"All My Children" is about to get a heavenly visit from Dixie (Cady McClain). McClain's character died in 2007 when she ate poison pancakes meant for Babe (we couldn't make these stories up). Dixie's celestial visit is not just a "how are you doing?" drop-in.

"Dixie is back in Pine Valley with a mission: She's reuniting Tad with their long missing daughter, Kate!" a show spokesperson said in a statement. "Now with her angelic hand, Dixie will guide Tad into the loving embrace of their little girl."

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Martha Byrne's exit as Lily on "As the World Turns" and her replacement will be seamless. Noelle Beck takes on the role May 8. Beck played the heroine Trisha on "Loving." Beck went on to star in movies, such as "Fletch Lives," and a slew of prime-time guest appearances on "Sex in the City," "Law and Order" and "Spin City."

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Tune in to "Beauty and the Geek" on Tuesday, April 8 at 8 p.m. on The CW to see Michelle Stafford and Joshua Morrow offer the beauties and geeks advice while they film a cameo on the set of "Young and the Restless."

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"HOW STUPID DO THEY THINK WE ARE?" DEPARTMENT: Last week on "Days of Our Lives," Bo was dying. His only way to survive was through a liver transplant. The surgeon considered the best transplant surgeon in the world comes to Salem. In the lab, Dr. Do No Wrong and Lexie, the hospital's chief of staff, are peering in microscopes searching for a match. They shuffle papers and glad-hand.

Real hospitals have laboratories that deal specifically with blood-typing and matching. Perhaps Salem Hospital is having a money crunch. What's next in the cost-cutting area: the parking lot attendants doubling as nurses?

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