One Life to Live is an American soap opera that was broadcast from
1968 to 2013, on the ABC network from 1968 to 2012. The series starts
with One Life to Live storylines (1968â€"1979). The plot continues in
One Life to Live storylines (1980â€"1989). The plot in the next decade
is outlined in One Life to Live storylines (1990â€"1999) and the story
concludes in One Life to Live storylines (2000â€"2013).The early 1980s
were a time of big changes for One Life to Live. The Wolek sisters
were the spotlight characters of the show as the new decade began. The
major storyline on OLTL in 1979 was Viki’s trial for the murder of
Marco Dane (Gerald Anthony). But Anthony was so popular with fans that
he quickly returned (a quick rewrite revealed Marco's heretofore
unknown twin brother Mario was killed instead; Marco impersonated him
for several years). Karen discovered Marco’s secret, but realized he
was genuinely trying to rehabilitate, so she didn’t expose him.
Meanwhile, Jenny was treated badly by her husband Brad who then
manipulated her into taking him back over and over again. Brad also
raped Karen. Jenny was in a high-risk pregnancy at the time, and the
news of the rape sent her into early labor. When the baby died in the
nursery, Karen forced Marco to switch the child with fellow hooker
Katrina Karr's child. Jenny finally left Brad for good and married Dr.
Peter Janssen, who was later killed in a car accident. It would be
several years before she found out the truth about ‘her’ baby and
in a heartbreaking sequence, gave her daughter back to Katrina.The
early 1980s were a time of big changes for One Life to Live. The Wolek
sisters were the spotlight characters of the show as the new decade
began. The major storyline on OLTL in 1979 was Viki’s trial for the
murder of Marco Dane (Gerald Anthony). But Anthony was so popular with
fans that he quickly returned (a quick rewrite revealed Marco's
heretofore unknown twin brother Mario was killed instead; Marco
impersonated him for several years). Karen discovered Marco’s
secret, but realized he was genuinely trying to rehabilitate, so she
didn’t expose him. Meanwhile, Jenny was treated badly by her husband
Brad who then manipulated her into taking him back over and over
again. Brad also raped Karen. Jenny was in a high-risk pregnancy at
the time, and the news of the rape sent her into early labor. When the
baby died in the nursery, Karen forced Marco to switch the child with
fellow hooker Katrina Karr's child. Jenny finally left Brad for good
and married Dr. Peter Janssen, who was later killed in a car accident.
It would be several years before she found out the truth about
‘her’ baby and in a heartbreaking sequence, gave her daughter back
to Katrina.Joe Riley succumbed to a brain tumor and died in the fall
of 1979, only weeks before Viki delivered their second son (whom she
named Joseph in his memory). Viki buried herself in work as publisher
of the Banner, and in looking after Tina, who was perpetually involved
with one bad-news boyfriend after another. Although she deliberately
avoided a new relationship, she attracted two prospective love
interests. One was Ted Clayton, Tina’s father (actually stepfather,
though she didn’t know it at the time) who was more interested in
Viki’s wealth than her. The other was Clint Buchanan (Clint
Ritchie), who took over Joe’s position as chief editor of the
Llanview Banner. Viki and Clint clashed both professionally and
personally â€" Clint was a no-nonsense cowboy who initially saw Viki
as a pampered primadonna. Eventually though true love won out and,
despite numerous schemes by Ted, Viki and Clint were married. Ted was
finally gunned down, prompting a devastated Tina to leave Llanview for
a while.Quickly following Clint to Llanview were his brother Bo
Buchanan (Robert S. Woods), and father Asa Buchanan (Phil Carey). Asa
was a Texas oil baron millionaire who had a love-hate relationship
with his sons, and practically everyone he knew. The Buchanan clan was
an obvious attempt to imitate the then wildly popular prime-time soap
Dallas, but the Buchanans proved to be such big hits that they soon
dominated the entire show. Most of the Wolek and Lord family members
who anchored OLTL since its inception were written out, or (in the
case of Viki) married into the Buchanan family. (Ironically the
Buchanan family has remained a popular fixture on the daytime soap to
this day, outlasting their inspirations on Dallas by more than a
decade.) Asa was as much a scoundrel as J.R. Ewing in his business
dealings but he was also an irrepressible ladies' man. Almost
immediately after arriving in Llanview, Asa wooed Brad Vernon's sister
Samantha, who was decades younger than he was. What no one knew was
that Asa's first wife Olympia (mother of Clint and Bo) was still
alive, still legally Asa's wife, and being held prisoner by him.
Throughout the 1980s, Asa took one young bride after another -
including Delilah Ralston, Becky Lee Abbott, Pamela Stuart and
Gabrielle Medina. He also locked horns with his sons, particularly Bo,
who had his own romantic interest in both Delilah and Becky Lee. One Life to Live storylines (1980–1989) Top Movies & Young Movies