The Young and the Restless preview for Monday, July 20 teases the very beginning of the CBS Daytime drama. Viewers get to take a trip back to March 26 and 27, 1973, when episodes were only 30 minutes long. Due to the soap’s current hour-long time slot, fans will get to see the 47-year-old show’s first two installments. Brad Elliot makes his way to the city through unlikely circumstances and both the Brooks and Foster families debut.
On the first The Young and the Restless episode, the mysterious Brad Elliot (Tom Hallick) arrives in Genoa City, according to SheKnows Soaps . Brad received a beating and when he would’ve chosen to go home to his pregnant wife or the hospital, instead, he decided to hitch a ride with a trucker. A clip of the scene appeared in next week’s preview video , which can be seen below. He had no idea where he would end up, so it was a surprise when he found himself in Genoa City.
A pregnant Barbara (Deidre Hall) searched for Brad, but somebody told her he had died. After all, Brad was mugged, carjacked, and then beaten up. Then, the thief who took the car ended up getting into a horrible accident, which left the vehicle smashed beyond recognition and the driver dead, whom authorities presumed was Brad.
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The second episode of The Young and the Restless introduced the legendary Brooks and Foster families. Jill Foster (Brenda Dickson) dreamed of owning a nail salon one day — it was her ticket to the type of life she truly wanted to live. As for Greg Foster (James Houghton), he wanted to become a lawyer. Finally, Snapper Foster (William Grey Espy) decided that his goal was to be a doctor. The doctor-to-be also enjoyed playing the field, so he had two women on a string — Sally (Lee Crawford) and Chris (Trish Stewart). Longtime fans will remember just how much drama that love triangle caused.
Chris’s father, Stuart Brooks (Robert Colbert), decided to have a talk with Snapper about his intentions. Both Stuart and his wife Jennifer (Dorothy Green) felt quite protective of their daughters’ hearts and they did not want somebody like Snapper to play Chris for a fool. Brad happened to end up at the same restaurant as Stuart and Snapper and he overheard their conversation. When the check arrived, Brad found himself unable to pay for the bill, which left him with a problem. However, Stuart ended up picking up the check and changing the course of Brad’s life. He chose to stay in Genoa City and ended up having a career at the newspaper.
