"General Hospital" (1963)TV series 1963-????

Creators:

Doris Hursley
Frank Hursley

Seasons:

1 | unknown

Release Date:

1 April 1963 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Events in this daytime drama are centred in Port Charles, a community on the coast in upper New York...

Plot Keywords:

Beautiful Woman | Shipper | Soap | MST3K | Doctor

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 179 wins & 330 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. July 28	3:00 PM	ABC
Tue. July 29	3:00 PM	ABC

Cast

Maurice Benard	...	Sonny Corinthos (466 episodes, 1993-2008)
Steve Burton	...	Jason Morgan (408 episodes, 1991-2008)
Rebecca Herbst	...	Elizabeth Spencer / ... (396 episodes, 1997-2008)
Laura Wright	...	Carly Corinthos / ... (364 episodes, 2005-2008)
Kelly Monaco	...	Samantha 'Sam' McCall / ... (359 episodes, 2003-2008)
Julie Berman	...	Lesley Lu 'Lulu' Spencer / ... (356 episodes, 2005-2008)
Ted King	...	Lorenzo Alcazar / ... (355 episodes, 2002-2007)
Ingo Rademacher	...	Jasper 'Jax' Jacks / ... (340 episodes, 1996-2008)
Nancy Grahn	...	Alexis Davis / ... (315 episodes, 1996-2008)
Alicia Leigh Willis	...	Courtney Matthews Quartermaine Morgan Jacks / ... (298 episodes, 2001-2006)
Greg Vaughan	...	Lucky Spencer / ... (296 episodes, 2003-2008)
Bradford Anderson	...	Damien Spinelli / ... (290 episodes, 2006-2008)
Tyler Christopher	...	Nikolas Cassadine / ... (272 episodes, 1996-2008)
Kimberly McCullough	...	Dr. Robin Scorpio / ... (270 episodes, 1985-2008)
Lindze Letherman	...	Georgianna "Georgie" Jones Quartermaine / ... (254 episodes, 2002-2007)
Jason Thompson	...	Dr. Patrick Drake / ... (244 episodes, 2005-2008)
Kirsten Storms	...	Maxie Jones / ... (233 episodes, 2005-2008)
Megan Ward	...	Kate Howard (225 episodes, 2007-2008)
Rick Hearst	...	Ric Lansing / ... (218 episodes, 2002-2008)
Anthony Geary	...	Luke Spencer / ... (217 episodes, 1978-2008)
Sebastian Roché	...	Jerry Jacks / ... (216 episodes, 2007-2008)
Natalia Livingston	...	Emily Bowen Quartermaine / ... (204 episodes, 2003-2008)
Robin Christopher	...	Skye Quartermaine / ... (197 episodes, 2002-2008)
Josh Duhon	...	Logan Hayes / ... (189 episodes, 2007-2008)

Runtime:

45 min (1976-1977) | 30 min (1963-1976) | 60 min (1978-) | USA:30 min (1963-1976) | USA:45 min (1976-1977) | USA:60 min (1978-)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White (1963-1966) | Color (1966-)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono | Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

ABC Television Center - 4151 Prospect Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Trivia:

During Steve Hardy and Audrey March's first marriage, the minister was Rachel Ames's father, Bryan Foulger.

Quotes:

Tracy Quartermaine: Let me make this perfectly clear - I find you hideous on every conceivable leave. I have wanted you gone from the very first moment you slithered into my mother's rose garden. Why would I help you?
Heather Grant Webber Quartermaine: Because we want the same thing Tracy - Money.
Tracy Quartermaine: You don't have any. And your husband is working for small change.
Heather Grant Webber Quartermaine: But I have other plans for Edward and his estate. If you help me, I'll give you half his fortune.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008)

Not what it used to be

I began watching in the fall of 1996.It was the time when the Spencer/Cassadine feud was reignited.This, in my opinion, was the show's peak.The best characters/actors in daytime were front and center.Sonny Corinthos/Maurice Benard,Jason Morgan/Steve Burton,Luke Spencer/Tony Geary,Lucky Spencer/Jonathon Jackson,Carly Roberts/Sarah Brown.They made the show worth watching.Now,9 years later,only 3 of them remain.Long past his prime,Luke has been reduced to a series of boring plots involving the always annoying Skye.The only reason i still watch is for Sonny and Jason's scene's,but the writers insist on saddling them up with depth-less arm candy(Reese and Sam).Also,the formidable Jonathon Jackson had great chemistry with his costars,Tyler Christopher,Amber Tamblyn,Becky Herbst,Genie Francis and especially Tony Geary.All subsequent Luckys have paled.(Although I do like Jacob Young on All My Children)