The legendary daytime drama One Life to Live will soon disappear into television history when it ends its 43-year run Jan. 13 on ABC. To send the soap off, ABC’s sister network, SOAPnet, will be airing 14 classic episodes of the show in a daylong marathon Jan. 1, from 10am-midnight ET/PT. The marathon will include memorable episodes, such as Tina going over the waterfall, the Buchanans in the Old West, an episode from the 2002 week of live episodes and more. Old faces will also be seen, as alums Judith Light, Marcia Cross and Nathan Fillion feature in some of the episodes picked for the marathon.
The episodes airing Jan. 1 are:
10am — On the witness stand, Karen (Judith Light) stuns everyone by admitting that she was a prostitute. (original air date March 6, 1979)
11am — In Argentina, the boat Tina was on goes over a waterfall. Distraught, Cord takes out his anger on Max. Kate (Marcia Cross) feels it’s her fault; Gabrielle tells Max that she can get along just fine without him. (original air date March 9, 1987)
12pm — The Buchanan clan goes back in time to the Old West for Clint and Ginny’s wedding; Asa and Cord can’t figure out why pictures of Bo are missing. (original air date May 13, 1988)
1pm — Jake is devastated as Megan dies in his arms. (original air date February 7, 1992)
2pm — One Life to Live‘s 25th anniversary show: Viki and Dorian are locked together in a secret room. In the hospital, Tina sits by Cord’s bedside and reminisces about their history; Luna is adamant that Max is alive. (original air date July 15, 1993)
3pm — Viki leaves her wedding and walks in on Dorian’s affair with Joey (Nathan Fillion). Powell holds Todd at gunpoint; David asks Tina to accept his proposal and secretly marry him. (original air date November 28, 1994)
4pm — Todd and Blair are married and celebrate with a private wedding reception. Marty and Patrick sleep together; Kelly asks Joey to help her lose her virginity. (original air date November 14, 1995)
5pm — Viki realizes that she killed Victor Lord; or, rather, that her multiple personality, Tori, did. Meanwhile, Dorian is arrested for the murder. (original air date December 8, 1995)
6pm — All of Asa’s wives turn out for his “funeral.” Adjusting to the news that she’s a Buchanan, Natalie makes an angry appearance at the service. (original air date November 16, 2001)
7pm — One of the show’s live episodes. Niki is desperate to get out of Viki’s marriage to Ben. Blair confronts Todd for lying to her that her baby died; Natalie warns Jen about Al. Angry, Al tells Max he wants nothing to do with him. Antonio defends Keri to his mother about her financial issues. (original air date May 14, 2002)
8pm — In the hospital after being rescued from the pit, Natalie shares her feelings with John. Jess tries to tell Nash that she’s not Tess, but Tess takes over; Rex thanks Evangeline for saving Natalie. (original air date August 22, 2005)
9pm — As he awaits his execution, an emotional Todd gives final goodbyes to his loved ones. Meanwhile, John has the evidence to prove Todd innocent, but can he get to the prison in time? Antonio pleads with Tess, as he tries to get through to Jessica. (original air date May 29, 2006)
10pm — After Starr gives birth to Hope, she bonds with Blair and Marcie. Todd decides not to steal the baby, but Bess does instead. Viki saves Natalie and Jared from the bomb in the secret room. John reveals to Marty that it was Todd who raped her. (original air date November 10, 2008)
11pm — In front of friends and family, Bo and Nora are married by David. (original air date June 7, 2010)