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1019:(1968–1969)
1003:(1960–1961)
1000:Full Circle
995:(1964–1966)
987:(1963–1982)
984:The Doctors
979:(1965–2022)
971:(1966–1971)
963:(1960–1962)
955:(1969–1972)
939:(1964–1999)
920:(1958–1963)
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868:(1951–1986)
860:(1954–1974)
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844:(1954–1955)
836:(1954–1955)
820:(1951–1980)
809:Kitty Foyle
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796:(1952–2009)
788:(1954–1955)
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772:(1958–1961)
764:(1959–1960)
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750:(1954–1955)
742:(1950–1952)
734:(1956–1984)
726:(1954–1962)
718:(1953–1954)
712:(1956–2010)
601:soap operas
406:February 4,
235:Joan Catlin
150:February 21
75:Joan Catlin
57:Directed by
1571:Categories
1515:What If...
1499:They Go On
1443:EastSiders
1371:Web series
1056:The Nurses
944:Ben Jerrod
825:Miss Susan
747:First Love
336:References
306:said that
263:Production
257:Mona Bruns
180:soap opera
164:1949-07-15
154:1949-02-21
127:15 minutes
118:Bob Steele
109:Production
61:Bob Steele
49:Written by
39:Created by
33:Soap opera
1387:Anacostia
239:John Raby
79:John Raby
1550:Upcoming
1483:The Spot
1427:DeVanity
1309:Passions
1301:The City
1191:Somerset
527:, 1964)
509:, 1980)
491:, 2004)
373:22 March
314:See also
209:Synopsis
114:Producer
67:Starring
1403:The Bay
1266:Rituals
1242:Capitol
609:Current
400:Variety
303:Variety
188:daytime
162: (
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147:Release
137:Network
104:English
1559:(2025)
1526:(2015)
1518:(2010)
1502:(1997)
1478:(2012)
1462:(2013)
1414:(2014)
1398:(2008)
1382:(2013)
1363:(2001)
1344:(1990)
1341:Tribes
1336:(1992)
1258:Loving
1150:(1970)
1142:(1970)
1083:(1965)
1075:(1962)
1035:(1965)
947:(1963)
904:(1954)
888:(1958)
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141:DuMont
1282:Texas
277:guess
178:is a
29:Genre
559:IMDb
529:ISBN
511:ISBN
493:ISBN
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429:ISBN
408:2023
375:2020
362:ISBN
557:at
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358:469
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