(UN)DEAD AGAIN

Marlena (Deidre Hall) and John (Drake Hogestyn) return to Days of Our Lives on Monday, September 26 (the first day time-slot competitor All My Children won't be regularly on the air since 1970 - but I'm sure the timing is just a coincidence.)

For Soap Opera 451: A Time Capsule of Daytime Drama's Greatest Moments, a soap expert (you'll have to check out the book to learn exactly who) nominated Marlena's original return to Salem in 1991 (back when John still thought he was Roman - and was kind of dressed like the guys on Miami Vice; pre-Basic Black) as an example of the genre at the top of its game.

Do you agree? Watch the clip below and tell us your memories of that heralded reappearance either in the Comments section below or e-mail me at AlinaAdams@gmail.com!