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

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 182 wins & 346 nominations

Cast

Maurice Benard	...	Sonny Corinthos (1,100 episodes, 1993-2009)
Steve Burton	...	Jason Morgan (1,063 episodes, 1991-2009)
Rebecca Herbst	...	Elizabeth Webber / ... (841 episodes, 1997-2009)
Ingo Rademacher	...	Jasper Jacks / ... (772 episodes, 1996-2009)
Nancy Lee Grahn	...	Alexis Davis (690 episodes, 1996-2009)
Tyler Christopher	...	Nikolas Cassadine / ... (644 episodes, 1996-2009)
Laura Wright	...	Carly Jacks / ... (634 episodes, 2005-2009)
Kelly Monaco	...	Sam McCall / ... (633 episodes, 2003-2009)
Julie Berman	...	Lesley Lu 'Lulu' Spencer / ... (601 episodes, 2005-2009)
Greg Vaughan	...	Lucky Spencer (584 episodes, 2003-2009)
Bradford Anderson	...	Damien Spinelli / ... (541 episodes, 2006-2009)
Rick Hearst	...	Ric Lansing (533 episodes, 2002-2009)
Alicia Leigh Willis	...	Courtney Matthews / ... (525 episodes, 2001-2006)
Ted King	...	Lorenzo Alcazar / ... (505 episodes, 2002-2007)
Natalia Livingston	...	Emily Bowen Quartermaine / ... (491 episodes, 2003-2009)
Anthony Geary	...	Luke Spencer / ... (487 episodes, 1978-2009)
Kimberly McCullough	...	Dr. Robin Scorpio / ... (477 episodes, 1985-2009)
Kirsten Storms	...	Maxie Jones / ... (473 episodes, 2003-2009)
Jason Thompson	...	Dr. Patrick Drake / ... (468 episodes, 2005-2009)

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:

The Spencer residence is 24 Royal Street.

Quotes:

Steven Lars Webber: I am a fully practicing physician. Forensics is just a sideline.
Carly Corinthos: You're investigating my husband. That's why you've been so nice to me and my kids. That's why you've been so friendly.
Steven Lars Webber: I had no idea you'd be at the docks. I had no idea you'd be at Jake's, I swear!
Carly Corinthos: Ric Lansing is my husband's half brother, he is trying to put him in jail!
Steven Lars Webber: Look, I had no idea!
Carly Corinthos: It's going to be your job to help him!
Steven Lars Webber: Carly, it's not like that.
Carly Corinthos: OK, listen to me - do not approach me ever, ever again. Do not talk to my kids. If you see us on the street, you walk to the other side. We cannot be friends. We can't even be polite. Hello! Look at me!
[...]

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Intimate Portrait: Genie Francis" (2001)

The best Soap in the History of Soaps

I'm so tired of people saying that General Hospital is just a stale old soap opera. GH has been a staple of ABC's daytime lineup for 39 years. It's 3rd in the ratings and I think that ain't half bad considering it's age. The Alexis, Sonny, Carly triangle is a masterpiece destined to go down in GH's extremly long history. The actors and actresses who portray the characters on the show are fantastic and so are the writers. I get very upset when people say that it's a stale soap. So when GH tries to do something exciting and fun people say that it is not true soap storytelling. Just like the revival of the Cassidines (Helena, Stavros). I thought that that was a great storyline. In closing I would just like to say that General Hospital is on the track to taking back the ratings crown from The Young and the Restless. Your the greatest GH!!!!