First, let's take a look back at when her "Days" career really started...
Episode # 5476
Air Date: May 5, 1987
Adrienne (Judi Evans) is talking to Justin (Wally Kurth) when she has a flashback to her childhood days.
Ten-year-old Ali makes her first appearance on "Days" as Young Adrienne in this brief scene.
Her "Days" debut scene also includes Joy Garrett (Jo) and Steve Eastin (subbing for James Luisi as Duke)
The script cover & cast/set list for Ali's first episode:
Before we get to the "Sami" years, here's some of Ali's earliest acting jobs!
Seven-year-old Ali makes her acting debut in the "Simon & Simon" episode "The Wrong Stuff" (February 9, 1984)
Watch Ali's brief scene here (she's holding the pie)!
Ali's first major role was when she was 8 years old, on this special episode of "Webster."
The series takes a dramatic turn when some of Webster's classmates (including Ali's character) are molested by their teacher.
"The Uh Oh Feeling" was aired on January 25, 1985. Here are the two parts of the episode:
Here's a brief glimpse of Ali's first series regular role, the ABC comedy "Family Man" from 1988.
And then...there was Sami...!
Episode # 6945
Air Date: January 22, 1993
Ali's Debut as Sami Brady (aka the Mystery Person)!
Episode # 6946
Air Date: January 25, 1993
Ali's Second Episode...and her First Line of Dialogue as Sami!
Episode # 6947
Air Date: January 26, 1993
Ali's Third Episode...and her First Scenes with Deidre Hall (Marlena) & Christie Clark (Carrie)!
Episode # 6948
Air Date: January 27, 1993
Ali's Fourth Episode...and her first dialogue scenes with Drake Hogestyn (John)!
Episode # 6953
Air Date: February 3, 1993
Sami runs into her mystery crush (Patrick Muldoon as Austin)
Episode # 6955
Air Date: February 5, 1993
Sami and Carrie throw a surprise anniversary party for Marlena & Roman.
Episode # 6959
Air Date: February 11, 1993
Sami & Marlena enjoy a fun makeover.
Episode # 6971
Air Date: March 1, 1993
The carefree Sami of January & February 1993 was to be no more.
Not only did she find out Carrie was dating her mystery crush (Austin), but in this scene
she sees her mother Marlena making love to John Black (Drake Hogestyn).
Episode # 7004
Air Date: April 15, 1993
Sami and Lucas (Bryan Dattilo) meet for the first time backstage in singer Cherish's dressing room.
Episode # 7006
Air Date: April 20, 1993
Sami and Lucas are officially introduced by his mother Kate Roberts (Deborah Adair).
Episode # 7022
Air Date: May 12, 1993
Sami and Lucas spend some time together in the park.
Episode # 7055
Air Date: June 28, 1993
Sami and her best friend Jamie Caldwell (Miriam Parrish) babysit Nicholas Alamain in the soon-to-be DiMera Mansion set.
(Jason47 Note # 1: Bo & Carly briefly lived in the Donovan Mansion after Kimberly/Shane left town. Later in the year, this became the DiMera Mansion, which is still in use today).
(Jason47 Note # 2: Miriam Parrish, who plays Jamie, would go on to marry Robert Kelker-Kelly, who appears in this scene as Bo Brady).
Episode # 7177
Air Date: December 20, 1993
Having kidnapped her baby sister Belle, Sami continues on her quest to give her up for adoption.
I wanted to focus on the early Sami scenes of 1993, for those "Days" viewers who weren't around when she first joined the show.
With Ali being a major part of the show for the past two decades, it would be impossible to collect all of her major scenes/storylines on one page.
Please enjoy the following Sami moments from the past two decades!
Episode # 7294
Air Date: June 2, 1994
Alan Harris (Paul Kersey) rapes Sami.
Episode # 7449
Air Date: January 13, 1995
Sami shoots Alan.
Click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g07FYDXlKWg&feature=player_detailpage#t=45s
Episode # 7462
Air Date: February 8, 1995
Sami and Lucas make love in the Titan Photo Lab...and conceive Will.
Episode # 7474
Air Date: February 24, 1995
Sami drugs Austin and gets him into bed.
Episode # 7571
Air Date: July 19, 1995
Ali with guest star Tara Reid (Ashley), in one of Tara's earliest roles.
Episode # 7656
Air Date: November 16, 1995
Sami gives birth to her first child, Will.
Episode # 7735
Air Date: March 8, 1996
Ali has her first scene with the new Kate, Lauren Koslow.
Episode # 7945
Air Date: January 2, 1997
Austin accidentally hits Sami with his car.
Episode # 8115
Air Date: September 2, 1997
At Sami's wedding to Austin, Carrie brings Sami a special "gift."
Episode # 8321
Air Date: June 22, 1998
Sami writes "dog" on Franco's chest.
Episode # 8374
Air Date: September 7, 1998
Kate frames Sami for Franco Kelly's murder.
Episode # 8409
Air Date: October 28, 1998
Sami punches an out-of-control Vivian Alamain (Louise Sorel).
Click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwbBuKk7ymE&feature=player_detailpage#t=356s
Episode # 8558
Air Date: June 3, 1999
Salem awaits as Sami is about to be executed.
Click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inxxiWgEkdo
Episode # 8898
Air Date: September 29, 2000
A drugged Sami falls off a cliff, thanks to Kate and the "Will" doll.
Episode # 9137
Air Date: September 17, 2001
The first "Days" episode to air after 9/11, the cast & crew of "Days" sing "America the Beautiful."
Episode # 9436
Air Date: November 18, 2002
Sami and Brandon Walker (Matt Cedeno) make love for the first time.
Episode # 9570
Air Date: June 2, 2003
Sami is exposed for switching Theo Carver's DNA results.
Episode # 9677
Air Date: October 31, 2003
Sami and Lucas have a food fight at Will's school.
Episode # 9711
Air Date: December 19, 2003
Sami is attacked by the Salem Stalker (a brainwashed Marlena)!
Episode # 9784
Air Date: April 1, 2004
A brainwashed Marlena (the Salem Stalker) falls off the penthouse balcony and lands on Sami.
Episode # 9960
Air Date: December 24, 2004
Ali attends her first Horton Ornament ceremony.
Episode # 10005
Air Date: February 28, 2005
As Ali gets ready to go on maternity leave, Sami is transformed into a "man" named Stan (actor Dan Wells)!
Episode # 10150
Air Date: September 22, 2005
"Stan" stops Lucas and Sami's wedding.
Episode # 10325
Air Date: May 30, 2006
Sami and EJ (James Scott) meet (as adults). She previously knew him in 1998 as Susan's baby son, Elvis.
In just eight short years, he caught up to her in age (thanks to a little help from SORAS)!
Episode # 10682
Air Date: October 23, 2007
Sami gives birth to twins Allie & Johnny.
Episode # 10758
Air Date: February 8, 2008
The end of the Santo & Colleen saga.
Ali appears as Young Colleen, her one dual role during her 20 years on "Days."
Episode # 10867
Air Date: July 14, 2008
Sami gets into a food fight with Chloe (Nadia Bjorlin).
Episode # 10892
Air Date: August 18, 2008
Sami and EJ appear in Nicole's noir fantasy.
Episode # 10945
Air Date: October 31, 2008
Sami meets Rafe Hernandez (Galen Gering).
Episode # 11005
Air Date: January 28, 2009
Sami gives birth to Sydney.
Episode # 11027
Air Date: February 27, 2009
Will (Dylan Patton) returns to Salem.
Episode # 11099
Air Date: June 9, 2009
Sami's "daughter" Grace (actually Mia's daughter) dies.
Episode # 11303
Air Date: March 31, 2010
Sami gets into a fight with her long-time nemesis, Nicole Walker (Arianne Zucker).
Episode # 11355
Air Date: June 15, 2010
Sami thinks back to happier times with Alice Horton (Frances Reid).
Episode # 11720
Air Date: November 21, 2011
Will (Chandler Massey) walks in on Sami and EJ having sex.
Episode # 11842
Air Date: May 15, 2012
Will tells Sami and Lucas that he is gay.
Here's a few non-Sami moments:
The entire "Days" cast talks about their favorite thing about being on the show..."Leeza"...November 8, 1995
Ali wins her first Soap Opera Digest Award...February 14, 1996
Ali competes on "Pictionary"...September 29, 1997
Ali played Jessica Ashley on "Friends"...March 29, 2001..."The One With Joey's Award"
Bob Barker announces Ali has won the fan-voted Favorite Villain at the Daytime Emmy Awards...May 17, 2002
Ellen DeGeneres visits her "neighbors" at the Burbank studios in her first month on the air, September 2003
Ali competes on "Pyramid"...February 2004
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