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When The Young and the Restless debuted to so-so ratings in , co-creator William J. Bell decided to give his baby a shot in the arm by casting primetime and movie powerhouse Jeanne Cooper as Katherine Chancellor, a society broad whose battle with the bottle was rivaled only by the one she fought with husband-stealing rival Jill Foster.

Mother’s Little Helper

Hoping to keep Jill from replacing Katherine as Phillip Chancellor III&#;s missus — and sending Mom on the bender to end all benders — Brock Reynolds married the strumpet himself.

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Alas, the damage had already been done: Jill was pregnant with Phillip&#;s child.

That Could’ve Gone Better

After Phillip divorced Katherine to make an honest woman of Jill — ha! Good luck with that, buddy! — the woman scorned shrugged and said, “Que sera sera.” Just kidding: Jeanne Cooper Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes WOTUV