";s:4:"text";s:3438:" In November 1975, the name was changed in the show's opening and closing visuals from The Guiding Light to Guiding Light. All of its serials were now thirty minutes in length and had been since Guiding Light and Search For Tomorrow made the move in 1968. Feeling as though she couldn't raise Nora on her own, she agreed to let Dick and Marie Grant adopt little Nora who they renamed Marie, but this adoption was set up through Joe Turino's scam ring. A number of longtime characters were eliminated during this time, including Ben and Eve McFarren, Diane Ballard, Dr. Sara McIntyre, Adam Thorpe, Barbara Norris Thorpe, Justin Marler and Steve Jackson. Phillips was not thrilled with the concept of color television, and thwarted the effort by CBS by having that day's episode take place entirely in a hospital setting with gray walls and white uniforms. The final episode is pleasant, featuring many of the characters gathering in the park for a large picnic. [1] It continued to be broadcast on radio until June 29, 1956. Jan and Ted did win custody of Chuckie, but at the time they did Mary told Jan (who revealed her true identity as Meta) that her mother "Mama" Bauer was ill with cancer and soon died and Papa was continuing to ask for her and to make amends to Meta for what had happened to drive Meta out of the household. Another woman soon entered Dr. Paul Fletcher's life, Anne Benedict from San Francisco, who soon became the love of his life and made him realize that he did deserve love.
[16] The location filming coincided with another significant production change, as the series became the first American weekday soap opera to be recorded digitally. This gained particular importance when ABC finally added 15 minutes to both One Life to Live and General Hospital on January 16, 1978, so that Guiding Light straddled those two programs, as well as the first half of sister P&G show Another World on NBC. Bill soon found another job at an advertising agency, but it required many hours and days away from his family and Selby Flats (although Bert was thrilled when they were able to afford to buy the Hollywood Hills home formerly occupied by Ray and Charlotte Brandon, and Papa moved out of Selby Flats and in with them.) Ted did so, but later became mad at Meta for covering up who she really was.
You need to be logged in to continue. 1995, ALL, LIFESTYLE: 4D. The cast paid tribute to Goetz and Papa Bauer in a special memorial episode which aired on February 27, 1973. As such, the show was preempted in the Sacramento area from 1992 to the show's cancellation.