Chronology for Canon Bikini Beach Stories

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This is a first attempt at a chronology of canon Bikini Beach stories. There have been many requests to know what's the proper order; hopefully, this will answer some questions. There are few that are out of order; for example, Ellie Dauber's "Swim Date" and "Teaching Sally" overlap in time, even though Teaching Sally was published much later. My "Cousin Trouble" and "Dear Jenny" were published out of order, as well. Note that not all of these stories are on Big Closet; I'll get to them eventually.

Notes: First, the "original pub date" is when it was published on the other site.
Second, the column that says "Key Stories" are those stories which are key to certain events and form the canon framework around which many other stories revolve.
Third, the next column "stories with required sequence" ARE order-dependent, and they should be read in proper order, as there is some interplay among the stories. (I didn't put in the 'dependent' column, though."
Fourth, the "no sequence required" stories could happen at any time in the BB timeline.
Hope this is helpful.

Note - I will get this updated as I continue to add to the list of 'canon' stories and add more to the universe. Also please note that I am reviewing ALL existing Bikini Beach stories to check for being 'canon' or not. The starting assumption is that Ellie's and my works are canon, and as I check other stories, I will add them to the list.
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Original Pub Date Key Stories Critical Sequence No Sequence Required Author
11/18/1999 Bikini Beach ElrodW
11/18/1999 Bikini Beach: Initiation Rites ElrodW
12/11/1999 Bikini Beach: Understanding A Girlfriend ElrodW
4/13/2000 Bikini Beach: Teaching Sally Ellie Dauber
4/23/2000 Bikini Beach: Priorities Bashful
4/23/2000 Bikini Beach: Just the Two of Us Bashful
5/15/2000 Bikini Beach: The Bet Julie
5/16/2000 Bikini Beach: A Private Matter Bashful
5/30/2000 Bikini Beach: Swim Date Ellie Dauber
5/7/2000 Bikini Beach: Gate Crashers ElrodW
5/11/2000 Bikini Beach: Old Mister Nelson ElrodW
5/15/2000 Bikini Beach: Peeping Tom ElrodW
5/16/2000 Bikini Beach: The Doctor JDG
5/16/2000 Bikini Beach: Wandering Eyes ElrodW
5/16/2000 Bikini Beach: What Goes Around Bashful
5/17/2000 The Novitiates: The Street Thugs JRD
5/17/2000 Bikini Beach: Skinheads ElrodW
5/20/2000 Bikini Beach: The Family Outing ElrodW
5/22/2000 Bikini Beach: The Gift Certificate ElrodW
5/23/2000 Bikini Beach: A Bad Wish at the Beach ElrodW
5/24/2000 Bikini Beach: The Handyman ElrodW
5/24/2000 Bikini Beach: Julie's Dilemma ElrodW
5/24/2000 Bikini Beach: Sugar and Spice ElrodW
5/29/2000 Bikini Beach: The New Neighbor ElrodW
5/29/2000 Bikini Beach: The Purse Snatcher Ellie Dauber
2/21/2001 Bikini Beach: A Punk's Story Ellie Dauber
5/30/2000 Bikini Beach: Ring of Good Luck ElrodW
5/31/2000 Bikini Beach: A Promise to My Mother ElrodW
6/1/2000 Bikini Beach: A Lack of Trust ElrodW
6/2/2000 Bikini Beach: Spring Break ElrodW
6/18/2000 Bikini Beach: Surrogate Mother ElrodW
6/25/2000 Bikini Beach: Midnight Swim ElrodW
6/29/2000 Bikini Beach: Private Party Ellie Dauber
7/18/2000 Bikini Beach: Anya and Me ElrodW
8/13/2000 Bikini Beach: Addiction ElrodW
8/23/2000 Bikini Beach: No Gift So Dear JDG
8/23/2000 Bikini Beach: A Quiet Spell Radioactive Loner
8/24/2000 Bikini Beach: Choices JDG
8/24/2000 Bikini Beach: Reluctant Voyeur Radioactive Loner
11/11/2000 Bikini Beach: To Serve and to Protect Tigger
2/9/2001 Bikini Beach: Reluctant Temptress Radioactive Loner
2/9/2001 Bikini Beach: Saving a Life Radioactive Loner
3/3/2001 Bikini Beach: The Activist ElrodW
3/4/2001 Bikini Beach: The Nerds - Revenge ElrodW
3/5/2001 Bikini Beach: the Nerds Frat House ElrodW
3/8/2001 Bikini Beach: Nerds Fund Raiser ElrodW
3/17/2001 Bikini Beach: The Nerds - Holiday Queen ElrodW
3/22/2001 Bikini Beach : The Senator ElrodW
4/19/2001 Bikini Beach: Nerds - Date Rape Avenger ElrodW
4/28/2001 Bikini Beach: Mommy's Girl Ellie Dauber
5/4/2001 Bikini Beach: Reward Drabble Ellie Dauber
9/2/2001 Bikini Beach: Desperate Times ElrodW
9/23/2001 Bikini Beach: Vicky's Tale ElrodW
12/14/2001 Bikini Beach: A Visit from St. Nick ElrodW
3/2/2002 Bikini Beach: Moonlighting ElrodW
5/12/2002 Bikini Beach: The Regatta ElrodW
6/30/2002 Bikini Beach: Customer Service ElrodW
12/24/2002 Bikini Beach: Over the River ElrodW
12/25/2002 Bikini Beach: Child Star Ellie Dauber
1/18/2003 Bikini Beach: The Brother-in-Law Ellie Dauber
9/8/2003 Bikini Beach: Invasion from Space Ellie Dauber
10/15/2012 Bikini Beach: Black Widow ElrodW
1/10/2004 Bikini Beach: In the Beginning ElrodW
3/2/2005 Bikini Beach: The Divorce Bashful
9/25/2005 Bikini Beach: One of the Girls Mary Kay
12/26/2007 Bikini Beach: Organlegger Ellie Dauber
10/18/2012 Bikini Beach: Gardens of the Mind ElrodW
10/25/2012 Bikini Beach: The Sub ElrodW
11/11/2012 Bikini Beach: Dear Jenny ElrodW
10/27/2012 Bikini Beach: Cousin Trouble ElrodW
12/3/2012 Bikini Beach: Cheer Squad ElrodW
12/27/2012 Bikini Beach: The Coup ElrodW
3/1/2013 Bikini Beach: Jenny's Family ElrodW
3/15/2013 Bikini Beach: An Affair to Remember ElrodW
3/23/2013 Bikini Beach: Hey, Hey, Paula ElrodW
3/28/2013 Bikini Beach: The Orphan ElrodW
4/21/2013 Bikini Beach: The Runaway Ib12us
4/6/2013 Bikini Beach: Paternity LightofFury
4/18/2013 Bikini Beach: Boy Toy LightofFury
4/19/2013 Bikini Beach: Teen Angel ElrodW
5/3/2013 Bikini Beach: Buyout LightofFury
5/5/2013 Bikini Beach: News Hound LightofFury
5/9/2013 Bikini Beach: Memento LightofFury
5/16/2013 Bikini Beach: Graduation Gift LightofFury
5/17/2013 Bikini Beach: Pardons and Decisions ElrodW
5/23/2013 Bikini Beach: Way Out LightofFury
5/25/2013 Bikini Beach: Visitation Rights ElrodW
5/26/2013 Bikini Beach: The Shower Ellie Dauber
5/30/2013 Bikini Beach: Redemption LightofFury
6/5/2013 Bikini Beach: Heroes ElrodW
6/6/2013 Bikini Beach: The Accused LightofFury
6/13/2013 Bikini Beach: Liz LightofFury
6/20/2013 Bikini Beach: The Malcontent LightofFury
6/27/2013 Bikini Beach: Lost LightofFury
7/4/2013 Bikini Beach: Mr. Mom Ib12us
7/17/2013 Bikini Beach: Complications LightofFury
7/26/2013 Bikini Beach: Boyfriends ElrodW
8/28/2013 Bikini Beach: Above and Beyond LightofFury
8/14/2013 Bikini Beach: The Band ElrodW
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Comments

What constitutes a "canon" story?

Jezzi Stewart's picture

Neither of the two BB stories I wrote are listed here, but as far as I can tell both fit the guidelines Ellie posted.

BE a lady!

Blog

Wouldn't this constitute a blog and not a story?

BLog or Story

elrodw's picture

Not sure. I'll get an opinion from Erin and/or Sephie.

Imagination is more important than knowledge
A. Einstein

Timeline

Thank you for this

i think A Punk's Story should be in the middle since it follows the purse snatcher one

missing storys

Some of these in the list aren't on this site

Is there a list of Bikini

Is there a list of Bikini Beach characters and their occupation to go with this story list?

    Stanman
May Your Light Forever Shine

Bashful's "Just the Two of Us"?

Daphne Xu's picture

I was disturbed to see Bashful's "Just the Two of Us" listed here. Grandmother and Penny (Jack's wife becoming Heather's mother) were unmitigated villains in the story. Penny wasn't above telling a blatant lie: she said that Heather's pass was still for only two days. And the very notion of a single mother raising her daughter being financially better off was a wall-banger -- as was the notion of changing Jack in part for financial reasons.

-- Daphne Xu

-- Try saying freefloating three times rapidly.

The behavior change is

The behavior change is actually addressed later on in that she grew as a person and was genuinely remorseful over the actions that she took against some of the characters. Once Elrod and Ellie added new characters to the cast and evolved the story beyond what it was originally she had to evolve as well so her initial manhating trickster softened to a genuinely caring person who wanted to do what was right even if at times it was wrong.

I'm told STFU more times in a day than most people get told in a lifetime

Customer Service is also

Customer Service is also where she shows beyond a reasonable doubt that she has changed and acknowledging that her indictiveness was wrong. Then if you factor in IB12US's stories she's gone further to try to make things right and protect everyone from her past catching up to her as Anya's and Mel's stories showed her doing whatever it took to protect people even if it meant having to kill a loved one.

And that's not counting her remorse that she has continued to express over Vicky's transformation issues which were tied-in with SRU's Wizard and his cruel sense of humor...

I'm told STFU more times in a day than most people get told in a lifetime

'Canon' has to be flexible ...

but it is all too common for early stories in a big series to have inconsistencies with the accumulated package.
As suggested by JadeGirl - one option is to begin rewriting so that the early ones fit;
But the whole package grew from the early tales - so ….. is it right to add changes.
I'm not sure of the best method. I think I would rewrite if I could keep the changes to a minimum. But for me, a rewrite often expands in unforeseen directions into an almost-new story (which might or might not be canon) eeeek.

I like Bikini Beach. I prefer a bit of bite as long as it does not get to nasty or abuse. And some elements do go down that path (and are still viable as canon).
Thanks everybody
AP

I can see your point of view.

Even with retcons, I think tweaking a story slightly (in other words, a few minor changes) is best. However, I can definitely see problems potentially arising with rewrites changing a story too much.

"Understanding a Girlfriend" does get dangerously close to crossing a line. (The girlfriend gets her newly feminine boyfriend drunk on wine so he'll have sex with her...which he decides "didn't count" as rape, because he "probably" wanted it, and they'd had sex before. Ugh.) I do appreciate, however, that other writers have made the effort to address the inconsistencies in Grandmother's earlier behavior, and have taken measures to correct, or at least lessen the effects of, Grandmother's previously callous (and even cruel) behavior towards men.