Guiding Light September 18 2009, The Full Final Episode

[@JoeyT1]

Even though, for the most part, this episode and closure was very well done, I can't help to STILL feel incredible sadness that this iconic show is no longer airing. Such a shame.

[@vickilanger1228]

🌺ME TOO🌺

[@sarahsinyi]

Same. I miss it every day…but so thankful the episodes are uploaded to enjoy whenever 🥰

[@juliemccauslin5038]

Bring back this and As the world turns - same as actors as possible and same writing style- no making them woke just good old fashioned fun soaps

[@JoeyT1]

@@juliemccauslin5038 In other words, you're homophobic and racist. You're quite a fan.

[@teresacoleman4707]

I still come back to watch episodes. Miss this show. 2023 and the scenes still hit the same as though I'm seeing them for the first time. 😢❤

[@jonathankaris5529]

Ten years later, I still miss the show !!!

[@scoot1105]

This show was a big part of my childhood. I used to have to watch the second half of this show everyday after school because my mom loved watching the show. I even watched the show when i was in the Army and stationed overseas because it came on during lunchtime. Lots of good memories!

[@sameolelinedudes947]

Every so often i come back and watch this episode. I miss this show so much. I grew up with those characters and had chances to meet mostly all of them at fan events and Emmy ceremonies during the last 12 years of the show. I grew to love them more as they were just as sweet and charming in real life.

[@JoeyT1]

Same here

[@katherinedoherty8823]

I wish I had met them! They did a fan event right in my NJ hometown at a local hotel but I didn’t hear about it until later. I also learned that Buzz Cooper’s place was filmed at a restaurant in rural NJ at the Gladstone Inn. We ate dinner there several times after hearing that!

[@Doll676]

Very touching moment with Josh and Reva had me to tears

[@authenticbonafideluv6955]

Reeva and Josh where my favorite couple out of all the soaps....always found their way back to each other. Unbreakable love ❤

[@flawdanative3223]

Always...

[@catherinehall7347]

My house was in this. at 6:15. I remember them filming at my house when i was only 9 years old.. good times

[@Dogman_35]

I mean I've never seen this show, but I wanted to see how a story designed to literally never end actually ended.

[@rosiejase]

Lol

[@anthonyharris8563]

This Iconic Soap was the longest running soap in Television and Radio History 1937 - 2009. Through a Depression A World War and the Collapse of the Twin Towers. This Soap Blazed A Trail for years for years to come.

[@Jerusalem_777]

Was sad to see it go off the air. I remember keeping up with it for years with my grandmother, who passed away nine months after the show ended. First time catching the end. Strange how some of the names of the characters come rushing back from your memory. Names you have not even heard in fifteen years.

[@DedricSilva]

@@Jerusalem_777 I wished i watched it when i was a kid in the 2000s as i was little when it was on.

[@Jerusalem_777]

@@DedricSilva If you havn't, go search for Roger Thorpe clips. He was a trip! Great actor!

[@la73sh19]

@@Jerusalem_777 Michael Zaslow. Yes!

[@ScottRandolph-dd7dr]

❤ greetings from coastal Mississippi. Watched from 1990 till series finale. I will always love the light due to the cast vist to Gulfport/Biloxi after Hurricane Katrina. When we allowed the power of the Light House to shine inward ,it will shine out ward by our actions. Everyone who has ever watch Guiding Light, may you have a blessed life🎉

[@DegrassiInstantStar]

Ten years ago, today, the light stopped shining, but it forever will in our memories.

[@sheriheffner2098]

To me, Phillip and Beth were like the Love and Marriage song. You can't have one without the other. Together, forever for life.

[@vickilanger1228]

TRULY!! 🤗💗🤗

[@jondaspurlock6567]

Wow its 2018..I just watched this video & It really kinda gave me butterflies in my stomach & have to admit tears to my eyes..I miss them all..I don't even know how exactly many year's I watched it but,I'm 52 & Remember watching it with my Mom who is an angel in heaven now,,every single day when my older brothers were in school.& I watched clear up to the last episode..I guess it's true what people say ,they really do seem to become such a part of your life, like friends & family..I'll never Ever understand why they took guiding light & as the world turn off over the crap they call soap operas today.😞😞😞😞.I actually dident realize how much I missed them till watching this..So here's to Guiding Light & to Bud & Reva..💟💟💟💟💟💟💟💟💟💟💟

[@beiceth]

Roger and Holly

[@katherinedoherty8823]

Same here. II watched both ATWT and GL until they both were sadly cancelled . I watched ATWT since. before kindergarten with my mom and Grandma , and GL since high school . These folks do become like family! Now I watch GH . Laura Wright , Cynthia Watros, Jon Lindstrom are on GH. I wish more of my favs would be on this show. I am thankful there’s at least one good soap I like that is on the air. I still miss my favs tho!

[@WhisperOcean]

I miss GL so much. Reva and Josh forever! By the way, did anyone notice that she said, "By the way, we've got about 72 names?" at the beginning for her baby? That's how many years GL was on the air. There will never be another soap like this one. We love you, Guiding Light!

[@gearbear4530]

Guiding Light was not 72 years in the air, wtf?

[@whateverheather655]

@@gearbear4530 it started in thec30s on radio. Hello !!!

[@la73sh19]

@@whateverheather655 1937! 70th Anniversary Special aired, when I was pregnant (2007).

[@deejoshua7352]

@@gearbear4530 It started on NBC radio in 1937

[@Rthmothr]

I am 44 and have watched this show all of my life. My grandmother started listening to it when it was a 15 min. soap opera. She watched both when ut transitioned to tv and overlapped for a number of years, I used to run home to watch the last 10 min in HS,. Phillip Spaulding was my knight in shining armor as I was in HS at the same time he saved Beth.. I love the good stories, and the bad. I loved Gus and Harley and i miss Gus. I loves Tammy and Jonathan and miss her. I miss Nola and Qqinton and the rest of the Reardons. There will never be another whow that has spanned generations and allowed men and women to share stories that touched us and brought us together. Thank you for so many years of memories. Now just give us a way to get it all on disk.

[@cocoaorange1]

Cin Pierson Tammy and Jonathan were cousins, that was sick. But I liked the other couples.

[@cocoaorange1]

Cin Pierson Tammy and Jonathan were cousins, that was sick. But I liked the other couples.

[@crystalbanner4846]

H

[@freddyconway3787]

Cin Pierson

[@adinahwithkaden]

Same. My great grandmother listened to the radio show, my mom, my grandma and I watched it. I always thought my kids would watch it too

[@HimeChanKawaii3]

I miss this show and As the World Turns so much!! I pretty much grew up watching them my whole life with my mom until they ended in Highschool :( Wish there was a way to watch the episodes. There are so many though so its pretty much impossible. I'd love to watch them with my Fiance.

[@tobiaswilliamson00]

After 72 years and more than 18,000 episodes, viewers on September 18th, 2009 bid a final farewell to the longest running daytime drama in American Broadcast history. Generations of viewers tuned in to Guiding Light every weekday to follow the romance, heartache, and rivalries involving the most powerful families of Springfield.

[@TennisArenaSan]

It's great to see one playlist with every video I wanted to see together. This was such a fun ride. (Raising a glass to Guiding Light). Thanks for the memories.

[@wendymerrill4597]

I will miss this show forever. I started watching as a preteen with my mom and didn't stop until cancellation. I even went to Mohegun Sun to see So long springfield. Its so sad the historic GL is gone. I miss it...

[@cisscojohnson7226]

Wow what memories forgot about all the outside scenes they did. Miss this show so much.

[@dianesinnett4391]

Such engaging characters, one of the best soaps ever!!!

[@mannheim12]

Never seen the show but god damn imagine being a fan and watching the last episode of a show that's run for over 70 years. It must've been powerful...

[@alyssalong4755]

It was. Especially seeing how the characters were so happy after all the heartache

[@allisonbaileyable]

absolutely the best actors on any soap opera.. I dont' care how crazy the last episode was or some of the weird story lines. I loved Guiding Light. I have watched it since I was a little girl with my mama and grandma.. the love story of Josh and Reva so great. and the song that was played when they were together or not.. Good bye Guiding LIght. You were the best......

[@lisah5784]

Well said 🤗

[@D-MARIE77]

Josh & Reva all time favorite couple for decades.

[@angelfacelove7130]

They totally screwed up by leaving the sound stage. Trust me, back in the day, this show was the best.

[@mrhaha1980]

AngelFace Love it was the best.

[@melissa1224jax]

They didn't have a choice, it was cheaper.

[@SabineHolterman]

Yea I hated when they changed it! The color was so off and weird!

[@cindywestlake6278]

Totally agree

[@Rogerthoroegirl]

The show was so brilliantly written in the early 1990's

[@missyminehart7698]

Its 2022 wish Guiding Light would come back to TV...MISS THIS SHOW

[@stephent849]

I felt the same for a long time but it wouldn't be the same show as many longtime characters have sadly passed away it would be interesting though to see the new generation along with any surviving cast members

[@djintheatl]

Fletch has got his hat. What a great throughline.

[@SteveHolsten]

Golly, I still miss this show a lot. I watch this episode a time or two a year. I'd hoped they would've made a movie with updates of these characters. I only got into GL in 2007; so I only had a couple of years to enjoy. My favorites were Bill & Lizzie

[@ingridschier1771]

War sehr schön diese Serie 😢

[@brasspickle5029]

enjoying how they brought the old character backs from the final days

[@blesshiscottonsocks]

Love this show, can't believe I only found out about it last month, binge watched it all :D

[@blesshiscottonsocks]

Perfect performances all around, the most cinematic production values on ANY TV show I've ever laid my eyes upon. It's a wonder they managed to pull this off within their budgets.

[@SA-dt2cd]

at last Marah's dream of her parents being together again came true

[@susanstamboulian646]

The absolute greatest daytime SOAP of all time. What a total disgrace it ended because of piss poor writing in the final 4-5 years and the disgusting outdoor scenes. I will forever cherish the great and unforgettable Guiding Light in all of it's total glory of the 1990's. The TRUE golden era of this truly wonderful SOAP, second only to The Young and The Restless. Rest in total peace Guiding Light. As Elton John said, "your candle burned out WAY too soon". In my ♥ I live in Springfield for Eternity. May God Bless every single one of you that made Guiding Light the absolute greatest daytime SOAP of all time. You were all great. THANK YOU ALL!!!!

[@tabithaking7908]

Taking this show away broke my heart so much I don't think I will ever have better memories then watching it with my mom I miss both of them so very much.

[@anapaulino2650]

Love the story so real and very romantic, I will miss guys Olivia y Natalya excellent job congratulations

[@gargouenzene]

Otalia forever 😍

[@laminage]

I just had another realization. When Mallet & Dinah see each other in Germany, it's kind of paying homage to The Bauers because that is their homecountry.

[@barbarahavens2651]

I miss this show so much

[@teresa27909]

this broke my heart when they went off air

[@samonemitchell114]

This all of this last night at your help you can be together for the other day of a lot Gus is not be in this email is meet up with you are the way you can get it was in this message

[@fernandoifill-ruiz6410]

I was born on February 15, 1994 when Guiding Light was still on CBS Daytime.

[@missylynn7529]

I miss Guiding Light and As The World Turns my childhood memories Guiding Light was my all time favorite

[@ashleymorgan6973]

I miss GL wish it wasnt canceled so sad greatest moments memories Joshua & Reva always forever & Beth & Phillip reunited so very happy to see them all again

[@dorseylandria6119]

Alan Spaulding is my favorite villain of all time

[@stephent849]

@@dorseylandria6119 Alan Spaulding was one of my favorite villains along with Roger Thorpe

[@a9p6m4]

I miss this show so much.

[@LTKK]

This was one of my grandma's favorite soaps. RIP.

[@sharonmcmann-morelli4896]

This was the best of the best.......it was the perfect ending if it had to end❤️

[@lynnbyrd9819]

A classic and a mainstay for generations!

[@patriciawalker1631]

Love this Soap. Love Reva and Josh. I wish I could find a place to relive these great Stories.

[@tylerdavis6610]

I miss this show

[@tammyperritt977]

This show was one of the best ❤️ Miss it

[@DemetriusWhite-h8e]

IT WAS THE PERFECT ENDING BUT I STILL LOVE WATCHING GUIDING LIGHT I WISH IT NEVER ENDED

[@themirrorsofmymind]

First time I've seen this. I liked the outdoor stuff. Nice to see the characters in the sunlight. Sad that it had to end...

[@cindywestlake6278]

I hated the outdoor scenes. When they left the soundstage it killed the show

[@awms.145]

Me also

[@RachelG1979]

@@cindywestlake6278 not just setting but the look of it too. AMC did the same and it wasn't the same. Being outside was a nice change but camera quality changed.

[@samuellavon4846]

Actually people hated this era of guiding light. These type of scenes sealed the fate of this show unfortunately.

[@cathleanjohnson675]

On September 18, it will be 10 years since the show was canceled, still miss it so, didn't really care for how it ended but that's how it was, can't believe Kim Zimmer was a few years older than Robert Newman.

[@aprilj.themotivator8391]

Ok! How did I not realize that both Carter & Mya from Bold & The Beautiful were a couple on Guiding Light? Once GL transitioned from the stage to the natural look I stopped watching it..... That's probably how I missed Carter & Mya.

[@sebastainknight]

Grew up watching this..i mean in mid 70s, you watched what your parents watched or nothing. Lol, but glad i did i grew up watching this, i remember all the characters thru the years. Some my favs, crazy Carrie, lucille wexler, nola reardon, darcy decker, reva, annie, mark, rebecca, Quinton, Lujack. I just never, in my wildest nightnares, thought this show would end. I thought in 2024, it would still be on. Idk it seems has though around 2007, its like networks waged war on daytime tv. Both my favs gl and atwt gone! Y&R i used to watch but never stuck with it, same with bold& beautiful. Now after, i began watching oltl,, then they took that away Since then ive given up watching soaps. Its matter of time, they will fully get rid of days of our lives. And my gut tells me general hospital soon. Thats why i never tried watching it. Soon my guess is young and restless and for a time bold and beautiful, will be back only soaps left on tv.

[@jibjab2988]

How did a show that lasted decades end up without a studio...

[@gargouenzene]

Nothing is eternal ...

[@ErickGainesSanders]

Budget cuts. As despised as moving outside was, it bought GL another year & a half.

[@joycheek6756]

Proctor &Gamble killed it. Wanted talk shows.what is on now at CBS is the reason I never buy their products. Money and Greed.

[@OneLoveRSR]

@@ErickGainesSanders It's better to go out with dignity... than to go out cheaply. This felt like I was watching a KZbin series edited on iMovie... not a seventy-two year old institution of an American artform.

[@stephent849]

@@joycheek6756 I have not a Proctor & Gamble product since March 2009 just a short time later April 1st 2009 came the sad News that Guiding Light was cancelled I will not buy Proctor & Gamble again I hope they go bankrupt

[@ValleyoftheRogue]

From the late 1970s to the time Roger first "died" in 1980, this was the best soap on the air. It might have been the best television show on the air. It would never, ever again be that good. Michael Zaslow, a great actor, WAS "The Guiding Light" during those years. By the time it went off the air, it was a shadow of its former self. Too bad so much of that era from about 1977 to 1980 is lost because P&G didn't start archiving until 1978.

[@tammyhogan6245]

I really miss this soap or show!

[@KittyMatador]

Golly I hadn't seen GL since the early 90s and it's amazing to see so many of the same actors! How have they not aged?!

[@ellisburns1109]

When I first started watching soap operas, the first 2 were The Edge of Night and Secret Storm. I don't remember much about these 2 soaps probably because they might have went off the air in South Florida somewhere in the 60's. I started regularly watching The Guiding Light in the early 1980's. Outside of The Edge Of Night and Secret Storm and Dark Shadows, I started regularly watching the soaps in the 70's and 80's. The Guiding Light is the oldest of the soaps because it first started on radio before moving to television in 1950. It was mostly about the Bauer's, the Spaulding's, the Chamberlain's and the Lewis family and the Marler family.

[@lindsayhengehold5341]

Love this soap opera!

[@Earthgal063]

What happened to this iconic soap in the end was disgraceful. Guiding Light deserved way better wayyy better. I was so embarrassed for those veteran actors.

[@joycediggs4617]

Loved this show; I watched for years.

[@appleandhoneyspice]

i hated how they did the show at the end like it was like a reality show it just did not look right it seemed to to confusing really. could not follow it that well

[@tjames9698]

Unreal that Bert Bauer wasn't mentioned...

[@EveretteMartin-mw6dy]

I miss GL, Im going to miss the cast, the casting was great. Thank you to all the cast, the producers, directors. Thank you for a wonderful 75 years 🎉🎉❤❤

[@amberkalb6005]

Really miss this show!!😢

[@megan2176]

I stopped watching years before it ended, so never saw the ending! So glad I found this... cheesy, but nice to see all my old favourite characters again. I'm stuck though, trying to figure out who the girl in the pink shirt is, with short brown hair... her husband was going to coach the team.. who was that character???

[@megan2176]

Marina!! Thanks!!! :)

[@clarencehenderson7634]

I still miss Guiding Light so much😢

[@CharBrooks-xv2kt]

I cried when the show ended and I cried again.

[@amyevans8396]

Reva and Josh were my favorite super couple who I miss seeing every day Kim and Robert are my favorite and my family 4 ever and always ❤️

[@JustLife1214]

Olivia looked at reva like chick u know you going to meet that man

[@GodCreatesGays2]

The series should have ended in the Bauer kitchen, focused on the Bauer family, perhaps flipping through a scrapbook started by Bert Bauer which would lead to multiple flashbacks from the show's golden years. There were so many pointless and irrelevant characters towards the end of this once-great drama. It really fell apart in 1983, and was a mess between 1984-88, then rebounded for a few years before collapsing completely and for good in the mid 1990s.

[@DoubleAgents]

Frankly, the show was nothing without Roger Thorpe and when they screwed him over as he was dying from ALS, they lost what remaining fanbase they had left.

[@GodCreatesGays2]

Double Agents The show kept being dealt a series of devastating, crippling blows, from the gratuitous destruction of the Bauer family and other vets in 1984, to the killing off Maureen Bauer, to the callous mistreatment of Michael Zaslow when he became sick. The fact that it staggered through years of abuse from the powers that be is a testament to the staunch loyalty of the viewers who kept hoping it would get better. It never did, and once even the die-hard fans lost hope, the show's fate was sealed. Like you, the way they treated MZ made me realize that the show would never ever come back.

[@DoubleAgents]

When a show does that to someone, there really is no coming back from that.

[@GodCreatesGays2]

Double Agents It was quite the heartless act, agreed. The show might have still recovered, if the offending executives were purged from P&G and the quality of the series improved dramatically, but that was not to be, alas.

[@laminage]

Yes, I would have loved for Leah Bauer instead of going to Springfield U, go away to maybe a HCBU to honor the Boudreau Family Tradition. Grandpa Ed gives her a very special Lamp and explained that The Reverend Rutledge's Grandfather had one in his house. He even gives her a Chess Game, and says "Whenever you have a problem, solve it over Chess like your Great Great Grandfather Frederick did." Yet seeing Leah look over The Family Album and seeing all of the people who came before her and have Ed, Rick, and even Holly smile.

[@brendaasberry4683]

The Black couple play on Bold And the beautiful.I love this soap.I hate it went off.

[@MrDaysfan82]

I'll take GL from the late 70's to the mid 80s, and Early to mid 90's over the newer bullshit anyday. Ellen Wheeler killed this show!

[@selesabrown1877]

I miss this show and where I was at this time.

[@soap1919jt]

There are a couple of title cards that are missing. The one from 1967, when GL went to color, and the ones that re-introduced the lighthouse, from 1968 to 1975. Otherwise, a great final episode! I so miss (The) Guiding Light ... all of it, the good, the bad, the ugly, the indifferent. There was something in GL's spirit that always remained with the show, not matter how far off track it went.

[@marysmith7109]

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[@vickiesantek4993]

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[@itsalongstory1024]

I noticed that too.

[@timbitqueen]

*sigh* I miss GL soooo darn much. Anyone know if some network somewhere is airing old shows?

[@AshleyWright-hp3lq]

Miss this soap the characters and all

[@nikkif99uk]

i loved the Natalia and Olivia storyline shame back then they didn't allow them to kiss other than the initial one when it was just to make a point. All they were allowed to do was hold hands and look longingly at each other. Thank goodness for Venice webseries

[@PittsburghSportsFan43]

Did Phillip and Beth get married again? She's wearing a diamond ring, but Phillip doesn't have a wedding ring on. They said that Rick and Mindy were getting married the day after this. Mindy: "As long as he's (Rick's) on time for the wedding tomorrow." Phillip: "Don't worry, Mindy. I will get him there." I think that this was Phillip and Beth's wedding, and Rick and Mindy's was the day after. Probably why Beth had a white dress on.

[@caped.6736]

gjiding light

[@caped.6736]

guiding light februar Downey like February 1997 part guiding light

[@maryannanderson3001]

I love the Guiding Light, this was my favorite soap, sorry so many gone RIP to all that is gone on, I loved those people that played their part, years came in my eyes when I found out the ones that is gone on.❤😮

[@lisamiller8335]

Bring it back loved the show reva and johnathon was great. Great chemistry for mom and son

[@awms.145]

I miss Guiding Light so much.

[@shaun3697]

I miss this soap very much!!

[@laminage]

What's so amazing was that on September 18 a New Family named The Slaters debuted on the UK Soap Opera EastEnders and with the exception of Two of Them all of them are gone. Kacey Ainsworth is now on Granchester Mysteries. The Coopers had their Waitress wheile on Eastenders a Waitress named Tracy who has been an extra on the Show for 30 Years. The UK Soaps have some amazing Extras. In fact there's a Black Lady who walks around the neighborhood on Coronation Street then as a Customer at The Convenience Store than a Prison Inmate. UK Fans loved Otalia and now alot of US Fans are watching UK Soaps.

[@WinterCougar]

who else is high and looked up longest running tv shows?

[@tashee8772]

Going on location was just awful. Ruined it and the last theme song was just so generic and awful. It was like it was change simply for the sake of change. The these song should be iconic and not changed. Think Nadia’s theme from Y&R. The best theme GL ever has was from 1991

[@adrianbush7425]

Damn I Missed The Final Episode When I Was At School When I Was 15 I Will Never Missed A Soap

[@la73sh19]

I had intended to save the entire last week, on the DVR. My husband deleted everything but the last episode. I had to hurry and burn IT to a DVD, before he deleted that, too!

[@laquitaphilpot9586]

Love you all very much need to see more venice series please 🙏 ❤️ 💜 💕 💗 ♥️ 🙏 ❤️ 💜 💕

[@trishcooning8086]

I miss it!

[@Nicki9202]

love Guiding Light I was so sad when it went off my favorite couples are Josh and Reva Danny and Michelle I also just started on watching Philip and Beth

[@chadbaughman401]

I watched 3 of 4 CBS daytime dramas during the 90's The Young and The Restless As the World Turns and Guiding Light cause all 3 of them were produce by Procter and Gamble which I called them the Cincinnati dramas and I missed ATWT and GL

[@tombstone1111]

Thanks for all the great memories Guiding Light. Started watching in the early 90s until about 2003 and have so many fond memories of the show. Such a shame it went off the air.

[@schs1977]

It was sad to see GL end. Great writers throughout the years until the late 1990s, then the storylines were POORLY written by UNTALENTED writers. In spite of that, GL had some of the most talented actors. RIP Guiding Light.

[@mlpattersonfisher1901]

Phillip & Beth and Josh & Reva were my two favorite couples. Meant to be together, no matter what.

[@sandragresham1134]

I missed most of the last 4 or so years so alot of these are new actors

[@katherinedoherty8823]

This is the first time I came back to watch since 2009. I was sooo sad when GL was canceled for a game show! I had forgotten that Joshua gave Reva a year to be sure, as they had “always” loved each other , hence the word.”! I have always remembered the famous scene as they drove away in the pick- up and the Sandy Hook lighthouse in. NJ! (in the background! ). And who was the little kid? I sure miss GL especially Josh and Reva The ultimate super couple! I will watch again to see more of my favorite show ever! Love the outdoor shots all around rural NJ …my state!

[@DeepScreenAnalysis]

It was disgusting to end the show with Reva and Josh instead of with the Bauer family.

[@laminage]

Somehow I feel that Charlotte is better for Matt than Vanessa would be at this point in time. They have more in common.

[@rodolpheettrick2929]

Charlotte is a lot younger

[@laminage]

@@rodolpheettrick2929 Alot of folks got with younger folks.

[@TheMaryam1891]

This was a time of reality. they were closing up 50 years of a Guiding Light.

[@gargouenzene]

72, not 50.

[@laminage]

What is kind of sad is that they didn't really remember The Bauer Family.