"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

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Dec. 11	3:00 PM	ABC
Mon. Dec. 14	3:00 PM	ABC

Cast

Maurice Benard	...	Sonny Corinthos (1,081 episodes, 1993-2009)
Steve Burton	...	Jason Morgan (1,041 episodes, 1991-2009)
Rebecca Herbst	...	Elizabeth Webber / ... (821 episodes, 1997-2009)
Ingo Rademacher	...	Jasper Jacks / ... (757 episodes, 1996-2009)
Nancy Lee Grahn	...	Alexis Davis (683 episodes, 1996-2009)
Tyler Christopher	...	Nikolas Cassadine / ... (626 episodes, 1996-2009)
Laura Wright	...	Carly Jacks / ... (620 episodes, 2005-2009)
Kelly Monaco	...	Sam McCall / ... (613 episodes, 2003-2009)
Julie Berman	...	Lesley Lu 'Lulu' Spencer / ... (587 episodes, 2005-2009)
Greg Vaughan	...	Lucky Spencer (571 episodes, 2003-2009)
Rick Hearst	...	Ric Lansing (533 episodes, 2002-2009)
Alicia Leigh Willis	...	Courtney Matthews / ... (525 episodes, 2001-2006)
Bradford Anderson	...	Damien Spinelli / ... (524 episodes, 2006-2009)
Ted King	...	Lorenzo Alcazar / ... (505 episodes, 2002-2007)
Anthony Geary	...	Luke Spencer / ... (484 episodes, 1978-2009)
Natalia Livingston	...	Emily Bowen Quartermaine / ... (478 episodes, 2003-2009)
Kimberly McCullough	...	Dr. Robin Scorpio / ... (463 episodes, 1985-2009)
Kirsten Storms	...	Maxie Jones / ... (457 episodes, 2003-2009)
Jason Thompson	...	Dr. Patrick Drake / ... (453 episodes, 2005-2009)

Also Known As:

General Hospital (Italy) [it]
Hôpital central (France) (dubbed version) [fr]
Hospital general (Venezuela) [es]

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 exterior of General Hospital is the University of Southern California Medical Center, located east of downtown Los Angeles.

Quotes:

Helena Cassadine: I want you to kill Edward Quartermaine.
Alexis Davis Cassadine: You'll have to kill me first. If you as so much as enter General Hospital, let alone the I. C. U. I will have you arrested for attempted murder.
Mitchell Coleman: Chill. I'm not going to kill anybody. I'm a lover not a fighter.
Helena Cassadine: You don't belong here.
Alexis Davis Cassadine: You are so predictable. As soon as there's death and destruction, there you are in the middle of it, foaming at the mouth.
Helena Cassadine: It's call revenge. Edward Quartermaine practically murdered my grandson.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Salma Hayek/Christina Aguilera (#28.15)" (2003)

General Hospital Is a great show!

I watch General Hospital all the time, and i must say, it is the best the ever! It is a SoapOpera, but, i think even men will enjoy it. (I say that because men do watch it, but mostly women) There is just enough action to keep the men interested, and enough passion to keep the women. The show is just a good show, point blank! Its plots are amazing, you never know what will happen next. Also, the characters are written to a Tee, so you fall inlove with them, and end up picking favorites, and picking those you don't like! Some people say the show is not good anymore, but i disagree. If you were to of watched back in the day, it had a much different feeling, now, mob families rule Port Charles (where General Hospital is located) But, story lines don't just center around that. If you decide to give GH a try, some characters you should look for are Edward, Monica, Alan, Luke, Tracy, Bobbie, Leslie and Audry. They are have been on the show for a long time. This show is my opinion, out of a 1-worst, 10-Best, id give it a 9. It is always keeps me entertained, but, nothing is perfect, even General Hospital!