1985

1/1 – SOD (NEW!)
Ask Us! Rupert Ravens
West Coast Reporting (Rupert Ravens, Melissa Brennan, Todd McKee, and John Allen Nelson)
Synopsis (Mason pictured)

1/15 - SOD
Up and Coming Actors for 1985 (Marcy Walker)
Comings/Goings
Synopsis (Joe pictured)
Hollywood Happenings (A Martinez, also pictured)
The Best and Worse of 1984 (Most Tasteless Storyline - The Pigeon Puffs, Funny Couples Augusta and Lionel, Mrs. Robertson
Award – Augusta)

1/29 - SOD
Minorities on Soaps – Are They Treated Fairly? (A Martinez interviewed and pictured)
“Goatbusters” – A Journal of “Guiding Light’s” Barbados Remote by Harley Jane Kozak (Actually pre-Santa Barbara but I though
that I would throw this in for the Harley fans, which I count myself in.)
Synopsis (Brick pictured)
Susan Wilson’s Hollywood (Bridget and Jerome Dobson, Kerry Sherman, and Dane Witherspoon)
New York News (Louise Sorel and Dame Judith Anderson)
West Coast Reporting (Todd McKee – pictured, John Allen Nelson –pictured, Rupert Ravens – pictured, Julie Ronnie, Melissa
Brennan, Louise Sorel, Marcy Walker – pictured, Ava Lazar, and Todd’s brother John Eric all about Todd’s b-day bash) in other
news (Valorie Armstrong, Dane Witherspoon, Mark Arnold, and Robert Alan Browne)
Sounding Board – Casting Complaints (Dane Witherspoon, Mark Arnold, Lane Davies, and Louise Sorel specifically mentioned)
Very Fearless Predictions! (Nicolas Coster pictured)
Roundup – “What are the biggest differences between you and the character you play?” (John Allan Nelson)

2/12 – SOD
Comings/Goings
Some of Television’s Most Beautiful Women (Robin Wright)
Synopsis (Kelly pictured)

2/26 – SOD
Ask Us – Capwell Children (Marcy Walker, Lane Davies, Robin Wright pictured)
Roundup – How Did You (Or Your Spouse Propose? (Nicolas Coster)
Synopsis (Peter Flint pictured)
Classic Lines (Peter and Kelly)

3/12 – SOD
A Few Words About…(John Allan Nelson)
Hollywood Happenings (John Allan Nelson, Nicolas Coster, Todd McKee, Julie Ronnie, A Martinez, Richard Eden, Robin Wright)
Synopsis (Ted and Laken pictured)
On Location – “Santa Barbara” Stays Home

3/26 – SOD
Ask Us - Todd McKee
Sounding Board - Cruz and Eden
Synopsis (Kelly, C.C. and Amy pictured)
Let's Party (Various Actors pictured)
West Coast Reporting (Ohn Allen Nelson, Louise Sorel, Nicolas Coster, A Martinez)

4/9 – SOD
Synopsis
Hollywood Happenings (Lane Davies)

4/23 - SOD
Sounding Board (Which Soap is Best? Lane Davies and Robin Wright specifically mentioned)
West Coast Reporting (Richard Eden)
Thumbs Up! (New Show Improving, Marcy Walker and A Martinez pictured)
Synopsis (Mason pictured)
Actors Answer: “What Puts The Sizzle in a Super Couple?” (Robin Wright answers, and is pictured with Mark Arnold)

5/07 – SOD
Ask Us - Kelly and Joe’s Wedding (Mark Arnold, Robin Wright, and Charles Bateman pictured)
Ask Us - Marcy Walker (Marcy Walker, Rupert Ravens, and John Allan Nelson pictured)
Sounding Board – Disappointment in Joe Perkins’ death. (Mark Arnold and Robin Wright mentioned)
Soap Opera Scenes We’d Like To See – (Jade Perkins - pictured)
Hollywood Happenings (Todd McKee, and Lane Davies – pictured)
Synopsis (Cruz and Eden pictured)

5/21 – SOD
Ask Us – About Lane Davies
Predictions -What’s In Store For the Summer, the Password is…Love (Cruz and Eden pictured, also mentioned are Amy/Brick,
Warren/Maggie, Ted/Laken, and poor Kelly)
Synopsis (Warren and Maggie pictured)
Comings/Goings

6/4 – SOD (NEW!)
From Reel To Real (Bob Paris, Mr. Universe)
Sounding Board - Santa Barbara Sizzles
Synopsis (Laken pictured)

6/18 – SOD
West Coast Reporting (Suzanne Marshall)
Late Breaking News (Santa Barbara in France)
Synopsis (Santana Pictured)
Roundup – What Was The Best Time You Spent With Your On-Screen Father? (John Allan Nelson)

7/2 – SOD
Sounding Board – Happily Ever After? (Disappointment over Joe and Kelly’s short-lived story)
Roundup – What Do You Like Best About Your Leading Lady? (Nicolas Coster answers)
Roundup – How Do You Relax Off The Set? (Marcy Walker)
Synopsis (Mason pictured)
Hollywood Happenings (Lane Davies – pet peeve)
The 3rd Annual Essence of Soap Opera – Surprise! Coming Back From The Dead (Sophia)

7/16 – SOD
Ask Us – Cruz and Eden’s Love theme
Roundup – What Roles Did You Audition For And Not Get? (Suzanne Marshall)
Sounding Board –Kudos to Lane Davies as Mason Capwell
Comings/Goings
Synopsis (Cruz and Eden pictured)
West Coast Reporting (Marcy Walker, A Martinez, Todd McKee)
Profile – Mr. Innocent (Todd McKee)

7/30 – SOD
Ask Us (Cruz and Eden)
Roundup - What Do You Like Best About Your Co-Star? (Robin Wright)
Classic Lines (Augusta, Gina, Mason)
Synopsis
Hollywood Happenings (Todd McKee, John Allen Nelson)
From Reel To Real (Dane Witherspoon, Ava Lazar)
TV's Most Attractive Men (A Martinez, John Allen Nelson, Nicolas Coster)
Jeez Louise (Profile of Louise Sorel)

8/13 – SOD
Ask Us – Kerry Sherman (Amy Perkins)
Santa Barbara Celebrates Its 200th Show (Various Actors)
Synopsis (Lionel pictured)
West Coast Reporting (Suzanne Marshall and John Allen Nelson)
Soap Hoppers (Nicolas Coster)
Roundup – What Was The Worse Job You Ever Had? (Todd McKee)

8/27 – SOD
Ask Us – Capwell Children
Growing Pain (Marcy Walker)
10 of TV’s Most Outrageous Characters (Lionel and Augusta Lockridge)
Hollywood Happenings (Robin Wright – pictured)
Trivia (Lane Davies and Charles Bateman)
Late Breaking News (Bridget and Jerome Dobson, SB)
Synopsis (Kelly pictured)
So You Think You Know Soap Opera Characters? Guess The Identities Behind These (Imaginary) Personal Ads (Mason Capwell
included)
You’d Better Look Twice – There’s Double Trouble As the Soaps Tackle Double Identities (Joel Crothers as J. Stanfield is
included)

9/10 – SOD
Comings and Goings
Sounding Board - Kudos To SB!
New York News (Robert Wilson)
Synopsis (Sophia pictured)
3rd Annual Improbable Couples (Eden and Cruz with other partners)

9/24 - SOD
Ask Us –Capwell/Lockridge feud
Synopsis (Steve Bassett pictured)
From Reel to Real (Rosemary Forsyth)
Beauty Tips From the Stars (Julie Ronnie)
The Name Game
For Santa Barbara’s Outspoken Robin Wright, Being A Star Is Not As Much Fun As You’d Think

10/8 – SOD
Ask Us – Julie Ronnie
Days and Santa Barbara Celebrate (Various Actors)
Why They Left, Why They’re Back! (Kristen Meadows pre-SB and Dane Witherspoon post-SB)
Roundup – What Was Your Favorite On-Screen Romance and Why? (Joel Crothers)
Synopsis (Christie and Ted pictured)
West Coast Reporting (Playboy mansion party includes Kathy Showers, John Allen Nelson, Todd McKee, Dame Judith Anderson,
Melissa Brennan, Nancy Grahn, A Martinez – pictured with wife, Julie Ronnie - pictured, Vincent Irizarry – pictured)
Sounding Board – One More Attractive Man (Lane Davies - pictured)
TV’s Under-Used Characters (Jade Perkins)
Santa Barbara Report Card (Pictured are A Martinez, Marcy Walker, Richard Eden, Lane Davies, Julie Ronnie, Judith McConnell,
and Nancy Grahn)
Late Breaking News - Love Connection, Harley Kozak

10/22 – SOD
Sounding Board – Cruz and Eden
Comings/Goings
Hotline: Hollywood (Nancy Grahn, Harley Kozak, ratings)
Synopsis (Nick and Kelly pictured)
From Reel To Real (Ashby Adams)
16 of TV’s Most Glamorous Couples (Cruz and Eden)
Nicolas Coster: A Role Model for the Romantic (Profile)
Coming in the Next Issue (A Martinez)

11/5 – SOD
Ask Us – Judith McConnell and Charles Bateman (Pictured)
The Soul of A Man (A Martinez)
West Coast Reporting (Joseph Bottoms, Joel Crothers, Jack Carter, Richard Eden)
Late Breaking News (John Allen Nelson, A Martinez and Marcy Walker – pictured)
Heaven Can Wait (Lane Davies in Impure Thoughts)
Synopsis (Mason and Gina pictured)
Comings/Goings
The Bitch Goddesses and the Ambivalent Villains: The Folks Who Make Soaps Fun (Includes Mason Capwell)

11/19 – SOD
Ask Us – Gina and Brandon
Synopsis (Brick and Amy pictured)

12/3 – SOD
Comings/Goings
More Soap Scenes We’d Like To See (Mason Capwell)
Sounding Board (Report Card on SB)
Roundup – If You Had Not Become An Actor, What Would You Have Been? (Harley Kozak)
West Coast Reporting (Kerry Sherman, Richard Eden, Valorie Armstrong, Jack Carter, Dena Dietrich, Jon Lindstrom)
Synopsis (Janice pictured)
TV’s Biggest Losers (Mason Capwell)

12/17 – SOD
Ask Us – Kelly and Joe
Hollywood Happenings (A Martinez, John Allan Nelson, Marcy Walker)
Synopsis (Brick and Amy pictured)

12/31 - SOD
Roundup – What Was The Worse New Year’s Eve You’ve Ever Had? (Lane Davies)
Sounding Board – Thanks for the profile on A Martinez
Who Are TV’s Best Dressed Characters? (Augusta Lockridge)
Comings/Goings
Late Breaking News (Joel Crothers)
Synopsis (Kirk pictured)
New York News (Harley Kozak, Louise Sorel, Nicolas Coster)
The Year in Review (Robin Wright, David Haskell, A Martinez, and Marcy Walker pictured)