Who Is the Best Soap Opera Cook?

Soap Opera:   All My Children

Best Cook:   Kate Martin

For me, Kate Martin was the best cook in soap operas.  She was always baking cookies, cooking dinner, cooking something.  You could almost smell the aromas coming from Kate's kitchen.  The Thanksgiving spread was ala Grandma Kate.  There were scenes in the Martin kitchen.  Do soap operas even show kitchens any more?  If Kate Martin were still around, there would definitely be a kitchen set and it would get a lot of use.

Who Is the Sexiest Soap Opera Actor/Actress?

Thorsten Kaye as Zach Slater

Vincent Irizarry as Dr David Hayward

Susan Lucci as Erica Kane

Roger Howarth as Todd Manning

Sexiest Soap Opera Actors:  Thorsten Kaye, Vincent Irizarry, Susan Lucci, Roger Howarth

I actually could go on and on with this one because almost all the players on daytime soap operas are sexy.  My pick for sexiest goes to several people: Thorsten Kaye AKA Zach Slater on All My Children; Vincent Irizarry AKA Dr David Hayward on All My Children; Susan Lucci AKA Erica Kane on All My Children; and Roger Howarth as Todd Manning on One Life to Live/General Hospital.  I could go on and on - there are just so many hot, sexy actors in soap operas!  These are but a few!

Who Is Your Favorite Soap Opera Family?

Soap Opera:  All My Children

Family:  The Martins

All My Children's Martin family is my favorite soap family.  Kate Martin was the best Grandma, and Joe and Ruth were the perfect family elders.  Tad and Jake were maturing into the next generation of family leaders.  

I loved Martin family gatherings.  They were always so warm and family-feeling, but there was always some kind of craziness going on in the middle of them.

What Is Your Favorite Soap Opera Theme Song

This was actually a question I saw on one of the Facebook walls, so thank you to whoever it was that came up with this question!  For me, there was a version of the All My Children theme song for a while that ended with a ding at the end of the song.  My younger daughter was little at the time and would always "ding" when the song ended.   After they changed the theme, for years, we would all "ding" at the end of the theme song at the beginning of the show.

Another memorable theme song was from Days of Our Lives - Like sands through the hourglass...

What Was the Funniest Soap Opera Moment?

Michael E Knight AKA Tad Martin in the Chicken Suit

Show:  All My Children

Moment:  Tad Proposing in a Chicken Suit


The funniest soap moment for me was All My Children's Tad Martin proposing to Dixie Cooney in the chicken suit!  Although it happened decades ago, I still laugh when I think about it!

Who Is the Craziest Soap Opera Character?

Robin Mattson - Janet from Another Planet

Soap:  All My Children

Character:  Janet Dillon

Janet and Trevor Dillon

Robin Mattson has a talent for playing crazy!!!  As Janet Dillon, or as she is fondly referred to by her fans, Janet from Another Planet, Robin brought crazy to a whole new level.  Throwing her sister Natalie into a well and impersonating her was crazy.  Killing people was crazy!  With all the crazy things she did, killing her husband Trevor (Uncle Pork Chop) and locking him in a freezer was right up there with the craziest!  It was sad that they ended Trevor's story line that way - he was such a fun loving character!

Robin is now able to bring crazy back to our small screens on General Hospital as she revives her role as Heather Webber.  Heather has already been plotting and poisoning away after just being released from a mental institution!  Robin is a delight to watch.  She has perfected and set a new benchmark for crazy!

Where Do/Did You Usually Watch Your Favorite Soap Opera?

Our family would gather in the early evening and watch All My Children in the living room.  It was a time when we could all relax together after our respective days.  We really miss that time we shared in Pine Valley.

Now, I watch General Hospital.  Although I usually watch the DVR recording on the bedroom TV, most often I watch it on an iPad via the ABC Player.