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

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Creators:

Doris Hursley
Frank Hursley
Jim 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:

New York | Cult Favorite | Beautiful Woman | Doctor | Actor Shares Full Name With Character

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 181 wins & 346 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Nov. 9	3:00 PM	ABC
Tue. Nov. 10	3:00 PM	ABC

Cast

Maurice Benard	...	Sonny Corinthos (1,059 episodes, 1993-2009)
Steve Burton	...	Jason Morgan (1,017 episodes, 1991-2009)
Rebecca Herbst	...	Elizabeth Webber / ... (807 episodes, 1997-2009)
Ingo Rademacher	...	Jasper Jacks / ... (738 episodes, 1996-2009)
Nancy Lee Grahn	...	Alexis Davis (673 episodes, 1996-2009)
Tyler Christopher	...	Nikolas Cassadine / ... (611 episodes, 1996-2009)
Laura Wright	...	Carly Jacks / ... (602 episodes, 2005-2009)
Kelly Monaco	...	Sam McCall / ... (593 episodes, 2003-2009)
Greg Vaughan	...	Lucky Spencer (569 episodes, 2003-2009)
Julie Berman	...	Lesley Lu 'Lulu' Spencer / ... (566 episodes, 2005-2009)
Rick Hearst	...	Ric Lansing (533 episodes, 2002-2009)
Alicia Leigh Willis	...	Courtney Matthews / ... (525 episodes, 2001-2006)
Bradford Anderson	...	Damien Spinelli / ... (511 episodes, 2006-2009)
Ted King	...	Lorenzo Alcazar / ... (505 episodes, 2002-2007)
Anthony Geary	...	Luke Spencer / ... (474 episodes, 1978-2009)
Natalia Livingston	...	Emily Bowen Quartermaine / ... (466 episodes, 2003-2009)
Kimberly McCullough	...	Dr. Robin Scorpio / ... (454 episodes, 1985-2009)
Jason Thompson	...	Dr. Patrick Drake / ... (445 episodes, 2005-2009)
Kirsten Storms	...	Maxie Jones / ... (442 episodes, 2003-2009)
Tamara Braun	...	Carly Corinthos / ... (431 episodes, 2001-2003)
Robin Christopher	...	Skye Quartermaine / ... (426 episodes, 2001-2008)

Runtime:

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

A young Demi Moore got her start on General Hospital as Jackie Templeton in 1982.

Quotes:

Tracy Quartermaine: What ever do you want? Make it fast.
Skye Quartermaine Jacks: Why, Aunt Tracy, is that anyway to talk to family?
Tracy Quartermaine: You know, the rest of the Quartermaine's may tolerate your fraudulent use of the family name. I, however, will not.
Skye Quartermaine Jacks: Well, blood ties or not I do happen to care about the Quartermaine's, and that includes Edward.
Tracy Quartermaine: Poor Daddy, practically checked himself into Shadybrook when he married Heather Webber.
Skye Quartermaine Jacks: You helped Heather have him committed there. Something tells me you regret that.
Tracy Quartermaine: Something tells me you're drinking again.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Daytime's Greatest Weddings (2004) (V)

About General Hospital

In 1980, Gloria Monty along with other General Hospital writers decided to make a couple out of two actors that had amazing chemistry. Genie Francis and Tony Geary who have become the phenomenal Luke and Laura. Luke and Laura made General Hospital the unforgettable soap opera it is, and still today, Luke and Laura's though painful relationship, keeps viewers going through their fascinating characterization and never ending passion between them.

Alan and Monica, played by Leslie Charleson and Stuart Damon, Frisco and Felicia, played by Jack and Kristina Wagner, Robert and Holly, played by Tristan Rogers and Emma Samms, Sonny and Brenda, played by Maurice Bernard and Vanessa Marcil, and Luke and Laura have showed every other soap opera the definition of a "love story". Though never simple, always intense, always unforgettable.

General Hospital has also shown amazing technique in storylines that are not love stories. Such as Monica Quartermaine's heartwrenching breast cancer storyline in 1994, or the amazing storyline of two little girls dying, yet only one miracle came out of it. I could only be talking about Bobbie Spencer's and Tony Jones's daughter BJ giving her heart to Frisco and Felicia's daughter Maxie, in the last moments to save her life. These stories touched many viewers and there are so many more.

Some of the most precious moments on daytime television have occurred on General Hospital, and the highest rated moment on daytime television was Luke and Laura's wedding in 1981. It was said to be the only wedding ever to rival Princess Diana's. General Hospital has created feelings, storylines, and characters that go beyond words. I thank Genie and Tony who play Luke and Laura for bringing out the fantasy we all have about how love should be. Though they are General Hospital's greatest achievement, I don't think General Hospital's done with them yet! And we know that Luke and Laura are not the only life changing storyline they've come up with! Thank you General Hospital!