"The Young and the Restless" (1973)TV series 1973-????

Creators:

Lee Phillip Bell
William J. Bell

Seasons:

1 | unknown

Release Date:

26 March 1973 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Set in Genoa City, Y&R is the long-running soap that tells the story of the struggle behind the business- and sex-savvy Abbott and Newman clans.

Plot Keywords:

Daytime | Soap Opera | Soap | Famous Opening Theme

Awards:

160 wins & 386 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Sept. 8	12:30 PM	CBS
Tue. Sept. 9	12:30 PM	CBS

Cast

Eric Braeden	...	Victor Newman / ... (647 episodes, 1980-2008)
Joshua Morrow	...	Nicholas Newman / ... (626 episodes, 1994-2008)
Sharon Case	...	Sharon Newman / ... (619 episodes, 1994-2008)
Michelle Stafford	...	Phyllis Summers Abbott / ... (617 episodes, 1994-2008)
Melody Thomas Scott	...	Nikki Newman / ... (616 episodes, 1979-2008)
Peter Bergman	...	Jack Abbott / ... (610 episodes, 1989-2008)
Christian LeBlanc	...	Michael Baldwin (565 episodes, 1991-2008)
Thad Luckinbill	...	J.T. Hellstrom / ... (509 episodes, 1998-2008)
Greg Rikaart	...	Kevin Fisher (508 episodes, 2003-2008)
Don Diamont	...	Brad Carlton / ... (479 episodes, 1985-2008)
Kristoff St. John	...	Neil Winters (454 episodes, 1991-2008)
Michael Graziadei	...	Daniel Romalotti (432 episodes, 2004-2008)
Christel Khalil	...	Lily Winters / ... (431 episodes, 2002-2008)
Jess Walton	...	Jill Foster Abbott / ... (377 episodes, 1987-2008)
Tracey E. Bregman	...	Lauren Fenmore Baldwin / ... (360 episodes, 1985-2008)
Doug Davidson	...	Paul Williams (359 episodes, 1978-2008)
Amelia Heinle	...	Victoria Newman / ... (350 episodes, 2005-2008)
Judith Chapman	...	Gloria Fisher Abbott / ... (349 episodes, 2005-2008)
Victoria Rowell	...	Drucilla Winters / ... (317 episodes, 1990-2007)
Jeanne Cooper	...	Katherine Chancellor / ... (316 episodes, 1973-2008)
Eileen Davidson	...	Ashley Abbott Carlton / ... (314 episodes, 1999-2008)
Bryton McClure	...	Devon Hamilton / ... (268 episodes, 2004-2008)

Also Known As:

The Innocent Years (USA) (working title)
Y&R (USA) (promotional abbreviation)

Runtime:

30 min (1973-1980) | 60 min (1980-)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (2002-) | Mono (1973-1987) | Stereo (1987-2001)

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

CBS Television City - 7800 Beverly Blvd., Fairfax, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Bell Dramatic Serial Inc.

Trivia:

First US soap opera and "daytime" program to be shown on HDTV.

Quotes:

Phyllis Summers [#1]: [to Jack Abbott Jr] You've always thought of Victor Newman as Darth Vader, when did you decide to go to the Dark Side?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Mitchell (#6.12)" (1993)

an addictive soap

When I was five years old I used to come home for lunch and my mom would be watching this television show. I would be sitting at the lunch table and I didn't exactly watch it, but by osmosis it stuck with me. I kept coming home at the same time every day for lunch for years to come. And I became fascinated by The Young and the Restless. When you are subjected to it every day for eight years, you get to know it and grow to have a love hate relationship with the show. Now that I am a grown man, it is almost embarrassing to say that I still watch this show, but it is true and I still have a love hate relationship with the damn thing. And even though I am the only one to comment on it, I know there are many other guys that watch this show as much as I do. How many times have you heard a guy say " I wish I could have sex as much as Victor." For me that was a lot. Most of the guys that I went to high school with were closet Y&R guys. They couldn't get enough of it. I really don't know what it is about the show that has kept me watching it for years, but there is something addictive about it. It would be easy and very macho of me to say that the sole reason is because of the beauties like Trish and Sharon and Grace walking around with their smooth stomachs and their provocative clothing, but that wouldn't be entirely correct. They are great to look at but it is more. And to really get the appeal of this show, look no further than Jack and Victor.

Jack and Victor have been going quibbling for as long as I have been watching. Jack and Victor have stolen women from each other ( Nicki, Diane ), they compete for business ( Jabot ) they work at the same office, and they generally hate each other. When Victor says Jack's name he literally spits it out. " The site of you disgusts me Jackabbot! " he was heard saying once. And he has to say his name in one syllable, as if saying it properly is too distasteful. Sure, Paul and Christine, Brad and whoever he is sleeping with, Jill and Kay, Billy and Mac, Michael Baldwin and his sneaky ways, Nick and Victoria, Malcolm and Neil, Olivia, and the rest of the cast is fun in their own right, but it is Jack and Victor that are the fun ones. I just wish that once, just once, Jack could win straight out. Not losing in the end, but actually has one clear cut victory over Mr. Money Bags. That would be refreshing.

Y&R is the kind of show that you turn off every once in a while because it takes them six months to resolve an issue that should be done with in a matter of days. And sure time is a big problem in this show. Victor can leave the office and get home in time to see Nicki crying over whatever she is crying about this time, even though she was crying when Brad was in the room only five minutes ago. But Newman Enterprises should be in town and they live in the country. And most characters are annoying at one point or another and no one is faithful, but hey, we can overlook those things because we are addicted.

It really is a fun show to watch and if you haven't seen it by now, then just start watching it, you'll pick up on what you need to know in about a week.