As the World Turns (1956–2010)

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

Creator:

Irna Phillips

Stars:

Terri Conn, Maura West, Michael Park

78 wins & 407 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Terri Conn	...	Katie Peretti (1359 episodes, 1998-2010)
Maura West	...	Carly Tenney (809 episodes, 1995-2010)
Michael Park	...	Jack Snyder (801 episodes, 1997-2010)
Roger Howarth	...	Paul Ryan (700 episodes, 2003-2010)
Marie Wilson	...	Meg Snyder (625 episodes, 2005-2010)
Grayson McCouch	...	Dusty Donovan (592 episodes, 2003-2010)
Jon Hensley	...	Holden Snyder (580 episodes, 1985-2010)
Kelley Menighan Hensley	...	Emily Stewart (563 episodes, 1992-2010)

Storyline

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

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Plot Keywords:

1980s | 1990s | 20th century | 2000s | 2010s | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

CBS SoapCity Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 April 1956 (USA)

Also Known As:

Così gira il mondo

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Procter & Gamble Productions (PGP), Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), TeleNext Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 55 min 30 min (1956-1975) 60 min (1975-)

Sound Mix:

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

Color:

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

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Since the cancellation of Another World in 1999, several characters from that show (Jake, Cass, Vicky, Donna and Marley) have made appearances on this one.

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Goofs

On the episode that aired 1-4-05, Julia refers to Holden (Jon Hensley) as "Jon" in an emotional scene at the Lakeview Lounge while talking to Lisa.

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Quotes

Girl: Do you wanna dance?
Noah Mayer: Uh, I'm gay.
Girl: I'm Stacy, and you didn't really answer my question.

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Connections

Featured in The 36th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (2009)

User Reviews

2000-01 was a great season for this series

The number of nominations this soap opera received at the 2001 Daytime Emmy Awards is just one indicator of how excellent this show has been lately. The writing has been especially good, and the acting seems much better than most daytime fare. Of particular interest is the dual roles of long-estranged twin sisters Lily/Rose played to perfection by the talented Martha Byrne. Her scenes opposite herself are brilliant.

This soap opera's best feature, though, is the pace at which story lines move along. There is no spoon-feeding the audience. You have to watch consistently to get involved in the plots: there are no recaps of the past month's twists. Conversely, there have been incredible flashbacks and memories using real original footage from as far back as the series first season (1956). This really adds a warm sense of continuity for characters like Nancy Hughes, played since the beginning by Helen Wagner.