Today in Soap Opera History (April 26)

1978: Ryan's Hope's Maeve was disgusted with Delia.
1982: GH's Robert, Tiffany, Jackie & Luke made a pact.
1984: Days of our Lives' Hope moved out of Shenanigans.
2006: Passions' Endora used a rain cloud to wake up Fox.

"All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."
― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1935: NBC Radio aired the final episode of soap opera Judy and Jane, produced by Frank and Anne Hummert. Sponsored by Folgers Coffee, it was heard regionally in the midwest only. After the show ended, it continued to be distributed through transcription for 12 more years.

1937: Comedy radio soap opera Lorenzo Jones, also produced by the Hummerts, premiered on NBC Radio. It would run for 18 years.

Today in Soap Opera History (April 26)

1978: Ryan's Hope's Maeve was disgusted with Delia.
1982: General Hospital's Robert, Tiffany, Jackie & Luke made a pact.
1984: Days of our Lives' Hope moved out of Shenanigans.
2006: Passions' Endora used a rain cloud to wake up Fox.

"The present contains nothing more than the past, and what is found in the effect is already in the cause."
― Henri Louis Bergson

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1935: NBC Radio aired the final episode of soap opera Judy and Jane, produced by Frank and Anne Hummert. Sponsored by Folgers Coffee, it was heard regionally in the midwest only. After the show ended, it continued to be distributed through transcription for 12 more years.

1937: Comedy radio soap opera Lorenzo Jones, also produced by the Hummerts, premiered on NBC Radio. It would run for 18 years.

Today in Soap Opera History (April 26)

1978: Ryan's Hope's Maeve was disgusted with Delia.
1982: General Hospital's Robert, Tiffany, Jackie & Luke made a pact.
1984: Days of our Lives' Hope moved out of Shenanigans.
2006: Passions' Endora used a rain cloud to wake up Fox.

"The present contains nothing more than the past, and what is found in the effect is already in the cause."
― Henri Louis Bergson

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1935: NBC Radio aired the final episode of soap opera Judy and Jane, produced by Frank and Anne Hummert. Sponsored by Folgers Coffee, it was heard regionally in the midwest only. After the show ended, it continued to be distributed through transcription for 12 more years.

1937: Comedy radio soap opera Lorenzo Jones, also produced by the Hummerts, premiered on NBC Radio. It would run for 18 years.

Today in Soap Opera History (April 26)

1978: Ryan's Hope's Maeve was disgusted with Delia.
1982: General Hospital's Robert, Tiffany, Jackie & Luke made a pact.
1984: Days of our Lives' Hope moved out of Shenanigans.
2006: Passions' Endora used a rain cloud to wake up Fox.

"Mankind are so much the same, in all times and places, that history informs us of nothing new or strange in this particular. Its chief use is only to discover the constant and universal principles of human nature."
― David Hume

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1935: NBC Radio aired the final episode of soap opera Judy and Jane, produced by Frank and Anne Hummert. Sponsored by Folgers Coffee, it was heard regionally in the midwest only. After the show ended, it continued to be distributed through transcription for 12 more years.

1937: Comedy radio soap opera Lorenzo Jones, also produced by the Hummerts, premiered on NBC Radio. It would run for 18 years.

Today in Soap Opera History (April 26)

1978: RH's Maeve was disgusted with Delia. 1982: GH's Robert,
Tiffany, Jackie and Luke made a pact. 1984: DAYS' Hope moved
out of Shenanigans.  2006: Passions' Endora used a rain cloud
to wake up Fox.

"The whole past is the procession of the present."
- Thomas Carlyle

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1935: NBC Radio aired the final episode of soap opera Judy and Jane, produced by Frank and Anne Hummert. Sponsored by Folgers Coffee, it was heard regionally in the midwest only. After the show ended, it continued to be distributed through transcription for 12 more years.

1937: Comedy radio soap opera Lorenzo Jones, also produced by the Hummerts, premiered on NBC Radio. It would run for 18 years.

Today in Soap Opera History (April 26)

On this date in...

1935: NBC Radio aired the final episode of soap opera JUDY AND JANE, produced by Frank and Anne Hummert. Sponsored by Folgers Coffee, it was heard regionally in the midwest only. After the show ended, it continued to be distributed through transcription for 12 more years.

1937: Comedy radio soap opera LORENZO JONES, also produced by the Hummerts, premiered on NBC Radio. It would run for 18 years.

Today in Soap Opera History (April 26)

On this date in...

1935: JUDY AND JANE, produced by Frank and Anne Hummert, aired its final episode.

1937: Comedy radio soap opera LORENZO JONES, also produced by the Hummerts, premiered on NBC Radio.  It would run for 18 years.

WATCH: This Week's Indie Soaps

The week of April May 1-7, 2011 was full of new web series episodes from the premiere of THE VARIANTS to Marie Wilson's appearance on WORKSHOP. DEVANITY followed up last week's premiere with a solid second outing, the mystery of RAGGED ISLE continued to grow, and TRAILER MADE returned for another hilarious episode.

Watch all this action and more below, then go vote for your favorite in our weekly web series poll.

Today in Soap Opera History

On this date in...

1946: Radio soap AMANDA ON HONEYMOON HILL, starring Joy Hathaway, aired its final episode after six years.

1991: Veteran soap actress Emily McLaughlin, who played Jessie Brewer on GENERAL HOSPITAL for many years and spoke the show's first line, passed away at age 60. McLaughlin also portrayed Eileen Seaton on YOUNG DOCTOR MALONE.

Celebrating a birthday today are:
Carol Burnett (ex-Verla, ALL MY CHILDREN) - 78
Michael Damian (ex-Danny, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS) - 49
Olivia Birkelund (ex-Arlene, ALL MY CHILDREN) - 48
Jeanne Marie Grunwell Ford (Writer, DAYS OF OUR LIVES; ex-AS THE WORLD TURNS; ex-ONE LIFE TO LIVE) - 40
McKenzie Westmore (ex-Riley, ALL MY CHILDREN; ex-Sheridan, PASSIONS) - 34
Charissa Chamorro (ex-Tory, GUIDING LIGHT; ex-Sophia, ONE LIFE TO LIVE) - 34
Nate Golon (Jeff, WORKSHOP) - 32
Jordana Brewster (ex-Nikki, AS THE WORLD TURNS) - 31
Shenell Edmonds (Destiny, ONE LIFE TO LIVE) - 17

WATCH: WORKSHOP Season Two Launches On Hulu

The much-anticipated second season of WORKSHOP has launched on Hulu. The first two episodes, "Sparkle White Gum" and "Get Me the Chronic," are now playing.

"We're thrilled Hulu.com has decided to distribute Season 2 of WORKSHOP," said the comedy’s co-creator, executive producer and star Nate Golon when the deal was announced. “This deal will make WORKSHOP one of the first, scripted, independently-produced, half-hour comedies to air on Hulu!”

Watch the first two episodes of the new season below.

Indie Soap Spring Preview Guide

Coming off the success of the recent Indie Soap Awards and a successful winter full of fabulous new episodes, the web series community is excited about what's next. WE LOVE SOAPS TV is happy to offer our Indie Soap Spring Preview Guide with the latest news and happenings from returning shows to crossovers and spin-offs. Check it out below.

SEASON PREMIERES


THEN WE GOT HELP!
Season Two Premiere Date: March 18

Creator and star Julie Ann Emery offers a preview of the new season: "The thing I think I'm most proud of is Season Two is fully fan funded. We did a crowd funding campaign and we surpassed our maximum budget asked for. We may not have the biggest audience on the web, but our fans are FIERCE!

WORKSHOP: Season Two Promo with Marie Wilson

Phillip Jeanmarie, co-star of WORKSHOP and formerly of PASSIONS, and actress Marie Wilson, formerly on AS THE WORLD TURNS, battle it out for soap supremacy, and to let you know about WORKSHOP Season Two in the new promo below. The second season of the Indie Soap Award nominated series premieres in December at WORKSHOPtheseries.com.

NEWS: Eileen Fulton, Marie Wilson, Lindsay Hartley, Jordi Vilasuso

Daytime legend Eileen Fulton on the infamous Granny clause
In an interview with NPR, Fulton recalls: "I remembered seeing Barbara Berjer, who played Claire Cassen. They grew up her daughter and granddaughter and a lot of people. Here she is looking so beautiful and suddenly they realized, my God, she’s going to be a great grandmother on our show. We have to kill her. So they hit her with a truck. I thought: Wait a minute. That is not going to happen to me."

Marie Wilson cast in second season of WORKSHOP
Wilson joins the web series which was nominated for "Best Indie Web Series (Comedy)" at the 1st Annual Indie Soap Awards. Our friends at Daytime Confidential, Jamey Giddens and Luke Kerr, have joined the production team as well as associate producers.

Lindsay Hartley & Jordi Vilasuso joining ALL MY CHILDREN
Vilasuso (Tony, GUIDING LIGHT) and Hartley (Arianna, DAYS OF OUR LIVES; Theresa, PASSIONS) will be joining the cast as Griffin Castillo and Cara Finn. Look for Vilasuso to pop up on Monday, November 15, and Hartley to follow on Wednesday, December 8.