![]() But the "Young and the Restless" was NOT afraid to tackle the social, moral and racial issues of our day. ![]() Like all soaps, it has its goes up and down. It's now 2003, 30 years later and "The Young and the Restless" is still a soap I will watch. Even the "older" more adult cast were speaking on our level, so it caught on quickly for us. ![]() Everyone had the same disease, everyone sat on the bed by themselves and yuck! that organ music! It was exciting back then to see a daytime soap storyline wrap around themes that young ladies and young gentlemen were dealing with of those times, and it spoke to us on OUR level. Our parents were watching "Somerset", "The Secret Storm", "Edge of Night", "Another World" and before "General Hospital" got hip, these soaps were dry and people didn't speak about much on network TV. ![]() I knew it was for me and my pre-adolescent girl-pals, our parents didn't like it much. Along came "The Young and the Restless" in 1973. To look at a soap, we wanted one that was exciting, different and on our level. We were of the "Dark Shadows" generation. They were all "adult" and handled "adult" themes, that were, honestly, way over our heads to keep us viewed day in and day out. Back in the late 60's early 70's there wasn't much fare for young pre-teen children like me for Soap Opreas. Let me set the stage for all the younger viewers so they know where I'm coming from. Yep, I was there on the first day from day one for "The Young and the Restless".
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