In the last 4 or 5 years, I believe I've watched all the parts of "Viki's Personalities " over a dozen times, and to this day, im still blown away. Daytime was incredible back in the 90s!!
This is the best story ABC Daytime has ever aired. Hands down. How on EARTH "One Life" was overlooked for a Daytime Emmy for Best Show between 1993 and 1996 will remain one of Daytime's Greatest Mysteries EVER. WTF?!? This was by far the most compelling story I have ever seen in Daytime - and I've watched nearly every soap at some point over the last 30 yrs.
The only one that is her equal is Susan Flannery (Stephanie Forrester). I swear it's like those 2 were separated at birth. That Big Bear scene with Brooke (Katherine Kelly Lang) up at the cabin was epic.
Throughout this scene, I am able to recognize pieces of the other personalities coming fourth even before they officially emerge. Erica Slezak is awesome.
I'm actually giving a three way credit in my book about mental.illness and my father's battle with the veterans hospital. I'm using this episode as a point of reference to show a chronological timeline of how the mind can go very dark when veterans and abuse victims are exposed to trauma. I have to say that i have always felt that 1995 Robin Strasser should of had a support or leading honor Emmy as well, because Robin's Strasser Dorian was a very effective mental health doctor without realizing it. But Michael malone was extremely smart in showing how dark.a person can go when backed into a corner and i.do believe he helped put a visual representation on not just D.I D but P.TSD as well
I just watched "The Three Faces of Eve" where Joanne Woodward won the Oscar for Best Actress for playing a person with multiple personalities so convincingly. Then I had to watch Erika Sleazack blow that performance out of the water with this lesser known acting triumph. Victoria Lord you are greatly missed.
dabigdikdangler I agree this is an acting clinic put on by Erika. Robin deserves credit too she's a fabulous acting partner for ES. she did win an Emmy for this one of her 6 !!!
Gillian Spencer did a much better job than this in the Viki/Niki role. Joanne Woodward was good in the movie role. Won an Oscar for her portrayal of Eve. Erika's portrayal of Niki was always a bit campy IMO.
Margaret but this isn’t niki though. And even if she did Erika played several different characters which is the true mastery of your art-form even the way she blends the personalities into one!!!
I remember this one. This was one of the best storylines in soap history. This is where we all found out WHY Viki had multiple personalities in the first place.
I remember these scenes as if they were yesterday. They stretched over two episodes if I remember correctly. The second episode was noteworthy because there was no music in the first 30 minutes - just the thunder effect. The intensity of all the actors, Erika Slezak especially, was something I never saw on daytime before or since.
I have been saying that for decades. Even the soap magazines thought Robin Strasser and Susan lucci were sisters. But, lucci unlike Strasser got the respect from her show.
This (long) scene between Erica and Robyn is just great. Both actors work off each other with perfection. I always thought Robyn was a hottie, from 1981-the 1990's.
The scenes were also directed by Jill Mitwell (who also handled the episodes in which Marty was gangraped). The use of hand-held cameras in some of the scenes also added to the realism and intimacy of the storyline. Mitwell's been nominated for a directing Emmy 7 times (for OLTL and ATWT) but never won.
I agree that Erika is a wonderful actress! I used to watch one life to live sometimes while I was in a college. I'm a big time fan of YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS. I would love for her come on YR since it's a top soap opera as a main character with her family. Plus the actress who played Sarah Buchanan is on YR now.
Abc daytime had some great shows in 1995, my mom a big fan of one life to live, all my children and loving. All had great stories at this point even the canceled Loving had must see story.
@gotch09 Yes, but because the writer's at that time (from an idea suggested by Robyn Strasser) wanted to dramatize Dissociation more realistically they decided to use child abuse as a basis for the original split and show MULTIPLE alters rather than dual personalities.
Thank god Erika deservedly won the Emmy for this storyline. oltl was on fire from 93 to 95 Malone was a genus I know he came back and flopped probably bc his writing partner Griffith wasn't with him he doesn't get enough credit as Malone. I also was surprised Claire Labine was canned after a year in 97 she was so brilliant on gh . I think her stories were pretty good she had killed off patrick and Blairs babu I know that's harsh but I hated that pregnancy and the quad of Marty blair patrick blair. she brought on Mel Hayes who I liked a lot with Dorian she desperately needed a male counterpart not the boy toys jason and Joey. I also liked the canton Ohio scenes of the cramers it had a very Edgar Allan poe feel to it
When I watch this today the main question I have to ask myself is how did Carlotta ever manage to clean between that staircase and the two enormous pillars.
Viki at the start is def not viki u can see that her personality of tori is almost out what a brilliant actress both these ladies. Dorian saw viki was not herself when she said " too bad David wont collect , I will!!!"
15 sec u can see vikis alters emerging esp tori even a bit of Jean plotting when bos banging on the door viki would never direct Dorian to " get rid of him" it's not viki anymore
I'll admit that I don't regularly watch OLTL, but I do enjoy watching the vintage clips/episodes here on TH-cam. I know that there is probably no simple answer to this question but I will ask it anyway... "Why does Viki have so many personalities and when and why did she begin having them anyway?"
Yes, but because the writer's at that time (from an idea suggested by Robyn Strasser) wanted to dramatize Dissociation more realistically they decided to use child abuse as a basis for the original split and show MULTIPLE alters rather than dual personalities.
IF MEREDITH LORD had lived how would Victor Lord been able to equally split up his estate between Dorian, Crammer his wife and VICTORIA and MEREDITH Lord
my mom just told me DID is a real disease and i freaked out... i was thinking "now i know why i have been feeling strange for the past 2 years i have another Personality" on march 1st 2009 my cat died in my arms basically and i lost controll of my feelings. i felt rage sorrow and hate at the same time. then i felt something different. i felt even more anger for my brother. this personality must hate himexcept this hate is even stronger than mine. he feels its my brothers fault my cat died
Multiple personalities don't result from fights. Dissociative identity disorder results from ongoing horrific trauma before age nine. Scenes such as this trivialize and misrepresent extreme child abuse survivors. If you enjoy this scene take time to actually educate yourself on what dissociative identity disorder is. Otherwise you are just benefiting from the farther marginalization of extreme child abuse survivors.
She already had multiple personalities. The personalities often want to protect the main personality from the trauma that caused the personality to fracture hence why Jean is so calculating!!!
25 years later, this show is so good Phenomenal story that was well produced & performed.
In the last 4 or 5 years, I believe I've watched all the parts of "Viki's Personalities " over a dozen times, and to this day, im still blown away. Daytime was incredible back in the 90s!!
The 90's
This show was amazing, actors & stories, how I miss it, how much I enjoy watching these old storylines
Two Amazing Actresses
I loved this whole DID saga. Erica Slezak is an awesome actress, and I wish this was on DVD or that YouToub would show this saga in its entirety. 😊❤
Look up OGSoapfan on TH-cam he *or she* has most of 94-98. The quality is vhs from that time but hey
This is the best story ABC Daytime has ever aired. Hands down. How on EARTH "One Life" was overlooked for a Daytime Emmy for Best Show between 1993 and 1996 will remain one of Daytime's Greatest Mysteries EVER. WTF?!? This was by far the most compelling story I have ever seen in Daytime - and I've watched nearly every soap at some point over the last 30 yrs.
One of the great Daytime Feuds, second only to Y&R's Jill v. Katherine.
You're so right. OLTL under Michael Malone's pen was pure magic.
@@ErickGainesSanders Them & B&B's Stephanie & Brooke.
This is why Erika Slezak will forever be the best actress in daytime. She gives so much in her scenes and her range is unmatched.
The only one that is her equal is Susan Flannery (Stephanie Forrester). I swear it's like those 2 were separated at birth. That Big Bear scene with Brooke (Katherine Kelly Lang) up at the cabin was epic.
She is good but Susan Lucci on All my children is the best .
@@ronneal1 Susan Lucci is an icon for her character Erica kane but not that great of an actress compared to the incomparable Erika Slezak
The best of all time
Susan Flannery....and that's it.
Throughout this scene, I am able to recognize pieces of the other personalities coming fourth even before they officially emerge. Erica Slezak is awesome.
Mediamasterism1 this scene and every scene before this you could see all the personalities
@@shaquana12hyatt it's amazing to watch
@@Pinkranger87 yes it was
Michael Malone wrote these scenes and should've won an Emmy for them himself. A crime that he didn't.
I'm actually giving a three way credit in my book about mental.illness and my father's battle with the veterans hospital. I'm using this episode as a point of reference to show a chronological timeline of how the mind can go very dark when veterans and abuse victims are exposed to trauma.
I have to say that i have always felt that 1995 Robin Strasser should of had a support or leading honor Emmy as well, because Robin's Strasser Dorian was a very effective mental health doctor without realizing it. But Michael malone was extremely smart in showing how dark.a person can go when backed into a corner and i.do believe he helped put a visual representation on not just D.I
D but P.TSD as well
yesss
He really should have
Wow can't believe I found this, I love and miss this daytime show!!
OMG ABC please, please bring this program back!!!
Ms. Slesak & Ms Strasser, a great team along with great writing, & great direction equals magic
Disgustingly amazing
ES is wonderful in her portrayal of DID, she is very talented.
When Vikki comes through the door you could see Tori coming through.
I just watched "The Three Faces of Eve" where Joanne Woodward won the Oscar for Best Actress for playing a person with multiple personalities so convincingly. Then I had to watch Erika Sleazack blow that performance out of the water with this lesser known acting triumph. Victoria Lord you are greatly missed.
dabigdikdangler I agree this is an acting clinic put on by Erika. Robin deserves credit too she's a fabulous acting partner for ES. she did win an Emmy for this one of her 6 !!!
Gillian Spencer did a much better job than this in the Viki/Niki role. Joanne Woodward was good in the movie role. Won an Oscar for her portrayal of Eve. Erika's portrayal of Niki was always a bit campy IMO.
Margaret but this isn’t niki though. And even if she did Erika played several different characters which is the true mastery of your art-form even the way she blends the personalities into one!!!
I come back to this storyline often.
I remember this one. This was one of the best storylines in soap history. This is where we all found out WHY Viki had multiple personalities in the first place.
Exactly.
Thank you so much for posting these videos. I've been hoping someone would post them as they were very riveting.
Whoa! Viki was scary in this scene.
I could watch this confrontation a million times! (already seen it about 8)
notgrillo collector/ gamer this is my 6th time watching it
I love Erika Slezak,an awesome actress! Jean is my favorite alter. So cool and calculating.
I remember these scenes as if they were yesterday. They stretched over two episodes if I remember correctly. The second episode was noteworthy because there was no music in the first 30 minutes - just the thunder effect. The intensity of all the actors, Erika Slezak especially, was something I never saw on daytime before or since.
Oh how I miss this show....
I think its on Tubi
Best actress in daytime history
I still miss one life to live ... I hung out with the actors on west 66 th street they were such nice people....
This was the final best storyline that the show ever did.
Thank you so much for posting this. Was it really that long ago? I remember watching this! Classic, thanks again.
... I really loved this old show. Look at them! How young. Lol...
I wish I could watch the episodes from this era on DVD or somewhere online for the full episodes. I could watch these for weeks.
Dorian is like the Erica Kane of one life to live
I have been saying that for decades. Even the soap magazines thought Robin Strasser and Susan lucci were sisters. But, lucci unlike Strasser got the respect from her show.
Dorian is a hundred times the better character than Erica Kane
I sure did love me some Erica but I must admit that Dorian was more interesting!
my favorite cant believe this is going off the air!
This (long) scene between Erica and Robyn is just great. Both actors work off each other with perfection. I always thought Robyn was a hottie, from 1981-the 1990's.
notgrillo collector/ gamer they said it was a closer set that day and it was just them
Yes, Erika won an emmy for this.
Jess4metoo she won about 6 Emmys
@Eagle Fang Sports She’s the true Queen of daytime. I love Susan Lucci, but she doesn’t have the range Slezak possesses.
All the time, all dorian tried to do was save viki from herself. She found out what a monster victor was and took the blame for VIKI killing victor
I hope that monsterous peice of garbage died a very very slow and painful death
Brilliant storyline!!!!
Great writing.
The scenes were also directed by Jill Mitwell (who also handled the episodes in which Marty was gangraped). The use of hand-held cameras in some of the scenes also added to the realism and intimacy of the storyline. Mitwell's been nominated for a directing Emmy 7 times (for OLTL and ATWT) but never won.
MotorCity1370 it was also a closed set
@@Pinkranger87 What do you mean by that?
I agree that Erika is a wonderful actress! I used to watch one life to live sometimes while I was in a college. I'm a big time fan of YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS. I would love for her come on YR since it's a top soap opera as a main character with her family. Plus the actress who played Sarah Buchanan is on YR now.
Vicki Lord Buchanan I love you the most!
Yes, at this point, I think it was Viki slipping into insanity.
This was some good shit...
Abc daytime had some great shows in 1995, my mom a big fan of one life to live, all my children and loving. All had great stories at this point even the canceled Loving had must see story.
yes Loving morphed in to an interesting show THE CITY, which featured a transsexual character/drag queen. It didn't last.
@gotch09 Yes, but because the writer's at that time (from an idea suggested by Robyn Strasser) wanted to dramatize Dissociation more realistically they decided to use child abuse as a basis for the original split and show MULTIPLE alters rather than dual personalities.
Erika Slezak the best actress in soap opera history.
These 2 are amazing
Erika Slezak was riveting in these scenes...She won a well-deserved Emmy for this s/l too I think
1:36 was every decent American whenever Trump would speak or tweet.
😂 💯
Thank god Erika deservedly won the Emmy for this storyline. oltl was on fire from 93 to 95 Malone was a genus I know he came back and flopped probably bc his writing partner Griffith wasn't with him he doesn't get enough credit as Malone. I also was surprised Claire Labine was canned after a year in 97 she was so brilliant on gh . I think her stories were pretty good she had killed off patrick and Blairs babu I know that's harsh but I hated that pregnancy and the quad of Marty blair patrick blair. she brought on Mel Hayes who I liked a lot with Dorian she desperately needed a male counterpart not the boy toys jason and Joey. I also liked the canton Ohio scenes of the cramers it had a very Edgar Allan poe feel to it
When I watch this today the main question I have to ask myself is how did Carlotta ever manage to clean between that staircase and the two enormous pillars.
fanmail59 oh Jean probably had ordered and bid housewives to clean up. Or Jean could do that with gloves and uniform to clean. LOL
Dorian is Viki's stepmother
Erica and Robin should've both won best actress at the Emmy's
Viki vs Dorian.
Daytime Soap Heavy Weight Championship
I miss one life to live
Did Erica earn an emmy this year? God she was so good during this storyline!
Anyone have the background music??? I love it and would love to have it
Huh !!!!!
I ALREADY HAVE MY SHARE OF VICTOR'S ESTATE, I don't Need to STEAL a Trust Fund!!!!!!!
Bring back OLTL,
One Life to Live
Thanks for the upload..I love Vicki's theme.. XD What ever happened to Elaine Preci who played Dorian in 1990 ? XD
erika is a great actress.
Viki at the start is def not viki u can see that her personality of tori is almost out what a brilliant actress both these ladies. Dorian saw viki was not herself when she said " too bad David wont collect , I will!!!"
It's Viki at the front door. Here you get to watch Dorian push her over the edge.
I wasn't a huge fan of the Michael Malone era, but this was a wonderfully told story.
15 sec u can see vikis alters emerging esp tori even a bit of Jean plotting when bos banging on the door viki would never direct Dorian to " get rid of him" it's not viki anymore
This clip is entirely Tori imho.
wait, so is this how jessica ceated tessica and bessica like how viki created Niki and Biki?
I'll admit that I don't regularly watch OLTL, but I do enjoy watching the vintage clips/episodes here on TH-cam. I know that there is probably no simple answer to this question but I will ask it anyway... "Why does Viki have so many personalities and when and why did she begin having them anyway?"
roscolane her father sexually abused her as a child. She wasn’t able to handle it so she split into several different alters
She beagan having those personalities akmost from the show's debut at 1968.
Who was Vicki at the door? The way she approached with Dorian ... like Tori or Tommy?
A combo. Tommy can’t seem to really talk in complete sentences. All of Viki’s personalities came out in these scenes.
Leo and Taurus.
Who is more pretty?young marty or young vick
What in the flyin',cryin' hell does this have to do with Vickies personalities? Wasn't her earliest one Nikki?
Yes, but because the writer's at that time (from an idea suggested by Robyn Strasser) wanted to dramatize Dissociation more realistically they decided to use child abuse as a basis for the original split and show MULTIPLE alters rather than dual personalities.
was that tori at the front door
yea thats the same viki
IF MEREDITH LORD had lived how would Victor Lord been able to equally split up his estate between Dorian, Crammer his wife and VICTORIA and MEREDITH Lord
ManTexDal Victor didn't believe Meredith was his child
And Tina and Todd...etc.
@@Pinkranger87 WOW, cool!!! Do u remember what scene/time period this was shown in?
@@Irishmodel78 about 1994 1995
@@nolanorgel4344 And Victor Jr.
OR at least i most likely think i do
my mom just told me DID is a real disease and i freaked out... i was thinking "now i know why i have been feeling strange for the past 2 years i have another Personality" on march 1st 2009 my cat died in my arms basically and i lost controll of my feelings. i felt rage sorrow and hate at the same time. then i felt something different. i felt even more anger for my brother. this personality must hate himexcept this hate is even stronger than mine. he feels its my brothers fault my cat died
is it just me or does this seem more like the Tori personality than VIcki from the way she is speaking and her eyes...
STOP LYING.
Lol
lol
who is that? is it really vicki?
Multiple personalities don't result from fights. Dissociative identity disorder results from ongoing horrific trauma before age nine. Scenes such as this trivialize and misrepresent extreme child abuse survivors. If you enjoy this scene take time to actually educate yourself on what dissociative identity disorder is. Otherwise you are just benefiting from the farther marginalization of extreme child abuse survivors.
She already had multiple personalities. The personalities often want to protect the main personality from the trauma that caused the personality to fracture hence why Jean is so calculating!!!
I hated this storyline