History Series / AnotherWorld

* BadassLonghair & BadassMustache: Carl.

** Averted in that ''Another World'' is one of the most repeated soaps not named ''Series/DarkShadows'': P&G made episodes from 1980-1981 available on AOL Video for several years, episodes from 1987-1991 were re-run on SoapNet from 2003-2007, and episodes from 1991-1992 were available on {{Creator/Hulu}}.

** Averted in that ''Another World'' is one of the most repeated soaps not named ''Series/DarkShadows'': P&G made episodes from 1980-1981 available on AOL Video for several years, episodes from 1987-1991 were re-run on SoapNet from 2003-2007, and episodes from 1991-1992 were available on {{Hulu}}.

Set in the fictional Bay City, the show originally revolved around the super-wealthy Matthews and Randolphs. The show really hit its stride when it introduced the characters of Steven Frame and Rachel Davis (originated by Robin Strasser, but most famously played by Victoria Wyndham), and began to focus on the love triangle between then and Alice Mathews. In the 1970s, the show moved its focus to the newly arrived Cory family, and discovered an unlikely super couple in Rachel and Mac Cory, which ignites a rivalry between Rachel and Mac's daughter Iris. The 1980s introduced several more long-running characters, including ''bon vivant'' writer Felicia Gallant, slick attorney Cass Winthrop, emaciated supervillain (and later ByronicHero) Carl Hutchins, and the Love family (Donna and her twin daughters Vicky and Marley), with Rachel elevated to the top of the pantheon.

* BadassGrandpa: Carl Hutchins, the most unlikely of leading men. He was originally a villain (thus explaining his... [[TerrorHero colorful appearance]] to latecomers), a vaguely-defined criminal and Richard Branson lookalike who gradually became a more neutral and unpredictable presence. He had a tumultuous romance with Rachel, the widow of his former rival, and the pair became a de facto power couple.

* HarmlessVillain: Business magnate (and onetime [[MayorPain mayoral candidate]]) Grant Harrison. The show eventually gave up trying to make him a credible villain, and he became something of an inside joke. However he may have gotten the last laugh after all, as his apparent suicide had been faked so he could retire to the tropics.

* BackForTheFinale: Carl briefly turned heel again as a result of actor Charles Keating being shown the door (along with the other expensive vets) in 1998. He died again--and bounced right back up again to absolutely no one's surprise, not event he regulars, really. He reunites with Rachel in the closing shot of the show, as the camera pays homage to Mac's portrait sitting nearby.

* IGotBetter: Dying is practically Carl's nine-to-five job. Poison, bombs, bullets, it doesn't matter. Half the time he doesn't even bother to explain how he survived.

The show originally focused on Mathews and the Randolph families. The show hit its stride when it introduced the characters of Steven Frame and Rachel Davis (originated by Robin Strasser, but most notably played by Victoria Wyndham), and began to focus on the love triangle between Steve Frame, Alice Mathews and Rachel Davis. In the 1970s, the show moved its focus to the newly arrived Cory family, and focused on the love story of Rachel and Mac Cory, and the rivalry between Rachel and Mac's daughter Iris. The 1980s introduced several more long-running characters, including Felicia Gallant, Cass Winthrop, and the Love family (Donna and her twin daughters Vicky and Marley), with Rachel elevated to the top of the pantheon.

* BadassGrandpa: Carl Hutchins, the most unlikely of leading men. He was originally a villain (thus explaining [[TerrorHero his appearance]] to latecomers), a crooked businessman and Richard Branson lookalike who gradually became a more neutral and unpredictable presence. He had a tumultuous romance with Rachel, the widow of his former rival, and the pair became a de facto power couple.

* LoveRedeems: Rachel's relationship with magazine mogul Mac was at the request of Victoria Wyndham, who was tried of playing the heartless {{foil}} to Alice's [[PuritySue pure]] character. The real motivator was that Wyndham was now being attacked by outraged fans in department stores for [[IAmNotSpock mistook her for Rachel.]]

* NoCelebritiesWereFarmed: Felicia, the pulp romance writer, is based on Jacqueline Susann, author of ''ValleyOfTheDolls'' and something of a camp figure.

** The character of Mac Cory was killed off on the show after Douglas Wattson died in 1989.

* TheOtherDarrin:[[invoked]] Rachel is played by three actors: Robin Strasser, Margie Impert, and (most famously) Victoria Wyndham.

* RealLifeRelative[[invoked]] Ralph Camargo, who played the justice of the peace at Mac and Rachel's wedding, is the real-life father of Victoria Wyndham (Rachel).

Long-running SoapOpera created by Irna Phillips and William J. Bell, which aired on Creator/{{NBC}} from 1964-1999. Notable in the soap genre for several reasons: It is one of the few American soaps to engender a spin-off (two direct spin-offs, ''Somerset'' and ''Texas''), and one indirect spin-off (''Friends and Lovers''/''For Richer, For Poorer''). Historically, it's was the first soap to expand to a full hour, and the only one to air for 90 minutes daily (a short-lived experiment).

Long-running SoapOpera created by Irna Phillips and William J. Bell, which aired on Creator/{{NBC}} from 1964-1999. Notable in the soap genre for several reasons: It is one of the few American soaps to engender a spin-off (two direct spin-offs, ''Somerset'' and ''Texas''), and one indirect spin-off (''Friends and Lovers''/''For Richer, For Poorer''). Historically, it's was the first soap to expand to a full hour, and the only one to air for 90 minutes daily.

To another world"''\\
''*Do do do do de da do*''

''Another World'' had a tendency to reinvent itself quite a lot, even moreso than other long-runners, as evidenced by the ever-changing titles (The lyrics quoted above are from the [[NarmCharm narm-tastic]] 1993 sequence.) Today it is most (in)famous for being replaced with ''{{Series/Passions}}'' in NBC's daytime slot.

* HarmlessVillain: Business magnate (and onetime [[MayorPain mayoral candidate]] Grant Harrison. The show eventually gave up trying to make him a credible villain, and he became something of a joke.

** Averted in that ''Another World'' is one of the most repeated soaps not named ''Series/DarkShadows'': P&G made episodes from 1980-1981 availabe on AOL Video for several years, episodes from 1987-1991 were re-run on SoapNet from 2003-2007, and episodes from 1991-1992 were available on {{Hulu}}.

* RealLifeReleative[[invoked]] Ralph Camargo, who played the justice of the peace at Mac and Rachel's wedding, is the real-life father of Victoria Wyndham (Rachel).

Ralph Camargo, the actor who played the justice of the peace, is the real-life father of Victoria Wyndham (Rachel).

* HarmlessVillain:Business magnate (and onetime [[MayorPain mayoral candidate]] Grant Harrison. The show eventually gave up trying to make him a credible villain, and he became something of a joke.

* LovableRogue: Cass Winthrop

Long-running SoapOpera created by Irna Phillips and William J. Bell, which aired on Creator/{{NBC}} from 1964-1999. Notable in the soap genre for several reasons: It is one of the few American soap operas to engender a spin-off (two direct spin-offs (''Somerset'' and ''Texas''), and one indirect spin-off (''Friends and Lovers''/''For Richer, For Poorer'') aired over the years); it was the first SoapOpera to expand to a full hour; and it is the only SoapOpera to air for 90 minutes daily.

The show originally focused on Mathews and the Randolph families. The show hit its stride when it introduced the characters of Steven Frame and Rachel Davis (originated by Robin Strasser, but most notably played by Victoria Wyndham), and began to focus on the love triangle between Steve Frame, Alice Mathews and Rachel Davis. In the 1970s, the show moved its focus to the newly arrived Cory family, and focused on the love story of Rachel and Mac Cory, and the rivalry between Rachel and Mac's daughter Iris. The 1980s introduced several more long-running characters, including Felicia Gallant, Cass Winthrop, and the Love family (Donna and her twin daughters Vicky and Marley).

Long-running SoapOpera created by Irna Phillips and William J. Bell, which aired on Creator/{{NBC}} from 1964-1999. Notable in the soap genre for several reasons: It is the one of the few American soap operas to engender a spin-off (two direct spin-offs (''Somerset'' and ''Texas''), and one indirect spin-off (''Friends and Lovers''/''For Richer, For Poorer'') aired over the years); it was the first SoapOpera to expand to a full hour; and it is the only SoapOpera to air for 90 minutes daily.

* AbortedArc: In the 1986/87episodes, it was strongly implied when Donna's father Reginald came BackFromTheDead, his adopted son, Scott La Salle, was actually a third child of Donna and Michael, supposedly a non identical twin of Vicky and Marley. In fact, the soap magazines of that time stated that Scott was indeed their child in their spoiler sections. Why this was abandoned is unclear, but it is probably due to the fact that Philece Sampler replaced Anna Stuart(who bore a strong resemblence to the actor who played Scott) as Donna.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Arguably. When Creator/{{NBC}} ordered the soap {{Passions}} in 1999, it needed to cancel one of its existing soaps to make room on the schedule. Though no longer the ratings powerhouse that it was in the 1970s, the show still earned higher ratings than ''SunsetBeach''. However, a slight uptick in the ratings and the younger demographics of ''Sunset Beach'' caused Creator/{{NBC}} to cancel ''Another World'' in June 1999. The increase in ratings for ''Sunset Beach'' would prove not to be permanent, and the show as cancelled six months later.

** ''Somerset'' was created as a sister show to ''AW'' in the 1970s (in fact, the show was originally titled ''Another World - Somerset); however, ratings issues led to ''Somerset'' going off on its own direction (including becoming a clone of ''Series/TheEdgeOfNight'' for several years).

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Arguably. When Creator/{{NBC}} ordered the soap {{Passions}} in 1999, it needed to cancel one of its existing soaps to make room on the schedule. Though no longer the ratings powerhouse that it was in the 1970s, the show still earned higher ratings than SunsetBeach. However, a slight uptick in the ratings and the younger demographics of SunsetBeach caused Creator/{{NBC}} to cancel ''Another World'' in June 1999. The increase in ratings for SunsetBeach would prove not to be permanent, and the show as cancelled six months later.

** ''Texas'' was created as a vehicle for Beverlee Mckinsey's character of Iris Cory Wheeler; the show never garnered good ratings (it originally competed against Series/GeneralHospital at the height of its success), and lasted only two years.

** ''Somerset'' was created as a sister show to ''AW'' in the 1970s (in fact, the show was originally titled ''Another World - Somerset); however, ratings issues led to ''Somerset'' going off on its own direction (including becoming a clone of ''TheEdgeOfNight'' for several years).