Tattletales - Soap Couples Week Episode (1983)

A special soap couples week episode of Tattletales, with Deborah Adair & Jerry Douglas, Meg Ryan & Frank Runyeon, and Leslie Graves & Bill Byers playing for their respective shows.

[@XjtBA]

I played opposite Bill Beyers in musicals. A great guy; died too soon.

[@matthewbeyers5767]

I’m his nephew who is as well in the industry and would love to hear more stories as I know of my uncles talents as well humor and constant practical jokes as well as obviously stand out singing voice, which musicals were you part of ?

[@matthewbeyers5767]

@XjtBA

[@XjtBA]

@@matthewbeyers5767 both high school and community theatre on Long Island. His leading lady 😍

[@SaucyWench7]

I'm watching Mary Tyler Moore Show and had to look up what happened to the little girl who played Dee Dee and it's Leslie Graves. She died so young! What a troubled life that woman had.

[@MrCraigblaze]

Thanks for the upload !!

[@PoisonDanie]

R.I.P. Bill beyers

[@dkiersh]

love Leslie Graves!!!

[@greedyd5524]

So sad what happened to her

[@linrob1312]

Meg Ryan..so sweet!

[@rockymarino584]

$1350.0 divided by 150 people in the section is 9 bucks each. well, back then you could go eat a decent meal paid for by the show. Today, a cup of coffee.

[@landrykkb]

With Meg Ryan eventually becoming a Hollywood megastar,of course.

[@mrceleb2006]

...and the Queen of Rom-coms as well!

[@zachhoran]

Around this same time, Meg and some other CBS soap stars were on TPIR promoting Y&R's 10th anniversary or something IIRC. Frank Runyeon was on an NBC soap in 1991 when appearing on TTTT, as a panelist and as the prize(a dinner date with him) in a home contest on that show. Bill Byers made a cameo at the end of the PYL episode in 1986. Deborah did a couple weeks of $25K Pyramid.

[@lisab7977]

I loved Deborah Adair as Kate on Days of our Lives!

[@kumppi]

Funny to see how people reacted to tattoos back then. Today nobody really cares unless you are covered in them.

[@erikbunty2016]

And even then......

[@carmenvitale855]

Times change

[@dakotareeves3939]

This is day four of a special "soap opera couples" week from the '83 season of the American Tattletales show. The three couples competing are Deborah & Jerry, Meg & Frank and Leslie & Bill. 🇺🇲 🇺🇲

[@CarlD2]

And all of these women would be off their soaps by mid-1984.

[@jessyleppert2]

The Couples of The CBS soaps

[@Goldenrod636]

Now Jerry and Deborah are retired, Frank's last acting job was in 2009, Meg doesn't do soap operas anymore, and both Bill and Leslie died of AIDS.

[@jeffreyburnell7226]

How did Leslie Graves contracted AIDS?

[@bleeding4721]

@@jeffreyburnell7226 heroin

[@matthewwilson4270]

@@jeffreyburnell7226 heroin needle sharing and she gave it to bill beyers

[@linrob1312]

Thats so sad...

[@tizianalarosa3457]

I didn't know .. where can I read about Leslie and Bill' death?

[@CadillacL]

Wish GSN would bring this back on.

[@jaiuh8818]

Lane Crooks Tattletales is now airing on Buzzr.

[@jaredjlinden]

Deborah Adair was a very attractive lady, but do something with that hair!

[@donnamorrison4837]

OK so Frank Runyan was married to his wife Annie Runyan since 1983 however.....this show aired in 1983 with Meg Ryan ???? so l'm confused !!

[@tpir1972]

Notice: they played the PYRAMID bell when a correct answer was given.

[@erikbunty2016]

That bell was oft used on many NBC game shows at the time, like Super Password.

[@paullarue2010]

Garbage question? CBS would've thrown that question out.

[@paullarue2010]

Nasty!

[@paullarue2010]

Popular CBS game show.

[@zachhoran]

I think this aired during the day after THanksgiving 2007 Feast of Favorites that got GSN showing stuff like Bullseye, Hot POtato, and JOker's Wild, Tic Tac Dough, and Jackpot(1989)

[@Dawn60B]

what game show episode will you be posting next

[@greedyd5524]

Leslie was so fine.. Too bad she had her demons

[@paullarue2010]

Green set?

[@zacharyellis5819]

When did GSN show Tattletales

[@grigorb.5221]

Zachary Ellis back in 2007

[@ggvlg]

love meg

[@calalilygirl]

Leslie looks like she is on something or sedated here.

[@donnamorrison4837]

She was a heroin addict and even overdosed once :(

[@carolleslie517]

MegRyan looks 12!

[@Rlotpir1972]

Same studio as where 'The 'New' $25,000 Pyramid' was taped.

[@toopoable]

Ryan's relatively chubby here.