The Young and the Restless

The Young and the Restless (commonly abbreviated to Y&R) is an American soap opera that takes place in Genoa City, Wisconsin (named after a vacation spot that series creators William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell visited annually). It first debuted on the CBS television network on March 26, 1973, replacing Where the Heart Is (soap opera) and Love is a Many Splendored Thing. Y&R has aired over eight thousand episodes.

Crossovers

The Bells created The Bold and the Beautiful in 1987, and in 1992, the mega-popular Y&R villainess Sheila Carter (Kimberlin Brown) crossed over to B&B's Los Angeles setting. Bill Bell felt the character had committed too many crimes for her to remain in Genoa City, so she faked her death and moved to LA. She married Eric Forrester (John McCook, who was the first Lance Prentiss) and continually worried her identity would be exposed by her archnemesis Lauren Fenmore (Tracey E. Bregman), whose department store chain kept her in close contact with the Forresters. Lauren's dying husband, Scott Grainger (Peter Barton) also appeared on B&B long enough to forgive Sheila for her misdeeds. The crossovers were extremely successful and gained B&B over a million viewers. Lauren moved permanently to B&B in 1995 and stayed on the show off and on until 2000, when she again fit into the Genoa City canvas.

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The Bold and the Beautiful - 1987 - 1992 - Kimberlin Brown - Los Angeles - John McCook - Tracey E. Bregman - Peter Barton - 1995 - 2000

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In 1995 Jeanne Cooper, Heather Tom, Melody Thomas Scott, J. Eddie Peck, Kristoff St. John, Eric Braeden, and Doug Davidson guested as themselves on primetime drama Diagnosis Murder. In the episode, Dr. Amanda Bentley (Victoria Rowell) won a small role on the set of Y&R, then helped solve a murder. As Rowell also appeared on Y&R (as Drucilla), there were a number of mistaken identity jokes, culminating in a scene where Amanda "met" Rowell.

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1995 - Jeanne Cooper - Heather Tom - Melody Thomas Scott - J. Eddie Peck - Kristoff St. John - Eric Braeden - Doug Davidson - Diagnosis Murder - Victoria Rowell

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In 1997, the family on the sitcom The Nanny traveled to Los Angeles, and met various cast members, including Melody Thomas Scott, Peter Bergman and Joshua Morrow, as well as B&B's Hunter Tylo, who played themselves. Eric Braeden also appeared in a guest role as a theatre critic in The Nannys first season.

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1997 - The Nanny - Melody Thomas Scott - Peter Bergman - Joshua Morrow - Hunter Tylo - Eric Braeden

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In 1999, Victor met man-hungry exec Brooke Logan (Katherine Kelly Lang) in LA and helped her make Ridge Forrester (Ronn Moss) jealous. In return, Brooke appeared on Y&R to pitch her "Brooke's Bedroom" lingerie line to Jack Abbott.

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1999 - Katherine Kelly Lang - Ronn Moss

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In 2001, select cast members of the series crossed over to The King of Queens. In an episode of the Kevin James sitcom, Doug Heffernan (James) dreams about the series. His wife Carrie (Leah Remini) dumps Doug for Jack Abbott, and Arthur Spooner (Jerry Stiller) searches for a secret antiaging cream that Nikki Newman has in her possession.

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2001 - The King of Queens - Kevin James - Doug Heffernan - Carrie - Leah Remini - Arthur Spooner - Jerry Stiller

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In 2005, Michael Baldwin (Christian LeBlanc) crossed over to

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2005 - Christian LeBlanc

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As the World Turns to outcome the wrath of Julia Larrabee's

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murder in the courtroom trial.

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In 2005, (John McCook), crossed over to The Young and the Restless for a brief appearance.

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