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GENERAL HOSPITAL 62nd Anniversary Episode: What Moments Touched You the Most?
This week on the April 1st episode of General Hospital, the long-running ABC daytime drama series celebrated its 62nd anniversary in heart-tugging style with little Easter egg moments and nods to its history led by the talents of the iconic Genie Francis (Laura Collins).
At its epicenter, and as has been promoted, the 62nd anniversary show was to feature the opening and dedication of the “Monica Quartermaine Cardiac Care Center” in tribute to the late Leslie Charleson who played Monica for 47 years.
However, it should be noted, that this dedication was part of the script and the storyline prior to Charleson’s passing on January 12th of this year, and that more of a tribute to the actress, and to Monica will be forthcoming when the series kills-off the beloved character, who has been seriously ill with respiratory issues and basically living bound upstairs at the Quartermaine Mansion.
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In the 62nd anniversary episode, many nods were given to what Monica has meant to General Hospital. In one scene, when learning that Monica cannot be at her own dedication, a disappointed Laura shares, “Monica is the heart and soul of this place, and when you think about she is really the one that brought this place into the 21st century.”
Later, Tracy (Jane Elliot) says, “Monica can’t be here. As soon as she rallies, she has another setback. I don’t think this hospital would be standing without my sister-in-law. She should definitely be here.” In another scene, Ned (Wally Kurth) looks at the memorial wall, and he and his mother look at Alan, Edward and Lila and sing the praised of what both Alan and Monica meant to the success of the hospital.
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During the anniversary show, Co-Chief of Staffs, Portia (Brooke Kerr) and Terry (Cassandra James) were saying that if it weren’t for Monica they would not have their positions, and later, perhaps extolling the best line of the episode during the dedication of the new cardiac care center, when during their speech they say, “We ask ourselves all the time, “WWMD – What Would Monica Do?”
However, it wasn’t just the “Monica” moments that made the episode touching, it was when Felicia (Kristina Wagner), Carly (Laura Wright) and Donna went to the hospital’s memorial wall and paid tribute to the late Nurse Bobbie Spencer (Jackie Zeman), and what she meant to the legacy of the hospital, and Felicia in tears and how she misses her best friend, and all that they went through (think BJ’s heart transplant storyline).
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It was the moment where Laura and Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn) finally had an uncomfortable but much needed conversation about how Alexis’ daughter Sam (Kelly Monaco) died (thanks to Laura’s half-brother Cyrus Renault) after saving Laura’s daughter, Lulu’s (Alexa Havins) life with a live-saving liver transplant. The women hug it out in the end. We also learn in scenes with Laura and Sonny (Maurice Benard) and Sonny and Alexis, that the mob boss with the heart of gold is the secret benefactor of the Monica Q. Cardiac Care Center.
It was also the moment that after Lucy (Lynn Herring) sold Sidwell (Carlo Rota) on all the reasons that GH Nurses Ball is so important to the community in her pitch to get financial backing, that she sat down and told him the story of Stone Cates dying of AIDS and Robin living with HIV, and really brought home the story of the ball, when she spoke of Jon Hanley (Lee Mathis), the attorney who had AIDS with whom she started the Nurses Ball with back in 1994 and how she does the ball each year, “for all the little hearts in my rolodex.”
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The iconic love story of Robin (Kimberly McCullough) and Stone (Michael Sutton) also remembered in a very touching conversation played beautifully by Finola Hughes (Anna) and Maurice Benard. Anna has a kiss from Robin for Sonny, for all that he did to help her and Stone before he passed. It was a sentimental touch played by two longstanding vets of the show.
There was also the moment in the hospital chapel, once again acknowledging that Carly and Sonny are still at the show’s epicenter, when Sonny tells Carly, he would never bet against her in anything. Carly, in an emotional moment recalls the importance of GH and says, “I see my mom and the nurses station. I had my babies here. You walking again, and the doctors and the nurses saving Michael so he has a fighting chance. And for the record, I wouldn’t bet against you either!” The moment leads us to believe that somewhere down the line Sonny and Carly will come back together.
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At the dedication for the Monica Quartermaine Cardiac Center, Laura tells those in attendance at the new atrium set that she started as a candy striper at GH and is now in the mayor of Port Charles (which is amazing to think about all in itself!) After giving her speech, Lucy comes flying in with Jenz Sidwell to announce that Jenz has agreed to be the soul benefactor of the upcoming 2025 GH Nurses Ball leaving, Laura, Carly, Sonny, Anna and others looking suspicious and not so pleased.
So, what did you think of General Hospital’s 62nd anniversary episode? What moments touched you the most? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.
Hopefully, he hasn’t succeeded in pulling the wool over everyone else’s eyes, as Lucy only sees Dollar$igns. Especially after we saw what he did to his guests/captives in Africa was enough for me. Sasha will rue the day that she ever had dealings with him!
He’s a great villain! Excellent actor, too. Loving his role on the show so far. I can listen to his voice for hours….and he brings a level of intrigue and excitement to the show. I’m really enjoying “Sidwell.” Poor Lucas doesn’t know his new crush has a maniacal killer for a daddy…
Agree on all points, also glad most fans guessed right about who his son is but can’t believe hus mother is Natalia, after she made the big deal about her daughter being gay. Wonder hiw she actually feels about her son’s choices.
He’s a terrific villain! He can stay but Natalia can get the hell out of Dodge.
I thought it couldn’t have been more boring if it tried. I FF’d the entire thing other than the wall of beloved actors/characters gone. It was completely out of sync with the episode before it; it was just a standalone episode that lacked any continuity. And the “crowd?” It was mostly fillers. The people attending should have included the hospital staff we’ve come to know (whomever is left) not a bunch of strangers behind a handful of legacy characters. Thumbs down from me.
OMG, I guess I can tell the truth now! I felt the same way, especially after they held back the accident stuff we were supposed to see that day. Wonder if we’ll ever see it? I did the same thing as you and FF through most of it and than felt so guilty after reading all the positive things others had to say about the show.
And no Nurse Lizzy because she was in a car accident. Couldn’t they have had the car accident story occur after the anniversary special? No one even mentioned her and Lizzy is the head nurse at GH. And while we are on the subject of poor pacing, here it is Friday and nary any follow through with that story which occurred on Monday. The writing has gotten back to being horribly bad.
I so agree. I think the only flashback was Lucy’s dresses. I was hoping for an old scene of Alan and Tracy arguing since Ned mentioned it. And seeing Gail on the memorial wall made me miss Kin. They need to address Kin’s absence. They need to address a lot of things like Sonny killing Jagger in cold blood and the investigation coming to a halt. But I digress…..
The tribute was a little lack lust for my taste. I’m glad they spent some time in front of the tribute wall; but, I have a complaint about that wall. I was a regular GH viewer from day one, April 1, 1963 until 2005. I am offended that nurses, Jessie Brewer, Lucille March, Amy Vining, and Bobbie Spencer have all been relegated to the bottom row. When GH started, it centered around Dr Hardy, Nurse Jessie (Emily McLaughlin) and her cheating husband Dr Phil Brewer, with supporting character Nurse Lucille (Lucille Wall). It was well into the 1970s before the Quartermaines came. No offense to the late John Ingle and Anna Lee, both of whom I loved, but the founding nurse should have larger photos and be feathered on a higher row. Also, the photo of Amy (Shell Kepler) shows her in a student nurse uniform. Amy did graduate and become a registered nurse on staff at the hospital until 2002.
I realize GH is a fantasy; but, I strongly believe nurses and the nursing profession should to be shown much more respect.
Right. And Britt, who by no means was a GH legacy character, has a prominent place on that wall. She was only on GH for a couple of years!
A pity that Tristan Rogers and Rachel Ames couldn’t have come back for a day. Also, as wonderful as John Ingle was, it would be nice to swap out his photo on the wall occasionally for the wonderful David Lewis, who was MY Edward Quartermaine. I also agree that some of the nurses need to be given more love. Jessie and Bobbie should be in the top row surrounding Steve. The PCPD needs to have a photo hall of fame too, with pictures of Sean Donely, Guy Lewis, Dax, Frisco, etc.
David Lewis was my favorite Edward Quartermaine too. I have nothing against John Ingle though. David Lewis was Edward when I was a kid and I have many fond memories of the show back then.
What – Jed Allan wasn’t your favorite Edward?
Ames is now 95 and hasn’t been on camera in 10+ years. Hopefully Rogers (along with Samms) will return for a short stint around the time of Sasha giving birth.
The tribute was is going to need a redo with Monica’s passing. It’s a little jarring to see living performers (ie Kelly Theibaud’s Britt) up with the performers who passed away.
I know a lot of viewers see Sonny as a Mob Boss and nothing else, despite his kindness and generosity when needed, and not always asked for. It’s just too darn bad that he had to be a SECRET benefactor that donated the Monica Quartermaine Cardiac Care Center and not given the recognition he deserves. No one is all bad or all good and I sometimes wonder if the fans that never give this character a break , are as cold and heartless as they seem?
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You’re a funny old broad (saying that with affection)…
You complain about characters like Ava and Tracy, yet you want to defend Sonny – who less than 6 months ago murdered an FBI agent right on screen.
Many long time viewers despise Sonny because the way mob stories took over the show in the early 2000s. His killing of AJ was the final straw for many. That alone justifies him not receiving credit for the donation.
I, for one, am okay with a balanced show that includes some Corinthos stories mixed with those of the core families (Qs, Spencers, Scorpios).
Thanks, OG for your half ass compliment! I’ve come to like and understand Tracy, thanks to you chastising me a while back, but Ava, never! She’s a first class bitch that only cares about herself. I stopped watching GH for years and had recently just got back to it when Sonny killed AJ , so I really only know what I read about him, and of course witnessed how Avery was conceived. Jagger was not just some FBI agent but a terrible person terrorizing so many people and I felt he got exactly what he deserved, and Sonny stepped up and to many people, that makes him a terrible person, but I think Jagger was a way worse person.
Jagger also had an autistic son whom he cared about. I don’t agree that Jagger is a worse person than Sonny.
Yeah… NuJagger loved his son so much that he left him Hell only knows where, so he could go chase his obsession over a 30 something year old grudge.
Sonny didn’t actually kill AJ. Yes, he was holding Ava’s $1.98 WalMart Special gun, which she had actually attempted to fire before Sonny was even on the premises.
Sonny picked up the gun, after walking in on a situation where AJ was strangling Ava. At the time Sonny had every reason to believe that AJ had murdered ConKate, which was frankly ConKate’s own fault, by leaving the intials “AJ” in her own blood. “Ava” would have only been one more letter, and she could have managed that before dying.
So if Sonny attempted to pull the trigger at all (as opposed to an accidental discharge) it would have been justified as an attempt to stop somebody who looked like a serial killer, under those circumstances.
In any case, AJ survived the single gunshot wound, and was well on his way to recovery a week later in the hospital, when he suddenly died of a “cardiac arrest”. Just like we saw with the more recent deaths of Sam & Dex. Now obviously Cyrus the Virus wasn’t around to shoot AJ up with Digitalis. But Ava was. And shortly before AJ’s “cardiac arrest”, Ava was seen in his hospital room, debating with herself (AJ was sleeping) over the fact that – as much as she liked AJ – he had to die before he remembered that she had confessed ConKate’s murder to him, and that the reason for the murder was that ConKater had realized that “Derek Wells” was an alias for Ava’s brother Julian, who was still presumed to be dead, and down here in Hell, at the time.
As far as Sonny leaving his name off of the Monica Quartermaine Cardiac Center, I think that was respectful of it. Though he and Jason are business partners, so it would have been just as easy for Jason to make the donation in his name, and nobody would question Jason honoring his own mother. Except maybe Drew, but nobody cares what he thinks anymore.
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Kelly Sullivan Gives High Praise to ‘General Hospital’s’ Maura West Recalling When Ava Shot Connie (Exclusive)
It was just over 13 years ago on General Hospital when Ava Jerome (Maura West) shot and killed Kate Howard/Connie Falconeri (Kelly Sullivan) in an effort to keep her quiet from revealing that Derek Wells was actually Ava’s back-from-the-dead brother, Julian Jerome (William deVry). It’s a crime that somehow Ava never has quite paid for either.
The episode back aired on August 13, 2013 and viewers had to say goodbye to Kelly Sullivan who played Kate and her alter, Connie. In the story, just before she died, Kate/Connie scrawled the letters AJ in her own blood, initially making the PCPD and Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) think that it was AJ Quatermaine (Sean Kanan) who did the deed.
Now, Sullivan recalled sharing scenes with the three-time Daytime Emmy-winning West, during a live conversation on You Tube’s Michael Fairman Channel. Kelly was the special guest talking about her recent return to the soaps in her new role as The Bold and the Beautiful’s Darcy Dylan.
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FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF MAURA WEST
Speaking of her final GH scenes and working with Maura West, Sullivan gave her then GH co-star major props. “If you’re going to be shot by somebody (on the soaps), you want to be shot by Maura West, c’mon!”
Maura West debuted back in May 2013 as Ava, and Sullivan remembered when the As the World Turns favorite began on GH. “I remember when Maura West first arrived at GH. She walked in with this cute little bob (hairdo) and she’s just delicious,” shared Sullivan.
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
Kelly revealed more about Maura, adding “I think she’s amazing! I remember right before I left the show, someone suggested, and I would still love to do this with her, if she ever want to, but someone suggested that they wanted to direct the stage play A Streetcar Named Desire with Maura and I, where I would play Stella and she would play Blanche! Wouldn’t that be great?”
Speaking of the Ava/Connie showdown scenes, Sullivan expressed, “On television and on General Hospital specifically, Maura West is able to play a character who does the most horrendous things and you still care about her and that’s the mark of a really great actor. In other words, you’re able to be liked in the midst of the most horrendous things, and as a performer not shying away from that, and to just have the courage to do what’s on the page (in the script).”
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KELLY SULLIVAN PARTING THOUGHTS AS SHE LEFT GENERAL HOSPITAL
Kelly also shared her sentiments when she walked off the set of General Hospital after her run back in August of 2013. “I really was honored. Every day I would go to work and I would say a little prayer, which is I want to do justice for my character, explained Kelly. “It’s between me and my character. I get to walk this path with her and to leave the show on that note, which is, I left every out there. I just gave it my all and again what an honor it was to play Kate/Connie.”
You can catch the full conversation with Kelly where she talks about her time on General Hospital, The Young and the Restless where she played Sage Warner and now The Bold and the Beautiful below.
So, do you remember the Ava and Connie scenes where Ava shot and killed her? What did you think of Kelly Sullivan’s sentiments about Maura West? Share your thoughts via the comment section. But first, watch the reveal where Ava recalls murdering Connie below!
The question of will Steve Burton (Jason Morgan) stay awhile at General Hospital after his recent extended hiatus from the show earlier this year, has reportedly been answered.
TMZ via court documents obtained in Burton’s ongoing legal battle with his ex-wife Sheree Gustin, shared that Steve actually inked a new three year deal with the ABC soap opera back in June.
That is significant because it was June when Burton returned back to work as Jason. In addition, the court filing confirmed that Burton had already moved back to California from Tennessee.
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STEVE’S HIATUS AND HIS RETURN TO PORT CHARLES
GH fans will recall, it was back in February of 2026, that Burton announced via his Instagram that he was stepping away from his role of Jason Morgan for short break and pointed to wanting to spend quality time with his new wife, Michelle Lundstrom Burton with whom he tied the knot back on May 17, 2025.
Steve expressed at that time, “I’m newly married and looking forward to spending some quality time with my family.” It was back on March 25 that viewers saw Jason carted away by the WSB after taking the fall for Rocco Falconeri (Finn Carr) who shot then WSB Director Ross Cullum (Andrew Hawkes).
Burton returned to work on June 1, and due to General Hospital taping roughly six weeks ahead of air, made his on-screen comeback on the July 13 episode.
GOING FOR GOLD AT THE UPCOMING DAYTIME EMMYS
Then, Steve and his enduring fans got an extra special treat on the same day, when it was revealed on Extra that he was nominated for the upcoming 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards in the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Daytime Drama Series category.
Steve previously won in the Supporting Actor category for his work as General Hospital’s Jason in 1998 and as The Young and the Restless’ Dylan McAvoy in 2018.
Now with Jason and Britt’s (Kelly Thiebaud) relationship seemingly hitting the skids, plus Jason’s commitment to staying out of mob life to focus on being present for his son Danny Morgan (Asher Antonyzyn), what does the future hold for the fan favorite character? Stay tuned.
So, happy to hear that Steve Burton signed a new three year deal with General Hospital? Knowing that, what storyline would you like to see Jason get involved and with who? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section.
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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Jason and Britt Reach an Impasse; Is This the End of Their Relationship?
On the Friday, September 11 episode of General Hospital, Jason (Steve Burton) and Britt’s (Kelly Thiebaud) relationship becomes strained to potentially the point of no return.
Things take a turn when an unglued Britt having been traumatized by almost being killed by Anna Devane (Finola Hughes) asks Jason to back her up with the PCPD when she reports Anna for attempted murder.
However, Jason told Britt, he can’t. Jason shares that he does not believe Anna would have gone through with shooting her. Therefore, Britt was not in any real imminent danger. Britt is flabbergasted and hurt that Jason is refusing to tell the police what he actually witnessed for himself on Mount Emerson.
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BRITT WANTS BACK UP FROM JASON
Jason counters that he can’t believe that Britt would want Anna punished. or sent to prison, or a mental facility after the trauma she endured while being locked up and mentally tortured while at Wyndemere.
He asks Britt, “How could you even say that you want her locked up or prosecuted for what she did when you knew she was being held prisoner and you did nothing to save her?” Britt is stunned by Jason’s response.
Coming up, official General Hospital spoilers share that on the upcoming Monday, September 14 episode, Jason confides in Carly (Laura Wright), while Britt is stung. In the video preview that aired at the end of the Friday, September 11 episode for this coming Monday, Britt says to Jason, “You don’t believe me. Do you?”
General Hospital head scribes, Chris Van Etten and Elizabeth Korte previously teased in their fall preview of the soap, “Britt and Jason have come a long way and fought a lot of enemies to be together. But the most stubborn obstacle to their happiness isn’t without, it’s within. Decisions Britt made to stay alive while under Cullum’s thumb will come back to haunt her and may prove too difficult for this unlikely couple to survive.”
So, what do you think will happen? Will Jason and Britt break-up over Britt’s lies and Jason’s unwillingness to report Anna’s crime against her? Do you want Jason and Britt to go their separate ways? If they do, will Britt become romantically involved with Dr. Tristan Roberts (Dean Geyer) ? If so, who do you pair Jason with? Anyone? Weigh-in via the comment section.
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