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NAME THE BABY GIMMICK Originally aired May 24, 1984  "Quinton he's drooling here, look."....
"Oh, adorable!"..."Look and he's smiling out of the side of his mouth just like you do."
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Nola just gave birth to her son with Quinton. The big controversy was what to name the baby. "Guiding Light" got interactive and allowed viewers to call in and choose their favorite name for the newest Chamberlain heir. The choices were Quinton, Jr; Thomas Henry and Anthony James. Ironically, they spent all this effort trying to name the baby, and then the pseudo writers screwed that up too and had him called simply J (how moronic). Everyone who called in, back in 84, should be asking for their $.50 back. Let's just go back to calling him AJ or Anthony James.
INT. NOLA'S HOSPITAL ROOM
QUINT and NOLA are looking a snapshots of their new baby boy.
QUINT: Look at that grin.
NOLA: It's beautiful. (Nola holds out one picture) Oh, I like this one.
QUINT: That one? That one's no good.
NOLA: What do you mean it's no good? That's a beautiful beautiful nose. It's a close up of a beautiful nose.
QUINT: Well yes, but . . .
NOLA: That's the most beautiful nose I've ever seen on a baby.
QUINT: Absolutely.
NOLA: (talking to picture) Hi sweetheart, hi.
QUINT: You know what I want to do. I'm going to get thirty of the best shots and blow them up to about . . . I don't know about 11x14 and I'm gonna put one in every room of the house.
NOLA: This beautiful baby needs a name.
QUINT: Well, he'll have a name.
NOLA: What when he's in high school?
QUINT: Nola don't put pressure on yourself.
NOLA: (getting frustrated) He's gonna go through school, he's gonna go through school, they're going hey guy, hey you, hey you, hey bud, hey you!
QUINT:(reassuringly) Nola take it easy, it's not that important.
NOLA: It's not important? Of course it's important. Everybody's got a name, everybody needs a name , except our son doesn't have a name. I don't know what's wrong with me. Maybe it's my hormones or something. Maybe the . . . I don't know. Maybe it's like post partum depression or something. Why can't I pick out a name?
QUINT: Nola now listen, you just gave birth to a very special baby and that baby's going to require a very special name a perfect name. Now come on.
NOLA: No, no you do it.
(Nola roles over and faces away from Quinton)
QUINT: No.
NOLA: I'm tired.
QUINT: Come on Nola, you're not tired.
NOLA: No, you chose the name, you chose it.
QUINT: No, I will not chose the name. I will not take away that privilege.
NOLA: Privilege?
QUINT: Now Nola, we both know that you want to name the baby and you will. You know what you need? You need some inspiration and I know exactly who can give it to you . . .
Nola looks at Quint
QUINT: Our son.
(A few moments later a NURSE enters with the future SORAS affected J no dot Chamberlain)
QUINT: You know he was 22 inches long and weighed 7 pounds 6 ounces when he was born.
NURSE: I know.
QUINT: Would you like to see some of these?
(Quint tries to show nurse pictures. Nurse puts baby in Nola's arms)
NURSE: I've seen them three times.
NOLA: Oh, look Quinton he's drooling here, look.
QUINT: Oh, adorable!
NOLA: Look and he's smiling out of the side of his mouth just like you do..
QUINT: Oh that's a new expression, where's my camera?
NOLA: Oh now wait, you're going to distract him.
QUINT: From what?
NOLA: Cause he's thinking about his name.
QUINT: How can he possibly . . . ?
NOLA: Shhh, quiet now. (to baby) Now listen sweetheart, now when you think about a name you think of something really special becasue it's something that's going to stick with you for the rest of your life so no joking around okay . .
QUINT: Nola?
NOLA: Now wait a minute. (to baby) Okay sweetheart, now do you like Quinton Jr?
(Baby makes negative expression)
NOLA: No, he doesn't like Quinton Jr. What about Tom Henry? Do you like Tom Henry? (Baby yawns) No he doesn't like that. Okay what about Anthony James? Anthony James?
(Baby smiles)
NOLA: Oh that's good he likes it. Anthony James, that's the perfect name.
QUINT: Perfect!!
NOLA: Oh Anthony James
(Quint & Nola ooh and aah and kiss baby)
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FUN ON THE LIVING ROOM FLOOR Originally Aired September 1984
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With the birth of Quola's first child Anthony James (A.J.) in May 1984 and the arrival of Jonathan Brooks shortly thereafter, the Chamberlains found that they did not have as much time alone as they would like. In the following scenes, Henry has taken Stacey, A.J. and Jonathan to the zoo.
INT. CHAMBERLAIN MANSION ENTRANCE & STAIRWAY -- MORNING
QUINT follows NOLA down the stairs. Nola is in a robe and Quint is in his lab coat.
NOLA: Do you hear anything? I hope I'm not going deaf or something. Testing, testing, one, two, three, hello?
Quint follows Nola with a lascivious look on his face
INT. CHAMBERLAIN MANSION LIVING ROOM
QUINT follows NOLA into living room giving her the "look" the whole time.
NOLA: Boy, I'm glad Henry took the kids today. I don't remember the last time that we had a morning alone together . . . I mean just the two of us
(Quint closes the doors behind him and puts a chair up against them)
NOLA: (taking off socks) Oh well . . . I don't know. I guess I'm just . . . I'm just not used to . . .to being alone in the house you know just the two of us . . .
(Quint takes off his lab coat and loosens his ascot)
NOLA: (con't) Just all alone . . .totally . . . well I planned a lot of things for us to do today and . . .
(Quint locks the other entranceway to living room and walks toward Nola unbuttoning his shirt still giving her the "look")
NOLA: (con't) And I really think that we should take advantage of the time together alone. (Nola removes her headband)
QUINT: So do I.
(Nola turns to Quint as he pulls his shirt out of his pants)
NOLA: (pleasantly surprised) Quinton?
(Nola lets out a wicked little laugh and removes her robe to reveal a black negligee)
QUINT: (even more surprised) Nola!!
NOLA: You must have read my mind.
QUINT: It's not your mind I'm interested in.
(Quint kisses Nola passionately and picks her up and carries her over to the couch)
NOLA: You know to look at us, you'd never know that we were an old married couple.
(Quint sits on the couch and sets Nola down next to him)
QUINT: Well, that's because we're not an old married couple . . .
(Quint gets up and moves to window to draw curtains)
QUINT: (con't) No, no, we're a young couple. Thrown together by the fates to spend the night in this gloomy old mansion . . .
(Quint bends down and gets a chilled bottle of champagne and two flutes that were hidden behind a chair and he moves toward Nola)
QUINT: (con't) . . . on the moor.
NOLA: Ahh
QUINT: Ahh
NOLA: Uh huh
QUINT: With nothing but love's light to guide our way. Hmmm?
(He puts champagne and flutes on cocktail table and sits next to Nola. They kiss passionately. Nola pulls Quint down to couch with her and removes his ascot)
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INT. CHAMBERLAIN MANSION LIVING ROOM - LATER
NOLA and QUINT are laying on the floor kissing. They are under a blanket and resting against couch cushions.
NOLA: I want this moment to go on for a long time.
QUINT: So do I.
(Nola cuddles up to Quint)
QUINT: Do you remember the first time we met?
NOLA: Course I do. I answered that ad in the paper. I came to your house.
QUINT: Hmm, Mrs. Renfield was there.
NOLA: Yes. (she laughs)
Quint kisses Nola forehead.
QUINT: Do you remember the first time we kissed?
NOLA: Yes, I never thought you'd do it . . . .it took so long . . .also I never thought you'd realize how much in love with me you were.
QUINT: I was a fool.
NOLA: Yes you were, yes you were.
(They both laugh. Quint kisses Nola)
NOLA: But the place that you picked to propose to me . . . I mean it really could have been more romantic.
QUINT: Well . . .(kiss) . . . at least I did propose so I did do something right.
NOLA: That's true.
QUINT: And then . . . Then there was our honeymoon. Do you remember that?
NOLA: (while kissing) Yes it was nice. It was really nice.
QUINT: (while kissing) Yes it was.
They continue to enjoy kiss.
NOLA: Really Quinton, we can't keep this up much longer.
QUINT: (lasciviously) Try me.
NOLA : (turning away a bit) No, really I'm serious. The kids will be home and they'll be . . be hungry . . .
(Quint continues to kiss the back of Nola's neck)
NOLA: (indicating spot on neck) Right here
(Quint kisses the spot and continues devouring her neck)
NOLA: They'll be hungry and they'll be starving and I'll have to fix them lunch.
QUINT: (still devouring) What with Henry indulging them all day?
NOLA: (unsuccessfully trying to resist kisses) Ooh . . . no . . . really, really, we can't . . . I mean if they come in . . . they'll walk in on us . . . I really don't relish the thought of trying to explain this to Stacey. I mean it isn't very much of a bedtime story.
(Nola turns into his kisses)
QUINT: (between kisses) Mmmm, That's debatable . . . besides I know that they're not going to be home for a looong time.
NOLA: What are you psychic or something?
QUINT: No, but I did tell the chauffeur to run out of gas on his way home.
(Nola smiles and they continue to kiss)
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INT. CHAMBERLAIN MANSION LIVING ROOM - LATER
NOLA and QUINT are still on the floor kissing. Nola sighs.
NOLA: Oh Boy, I haven't felt this relaxed in a long time.
QUINT: Mmmm
NOLA: I think we should make a habit of this.
QUINT: So do I.
They continue to kiss. They hear Henry and the kids come in the front door. Nola quickly pulls away from Quint.
NOLA: Oh my God . . . ah . . . oh !!
(Nola and Quint both get up quickly and start to put cushions back on couch and rush around to get dressed. The voices of Jonathan and Henry and the coos of the baby are heard off camera)
NOLA: (rushing around) Oh God . . . oh . . . oh . . .oh . . .oh, here they come.
(Nola struggles to get her robe back on and Quint puts his shirt on)
NOLA: (still wrestling with robe) Oh dear . . . don't open the door . . .is it locked?
QUINT: (quickly) yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes
NOLA: Don't open the door . . . oh I can't get my robe on.
(Quint moves to door. Nola puts another cushion back on couch.)
NOLA: Don't open the door yet. .(still rushing around trying to get robe on) . . .Okay go ahead.
(Quint opens the door and Nola gets her robe on finally)
QUINT: Oh father . . . look Nola . . . father's home.
NOLA: Hi!
HENRY: I don't see how you can get any work done when it's so dark in here.
(Nola is over by curtains trying to open them and pretending she is dusting them)
NOLA: Oh, well I'm just . . . I'm just dusting . . . just dusting here.
QUINT: Tell me father, how was the zoo?
HENRY: The zoo was dandy. The children had a wonderful time and so did I. (angrily) It was the ride home that did us in.
QUINT: (feigning ignorance) Oh really . . . what happened?
(Quint discretely tries to tuck in his shirt and Nola tries to be inconspicuous as she continues to return the room to its original state)
HENRY: Well we ran out of gas. I couldn't believe it. Now all Walter has to do is to keep the cars running and drive me around once in awhile. I tell you the next time this sort of thing happens . . . he's the one that's going to be out of gas.
QUINT: Oh father, don't you think you are being a little harsh on Walter? I mean mistakes do happen.
HENRY: Well you're right. I'm not going to let it spoil my day. Did you get anything accomplished while we were gone?
NOLA: (moving toward Henry and Quint and swinging ascot in air) Yes!! Yes, yes, we did. Yes . . . yes
QUINT: (stumbling for right words) Yes uh . . . Yes uh . . . Yes uh we did get something. . . we got caught up.
NOLA: (agreeing) Caught up
HENRY: Caught up?
NOLA: Yeah
HENRY: Well then everything happened for the best . . .didn't it?
NOLA: Uh huh
(Both Quint and Nola nod)
HENRY: I would like to take the children more out more often if we can keep gas in the cars. How would you like that?
NOLA & QUINT: Yes
HENRY: Oh that would be nice?
NOLA: Yes
HENRY: All right?
QUINT: Well whenever you would like to have the children father you may have them.
NOLA: Yeah . . .whenever . . . whenever.
(Nola hands Quint his ascot. Nola and Quint smile)
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