As the World Turns/Trivia

Everything About Fiction You Never Wanted to Know.


  • The Character Died with Him: Chris Hughes(Sr.), Nancy Hughes, Hal Munson.
  • Defictionalization: The Man From Oakdale, which credits Henry as co-author.
  • Fake Nationality: Vienna is Swedish, but played by a Norwegian actress.
  • Hey, It's That Guy!: Voice actor David Matranga has a cameo as a desk clerk 17 minutes into this episode.
  • Hey, It's That Voice!: Dr. Hendricks is Otacon.
  • I Knew It!: Many suspected Reid was going to be gay and a possible love interest for Luke long before it was revealed.
    • When news of Reid's death was leaked and Chris was revealed to have a heart condition, many speculated that his heart would be donated to Chris, which is exactly what happened.
  • McLeaned: Brad was killed off when the last actor playing his was released from his contract.
  • Missing Episode: Many of the early episodes don't exist because were destroyed in a fire.
  • The Other Darrin: Many characters had more than one actor playing them. In his last appearance, Adam's excuse was having had Magic Plastic Surgery.
  • Romance on the Set: Teri Conn (Katie) and Austin Peck (Brad).
  • Typecasting: Averted in a strange way by former co-star Brian Bloom--he does not list the Daytime Emmy he won for this show to avoid being typecast as a soap star.
    • Many of the actors previously acted in other soaps and/or went onto others after leaving ATWT.
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