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| The devil made her do it. |
Back when I was a kid we didn't have round-the-clock children's programming, so I enjoyed shows like Days of Our Lives, Merv Griffin, and Saturday Night Live. Even the children's programming we had was spectacular compared to today's standards. You can't go wrong with shows like the Electric Company, where Morgan Freeman helped teach kids to read, or Bill Cosby's Picture Pages. (Remember those? The theme song is stuck in my head right now! I was always so upset that my parents wouldn't buy me the Picture Pages book. But, I digress....)
Marlena Evans had it all. She had an awesome career, a handsome husband, beautiful kids, a second handsome husband, wait what? Yeah. In her 30+ years of daytime afternoon programming she's rarely suffered through any dull moments. Some of her fascinating adventures include:
- demonic possession
- surviving a 30-store drop from a window
- being a host for genetically-engineered babies
- giving birth while in a coma
- victim of mind control used to make her believe she was a serial killer
- victim of hysterical amnesia caused by a miscarriage
- multiple kidnappings
My favorite by far was the demonic possession, pictured above. The show's producer later said he regretted doing the storyline and to be honest, it is rather corny. For those of you who didn't get the joy of seeing it the first time around, or who just want to chuckle through the corniness all over again, here's the YouTube video.
BLOGGER'S NOTE: Thanks to Rachel a.k.a. Plaid Archer for inspiring today's blog post!
