Southwest General is a fictional soap opera first introduced in the movie "Tootsie" (1982) as a parody of General Hospital. GH later referenced the show as an in-show soap opera that characters watch.
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Jerry Jacks interrupts the soap opera
In August 2012, Jerry Jacks tricks Todd Manning into selling him his cable TV franchise so he can announce his intentions to the city.
Port Charles citizens like Elizabeth Webber are all watching their favorite soap opera "Southwest General" at the time Jerry interrupts the broadcast.
On TV, Jerry reveals that he put a deadly pathogen in the water supply. He then ransoms $88 million in order to provide himself with a cure to his own radiation sickness.