"As the World Turns" (1956) TV series 1956-????

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Creator:

Irna Phillips

Seasons:

1 | unknown

Release Date:

2 April 1956 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Set in the fictional town of Oakdale, this long-running serial focuses on the relationships and difficulties of its inhabitants.

Plot Keywords:

Atwt | Daytime | Daytime Show | Soap Opera

Awards:

62 wins & 331 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Wed. Oct. 8	2:00 PM	CBS
Thur. Oct. 9	2:00 PM	CBS

Cast

Maura West	...	Carly Tenney / ... (555 episodes, 1995-2008)
Michael Park	...	Jack Snyder (531 episodes, 1997-2008)
Roger Howarth	...	Paul Ryan / ... (501 episodes, 2003-2008)
Terri Colombino	...	Katie Peretti / ... (501 episodes, 1998-2008)
Jennifer Landon	...	Gwen Norbeck Munson / ... (481 episodes, 2005-2008)
Jesse Lee Soffer	...	Will Munson (477 episodes, 2004-2008)
Marie Wilson	...	Meg Snyder / ... (451 episodes, 2005-2008)
Kelley Menighan Hensley	...	Emily Stewart / ... (415 episodes, 1992-2008)
Grayson McCouch	...	Dusty Donovan / ... (387 episodes, 2003-2008)
Jon Hensley	...	Holden Snyder (382 episodes, 1985-2008)
Martha Byrne	...	Lily Walsh Snyder / ... (372 episodes, 1985-2008)
Trent Dawson	...	Henry Coleman / ... (327 episodes, 1998-2008)
Ellen Dolan	...	Margo Montgomery Hughes / ... (324 episodes, 1989-2008)
Colleen Zenk-Pinter	...	Barbara Ryan / ... (314 episodes, 1978-2008)
Alexandra Chando	...	Maddie Coleman (293 episodes, 2005-2007)
Don Hastings	...	Dr. Bob Hughes / ... (280 episodes, 1960-2008)
Zach Roerig	...	Casey Hughes / ... (274 episodes, 2005-2007)
Mark Collier	...	Mike Kasnoff / ... (261 episodes, 2003-2007)
Van Hansis	...	Luke Snyder / ... (258 episodes, 2005-2008)
Jennifer Ferrin	...	Jennifer Munson / ... (246 episodes, 2003-2006)
Elizabeth Hubbard	...	Lucinda Walsh / ... (241 episodes, 1984-2008)

Runtime:

Netherlands:55 min (including commercials) | USA:30 min (1956-1975) | USA:60 min (1975-)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White (1956-1967) | Color (1967-)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (1999-) | Mono (1956-1987) | Stereo (1987-1999)

Certification:

Netherlands:6 | USA:TV-14

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Procter & Gamble Productions (PGP)

Trivia:

Regular color broadcasts began on 20 March 1967.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: When Rose is in a spa in Switzerland and escapes, she ends up in Belgium and Belgian farmers tell her she is in 's Hertogenbosch. 's Hertogenbosch does not lie in Belgium, in fact, you must have walked 30km and crossed a borders, for it is a city in the Netherlands.

Quotes:

Carly Snyder: I'm surprised, I'm surprised after having one your Mom didn't stop right there. What was she thinking?
Henry Coleman: She wasn't thinking, she was weighing the odds. You know, this horse, that horse. Mater had a bit of a gambling problem.
Carly Snyder: She hung out at the track?
Henry Coleman: All day, every day. If you're a thoroughbred you get her attention, but if you're just some mutt on two legs... you know.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Saturday Night Live: Tony Danza/John Hiatt (#14.11)" (1989)

"As the World Turns" (1956)

I've watched "As the World Turns" since 1957. It is my second favorite soap these day, "Guiding Light" is number one with me. " As the World Turns has held up over the years. It dropped from number one in my book after they lost their most terrific writer some years ago whose name escapes me. I thought this person was brilliant whom I believe wrote the best plot ever presented on daytime tv which ended at "Dreams End" It's not "As the World Turn's" fault that their shows plots do not have it's former brilliance, no-one in daytime soaps comes close to that writer's abilities. I've watched other soaps over the years & for one reason or another I've dropped them. I have never dropped "As the World Turns" and "The Guiding Light" I think they are the best soaps on tv, even if they don't get the ratings.