Hello! I'm new here and would like some help with some unanswered questions :)

[Homeandawayfan.]

I seem to remember in about 1996/1997 there was a Oriental looking character in H&A whose surname was Fisher, probably of mixed race, but no relation to Donald Fisher. Anyone else remember this person?

I think what got me into H&A all those years ago was the shows focus on younger characters. In the early years it did have a few older ones (Floss, Neville, Colleen, Morag)  but it always was focused more on the teens and youngsters. Bobby, Carly, Frank, Stevo, Alison etc. 

 

 

[CaptainHulk]

Don and Maz worked surprisingly well when a lot of people started thing H&A went a bit WTF in '96.

I've said all I need to say about Dennis/Michael and Debra/Pip. Their chemistry was probably best. I'm amazed he didn't have to stand on Thesaurus to kiss her (real and screen wedding) as Dennis wasn't much bigger than Nicolle or Rebekah ?

Alf and Ailsa were like chalk and cheese as were Donny and Babs. I reckon Barbara was a surf chick who often told him to "Mellow Out, Man" before buckling to study herself. She probably took life less serious than Don before the kids came along.

Most of the Golden Era adult pairings were done well.

Matt and Carly only really looked good together. Them being partners on that cruise, as Ben was back west with the kids and Tracy was up north, was a nice touch, though.

Frank and Bobby was fun. The lightbulb/mistaken sex scene still cracks me up with Frank telling her not to grab him there

Alex Dimitriades (Nick Poulos) had a go on Neighbours as Steve George, the realtor who was gonna handle the sale of #22 following Cheryl and Lou's split and ended up stringing Danni along, who later discovered Steve was married (During Neighbours 2nd Golden age 1996-99)

[Homeandawayfan.]

I agree that in 1996 the show did start to go a bit OTT and it seemed to have kept that up onwards. Not like today's standards but I feel the show did become darker in 1996 and it seemed to stay that way.

[CaptainHulk]

8 minutes ago, Homeandawayfan. said:

I agree that in 1996 the show did start to go a bit OTT and it seemed to have kept that up onwards. Not like today's standards but I feel the show did become darker in 1996 and it seemed to stay that way.

Floods, Earthquakes, Shark Attacks, Allegred Ghosts being buried under caravans, Poisoning and s***, Rape, Attempted Exorcisms, Weirded out visions, Michael freaking Palin ... And that's not the half of it ?

1996 was like wow... But still keeping a healthy 9m viewers in the UK despite ITV whipping out the scissors!

[Homeandawayfan.]

The show was getting 14 million in January 1994 so in just 2 years the figures plummeted.

[CaptainHulk]

Still pretty decent though. H&A now gets its buns whipped by 2.5 decade old Simpsons on C4

[Summer's Bay]

4 hours ago, CaptainHulk said:

Don and Maz worked surprisingly well when a lot of people started thing H&A went a bit WTF in '96.

I've said all I need to say about Dennis/Michael and Debra/Pip. Their chemistry was probably best. I'm amazed he didn't have to stand on Thesaurus to kiss her (real and screen wedding) as Dennis wasn't much bigger than Nicolle or Rebekah ?

Alf and Ailsa were like chalk and cheese as were Donny and Babs. I reckon Barbara was a surf chick who often told him to "Mellow Out, Man" before buckling to study herself. She probably took life less serious than Don before the kids came along.

Most of the Golden Era adult pairings were done well.

Matt and Carly only really looked good together. Them being partners on that cruise, as Ben was back west with the kids and Tracy was up north, was a nice touch, though.

Frank and Bobby was fun. The lightbulb/mistaken sex scene still cracks me up with Frank telling her not to grab him there

Alex Dimitriades (Nick Poulos) had a go on Neighbours as Steve George, the realtor who was gonna handle the sale of #22 following Cheryl and Lou's split and ended up stringing Danni along, who later discovered Steve was married (During Neighbours 2nd Golden age 1996-99)

Matt really liked Carly but she was too superficial and couldn't get it together for him. 

When Matt moved back to Summer Bay, where did he live?

 

For those who watched early Neighbours episodes

Character wise

Bobby Simpson or Charlene Mitchell?

Sue Parker or Allison Patterson?

Mrs Mangel or Celia Stewart?

Des and Daphne or Tom and Pippa?

 

Storyline wise

Nikki/Mike/Jane or Roo/Frank/Bobby?

[Sunny Girl]

Bobby Simpson and definitely Tom and Pippa. Home and Away beats Neighbours any day of the week! 

[CaptainHulk]

I think Matt lived in his old place before his folks sold up.

Bobby/Charlene - Too Close to call. Both Iconic but Charlene is referenced more often these days. Probably would be mates in a crossover.

Sue Parker carried on being a bitch into her 40s, whereas Allison straightened out.

Mrs Mangel is arguably more Iconic than Ceils.

Hard to call that one.

Roo/Frank/Bobby. The other triangle was as temp thing.

 

[Homeandawayfan.]

Does anyone else think the show became darker from 1996 onwards or was it just for a couple of years? Did it lighten up again by say 2000?