Texas Episode 1

[@aaronhudson3376]

This was a great soap. I miss my soaps

[@ShawnWilsie]

I can't believe you have these, what a treat! Thanks for sharing

[@cfs89]

I have everything that the P&G Classic Soaps channel on AOL Video posted 12 years ago,up to 339 and I have the final week sent to me from a Texas superfan over 10 years ago. Hope to eventually upload everything I have,which is all on DVDs

[@MrCraigblaze]

@@cfs89 Thank you !!

[@michelletucker3354]

Chuck, thank you for uploading this and other episodes of Texas. I loved seeing the romance between Iris and Alex. Hearing their talking of and flashing back to the beginning of their relationship was beautiful and so well written for not having existed as far as we knew when Iris was in Bay City. What drew me to Texas was Beverlee/Iris. This was the only time in Beverlee's soap history where she was involved in a true romance and I thought she and Bert Kramer were cute together.

[@Kruella_DeVille]

This came across my timeline for some reason. I had never heard of it! I’ll have to ask my mom if she remembers it. Thanks!

[@mysonotnormallife6178]

I remember watching this as a little one, I liked it

[@MrCraigblaze]

Thanks for the upload !! Nice to hear the mention of Tanquar in this episode ..!! Nice to see a young Dana Kimmel from the facts of life and Friday the 13 part 3 .

[@terryannmaes5538]

Wish they made soaps like the 70s and 80s

[@munecojim4871]

Thanks so much for sharing! This first episode was really dry. I realize the main draw is Iris. But if you did not watch AW, would you have really stuck around to watch tomorrow's episode? Nothing in the story or characters drew me in. I of course am looking forward to seeing Iris and Vivien and I hope to care about the other characters.

[@mysonotnormallife6178]

It does get better as it goes on, I remember watching as a kid and was very into the plots

[@hrh-xj4fh]

It was painfully boring for a loooong time..just as it was getting good it was too late nbc cancelled it.loved ruby and lurlenes hijinks!!!

[@maestroclassico5801]

Yeah when Iris came back to Bay City.......played then by Carmen Duncan....there wasnt much to add just that she discovered Mac WAS her biological father and that she was Alex's widow.....Yeah This show has potential but other than Iris and Dennis Im just not enthused. Mac never made a guest appearance?

[@gabrielstern4992]

Now I can watch bev McKinsey play iris from her Texas run to fill in the time between when carmin duncan took over the role. And I was a huge fan of bev McKinseys work on gl as Alexandra Spaulding

[@maestroclassico5801]

What a tough job for Carmen Duncan. I think they intentionally cast an Australian actress not as familiar to American audiences since Beverlee was so iconic on the role.

[@gabrielstern4992]

@@maestroclassico5801 she was not available bev was still playing Alexandra Spaulding but no excuse not to have pursued marg dusay to play iris who NBC viewers would recognize as playing masons mother pamala on Santa Barbara which was after Capitol got canceled considering viewers of guiding light loved marg dusay as a replacement for bev after she quit gl in 1992.

[@maestroclassico5801]

@@gabrielstern4992 You know who eventually played Alex for awhile on GL? JOAN COLLINS! Needless to say she played her differently than Beverlee. I absolutely remember Marj.

[@gabrielstern4992]

@@maestroclassico5801 and that was a, disaster with Joan Collins. Bev and marg dusay were the only Alexandras I liked but concerning aw let's say Sandra Ferguson playing Amanda Cory was more like bev McKinsey VS carmin Duncan. Plus bevs iris on aw and Texas seemed to me more like Barbara, Ryan a bit she kept making the same stubid mistake over and over again trying to get macs approval but never saw the danger coming ahead which I also see harding Lemay was mapping out fur carmin Duncan in 1988 before micheal liabson crossed him by rehiring crappy scab writers strike Donna swajeski to be hardings Co headwriter in 1988 which pissed him off so he walked off set. And the reason I being up Sandra Ferguson is because of the stubid evan bates storyline Donna, swajeski butchered where Amanda slept with evan but then the fallout bevause Sandra like bev when playing Amanda Cory could be fierce when crossed just like bev whether bev was playing iris or Alexandra but both could play such warmth such as iris showed to Dennis on aw or Alexandra showed to Phillip on gl. And that's something carmin Duncan never showed as iris.

[@jeffreyharnden7523]

The last thing I saw actor Bert Kramer in post Texas was an episode of matlock. The original sharlene from another world actress Laurie heinman was also on matlock I believe she appeared in the same episode . Though I don't remember the names that either Bert or Laurie played all I remember is that Laurie played 2 characters. I think she played a murder victim . I think FYI actress Nancy Stafford and Linda purl who both did matlock had also done daytime Nancy appeared on the doctors. While Linda appeared on the general hospital spinoff. Port Charles. It's interesting how everyone is hiring both past and present soap stars not that I blame them if I was making my very own movie or television show. I would tell my casting staff 2 get me some past or present soap opera actors or actress whether it be Susan Lucci. Linda Dano. Victoria Wyndham. Kim Zimmer John Aniston. Susanne Roger's. Leslie Charlton. Maurice Bernard. Lawrence st. Victor. Grant Alexander. Micheal o leary. . Who ever etc etc etc. I would definitely. Would want 2 have my casting people get me a soap star past or present . Better them than 2 cast a bunch of untalented. WWE wrestling. Or hip hop rap artist. As much as I don't like the direction that the soap genre is going in still I would want 2 have soap actors or actresses. Past or present be part of my cast. Then those WWE or hip hop no talent people. Clearly all these film and t.v producers agree that's why they are always quick 2 cast soap performers . I have a whole collection if DVD movies and t.v shows of all genres and I can tell you at least I would say 80% of my dvd have at least more then 1 current or former daytime soap stars just watch all those Friday the 13th movies clearly Jason along with Mrs. Voorhies are both die hard soap opera fans LOL haha everyone from Jamie frame from AW. To lexis from DAYS. To Stacey from LOVING. To Kevin bacon who did both SFT and GL. Even Duncan from ATWT. to Scott reeves aka Mr. Mellissa reeves who did both. DAYS and GH. Have come in contact with that legendary hockey mask guy. The list of daytime actors who met mr.jason just goes on and on. WAaaaaaaaaaaay to many to name. Sorry but all you very untalented WWE wrestlers and hip hop rappers just don't have it. Even Hollywood casting people know it.

[@willmack5909]

I thought at this stage of her life, Iris' last name was Bancroft, yet Alex's driver called her Mrs. Carrington?

[@maestroclassico5801]

Iris was married HOW many times??

[@mikevickphi]

This was horrible for a introduction to a new show it was like watching paint dry . I can see why this program only lasted for two seasons no action very slow storytelling and characters that no one cares about.

[@gabrielstern4992]

Yes but bev McKinsey ended up playing out stuff here first that she would end up playing as Alexandra Spaulding after Mindy got involved with her long lost son nick. Lujacks twin. After Mindy had an affair with Micheal zaslows Roger Thorpe on gl. Which was ironic back in 1991 because aw had just reintroduced Dennis though de aged and different VS this dennis and carmin duncan was good as iris as Chris Bruno was as dennis they were just different. Also at the time Texas was trying to be more like Dallas was. And the hour and a half aw experiment had failed. But just so you know Texas and the doctors got canned not because of bad storytelling but because NBC thought game shows were more hip. Sound familiar.

[@johnbenzer5026]

@@gabrielstern4992 actually, the shows got cancelled due to consistently low ratings AND terrible writing, etc.

[@a.b.s_productions]

@@johnbenzer5026 And adding that it was sandwich between GL on CBS and GH on ABC and they were both powerhouses at 3 pm and then moving the show to 11 am was the final nail in the coffin.