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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Valentin’s Passport Goes By the Name ‘Will Cortlandt’; Do You Appreciate the Wink-Wink to ‘All My Children’ or Not So Much?

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Since the rights to All My Children and One Life to Live reverted back to ABC several years ago (following the dispute with Prospect Park), General Hospital has often taken liberties and incorporated the canceled and beloved soaps in naming conventions of new characters, or several nods to the audience within a particular story, or mentions of towns that the Port Charles characters need to go visit (Llanview, Pine Valley, even Loving’s Corinth).

For instance, many viewers know that Michael E. Knight’s GH character of Martin Grey, was named after the fact that Knight is most soap-famous for his run as Tad Martin on All My Children. In addition, we have seen the likes of Llanviews’s Nora Buchanan from One Life to Live come to Port Charles on a legal case as played by Hillary B. Smith.

Now, on yesterday’s March 17th episode of GH, as Valentin (James Patrick Stuart) went to his old house now inhabited by Sonny (Maurice Benard), he started to look for important documents (in the chimney) including his passport, and came upon it using the name, “Will Cortlandt.”

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Longtime ABC daytime viewers know that James Patrick Stuart first soap role was that of bad guy Will Cortlandt who was the brother to Dixie Cooney (Cady McClain) on All My Children. James played the role from 1989-1992 and then again in 1994. Eventually, Will met his maker at the hands of Janet “from another planet” Greene (Kate Collins) when she hit him over the head with a crowbar.

On Monday’s GH, the writers seem to have some fun with the inside joke and “wink-wink” to its faithful audience who would get the inference in Valentin’s fake passport. In fact, not only did Valentin have a different name on the passport, so too, of course did his daughter, Charlotte (Scarlett Fernandez), who had the name “Melanie Cortlandt” on hers. If you know your AMC lore, Melanie or “Lanie” was played by Paige Turco and was the sister of Will and Dixie. She eventually was written off the canvas when she headed to France.

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At the end of yesterday’s GH, Sonny comes upon Valentin and pulls out a gun and asks, “Forget something?” How will Valentin get out of the situation he finds himself in now? Stay tuned!

Meanwhile, as savvy soap fans; do you enjoy when GH (the only remaining ABC soap opera) injects some AMC or OLTL into its story with little Easter eggs or nuggets that are brought in as a nudge-nudge to you, or do you think they should not to it at all as it breaks the “reality” of the current story and wish they didn’t do such things? Share your thoughts via the comment section below.

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Not so much.

Just hearing the name and the reference to All My Children makes me wish for its return to television. Please……

Exactly!. The women still fear Erica Kane in business!

It would be great for Erica to make a guest appearance…that would be a great cat fight between her Lucy and Tracy

Okay, suspend reality for a moment here. What if Will Cortlandt is not dead and that was an old alias of Valentin’s for his early WSB days. So not so much of a “tongue in cheek” nod to the old soap but literally him on both soaps!!! LOL!!! *mind explodes*

You should be writing for GH

That was my first thought as well. Talk about making it interesting and opening the door for other characters to make their appearance in PC.

It can happen, just like the person who plays Ned is was on another Soap Opera at the same time

I like it!

They already did that with Tomas Delgado (OLTL)/ and Lorenzo Alcazar

I wouldn’t like that because Will Courtlandt raped Nurse Gloria. Valentin has some redeeming qualities, however, if he is a rapist, he’s irredeemable.

Luke rape Laura on GH

I do like the nods to both AMC & OLTL… it helps keep my dream of seeing OLTL return to our screen.

Oh how I wish OLTL would return! Miss that soap so much!❤️

Me too

GH fan: From your lips to God’s ear. I wish for the return of One Life to Live every day. I realize many of the actors have passed on or retired. So, I’m fine with combining with All My Children to become All My Life to Live.

Why not bring them both back in half hour installments with smaller casts?

In order for this to become plausible, in my wild imagination I created a scenario where major flooding of the Llantano River destroyed the cities of Pine Valley and Llanview, and several residents would have moved to Center City (conveniently located between the two towns, along with the now-abandoned Corinth!) and have All My Live To Live (like your title!) become to the smaller still living cast members. We’ve sadly lost so many in this near-fifteen year absence

I love it!

Thanks, and I agree fully with your thoughts.. ABC could re-draw the map and make Pine Valley and Landview closer together… then make a combination show as you suggest.

I love that idea!

…ir- All my Childrens Lives to Live

Let’s not forget GH has a huge Ryans Hope connection too because Ava Jeromes mother is Delia Ryan who they once had on the show she came to Port Charles and even told Sonny that his father Mike she seen his photo on the desk, (then played by Ron Hale) looked just like her main love Roger Coolidge (also played by Ron Hale) that was funny.

I’m totally fine with the hints to the departed shows. Heck, I’ve been asking for a case of mistaken identity for Sonny for years. Have someone approach him, asking if his name is Nico Kelly.

I agree. It’s a soap opera, which by definition means it’s filled with over the top situations. Why not some subtle humor occasionally?

Nico is Sonny’s cousin from Bensonhurst. He is also the grandson or nephew of Paddy Kelly, the origiñal owner of Kelly’s.

Being Paddy’s nephew would be an interesting twist, although the Kellys of Port Charles were definitely Irish.

Love it!

Me too! I like the reference to AMC, AND OLTL as long as things are not put on hold on GH

Is he related to Palmer Cortland?

Isn’t that awesome?

Yes, his nephew and Dixie’s sister. Palmer Cortland, aka Pete Cooney.

If I still watched GH, I would be thrilled that Valentin is back!

Well Betty…what are you waiting for ? Tune back in ! Every viewer counts!

Loved it!!

I caught it and wondered how many would get it. I think it is an homage to AMC

I saw it too, and it brought back great memories!!

I find it refreshing to acknowledge Pine Valley and characters from All My Children. I personally would love to see MORE characters from All My Children. I don’t find it distracting. I feel it makes GH stories MORE REALISTIC, when the writers do references and characters from AMC !!!! ☘️☘️

Me too! Love it.

he played will courtland on all my children

BRILLIANT. I didn’t notice that when it aired

Loved it and all the nods to former ABC Soaps! Keep them coming!

You know theres people out there that are fans of all three soaps and watch them, so for people like us its fun to see these little nuggets and i’m all game for more. I know a lot of fans want both shows AMC and OLTL to come back, I thinks the smart thing to do is to fuse both does show toghether and form one spin off of sorts, remember it wont be easy to bring back everyone from each show, so a hybrid seems more doable, but what do I really know, for now those little nuggest from GH seem better then nothing , in fact they should do more and have Jackson Montgomery and Noah Buchanan visit Port Charles again, i’m sure some one in that town needs a lawyer to go up against GH leagle eagles Alexis and Diane.

While the short stint appearances of Nora and Jackson were nice, there are already far too many lawyers on GH and not enough doctors.

I love the nostalgia. I started watching soap operas with my grandmother and am glad to have the references from the Soaps that she watched. I watched all my children from the time I was 16 and I’m now 67

I only watched GH with my grandma in the 60’s

I like it .. I watched AMC, OLTL since their inception and subscribed to soap net when that’s the only place you could watch. Even went to an AMC event @WDW when it was Hollywood studios and they sold various clothing, jewelry,etc. items in the commissary. Any chance of seeing either of those soaps again. There can only be so many talk shows!!

Would love to see Erica Kane show up for a sparring session with both Nina and Lucy,

I’d rather see her take down Tracy. That woman thinks she’s invincible or untouchable, do they mean the same thing, the old brain’s not working.

I loved Erica Kane but it’s Tracy who has the most family grit, she is an amazing leader of her family i admire her strength and fight. She also in her age is beautiful and, soft at times but more powerful in her love for family.

I enjoy the references a lot. Fun memories.

That used to be my daily routine; ” One Life to Live”, ” All My Children,” and General Hospital. Now it’s just GH, every day at 1:00.

Yes, me too!

Standing joke at my house. When a soap opera character goes to Paris or France, they’re goners. We figure there’s a whole colony of soap opera stars in Paris. Xref Mel.

It’s cool

Like the wink.

I LOVE it phone my niece to see if she noticed it

No not really

Yes, I loved it!

Love the reference

Oltl needs to return

Loved the nod. I miss all the ABC soaps 12 through 3 was my favorite time with my grandma and mom

Love it

What troubles me is when GH paints themselves into a corner by doing this, so to speak. For example, is Tomas Delgado the real character, and Alcazar a CIA-created pseudo identity? Or the other way around? And Blair Cramer now an ex-wife to Martin Gray? I do like seeing actors from the past shows but it’s imperative that there’s a level of continuity between the character between the prior show with GH. Nora Buchanan was seamless. If Will Cortlandt and Valentin Cassadine are one and the same, some heavy duty thought better be done before this would be revealed, lest another Tomas/Alcazar situation occur again

Will Cortlandt and Valentin Cassadine are not one and the same. It was just a nod to AMC because the actor, James Patrick Stuart, played Will on AMC but now plays Valentin on GH. One actor but 2 different characters on 2 different shows.

Not so much for me too.

I think it’s a fun idea. Also, you forgot to mention that Erica Kane and her magazine name has been thrown around lately too

I want Erika Slezak on GH or Y&R Vicki, Niki, Tommy & her daughter Jess, Tess! They did it with Ashley on Y&R & it was terrific, bought back those great storylines. I also hope that Sam & Finn from GH head over to B&B or Genoa City as Livvie & Caleb

I did notice “Cortland” and thought did I really see that? I loved him on AMC!

I LOVED it!!! It brought back so many memories of ABC’s great soap legacies. Please continue to include these little “Easter Eggs” for us to look for while watching our favorite soap!

I have been watching GH since I was 16 and now I am 79. Have enjoyed every moment of the show always can’t wait for the next episode. Keeps me in suspense sometimes I can solve the mystery before it airs. Thanks and keep up the good work

Love it!!!

Love love the wink wink to All My Children and love when they bring in more characters from Llanviee. Ache for those shows to come back. I’m disabled and can’t get out much and wud watch all day. As I used too

Tad and and Dixie were deeply in love too.

Love tidbits of past shows AMC and OLTL. Miss both so much and their amazing talents. Why cancel for cooking shows was ridiculous.

love it, keep going

I love the All my Children reference

Saw that immediately and giggled!!

Love it! Keep it up!

Love the nods.

Love it! I thought I recognized that name, now I know I’m not totally crazy! LOL

Has anyone else noticed isaiah GANNON and wondered if he will related to hank gannon or nora hanon-gannon-buchannon from OLTL?

It was an awesome nod

The passports buzzed by so quickly. I would’ve missed it at someone that posted to keep my eye out for it. I absolutely loved it! Please keep it up!

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Kin Shriner Gives High Praise to ‘General Hospital’ TV Daughter Kelly Kruger

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It’s been over two-years since his last appearance on General Hospital, now fan favorite Kin Shriner (Scott Baldwin) has taken to social media to share his thoughts on the casting of his grown-up TV daughter, Serena Baldwin now played by Kelly Kruger.

Kelly took over the role of Serena on-screen starting with the July 30, 2026 episode and has been ensconced in the storyline with her mother, Lucy Coe (Lynn Herring), in trying to win back full creative control of Deception for her.

In fact on the Monday, October 19 episode of the ABC soap opera, Serena tried to dupe Jason Morgan (Steve Burton) into signing over Michael’s (Rory Gibson) shares of the company. Jason caught on and wondered why she was doing this. She claimed she just wanted to help her mom gain creative control from Tracy (Jane Elliot) rather than full ownership, and begged Jason to keep quiet about it, which he agreed to for now.

Serena and Jason

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WHERE IS SCOTT?

On Monday, Shriner also took to X and said, “I think Kelly Kruger is doing a great job on General Hospital, and she and Lynn Herring work well together.” That was followed by comments in his thread about the show needing to bring back Scott too.

In fact, back on August 25, Shriner also took to X with a reminder that Scott is still around and ready to come back to Port Charles, sharing, “Scotty Baldwin always fits in he just needs the right sport coat !!!!”

The last time Serena mentioned her father Scott was when Kruger made her debut and informed Lucy that her father was, “living his best life in Key West.”  Meanwhile, Shriner posts on his X account continually and shared back on August 2, that it has been 49 years since he made his on-screen debut as then teenaged, Scotty Baldwin and thanked the fans for al the love and support.

So, now let us know, are you enjoying Kelly Kruger as Serena Baldwin? Do you want to see GH bring back Scott Baldwin into the story, so Serena has both her parents in Port Charles? Do you like the potential of Jason and Serena pairing? Weigh-in via the comment section below.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL Preview: Jason Seeks Answers For Sonny, Drew Gloats, and Chase is in for a Battle

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This week on all-new episodes of General Hospital, getting to the bottom of truth is paramount for several characters, but who will continue to lie and who might break?

In the latest video spoilers for the week of October 19-23, Sonny (Maurice Benard) needs to prove that he is innocent in orchestrating the prison beatdown of Jenz Sidwell (Carlo Rota) and Curtis Ashford (Donnell Turner). His girlfriend, ADA Justine Turner (Nazneen Contractor), wants to seemingly turn him to as she is seen saying, “I won’t give up until Sonny is behind bars,” to none other than Drew (Cameron Mathison)!

Meanwhile, it looks like Sonny has pulled Jason back in to to help him clear his name telling him to, “Find out whatever you can.” Later, we see Jason (Steve Burton) posing the question to someone, “Did you frame Sonny for it?” Did he go to Pentonville to confront Sully?

Britt and Jude

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Elsewhere, Chase (Josh Swickard) and Monet (Blythe Howard) get set to dissolve Chase’s marriage to Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) who now has lawyered up with Ric Lansing (Rick Hearst). Monet tells Chase, “We need to prepare for the worst-case scenario.” Chase fires back ,“I don’t want a battle!” Is the battle over baby Phoebe, or a down and dirty fight just to get a divorce?

Then, Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) is reeling with happiness in the best possible way, after apparently sharing four kisses with mysterious stranger Jude (Wil Traval) at the Brown Dog Bar. Britt tells Lucas (Van Hansis) all about her evening. But, who is Jude and did he target Britt, or is he truly enamored with her? Stay tuned.

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Now below, take a look at the official GH spoilers for the week of October 19-23.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 19
Britt makes an intriguing deal. Trina is unsettled. Anna checks in on Sonny. Carly gets the third degree from Lucas. Jason calls out Serena.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20
Carly puts her heart on the line. Alexis delivers shocking news to Valentin. Sonny has a warning for Jason. Justine makes Drew an offer. Portia is wary of Monet.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21
Anna seeks out Valentin. Britt’s attitude raises eyebrows. Molly seeks Alexis’s advice. Jason makes an offer to Lucy. Tracy and Cody catch up.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22
Britt has juicy gossip for Lucas. Chase is thrown for a loop. Emma puts on her detective hat. Michael and Jordan await medical news. Ava is put on the spot.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23
Ava pitches a dangerous plan to Drew. Jason calls out Josslyn. Ric and Monet go toe to toe. Lulu is discouraged. Sonny dangles a tantalizing deal.

Take a look at the latest GH promo, “Worst Case Scenario” below.

Now weigh-in: Will Jason figure out that Drew and Ava were behind framing Sonny? Do you want Chase to get parental rights to baby Phoebe? Do you like the attraction between Britt and Jude, or is something more nefarious going on with the guy? Let us know in the comment section below.

 

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‘General Hospital’s’ Jonathan Bennett Talks On Where Joe Fitzpatrick is Headed and Soap Opera Shirtless Scenes

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It had become abundantly clear that roomies Dr. Lucas Jones (Van Hansis) and PCPD detective Joe Fitzpatrick (Jonathan Bennett) seem destined towards a romance on General Hospital.

In fact, to get Lucas all hot and bothered (although he does fully let on), during the Friday, October 16 episode, the good doctor helps Joe pick out something less stuffy to wear to a bar to meet people.

However, the moment is met with Joe taking off his shirt in front of Lucas and doing a quick change from sport coat and button down shirt to a more relaxed casual button down shirt. In fact, the ABC soap opera even called out the moment as their clip of the day (see below).

Lucas and Joe

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MAJOR STORY TEASE FOR JOE

Bennett spoke with OUT in a new feature about what may be on the horizon for the by-the-book Joe and the moral Lucas, and how he learned that once the producers and writers on a soap script in a shirtless scene, if it goes over well, said actor, can expect many more in the months to come!

“I’m so excited for the audience to see where my character goes on General Hospital. It’s going to be monumental and I think people are going to love it,” teased Bennett. “I was shirtless in an episode and so petrified to shoot it,” he added. “I wanted to look my best and feel good. I really worked hard to get my body to a good place and I did it.”

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However as Jonathan points out, now he is finding himself half-naked in upcoming scenes as officer Joe! “I think I shot myself in the foot! Now that I did it once and it turned out well, every few weeks I read a script and I’m coming out of the shower, changing my shirt, or in the bathtub,” revealed Jonathan.

So, how does he keep camera ready? “I’m in the gym more, I have a better diet,” pointed out Bennett. “You have to stay healthy if you’re going to be shirtless every few weeks! I’m gay, an only child, and an actor. Of course I love the attention!”

While Bennett’s Port Charles story is going to reveal itself in the coming months, you can also see Jonathan back as the host of The Food Network’s Halloween Wars 16th season which concludes on Sunday, October 25.

Now below. check out the scene in question from Friday’s GH entitled, “Lose the Shirt.”

Weigh-in: What do you think will be “monumental” that Jonathan has teased that viewers will find out about Joe in the coming weeks? Are you feeling the on-screen chemistry between Joe and Lucas? Share your thoughts in the comment section.

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