History Series / Loving1983

[[SoapOpera Soap Opera]] that aired on Creator/{{ABC}} from June 26, 1983 to November 10, 1995. The show was notably co-created by [[Series/OneLifeToLive Agnes]] [[Series/AllMyChildren Nixon]].

* DisabledLoveInterest: Paul, to Ava.

* SpecialEditionTitle: During "The Loving Murders[ storyline, the [https://youtu.be/fKSGrsAehaU?si=62GSxsiQ3YSVrA02 typical opening]] was replaced with a [[https://youtu.be/mzE7SfwZzBU?si=Ujfb1xSmVTlOrJWT different, haunting theme]] ", asking viewers to piece together the clues and figure out who the murderer was.

* BirthDeathJuxtaposition: Cabot and Isabella are murdered the night of their 50th anniversary.

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* AssholeVictim: Jared on ''The City'', kicking off the Masquerade SerialKiller storyline. Between raping his wife, plying TheAlcoholic Nick with booze, humiliating Azure over her transgender status, etc., pretty much everyone had motive to kill him.
* BackForTheDead: Sydney leaves ''The City'' for London. In the show's final episode, she tries to call the gang, only to be stopped. . .by Molly, who has escaped from prison and somehow made her way to London to kill her.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: Sweet, pretty, slightly ditsy Molly Malone is revealed to be the Masquerader, the SerialKiller who turned up on ''The City''.
* BolivianArmyEnding: In the finale of ''The City'', everyone gets a EarnYourHappyEnding, but psycho Molly has escaped from prison and killed Sydney who was trying to warn them, meaning it's only a matter of time before she returns to New York and resumes her rampage.

** Not to mention that when Cooper showed up on ''The City'' to reconcile with Steffy, ''absolutely no one'' made any mention of his entire family being slain by his Aunt Gwyneth, who herself was also dead.

* DarkAndTroubledPast: Jocelyn admits to Alex that her father let his friends take turns molesting her. Furthermore, she paid for law school by working as a prostitute.

* FriendsRentControl: There is no way ''any'' of these people could afford to live in the SOHO building that everyone moves to in ''The City''.

* HelloAttorney: Jocelyn.

* MaritalRapeLicense: Jared to Sydney, on ''The City''.

* OldFriendNewGender: Azure C. confessed to boyfriend Bernardo that she'd had a crush on him since high school. This confused him, as he didn't remember her. Shortly after they consummated their relationship, he learned that she was a transgender woman. It was the male version of her who'd had the crush on him, developed after he'd protected her from bullies.

** Then a year later, another one of these turned up on The City.

* SpinOff: ''The City'', which had most of the show's remaining or surviving cast members leaving Corinth to move to New York City, presumably to escape the painful memories.

** Subverted a few years later on ''The City'', after Sydney is raped by Jared. When she goes to Angie for an exam, she is very adamant about being tested for HIV and STD's (this is a standard part of a rape exam regardless), given his penchant for infidelity.

* TransTribulations: The City was the first SoapOpera to tackle this topic, with the gorgeous model Azure C. being revealed to have been born a man. Unfortunately, negative fan reaction and the actress' poor performance nixed the storyline.

The show was never a huge hit, generally ranking in the bottom 3 soaps during its 12 year run. Nevertheless, the show engendered a SpinOff upon its cancellation called ''The City'' that would move most of the remaining cast to [[BigApplesauce New York's [=SoHo=] district]]; this only lasted until 1997.

* OldFriendNewGender: Azure C. confessed to boyfriend Bernardo that she'd had a crush on him since high school. This confused him, as he didn't remember her. Shortly after they consummated their relationship, he learned that she was a {{transgender}} woman. It was the male version of her who'd had the crush on him, developed after he'd protected her from bullies.

* {{Transgender}}: The City was the first SoapOpera to tackle this topic, with the gorgeous model Azure C. being revealed to have been born a man. Unfortunately, negative fan reaction and the actress' poor performance nixed the storyline.

* ContinuitySnarl: But at the same time, Laura showed up briefly also, even though she played a completely different character on ''Loving''--Ceara Connor, an ''All My Children'' transplant.

* RedHerring: Curtis Alden is presented as a strong contenders for the Corinth SerialKiller, given his years of mental illness and his recent obsession with Stacey, the first victim. That changes when he becomes victim #3.

* CrossOver: The show was established as part of the shared universe with the other soap operas airing on Creator/{{ABC}}. In the early 90s, a storyline had several characters crossing over to ''Series/AllMyChildren'' and vice versa, eventually adding several permanently, most notably Debbi Martin's Angie Hubbard.

* BreakingTheFourthWall: On their way to New York, Angie and Jacob stop to read a sign that declares "You are now leaving Corinth", then look directly into the camera to invite the viewers to join them.

* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: Ally and Cooper decide on an abortion, which of course, she can't go through with, resulting in the birth of their son Tyler. Steffy also decides against one, despite having broken up with Cooper and having no idea how she'll provide for the child. (The actress' RealLife pregnancy was written in).
** Steffy also can't bring herself to abort Cooper's child, even though they've broken up before she even got a chance to tell him she was pregnant. (The actress was pregnant in RealLife and TPTB decided to write it in).

* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: Ally and Cooper decide on an abortion, which of course, she can't go through with, resulting in the birth of their son Tyler.

* MistakenForMurderer: Trisha was wrongly suspected of being the Corinth SerialKiller.

* UsefulNotes/{{Transgender}}: The City was the first SoapOpera to tackle this topic, with the gorgeous model Azure C. being revealed to have been born a man. Unfortunately, negative fan reaction and the actress' poor performance nixed the storyline.