The Soap Opera Universe, originally known as the ABC Soap universe and a division of the Westphall Universe, is a universe where nine ABC soaps, five CBS soaps, three TV Land comedies, one ABC primetime drama, one CBS primetime drama, one Showtime drama, and one web series coexist, both current and former. These are only the shows that been canonically interconnected. There are also several other TV shows and movies that crossover to GH. This will tell how they are connected by characters, places, or businesses.
Soap Operas[]
All My Children[]
All My Children's Skye Chandler-Quartermaine and Rae Cummings connected to One Life to Live and General Hospital. When Skye was assigned a task by Asa Buchanan, she moves to Llanview. Both Skye and Rae later go to Port Charles in search of Skye's long-lost biological father. Anna Devane hid in Pine Valley when an assassin from Port Charles was trying to kill her. While there, Anna discovered her twin sister, Alex Marick, who later came to Port Charles. Robin Scorpio, her daughter, went to Pine Valley after learning she was alive. Cole Thornhart hid from the Llanview police here. Chandler Enterprises from Pine Valley is a rival of Buchanan Enterprises from Llanview and ELQ International from Port Charles. Erica Kane crossed over to the TV Land comedy, Hot in Cleveland, as did the shows character of Victoria Chase cross to All My Children. Some characters have been featured in the crossover webseries, What If...
Another World[]
As The World Turns[]
As The World Turns is a CBS soap opera that aired from 1956 to 2010. It has featured many crossovers with The Young and the Restless and Another World, as well as its primetime spin-off, Our Private World.
Baby Daddy[]
Baby Daddy is an ABC Family sitcom that aired from 2012 to 2017. In 2015, it had crossover episodes with GH. On episode 4.6 of BD, Kelly Monaco appeared on the show as herself when Danny is offered a bit role on GH, Riley's favorite show. Melissa Peterman and Derek Theler from BD appeared on GH as Melissa Santoro Picard and Dr. Derek.
The Bold and the Beautiful[]
The City[]
The City is a spin-off from Loving and is based in New York City. A few people moved to NYC from Corinth, Pennsylvania that lived after the mass murder of Corinth. The Quartermaine family surfaced in Port Charles, briefly appearing in NYC, and then later moved back to the setting of General Hospital, Port Charles, New York.
General Hospital []
General Hospital has housed many characters from All My Children, One Life to Live, Ryan's Hope, and The City. It has a lot of characters from both its spin-offs Port Charles and General Hospital: Night Shift and the show itself that have switched back and forth. The show also has characters living in the setting of its first official spin-off, The Young Marrieds, which was based in Queens Point, a suburb to Port Charles In a way, GH is a soap graveyard. It is also the only one still currently running. When One Life to Live came out, Dr. Steve Hardy from Port Charles went to Llanview to bring viewers to the show. When the show went off the air, the show had many characters brought to Port Charles. In 2013, in an effort to bring back Ryan's Hope, Delia Ryan was revealed to be the mother of Ava Jerome The Citys characters of the Quartermaine family were brought to Port Charles in the late eighties and have been a large fixture in on the show ever since. All My Children characters Skye Chandler-Quartermaine and Rae Cummings went to Port Charles to find Skye's real father. They did not find him, but Alan Quartermaine adopted her into the family. Skye became a large piece in Port Charles. ELQ International in P.C. is a rival to Chandler and Buchanan Enterprises. Some characters have been featured in the crossover webseries, What if.... In 2017, Finola Hughes reprised her role of Dr. Alex Marick from All My Children while portraying her GH character,Anna Devane - she also appeared as Alex in 2019 and 2020 for short arcs.
General Hospital: Night Shift[]
General Hospital: Night Shift is the third and final spin-off of General Hospital. Many characters have featured crossovers between them.
Grey's Anatomy[]
Grey's Anatomy is a medical drama. In 2012 on GH, Robin Scorpio-Drake was sick and seen walking into Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital from Grey's Anatomy.
Guiding Light[]
Hot in Cleveland[]
Hot in Cleveland is a TV Land comedy, Victoria Chase from the show came to Pine Valley, Pennsylvania to act for Erica Kane. The show also had the spin-off, The Soul Man, and featured a crossover with the fellow TV Land comedy, Kirstie.
It's Garry Shandling's Show[]
It's Garry Shandling's Show is a Showtime sitcom. In 1989 on the show, Garry and his mother Ruth interacted with Anna Devane, Duke Lavery, Amy Vining, and Tom Hardy on the GH "set".
Kirstie[]
Kirstie was a TV Land comedy that featured its main character, Maddie Banks, appearing on Hot in Cleveland.
Loving[]
Loving is the predecessor of The City. Cesar Faison from General Hospital appeared in the soap on 1993. On GH in 2013, Luke Spencer and Holly Sutton visited Loving's setting of Corinth, Pennsylvania after revisiting a storyline of a 1995 mass murder of the towns people.
One Life to Live[]
One Life to Live is based in Llanview, Pennsylvania and right across the Llantano River is the setting of All My Children, Pine Valley. Characters Skye Chandler-Quartermaine and Rae Cummings came to Llanview during a storyline where Asa Buchanan called Skye for help, and Rae went there looking for her daughter. These characters also made their way to General Hospital. Cole Thornhart went to Pine Valley to hide from the police. Characters Blair Cramer, Todd Manning, Starr Manning, Cole Thornhart, Hope Manning-Thornhart, Tea Delgado, and John McBain made their way to Port Charles after OLTL went off the air in 2013. GH characters Dr. Steve Hardy, Carly Spencer, Heather Webber, and Danny Morgan have been to Llanview, Pennsylvania as well. Tomás Delgado from Llanview was thought to actually be Lorenzo Alcazar from Port Charles, prompting Todd, Carly, and Skye to go there to stop Blair and Tomás/Lorenzo from getting married. Shortly thereafter, a CIA agent tells Blair, Tea, and Skye that Tomás/Lorenzo was called on a mission. Blair, Tea, and Skye are now said to be looking for Tomás/Lorenzo. However, due to the Prospect Park and ABC lawsuit, those characters were unable to return to Port Charles, even though Skye was a major role on GH. GH did not own the character of Skye, as the character was actually from AMC and was switched from AMC to OLTL and then to GH until the Prospect Park online run with AMC and OLTL was started. Blair, Tea, Todd, Starr, Cole, Hope and Tomás belonged to OLTL and, due to the lawsuit, were forced back to OLTL. The lawsuit was caused by the Tomás/Lorenzo storyline and GH killing off Cole and Hope. Prospect Park felt ABC was sabotaging them. The lawsuit ended in December of 2016 with ABC regaining the rights to OLTL and AMC. As a result, attorney Nora Buchanan crossed over to GH from OLTL. Nora came to Port Charles to be Valentin Cassadine's lawyer. It is said she and Bo Buchanan are still married. Buchanan Enterprises is a rival of ELQ International and Chandler Enterprises. Some characters were featured in the crossover web series, What If.... In 2025, Lulu Spencer freelances as a journalist for the Llanview Banner.
Our Private World[]
Our Private World was a multi-episode per week primetime spin-off of As The World Turns.
Port Charles[]
Port Charles is the second spin-off of General Hospital and is named after its namesake setting, Port Charles, New York. It featured many crossovers with characters from its predecessor and itself, including Audrey Hardy, Alan and Monica Quartermaine, Kevin Collins, Lucy Coe, and Scott Baldwin.
Roseanne[]
Roseanne was an ABC sitcom. In 1994, Roseanne Barr (Jennifer Smith and Tom Arnold (Billy "Baggs" Boggs) appeared on GH and Anthony Geary and Genie Francis appeared on Roseanne.
Ryan's Hope[]
In an attempt to revive a little bit of ABC's daytime history, Ryan's Hope character Delia Ryan was shown in 2013 on General Hospital. During a storyline about the missing Quartermaine heir, at the time Franco Baldwin was thought to be Alan Quartermaine and Susan Moore's long lost son and twin of Jason Morgan, and Kiki Jerome was thought to be Franco's daughter, characters Luke Spencer and Damian Spinelli went to New York City to find Kiki's mother and instead discovered her grandmother was Delia and she had a daughter with Victor Jerome, Ava Jerome. This occurred in Delia's place of business, Ryan's Bar.
The Soul Man[]
The Soul Man was a TV Land comedy and the spin-off of Hot in Cleveland.
Twin Peaks[]
Twin Peaks was a sci-fi crime drama on ABC. Dr. Lawrence Jacoby appeared on General Hospital in September of 2000. He also appeared in the 2017 revival series/spin-off, Twin Peaks, and mentioned by Walter Bishop on Fringe.
What If...[]
What If... is an ABC web series featuring characters from General Hospital, One Life to Live, and All My Children in crossover meetings.
Will Trent[]
The season 3 episode 14, "A Funeral Fit for a Quartermaine" centers around Will's shared history with the Wexford foster family; mobster Rafael and his grandmother Pearl. They were brought together over their love of GH. While "the Faces of the Heart" intro begins, it shows Monica, Carly (Braun), and inserts Will and his beloved dog Betty with the "Will Trent" logo. When Pearl passes away, Rafael uses the episode title for what he wants from the funeral home - leading him and Will to describe what is means to be a Q. They tell her about the Pickle-Lila business and Lila Quartermaine's relationship w/family favorite Jason Morgan.
The Young and the Restless[]
The Young and the Restless is a CBS soap opera running since 1973. It has since featured many crossovers with The Bold and the Beautiful and As The World Turns. Trans Global Airlines has been seen on this show, as well as All My Children, Matlock, and many others.
The Young Marrieds[]
The Young Marrieds was the first official spin-off of General Hospital. In 1964, Jessie Brewer from GH called Dr. Dan Garret from TYM. Dr. George Lyons, Dr. Bob Ayres, and Dr. Ken Martin were doctors on GH who appeared on TYM in 1965.
While the show was short-lived, its setting was Queens Point, NY, said to be a suburb to Port Charles, and the characters of Elizabeth Webber, Patrick Drake, and their families lived in this suburb.
Fictional Cities[]
Beechers Corners, New York[]
Beechers Corners is a town said to be right outside of Port Charles setting of GH. Characters Luke Spencer and Laura Webber have hid out here many times. The Dawn of Day Cult had partial roots in town.
Cherryvale, Pennsylvania[]
Cherryvale is retirement community outside of Llanview, the setting of One Life to Live. It is known for having a clinic that several characters have visited many times during different storylines.
Corinth, Pennsylvania[]
Corinth is the setting of Loving. Characters from GH have also been here.
Croton-on-Hudson, New York[]
Croton is a fictionalized version of a real city - in which Sonny Corinthos buried his first hit as a mobster upon the orders of his mob mentor, Joe Scully. His father, Mike, secretly followed him and moved the body to ensure his son wouldn't get caught.
Genoa City, Wisconsin[]
Genoa City is the setting of The Young and the Restless. Characters from B&B and ATWT have also been here. Trans Global Airlines, seen in many other shows, was also shown here.
Greenfield, New York[]
Greenfield is a fictionalized version of a real city - on the border of Port Charles, further north of the real life location. The minimum security Spring Ridge Prison is located here. Citizens continuously visit, often last-minute and decided upon in-episode.
Llanview, Pennsylvania[]
Llanview is the setting of One Life to Live and a suburb to Philadelphia. Characters from AMC and GH have also been here.
Oakdale, Illinois[]
Oakdale is the setting of As The World Turns and its spin-off, Our Private World. Characters from Y&R and Another World have also been here.
New York City, New York[]
A fictionalized version of the real life metropolitan city and state. The city is the location of the Bensonhurst neighborhood and the state which includes the city of Port Charles, the setting of GH and its spinoffs. It's current citizens are Dr. Kim Nero and her son Andy Nero.
Niagara Falls, Canada/New York[]
A fictionalized version of the real life city and tourist destination. Characters have visited this close-by location many times during different storylines, both on the local and international sides.
Nixon Falls, Pennsylvania[]
Nixon Falls is the setting of a rural small town storyline where Sonny Corinthos lived with amnesia while the town of Port Charles thought him dead. He was taken in by Lenny and Phyllis Caulfield.
Pautauk, New York[]
Pautauk is the setting of pastoral small town storylines involving Alan Quartermaine faking his death, Maxie Jones' and Brook Lynn Quartermaine's scheme to protect newborn Bailey Jones, discovering new Q heir Austin Gatlin-Holt, and his mysterious past with his criminal cousin Mason Gatlin.
Pine Valley, Pennsylvania[]
Pine Valley is the setting of All My Children and a suburb to Philadelphia. Characters from GH and OLTL have also been here. Trans Global Airlines, seen in many other shows, was also shown here.
Port Charles, New York[]
Port Charles is the setting of General Hospital, Port Charles, and General Hospital: Night Shift. Characters from OLTL, AMC, The City, and Ryan's Hope have also been here.
Queens Point, New York[]
Queens Point is the setting of The Young Marrieds and a suburb to Port Charles. Characters from GH have also lived here.
Twin Peaks, Washington[]
Twin Peaks is the setting of the TV show of the same name, as well as the revival spin-off, also of the same name, and a TV movie. It is a small, wooded country town.
Westerton, New York[]
Westerton is an unseen city closely neighboring Port Charles. The maximum security D'archam Asylum is located here. The Asylum is supposedly the most secure mental institution to the borders of Port Charles. It currently houses Heather Webber.
Interconnected Media and Businesses[]
Airlines[]
- Trans Global Airlines - Airline company seen in Pine Valley and Genoa City, as well as other real-life locations
Radio stations[]
- KRPC - one of the radio stations in Port Charles
- KZPC - one of the radio stations in Port Charles
- WVLE-FM - Radio station in Llanview, owned by Lord Enterprises, sister station to WVL-TV
TV stations[]
- Home & Heart Network - Home shopping channel in Port Charles
- WLPC-TV - One of the stations in Port Charles
- WXPC-TV - One of the stations in Port Charles
- WHJV-TV - One of the stations in Jacksonville, Florida
- WVL-TV - One of the stations in Llanview, owned by Lord Enterprises
- WRCW-TV - One of the stations in Pine Valley, owned by Chandler Enterprises
TV shows[]
- Christina Comes Home for Christmas-Movie
- The Colton Connection-TV talk show that aired in Port Charles
- The Cutting Edge-TV Show from Pine Valley
- Everyday Heroes with Sam McCall-TV Show Broadcast from Llanview
- Fraternity Row-Soap from Llanview
- He Said/She Said-TV Show from Pine Valley
- Mob Princess-TV reality show that aired in Port Charles
- New Beginnings-TV Show from Pine Valley
- Nothing But the Truth-Talk Show from Pine Valley
- Real Housewives of Beechers Corners-TV reality show set in Beechers Corners
- Southwest General-TV soap opera airing in Port Charles
- The Wave-TV Show from Pine Valley
Print Media[]
- The Banner-Llanview Paper
- Belle Peau - Fashion magazine
- The Chronicle-Llanview Paper
- City Gazette - Newspaper
- Craze Magazine-Llanview
- Crimson Magazine-Port Charles
- The Fourth Estate - Sensationalist news
- The Intruder-Llanview Paper
- The Invader-Port Charles Paper
- Lord Press-Llanview Paper
- Love in Maine by Connie Falconeri -Port Charles Book
- Maine Squeeze by Molly Lansing-Davis -Port Charles Book
- Mania Magazine-Llanview
- The Port Charles Press-Paper
- The Secret Life of Damian Spinelli by Diane Miller -Port Charles Book
- The Sun-Llanview Paper
- Vogue Fashion Magazine-Port Charles
Online Content[]
- Llannet Search-PV/Llanview search site
- MyFace-PC/PV/Llanview social media site
- MyTube-PC/PV/Llanview Website
- SpyderFinder-PC search site
- www.adamant.net - Email domain
- www.generalhospital.org - General Hospital email domain
- www.mchotel.com - Metro Court Hotel email domain
- www.portcharles.com - Email domain
- Society Setups - Online matchmaking service
Multinational Conglomerates[]
- Buchanan Enterprises-Llanview
- Chandler Enterprises-Pine Valley
- ELQ International-Port Charles
Characters That Crossed Over[]
Lorenzo Alcazar, GH
Maddie Banks, Kirstie
Cedric Boyce, originally on HIC, migrated to TSM
Nora Buchanan, originally on OLTL, migrated temporarily to GH
Victoria Chase, HIC
Blair Cramer, OLTL
Dr. Rae Cummings, AMC
Téa Delgado, OLTL
Tomás Delgado, OLTL
Agent Anna Devane, GH
Dr. Steve Hardy, GH
Dr. Lawrence Jacoby, Twin Peaks/Twin Peaks (2017)
Erica Kane, AMC
Starr Manning, OLTL
Todd Manning, OLTL
Det. John McBain, OLTL
Jackson Montgomery, AMC
Elka Ostrovsky, HIC
Alan Quartermaine, originally on The City, migrated to GH
Edward Quartermaine, originally on The City, migrated to GH
Lila Quartermaine, originally on The City, migrated to GH
Skye Chandler-Quartermaine, originally on AMC, migrated to OLTL, then to GH
Tracy Quartermaine, originally on GH, migrated temporarily to The City
Delia Ryan, Ryans Hope
D.A. Robert Scorpio, GH
Dr. Robin Scorpio, GH
Luke Spencer, GH
Damian Spinelli, GH
Cole Thornhart, OLTL
Hope Manning-Thornhart, OLTL
Heather Grant, GH
Other Crossovers and References[]
- The Chew[1]
- The College Basketball Awards (2018)[2]
- GMA3[3]
- Grotesquerie-An FX drama that stars Nicholas Chavez (ex-Spencer Cassadine). In episode 6 of season 1, Glorious McKall says she went into witness protection in Port Charles.
- Tootsie (1982)-The fictional soap opera "Southwest General" from the movie Tootsie is occasionally watched and mentioned by characters in Port Charles.
References[]
- ↑ https://michaelfairmantv.com/today-the-clash-of-the-condiments-general-hospitals-aj-and-tracy-visit-the-chew/2013/05/13/
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/share/v/TyHPbCsPAqpsVHdT/?mibextid=UalRPS
- ↑ https://daytimeconfidential.com/2021/01/22/gma3-what-you-need-to-know-to-crossover-to-general-hospital?fbclid=IwAR07E7h3TV4vCg1eUyatfwtK9HBk9lSRoDQoq0pZnpeR3rkG_XsTOUllgls
