50 Greatest Soap Couples: #44 Phil & Tara From ALL MY CHILDREN

COUPLE: Phil Brent & Tara Martin
SHOW: ALL MY CHILDREN
RANK: 44
PLAYED BY:
Phil: Richard Hatch, Nick Benedict, Jordan Charney
Tara: Karen Lynn Gorney, Stephanie Braxton, Nancy Frangione, Mary Lynn Blanks
YEARS: 1970-1979

STORY:
When ALL MY CHILDREN premiered in 1970, Tara was attending Pine Valley High along with Phil, Chuck Tyler and Erica Kane. Tara and Phil fell in love and started talking about marriage but a series of complications, including Phil's adoption (devious Erica spilled the beans), his adopted father Ted's death, and subsequent amnesia, tore them apart.  Tara ended up dating Phil's best friend, Chuck, instead.  When Phil returned to town he fell in love with Tara all over again.  They slept together (causing in a pregnancy the ultimately led to Little Philip aka Charlie Brent being born) but Phil left for Vietnam after being drafted.  When he returned (after being MIA) Tara and Chuck was married and Phil turned to Erica eventually marrying her.   In 1976 Phil and Tara finally married.

CLASSIC CLIP: Joe Talks To Tara About Growing Up

Joe and Tara talked about relationships in the early days of ALL MY CHILDREN. She was in love with Philip Brent at the time. Watch it below: