Season 1 • Episode 14
LatestPaper Dolls is an American prime time soap opera which aired for 14 episodes on ABC from September 23, 1984 to December 25, 1984. Set in New York's fashion industry, the show centered around top modeling agency owner Racine, her conflicts with the family of cosmetics tycoon Grant Harper, and the careers of two teenage models. The series was based on a 1982 TV movie of the same name.
Costume
Peak '80s power dressing: shoulder pads for DAYS.
Acting
Morgan Fairchild serving ice queen realness.
Production
Glossy soap budget that couldn't save it.
Morgan Fairchild
Racine
Lloyd Bridges
Grant Harper
Jennifer Warren
Dinah Caswell
Brenda Vaccaro
Julia Blake
Dack Rambo
Wesley Harper
Mimi Rogers
Blair Fenton-Harper
Richard Beymer
David Fenton
Anne Schedeen
Sara Frank
John Bennett Perry
Michael Caswell
Nancy Olson
Marjorie Harper
Nicollette Sheridan
Taryn Blake
Terry Farrell
Laurie Caswell
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Cancelled after 14 episodes—ABC replaced it with a sitcom that also failed. Ouch.
Mimi Rogers left after episode 8; her character Blair just... vanished. Pre-internet, nobody explained anything.
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