"The Young and the Restless" (1973) TV series 1973-????

Creators:

Lee Phillip Bell
William J. Bell

Seasons:

1 | unknown

Release Date:

26 March 1973 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Set in Genoa City, Y&R is the long-running soap that tells the story of the struggle behind the business- and sex-savvy Abbott and Newman clans.

Plot Keywords:

Family Relationships | Male Female Relationship | Famous Opening Theme | Beautiful Woman | Daytime

Awards:

175 wins & 409 nominations

Cast

Eric Braeden	...	Victor Newman / ... (1,192 episodes, 1986-2009)
Melody Thomas Scott	...	Nikki Newman / ... (1,066 episodes, 1986-2009)
Peter Bergman	...	Jack Abbott (1,048 episodes, 1989-2009)
Joshua Morrow	...	Nicholas Newman / ... (1,041 episodes, 1997-2009)
Sharon Case	...	Sharon Newman / ... (998 episodes, 1997-2009)
Michelle Stafford	...	Phyllis Summers Newman / ... (973 episodes, 1994-2009)
Christian LeBlanc	...	Michael Baldwin (868 episodes, 1991-2009)
Don Diamont	...	Brad Carlton / ... (819 episodes, 1985-2009)
Eileen Davidson	...	Ashley Abbott / ... (803 episodes, 1986-2009)
Greg Rikaart	...	Kevin Fisher (756 episodes, 2003-2009)
Kristoff St. John	...	Neil Winters (727 episodes, 1993-2009)
Doug Davidson	...	Paul Williams (718 episodes, 1986-2009)
Thad Luckinbill	...	J.T. Hellstrom / ... (708 episodes, 1999-2009)
Jeanne Cooper	...	Katherine Chancellor / ... (698 episodes, 1973-2009)
Michael Graziadei	...	Daniel Romalotti (666 episodes, 2004-2009)
Jess Walton	...	Jill Foster Abbott / ... (655 episodes, 1988-2009)
Tracey E. Bregman	...	Lauren Fenmore Baldwin / ... (639 episodes, 1985-2009)
Amelia Heinle	...	Victoria Newman / ... (604 episodes, 2005-2009)
Judith Chapman	...	Gloria Fisher Abbott / ... (597 episodes, 2005-2009)
Christel Khalil	...	Lily Winters / ... (582 episodes, 2002-2009)

Also Known As:

The Innocent Years (USA) (working title)
Y&R (USA) (promotional abbreviation)

Runtime:

30 min (1973-1980) | 60 min (1980-)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (2002-) | Mono (1973-1987) | Stereo (1987-2001)

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

CBS Television City - 7800 Beverly Blvd., Fairfax, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Bell Dramatic Serial Inc.

Trivia:

The theme song, "Nadia's Theme" is from the movie "Bless the Beasts and Children" (1971), where its original title is "Cotton's Dream".

Quotes:

Lauren Fenmore: [Jack has just expressed his disgust at Lauren's upcoming marriage to Michael] Look, I want you to be at the wedding, but I also want you to bring your good manners as a date.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: Young and the Restless (#1.18)" (1991)

I usually hate daytime soap operas

I find them too slow with lousy acting and silly story lines. I only started watching this cause my roommate does and he told me the guys are VERY attractive. He's right. Some of the men here (especially Billy and Cane) are drop dead gorgeous but also it isn't bad for a soap. Sure, some of the story lines drag but, for the most part, this moves fairly quickly. Yes, some of the actors are bad but no one is terrible and some of them are actually VERY good. It's also easy to pick up--it took me about a week or so to (somewhat) figure out the story lines. That's another thing--this has multiple story lines going on at once and you're never really bored. Also the production values here are excellent. There are beautiful, impressive sets in virtually every episode. I started watching about a month ago and I have to admit I'm hooked! A very good, well-done soap.