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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?
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.
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!
In one of the more far-fetched soap opera moments in recent memory, while Harrison Chase (Josh Swickard) and Willow Cain (Katelyn MacMullen) are chatting at the Quartermaine boathouse in swimming trunks for him and a bikini for her, the two exes have a heart to heart on Wednesday’s June 3 episode of General Hospital.
The moment was set-up by Michael (Rory Gibson) and Jacinda (Paige Herschell) who want to find a way to push the exes together in order to get incriminating evidence of the two, so Michael can gain leverage over Willow for full custody of their children. once and for all. Jacinda notes how Chase definitely has a savior and white knight syndrome going on.
During Willow and Chase’s chat at the boathouse, the subject turns to how Chase was demoted at the PCPD in his efforts to help get Willow acquitted of attempted murder charges at her trial for the shooting of Drew. He has since gone from detective to patrolman. However, Willow comes up with an idea! Why doesn’t he come to work for her as her chief of staff. Willow feels he would be perfect, because he is only one of the only people she can trust.
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WILLOW LAYS OUT THE BENEFITS OF CHASE ACCEPTING HER JOB OFFER
A surprised Chase, says he isn’t qualified, but Willow thinks otherwise. She urges him to consider the position she is offering, because it would give him a more regular schedule that would be befitting for him being a new father to baby Phoebe.
Chase’s want to know why it was so important to Willow that he take the job, she continues to explain how she trusts him, but Tracy (Jane Elliot) spots the two in a close moment and hides behind the boathouse. Willow exits, but asks Chase to promise he will think over her offer.
Next, Tracy threatens Chase that this is the last time he will cheat on her granddaughter, Brook Lynn Quartermaine (Amanda Setton). Knowing he didn’t “cheat” on his wife, Chase looks pissed off.
So, can you imagine, Chase as Willow’s Chief of Staff? Weigh-in if you think he will be stupid enough to take this job knowing the issues it would cause for Brook Lynn? Will the police officer ever get the clue that Willow is manipulating him like she does to everyone else? Weigh-in via the comment section below.
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‘General Hospital’ SORAS’s Scout Cain and Casts Kayden Brenna Tokarski in the Role of Drew and Sam’s Daughter
In General Hospital casting news, none other than Scout Cain just grew up right before our eyes! In a case of SORAS (Soap Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome) the daughter of Drew Cain (Cameron Mathison) and the late Sam McCall (formerly played by Kelly Monaco) has been recast.
According to Soap Opera Digest, Kayden Brenna Tokarski takes over the role from Cosette Abinante who has played Scout since 2022. If you caught yesterday’s GH 16,000 episode on set cast celebration video, you may have witnessed Kayden at the festivities. The young actress will make her debut in July since GH tapes about six weeks ahead of air.
Taking to her Instagram on Tuesday, June 2, Kayden confirmed her casting by posting: “A DREAM COME TRUE. So honored to be joining the General Hospital family!! Biggest thanks to Mark Teschner (casting director, GH) and Frank Valentini (EP, GH) for giving me the opportunity of a lifetime to work on this iconic show.”
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The decision to make a sharp turn with the age of the character was for upcoming story purposes, and to open up Scout for more teenaged and young adult storylines; especially since Drew Cain is eventually going to come out of his locked-in state and perhaps Scout can go at war with Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) for what she did to her father? Stay tuned.
SCOUT CAIN READY FOR TEENAGE ROMANCE?
As General Hospital viewers know, Scout was born in 2017, which makes her about 9 before the SORAS occurred. Some rumors are circulating that a more teenaged Scout could become a love interest fo Finn Carr’s Rocco Falonceri? Previously, the two characters bonded over Sam’s death, since at the time Rocco’s father, Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) was engaged to Sam, and the two, along with Danny Morgan (Asher Antonyzyn), tried to stick together as “brothers and sister,” after her mom passed. But will that relationship dynamic change?
Tokarski who is 16, has an impressive acting resume which includes: Gaslit on Starz. Lifetime’s My Professor’s Deadly Secret, where she played Lauren the on-screen daughter of Passions and Y&R alum James Hyde (ex-Sam and ex-Jeremy Stark, respectively) character of John, and another Lifetime thriller, Killer in the Woods.
More recently, Kayden completed production on the indie thriller Quads & the Kicker, and can be seen in the upcoming Curse of Vandor starring Dee Wallace (ex-Pat Spencer, GH). The actress has also appeared in numerous national ad and branding campaigns including being featured opposite Joey Fantone in a Red Lobster commercial and voicing the part of “Wednesday Addams” in a Wendy’s commercial as a tie-in to the Netflix series Wednesday.
So, what do you think of General Hospital casting Kayden Brenna Tokarski as the new Scout Cain? Let us know your thoughts via the comment section below.
Monday, June 1, ABC’s General Hospital celebrated yet another milestone in their iconic history with the taping of their 16,000 which will air on July 13th. To mark the occasion the cast and crew took some time out to acknowledge the big day.
General Hospital’s Instagram and social accounts posted a video of the cast cavorting on the set where it was revealed that longtime favorites, Steve Burton and Finola Hughes are back in action and taping all-new episodes of the series in their signature roles of Jason Morgan and Anna Devane.
Today marked Steve Burton’s actual return date, while according to Soap Opera Digest, Finola Hughes has already been back for some time. As GH fans know, Steve went on an extended hiatus from the show in February, his last episode till now aired on March 25, but the two-time Daytime Emmy promised to be back in June and here he is.
THE WHEREABOUTS OF JASON AND ANNA
In story, Jason took the fall for Rocco Falconeri (Finn Carr) who shot WSB director Ross Cullum (Andrew Hawkes) who was attempting to kill Jason and Britt (Kelly Thiebaud). Now that Cullum has figured out Rocco is the one who shot him, Rocco fled Port Charles along with Britt and they remain MIA. Might they find Jason, while they are on the run?
As for Anna Devane, the character was last seen on-screen in February. Hughes was written out after Anna was kidnapped and given hallucinogens by Sidwell (Carlo Rota), Cullum and company believing that her nemesis Cesar Faison (Anders Hove) was alive. Eventually, a gaslighted Anna wound up at a mental health facility in France, tried to break free, and was captured again and put back in the facility.
Recently, Congresswoman Willow Cain (Katelyn MacMullen) helped ensure that the French authorities would drop any legal charges against Anna potentially paving the way for Anna’s return to Port Charles? We shall see!
Below you can check out the special video marking General Hospital’s 16,000 episode with the accompanying words, “There’s nothing like celebrating a milestone with family, friends, and cake to cure a case of the Mondays. 63 years and 16,000 episodes later, we’re still going strong thanks to all of you! Thank you so much for watching.”
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