"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)

An Escape From Reality

This is a long running American soap that has only recently been aired in the UK. I started watching it a few weeks ago at a point that is months behind the states- meaning that I had missed some important story lines- but I was still hooked from the start. With all the glamour, drama and money this gives English soaps a run for their money. In england their soaps try to approach real life problems and situations but come out with nothing. Whilst as this soap approaches the same situations, but comes out on top by going over the top- it doesn't even pretend that they're going over the top- unlike here in the UK. This show is a true escape from reality that is hard to ween off.