All My Children/Expert Profile

Expertise

Most questions I can answer...I may not remember an "extra" on the show, but I do know all of the main characters and their storylines.

Experience in the area

lI have watched AMC since it first aired for 35 years

Education/Credentials

lI finished high school and when on to get my nursing degree. I have been a nurse for 21 years/

What do you like about this subject?

I enjoy most of the storylines and tape the show each day so I can watch it either before dinner or after. Some of the characters I can actually relate to! It is amazing and a wonderful soap where many real life issues are dealt with! I commend the writers and producers as AMC was one of the first shows to deal with many modern day issues.

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?

I hope to also broaden my understanding and perhaps even learn some things that I didn't know that may have slipped by.

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:

I saw Walt Willey (Jackson Montgomery) in his stand up comedy act. He said there was a character named Bobby Martin ( who I really can't say that I remember) who went up in the attic at Joe and Ruth Martin's house to wax his skiis and was never seen again. I am not sure if this was true, but that is the talk. That house was blown away in a tornado that swept Pine Valley. If he was in that atti

Something controversial or provocative about this subject

Many storylines have been controversial. Erica had an abortion when the show was fairly new. She didn't want to have a family as her career was of utmost important to her. Once her huband, Tom Cudahy found out, they parted ways. I also loved the storyline with Stewart's first wife, Cindy, who had AIDS. There is now the current storyline of Erica's daughter Bianca, being gay. What great dayt