General Hospital
SOAPnet Announces GH Thanksgiving Day "Quartermania" Marathon!

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Coming just in time for Turkey Day! Soap fans can spend Thanksgiving night with SOAPnet and the squabbling Quartermaine clan! That is because SOAPnet has just announced a special five-hour General Hospital marathon titled, “Quartermania” that celebrates the Quartermaines in all their glory, and all of their wacky, wild and beloved Thanksgiving traditions.
The marathon starts at 7 p.m. ET/PT on Thursday, November 22nd. Here below are the Thanksgiving Day “Quartermania” episodes that viewers who have SOAPnet will get to see!
7 p.m. – Episode #1995-8358 (original air date November 23, 1995) – Lucy is horrified to find her duck, Sigmund, Missing on Thanksgiving. The Quartermaines end up eating pizza.
8 p.m. – Episode #1997-8877B (original air date November 27, 1997) – On Thanksgiving, Jason saves the Quartermaines from being robbed by the pizza deliverymen.
9 p.m. – Episode #2001-9899B (original air date November 22, 2001) – Drama over Skye and Rea at the Quatermaines’ Thanksgiving table turns into a food fight.
10 p.m. – Episode #2009–11942 (original air date November 25, 2009) – The Quartermaines’ Thanksgiving becomes even wackier when Luke and the Spencers join them for the holiday.
11 p.m. – Episode #2011-12440 (original air date November 23, 2011) – There’s tension in the air when Sam and Jason spend Thanksgiving with the Quartermaines.
Which is your favorite moment of Thanksgiving past of the Q’s? And which episode from the list above are you most looking forward to seeing again? Let us know!
I’m a Quartermainiac! I count among my blessings this Thanksgiving holiday that I still have SOAPnet. It is the channel I watch most consistently.
I am looking forward to the first one with Lucya and her duck! All the episodes however, look good, and I will be watching the marathon!
Phenomenal!! I love Soapnet and I can definitly skip Thanksgiving’s lousy football games for the Q family!! After all, my team isn’t playing =)
I really wish I still had SoapNet!!! I heard that it might be coming back to Comcast. Any truth to the rumor?
Oh, it will be so much fun to revisit these episodes and the Quartermaines again! Thanks to Soapnet for doing this. I just wish that this network was still received by ALL soap fans!
I have Comcast as cable. Do not get soapnet any more. Is there a way to see these thanksgiving episodes. Thank you
I remember Lucy & her duck!!!! I love that episode!! & of course – seeing Jason again would make my night!!!!
Looking forward to seeing shows that aired before my time with GH!
Cannot wait. Love the Qs, love SoapNet, thank goodness we still have it on Directv.
Thanks whoever for this marathon.
Another reason to LOVE Soapnet. It’s still on Time Warner- I hope the top brass at ABC finds a way to keep Soapnet going and going…..
I have Comcast and I still get Soapnet. I’m really looking forward to seeing Lucy and her duck and the food fight!!
They should have left out the 2011 episode, it was awful, and put in yet another more memorable, enjoyable Q T-day instead.
awesome news – i can not wait!
I also have Comcast and get SoapNet. I’m looking forward to the first two because
a) Lucy! and
b) I wasn’t watching in the 90’s
man, I wish they’d put that on a DVD set! I’ve never had Soapnet — feel totally let down that I can’t see these great shows – well not on a big screen, to play over and over again!
oh, and yesterday – what great surprise coming home yesterday to find Alan Q !!! I miss him so much! I kept him in my mind and heart the way I last saw him, so yeah, he’s a bit older, but I hope the Q ghosts will be a regular thing! Everytime I see him, I think of him as Prince Charming from the old TV special of Cinderella!
oh, and remember when Robin was going thru the whole Stone is dying… and “ghosts” of her “dead” parents kept appearing?? Of course we find out later, they were never dead…
oh, I hope there’s a place in Port Chuck that Helena has our beloved “dead” characters on ice…. like Dr. Alan and Dr. Tony and Emily!
Looking forward to them. I hope soapnet can give us some classic thanksgiving and xmas episodes of OLTL. I miss my Buchanan clan so much.
General Hospital
GENERAL HOSPITAL: Elizabeth Thinks of Dante While With Ric; Will She Leave Her Ex in the Dust?

Clearly, head nurse Elizabeth Webber (Rebecca Herbst) is trying to deny her feelings for Dante Falconeri (Dominic Zamprogna) on General Hospital, when she is trying to make up for missed opportunities and dates with her former husband, Ric Lansing (Rick Hearst).
On the Friday, November 6 episode, Elizabeth arrived at the Metro Court for her date with Ric. She made sure she thanked the legal eagle for taking care of her house on Halloween when she was called into work.
However, while telling Ric this, Elizabeth is struck by a flashback of her and Dante baking in her kitchen, where a very close encounter almost led Dante and Elizabeth to kiss. After shaking that image off in her head, she goes back to her date with Ric, who is being very sweet to her.

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ELIZABETH HAVING SECOND THOUGHTS ABOUT RIC
Their date gets interrupted when Lulu (Alexa Havins) shows up at their table asking Elizabeth to convince Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) to drop the libel case against her.
Later, when Liz talked with Willow, and Willow shared she appreciated the head nurse looking out for her, she asks her friend if Ric is the kind of man she wants her life?
Willow is pointing out, as she had in her relationship with Drew (Cameron Mathison), does Ric really love Elizabeth … or is he using her to get what he wants? That comment puts more doubt in Elizabeth’s mind over reconnecting with Ric, and giving her more credence to follow her feelings for Dante.
So, where is this leading? Will Elizabeth cut things off with Ric? If so, will he snap? Is Ric using Elizabeth? And what about Dante? Are you enjoying the growing closeness between Elizabeth and Dante, or do you prefer Elizabeth with Ric? Let us know in the comment section, But first, check what went down on Ric and Elizabeth’s dinner date which lead to more questions than answers below.
General Hospital
GENERAL HOSPITAL: Tracy Leaves Port Charles to Help Dillon; Paving the Way for Jane Elliot’s Temporary Exit

General Hospital viewers became concerned when on the Thursday, November 5 episode, Tracy (Jane Elliot) was preparing to leave Port Charles to go help her son, Dillon Quartermaine, who got arrested while trying to film in Thailand.
Tracy informed Jason (Steve Burton), that she had to leave and was counting on him to look after things while she was away. That included: making sure Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) and baby Phoebe were safe from the likes of Jude Jax (Wil Traval) as well as the Quartermaine businesses since Ned (Wally Kurth) still can’t overexert himself since his heart attack.
In Tracy’s final scenes, for now, she tells Gio (Giovanni Mazza) and Emma (Braedyn Bruner) to be there for Brook Lynn while she is going through her ordeal after divorcing Chase (Josh Swickard) and Jude trying to claim baby Phoebe.

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HOW LONG WILL JANE ELLIOT BE GONE FROM GENERAL HOSPITAL?
However, GH fans! Have no fear. Tracy’s exit was written into the show to facilitate Jane Elliot’s annual vacation. Same time last year, Elliot exited the canvas around this time after the entire Ronnie Bard/Martin Grey debacle; where they conspired to make it look like Monica left the Quartermaine mansion to her sister, Ronnie (Erika Slezak) instead of Tracy. In that storyline, Tracy took off for a spa in France for some much-needed R&R.
Now, according to Soap Opera Digest, while viewers are just seeing the beginnings of Jane Elliot’s temporary leave, the soap opera confirmed that the long-running star is already back taping new episodes. GH roughly runs about six weeks ahead of air in its production schedule.

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ALL ABOUT JANE
Jane Elliot started her GH journey back in 1978, and has come and gone a few times including an announced retirement back in 2017, only to eventually come out of retirement a few tines, and rejoin the show full-time in 2023.
Along the way, Elliot has won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress back in 1981, and in 2025 was honored for her 50 years of excellence in daytime television becoming a Gold Circle honoree from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
Michael Fairman TV spoke to Jane at that time, immediately after receiving her honor on-stage. You can check out that interview here.
Now below, watch scenes from Thursday’s GH where Tracy informs Jason she has to leave the country and go help her son.
Then let us know, with the mention of Dillon Quartermaine on today’s GH, will the soap opera FINALLY recast the role? Will you miss Jane while she is off-screen? Glad to know she is already back taping all-new episodes of the ABC daytime drama series? Let us know in the comment section.
General Hospital
GH’s Finola Hughes and Laura Wright Tease Anna/Valentin/Carly, “It’s Not Your Typical Triangle, We’ll Say That”

On General Hospital, Carly (Laura Wright) and Valentin (James Patrick Stuart) are now dealing with the fallout of their discovery, the dead body of Jack Brennan. While Carly became a suspect, now the two need to figure out just who was responsible for the former WSB Port Charles Bureau chief’s sudden ending.
Meanwhile, Anna Devane (Finola Hughes) is trying to put her shattered life back together, after almost killing Dr. Britt Westbourne (Kelly Thiebaud), hallucinating she was seeing a dead Peter August (Wes Ramsey) and trying to shake off years of trauma at the hands of Cesar Faison (Anders Hove).
While it has become apparent that Valentin and Carly love each other, the same holds true for Valentin and Anna, but is it differently, now that the former lovers are apart? However, it appears when Anna is in trouble, Valentin shows up to save her. That is not lost on Carly, who up until now has tried to be adult about the whole situation, but how long will that last?

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Michael Fairman TV caught up with both Daytime Emmy-winning Lead Actresses on the red carpet at the 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards and asked them to weigh-in on what viewers can expect, and what’s it has been like working with leading man, James Patrick Stuart.
Laura Wright explained, “James is hilarious. I would say most of our dress rehearsals are laughing it out because we’ve got to show up for taping, but he’s very funny.” Finola Hughes echoed that with, “He’s a very funny person, always,” adding, “I couldn’t be in a scene with him and Amanda Setton (Brook Lynn, GH). It was him, me, and Amanda one time. We couldn’t get through the scene!”

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The discussion turned to if GH viewers will see Anna and Carly fighting over the love of Valentin. Laura Wright shared, “Not in the way you would think. It’s not your typical triangle. We’ll say that.” Finola Hughes concurred, “It’s not your typical triangle!”
Watch our chat from the red carpet with Finola and Laura below, and make sure to check out all the moments from Michael Fairman TV at the 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards here.
So, do you think Valentin will be caught in an actual love triangle between Anna and Carly, or will he be fully in his relationship with Carly, only to find himself constantly coming to the rescue of Anna Devane, causing an ultimate riff in his relationship with Carly? Who would you like to see Valentin with … Anna or Carly? Let us know via the comment section below.
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