This gives me the chills still - first time after 25 years in revisiting this. Home and Away was never really the same after Shane and Michael. Pippa herself was never the same.
Re-watching The Early Years, it still makes no sense that they decided to axe Michael. Especially so soon after Shane had died. It has an over-egging the pudding feel to it. It's just as well Pippa left a couple of years later because if she'd stayed on the show, she'd probably be widowed 6 or 7 times over at this stage.
I was in pre-school when this first aired & now I'm in my 30s. This scene has stayed in my memory bank ever since I first seen it as a pre-schooler. I remember being angry at Sam because of this scene as my older sisters were at the time. 😅
Same here... Plain unfair... They COULD have at least said he was swept away and never found, giving viewers an idea that he may still be alive out there.
I still always remember this scene. Was tragic. Can't believe it was 96 though! I remember in the ep that followed, Pippa coming out to the kitchen and the kids are fighting and she has internal dialogue "Aw no. Guys, not today of all days, please." I believe the next ep was straight to the day of the funeral. It didn't feel the same after this, the whole family dynamic felt off-kilter.
I must’ve been about 10 or 11 when this aired. It was awful. Poor Michael. They don’t have dramatic events such as this anymore. Correct me if I’m wrong
Damn. I hope to find more old episodes some day and continue from where I left off (Episode 1785.) I started off really not liking Michael at all, but he developed well as a character. It's sad to see good character development literally swept away.
That's not quite true - they used another baby for those scenes and had their real life daughter on the set. I always thought it was cruel to put them through that sudden infant death storyline though. Perhaps in hindsight it was a sign that the program makers had it in for them .
This gives me the chills still - first time after 25 years in revisiting this. Home and Away was never really the same after Shane and Michael. Pippa herself was never the same.
i was a teenager im 42 now
@@carlydunham7075 Almost snap. I'm 43.
@@carlydunham7075 me too I’m 42 where did the time go😢( mid life crisis)
Ii was 42 2 years ago, 44 now. Born 1980. Always wondered how he died, stupid sam played at the edge of the river bank.
First time seeing this in 27 years. The memory just randomly popped into my head. Good TV stays with you!
I remember this in 1996 - Home and Away at its best, Jack and Michael were great in this scene
poor pippa i miss my bay so much
Re-watching The Early Years, it still makes no sense that they decided to axe Michael. Especially so soon after Shane had died. It has an over-egging the pudding feel to it. It's just as well Pippa left a couple of years later because if she'd stayed on the show, she'd probably be widowed 6 or 7 times over at this stage.
did his mum come back in 06 was blown away
clever aif
Poor Pippa. She lost her first husband Tom and loses Michael.
@@danielwilliamson6180 and her baby Dale and her foster daughter Bobby the year before. She's like the black widow
I was in pre-school when this first aired & now I'm in my 30s. This scene has stayed in my memory bank ever since I first seen it as a pre-schooler. I remember being angry at Sam because of this scene as my older sisters were at the time. 😅
That was horrible poor Michael, micheal was so brave died a hero
still remember this from when I very 1st saw it. remember Michael slipping away and feeling so sad that jack couldn't hold on
michael ross was a fantastic character and home and away wasnt the sane when he left such a sad ending for such a brilliant character poor Pippa
Still brings a tear to my eye 😭
+janie69ish One of the worse if not the worse of deaths in the show; very emotive.
in 2006 for me filln was very sad on 5 had no w clicks gone with a lovely easter egg
was in tears for days
I never saw this so I was always confused when Michael's death was mentioned
Best years of Home and Away.
1988 - 2000 and 2010 - present.
Still annoyed they killed him off.
Same here... Plain unfair... They COULD have at least said he was swept away and never found, giving viewers an idea that he may still be alive out there.
2:12 Jack, Liam, Michael and Sam: "Why do we hear boss music?"
I still always remember this scene. Was tragic. Can't believe it was 96 though! I remember in the ep that followed, Pippa coming out to the kitchen and the kids are fighting and she has internal dialogue "Aw no. Guys, not today of all days, please." I believe the next ep was straight to the day of the funeral. It didn't feel the same after this, the whole family dynamic felt off-kilter.
Where can you watch full episode
I don't remember it super well but this memory was burned into my head and I dunno why
Maybe just the first time you'd seen something like this as a kid
It’s called mk ultra. Mind controlling through television . Aka tv programming
pippa lost two husbands in accidents first tom and micheal. very sad I have a tear in my eyes
Tom had a heart attack behind the wheel, which caused the accident
I must’ve been about 10 or 11 when this aired. It was awful. Poor Michael. They don’t have dramatic events such as this anymore. Correct me if I’m wrong
Ill never forget Jack at the door to the house "I tried to save him pippa "
Damn. I hope to find more old episodes some day and continue from where I left off (Episode 1785.)
I started off really not liking Michael at all, but he developed well as a character. It's sad to see good character development literally swept away.
Ah I remember this. 1996 in the UK. V sad X
+identlover After Shane Parish dying; the time when a few of the better characters were leaving; the show went downhill after the 90s.
It was Sam's fault Michael died.
Michael Jackson!!
It's all Sam's fault Michael is dead.
Directly it was kind of Sam's fault
Sam Marshall... It's on sight.
Yes Pippa gave Sam and Jack hell for the following month or so if i remember correctly. She briefly stopped being caring during that time.
Did they ever find him?!
Yeah they did in the next episode :(
did he die in real life?
+oliviaa_x Dennis Coard is alive and well in real life.
+LIVERNIL723 hes married to pippa well debra Laurence in real life but you prob know that lol
casuallyliv and the baby who played their son Dale is their real life daughter.
That's not quite true - they used another baby for those scenes and had their real life daughter on the set. I always thought it was cruel to put them through that sudden infant death storyline though. Perhaps in hindsight it was a sign that the program makers had it in for them .
No he did not
To be continued. It a soap