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*AbortedArc: Given the format, it's rare for a Soap Opera (and specially Santa Barbara) to feature this, but some early years plots were forgotten quite egregiously:
**Towards the end of 1984, a big point is made about how the Capwell-Lockridge rivalry comes from CC I and Lionel's grandparents' time, when they were both involved into the sinking of the boat ''Amanda Lockridge'' ─the titular Amanda being a real person who was torn between suitors of both families [[GenerationXerox ''a là'' Sophia between both men]]. A lot of time is spent with a submarine expedition, the unveiling of the found treasure... and all it's suddenly forgotten once 1985 starts. Pretty notable since, in relevance, it was to be the main plot of the soap.
**On Summer of 1985, Warren Lockrdige buys the newspaper Santa Barbara Sentinel, implying that he's felt his calling as a journalist. A lot of quirky characters are introduced, as is the SBS set... and just as quickly, they're all forgotten. From then on, Warren would pop up from time to time asking for an information or an interview, but he (along with his family) were already on the process of [[OutOfFocus exiting the show]]. His role as resident journalist, however ''wasn't'' forgotten and would stay in every [[TheBusCameBack reapparition of his]].
**Towards the end of 1984, a big point is made about how the Capwell-Lockridge rivalry comes from CC I and Lionel's grandparents' time, when they were both involved into the sinking of the boat ''Amanda Lockridge'' ─the titular Amanda being a real person who was torn between suitors of both families [[GenerationXerox ''a là'' Sophia between both men]]. A lot of time is spent with a submarine expedition, the unveiling of the found treasure... and all it's suddenly forgotten once 1985 starts. Pretty notable since, in relevance, it was to be the main plot of the soap.
**On Summer of 1985, Warren Lockrdige buys the newspaper Santa Barbara Sentinel, implying that he's felt his calling as a journalist. A lot of quirky characters are introduced, as is the SBS set... and just as quickly, they're all forgotten. From then on, Warren would pop up from time to time asking for an information or an interview, but he (along with his family) were already on the process of [[OutOfFocus exiting the show]]. His role as resident journalist, however ''wasn't'' forgotten and would stay in every [[TheBusCameBack reapparition of his]].
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** Kirk being called "Mr. Capwell" after his marriage to [[spoiler: Eden]], much to his chagrin. This gag culminates when Mason suberts it, calling her Mrs. Cranston... much to her chagrin.
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** Kirk being called "Mr. Capwell" after his marriage to [[spoiler: Eden]], much to his chagrin. This gag culminates when Mason suberts subverts it, calling her Mrs. Cranston... much to her chagrin.
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**Kirk being called "Mr. Capwell" after his marriage to [[spoiler: Eden]], much to his chagrin. This gag culminates when Mason suberts it, calling her Mrs. Cranston... much to her chagrin.
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** On Episode 350, Nick mentions Kelly he wants to gift her [[Creator/KingFeaturesSyndicate Hearst's castle]] to her --he even mentions it was originally a gift for [[Creator/MarionDavies]].
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** On Episode 350, Nick mentions Kelly he wants to gift her [[Creator/KingFeaturesSyndicate Hearst's castle]] to her --he even mentions it was originally a gift for [[Creator/MarionDavies]].Creator/MarionDavies.
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** Around Episode 70, Amy Perkins learns she's pregnant with the baby of her ex-fiance. Though she briefly contemplates abortion, she finally opts for having him, despite her family not being very wealthy and her not having a stable job (thanks to said ex-fiance). The actress, Kerry Sherman, was indeed pregnant in real life, so the writers improvised her storyline around that rather masterfully, since it gave the character something to do and very compelling complications to her storyline.
* HijackedByGanon: Before Cruz and Eden's wedding, there was a major story ark where a villainess named Elena first tried to murder Eden, then, once Eden returned and matters started looking bad for her, was shot, with Cruz accused of the murder. It turned out [[spoiler:Kirk Cranston, the couple's arch-nemesis, was her mentor - including on how to commit suicide.]]
* HijackedByGanon: Before Cruz and Eden's wedding, there was a major story ark where a villainess named Elena first tried to murder Eden, then, once Eden returned and matters started looking bad for her, was shot, with Cruz accused of the murder. It turned out [[spoiler:Kirk Cranston, the couple's arch-nemesis, was her mentor - including on how to commit suicide.]]
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** Around Episode 70, Amy Perkins learns she's pregnant with the baby of her ex-fiance. Though she briefly contemplates abortion, she finally opts for having him, despite her family not being very wealthy and her not having a stable job (thanks to said ex-fiance). The actress, Kerry Sherman, was indeed pregnant in real life, so the writers seemingly improvised her storyline around that that, and rather masterfully, masterfully too, since it gave the character something to do and very compelling complications to her storyline.
* HijackedByGanon: Before Cruz and Eden's wedding, there was a major storyark arc where a villainess named Elena first tried to murder Eden, then, once Eden returned and matters started looking bad for her, was shot, with Cruz accused of the murder. It turned out [[spoiler:Kirk Cranston, the couple's arch-nemesis, was her mentor - including on how to commit suicide.]]
* HijackedByGanon: Before Cruz and Eden's wedding, there was a major story
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* InconvenientlyVanishingExoneratingEvidence: After Kelly kills Dylan in self defense, the tape showing the incident ends up in Gina's hands, who uses it to deliver a ScarpiaUltimatum to C.C.
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* ItsAWonderfulPlot: In one episode Gina sees how all the lives she affected would have gone without her. Most notably, Mary [[spoiler:would still be alive and]] living happily with Mason. Gina is horrified. Then she wakes up with a hangover. Her resolution? Drink less and don't mix drinks. IgnoredEpiphany.
* JustGotOutOfJail: Deconstructed -- Joe has just left prison; in other shows he may walk freely, but in Santa Barbara, he has difficulties finding a job and keeping relationships with old friends.
* JustGotOutOfJail: Deconstructed -- Joe has just left prison; in other shows he may walk freely, but in Santa Barbara, he has difficulties finding a job and keeping relationships with old friends.
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* ItsAWonderfulPlot: In one episode Gina sees how all the lives she affected would have gone without her. Most notably, Mary [[spoiler:would still be alive and]] living happily with Mason. Gina is horrified. Then she wakes up with a hangover. Her resolution? [[IgnoredEpiphany Drink less and don't mix drinks. IgnoredEpiphany.
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* JustGotOutOfJail: Deconstructed -- Joe has just left prison; in other shows he may walk freely, but in Santa Barbara, he has difficulties finding a job andkeeping resuming relationships with old friends.
* JustGotOutOfJail: Deconstructed -- Joe has just left prison; in other shows he may walk freely, but in Santa Barbara, he has difficulties finding a job and
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** Mason liked to quote the classics: on several ocasions he says lines from Shakespeare (specially from Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet).
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** Being the cultured jerk he is, Mason liked to quote the classics: on several ocasions he says lines from Shakespeare (specially from Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet).Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet).
**In Episode 349, Augusta mentions ironically that Lionel and Sophia see themselves as Theatre/TristanUndIsolde.
**On Episode 350, Nick mentions Kelly he wants to gift her [[Creator/KingFeaturesSyndicate Hearst's castle]] to her --he even mentions it was originally a gift for [[Creator/MarionDavies]].
**In Episode 349, Augusta mentions ironically that Lionel and Sophia see themselves as Theatre/TristanUndIsolde.
**On Episode 350, Nick mentions Kelly he wants to gift her [[Creator/KingFeaturesSyndicate Hearst's castle]] to her --he even mentions it was originally a gift for [[Creator/MarionDavies]].
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* InconvenientlyVanishingExoneratingEvidence: After Kelly kills Dylan in self defense, the tape showing the incident ends up in Gina's hands, who uses it to deliver a ScarpiaUltimatum to C.C.
* JustGotOutOfJail: Deconstructed -- Joe has just left prison; in other shows he may walk freely, but in Santa Barbara, he has difficulties finding a job and keeping relationships with old friends.
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* JustGotOutOfJail: Deconstructed -- Joe has just left prison; in other shows he may walk freely, but in Santa Barbara, he has difficulties finding a job and keeping relationships with old friends.
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** Banking on the exceptional memory and delivery of Lane Davies, Mason quickly became one of the ''de facto'' protagonists, appearing in ''nearly every episode''. Similarly, Gibboney and specially Mattson's penchant for comedy and awesome acting motivated the writers to make Gina one of the central characters too. Add to that [[TheDutifulSon Eden]]'s tribulations as the successor of her father's enterprises ─and specially her tribulations with [[WillTheyOrWontThey Cruz]], and you have an effective main cast of three. This would be true for most of the series until Eden's, and later Cruz's, departure.
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** Banking on the exceptional memory and delivery of Lane Davies, Mason quickly became one of the ''de facto'' protagonists, appearing in ''nearly every episode''. Similarly, Gibboney and specially Mattson's penchant for comedy and awesome acting motivated the writers to make Gina one of the central characters too. Add to that [[TheDutifulSon Eden]]'s tribulations as the successor of her father's enterprises ─and specially her tribulations with [[WillTheyOrWontThey Cruz]], and you have an effective main cast of three.four. This would be true for most of the series until Eden's, and later Cruz's, departure.
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* RevolvingDoorCasting: And how! Either by leaving the show entirely or by changing actors, nearly every character had at least two changes of preformers. By the end of the show, only one actress had remained for its entire run: Margarita Cordova (Rosa Andrade). And even she hadn't been present for some years! Given the soap only was on the air for nine years, all this cast changes may had had some influence on its cancellation.
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**As of Episode 44, this is also true for [[spoiler: Kelly]] and [[spoiler: Joe]].
* RevolvingDoorCasting: And how! Either by leaving the show entirely or by changing actors, nearly every character had at least two changes ofpreformers.performers. By the end of the show, only one actress had remained for its entire run: Margarita Cordova (Rosa Andrade). And even she hadn't been present for some years! Given the soap only was on the air for nine years, all this cast changes may had had some influence on its cancellation.
* RevolvingDoorCasting: And how! Either by leaving the show entirely or by changing actors, nearly every character had at least two changes of
**Mason liked to quote the classics: on several ocasions he says lines from Shakespeare (specially from Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet).
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** As of Episode 44, this is also true for [[spoiler: Kelly]] and [[spoiler: Joe]].
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**Gina getting her hopes up in a situation the audience already knows is gonna get significantly worse.
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From the minds of Bridget and Jerome Dobson (soap opera screenwriting power couple who had previously worked in ''Series/GeneralHospital'', ''Series/GuidingLight,'' and ''Series/AsTheWorldTurns'', where they created well-remembered characters), ''Santa Barbara'' was a SoapOpera that centered around the eponymous city in California, airing on Creator/{{NBC}} from July 30, 1984 to January 15, 1993.
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From the minds of Bridget and Jerome Dobson (soap opera screenwriting [[CreatorCouple power couple couple]] who had previously worked in ''Series/GeneralHospital'', on ''Series/GeneralHospital'',[[note]]Which was created by Bridget's parents Frank & Doris Hursley.[[/note]] ''Series/GuidingLight,'' and ''Series/AsTheWorldTurns'', where they created well-remembered characters), ''Santa Barbara'' was a SoapOpera that centered around the eponymous city in California, airing on Creator/{{NBC}} from July 30, 1984 to January 15, 1993.
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* RelationshipUpgrade: After much fooling around, [[spoiler: Danny]] and [[spoiler: Jade]] start a relationship in Episode 33. For added value, [[spoiler: they sleep together that very same night (but don't have sex)]].
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* TheyDo: After much fooling around, [[spoiler: Danny]] and [[spoiler: Jade]] start a relationship in Episode 33. For added value, [[spoiler: they sleep together that very same night (but don't have sex)]].
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** Banking on the exceptional memory and delivery of Lane Davies, Mason quickly became one of the ''de facto'' protagonist, appearing in ''nearly every episode''. Similarly, Gibboney and specially Mattson's penchant for comedy and awesome acting motivated the writers to make Gina one of the central characters too.
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** Banking on the exceptional memory and delivery of Lane Davies, Mason quickly became one of the ''de facto'' protagonist, protagonists, appearing in ''nearly every episode''. Similarly, Gibboney and specially Mattson's penchant for comedy and awesome acting motivated the writers to make Gina one of the central characters too. Add to that [[TheDutifulSon Eden]]'s tribulations as the successor of her father's enterprises ─and specially her tribulations with [[WillTheyOrWontThey Cruz]], and you have an effective main cast of three. This would be true for most of the series until Eden's, and later Cruz's, departure.
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*LampshadeHanging: The writers loved doing this.
**They even started making fun of the continous cast changes: on separate ocassions, characters comment on how "different" Santana and Brandon are right after they'd changed actors.
**They even started making fun of the continous cast changes: on separate ocassions, characters comment on how "different" Santana and Brandon are right after they'd changed actors.
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**[[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Mason]] and [[IncorruptiblePurePureness Mary]]'s love affair initially had a lot of references to Classical Era Hollywood romance movies. In episode 290, he mentions old movies where they would "go to the funfair" and say something stupid. Mary mentions the theme from Film/SummerOf42 is one of her favourite songs she listened as a kid.
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** An overlapping one (though to be fair, by that point, the show had become a LoveDodecahedron), with C.C., Gina, Mason and Mary by Autumn 1985: Gina got married to C.C. sincerely loving him, but was tricked by Mason to sleep with him [[spoiler: since she didn't know she was pregnant]], and she wanted the Capwell genes. Since he's the only one who doesn't treat her like dirt, she ends ups falling for her husband's son, just in time for the arrival of Mary Duvall, whom Mason falls head over heels for (and she for him). From Gina's perspective, C.C. is the safer, saner option (the Betty), and Mason the dangerous one (Veronica), but C.C. doesn't really care or love her, while Mason is the only one who treats her like a human being. Once C.C. gets out of the picture, Gina gives the opportunity to reclaim the Capwell heritage to Mason and to have a commited relationship (Betty), while going with Mary would destroy every possibilty of that, and they are not really sure about their feelings for each other (Veronica). Mary, however, really ''gets'' him, while Gina is not really that profound. Phew!
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** Once Kelly and Joe's squabbling is resolved, they get replaced by Eden and Cruz, who get an UpToEleven WTOWT.
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** Once Kelly and Joe's squabbling is resolved, they get replaced by Eden and Cruz, who get an UpToEleven up to eleven WTOWT.
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* DeliriousMisidentification: After some accident, Santana and Cruz were stranded in an abandoned building, and Cruz, while sick, made love to Santana, believing her to be Eden. Knocked her up, too.
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* HijackedByGanon: Before Cruz and Eden's wedding, there was a major story ark where a villainess named Elena first tried to murder Eden, then, once Eden returned and matters started looking bad for her, was shot, with Cruz accused of the murder. It turned out [[spoiler:Kirk Cranston, the couple's arch-nemesis, was her mentor - including on how to commit suicide.]]
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** Eden and Cruz get one, too: James Dunne and Jill Colucci's ''The change in me is you''.
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** Eden and Cruz get one, too: James Dunne and Jill Colucci's ''The change in me is you''. Later on, Natalie Cole's ''A little bit of heaven'' would also become their theme song.
