The Dark Shadows Alphabet Game

[Lydia]

EmeraldRose, you have my sincere admiration for coming up with xenomorphic.  I really thought we were going to be stalled on X this time around!

Y is for “You always win, Barnabas", with thanks to Gothick for calling it to mind.

"You always win, Barnabas."

[Midnite]

Z is for Zeke, George Mitchell's character when he guest starred on an ep of Hazel.

 

[JosettesMusicBox]

A is for Atlantic - the ocean that you can see from Collinsport, ME

~ JosettesMusicBox

[EmeraldRose]

B is for Bandage (Band-aid). Jason McGuire and Elizabeth Stoddard had matching bandages on their fingers - in both 1967 and 1949!

----- Sally -----

[JosettesMusicBox]

C is for Carey Mansion - Our beloved Collinwood...  Through the years, it has been known by many names and has had many varied uses...

For anyone who has not yet seen the history of this majestic wonder, click here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carey_Mansion

~JosettesMusicBox

[Josette]

D is for Diagnosis - none of the doctors called in to examine the many characters under varied spells was able to make an accurate diagnosis.

[EmeraldRose]

E is for Eight is Enough - a TV series which originally aired on ABC from 1977-1981. Dennis Patrick (Jason McGuire; Paul Stoddardd) guest-starred in 4 episodes from 1977-1979.

----- Sally -----

[JosettesMusicBox]

F is for funeral - In episode 936 Spoiler:

the family attends Paul's funeral.

~JosettesMusicBox

[retzev]

G is for the Gallons of Liquor the Collins household consumes every year.

[EmeraldRose]

H is for Hallmark Hall of Fame - probably the longest-running continuing anthology series on TV, which premiered on Christmas Eve, 1951, on CBS. Dana Elcar (Sheriff Patterson) starred in 4 episodes - in 1963, 1966, 1967, and 1968; Louis Edmonds (Roger Collins, et al) starred in 3 episodes - in 1954, 1961, and 1962; Dennis Patrick (Jason McGuire, Paul Stoddard) starred in 2 episodes in 1952 and 1953; John Karlen (Willie Loomis, et al) starred in 1 episode in 1963.

----- Sally -----

[Midnite]

I is for the Goddess Isis, who falls in love with Barnabas, believing him to be the reincarnation of Osiris, in one of the more interesting storylines in the DS newspaper comics.

[EmeraldRose]

J is for Jack 243 -- the name of the character that David Selby (Quentin) played in "The Norming of Jack 243", which aired on September 9, 1975. This was an episode of the 90-minute late-night mystery and suspense anthology series, The Wide World of Mystery, which aired on ABC weekdays at 11:30 PM from 1973 to 1976.

----- Sally -----

[Midnite]

K is for Knight Rider, which had Keene Curtis in an episode.  And if any other DS actor guested, it's not coming to me, lol.

[EmeraldRose]

L is for Larva - a TV movie which originally aired on Sci-Fi on January 22, 2005.    David Selby (Quentin) played Fletcher Odermatt in that movie. Unfortunately, it's a horror movie, so I only watched the scenes that he appeared in. I don't like gory stuff! 

----- Sally -----

[EmeraldRose]

M is for Match Game 75 - a daytime game show on CBS. Kate Jackson (Daphne Harridge) appeared in the July 24, 1975 episode. I found that show on Game Show Network yesterday, as I was channel surfing! Needless to say, I watched the rest of the show!

----- Sally -----