melody thomas scott played nikki on the young and the restless.
who plays nikki on the young and the restless?
melody thomas scott
the character and actress are considered icons in american daytime television. "tv guide" has said that scott has become "immensely popular" over the course of her run. michael fairman of "on-air on-soaps" describes scott as the "leading lady of "y&r"". buzzworthy radio wrote that scott is "a true fan favorite and daytime royalty". former executive producer and head writer maria arena bell called nikki one of the "hearts and souls" on the soap opera, and said: "melody is a phenomenal actress. nikki is one of the great core characters of "the young and the restless"." nikki's pairing with victor has received positive reviews from critics throughout the years; "the news & advance" cited victor and nikki with other romances considered "epic" of the early supercouple era. global news wrote of their long-standing relationship, "victor is the consummate womanizer and has been a part of many relationships over the years. nonetheless, his heart belongs to one woman alone, the stunning nikki reed. despite true love and good intention, the relationship between victor and nikki has always been troubled by poor timing and miscommunication." jae jones of yahoo! wrote in 2011, "over the years fans have watch victor and nikki break up and get back together more times than they can keep track. the love between the two has always been strong, but it doesn't seem strong enough to keep the two together." in 1987, lilana novakovich of the "toronto star" wrote that nikki was the "lucky missus of the sexy eric braeden". a syndicated article that appeared in "the vindicator" in 2003 stated of nikki and victor's relationship, "their relationship is both strong and mistrustful, fraught with passion and tension." "the austin american-statesman" acclaimed scott's portrayal in 1991, writing: "after 12 long years of portraying nikki newman abbott on "the young and the restless", melody thomas scott has become a master at tackling one on-screen dilemma after another. since nikki's arrival in genoa city back in 1979, she has been brainwashed by a bizarre religious cult; gotten caught up in the world of striptease and circa 1987 miraculously survived a "fatal" disease called sarcoidosis." in october 1992, marla hart of the "chicago tribune" wrote of the character's life at the time, saying: "there's the newman living room and its bar, where nikki has gotten plastered; the ruffly bedroom where she has fretted over her two main squeezes, jack abbott and victor newman; and victor's marble-ized office, where nikki newman abbott has cried on the leather sofa scores of times." in 2002, "entertainment weekly" wrote that the soap opera was "keeping it real" with victor and nikki's third wedding. upon their fourth wedding in 2013, the magazine stated: "say what you will about victor (and we’ve all said a "lot"), but the ol’ boy definitely knows who is best for him — nikki."
nikki newman
bart's fourth grade class is merged with another fourth grade class when teacher mrs. krabappel is absent. in the crowded classroom, bart is forced to sit by a new student named nikki. at first they dislike each other, until nikki admires bart's artistic skills. bart seeks romance advice from homer, who passes him off to grandpa abe. after grandpa advises bart to kiss nikki, however, when bart does so after the two skateboard together, she recoils in disgust. nikki's attorney parents threaten to sue the school unless it is declared an "affection-free environment". superintendent chalmers causes a play in which willie plays nikki and skinner plays bart, meaning they are forced to kiss. bart is confused at the outcome of this seemingly innocent action, and his confusion is later amplified when nikki hides in his locker and kisses him again.
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