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Retro TV to Air the Premiere Episode of ‘The Doctors’ for First Time in 58 Years

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Here’s an exciting bit of news for longtime fans of soaps and NBC’s The Doctors.  Retro TV, the outlet that has become home to the iconic daytime drama will present the series’ debut episode not seen in 58 years in honor of the original series debut.  Circle April 1, 2021 to watch its rebroadcast.

The episode, titled “Whatsoever House I Enter,” will air at 12:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. ET/PT exclusively on Retro TV and at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT on MyRetroTV.com.

Originally airing on April 1, 1963, the episode featured Jock Gaynor as ‘Dr. William Scott’ or ‘Scotty,’ as he becomes involved in two surgeries with very different outcomes. Shot in classic black and white, the episode takes viewers into a moment in television history that spawned the long-running series and led to the rise of many talented actors.

 

“So many of these classic dramas have been lost to time, were taped over by networks or have been too badly damaged to digitalize,” said Retro TV President Joel Wertman. “Our team has worked since 2014 to bring this series to a whole new generation of fans and we love seeing how today’s audiences embrace the nostalgic series.”

Set in the fictional New England city of Madison, The Doctors was known for featuring cutting-edge storylines and engaging characters that helped the series earn 17 Emmy Award nominations. Running from 1963 to 1982 cast included Alec Baldwin Kim Zimmer, Anna Stuart, Ted Danson, Kathleen Turner, Elizabeth Hubbard and many other notable performers..

The Doctors regularly airs on Retro TV weekdays at 12 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. ET/PT and streams at MyRetroTV.com. Episodes are also available on-demand, with exclusive interviews and fan extras at ItsRealGoodTV.com, or via the It’s Real Good TV app. Subscriptions are $2.99 per month or $30 per year on the website.

So, will you be watching the rebroadcast of the premiere episode of The Doctors on Retro TV? Comment below.

 

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Scott (ATWT Fan)
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Scott (ATWT Fan)

Oh, this is exciting; unfortunately, I keep missing broadcasts. Hopefully the restart again on April 1. Maybe I’ll check out RetroTV’s website to see, or see if YouTube has been posting them.

Violet Lemm
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Violet Lemm

Loved this show. The actors were wonderful, especially Elizabeth Hubbard, a long time favorite that led her to many years on ATWT.

Tim Stuart
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Tim Stuart

They need new content! They’re losing the momentum they had. We watched faithfully for seven years and then they rewind back to the 60s when they had just three years left??? I get the pandemic thing. But the lockdown/ shutdown is over. People aren’t going to wait another decade to see the show all the way to the end. I really appreciate what Retro and SFM have done. It was the best ever until they started rerunning. Soaps aren’t like other genres. You have to watch straight through to the end. And if they HAD to show more 60s episodes… Read more »

Scott (ATWT Fan)
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Scott (ATWT Fan)

States are still in lockdown and shut down, Tim. We are still deep in this pandemic.

Kelly
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Kelly

Many businesses are functioning and there’s no reason they can’t digitize more episodes. This is a budgetary issue.

Violet Lemm
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Violet Lemm

Tim Stuart
Your comment that the lockdown is over. Where do you live, on some isolated island?

Sharon Pilsner
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Sharon Pilsner

I’d love to see it, I watched it for years. I remember Elizabeth Hubbard, loved the character she played,and followed her on other shows. I don’t know if I can find it or not, I’m not to good on computer stuff, but I’d sure love to see it.

clb
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clb

Remember The Doctors well! And the talents of Alec Baldwin and particularly Kim Zimmer who will always be Reva Shayne Lewis to us from the best soap ever Guiding Light!

A fan
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A fan

Is this just for today, or are we going back to the very first episode?

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‘The View’s’ Whoopi Goldberg Tells Audience to Stop ‘Booing’ Republican Senator Tim Scott

During a bizarre couple of segments of Monday’s episode of The View, Republican presidential candidate, South Carolina Senator Tim Scott, was the special guest.

The conversation between the conservative politician and The View co-hosts, Whoopi Goldberg, Sunny Hostin and Ana Navarro took some uncomfortable and tense turns.

At one point, Goldberg posed the question to Scott, as to why the Republican Party was trying to “stop the progression that people are making.” Scott started answering and said that his political party was doing a “fabulous job at making progress” with social issues. Hostin  asked him to elaborate on that point.  It was then, that the senator turned his back to Goldberg, which promoted Whoopi to interject “That was me talking to you …. shall I come next to her?”

Goldberg then stood next to Hostin as Scott continued to face away from the other co-hosts and address the two.  After proving her point, Whoopi went back to her seat a The View table.

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Then, production signaled Goldberg to toss to break, but Scott was continue to speak.  So instead of interrupting him, someone else from the production staff walked on camera and told Scott they were going to break.

However, when the show returned, and Ana Navarro asked her question, if the senator thought the ‘Republican Party had gone too far’ in introducing legislature against the LGBTQ+ community, including Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill, plus Floria governor and Republican presidential candidate, Ron DeSantis’ feud with Disney, Scott’s response drew ire from some in the live audience with many booing the guest.

Next, Goldberg shut down the ‘boos” scolding the audience with: “Not here. I’m sorry sir. Do not ‘boo’. This is The View. We accept … we don’t have to believe everything people say, but you cannot “boo” people here, please. You cannot do it.”

Watch the ‘daytime drama’ on The View below, and then let us know what you thought of Tim Scott’s appearance on the ABC daytime talk show via the comment section.

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Walt Willey Brings All My Children’s Jackson Montgomery to General Hospital

Look for another legal eagle character from a former ABC soap opera to pop up on General Hospital!

News today out of Soap Opera Digest has that none other than Walt Willey set to reprise his role as All My Children’s Jackson Montgomery on upcoming episodes of GH in July.

Willey played Erica Kane’s (Susan Lucci) love interest and the Pine Valley lawyer from 1987 through to till ABC’s cancellation of the series back in 2011.  The actor previously crossed-over to another soap opera in 1996, when he played Jack on ABC’s The City.

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Taking to his Facebook account, Walt confirmed the news on his appearances on GH: “Hey Folks… Been sitting on this one for a while but now I’ve been given the clearance to announce that “Jackson Montgomery” is visiting Port Charles! I’ll be doing a few episodes of General Hospital, due to air mid July. So excited to reprise my character and see and work with old friends! I’ll keep you posted on any details. “Jackson” in Port Charles…who would have thought it? Let me, and ABC, know what you think about it!”

Could Jack’s sudden arrival in Port Charles have to do with the SEC and the trouble that Carly (Laura Wright) and Drew (Cameron Mathison) find themselves in?   Will AMC fans get to see Cameron Mathison and Willey share scenes together again?  Mathison played Ryan Lavery on the beloved former soap opera … or might Jack go up against Martin Grey in a GH legal battle, so Michael E. Knight and Willey could share scenes together again since their AMC days?

So, excited to see Walt on General Hospital? What do you think brings Jack to Port Charles? Weigh-in below and stay tuned.

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BREAKING NEWS: Tina Turner, Trailblazing Rock Star, Dead at 83

In heartbreaking pop culture news, the legendary and iconic, Tina Turner has died at her home in near Zurich, Switzerland after a long illness.

The news came from Turner’s reps who shared, “With her, the world loses a music legend and a role model.”  The rock legend was 83-years-old. Turner’s life was marked by regaining her life after domestic abuse and being an icon for women in the music industry and more.

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As an entertainment non could compare, Tina won nine Grammy Award and sold over 200 million albums. She rose to fame in the 1960s as the centerpiece of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue.   Turner was inducted twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Her relationship with Ike Turner and her trials, tribulations and success where made into a 1993 movie, “What’s Love Got To Do With It” which starred Angela Bassett.  That film was based on her 1986 moving and harrowing memoir, “I Tina”.

There was no greater pop comeback story, when at 44 years old, she released the iconic album, Private Dancer, which featured hit after hit and gave Tina the push to have an even greater second-half to her 60 year career.

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Before concert and performing retirement at age 69, she was still tearing it up with her dance moves like no one else.

Some of her greatest hits include:  “The Best,” “What’s Love Got to Do With It,” “Better Be Good to Me” and of course, “Proud Mary” and “River Deep Mountain High.”

Turner had iconic film and TV including as the Acid Queen in Tommy (1975) and as Aunty Entity in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985). On television, she was always a guest and featured on variety shows, MTV, and in commercials and more.

We will have more on the death of Tina Turner as remembrances pour in on social media throughout the day.

What was your favorite song of  the extraordinary Tina Turner ? Are you saddened to learn of her passing? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.

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