Well, I for one will be happy to help dear Quentin out with his burgeoning twig... er, branch, er... STAFF!!!

That reminds me of this weird dream I had the other night that I was watching DS, and Selby was on screen, and the camera panned down to his crotch, and well... respect for the children who may be reading these boards forbids me to go any further, but, let's just say, it was a feast for the eyes.

that devil Gothick "the DEVIL made me do it!!!"

Gothick,

Very funny!  In fact, LMAO!!!  I find that I frequently have a similar dream involving myself, Bathia Mapes and Minnie Duval in a meeting of the minds, so to speak!  (By the way, I wonder if the delectable Ms. Duval ever rented that luxury apartment of the late, unlamented John Yaegar?  Maybe PT Roxanne Drew is now residing there, pining away over her great, lost love, Mr. B., no doubt.)

Nevertheless, while I (and, no doubt, many others here) appreciate and enjoy your "ribald" sense of humor, there are bound to be those, whose sensibilities are offended by your wickedly amusing sense of humor.

Keep it up!!

Bob the Bartender, former altar boy and aspiring dirty old man!

Hi, everyone do you suppose Hallie
and David were trying out for musical
chairs???

Annie,

Just so long as David and Hallie were not playing "post office" in the illusive playroom that, apparently, Mrs. Stoddard, Carolyn, Maggie, et al, don't know about yet!!!

Bob the Bartender, former chaperone to John Yeager and Buffy Harrington.

Bob! Oh My God! Never! I love Dwight Frye!

He even had a bit part in the movie Frankenstein meets the Wolfman. (I am also a big fan of Lon Chaney Jr.) 

He would have been an awesome guest actor on the show!

And I agree with you onyx_treasure, he would have been a wonderful suitor for the lovely Ms. Bennett. Though like you, I can't decide if I would rather see him play a nice guy, or a villan...

Arashi,

Lon Chaney, Jr. was a fine actor, I agree.  Mr. Chaney's greatest role was as Lenny in "Of Mice and Men."

By the way, I particularly liked the casting of the burly and physically-imposing Lon Chaney, Jr. as Larry Talbot, wandering son of Lord Talbot (portrayed by the dynamic and, comparatively-speaking, diminutive Claude Raines) in "The Wolfman."

Yes, the affable and laconic American son, and the imperious and eloquent British father.  Quite a contrast!

Of course, Lon Chaney, Jr. had a memorable scene with Lou Costello in "Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein."  Larry Talbot explains to Wilbur (Lou C.) that, "tonight when the moon is full, I'll turn into a wolf."

To which Bud Abbott's partner replies: "Yeah, you and about twenty million other guys!"

Bob the Bartender

PS The late Marty Feldman (of "Young Frankenstein" fame) would have been great as the last, remaining member of the Leviathan race, IMHO.  (Somehow, I don't think that Carolyn would have fallen for him as she did for DS "fan favorite," Jeb Hawks!)

Hey gang,

How about actor Dwight Frye?  Now, before you all  shout/scream at me: "Who the heck is/was Dwight Frye!?!," Dwight Frye was a character actor who appeared in many of the classic Universal horror films of the 1930s.

For example, I believe that Dwight Frye was Dr. Frankenstein's incompetent lab assistant, Fritz,  in "The Bride of Frankenstein."  Specifically, Dwight Frye is the guy, who, during the experiment to bring Elsa Lanchester to life, shouts: "The storm is rising!," as the doctor's kites are raised above the lab to attract the "life-providing" bolts of lightening (sort of like the estimable Dr. Eric Lang's "life force" scheme).

Unfortunately, "Fritz" is thrown from the top of the lab/castle by a really ticked-off Frankenstein monster.  (Hey, what can I tell you?  "Elsa" just didn't go for Frankie's ruggedly-handsome good looks!)

I think that Mr. Frye also appeared in the orignal "Dracula," flick with the great Bela Lugosi.  Mr. Frye was particularly adept at playing loopy, "round-the-bend" (as the Brits say) characters.  Perhaps Dwight Frye could have played either Ezra Braithewaite's ne'er-do-well younger brother or, possibly, Willie Loomis' long-lost daddy.

Evelyn Ankers was another veteran of the Universal films, who I would have liked to have seen guest star on Dark Shadows.  Ms. Ankers starred in "The Wolfman" and several other Universal horror flicks.

I once read an apocryphal story, that a Universal film director was giving Ms. Ankers some last minute instructions before filming a particularly dramatic and climactic scene.  The director explained to Ms. Ankers that, in this scene, her father had been just pummeled to death by Frankenstein, her sister had just been bitten by Dracula, and she was about to run for her sweet life after Lawrence Talbot had just transformed into England's version of the "Wily Coyote."

The director explained to Ms. Ankers that, at this point, he would shoot a close-up of her face, so that she could convey to the movie audience, the extent of the unremitting terror she was experiencing at that very moment.  Supposedly, Ms. Ankers looked at the director incredulously and said: "Are you 'bleeping' kidding me!!!"

Well, so much for dubious film history.

Bob the Bartender

PS Perhaps Ms. Ankers could have payed Maggie Evans' late mom in a flashback sequence.

   Does Barnabas and Julia's relationship fall into the same category as General Hospitals Dr. Hardy and his nurse Jesse, Perry Mason and Della Street, or Gunsmokes Matt Dillon and Miss Kitty?  I'm sure there are probably more that I can't think of at the moment.  The women are there to be loyal and taken for granted.

onyx_treasure,

Those are excellent comparisons you've made between Barnabas and Julia, and these other (evidently) platonic relationships you've cited.

How about these platonic/professional couples?:

John Steed and Mrs. Emma Peel

Clark Kent and Lois Lane (from the 1950s' TV show)

Hawkeye Pierce and Nurse Kelly

Manuel and Polly (from "Fawlty Towers")

Jim Phelps and Cinnamon Carter (from "Mission:Impossible!")

Eddie Haskell and Lumpy Rutherford (I apologize.  I just couldn't resist it!)

Bob....I think he blended in just fine in Collinwood when he looked like Frankenstein.

Your point is well taken!

Maybe that's the REAL reason Hallie wasn't staying with the good Professor......perhaps Adam was STILL THERE!

Raineypark,

You know, we very often think alike!  (It must be the same type of Mediterranean blood or something.)

Bob the Bartender

PS Maybe after his extensive plastic surgery, Adam, in an attempt to keep Sheriff Patterson off of his back,  now has a kisser that looks remarkably like, say, either Rondo "The Creeper" Hatton or Dennis "The Worm" Rodman?  The big guy will now easily blend into the crowd in Collinsport, don't you think?

Well, at least "Papa" is a better read than, say, Erich Segal, Danielle Steele or even William Hollingshead Loomis!