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The action, ostensibly, centers on the staff and patients at General Hospital in Port Charles, New York. Early characters of importance were Dr. Steve Hardy, his nurse wife, Audrey, nurse Jessie Brewer, Dr. Lesley Webber, and attorney Lee Baldwin. Many current characters are children and grandchildren of these veteran characters.
''[[General Hospital]]''{{'}}s ratings slouched in the mid-1970s and the show faced cancellation. It was invigorated by the beloved (but controversial) pairing of Laura Webber Baldwin and Luke Spencer, a romance infamously spawned after Luke raped Laura at the Campus Disco in 1979. The rape was [[Retcon|retconned]] as a "seduction" and the pair became the original soap opera [[Super Couple]].
The early 1980s were a heyday for GH. Storylines delved into international intrigue, involving Soviet spies, Aztec treasure, and megalomaniac Mikkos Cassadine (played by John Colicos
By the early 90's, the focus shifted to more family-based drama. The show got high marks for tearjerker stories such as Stone's death from AIDS, and young Maxie Jones receiving her cousin BJ's heart in a transplant.
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The past decade has been dominated by mobsters Sonny Corinthos and Jason Morgan. Most of the show's long-term fans have been alienated by increasingly dark stories and a growing trend of killing off veteran characters, supposedly to attract a younger audience.
The series has spawned two spinoffs: [[Supernatural Soap Opera]] ''
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* [[Above the Influence]]
* [[Adult Child]]
* [[Affably Evil]]: Jerry Jacks.
** Anthony Zacarra.
* [[Alliterative Name]]
* [[Artifact Title]]
▲* [[Above the Influence]] - When Lulu is drugged at a photoshoot, Dante finds her and takes her back to his place to make sure nothing happens to her. She tries to initiate intimacy but Dante nobly declines.
▲* [[Artifact Title]] - For a show called General Hospital, very few of the storylines are focused on Port Charles General Hospital. The first 15 or so years of the show were set almost exclusively in the hospital; however, much of the show's focus post Luke & Laura was on action/adventure and mafia storylines. As [[The Other Wiki]] points out, the spin-off [[Port Charles]] initially focused on the hospital and medical-related storylines more heavily when compared to the mothership.
▲* [[Backup Twin]] - Kevin Collins; Bernie Abrahms; possibly Rebecca Shaw
** And Sam's never-spoken-of-again doppelganger from the Island of Ballroom Dancing.
* [[Bald of Awesome]]: [[Last-Name Basis|Taggert]].
* [[Bald of Evil]]: Theo Hoffman AKA "The Balkan".
* [[Best Woman]]: Brenda serves as both the best "person" and maid of honor at Ned and Lois' wedding, being the best friend to both of them.
* [[Big Eater]]
* [[Black Comedy Rape]]{{context|reason=Who? When?}}
* [[Blood-Splattered Wedding Dress]]: Kate, when shot while getting married to Sonny.▼
* [[Bloodstained-Glass Windows]]
▲* [[Blood-Splattered Wedding Dress]] Kate, when shot while getting married to Sonny.
* [[Break the Cutie]]: Michael's entire life has pretty much been this, and shows no signs of stopping. He was raped in prison and his girlfriend died recently.
* [[Building of Adventure]]: Earlier in the series the show was set entirely in the hospital.
* [[But I Can't Be Pregnant]]{{context|reason=Who?}}
* [[But We Used a Condom]]
* [[Canon Immigrant]]
* [[Celebrity Star]]
* [[Character Blog]]
* [[Claustrophobia]]
* [[Coming Out Story]]
* [[Cowboy Cop]]: Dante.
* [[Crossover]]
** The late Gerald Anthony's many appearances as Marco Dane from ''[[One Life to Live]]'' cemented the fact that the two soap operas occurred in the same overall [[The Verse|Verse]].
** And now due to OLTL's cancellation, Todd Manning and his ex-wife Blair Cramer are on their way to Port Chuck with oldest child Starr and John McBain.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: ''Many'' characters, but mostly Johnny Zacchara as of late.
* [[Dead Star Walking]]{{context|reason=Who?}}
* [[Distaff Counterpart]]
* [[Dude in Distress]] - Spinelli's usually the guy getting into trouble, and Jason is usually the one getting him out of it.▼
* [[Domestic Abuser]]: Kristina's boyfriend Kiefer Depending on what stance you take, Sonny when he was married to Claudia.
* [[Double Standard Rape (Female on Male)]]:
** The Jasper Jacks and Irina incident.
** Also, when Brooklynn drugged Dante because he wouldn't sleep with her otherwise. Almost worked- If not for Lulu walking in and tossing her out.
* [[Dr. Jerk]]{{context|reason=Who?}}
▲* [[Dropped a Bridge on Him|Dropped a Crane On Her]]: {{spoiler|Abby}}
▲* [[Dude in Distress]]
* [[Elevator Going Down]]: Both GH's and the Metro Court's elevator have been used for this purpose more than once.
* [[Five-Man Band]]
** [[The Hero]]: Sonny.
** [[The Lancer]]: Jason.
** [[The Big Guy]]: Max and Milo.
** [[The Smart Guy]]: Spinelli.
** [[The Chick]]: Carly (and, at times, Sam).
* [[Flanderization]]
* [[Four-Temperament Ensemble]]: During the years of the "Fab Four
** Carly is {{color|red|Sanguine}}.
** Sonny is {{color|orange|Choleric}}.
** Jason is Melancholic.
** Leaving Courtney as {{color|green|Phlegmatic}}.
* [[Hair of Gold]]: Laura Spencer.
** Also inherited by her daughter Lulu.
* [[Hitman with a Heart]]
* [[Hollywood Hacking]]: Spinelli used to do this.
* [[Hollywood Nerd]]
** Winifred is Type 1 also; similarly, anyone who's seen Senta Moses outside of ''GH'' would say Type 2 as well.
* [[Hospital Hottie]]{{context|reason=Who?}}
* [[Improbable Age]]: Several. Robin came back as an surgical attending at 27 years old and Patrick was introduced as a well known neurological surgeon despite being in his late 20s/early 30s at the most.
* [[In Love with the Mark]]
* [[Insult Friendly Fire]]
* [[It's Not You, It's My Enemies]]: This was Jason's reason for leaving Sam. Many Jason/Sam shippers are still rather pissed. Jason also broke up with Elizabeth due to this same excuse.
* [[Lampshade Hanging]]
* [[Let Them Die Happy]]
* [[Limited Wardrobe]]: Jason Morgan, much?
* [[Locked in a Freezer]]
* [[Long Bus Trip]]: Keesha Ward.
** In fact, pretty much anyone who falls out of the writers' favor. Laura's been overseas for awhile, and Brenda was on said trip until her recent return.
* [[Magic Plastic Surgery]]
▲* [[Magical Computer]] - Any Spinelli scene.
* [[Mama Bear]]
* [[Mandatory Motherhood]]{{context|reason=Who?}}
* [[The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything|The Mobsters Who Don't Do Anything]]
** Do we ever find out what '''any''' Mobster on this show smuggles into Port Charles?▼
* [[Morality Pet]]: Michael to Jason.
* [[Naive Everygirl]]
* [[Never Say "Die"]]{{context}}
* [[The Nicknamer]]
* [[Obfuscating Disability]]
* [[One Steve Limit]]
** John Zacchara and John McBain. The former typically goes by "Johnny" and the latter is usually on a [[Last-Name Basis]] with other characters.
* [[The Place]]{{context|reason=Where?}}
* [[Playful Hacker]]
* [[Playing Gertrude]]
** Lisa LoCicero (Olivia Falconeri) is only '''nine''' years older than Dominic Zamprogna (Dante Falconeri).
** Sarah Brown (Claudia Zacchara) is only '''four''' years older then Brandon Barash (Johnny Zacchara).
* [[Pregnant Hostage]]
* [[Prison Rape]]{{context|reason=Who?}}
* [[The Rainman]]:
* [[Rape as Drama]]: A lot of examples over the years.
* [[Rape as Redemption]]{{context}}
* [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]]: Sonny lays an epic one out to Claudia at her birthday party after he finds out she was involved in Micheal's shooting.▼
* [[Reassigned to Antarctica|Reassigned To Alaska]]
* [[Rich Bitch]]: Tracy Quartermaine. She's also a [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]].
* [[Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness]]
* [[Ship-to-Ship Combat]]
* [[Shipper on Deck]]: Olivia is ''very'' invested in son Dante's relationship/marriage with Lulu.▼
▲* [[Ship-to-Ship Combat]] - Jason/Sam ([[Ja Sam]]) vs. Jason/Liz (Liason) is probably the most heated example. M&M, [[Jo Max]], and Spixie is another.
** Legendary past battles include Brenda/Sonny vs. Brenda/Jax and Sonny/Carly vs. Sonny/Alexis.
▲* [[Shipper on Deck]]: Olivia is ''very'' invested in son Dante's relationship/marriage with Lulu.
* [[Shower of Angst]]{{context|reason=Who?}}
* [[Smug Snake]]: Lisa Niles, bonus points for being a total psycho.
* [[Snow Means Cold]]
* [[Spin-Off]]
* [[Stalker with a Crush]]: Franco in regards to Jason. {{spoiler|It turns out to be because their fraternal twins
* [[Literal Split Personality]]{{context|reason=Who?}}
* [[Stylistic Suck]]
* [[Suicide by Cop]]{{context|reason=Who?}}
* [[Super Couple]]
** Luke and Laura are probably more like the [[Trope Maker]] while Jeff and Penny from [[As the World Turns]] are the [[Ur Example]].
* [[Supernatural Soap Opera]]:
* [[Their First Time]]{{context|reason=Who? When?}}
▲* [[The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything|The Mobsters Who Don't Do Anything]] - Do we ever find out what Sonny smuggles into Port Charles?
▲** Do we ever find out what '''any''' Mobster on this show smuggles into Port Charles?
▲** Johnny recently tried the Organ trade but Sonny shut him down.
▲* [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]]: Sonny lays an epic one out to Claudia at her birthday party after he finds out she was involved in Micheal's shooting.
▲* [[Stalker with a Crush]]: Franco in regards to Jason. {{spoiler|It turns out to be because their fraternal twins.}}
▲* [[The Stoic]] - Jason.
* [[Unwanted Harem]]: Lulu Spencer. She even had three boyfriends. At once.
** Caused by there being only one or two other girls in her age range at the time (the others being Maxie and Georgie).
* [[Victim Falls For Rapist]]: Luke and Laura.
* [[Villainous Crossdresser]]{{context|reason=Who?}}
* [[Wardrobe Malfunction]]
* [[Weather Control Machine]]{{context}}
* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]: Michael has this with Sonny SO much. Basically everything the poor kid does is a misguided attempt to prove he's "tough" enough to earn his mobster father's respect.
* [[Woman Scorned]]: Lisa Niles.
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