*giggles recalling Gina and Keith's escapades on the Wheel of Fortune* So many classic moments on this show.

I WOULD be watching if it were still on the air... Le sigh!

Cruz and Eden will always be the best daytime supercouple of all time! Followed closely behind by Mason and Julia. ;)

The classic wedding vows: "Milk, butter, ground beef... these I pledge you for the rest of my days." Mason and Julia's wedding on youtube: youtu.be/OWQle2IibOQ

Thanks! This page needs a little love, and since it's Friday that makes me wanna share it. :)

Following common daytime drama practice, over the years the producers of Santa Barbara recast original characters multiple times. By the end of the series, almost every original long-running... more

Following common daytime drama practice, over the years the producers of Santa Barbara recast original characters multiple times. By the end of the series, almost every original long-running character had been recast, excluding only Eden, Cruz, Lionel, and Augusta. Out of those four, not one stayed with the show during through the entire run. The characters of Kelly and C.C. had the highest number of recasts, four. Some recasts proved successful, most notably Jed Allan (C.C. Capwell #4), Judith McConnell (Sophia Capwell #2) and Robin Mattson (Gina Blake DeMott #2), but many were upsetting to fans.

The first notable departure happened when Robin Wright ended her four-year run as the original Kelly Capwell, followed by the departure of Todd McKee as the original Ted Capwell, and the most shocking departure, the exit of Lane Davies as Mason Capwell. By 1992, most of the original characters had either been recast a few times or written out, and new characters arrived on the scene, c...

Still holds up as one of the best American soaps ever.