The Decades of GH was a special episode for the ABC soap opera General Hospital, celebrating its 35th Anniversary in April 1998. This hour-long primetime special, hosted by Anthony Geary (Luke Spencer), featured past clips and interviews with current and former cast members.
Background[]
The special is divided into segments, examining the show by decades - the '60s, the '70s, the '80s, and the '90s. A tribute was paid to the late John Beradino, who portrayed Dr. Steve Hardy for over 30 years. Rachel Ames recalls how they began in black and white in a generic hospital somewhere unspecified in the United States.
Among the selected scenes were early clips of Steve Hardy and Jessie Brewer; the triangle of Rick Webber/Monica Bard/Alan Quartermaine; the triangle of Scott Baldwin and Laura Webber/Bobbie Spencer; the love story of Luke Spencer and Laura Webber; the romance of Duke Lavery and Anna Devane; the love story of Frisco Jones and Felicia Cummings; the tragic love story of Stone Cates and Robin Scorpio and Robin's HIV diagnosis; Monica's breast cancer; B.J. Jones' heart donation to cousin Maxie Jones; Ned Quartermaine and Lois Cerullo's courtship; the Quartermaine family feuds; the love/hate relationship between Bobbie & Carly Spencer; the triangle of Sonny Corinthos/Brenda Barrett/Jasper Jacks; and the decades-long Spencer/Cassadine family war.