soap opera

How ‘Another World’ & ‘Days of Our Lives’ were the first hour-long soap operas

Back in the seventies, the vintage soap operas ‘Another World’ & ‘Days of Our Lives’ escaped the short half-hour program format, and were the first to hit the airwaves in one hour blocks.

The Bold and the Beautiful vintage 1980s soap opera scenes (3)

See how ‘The Bold and the Beautiful’ soap opera debuted in 1987

When The Bold and the Beautiful soap opera first hit the airwaves in the eighties, they probably didn’t imagine the show would be still going after even 8000 episodes. Here’s how it began!

Why Larry Hagman loved playing the evil JR Ewing on TV’s Dallas (1978)

Larry Hagman has a juicy, lip-smacking role, and he plays it to campy perfection. His J.R. Ewing on Dallas is rotten to the core. If he had a redeeming feature, he’d probably swap it for cash.

Smell like Dynasty! Forever Krystle & Carrington fragrances of the ’80s

Forever Krystle & Carrington fragrances, based on Dynasty stars Linda Evans & John Forsythe (1980s)

Forever Krystle & Carrington were his and hers fragrances created to capitalize on the popularity of the TV show Dynasty.

Dallas TV show star Linda Gray models dresses straight out of the ’80s

Opulent enough even for fashionable Linda Gray – Dallas’ superspender Sue Ellen Ewing – she models these high-style silk dresses were stylish in the eighties.