1. Nola Reardon and her soon-to-be sister-in-law Vanessa Chamberlain show up for Nola's engagement party wearing the same exact dress, leading to a down-and-dirty cat fight between the two headstrong women. (The fight starts at the 6:15 mark.)
2. After a tumultuous courtship, Quinton McCord Chamberlain and Nola Reardon are married in June 1983. The Reardon family forget the bride at the Reardon's boarding house so Nola hitches a ride on a fire truck. The newlyweds fly off in a hot air balloon.
3. The arrival of Annabelle Sims in 1983 kicks off a murder mystery that reveals long-hidden secrets about Springfield's finest families and finally reveals the truth behind the disappearance of Reardon patriarch Hugh Tom Reardon.
4. Phillip Spaulding and Freddie Bauer (renamed Rick) are aged in late 1982. In 1983, the boys become quick friends with Billy Lewis' spoiled daughter Melinda Sue (Mindy) and sweet, innocent Beth Raines. Both Phillip and Rick fall in love with Beth, who has a very abusive stepfather.
5. In 1984, Bauer matriarch Bert develops a blood clot and her leg has to be amputated. Bert refuses to give in to a pity party and encourages paralyzed Josh Lewis when Josh becomes frustrated with his rehabilitation. She also talks with him about the wonders of life.
6. Reva Shayne, ex-wife of Billy Lewis, arrives in town in late 1983. She rekindles her affair with Billy's brother Josh and then weds the Lewis boys' dad, HB. Josh and Reva's passion simmers beneath the surface all summer, leading to a most memorable moment when Reva strips, jumps in the country's club fountain, and baptizes herself the slut of Springfield.
7. In March 1986, the Bauers get word that their beloved matriarch Bert has passed away. Springfield mourns as do Guiding Light's viewers. Charita Bauer, the actress who portrayed Bert for 35 years, had passed away in February 1985.
8. Party girl Reva and her buddy Phillip Spaulding take center stage at the Blue Orchid as Reva sings "Proud Mary" and Phillip struts his stuff.
9. Feisty Darcy Dekker, a gang member, raises hell in 1984 as she and her fellow gang members lay siege to Cedars Hospital.
10. After years of spotty storylines, nurse Hillary Bauer finds herself with not one but two love interests: journalist Fletcher Reade and Dr. Jim Reardon. Hillary (nicknamed "Nightingale" by Fletcher) is unexpectedly killed off when a bomb blows up in her face. In this scene, her friends and family remember her.
11. The Spauldings are rocked to their core when they discover their patriarch Brandon faked his death and moved to Barbados to spend his days with his black mistress Sharina and their daughter Victoria.
12. Ross Marler's wife Carrie is revealed to have three very different personalities. She seduces teen neighbor Ron Kennedy, then bad boy Josh Lewis, and spreads ugly lies about her brother-in-law Justin, leading Justin's wife Jackie to leave him. Jackie dies in a plane crash and Carrie heads off to England for psychiatric treatment. Thus, within days, both Marler brothers lose their wives.
13. The truth about Phillip Spaulding's paternity is finally revealed in 1983 when he learns that Justin Marler and the late Jackie Scott Marler are his parents, not Alan and Elizabeth Spaulding. Grant Aleksander turns in a spellbinding performance as Phillip.
14. In 1987, secrets about Josh Lewis begin to come to the surface and it's revealed he was married to Dr. Sonni Carrera during his two-year absence from Springfield. Sonni proves to be a formidable foe for Reva and it turns out, like Carrie Marler before her, Sonni has multiple personalities.
15. After many years of turmoil, returned-from-the-dead spouses, heartaches, and miseries, Josh Lewis and Reva Shayne finally tie the knot in July 1989.
16. Wacky Nadine Cooper arrives in town in early 1989 as her daughter Harley Davidson Cooper is set to marry Alan-Michael Spaulding. A gold-digging social climber, Nadine provides plenty of comic relief.
17. The past resurfaces in 1988-1989 when newcomer Blake Lindsey is revealed to be Christina Thorpe, the daughter of Holly Norris Bauer Thorpe and the late Roger Thorpe. Before long, Holly is back in town and causing heartache for her ex-husband Dr. Ed Bauer and his wife Maureen.
18. Reva's heroic brother Rusty finds love with ex-junkie Rose MacLaren. But their happiness is cut short when Josh's best friend Dr. Will Jeffries murders Rose.
19. Alexandra Spaulding and Fletcher Reade are in a plane crash and end up on an island. A mysterious man named Adam Malik cares for Alex. Turns out that Adam is actually bad boy Roger Thorpe. Before long, all of Springfield learn that Roger is quite alive and ready to stir up trouble anew.
20. While on vacation in the Florida Keys with her family, Reva, suffering from post-partum depression and quite delusional, drives off a bridge to her watery death. But, is Reva really dead?
21. Widower Josh Lewis and his children's nanny Harley Cooper fall in a love and begin a steamy affair. Alas, Josh soon leaves Springfield to search for Reva.
22. Much to Springfield's shock, Alex marries Roger Thorpe. Before long, Roger is embroiled in a torrid affair with the much younger Mindy Lewis.
23. Lillian Raines discovers a lump in her breast. She turns to her friend and colleague Dr. Ed Bauer and the two have a one-night-stand. Ed's wife Maureen learns of their affair and major confrontations ensue. And heartache: Maureen dies after a horrific car accident.
24. Over a number of episodes, Springfield learns of Maureen's death. The repercussions are innumerable and long-lasting. Everyone is touched by her death: her husband, her friends, her niece Bridget. Even villain Roger Thorpe is devastated since Maureen accepted him, blemishes and all.
25. In a desperate attempt to hold onto her husband Billy, Nadine hatches onto a plan to fake a pregnancy. She convinces young, pregnant Bridget Reardon to allow her to raise her child, the offspring of Roger's illegitimate son Hart. Bridget is quite a delight and very reminiscent of her Aunt Nola.
26. Alexandra Spaulding publicly humiliates her philandering husband Roger at the country club, revealing her husband's tawdry secrets.
27. Bridget Reardon's hair dryer causes a major blackout in Springfield, stranding characters together. During the blackout, Blake seduces her mother Holly's boyfriend Ross.
28. In the summer of 1993, history is revisited when Ed Bauer falls off a deck at a house on a cliff. His arch-nemesis Roger grabs onto Ed's hand and saves his life. Thirteen years earlier, Roger had tumbled off a cliff. Ed had grasped onto Roger's hand in an attempt to save his life, only for Roger to fall to his presumed death.
29. Alexandra Spaulding returns to Springfield in the fall of 1993 after departing the summer before. She makes amends with her son Nick, who is engaged to her ex-husband Roger's ex-mistress Mindy. Before long, Roger and Alexandra are sparring anew and Roger is shot, kicking of a fascinating whodunit.
30. Vanessa Chamberlain Lewis flees Springfield for a bit to rediscover herself. She meets and begins an affair with a mystery man, who turns out to be her deceased best friend Maureen's nephew Matt. They continue their affair when Matt comes to Springfield.
31. A fire breaks out on Springfield's Fifth Street, putting lives at risk. All of Springfield learns of Matt and Vanessa's affair during the fire. Buzz Cooper asks for help as the fire rages.
32. Lucy Cooper is raped by Spaulding Enterprises employee Brent Lawrence. After Brent is presumed dead, he resurfaces in drag as Marion Crane and befriends his rape victim. He even goes as far as to change the results of Lucy's HIV so that the heroine thinks she's HIV positive. The plot is over-the-top but incredibly delicious and pays homage to the classic film Psycho. (Brent's profile starts at 1:40 mark in the video.)
33. In the town of Goshen, wealthy Alan Spaulding comes across none other than the presumed dead Reva Shayne Lewis. Reva is suffering from amnesia and going by the name of Rebecca. She's living with the Blumes, an Amish family. Her best friend is the Blume's deaf daughter, Abigail.
34. Nurse Annie Dutton and Josh Lewis fall in love, unaware that Josh's wife Reva is very much alive. Annie is forced to break her ex-husband Rick Bauer's heart when she admits she loves Josh, not Rick.
35. Daffy Nadine Cooper develops psychic powers and is soon dreaming of a blonde woman in danger. Viewers are led to believe that she's thinking of the recently returned Reva. But Nadine's visions are about herself. She soon discover Marion's true identity and is murdered. Her body surfaces a few months later.
36. Just as Annie and Josh marry, they discover that Reva is very much alive. Josh decides he will remain committed to his new wife as Josh and Reva's young children Marah and Shayne deal with the news that their mother is alive.
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