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As the World Turns

  • TV Series
  • 1956–20101956–2010
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
2.1K
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POPULARITY
2,105
5
As the World Turns (1956)
As The World Turns
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The focus in on the upper class Hughes and Stewart families plus their tribulations in Midwest Oakdale. The Stewarts fade away eventually to be replaced by the rural Snyders and wealthy Luci... Read allThe focus in on the upper class Hughes and Stewart families plus their tribulations in Midwest Oakdale. The Stewarts fade away eventually to be replaced by the rural Snyders and wealthy Lucinda Walsh with her many intrigues.The focus in on the upper class Hughes and Stewart families plus their tribulations in Midwest Oakdale. The Stewarts fade away eventually to be replaced by the rural Snyders and wealthy Lucinda Walsh with her many intrigues.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
2.1K
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POPULARITY
2,105
5
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    • Creator
      • Irna Phillips
    • Stars
      • Elizabeth Hubbard
      • Jon Hensley
      • Ellen Dolan
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    • Creator
      • Irna Phillips
    • Stars
      • Elizabeth Hubbard
      • Jon Hensley
      • Ellen Dolan
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    • 31User reviews
    • Awards
      • 90 wins & 456 nominations

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    As the World Turns (1956)
    Don MacLaughlin and Helen Wagner in As the World Turns (1956)
    Joan Anderson, Patricia Bruder, Eileen Fulton, Don Hastings, Don MacLaughlin, Santos Ortega, Rosemary Prinz, and Helen Wagner in As the World Turns (1956)
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    Elizabeth Hubbard
    • Lucinda Walsh…
    1975 episodes1975 eps • 1984–2010
    Jon Hensley
    • Holden Snyder
    1962 episodes1962 eps • 1985–2010
    Ellen Dolan
    Ellen Dolan
    • Margo Hughes…
    1844 episodes1844 eps • 1988–2010
    Colleen Zenk
    Colleen Zenk
    • Barbara Ryan…
    1835 episodes1835 eps • 1978–2010
    Don Hastings
    • Bob Hughes…
    1834 episodes1834 eps • 1960–2010
    Scott Holmes
    Scott Holmes
    • Tom Hughes…
    1818 episodes1818 eps • 1985–2010
    Eileen Fulton
    • Lisa…
    1799 episodes1799 eps • 1960–2010
    Kathryn Hays
    Kathryn Hays
    • Kim Hughes…
    1776 episodes1776 eps • 1972–2010
    Kelley Menighan
    Kelley Menighan
    • Emily Stewart…
    1713 episodes1713 eps • 1983–2010
    Marie Masters
    • Susan Stewart…
    1593 episodes1593 eps • 1968–2010
    Kathleen Widdoes
    • Emma Snyder
    1585 episodes1585 eps • 1985–2010
    Helen Wagner
    Helen Wagner
    • Nancy Hughes…
    1511 episodes1511 eps • 1956–2010
    Larry Bryggman
    Larry Bryggman
    • Dr. John Dixon…
    1430 episodes1430 eps • 1969–2010
    Terri Conn
    Terri Conn
    • Katie Peretti…
    1357 episodes1357 eps • 1998–2010
    Tamara Tunie
    Tamara Tunie
    • Jessica Griffin…
    1308 episodes1308 eps • 1987–2009
    Maura West
    Maura West
    • Carly Tenney…
    1033 episodes1033 eps • 1995–2010
    Michael Park
    Michael Park
    • Jack Snyder…
    1024 episodes1024 eps • 1997–2010
    Martha Byrne
    Martha Byrne
    • Lily Walsh Snyder…
    932 episodes932 eps • 1985–2010
    • Creator
      • Irna Phillips
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    • Trivia
      The episode of 22 November 1963 was broken into by CBS to announce the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The actors, however, continued performing (as it was done live until 1975), and a complete, uninterrupted copy of this episode still survives.
    • 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.
    • Quotes

      Paul: That woman is unbelievable. She's awesome. She knows exactly what I want her to do, and she does it before I even ask her to do it.

      Henry: I had a woman like that once. Once was all I could afford.

    • Alternate versions
      Also available in a computer colorized version.
    • Connections
      Featured in TV Guide: The First 25 Years (1979)

    User reviews31

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    Best Writing Winner, and deservedly so
    I am an aspiring soap writer, and I have watched most of the shows on the air as research. Somewhere along the way, I discovered As The World Turns. When I first caught glimpses of it, Carly was just home from The Spa, found in a carnival fun house after Hal was brainwashed by James Stenbeck. Emily was being kept in a trunk. Bonnie was a duchess. Molly's family was being threatened by an evil babysitter, eventually resulting in Jake's death and the near-death of Oakdale's neighbor, Bay City. It was sort of weird and awful at first, but I would tune in just to see the Oakdale hunks, especially Jack Snyder. Woof!

    I can't remember when the tides really turned with this show. All I know for sure is, I discovered Ben Harris when Bonnie finally came home. Not only Grade A prime soap beef, but he and Jessica were electric on the screen. These were clearly two people who deserved much more screen time, and eventually got it. Margo, a staple character for years according to the ATWT scrapbook, got to be on the front burner for a week or two when she discovered she had hepatitis, contracted during a rape she was now being forced to relive. It would take a while, but eventually she moved back to the front burner again as well. In short, this show has an incredible pool of talented actors, and the writing team, receiving back to back Emmys for their work, have a knack for utilizing the vast talents of their cast.

    It's not always perfect. The Oakdale 3 were awful. But from that terrible plot we eventually got a (somewhat) reformed Allison, who is now one of my favorite characters on the show. And, as with most shows, an emergency rewrite for a departing or pregnant actor can yield some substandard plots. Of course, I blame a lot of that on the soap fans, who can be pretty unwelcoming of temporary recasts (and that means you especially, Passions fans!) But As The World Turns is honestly the best soap on TV, and that includes the primetime dramas, and reality shows which are nothing more than soaps with real people for characters. I would love to see another attempt at Our Private World, a primetime spin-off featuring the amazing Eileen Fulton, following Lisa Hughes as she moved from Oakdale to Chicago. Imagine a revamped Another World, where Molly goes back to Bay City to fight for her daughters Bridget and Michelle. With enough shared writers, I'd watch both series faithfully. In the meantime, I will have to settle for the five hours a week of ATWT I have now and hope a few other writing teams can tune in and take a few notes.
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    • Release date
      • April 2, 1956 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • CBS
      • SoapCity Official Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Как вращается мир
    • Filming locations
      • Clinton, New Jersey, USA
    • Production companies
      • Procter & Gamble Productions (PGP)
      • CBS
      • TeleNext Media
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      1 hour
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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