Guiding Light (1952–2009)
"The Guiding Light" (original title)

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Guiding Light takes place in the fictional Midwestern town of Springfield. In its early years the stories centered on the middle class Bauer family, but later the wealthy Spauldings, ... See full summary »

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Cast

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 Reva Shayne (590 episodes, 1983-2009)
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 Joshua Lewis (552 episodes, 1981-2009)
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 Susan (508 episodes, 1993-2007)
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 Alan Spaulding (445 episodes, 1994-2009)
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 Lorelei Hills (440 episodes, 1989-2009)
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 Jeffrey O'Neill (396 episodes, 1999-2009)
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 Lizzie Spaulding (393 episodes, 2006-2009)
Justin Deas ...
 Buzz Cooper (392 episodes, 1992-2009)
Frank Dicopoulos ...
 Frank Cooper (390 episodes, 1987-2009)
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 Olivia Spencer (378 episodes, 1999-2009)
Beth Ehlers ...
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 Marina Cooper (369 episodes, 2004-2009)
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 Dinah Marler (368 episodes, 2004-2009)
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 A.C. Mallet (339 episodes, 2005-2009)
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 Cassie Winslow (299 episodes, 2005-2008)
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 Daisy Lemay (286 episodes, 2007-2009)
Michael O'Leary ...
 Rick Bauer (278 episodes, 1983-2009)
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 Bill Lewis (267 episodes, 2002-2009)
Jordan Clarke ...
 Billy Lewis (260 episodes, 1983-2009)
Murray Bartlett ...
 Cyrus Foley (257 episodes, 2007-2009)
Grant Aleksander ...
 Phillip Granville Spaulding (254 episodes, 1983-2009)
Jessica Leccia ...
 Natalia Rivera (247 episodes, 2007-2009)
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Guiding Light takes place in the fictional Midwestern town of Springfield. In its early years the stories centered on the middle class Bauer family, but later the wealthy Spauldings, Chamberlains, and Lewises, along with the working class Reardons and others, took their own places of prominence, though the Bauers remained the heart of the show. Written by Anonymous

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Life happens here.

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Drama

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30 June 1952 (USA)  »

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Runtime:

| (1952-1968) | (1968-1977) | (1977-2009)

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(1952-1987)| (1987-)

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(1967-2009)| (1952-1967)

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1.33 : 1
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Trivia

In the mid-1980s, Springfield dance club Wired For Sound played host to several real-life bands doing guest appearances on the show. One of the most famous of these guest bands, the B-52s, performed two songs and did offstage cameos with cast members throughout the entire hour-long episode. See more »

Quotes

Gus Aitoro: Hey I've got to go.
Harley Davidson Cooper Mallet Spaulding Aituro: Where?
Gus Aitoro: I'm a detective. I need to detect something.
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Referenced in That '70s Show: Ramble On (2002) See more »

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"Die Springfield Story"
Written by Ralph Thiekötter & Maik Weppner
Courtesy of Heinz & Klaus Funk, Hamburg
(German version)
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Please watch Guiding Light and Save television history from cancellation!
14 October 2002 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

I love Guiding Light. In fact last Friday, our CBS affiliate in New York interrupted for "breaking news" within minutes of the show's finale. It's bad enough on a Friday a few minutes before the credits ran. I have watched Guiding Light for 14 years now and I am hooked. This year, CBS will decide it's fate. With only 2 million Nielson viewers, the show could be canceled and replaced with useless television talk shows which are cheaper to make. If Guiding Light and As The World Turns are canceled, daytime television would be in enormous trouble. I remember a time when New York City was the capital of the soaps but now only 4 soaps remain. I was furious with Mayor Giuliani for not preventing the cancellation of Another World in 1999. He did nothing but yet his wife appeared on the show and others as well. If Guiding Light gets canceled, Irna Phillips and Charita Bauer would be turning over in their graves over the loss. I hope CBS makes the right decision! I hope you watch the show for its continuous excellence in acting, writing, and directing. This show deserves to be recognized as a part of American history. Believe me, the Roger and Holly relationship far outweighed any couple on daytime or prime-time television. I love Doug Hutchison's portrayal of the mysterious Sebastian Hulce. I love my veteran performers like Marj Dusay, Ron Raines, Jerry ver Dorn, Maureen Garrett, Beth Ehlers, Frank Dicopoulos. Believe me, there is nothing on prime-time or in the cinema that is like Guiding Light! If you can watch Desperate Housewives, give daytime a try. You just might like it.


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