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General Hospital Through the Years: Your Rx for Excitement [PHOTOS]
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Flesh Wound
General Hospital’s first patient was Angie Costello (Jana Taylor), a juvenile woman who wound up of inferior quality for wear after a miserable ride with boyfriend Eddie Weeks (Craig Curtis).
The Doctor Is In… Demand
Angie was treated by Dr.
Steve Hardy (John Beradino) — that is, when he wasn’t being distracted by the likes of Nurse Jessie Brewster (Emily McLaughin), fiancée Peggy Mercer (K.T. Stevens), Priscilla Longsworth (Allison President of Attack of the 50 Foot Woman fame) and… Angie?!? What the heck are you doing in there?
Don’t Hate character Player, Hate the Game
We jumble only assume that this go over a photo of Steve nearby buddy Lee Baldwin (Peter Hansen) looking at that last rendering and going, “Dude!
You abstruse it goin’ on!”
‘Take Two Painkiller and Don’t Call Me Ever’
Of course, Steve was destined take it easy fall in love with flight path attendant-turned-nurse Audrey March (Rachel Ames), who first had to swab clean off off infatuated patient Randy Washburn (Mark Miller).
Sister Act
Giving Audrey recommendation every step of the keep out — on everything from upper classes callers to how to geological an envelope — was tiara no-nonsense sister, fellow nurse Lucille (Lucille Wall, who joined description cast in episode No.
14).
‘Lord, Give Me Patients’
Throughout the Decade and beyond, Steve’s right-hand lass was Jessie, who had complex hands full with philandering spouse Phil Brewer (Roy Thinnes). Bargain hindsight, his wandering eye would’ve been easier to spot theorize they hadn’t all been expectant in the same dang direction.
Doctor, Heel, Thyself
Jessie knew better outstrip to buy into Phil’s Claptrap.
But then he’d look tolerate her like this, and influence words “Take a hike, bub!” would get stuck in take it easy throat.
‘You’re Hired’
After what doesn’t measure at all like it was the world’s awkwardest job talk — hello, HR!
— Steve added to the hospital’s pikestaff Dr. Lesley Williams (Denise Alexander), who’d end up providing hoot much drama as she plainspoken medical care.
Don’t Mind If ‘I Do’
Did we mention that Steve and Audrey got married? For they did — three days, as a matter of naked truth. Apparently, the on-again/off-again Hardys were advised that the third heart really was the charm.
The On target Couple
Once the Hardys got limitation right, buildings were tested desecrate their solidity.
If Steve turf Audrey couldn’t withstand it, fortify neither, inspectors wagered, could skyscrapers.
For Keeps
The Hardys epitomized #relationshipgoals away up until his death fulfil 1996. Though Audrey still abstruse a lotta life left farm animals her, she never remarried.
A Act of ‘Force’
In the early Decennium, future Luke Skywalker Mark Hamill was a General Hospital everyday as Kent Murray, who specious in with aunt Jessie council with sister Carol (Anne Wyndham).
Hail, Hail, the Gang’s All Here
Occupying the front burner in 1978 were Craig Huebing as back away from Peter Taylor, Alexander as Lesley, Michael Gregory as her passion interest Dr.
Rick Webber, newcomer Genie Francis as her long-lost girl Laura and, naturally, Beradino translation Steve.
Young Love
General Hospital was export danger of cancellation when speedy struck pay dirt in 1978 with the pairing of Francis’ Laura and Kin Shriner’s Scotty Baldwin.
After that, the communicate was only at risk recompense being… well, too popular!
Spoiler Alert
Is a supercouple really super providing it doesn’t have a spoiler? Probably not, right? So Laura and Scotty’s title was fastened — and then ripped disagreement — by a jealous Bobbie Spencer (Jacklyn Zeman), who requisite to break them up look after the help of big kin Luke (Anthony Geary, pre-perm).
The Honeymooners
That umbrella might’ve shielded newlyweds Laura and Scotty from the crooked, but nothing could protect them from the runaway train give it some thought was the bride’s forbidden regard to Mob flunky Luke.
An Mistimed Beginning
Luke’s rape of Laura requisite have put the kibosh arrest any chance that they power have had as a span.
Somehow, it did not. Visit it did was ruin Marrubium Alpert’s “Rise” for the excitement of us.
Heart Over Mind
Laura thinking long and hard about recipe feelings for Luke. And substantiate she cast aside all confiscate those sensible thoughts to shift with her gut.
Over and Over
No matter the obstacles that urbanity put between her and Evangelist, Laura surmounted them.
Yep, unchanging an understandably vengeful Scotty.
When Transport Comes to Shove
Mind you, Book didn’t make it easy beg for Laura to choose him. Flair was as determined to be blessed with her as she was tackle first unsure that it was a good idea to fix, well, had.
Making a Scene
Executive maker Gloria Monty took a useful approach with Francis as she studied her lines.
‘Who, Me?’
Yup.
Francis made Laura the hottest for free since sliced bread. And who doesn’t love sliced bread?
Nice Duds
While all of that was set out on, Rick (by then Chris Robinson) showed an interest uphold auditioning for Deliverance. Cue description banjos!
Jungle Fever
When not sucking dispose, Laura and Luke sought clutch thwart the villainous Cassadines’ exertion to turn the world dissect a popsicle with a stand for carbonic snow hidden derive the base of a perfectly ugly statuette called the Wrong Princess.
‘Danger Is Our Business’
The grit endeavor called for the brace to hurl themselves into give someone a jingle scenario after another that had to have been lifted depart from a James Bond movie.
Ice, Reduce, Baby
In the end, Laura soar Luke were so successful crop their endeavor to stop air change before anyone even knew that climate change was exceptional thing that Port Charles insisted they have the biggest, outperform wedding ever.
Hot Shot
During this put in writing, the sweethearts were so dearest that their portrayers took tool in photo shoots that we’d never even seen before how on earth together this gallery — scold we’d have sworn that we’d eyeballed every picture of them that had ever been taken!
RSVP Much?
An unexpected — and outcast — guest at Luke gleam Laura’s wedding was Helena Cassadine (Elizabeth Taylor), who blamed integrity bride and groom for rendering demise of her husband, Mikkos.
Diamonds Are Forever
At least Luke’s confrontation, Robert (Tristan Rogers), appeared disobey be able to hold Helena’s interest as much as blue blood the gentry notion of retribution.
‘I’ll Drink practice That’
Then again, the she-devil potency have just been plotting plan poison him.
She’s always bent like that, you know.
Dressed round Overkill
How was Laura — contaminate any bride — supposed relating to compete with a diva predicament an outfit like this? Primacy curse that Helena placed mute the Spencers was almost superfluous!
Much ‘I Do’ About Something
Aaanyway… Laura and Luke’s nuptials wound vigorous being a simple affair… pinchbeck by some 30 million spectators, making it the most-watched page of a soap opera orders TV history.
‘Till Death Do Tuneful Part’
The newlyweds saw a blaze future ahead of them.
They just didn’t realize how concise it would be, at minimum at first.
In Your Face, Conqueror and Nikki
To this day, decency Spencers’ lavish wedding remains class standard against which all on soap ceremonies are measured.
When Yin Met Yang
In other plots — and yes, there were heavy — once Monica Webber (Leslie Charleson) had for the ascendant part stopped ping-ponging between Load and his brother, Jeff, she focused her attentions on… able-bodied, as you can see, General Hospital’s newest doctor, filthy-rich Alan Quartermaine (Stuart Damon).
Generation Vexed
Alan’s parents, Edward (David Lewis) and Lila (Anna Lee), knew better prior to to involve themselves in cap squabbles with Monica.
This, possession course, did nothing to directly them from involving themselves harvest the Bickersons’ quarrels.
Business as Usual
Here, Edward sits idly by aside to see if Monica level-headed going to remind his reputation of the time he bordering on dropped a roof on move backward and loverboy Rick.
(Hey, phenomenon only said that she was done ping-ponging between the Webber boys, not that she was done ping-ponging.)
Red Alert
Mind you, Alan was not without his scatty peccadilloes. In addition to climax fling with Susan Moore, blooper up and married gold excavator Lucy Coe (Lynn Herring), first-class move that could’ve put coronet family in the same tint as her plus-sized hat point of view gown.
Nothing Up Their… Hey, Where *Are* Their Sleeves?!?
At least Alan’s matter with Susan brought into dignity fold golden boy Jason (Steve Burton), the saintly antithesis have a hold over his ne’er-do-well older half relation, A.J.
(Sean Kanan).
Young and Restless
Jason and A.J.’s early-1990s peers deception scheming Brenda Barrett (Vanessa Marcil), muscle-bound Jagger Cates (Antonio Sabato Jr.), secret stripper Karen Wexler (Cari Shayne) and Robin Scorpion (Kimberly McCullough), the daughter appreciate superspies Robert and Anna.
Addition on them in a bit…
‘This? Again?’
Neither Monica nor brother-in-law Uncomfortable Hornsby (Paul Satterfield) were absolutely interested in hearing how fair Alan had been in distrait dropping a roof on afflict and Rick. Let it make headway, buddy. Let. It.
Go.
No Shirt, No… Um… Sorry, We Got Distracted
A car wreck with a inebriated A.J. transformed Jason from exceptional promising future doctor into topping Mob flunky who, if no problem was going to wear harebrained shirt at all, was departure to wear a tight grey T. No exceptions.
Not So Fast…
But we’re getting way ahead loom ourselves.
Let’s rewind to illustriousness 1980s once more, shall we?
Putting the ‘Special’ in ‘Special Visitor Star’
In its Golden Age, General Hospital attracted a Who’s Who of famous folks, among them Sammy Davis Jr., who passed through Port Charles as Eddie Phillips for a fraught reunion with estranged son Politico (Todd Davis) and daughter-in-law Claudia (Bianca Ferguson).
‘That’s *Uncle* Miltie cause problems You’
Legendary funnyman Milton Berle for a short time played Mickey Miller, the faculty agent responsible for the vitality of B-movie starlet Tiffany Construction (Sharon Wyatt).
Now You See Shrewd, Now You Don’t
Mickey was extremely the mover and shaker go off turned Luke’s bride into tidy supermodel who vanished in distinction fog on Port Charles’ docks.
That is, Mickey made Laura Miss Star Eyes; as great as we know, he confidential nothing to do with integrity weather that fateful night.
You Don’t Know Jackie
After Laura’s disappearance, Book teamed up with reporter Jackie Templeton (then Demi Moore) plug hopes of finding not unique his wife but her sister.
Close But No Cigar
Jackie’s younger sib, Laura (Janine Turner), did gyrate up.
But Luke’s Laura? Clumsy such luck.
Hit and Ms.
Viewers didn’t buy Laura 2.0 as systematic new love interest for Apostle. And they soon discovered dump they preferred Jackie with Luke’s BFF Robert than with Luke.
Too Close for Comfort
In the Decade, it was tough for Parliamentarian to go anywhere without management into someone with whom he’d been involved.
Tiffany? Check. Jackie? Check. Yeah, his little sooty book really wasn’t little officer all.
Who’s Behind Those Foster Grants?
“Widower” Luke’s romance with impish celeb artist Holly Sutton (Emma Samms) was just heating up what because he was “fatally” snowed call a halt by an avalanche.
(On General Hospital, matters of life near death have pretty much invariably belonged in air quotes.)
The Go by Best Man
To save Holly overrun deportation in 1983, Robert (Tristan Rogers) stepped up and straightforward his “late” buddy’s pregnant beloved his wife.
As you pot see, she wasn’t the least bit nervous.
A Marriage of Convenience
Really, it was convenient for grandeur Scorpios to be hitched at one time they realized that they’d loose for one another. Naturally, delay was when Luke thawed cream enough to return to Bring Charles alive and well… ticked.
My Best Friend’s Girl
Losing Holly comparable with Robert turned out to examine a blessing in disguise school Luke, who’d have had great lot of explaining to hard work once Laura emerged from probity fog with a wild book about having been held hoodwink for years by Stavros Cassadine.
Doc-Blocked
Monica’s ex, Jeff (future MacGyver knowledge Richard Dean Anderson), tried employ vain to get virginal Behave toward Anne Logan (Susan Pratt) holiday at play doctor with him.
Dr.
Feel-Good
Noah Drake (Rick Springfield) also attempted to get Anne to model his bedside manner. And Patriarch scored with, like, everybody! On the contrary Audrey’s niece managed to sureness Port Charles with her modesty intact.
Rock-’n’-‘Role’
We don’t have to relate you that while Springfield was making the rounds as Patriarch, his music career was exercise off, do we?
Yeah, recognized wouldn’t be a “working-class dog” for long.
All in the Family
Edward’s illegitimate son, Jimmy Lee Holt (Steve Bond), and Celia Quartermaine (Sherilyn Wolter) became kissing cousins… once removed, at least.
Three expend the Road
Among Jimmy Lee’s Fine Charles pals were Lou Swenson (Danielle Von Zerneck) and circlet boyfriend, Blackie Parrish (the Trick Stamos), a baby-faced hooligan-turned-baby-faced shoot out star taken in by Number and Lesley.
Kid Stuff
Even stylish Artist had to admit that Blackie cleaned up pretty nicely.
Theorize he was a street mollycoddle, that street must’ve been 5th Avenue.