"Ben" McFarren (Stephen Yates, February 1976 until end of decade), Eve's husband Jerry McFarren (Peter Jensen, June to December 1975; Mark W. Travis, January 1976 to February 1977 and then again in November 1978), Ben's younger brother, character written out The Marlers Dr. Justin Marler (Tom O'Rourke, May 1976 until end of decade), Phillip Spaulding's biological father Elizabeth Spaulding Marler (Lezlie Dalton, November 7, 1977, until end of decade), Alan's first wife, Justin's second wife, thought to be the biological mother of Phillip, but back in 1969 Alan bought Phillip in a deal with Dr. Paul LaCrosse to replace Elizabeth's stillborn child, Elizabeth had an affair with Mike Bauer both before and during her marriage to Justin that Jackie found out about when she found the two of them together in a hotel room in Aspen, Colorado in December 1979 Ross James Marler (Jerry verDorn, March 23, 1979, until end of decade), Justin's younger brother Elaine "Lainie" Marler (Kathleen Kellaigh, May 1979 until end of decade), Justin and Ross' younger sister The Spauldings/Scotts Alan Spaulding (Chris Bernau, November 7, 1977, until end of decade). He would buy the Spaulding's summer home located in Springfield that would later evolve, in story line, into the Spaulding Mansion. Jacqueline "Jackie" Scott Marler Spaulding (Cindy Pickett, December 1976 until end of decade), in this decade: Dr. Justin Marler's first wife, Alan's second wife (and her second marriage), the biological mother of Phillip and she had a romantic relationship with Mike Bauer Dr. Emmet Scott (Kenneth Harvey, January 1977 to April 2, 1977; Frank Latimore, April 5, 1977, to December 28, 1979), Jackie's father and Phillip's maternal biological grandfather, also Dr. Justin Marler's mentor Phillip Granville Spaulding (Jarrod Ross, November 7, 1977, until end of decade), Alan bought Phillip from Dr. Paul La Crosse to replace Elizabeth's child that was stillborn Brandon Spaulding (David Thomas, March 1979 to November 1979), Alan's father with Penelope, supposedly killed by Lucille Wexler in November 1979 in a nursing home outside of Springfield, presumed deceased Herbert Spaulding. Mentioned in 1979 but not seen, believed to be deceased. Brandon Spaulding's first cousin. Later referenced, but not by name again in 2007, when Alan and Natalia discussed Rafe (Natalia and Gus's son) Being diabetic. Other characters Dr. Paul Fletcher (Bernard Grant until April 1970), written out Dr. Johnny Fletcher (Erik Howell until 1973), Paul's son and Peggy's second husband, written out