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Y&R Unveils New Opening Credits – Watch Sequence One & Two!
So on yesterday’s episode of The Young and the Restless, the series aired it’s 10,000 episode. After months and months of hearing about the updated opening credits that were in the works, the first sequence finally made it to air. And since Canada is a day ahead of the U.S., so has the second sequence, each has different configurations of the cast presented in it.
While many soap opera opening credits go through a complete overhaul, Y&R chose to just update their contract players main images and scene images when their name and likeness appears on screen. The same, look, feel, and graphics template and music, Nadia’s Theme, is still played throughout. And at the end, we still get the woman walking across the screen in the dress, and as you will recall that was revealed at one time to be none other than Michelle Stafford (Phyllis)!
Now after the jump, take a look at the first two opening sequences and let us know your thoughts? Would you have liked to have seen a brand new look and feel and new images of the cast? Or, are you thumbs up for these versions, with at least the updated images? Let us know!
I wouldlike a brand new intro all together.
I HATED THE NEW OPENING! IT FELT OLD AND UN ATTRACTED TO ME. NOT SEXY AT ALL
I am beyond thrilled that they’ve updated it! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IT!
I’m really disappointed. I was hoping for a totally new look altogether. If I was just watching casually, I wouldn’t even notice they had changed.
I never had a problem with the old opening except for the fact the photos were so out of date and some of the cast members that joined after those credits were made were not included like Billy Miller who plays Billy. Updating those photos were long overdue. And it wouldn’t be Y&R without Nadia’s Theme, so I’m glad the music is the same.
How…….different.
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Waiting all these months (years…) for a new opening only for it to be exactly the same opening with different still of people.
Unimaginative, uninspired. Just like their 10,000th episode.
I know that episode was disappointing after all the hype. And as lame as this would have been I would have understood if they had used Victor’s memory loss and “funeral” as an excuse to run clips from past shows. At least that would make sense, marking the milestone while honoring history type of thing. Instead they used the show to wrap up a storyline that was months in the making and the worse part I didn’t get to see the part I was looking forward to seeing the most- the look on Victor’s face when he found out what Sharon had done. All this done off camera, as well as any goodbye scene between Victor and the nun, his dock co-workers he was tring to help– it was a real let down in so many ways. I truly hope the new team improves all this.
Agreed on all counts.
Moreover, that 10,000th episode…a milestone episode shouldn’t revolve around one character. It’s about the ensemble (those present, and those who’ve left the show) who have been the faces of the stories, and who are the reason we care about the show at all. Flashbacks would have been fitting, as would having guest stars (more than just Danny and Christine, who were window dressing in the episode and brought in for an entirely different purpose anyway), or merely mentioning characters/storylines would have been of some comfort and great source of reminiscence for the audience. I understand and respect Victor as a core and vastly important character. But marking the SHOW’S ten thousandth episode with an episode revolving around HIM in any capacity was a waste of a tribute that doesn’t come around very often.
It was probably the most pathetic and saddest excuse for a tribute episode I’d ever seen produced on any soap. Shame on MAB. She’s probably still basking in her own self-proclaimed brilliance somewhere.
We got Tracy back, but IF Victor really was dead (as the characters were lead to believe), where was Ashley or the mention of her? She had just as much history than most of them. I would think DAYS could have loaned her for one day. She would have been there to support her daughter.
I was disappointed too. I misread that there would be flashbacks and there were none. One great thing about Melody Thomas Scott’s standalone Christmas episode was all the flashbacks. That would have been so very appropriate in this case.
And I really didn’t care for Jack’s whining (no offense to the brilliant, Peter Bergman) about losing Beauty of Nature (so sick of hearing about that company!). Poor Tracy started talking about Colleen’s heart and how it was like losing her all over again and Jack swiftly started playing the world’s smallest violin for himself.
As long as they never shorten it or change the theme, it will be fine…
I had higher hopes for this. Looks like a junior designer put this together with little thought to quality.
Why black and white?
Classic look and appeal to keep with the original Y&R themes.
I HATED THE OPENING! IT WAS SUPPOSED TO ATTRACT YOUNGER PEOPLE IT IS SO OUTDATED LOOKING YUCK
YAAAAAAAWN!
Keep the theme but hey… can we do a little more creative work there in graphic design?
I love openings and themes but was hoping for more heat to go with the hype.
I like it, but where is Nicholas? I think there needs to be a third version to include Gloria, Neal, and a few others. But I LOVE the same motif – fits the song beautifully.
I agree. I hope Joshua Morrow gets his spot. His was one of the nicer ones in the last version too. He has a very young and sweet face.
I agree with you.
Nick Neil Cane Lilly are all contract. Gloria is just recurring we probably have 5 different sets that is how they did it last time we will see them.
There is a fourh version which I saw today and JM is in that one.
I’m probably in the minority, but I was fine with the old one, but I am glad they kept the black and white with red writing with, of course, Nadia’s Theme, playing throughout. It is a beautiful song and the opening is very simple yet classy.
I am confused, though. Daniel Goddard tweeted ions ago that he “filmed” his part in the opening, but it seems like they scratched these montages or something because Nikki’s is from episode 10,000 (just yesterday) when she is reunited with Victor at the ranch; Phyllis’ appears to be when she was at the basketball court with Ronan not too long ago; Victor’s looks like it may have been the Valentine episode with Nikki; Adam’s was from New Orleans, I think. Maybe it is the stills that were filmed.
If Billy Miller is truly leaving (as rumored) then that was a waste. But now Sharon no longer looks like she is trying to find her car in the parking lot, but now Paul kind of does. 🙂 I will miss Michael Graziadei with his short hair, running on the beach, and the way he rolls his eyes ever so slowly. Somehow the slow movements of the contract players was fitting with the pace of the music.
I don’t know, I like the sequence. Nadia’s Theme is able to evoke such emotion when I hear it and the images fit. For those of you complaining, why does it have to be new? Days of Our Lives has had that hourglass for many many years.
Sharon looking for her car too funny!
Hey Christine saw the fourth montage today in Canada and Michael Graziadei was in it. Unfortunately he is no longer running on the beach, but they used shots that have his hair back in a ponytail, so it still looks short.
Thanks, Mary SF. Well that’s something. I will miss his entire old montage. The beach scene was perfect, but not for how he is today.
Love it! Glad they have stayed true to the history of the opening of the show. Have watched for over 35 yrs and still looks authentic.
So I guess we get to see EB & MTS in every opening!
No, I saw the thrid montage today here in Canada- it was Jeanne Cooper, Stephen Nicholas, Byrton James, Christian LeBlanc, Greg Rikkaart and Elizabeth Hendrickson- those are the ones I remember, but definitely no EB or MTS.
Good I do not see the need for them in the intro every day!
Now that we are talking about actors repeating in intros, I am pretty sure they did the same thing with Michelle Stafford and a few others. Hers usually ran with Michael Graziadei, but sometimes his was not on, but just Peter Bergman with Michelle following or leading that one. And I almost think Melody Thomas Scott’s sometimes ran with Eric Braeden’s, and sometimes not. It is hard to remember. I would have to go through my deleted Tivo folder and check them.
love it! two thumbs way up!!!
Why is Doug Davidson there? When did he become a contract player?
Adding some color would have been nice. Oh well… only so much you can do on a budget.
I can’t speak of whether he is “on contract” or just recurring, but the man has been on there since May 1978. He deserves some recognition. He has been in the last opening too, but now he is not connected to Christine like the old opening depicted. 🙂
I believe in the closing credits ( which many stations don’t air anymore) actors who have contracts are listed first in alphabetical order then the recurring players are listed second. When the full credit list rolled this week Doug Davidson was on the main list not the recurring list, so I’m pretty sure he is a contract player still.
Doug Davidson is 2nd in seniority next to Jeanne Cooper dam right he belongs on there! He is the nicest guy on that show never complains never twitter’s or bitches I love and adore that man.
Doug Davidson has ALWAYS been on contract. He was never dropped to recurring.
Thanks for the clarification, Scott. It is hard to find information on him regarding contract.
Yesterday was the 10,000th ep? It was awful!
Openings are nice, but I think they should have gone for something new and different a la B&B.
BORING! They should have totally revamped it and they should have done a remix of the theme.
GH has very modern openings.; keeping up with the times…
Y&R is too old fashioned , stuck in the 70’s, for the new generations.
It’s a shame the new generation can not appreciate class and tradition.
I think that these photos are very appropriate to open the Show with. Everyone looks their best. I do, however, prefer Michelle Stafford with the red hair she always had, prior to becoming a brunette most recently. Does anybody know if this change was made at the request of Management, for health reasons or just by virtue of her desiring the change?
I remember her tweeting about it saying that it was her natural color and that it was staying that way for Michelle and “Phyllis.”
Michelle Stafford said it was a mixture between her and the head of the departments, especially since it’s closer to her natural and Phyllis’ natural colour. She said she doesn’t think she’s going back to the blonde/red anytime soon.
I’m fine with it…as long as they leave in Nadia’s theme – it’s synonymous with Y&R.
I must say that that’s a beautiful shot of Amelia Heinle.
If the sequences are going to be so short, must Eric Braeden be in both of them?
Michael Muhney, but no Josh Morrow? No Christian multiple-Emmy-winner Leblanc? No Kristoff ditto-I-think St. John?
Presumably they will add Jess Walton whenever Jill comes back.
Or are there additional sequences that just haven’t been aired yet?
I’m with those who want to keep Nadia’s theme, by the way. It’s both classic and classy, not to mention HEAVILY identified with Y&R after so many years of using it. The show has gone through so much upheaval; at least the theme music can be one source of tradition and continuity.
Melanie is also in both.
I’m so stoked with these! While I did expect more, the finally updated credits is a nice nod to Y&R fans after making them wait years for them! And now, finally in HD, they’re more gorgeous than ever!!
I wish they would take a cue from the 80s opening and get an artist to do watercolors of the cast against a white background.
looks cheap and very 90’s. Not in the good way. Instead of being fresh and current, makes it look dated. Not a great decision in my book.
After seeing them in the show, I would never have known they were new if I hadn’t read it here. They look the same and aren’t that exciting. It is good to see Billy and Michael in the opening though.
I think the opening is just fine. Everyone has updated pictures. I just found out Daniel Romalotti had his hair cut. He needed it cut. Phyllis’s hair does look better red.
Very bland! Should at least be in color!
I have yet to see Kristoff St. John in a group is he beiing pulled off contract?
I really like this-true to the great theme song and current shots of the stars.
The new opening credits are awesome, and I hope that the new creative leaders will keep them updated. The only picture I didn’t like was the picture of Eric Braeden. He always looks so mad and crotchety. That’s just my opinion, though. My favorite pictures are of Billy Miller and Amelia Heinle. He looks so deliciously mischievous, and Amelia is such a beauty. Great job, Y&R!
michelle stafford, best body on TV. please keep her on open credits. Thanks beverley J
Who is the lady in black walking towards the camera! I hear it’s Michelle Shafford! Please let me know! It’s still playing today! Anyone who knows, please let me know! Thanks! Y&R is the best but lately B&B has taken first place! And it’s sad they killed off Bo! And who would think that the nurse has Christian! Is she related to Save or what! Very confused!
I meant to say Sage on Y&R! LIKE I said, who is she related too? Sages family? Gabe’s family! The suspense is killing me! Don’t all soaps do that to you! And trying to explain the story lines is like speaking Chinese! LOL LOL But watching it, you totally understand it! Don’t understand that either! The mind is very complainant! I hope I spelled that right! Go soaps!!!!! You rock!!!
The baby is a he, not a she! Sorry about that!
I liked the older credits much better!
Why mess with a good thing. Its a little sexier than the new credits. They are dark and Moody looking. Its almost spring and it dose not reflect spring at all
General Hospital
Kelly Sullivan Gives High Praise to ‘General Hospital’s’ Maura West Recalling When Ava Shot Connie (Exclusive)
It was just over 13 years ago on General Hospital when Ava Jerome (Maura West) shot and killed Kate Howard/Connie Falconeri (Kelly Sullivan) in an effort to keep her quiet from revealing that Derek Wells was actually Ava’s back-from-the-dead brother, Julian Jerome (William deVry). It’s a crime that somehow Ava never has quite paid for either.
The episode back aired on August 13, 2013 and viewers had to say goodbye to Kelly Sullivan who played Kate and her alter, Connie. In the story, just before she died, Kate/Connie scrawled the letters AJ in her own blood, initially making the PCPD and Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) think that it was AJ Quatermaine (Sean Kanan) who did the deed.
Now, Sullivan recalled sharing scenes with the three-time Daytime Emmy-winning West, during a live conversation on You Tube’s Michael Fairman Channel. Kelly was the special guest talking about her recent return to the soaps in her new role as The Bold and the Beautiful’s Darcy Dylan.
Photo: JPI
FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF MAURA WEST
Speaking of her final GH scenes and working with Maura West, Sullivan gave her then GH co-star major props. “If you’re going to be shot by somebody (on the soaps), you want to be shot by Maura West, c’mon!”
Maura West debuted back in May 2013 as Ava, and Sullivan remembered when the As the World Turns favorite began on GH. “I remember when Maura West first arrived at GH. She walked in with this cute little bob (hairdo) and she’s just delicious,” shared Sullivan.
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
Kelly revealed more about Maura, adding “I think she’s amazing! I remember right before I left the show, someone suggested, and I would still love to do this with her, if she ever want to, but someone suggested that they wanted to direct the stage play A Streetcar Named Desire with Maura and I, where I would play Stella and she would play Blanche! Wouldn’t that be great?”
Speaking of the Ava/Connie showdown scenes, Sullivan expressed, “On television and on General Hospital specifically, Maura West is able to play a character who does the most horrendous things and you still care about her and that’s the mark of a really great actor. In other words, you’re able to be liked in the midst of the most horrendous things, and as a performer not shying away from that, and to just have the courage to do what’s on the page (in the script).”
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KELLY SULLIVAN PARTING THOUGHTS AS SHE LEFT GENERAL HOSPITAL
Kelly also shared her sentiments when she walked off the set of General Hospital after her run back in August of 2013. “I really was honored. Every day I would go to work and I would say a little prayer, which is I want to do justice for my character, explained Kelly. “It’s between me and my character. I get to walk this path with her and to leave the show on that note, which is, I left every out there. I just gave it my all and again what an honor it was to play Kate/Connie.”
You can catch the full conversation with Kelly where she talks about her time on General Hospital, The Young and the Restless where she played Sage Warner and now The Bold and the Beautiful below.
So, do you remember the Ava and Connie scenes where Ava shot and killed her? What did you think of Kelly Sullivan’s sentiments about Maura West? Share your thoughts via the comment section. But first, watch the reveal where Ava recalls murdering Connie below!
The question of will Steve Burton (Jason Morgan) stay awhile at General Hospital after his recent extended hiatus from the show earlier this year, has reportedly been answered.
TMZ via court documents obtained in Burton’s ongoing legal battle with his ex-wife Sheree Gustin, shared that Steve actually inked a new three year deal with the ABC soap opera back in June.
That is significant because it was June when Burton returned back to work as Jason. In addition, the court filing confirmed that Burton had already moved back to California from Tennessee.
Photo: ABC
STEVE’S HIATUS AND HIS RETURN TO PORT CHARLES
GH fans will recall, it was back in February of 2026, that Burton announced via his Instagram that he was stepping away from his role of Jason Morgan for short break and pointed to wanting to spend quality time with his new wife, Michelle Lundstrom Burton with whom he tied the knot back on May 17, 2025.
Steve expressed at that time, “I’m newly married and looking forward to spending some quality time with my family.” It was back on March 25 that viewers saw Jason carted away by the WSB after taking the fall for Rocco Falconeri (Finn Carr) who shot then WSB Director Ross Cullum (Andrew Hawkes).
Burton returned to work on June 1, and due to General Hospital taping roughly six weeks ahead of air, made his on-screen comeback on the July 13 episode.
GOING FOR GOLD AT THE UPCOMING DAYTIME EMMYS
Then, Steve and his enduring fans got an extra special treat on the same day, when it was revealed on Extra that he was nominated for the upcoming 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards in the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Daytime Drama Series category.
Steve previously won in the Supporting Actor category for his work as General Hospital’s Jason in 1998 and as The Young and the Restless’ Dylan McAvoy in 2018.
Now with Jason and Britt’s (Kelly Thiebaud) relationship seemingly hitting the skids, plus Jason’s commitment to staying out of mob life to focus on being present for his son Danny Morgan (Asher Antonyzyn), what does the future hold for the fan favorite character? Stay tuned.
So, happy to hear that Steve Burton signed a new three year deal with General Hospital? Knowing that, what storyline would you like to see Jason get involved and with who? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section.
The Young and the Restless enduring favorite and two-time Daytime Emmy-winning actress, Jess Walton (Jill Foster Abbott) is set to release her memoir!
Kensington Publishing has revealed on their website that Walton’s book The Young and the Rest of Us is now available for pre-order while listing an April 27, 2027 release date. In addition, in June of 2027, Walton will mark her 40th anniversary with The Young and the Restless and her debut as Jill.
The official log lines for the memoir share, “Emmy Award-winning actress Jess Walton, known to millions as the iconic Jill Abbott on the #1 soap opera The Young and the Restless, shares her extraordinary journey to stardom, sobriety, true love, and self-discovery in this startingly candid, intimate, and star-studded memoir.”
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CAKE FIGHTS AND CORPORATE INTRIGUE
The book description for The Young and the Rest of Us adds, “In June 1987, Jess Walton walked through the artists’ entrance at CBS for her first day on The Young and the Restless,where she had just been hired to play the recast role of Jill Abbott. Two Emmy awards, four decades, and countless onscreen affairs, marriages, corporate takeovers, and cake fights later, she’s a beloved icon with an astonishing tale to tell.”
“In her refreshingly candid style, Jess shares her journey as a young actress from Toronto theaters to Los Angeles, where she found herself at the center of a Laurel Canyon circle that included the likes of Neil Young, David Geffen, Laura Nyro, and Joni Mitchell. Landing a Universal contract and a steady stream of guest starring roles, Jess embraced everything 1970s L.A. had to offer—including Hollywood parties fueled by limitless booze and drugs, and trysts with stars. She recounts with candor and gratitude the surprising path that eventually led her to sobriety, true love—and ultimately, to fictional Genoa City, Wisconsin, and the role of a lifetime.”
“Brimming with behind-the-scenes drama and celebrity cameos to delight fans, The Young and the Rest of Us is also rich in personal, relatable truths about marriage, motherhood, empty-nesting, self-discovery, and finding the courage to start over—as often as it takes. In a voice as fearless and frank as Jill’s, but with, humor and grace all her own, Jess Walton looks back on a life as unpredictable, and adventure filled as anything she has portrayed on screen.”
WHO ELSE PLAYED JILL FOSER ABBOTT?
Fans of The Young and the Restless know that Walton became the fourth actress to take on the role of Katherine Chancellor’s original nemesis Jill Foster back in 1987. The OG Jill was played by Brenda Dickson, also Deborah Adair, Bond Gideon and Melinda O. Fee played the part.
This year, Days of our Lives star Lauren Koslow (Kate Roberts) filled-in for several episodes for Walton who was unavailable to travel from her home in Oregon to Los Angeles where Y&R was taped. Walton is still with the long-running soap opera as Jill.
So, excited to learn of Jess Walton’s upcoming memoir, ‘The Young and the Rest of Us?’ Will it be it a must-read for you? Drop a comment below.
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