show. So well written, tremendous acting, in fact my dad worked at a factory, overnight, get home at 730 sleep till 1130am, wake up and we would watch it together. Miss those days . Miss great shows like this.

[@debrataylor2215]

Great memories!

[@QueensLadyDay]

We're an African American family, too! We all loved Ryan's Hope!😊

[@joanofarc33]

Stories are either good or bad it has nothing to do with race. All drama’s are human dramas. They were telling the Irish American immigrant story but they did not make it for Irish Americans.

[@DanaDavies-w9f]

I was 12 years old. I got hooked during school breaks. I would fake sick to stay home and watch.

[@celticdw1983]

I've never heard of Ryan's Hope until a lot later in life. I've seen some clips and loved them. I'm African American too and I have a huge love for Ireland and the culture.

[@cynthiamartin3645]

These old soap episodes are just glorious!!!

[@DeepScreenAnalysis]

Delia was hands down the most pathetic character in soap history. With Nola from Guiding Light being a close second.

[@shavonnestacia2865]

Sybil from AMC, Brooke & Quinn from B&B and Phyllis from Y&R need to be on the list as well....

[@MrCraigblaze]

@@shavonnestacia2865 Yes Sybil on AMC AND Gina Capwell Lockridge on Santa Barbara..Linda Gibboney played Sybil in AMC from 1979-81 and from 1985-85 On Santa Barbara . The FIRST Actress to play the role..

[@retha1875]

Heather from GH but, she turned more psycho! LOL

[@frankieseward8667]

At least Nola got herself together

[@cor8129]

This was acting, at it's finest. A masterclass in acting. Cannot get any better than this. Bravo !!!

[@jaredjlinden]

This was all because of Johnny and Maeve’s insistence on Pat marrying Delia because she was pregnant.

[@albiegraydean3581]

Wow, ya go, Maeve. She laid the smack down on Delia. This was a milestone story. Helen Gallagher was on fire here as a real Mama Bear, protecting her cub.

[@Grace17fan]

Helen Gallagher was on fire! The writing was perfection. Ilene Kristen should have been nominated for an Emmy. Someone else said it here - you can see what Delia is thinking even when she doesn't have a line. I used to have a bit of animosity that Helen Gallagher won THREE Emmys for RH because I grew up watching and rooting for the NBC soaps. However, thanks to these clips and watching the show on SoapNet, I can certainly see why she won those Emmys. Anyone else think a RH reboot would be a great idea?

[@fkd1963]

Matthew Villalobos Kate Mulgrew to be Maeve!

[@DeepScreenAnalysis]

No, I don't think a RH reboot would work because the world has changed so much. The power of the show was in the fact they were first generation Irish immigrants in New York, negotiating all the cultural heritage that went with that to modern American life.

[@jenbranker4775]

Frank Darmstadt I loved Kate Mulgrews Mary. When she left the show the replacement lacked her strong characteristics. Interestingly her replacement was Robert Goulets daughter,

[@marcelparker6755]

@@DeepScreenAnalysis This! I was thinking more along the lines of actors being hired that can't hold a candle to the cast here, but you hit the nail on the head about the show as a whole. Although, I think GH mentioned recently that a (very-much alive) Maeve still sings "Johnny Boy" at Ryan's Bar and I'll settle for that 😊

[@laken44]

Back around 2009 or so I lived in NYC and had an idea for a reboot that would have incorporated NYC as it was at that time. Pat would have just died of cancer brought on by his having wanted to be on the frontlines as a doctor on 9/11, and one of the grandchildren would find themselves being drawn to someone who worked for a real estate development company that was looking to bulldoze and gentrify the block, including Ryan’s. I never wrote it down and it flew out of my mind completely when I moved to LA; that’s all I remember.

[@trinearogers6934]

Did anyone else watching this notice that Delia shed not ONE tear?

[@Nigelsmom2136]

She was a lousy crier for sure. All she did was screw up her face into some kind of weird grimace constantly.

[@Julieglam3]

Delia was a classic case of a person drowning in her own misery. And in order to make herself feel better she took full advantage of all the Ryan's by using lies and manipulations in order to have a place in their lives and to feel as if she belonged. There are REAL people in the world who behave in this sick and twisted way. She was in desperate need of a therapist...

[@laken44]

She did start seeing Dr. Pagano after this, I remember. And I feel like between that (and the recast to Randall Edwards from 1979-82) it did take some of the edge off this sort of frantic desperation.

[@heula1]

How was Ilene Kristen not nominated for an Emmy for playing Delia?

[@cashed-out2192]

Because she mimicked a real-life woman, she knew, who eventually ended her own life. Disconcerting, if you ask me.

[@cinnasharon980]

I was 16 when this was on. My boyfriend was killed exactly a year before. I was dying and watching this show made me want to grow up and get out and live again. I know it sounds crazy but it's true. I'll always love this!

[@patriciaanzelc5386]

My young husband died the year before too. Same❤

[@akronkeith]

"Go ahead, Delia, jump!" Quarantine Life has me feeling sooooo nostalgic, and I ended up here! THIS compilation is awesome! Ilene Kristen was perfect as Delia! And I also loved her as Roxie on "One Life to Live," even if she was often exploited by the writers for her camp factor (which was OK). And Helen Gallagher ... wow! I remember as a kid that "Ryan's Hope" was just the show I had on as background until "All My Children" came on right after -- but I have rediscovered it thanks to KZbin. 🙂👍❤

[@TheMrfrankclark]

The most neurotic character in soap history . A psychiatrists dream. Brilliant acting!

[@MrCraigblaze]

I think Patty Williams on The Young and the restless comes in a close second !!!

[@EdwynNSanchez]

If Catherine Hicks stayed as Faith, she would've added more to the core of that emotion when she confronted Delia. But Karen Morris was on FIRE!!! What a performance!

[@joyfulone5611]

Would have loved to have seen Catherine Hicks' play this out 'til the end

[@joyfulone5611]

Would have loved to have seen Catherine Hicks' play this out 'til the end of the storyline

[@KentB3]

Catherine Hicks was the best Faith by far!

[@DennisDean-gm2gt]

It was an absolute tour de force. All the actors were at the top of their game, and that, with the awesome writing, made this story arc absolutely enjoyable and an absolute milestone as they finally detached from her.

[@DennisDean-gm2gt]

I watched some of the earliest episodes including the first one and it was wonderful to see how the various families were connected. Which built up to the drama of Delia and her ties to the family and her devious methods.

[@joyfulone5611]

It just doesn't feel right. Nothing against New Faith, it should have been Catherine Hicks' Faith playing these scenes. Miss her very much in these scenes

[@scootover7]

Go ahead Delia jump the way he said that line was awesome.

[@davetopper]

Can you imagine a 19 year old guy watching a daytime soap with his Mom and sister? I surely did and Delia was the reason why. Ilene Kristen brought Delia to life. Even when Ilene didn't have a line you could see Delia's messed up brain working an advantage. Actresses recieved Emmy's from Ryan's hope but Ilene Kristen surely should have.

[@adelgado75]

Not to mention that Ilene was gorgeous.

[@Mrcool19771]

I was a 17 year old African American kid watching this soap with my family. This soap was amazing with tremendous actors and actresses.

[@LB-gz3ke]

Oh how I loved watching Delia get exposed. Pat was my first soap crush but by the time this wedding happened, I was rooting for Faith and Tom.

[@Sharon-fw9qw]

The writing on this show was AWESOME 💯

[@lyndaanthony1154]

"go ahead delia jump!"....whoa. Awesome moment.

[@bmills1982]

Faith acts so high and mighty

[@jaredjlinden]

This Faith was always had a mean girl vibe, and always had a chip on her shoulder.

[@MrBronx61]

@@jaredjlinden I always preferred Catherine Hicks

[@talksolot]

Delia is the poster girl for codependency. That's a real psychological illness not a character defect.

[@pacmanindy]

Poor Delia! NOT! She was insecure for her britches!

[@markbrown4039]

Holy crap! I remember when this episode first aired! I was four years old. The funny thing was the one way I remember Helen Gallagher as Maeve was her hugging someone and saying "OK, don't start". My mother would watch all the ABC soaps at the time. Starting with "Ryan's Hope", followed by "All My Children", "One Life to Live", "General Hospital" and "Edge of Night". When I was in university, I started watching OLTL and didn't stop for over ten years.

[@jenbranker4775]

Mark Brown I used to enjoy Maeve singing in their bar every St Patrick’s Day. She was a Broadway star and the producers rightfully allowed her to sing on the show. She was awesome

[@lorinixon8972]

Delia's brother doesnt really help much

[@VickiDrake-i4c]

Has anyone, a Ryan or a friend, ever pointed out that, despite all of Delia`s hysterics and sobs , they never see any tears. She turns off her `crying` and her psychotic behaviour at a drop of a hat!

[@robertotoole1874]

When Roger said ‘April 1’ Delia looked like a cornered rat 😂

[@LisaLisaCJ]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Nigelsmom2136]

Exactly what she was. 🐀

[@devinpowell4784]

RH was the shit!!!! These were some powerful scenes. Helen is so amazing!!!

[@joanofarc33]

😁

[@absolutelydisgusted3319]

Omg. I can’t believe I’m watching this. I was 12 years old the last time I saw episodes of this show. I don’t remember much about it, but I do remember Delia’s hysterics. 🤣🤣

[@Jeffin90019]

That is one hell of a sequence!

[@jaredjlinden]

What a terrible wedding reception. On the other hand, I always disliked Tom Desmond, so I don’t feel too badly.

[@SterlingFogg]

Oh, I liked Tom. I never cared for this actress's version of Faith, though.

[@jaredjlinden]

I’m with you on this Faith. Catherine Hicks was the best Faith. This one always seemed so sour.

[@crypticcolorsmakeup9834]

In 2008 staying up till 5 in the morning to watch Ryan's Hope was an obsession of mine. I only cared about the parts with Pat and Delia. I had a HUGE crush on Pat. I love how Delia is always calling him Patty.

[@thesingngchubbs97oapqueen85]

I thought I was the only one. I was so upset when the channel was discontinued. I loved my Ryan's Hope. Delia was wonderful. You wanted to love and hate her at the same time

[@lyndaanthony1154]

CrypticColors Makeup paddy not patty.

[@pacmanindy]

That's Paddy, short for Patrick.

[@pisto30]

Mine too. I miss SoapNet so much.

[@michaeldougherty8344]

Thank you for this episode.

[@6828Lu]

I love it when Pat opens the window. Heh.

[@joanofarc33]

Delia deserves the heat but I still feel sorry for her because she was so immature and broken.

[@pisto30]

I've been looking for this one. I watched the show all the way through at least twice during its Soapnet run. This is my favorite episode!

[@elaineweinberg7094]

Bobby is mr Wilson from. Home improvement. 😂

[@ohwell94]

I knew he looked and sounded familiar!!!

[@virginiaclark2476]

Delia was pitiful!!! What a character!!!

[@travisjames3517]

Helen Gallagher delivered!!!!!!!!

[@sherrieshearer6243]

Loved Delia.... I could always see past her neuroses -- she just wanted to be loved. Ilene brought her to life. Really never liked Faith that much.......

[@sherrieshearer6243]

Sorry........lol

[@joijaxx]

LOL

[@joanofarc33]

She ‘rang her little bell and they all went running.’ LOL😂😂

[@feistyjerseygirl]

And to belong.

[@alanafowler3024]

Delia is the way she is because the Ryan’s and her brother Bob were her enablers because they were enabling her to act like a spoiled brat. So they’re just as guilty for Delia’s crap as Delia is.

[@crystalhogan3834]

Delia was a hot mess

[@danadavies2576]

I was about 10 years old when Zi fell in love with this show!! Delia was the best!!

[@nursevitals5910]

I miss these stories: Ryan’s Hope, Loving, Santa Barbara

[@scootover7]

If I had the money to start a soap channel, three soaps where I wish I could acquire every episode, or even if I had first I could only get about the first two or three seasons. I remember watching Santa Barbara the storyline where Eden was raped, that was powerful acting by Marcy Walker, I had a crush on her as a teenager. Eden and Cruz my favorite soap couple ever.

[@edjucat]

Wow, she is one piece of work!

[@johndoe-tx4vw]

No, she's a good actress.

[@hrh-xj4fh]

Cant belive people would watch y&r over ryans hope!!!

[@merboyontiveros5297]

I had a friend like Delia I didn’t know it until now lol

[@hrh-xj4fh]

This was the year that helen gallagher put the emmys on notice that 30 min soaps wouldnt be ignored!!!...they started to sit up!!!!! ...gallagher was a force!!!

[@trinearogers6934]

BEST STORYLINE EVER!!!!

[@shavonnestacia2865]

....I was named after Siobhan Ryan so that's how young (or old) I am....I'm re-watching "Ryan's hope" on YT (also on Soapnet when it was on the air). Girl...Let Delia have it....

[@TheMrfrankclark]

What an amazing actress!!!!

[@CoopyKat]

I still love that soap, it was so down to earth (until the mid 80s when all the soaps were ruined)......I finally got to see the first 6 years of this series on SoapNet several years ago. It was even better than I remembered. Originally I saw this show from 1979-1981.

[@monicajones5943]

…and all this was happening, without cellphones and laptops.

[@Fuzzy100666]

I used to watch RH on Soapnet every night about 20 years ago....never got all the way through the series ☹ Wish I could watch it again- don't think it's anywhere on tv. I'm not a soap opera person at all but I always loved Ryan's Hope!

[@laken44]

To me it often felt more like theater than a soap; at least most of the SoapNet years.

[@ktbuktbu1964]

Same

[@trinearogers6934]

Best of DEE!! Ilene K. and Helen G. did a fastastic job here. And Malcolm G as "Patty". he showed real anguish, pain and HORROR at what Dee has done to him and everyone else he cared about.Does anyone know if Ilene or Helen recieved emmy's for these scenes?

[@phyllishammond9886]

People like Delia won't listen, they kept doing it , over and over again...

[@travisjames3517]

I always kinda assumed maybe Delia suffered from sexual abuse. When Maeve slyly mentioned that she knew Delia had “reasons to be sad-eyed” it kinda suggested some more even darker reasons as to why Delia was so self-destructive.

[@melodiefrances3898]

She certainly has the symptoms. Not all survivors do what she did, but most people who do what she did have rough backgrounds.

[@lorinixon8972]

Delia's brother feels sorry for Delia..He looks sad

[@virginiaclark2476]

What a performance!!

[@elizabethmarcel8761]

Delia was the best and always will be

[@nkwari]

She brought the drama.

[@scootover7]

Fake being blind fake miscarriage wow. This character acts like a liar just like my mother does.

[@lyndaanthony1154]

Scott Meckley thank you for being honest. Takes courage to see your parents as they really are. Wishing you all the best.

[@mosmith9187]

Soap opera in it self.

[@ryanburgos9164]

I never watched Ryans Hope and I was born in 88 so I missed this show but I love coming back to this video

[@abe_froman8360]

This is soap opera at its very best.

[@teiganteiggystkinsterry1141]

Ms Desmond ( Tom's wife) is protective with her family and friends: Frank " Francis" Ryan, Maeve Ryan-Colleary [ John Ryan's Wife and Mary Ryan -Fenelli's Daughter) ❤❤❤❤ ........ I am so confident with Ms Desmond [ Tom Desmond's wife, Friend with Mary Ryan-Fenelli-- John and Maeve's Daughter) ❤❤

[@maryhollingsworth4627]

So desparate and clingy!! .She needs an education and a job.

[@johndoe-tx4vw]

You need some love in your heart.

[@jazzyd312]

Ava Jerome got her lying and scheming honestly. Her momma (Delia Reid, Ryan, Ryan, Coleridge, Crane...almost Jerome) is a piece of work!!!

[@paulcimino8828]

those were the days ,a big tech , text free world , in the summers , i loved this shows ABC soaps were at there peek,when they had them in a 4 hour block ryans hope,all my children,one life to live,general hospital and the edge of night .....

[@MrCraigblaze]

Thanks for the upload !! A foerunner to Kristen Dimera on days of our lives getting found out in 1997 and 1998 on days. Wasn't the actress who played Delia also on Loving in 1991 ?? All of Delia's lies are exposed for a SECOND time !! Xd

[@adelgado75]

Wow, that was great.

[@lorinixon8972]

Delia is a sad person

[@alipilto1244]

i hate the ryan's

[@phyllishammond9886]

Dramatic much!!!

[@Whoeverheardof]

25:40 😅 that was great

[@tjames9698]

Obviously, since Ava on "General Hospital" is Delia's daughter, she has other secrets, I guess!!

[@6828Lu]

I'm trying to forget that horrific, implausible storyline on GH.

[@jmann6130]

Surprised they never brought Johnno Ryan onto General Hospital to visit his long lost sister Ava I’d think she would appreciate having a sibling that’s not a mobster! and we could learn how baby Owen turned out

[@travisjames3517]

@@6828Lu I thought it was kinda cool they linked the shows together.

[@robinyvonne827]

loved Delia!!!

[@crystalhogan3834]

I never watched this soap I was in junior high school I was only 12 in 1978

[@phyllishammond9886]

Rest in peace, Ron hale.

[@johnodonnell5474]

Best written soap opera

[@KevinJenkins-yp6vx]

Ryan's Hope one of the best soaps during the 70's and 80's ,The Ryan family,stuck together through thick and thin,the good bad and the ugly,but found forgiveness and faults.

[@Robin-ct4xx]

Loved Delia!

[@lorinixon8972]

I never liked Jill or Faith

[@Nigelsmom2136]

RIP Ron Hale (Roger) who passed away on August 27, 2024 in South Carolina. He was 78 years old.😢

[@glowzz1960]

Where can I get a whole set of RH? I've been looking forever.

[@truckerLudgate]

+Sharon Cordell You can get them on ioffer.com....I just ordered 5 ..

[@scootover7]

I wish I had the money to create a soap opera channel better than SoapNet. I'd try to run these soaps Days Of Our Lives (classic and current episodes), Young And the Restless (classic and current episodes), Bold and The Beautiful (classic and current episodes), General Hospital (classic and current episodes) , Another World, Texas, The Doctors, Santa Barbara, Passions, Sunset Beach, Generations, As The World Turns, Capitol, Love Of Life, The Secret Storm , Search For Tomorrow, Guiding Light, Ryan's Hope, Loving, The City, All My Children, One Life To Live, Edge Of Night, (then for prime time) Dallas, Dynasty, Falcon Crest, Hotel, Knots Landing, Prison Break, Scandal, Soap, Desperate Housewives, Melrose Place, Beverley Hills 90210, then run some short lived soaps on Weekends like Models Inc, Savannah, Flamingo Road, and others. I even have an idea for a soap opera game show.

[@DennisDean-gm2gt]

​@@scootover7I think that's a marvelous idea. Some very good ideas there. My only concern is for the older soaps. Most of their episodes were wiped (taped over to save videotape) but who knows. There's ways to find them, to be sure.

[@scootover7]

@@DennisDean-gm2gt that's true, I'd probably start in the early 80's and shows I could get , I think it was sometime in the 70's the wiping of tapes happened, but I could be wrong about that. Even if at first I could only get about two seasons at a time of the longer running soaps that would be a start, starting from 1980.

[@DennisDean-gm2gt]

@@scootover7 you were right. Most of the wiping happened during the sixties and it was the seventies where it finally ended in the late seventies. But most of the Classics had a lot of episodes wiped. But as I said, anything could be done.

[@Nigelsmom2136]

R.I.P. Helen Gallagher (Maeve) who passed away on November 24 2024 at the age of 98.

[@phyllishammond9886]

Go Maeve!!

[@Sharon-fw9qw]

This is AWESOME

[@robforasm]

good lord...she is beautiful but as whacked as a Ritz thinking its a cheese it...

[@davetopper]

LOL!

[@mosmith9187]

😆

[@scootover7]

Does anyone know what date this episode is so I can watch the next episode in order?

[@laken44]

I culled these scenes from four episodes from April 1978: April 21, 24, 25, and 26. The next episode after them would be April 27, 1978.

[@cinnasharon980]

@@laken44 thank so much. I was young and so happy back then.

[@ohwell94]

Oh Lord The double door avacado refrigerator That takes me back

[@phyllishammond9886]

Go, mauve!

[@jazzyd312]

It's 'Maeve'; not Mauve.

[@phyllishammond9886]

​@@jazzyd312sorry....

[@jazzyd312]

@phyllishammond9886 No worries. It's the teacher in me. I try not to correct, but it's a compulsion. 😀

[@AnayhiasMimi4619]

I love Delia and that hair even makes her look more crazy😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ad6417]

Sociopath

[@MKIVWWI]

Faith Catlin (1975) was the ONLY Faith Coleridge!

[@swolfe9668]

Karen Morris was the best Faith

[@jaredjlinden]

Catherine Hicks was the best. Faith Catlin’s Faith was kind of an emotional mess. Then Nancy Barrett as Faith came flouncing in with her long blonde hair and chirping, “I’m all better now!” She lasted about 30 seconds. And Karen Morris Gowdy’s Faith was a total cold fish. Hicks was warm and likable and versatile.

[@MrBronx61]

@@jaredjlinden Agree on Catherine Hicks!

[@imcnagpc2]

Faith is such a bad actress.

[@jaredjlinden]

mmm1347 And she’s such a bitch too. The other Faith, Catherine Hicks, was way better.

[@tkynerd]

Karen Morris-Gowdy is my favorite Faith. Catherine Hicks was good, too. I did not care for the original Faith (Faith Catlin) at all.

[@cinnasharon980]

I think this may have been her first real acting job after winning a beauty pageant.

[@cinnasharon980]

@@tkynerd me either

[@hrh-xj4fh]

I liked the first faith!

[@WWStorm]

Delia is the only one who can act. 😂