Throughout the years, Footprints has used banner ads to advertise upcoming storylines and events all over the web. Here, we’ve gathered many of them for a trip down memory lane…
2004
In the fall of 2004, readers were shocked when Brent and Molly’s trip to Vermont resulted in the discovery that Tim Fisher was alive. This promo was released shortly after that reveal and incorporated the colors of the site’s freshly unveiled new look.
2005
At the outset of 2005, Molly and Brent invited their family and friends to an engagement party where everyone was asked to wear black and/or white. As the guests learned when they arrived, this was not just an engagement party — but a surprise wedding!
In the summer of 2005, FP posted a new episode every Wednesday.
2006
Katherine Fitch Moriani’s bachelor auction required months of preparation, as she planned to use it as her re-entry to her former social circle. Ryan convinced the Fisher men and their friends to participate… but none of them knew the night would end in murder.
2007
After a brief hiatus in the spring of 2007, the series came roaring back
with the long-awaited nuptials of Claire and Ryan–and the shocking revelation
of who had murdered (well, “murdered”) Nick Moriani.
The fall of 2007 saw the power go out in King’s Bay in an extra-long episode… an event that might or might not have been inspired by the release of Britney Spears’s Blackout album.
2008
In a companion piece to the prior fall’s Blackout, this extra-length special focused on Diane and Sarah, who took a trek to the mountains of Central Washington to locate Sarah’s AWOL brother, Ryan.
Along with series The Blackthornes, Wonderland, and Guasti Cose, Footprints took part in a special experiment in which producers handed over their series to another writer for one episode. GC writer Ira Madison tackled FP, producing Episode #488.
When FP celebrated the posting of its 500th episode in the spring of 2008, it was in old-school soap style: with a week of daily episodes, culminating in Episode #500 and a shocking cliffhanger.
2009
The second annual Webseries Writer Swap produced Episode #539, written by Andy Eckles of The Blackthornes.
This special episode went behind closed doors to show several Footprints couples intimately, as we’d never seen them before.
The revelation that Elly was Danielle’s biological daughter led to Elly and Travis running away to Los Angeles. Their adventure played out over a week of daily installments.
The Jason/Courtney wedding promised to provide a dramatic and action-packed culmination to the tale of deranged Shannon/Sabrina, whose machinations had reached fever pitch by the fall of 2009.
2010
The culmination of the long-running “Mr. Clayton” mystery came at a masked ball thrown in New England at the estate of Philip’s mother, Loretta Ragan, during which her connection to the late James Robbins was finally exposed.
2011
This teaser appeared in the summer of 2011, in advance of a site overhaul and a week of daily episodes centering on Ryan and Danielle’s wedding.
2012
Coinciding with the series’ 15th anniversary, Jason Fisher threw a fundraising gala in honor of his late wife, Courtney Chase — an event that featured visits from many past characters.
2013
This ad was used for “Footprints Fridays,” an event during the summer of 2013 during which a new episode was posted every Friday from Memorial Day through Labor Day.
The 16th anniversary of the series featured the wedding of Trevor Brooks and Liam Cassel.
2015
Banner ads during the course of 2015 focused on the umbrella storyline centered on the mysterious and dangerous Footprint Killer, who claimed five victims before being exposed.
2016
Sponsored by Harbor Boulevard restaurant and overseen by young chef Travis Fisher, the King’s Bay Chili Cookoff turned out to be the scene of some serious drama.
2017
A special video promo produced for our 20th anniversary, featuring the Sia song “Footprints.”
2018
Jason and Natalie’s wedding brought a number of story threads to a head.
2019
Rosie’s past reared its head in a dramatic, action-packed week of episodes that saw Molly and Brent fighting for their lives.
A super-sized Christmas special marked the series’ milestone 1,000th episode!
2021
For our 24th anniversary, a week of daily episodes all taking place in a 24-hour span saw the dramatic conclusion of Jaq’s stalking storyline.
2022
When Travis and Rosie’s adopted daughter, Gabrielle, was proven to be the biological child of Molly and Brent, Loretta Ragan took drastic measures to keep Molly from ever reuniting with her baby. The week featured a kidnapping, several surprise returns from the past, and a heart-pounding climax at a location from Footprints history.