TOP 100 FABULOUS TV SCENES 100 - 91

Well here goes, after much searching, deliberating and laughing, I've finally compiled my TOP 100 FABULOUS TV SCENES ever.... My main proviso was that I had actually seen and remembered all these scenes and that were pertinent to the title, ie - fabulous. All scenes featured are US prime time dramas, some UK stuff, Australia and hope that there are some real gems. Without further ado here is the first installment...

100 - FALCON CREST PLANE CRASH - This season saw lots of changes in good ol' Tuscany Valley, not least Jane Wyman getting rid of Lana Turner - which is Hollywood legend. As Queen of the Crest, Jane along with all the rest of the cast were embroiled in a wild cliffhanger when she and other characters were involved in a frightening plane crash. Well it was only descending as the credits rolled but what made it fabulous was the final shot of Angie Channing, praying to the heavens for safety. Jane Wyman in a poodle perm praying - Fabulous!

99 - GAY SEX SCANDAL WITH NOAH - 'Footballers Wives' resident vixen Tanya saw new striker, Noah leaving her lover Conrad's house and realized that Noah was in fact having an affair with Conrad. She paid a rentboy to seduce Noah and at her 70s party when she was dressed as Agnetha from Abba, played a video of what the football team was a match but actually a camera of Noah having filthy sex upstairs with Tanya's rentboy!

98 - CARRIE OPENS THE STOCK EXCHANGE - After a rather blah 5th season, 'Sex And The City' regained it's form in it's opening scene. The ultra-chic Carrie is in a rush and wearing her Monday best and Manolos, she dashed around her apartment, skipped out on the streets of Manhattan and only just managed to meet the deadline to ring the bell to start trading. This was a taste of things to come for an excellent swansong season from those NYC girls.

97 - SHELL & DENNY NAIL THE COFFIN - 'Bad Girls' Shell Dockley and Denny Blood had escaped and were seeking out prison warder Sylvia 'Bodybag' Hollamby and funeral director hubby, Bobby. They found their house, found their sex toys and made poor Sylvia put on her kinky French Maid's outfit whilst Bobby was thrown into one of his own coffins. To finish them off, they made Sylvia hammer the nails into her husband's coffin and then set it alight!!
Bobby survived and Shell and Denny continued their escape for quite a while afterwards!

96 - SARAH BEATS JULIE ON THE CATWALK - An old fave of mine. Country bumpkin, Sarah Owens was on her first major catwalk show for 'Models Inc'. At the show, her rival Julie Dante was supposed to be the bride, being one of Models Inc top models. Anyway, Julie got drunk the night before and was relegated to bridesmaid for the signature show! Julie scowled glamorously down the catwalk, Sarah, serenely walked down wearing the bridal outfit, Julie passed her and whispered 'Bitch!' Shame it only lasted one season. Although Kylie Travis who was ice queen Julie was soon snapped up for CPW!

95 - KRYSTLE MEETS RITA - 'Dynasty' gave Linda Evans double duty for a while during 1985 - 86. In a complicated plot which had Sammy Jo (Heather Locklear) and Joel Abrigore (George Hamilton) along with Krystle lookalike, Rita (also Linda Evans) try to get Sammy Jo's inheritance. They planned to switch Krystle with the fake one and cyphon off her cash! In some wild spending, the producers had a scene where Krystle catches 'Krystle' and demands an explanation. Before Krystle/Rita can say "your fondness for fondue is phenomenal", Joel comes in - gives the real Krystle a chop suey karate chop and knocks her out! Sammy Jo is upset but Joel steadies everyone's nerves by stating to Rita - "from this moment you are now Mrs Krystle Carrington" Totally absurd but very funny.

94 - PAM'S FINGER MOVES - Victoria Principal had already left 'Dallas' and her character Pam Ewing was swathed in bandages, practically mummified for the viewers after her car crash. This scene was fabulous as it gave me some hope that my favourite Dallas character would return. As Bobby left the hospital room for one of his endless cups of coffee, viewers saw Pam's finger move!!! I cheered - maybe Pam was coming back - alas no, a few episodes later, evil sis Katherine came back and between the two of them (Pam could even write by then) shipped her out of Dallas forever! But when that fragile crispy digit moved I thought we hadn't seen the last of Victoria as Pam but twas not to be.

93 - SHELL DOES IMPRESSIONS - In 'Bad Girls' psycho Shell was sent down the block with the resident nutter. Shell realised that her cell mate was two sandwiches short of a picnic and to save her ass, she tried to keep the other psycho happy. All kinds of tricks were used - impersonating Cilla Black, Gladys from Hi-De-Hi "Hallo Campers?!!" Nothing worked until she tap danced and sang "All Things Bright and Beautiful" Classic.

92 - TANYA THREATENS JASON - Tanya was losing her husband Jason in 'Footballers Wives' After a vicious fight which saw him go to a lap dancing club after threatening to kick her out. He returned home to find Tanya sitting in the dark, perfectly composed. She explained that if he was going to kick her out, she would go to the police and blame him for all their dodgy dealings (explained in a later scene for you) Jason knew she would do it and resigned himself to it, Tanya smiled - finished her drink and smiled, shaking her glass "Get us a top up love!"

91 - ELDORADO FINAL SCENE - This soap qualifies for so bad it's good status. After a year on air it was cancelled. Earlier in the final episode, bad boy Marcus Tandy had been blown up in his car but - as his winsome and stupid lover Pilar wandered along the bay, she spied his boat - he was on it and had faked his death. The two of them embraced and fled on the boat for a new life away from woeful Eldorado - smart couple after all!