Wednesday, October 24, 2012

30 Dynamic Duos of Daytime Soaps (10-6)


Our list of 30 Great Dynamic Duos of Daytime Soaps kicked off with a look at twosomes 30-26, 25-2120-16 and 15-11. Below the countdown continues with Dynamic Duos 10-6. Tell us your favorite Dynamic Duos in the Comments section below:

DUO: Tabitha Lenox & Timmy Lenox
SHOW: PASSIONS
RANK: 10
PLAYED BY:
Tabitha: Juliet Mills
Timmy: Josh Ryan Evans
YEARS: 1999-2002
COMMENT:
"Witches and talking dolls are usually featured in horror movies, but Tabitha and Timmy surprisingly supplied a lot of the heart that PASSIONS had." - Patrick Erwin





DUO: John Dixon & Bob Hughes
SHOW: AS THE WORLD TURNS
RANK: 9
PLAYED BY:
John: Larry Bryggman
Bob: Don Hastings
YEARS: 1969-2004, 2010
COMMENT:
"They fought for decades over women, their children and control of Memorial hospital.  When Bryggman returned for the final three weeks of ATWT in 2010, he and Hastings picked up the rivalry as if John had never been gone." - Roger Newcomb





DUO:  Phillip Spaulding & Frederick 'Rick' Bauer
SHOW: GUIDING LIGHT
RANK: 8
PLAYED BY:
Phillip: Jarrod Ross, Grant Aleksander, John Bolger
Rick: Robbie Berridge, Phil MacGregor, Michael O'Leary
YEARS: 1977-1991, 1995-2004, 2009
COMMENT:
"They were Phillip and Freddie before they were Phillip and Rick but their friendship stood to test of time, and many complicated relationships, to form a bond that would last forever." - Roger Newcomb





DUO: Stephanie Forrester & Brooke Logan
SHOW: THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL
RANK: 7
PLAYED BY:
Stephanie: Susan Flannery
Brooke: Katherine Kelly Lang
YEARS: 1987-2012
COMMENT:
"Stephanie and Brooke’s complicated relationship has been front and center on B&B for years. For most of those years, Stephanie has been in open battle with Brooke, though they occasionally call a truce." - Patrick Erwin





DUO: Victor Newman & Jack Abbott
SHOW: THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS
RANK: 6
PLAYED BY:
Victor: Eric Braeden
Jack: Terry Lester, Peter Bergman
YEARS: 1980-present
COMMENT:
"What do you call these two? Frenemies? Rivals? Former in-laws? Regardless, Jack and Victor's rivalry has riveted viewers for more than 20 years, and their portrayers' (Braeden and Bergman) ownership of their characters' history is one of the reason why viewers still care!" - Jonathan Reiner





The Dynamic Duos list was compiled with input from the We Love Soaps staff as well as some friends in the industry--Patrick Erwin, Jonathan Reiner and Connie Passalacqua Hayman (Marlena De Lacroix). 

4 comments:

  1. Everyone on this list are great actor team, that is great picture of Don(Bob):)

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  2. I loved this list and now getting into the nitty gritty of top ten. Rick & Phillip gosh yes, their friendship had ebbs & flow but when push came to shove they were both there for each other as that shoulder to lean on as real friends.

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  3. As for ATWT's super couple of John & Bob...damn growing watching these respectful doctors fighting over everything was OUTSTANDING! Two powerful actors knowing each character's well and when John returned the underlining seething still was present. Both always had and showed each respect for their medical knowledge. It was unusal for Bob or John going to each other for help on a diagnosis of a patient and treatment.

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  4. Many of my favorites are already listed. But I'm a HUGE Days fan so Mortal Enemies: Kate and Sami, John and Stefano and Kristen and Marlena. BFFs: Marlena and Bo, John and Abe, and Hope and Jenn. Gray Area: Victor and Stefano and Nicole and Sami.

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