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Fridays was ABC's weekly late-night live comedy show, which aired on Friday nights from April 11, 1980 to April 23, 1982. The program was ABC's attempt to duplicate the success of NBC's Saturday Night Live. At the time, SNL was in its fifth and (what was thought to be) final season featuring the original "Not Ready for Primetime" cast, along with several writers who had been promoted to feature player status, as well as newcomer Harry Shearer. The Fridays cast included Larry David, Michael Richards, Rich Hall and Melanie Chartoff. On Friday, October 9, 1981, General Hospital stars Anthony Geary and Genie Francis (Luke and Laura) hosted. GH was at the height of its popularity, with Luke and Laura's wedding just over a month away.

Sketches in the episode included "Aborted Star Trek Sketch,""Ron the Ripper,""The Friday Edition,""The Man with a Major Overreaction to Minor Pain/Shatner Contacts Spock,""Friday Short Film: Little Girl Plays Baseball,""Fluffy the Dog Man," and "Friday Edition Special Report: Air Traffic Controller Strike." Kim Carnes performs "Bette Davis' Eyes,""Under My Thumb" and "Miss You Tonight."

Watch clips from the episode below.

Devo was the musical guest.

1966: Dark Shadows' Matthew took Victoria hostage.
1985: OLTL's Tina tried to sell Viki's story to a tabloid.
1988: Brenda Epperson debuted as Ashley on Y&R.
2006: Hayden Panettiere debuted as Lizzie on Guiding Light.

1977: For Richer, For Poorer premiered on NBC.
1979: A mystery person tried to enter The Willows on ATWT.
1989: Guiding Light's Phillip tried to get through to Beth.
1995: Y&R's Ryan pitched a new Jabot ad campaign for teens.

1977:For Richer, For Poorer, the revamped version of NBC daytime soap opera Lovers and Friends, debuted. Created by created by Harding Lemay and Paul Rauch, Lovers and Friends replaced Somerset in the NBC lineup in 1976. When the retooling occurred, the show's setting was still Point Clair but many changes were made to the storylines. For Richer, For Poorer only stayed on the air until September 29, 1978.

1977: On Ryan's Hope, Rae (Louise Shaffer) visited Jill and Seneca and told them the papers would be taking a position against them in the strike.

1979: On As the World Turns, a mysterious person wanted a frightened Lisa Colman (Eileen Fulton) to let them in the front door of The Willows.

1983: On General Hospital, Luke and Laura Spencer, and Rick and Lesley Webber, threw a party at the mayor's mansion for all of Laura's friends and family, believing Stavros had left town and Laura was now free of the Cassadines. An ecstatic Amy arrived and was reunited with Laura, followed by Brian and Claudia, then Monica. Holly and Robert arrived and Luke introduced Laura to Holly. Slick and Emma Lutz arrived and were thrilled to see Laura again. Ruby and Bobbie embraced Laura when they arrived. Holly remarked that she had never seen two people as happy together as Luke and Laura were. Laura met Blackie, and reunited with Mike, Jake and Rose. Later, a carefree Luke tended to the grill, unaware Stavros was watching.

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1984: On Another World, Cass Winthrop (Stephen Schenetzer) pulled Kathleen McKinnon (Julie Osburn) into a kiss.

1985: On General Hospital, Felicia Cummings (Kristina Wagner) surprised Frisco Jones (Jack Wagner) with a trip to the jewelry store, the perfect place to pick out an engagement ring. Frisco was taken aback at her proposal, and disappointed her when he said they needed to be practical and not spend his royalty check on an expensive ring. Later, Frisco surprised Felicia with the ring that she had liked, and the two became officially engaged.

1988: Actor Timothy Patrick Murphy died at age 29. He played Mickey Trotter on Dallas and Spencer Langley in Search for Tomorrow.

1989: On Guiding Light, Phillip Spaulding (Grant Aleksander) tried to get more information from Beth Raines (Beth Chamberlin).

1995: On The Young and the Restless, Ryan McNeil (Scott Reeves) pitched a new ad campaign to Jill Abbott (Jess Walton).

1998: Emmy-winning actor Michael Zaslow passed away at age 54. Best known for his Emmy-winning performance as Roger Thorpe in Guiding Light, Zaslow's other soap roles included David Renaldi in One Life to Live, and Pete Chernak on Love is a Many Spendored Thing. The clip below is from the 1999 Soap Opera Digest Awards, where a special editor's award was presented to Zaslow's wife and daughters as part of a tribute to his career.

1999: Actor Ed Bryce, father of Scott Bryce, died at age 78. He starred in Guiding Light as Bill Bauer for many years. He also played Professor Philip Stallings on As the World Turns, and Phil in Somerset.

2010: ABC aired the first 16:9 widescreen picture format episode of One Life to Live. In the episode, Eddie Ford (John Wesley Shipped) held Nora Buchanan (Hillary B. Smith) hostage.

Celebrating a birthday today are:

Leon Russom (ex-Willis, Another World; ex-Jack, All My Children; ex-Peter, Guiding Light; ex-Joe, Love is a Many Spendored Thing) - 76
JoBeth Williams (ex-Brandy, Guiding Light; ex-Carrie, Somerset) - 69
Kin Shriner (Scott, General Hospital; ex-Jon, Gotham; ex-Scott, Port Charles; ex-Jeffrey, The Young and the Restless; ex-Keith, As the World Turns; ex-Mickey, Family Passions; ex-Mike, Rituals; ex-Jeb, Texas) - 64
Janine Turner (ex-Laura, General Hospital; ex-Katie, Friday Night Lights) - 55
Lindsay Price (ex-Victoria, Lipstick Jungle; ex-Janet, Beverly Hills, 90210; ex-Michael, The Bold and the Beautiful; ex-An Li, All My Children; ex-Mary, Days of our Lives) - 41
Ashley Madekwe (ex-Ashley, Revenge) - 36
Nora Kirkpatrick (ex-Katherine, Greek) - 35

EDITOR'S NOTE: If you would like to submit a soap history entry for this date or a future date, email editor@welovesoaps.com.

Former Broadway star and soap opera actor Steve Elmore has died at age 84 in Boynton Beach, Florida, according to his wife, Carolyn Marcell Elmore. No cause of death was reported.

Born in Niangua, Missouri, Elmore appeared on Broadway nine times, taking on roles as sea captains, cops, lawyers, and once—as a cowboy. He appeared in the ensemble of the Mary Martin musical "Jennie" in 1963, and in the Carol Burnett musical "Fade Out—Fade In" in 1964. He began his rise in 1969 after playing Hennessy/The Captain in the original Off-Broadway company of "Dames at Sea" opposite Bernadette Peters.

In 1970, he originated the role of Paul in the 1970 Stephen Sondheim-George Furth musical "Company. The character Paul is the soon-to-be (or not-so-soon-to-"be) bridegroom of the hyper-nervous Amy; the two sing in the memorable three-part patter song "(Not) Getting Married Today."

After "Company," Elmore worked in TV—mainly in soap operas, dramas, and commercials—and often returned to the stage. He assumed the lead role of lawyer Billy Flynn from Jerry Orbach during the original run of "Chicago," and again stepped into Orbach’s shoes in the role of director Julian Marsh during the original production of "42nd Street.""Chicago" director Bob Fosse also chose Elmore to appear in the ensemble of his 1979 film musical "All That Jazz."

Elmore played Peter Willis in NBC's short-lived daytime soap opera How to Survive a Marriage. The cutting edge soap was created by Anne Howard Bailey, and premiered with a special ninety-minute premiere on January 7, 1974. When Elmore left to show later that same year, he was replaced by Berkeley Harris, who was married to daytime legend Beverlee McKinsey.

He also had a busy New York nightclub career, appearing regularly at the St. Regis Hotel’s King Cole Room with leading ladies Patrice Munsel, Marni Nixon, and Martha Wright. Lyricist E. Y. Harburg (“Over the Rainbow”) especially admired his respect for the words of songs, and dubbed him “the lyricist’s guardian angel,” says his wife.

His final Broadway appearance came in April 1993 in a two-performance concert celebration of "Company" that reunited the original cast.

In addition to his wife, Elmore is survived by his son, Stuart Elmore; two daughters, Stephana Sherwood and Susan Elmore; his daughter-in-law, Michele Burdette Elmore; and four grandchildren.

A private memorial is planned for New York City in January.

Below, watch Beth Howland with Steve Elmore, Teri Ralston and cast sing "Getting Married Today" from the original broadway cast of Sondheim's "Company" in 1970.

1979: EON's"Mrs. Corey" kept an eye on Deborah's condition.
1979: ATWT's Lisa & Bob danced while Bennett fumed.
1984: Days' Salem mourned Roman at his wake.
1998: GH's Alan found Tammy next to his dead drug dealer.

1953: Valiant Lady's Helen dished about her new pilot friend.
1981: Roman Brady first appeared on Days of our Lives.
1998: OLTL's Viki was not happy with Clint's plan.
1988: GH's Alan was in jail.

2009: CBS announced that it was canceling As the World Turns, the 54-year-old soap that was the last daytime serial owned by Procter & Gamble. CBS informed Procter & Gamble of the cancellation "a couple of days" earlier, according to Jeannie Tharrington, a spokeswoman for Procter & Gamble.

"It's a part of our business that we will miss, and it’ll be hard for us to say goodbye to the show," Tharrington said.

"Is it the end of an era?" Leslie Moonves, the chairman of CBS, asked. "Sort of. Only the special soaps are going to survive. It’s certainly the end of the client-owned soap. All good things come to an end, whether it's after 72 years or 54 years or 10 years. It's a different time and a different business."

2009: Hollyoaks capitalized on actor Ricky Whittle's stellar performance on Strictly Come Dancing by releasing its own dance-themed promo, "Strictly Not for the Fainthearted." The promo centered around the shocking murder of Whittle's popular Hollyoaks character, Calvin Valentine, which would air in a special "flash-forward episode" two nights after the dance competition ended. Set five months into the future, viewers were then left to watch and wonder, "Who Will Shoot Calvin?" with the mystery not being resolved until the event itself in May 2010.

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Celebrating a birthday today are:
Michael Levin (ex-Jack, Ryan's Hope; ex-John, As the World Turns; ex-Tim, All My Children) - 85
Billy Hufsey (ex-Emilio, Days of our Lives; ex-Bartender, The Young and the Restless) - 59
Teri Hatcher (ex-Susan, Desperate Housewives; ex-Angelica, Capitol) - 53
Vince Parenti (ex-Officer Franklin, Sunset Beach) - 48
Dominic Monaghan (ex-Simon, FlashForward; ex-Charlie, Lost) - 41
Ian Somerhalder (Damon, The Vampire Diaries; ex-Boone, Lost) - 39
AnnaSophia Robb (ex-Carrie, The Carrie Diaries) - 24

EDITOR'S NOTE: If you would like to submit a soap history entry for this date or a future date, email editor@welovesoaps.com.

1960: Coronation Street premiered. 1981: GH's Bobbie
admitted to Noah that she was once a prostitute. 2005: Y&R's
Michael and Lauren were married. 2008: B&B's Steffy
grieved over her dead twin sister.

1979: The Edge of Night's Deborah continued to be poisoned.
1981: Milton Berle guest-starred on General Hospital.
1991: Days of our Lives' Carly and Bo exchanged vows in Mexico.
2001: One Life to Live's Blair was reunited with her baby.

Paul Rauch

2012: Network executive turned daytime soap opera producer Paul Rauch died at age 78. Rauch served as vice president of CBS daytime programming in the early 1970s before leaving to take over as executive producer of Another World (1971-1983). His partnership with head writer Harding Lemay (1972-1979) produced what is considered by many to be some of the best daytime soap opera in history. In our 2009 inteview with Lemay, he described Rauch as "one of the best producers, probably the best producer I have ever worked with."

He went on to produce One Life to Live (1983 to 1991), Santa Barbara (1991-1993) and Guiding Light (1996-2002). His most recent work was as executive producer for THE The Young and the Restless from 2008 to 2011.

Rauch also created Another World spin-off Texas (1980) and Lovers and Friends (1977), which was later retooled into new soap For Richer, For Poorer.

Celebrating a birthday today are:
Gloria Loring (ex-Liz, Days of our Lives; Herself, Another World) - 69
Susan Dey (ex-Celia, Emerald Point N.A.S.) - 63
John J. York (Mac, General Hospital; ex-Mac, General HospitalL Night Shift; ex-Mac, Port Charles; ex-Mac, All My Children) - 57
Nia Peeples (Pam, Pretty Little Liars; ex-Karen, The Young and the Restless; ex-Carla, General Hospital; ex-Mallory, Days of our Lives) - 54
Mark Gantt (ex-Jeffrey, The Inn) - 47
Gavin Houston (Jeffrey, The Haves and the Have Nots; ex-Tony, The Bay; ex-Remy, Guiding Light; ex-Sly, General Hospital) - 38

Agnes Nixon (Creator, All My Children; One Life to Live; Loving; Writer, As the World Turns; Guiding Light; Another World) was born 95 years ago today. She passed away on September 28, 2016.

EDITOR'S NOTE: If you would like to submit a soap history entry for this date or a future date, email editor@welovesoaps.com.

1968: Susan Seaforth debuted on Days of our Lives as Julie.
1979: ATWT's Lisa faced off with Hester at The Willows.
1995: Another World's Donna sang to a suspicious Matt.
1998: Brooke's Bedroom made it's debut on B&B.

The movie awards season is officially underway. The 2018 Golden Globe nominations were announced this morning at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Los Angeles, presented by Kristen Bell, Garrett Hedlund, Alfre Woodard, and Sharon Stone.

A number of former daytime soap opera actors were nominated, including Kevin Bacon, Susan Sarandon, David Harbour, Christian Slater, James Franco and Allison Janney.

The Golden Globes will take place on January 7, and will be hosted by Seth Meyers.

Check out the complete list of nominations below.

Best Television Series: Drama
The Crown
Game of Thrones
The Handmaid’s Tale
Stranger Things
This Is Us

Best Television Series: Comedy
Black-ish
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Master of None
SMILF
Will & Grace

Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Big Little Lies
Fargo
Feud: Bette and Joan
The Sinner
Top of the Lake: China Girl

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series: Drama
Jason Bateman, Ozark
Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
Freddie Highmore, The Good Doctor
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series: Drama
Caitriona Balfe, Outlander
Claire Foy, The Crown
Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Deuce
Katherine Langford, 13 Reasons Why
Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series: Musical or Comedy
Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
Aziz Ansari, Master of None
Kevin Bacon, I Love Dick
William H. Macy, Shameless
Eric McCormick, Will & Grace

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series: Musical or Comedy
Pamela Adlon, Better Things
Alison Brie, Glow
Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Issa Rae, Insecure
Frankie Shaw, SMILF

Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Robert De Niro, Wizard of Lies
Jude Law, The Young Pope
Kyle Maclachlan, Twin Peaks: The Return
Ewan McGregor, Fargo
Geoffrey Rush, Genius

Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Jessica Biel, The Sinner
Nicole Kidman, Big Little Lies
Jessica Lange, Feud: Bette and Joan
Susan Sarandon, Feud: Bette and Joan
Reese Witherspoon, Big Little Lies

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television
David Harbour, Stranger Things
Alfred Molina, Feud: Bette and Joan
Christian Slater, Mr. Robot
Alexander Skarsgard, Big Little Lies
David Thewlis, Fargo

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Laura Dern, Big Little Lies
Ann Dowd, The Handmaid’s Tale
Chrissy Metz, This Is Us
Michelle Pfeiffer, Wizard of Lies
Shailene Woodley, Big Little Lies

Best Motion Picture: Drama
Call Me By Your Name
Dunkirk
The Post
The Shape of Water
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Best Motion Picture: Musical or Comedy
The Disaster Artist
Get Out
The Greatest Showman
I, Tonya
Lady Bird

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture: Drama
Timothée Chalamet, Call Me By Your Name
Daniel Day Lewis, Phantom Thread
Tom Hanks, The Post
Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour
Denzel Washington, Roman J. Israel, Esq.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture: Drama
Jessica Chastain, Molly’s Game
Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water
Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Meryl Streep, The Post
Michelle Williams, All the Money in the World

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture: Musical or Comedy
Steve Carell, Battle of the Sexes
Ansel Elgort, Baby Driver
James Franco, The Disaster Artist
Hugh Jackman, The Greatest Showman
Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture: Musical or Comedy
Judi Dench, Victoria and Abdul
Helen Mirren, The Leisure Seeker
Margot Robbie, I, Tonya
Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird
Emma Stone, Battle of the Sexes

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project
Armie Hammer, Call Me By Your Name
Richard Jenkins, The Shape of Water
Christopher Plummer, All the Money In the World
Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Mary J. Blige, Mudbound
Hong Chau, Downsizing
Allison Janney, I, Tonya
Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird
Octavia Spencer, The Shape of Water

Best Director: Motion Picture
Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water
Martin McDonagh, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk
Ridley Scott, All The Money in the World
Steven Spielberg, The Post

Best Screenplay: Motion Picture
The Shape of Water
Lady Bird
The Post
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Molly’s Game

Best Original Score: Motion Picture
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
The Shape of Water
Phantom Thread
The Post
Dunkirk

Best Motion Picture: Foreign Language
A Fantastic Woman
First They Killed My Father
In The Fade
Loveless
The Square

Best Motion Picture: Animated
The Boss Baby
The Breadwinner
Coco
Ferdinand
Loving Vincent

Best Original Song: Motion Picture
"Home," Ferdinand
"Mighty River," Mudbound
"Remember Me," Coco
"The Star," The Star
"This Is Me," The Greatest Showman

NOMINATIONS BY MOTION PICTURE
“The Shape of Water” — 7
“The Post” — 6
“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” — 6
“Lady Bird” — 4
“All the Money in the World” — 3
“Call Me By Your Name” — 3
“Dunkirk” — 3
“The Greatest Showman” — 3
“I, Tonya” — 3

NOMINATIONS BY TELEVISION SERIES
Big Little Lies — 6
Feud: Bette and Joan — 4
Fargo — 3
The Handmaid's Tale — 3
This Is Us — 3
black-ish — 2
The Crown — 2
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel — 2
Master of None — 2
The Sinner — 2
SMILF — 2
Stranger Things — 2
Will & Grace — 2
The Wizard of Lies — 2
13 Reasons Why — 1
Better Call Saul — 1
Better Things — 1
The Deuce — 1
Game of Thrones — 1
Genius — 1
GLOW — 1
The Good Doctor — 1
I Love Dick — 1
Insecure — 1
Mr. Robot — 1
Outlander — 1
Ozark — 1
Ray Donovan — 1
Shameless — 1
Top Of The Lake: China Girl — 1
Twin Peaks — 1
The Young Pope — 1

1967: The Doctors' Matt was annoyed to find Nick and John
arguing again. 1986: Ryan's Hope's& Rick wanted more time with
Ryan. 1995: One Life to Live's Viki remembered Tori killed
Victor. 2003: As the World Turns' Rose D'Angelo died.

1954: Radio soap The Road of Life made its TV debut.
1979: General Hospital's Monica gave birth to AJ. 1991: All
My Children's Adam and Erica married for the second time.
2010: One Life to Live's Natalie accepted John's proposal.

Ann Williams

1985: Actress Ann Williams died at age 49 after a battle with cancer. Her daytime credits included stints on The Doctors as the first Dr. Maggie Fielding, and on The Edge of Night as television station owner, Margo Huntington Dorn. Her most memorable character was Eunice Gardner Wyatt on Search for Tomorrow (1966–1976), famously shot by Morgan Fairchild's Jennifer.

Her final soap roles were alcoholic June Slater on Loving and Lucy in Guiding Light, a blind woman that befriended Beth Raines (Judi Evans) in the clip below.

Williams left behind four kids in her real life who had a story as fascinating as their mother's characters. Read it here.

1985: On Dallas, J.R. Ewing (Larry Hagman) convinced his ex-wife, Sue Ellen (Linda Gray), to move back to Southfork, which meant she gave up her custody of their son, John Ross. Note: This story ended up being a dream after Bobby turned up alive in Pam's shower in the season finale.

1991: On All My Children, Erica Kane (Susan Lucci) and Adam Chandler (David Canary) were married, again.

1993: Former One Life to Live and Loving casting director Bobby Hoffman died at age 71.

1996: On Another World, Ghost Ryan (Paul Michael Valley) tried to warn Bobby (Robert Kelker-Kelly) about Grant.

2001: On The Bold and the Beautiful, Rick (Justin Torkildsen) promised Brooke (Katherine Kelly Lang) she was not going to regret letting letting him move in with Amber.

2007: On Guiding Light, Doris Wolfe (Orlagh Cassidy) was down after losing the Springfield mayoral election to Buzz Cooper.

2008: British soap actress Kathy Staff (Doris Luke, Crossroads; Vera Hopkins, Coronation Street; Winnie Purvis, Emmerdale Farm) died at age 80.

2010: On One Life to Live, Natalie Buchanan (Melissa Archer) accepted John McBain's (Michael Easton) marriage proposal.

Celebrating a birthday today are:
Heather North (ex-Sandy, Days of our Lives; ex-Kitty, Paradise Bay) - 67
Wendie Malick (ex-Carol, Dynasty; ex-Henchwoman, Another World; ex-Taylor, Paper Dolls) - 67
Steve Buscemi (ex-Nucky, Boardwalk Empire) - 60
Johnny Whitaker (ex-Scott, General Hospital) - 58
Karen (Witter) Lorre (ex-Tina, One Life to Live; ex-Elke, Falcon Crest) - 56
Robert Leeshock (ex-Bruce, One Life to Live; ex-Eddie, Guiding Light; ex-Keith, Beverly Hills, 90210; ex-Monty, Loving) - 56
Brooke Alexander (ex-Julia, One Life to Live; ex-Samantha, As the World Turns) - 53
NeNe Leakes (ex-Roz, Glee) - 50
Lionel D. Carson (ex-Ty, Loving) - 48
Christie Clark (ex-Carrie, Days of our Lives; ex-Cindy, General Hospital) - 44

EDITOR'S NOTE: If you would like to submit a soap history entry for this date or a future date, email editor@welovesoaps.com.

1967: Dark Shadows' Barnabas faced off with Jeremiah.
1979: ATWT's Bob and Lisa made Christmas Eve plans.
1979: EON's Deborah was kidnapped. 2000: Vicky McKinnon
appeared as a ghost during a séance on ATWT.

1966: David found Victoria on Dark Shadows but left
without helping her. 1982: Holly's preliminary hearing got
underway on GH. 1988: GL's Ben wanted to know if "Aunt Mo" was
his new mommy. 1999: AMC's Alex had big news for David.

Days of our Lives has announced the first major update of its new innovative app, DOOLMoji App. The app that launched in Fall 2017 will see its first update on Thursday, December 14.

This update comes complete with emojis of additional cast members, gifs of your fan-favorite moments in Salem, and holiday-themed emojis just in time for the holidays.

The DOOLMoji app, developed by Corday Productions, is the show’s first dive into the digital realm with more to come. The DOOLMojis have been created as an exciting new way for fans to communicate with each other and with the show via social media platforms as well as through text messaging apps and SMS. Days of our Lives is the first daytime television series to create emoji renders of its characters in an effort to enhance interaction with its passionate fanbase. The second collection of emojis will include depictions of many fan-favorite characters such as, Abe Carver (James Reynolds), Claire Brady (Olivia Keegan), Eve Donovan (Kassie DePaiva), Lucas Horton (Bryan Dattilo), Lani Price (Sal Stowers), Eli Grant (Lamon Archey), Gabi Hernandez (Camila Banus), Eric Brady (Greg Vaughan) and many more! In addition to show characters, the app will also feature memorable GIFs from the show’s favorite moments, and holiday themed emojis.

The app is now available for 99 cents in the App Store and Google Play for both iPhone and Android devices.

For more on the DOOLMoji app visit www.DOOLMojiApp.com.

What will happen on CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful during the week of December 18-22, 2017? Check out the day-to-day spoilers and a sneak peek video below to find out.

Monday, December 18
Thorne meddles in Brooke and Ridge's relationship; Steffy and Liam receive life-altering news, which causes excitement for him and concern for her.

Tuesday, December 19
Steffy has a disturbing yet funny daydream about her future, and it shakes her to the core; Liam shares his happy news with Wyatt, while Steffy shares her not-so-happy news with Bill.

Wednesday, December 20
Brooke warns her sister to be careful of Bill; Bill convinces Steffy to move through her fear and take the next step to find out the truth.

Thursday, December 21
Wyatt and Katie exchange Christmas gifts and she surprises him wearing sexy Santa lingerie; not realizing the dire situation at hand, Liam voices his appreciation for Bill and how their father-son relationship has come a long way.

Friday, December 22
The Logan, Forrester and Avant families come together for Christmas, and Eric and Brooke make toasts about their families and the meaning of the holiday; one couple takes advantage of the magical moment of Christmas to announce their engagement.

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1966: The final episode of A Time For Us aired on ABC.
1968: David Selby debut on Dark Shadows.
1983: Chase found information about Falcon Crest in his grandfather's will.
1996: Another World's Jake planned to steal the Lassiter Christmas tree.

"History is a vast early warning system."
― Norman Cousins

"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...

1957: On The Edge of Night, Peter Dalton (Stephen Elliott) refused Mike Karr's (John Larkin) resignation then argued that his leaving would be a disservice to the public.

1966: ABC aired the final episode of daytime soap opera A Time For Us (formerly A Flame in the Wind), originally created by Raphael Hayes and Joseph Hardy. Jane Elliot, Conard Fowkes and Margaret Ladd were among the stars during the series run from December 28, 1964 to December 16, 1966.

1968: David Selby debuted on Dark Shadows as Quentin Collins. Terry Crawford also aired for the first time as Beth Chavez.

In the episode, Amy Jennings had moved into Collinwood, with Liz hoping she'll be a playmate and good influence on young David. But while playing in the west wing, the children discovered a secret room containing the malevolent spirits of Quentin Collins and Beth Chavez. Quickly putting the children under his power, Quentin ordered them to move his skeleton from the room and bury it in the woods. He then told them that they're to systematically kill members of the family. In the meantime, Liz told Roger that she's worried about Vicky, who's been despondent since the disappearance of Jeff Clark. As the episode ended, David acted on Quentin's marching orders by stringing a wire across the grand staircase. When Amy told Roger that she heard a prowler near the main door, he subsequently investigated and took the fall Quentin intended for him.

1976: On Ryan's Hope, Maeve and Johnny Ryan's daughter, Kathleen (Nancy Reardon), arrived with her children. Later, Mary (Kate Mulgrew) reads Delia's note, addressed to the family.

1977: On Another World, John Randolph (Michael M. Ryan) and Evan Webster's (Barry Jenner) dispute evolved into a struggle over a gun. Evan was shot dead.

Thanks to Scott for sending in the item above. He adds the following details:

Note: This scene was replayed at the beginning of Monday, December 19. AW had a history of replaying especially dramatic "climax" moments the day (or Monday) after they originally aired, even lengthy ones like December 16. Ira Cirker was often the director of the most intense episodes.

Context: John Randolph had ended his long-term marriage to Pat (Beverly Penberthy) and wed duplicitous Olive Gordon (Jennifer Leak) in March 1977. At Olive's insistence, the couple began building an elaborate new house designed by slithery architect Evan Webster. Soon Evan and Olive were having a torrid, adulterous affair. The Dec.16-19 shooting took place at the newly-finished house. John was in shock after the event; it was only after Olive arrived home and discovered Evan's body that John realized his wife's deception. Her hysterical reaction ("You killed him!""Evan..") pushing her husband away in rage & disgust) told John the truth.

Aftermath: John had a breakdown, became mute and was psychiatrically hospitalized. Eventually, he recovered and was cleared of charges. He and Olive divorced, but she ironically would cause his death in March 1979 (when he became trapped in a fire she set to kill Alice).

Jennifer Leak was an outstanding (and since unsung) soap villainess in 1977. Long-term AW viewers will remember her doe-eyed act with John and tormenting Alice (by denying Ray a divorce) and blackmailing Molly Ordway to do her bidding ("Do you want to go back to the cows & pigs in Chadwell?") Olive came to Bay City as Raymond Gordon's (Ted Shackelford) estranged wife. The neglectful mother of two sons, Olive enticed her way in to John Randolph's office and life. She drove the final nail into the Randolph marriage by ingratiating herself with John's daughter, Marianne. All niceties stopped on her wedding day to John.

1983: On Days of our Lives, Chris Kositchek (Josh Taylor) let Hope Williams (Kristian Alfonso) leave work early for her date night with Bo Brady (Peter Reckell). Unfortunately, Bo was helping his brother, Roman (Wayne Northrop), and didn't show up.

1983: On General Hospital, Luke Spencer (Anthony Geary) held a press conference to make a statement about the death of Stavros Cassadine.

1983: Lori Loughlin made her final appearance as Jody Travis on The Edge of Night. Jody left to attend Wellington College.

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1983: On Falcon Crest, Chase Gioberti (Robert Foxworth) found a clause in his grandfather's will that gave him the legal right to get rid of Angela Channing from Falcon Crest.

1985: On Days of our Lives, Jennifer Horton (Melissa Reeves, then Melissa Brennan) was attacked at the hospital.

1986: Douglas Lambert (Eddie Weeks on General Hospital) died of complications due to the AIDS virus at age 50.

1986: On All My Children, Palmer Cortlandt (James Mitchell) accused Adam Chandler (David Canary) of having a big hand in Natalie Hunter's misfortune. Meanwhile, Cliff Warner (Peter Bergman) surprised his ex-wife, Nina (Taylor Miller), with a room full of flowers, and told her he wanted to marry her and be a family again.

1986: On Capitol, Kelly Harper (Jess Walton) received a surprise visit from her son, Scotty (Malachi Pearson).

1986: On Santa Barbara, Kirk Cranston doused Eden Capwell (Marcy Walker) and Cruz Castillo (A Martinez) with gasoline. Cruz broke free and picked up a chair to battle Kirk, who was holding a sword. Meanwhile, Brian Bradford (Kyle Secor) discovered Courtney Capwell (Julia Campbell) was Madeline Laurent's killer.

1988: On The Bold and the Beautiful, the Logan sisters ("the three most fabulous girls in the Valley") prepared for Brooke's (Katherine Kelly Lang) dinner with Ridge Forrester (Ronn Moss) at their house.

1996: On Another World, Jake McKinnon (Tom Eplin) made plans to steal the Lassiter Christmas tree, knowing it would have special meaning to Vicky Hudson (Jensen Buchanan).

2003: Madlyn Rhue, who played Daphne DiMera in Days of our Lives, died at age 68.

2004: ABC aired the 9,000th episode of All My Children. "Part of it is the script is different every day," Susan Lucci (Erica Kane) told the Associated Press about how the show had stayed fresh. "You have no choice. It's hot off the presses."

2005: John Spencer, who played Leo McGarry in The West Wing, died four days before his 59th birthday. The West Wing wrote Leo's death into the show.

2011: Dan Frazer, who played Lt. Dan McCloskey in As the World Turns for many years, died at age 90.

Celebrating a birthday today are:
Eugene Robert Glazer (ex-Peter, General Hospital) - 75
Ben Cross (ex-Barnabas, Dark Shadows) - 70
Larry Poindexter (ex-Justin, Santa Barbara; ex-Ben, Days of our Lives; ex-Greg, A New Day in Eden; ex-Asher, General Hospital) - 58
Melanie Smith (ex-Claire, Gotham; ex-Emily, As the World Turns; ex-Celia, Melrose Place) - 54
Benjamin Bratt (ex-Jake, Private Practice) - 54
Florencia Lozano (ex-Téa, General Hospital; ex-Téa, One Life to Live) - 48
Daniel Cosgrove (ex-Aiden, Days of our Lives; ex-Scott, All My Children; ex-Chris, As the World Turns; ex-Bill, Guiding Light) - 47
Matthew Mahaney (ex-Kurt, Days of our Lives) - 47
LaChanze (ex-Yvette, One Life to Live) - 46
Paul Leyden (ex-Blake, The Young and the Restless; ex-Simon, As the World Turns) - 45
Jack Krizmanich (ex-John, Passions) - 39
Scott Bailey (Nathan, The Bay; ex-Sandy, Guiding Light; ex-Stan, Undressed) - 39
Krysten Ritter (ex-Kay, One Life to Live) - 35
Amanda Setton (ex-Kim, One Life to Live; ex-Penelope, Gossip Girl) - 32

EDITOR'S NOTE: If you would like to submit a soap history entry for this date or a future date, email editor@welovesoaps.com.

What will happen on CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless during the week of December 18-22, 2017? Check out the day-to-day spoilers and a sneak peek video below to find out.

Monday, December 18
J.T. shares damaging information with Victor; Jack springs into action; Jill returns home with an agenda.

Tuesday, December 19
Jack and Ashley battle it out in the boardroom; Lauren protects her interests; Victor makes a deal with Nikki.

Wednesday, December 20
Lily questions Hilary's motives; Cane receives promising news; Billy and Phyllis examine their relationship.

Thursday, December 21
Nick and Chelsea get into the Christmas spirit; Abby loses her cool; J.T. turns on the charm.

Friday, December 22
Jack gives Ashley an unforgettable Christmas gift; Cane and Lily are caught in a parent trap; Nikki questions whether Paul and Christine are being naughty or nice.

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Monday, December 18
JJ learns the results of the Internal Affairs investigation into Theo's shooting; Abe gets bad news regarding Theo; Ciara opens up to Hope; Kayla and Tripp share a warm moment.

Tuesday, December 19
Will asks Paul if they can be friends; Eve overhears an argument between Brady and Victor; John surprises Marlena with a romantic gift; Kate and Eve battle over Gabi's company.

Wednesday, December 20
A guilt-ridden JJ writes letters to his loved ones and gives away his possessions as he prepares to take a drastic step; JJ recalls fond memories of his friends and family, including Jennifer, Jack and Abigail.

Thursday, December 21
It's Christmas Eve in Salem; Claire and Ciara cause a commotion during a holiday tradition; Chad and Abigail have a romantic night; Eli supports Lani, who is then encouraged by Valerie not to give up on JJ; Doug and Julie reach out to Abe.

Friday, December 22
A surprising couple makes love; Will asks Sonny about their past; Jennifer makes an emotional appeal to Abe to forgive JJ; Brady moves forward with a plan to neutralize Eve.

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1975: Frank told Delia he was leaving her on Ryan's Hope.
1993: A new Blair debuted on One Life to Live.
2007: The paternity of Victoria's baby was revealed on Y&R.
2007: General Hospital's Georgie was murdered.

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