General Hospital will be featured in a special edition of ABC's 20/20. The episode coincides with GH's 50th anniversary, and will offer a behind-the-scenes look at life in Port Charles.
Beginning at 10pm on Friday, March 29, SOAPnet will air an unprecedented 50-hour marathon of classic episodes of General Hospital to honor the show's 50th anniversary.
10:00 PM [Episode #1; Originally Aired: April 1, 1963]In the very first episode of General Hospital, Angie is distraught about the damage to her face from the accident; Peggy is frustrated when business ruins a night out on the town with her fiancé, Steve Hardy; the tension continues to grow in Jessie and Phil's marriage.10:30 PM [Episode #209; Year 1981]Luke and Laura prepare for their nuptials.11:30 PM [Episode #210; Year 1981]Luke and Laura are finally married but how long will their happiness last after Elizabeth Taylor's Helena Cassadine puts a curse on them and Laura's ex, Scott, shows up to catch the bouquet.
Just as their raft is headed over the falls, Luke and Laura are saved by a helicopter; Jason and Brenda feel guilty when they realize the truth about Karen.1:30 AM [Episode #7,913; Year 1994]Luke and Laura tell Lucky he's going to be a big brother; Steve and Audrey help Miguel (Ricky Martin) get a job at the Outback; Robin and Stone are excited to learn they're both in Jagger and Karen's wedding party; Brenda and Sonny flirt at Kelly's. 2:30 AM [Episode #11,164; Year 2006]After awakening from her coma, Laura has an emotional reunion with her family; Ric devises a plan to falsify evidence and frame Sam; Alexis agrees to let Sonny and Carly take car of her kids while she's in the hospital.3:30 AM [Episode #17; Year 1963]Doctor's Hardy and Brewer work on a difficult case; Peggy tells Jessie about her difficult break-up with Dr. Hardy and Jessie confides in Peggy that she's insecure about the age difference between herself and her younger husband, Phil Brewer.4:00 AM [Episode #237; Year 1979]As Lesley struggles to help Monica give birth at home, Monica blurts out that Rick is the father of her baby; Alan and Rick rush through a storm to try and save Monica and her son; Edward and Tracy fear for the worst.5:00 AM [Episode #88; Year 1980]Rick and Lesley are both hurting on the day of their divorce; Jennifer invites Laura and Scott for a day of sailing with her and Luke; Dan is frustrated with Jessie's continued refusal to marry him; Jeff wonders about his future with Anne.6:00 AM [Episode #112; Year 1980]Monica gets a blood test to try and prove that Alan is her baby's father; Luke storms over to confront his boss, Frank Smith, for lying and leaves Bobbie and Ruby afraid for their futures; Amy tells Alan she'll keep his secrets.7:00 AM [Episode #124; Year 1980]At the Fourth of July party, Scott and Laura make plans for their first anniversary; Bobbie covers for Luke so he can search Frank Smith's office for the black book; Monica wants Alan to admit he tried to kill her and Rick.12:00 PM [Episode #211; Year 1981]Luke and Laura arrive at the Whitaker's farm for their honeymoon; Scott continues to rage about Luke and Laura, much to Lee and Gail's dismay; Robert is hesitant to commit to Tiffany.1:00 PM [Episode #14; Year 1983]Holly agrees to marry Robert so she won't be deported; Luke recovers from surgery; Susan is outraged when she discovers Scott's interference with baby Jason's investments; Blackie finds a place to hide Lou.2:00 PM [Episode #84; Year 1983]Luke and Holly have a confrontation when he returns to Port Charles and learns she's now married to Robert; Blackie and Lou are relieved when Rose is legally named as Lou's guardian.3:00 PM [Episode #160; Year 1984]Frisco pulls the hat off the thief in his apartment and reveals Felicia; Jimmy Lee is convinced that Beatrice was murdered and the Quartermaine's are involved; Robert questions Holly hoping to gain some inside information.4:00 PM [Episode #114; Year 1986]Frisco serenades Felicia as they're married at the brownstone; Sean arranges a special wedding night for the newlyweds; Alan tries to catch Sean and Monica having an affair; Anna is intrigued by Port Charles newcomer, Duke Lavery.5:00 PM [Episode #7,133; Year 1991]Robert and Anna's desire to exact revenge upon each other turns passionate; Frisco is amused when he has to set Robert free from Anna's trap; the protest against the ELQ ship goes awry; Robert is shocked to discover the man he's just rescued is his brother.6:00 PM [Episode #7,967; Year 1994]When an elated Frisco tells Tony they've found a heart donor for Maxie, Tony has to break the news that it's BJ's; Tony insists on being there for the procedure and shares a tearful goodbye with his daughter.7:00 PM [Episode #8,152; Year 1995]Monica is uncomfortable with the idea of sex with Alan after her mastectomy; Mac is furious with Robin when she admits to having slept with Stone; Brenda gives advise to Stone.8:00 PM [Episode #8,220; Year 1995]Luke and Sonny take out Scully's men in a shootout at Luke's house; Stone worries that his HIV positive blood has gotten on Robin; Brenda is scraped up and scared, but alive; Frisco and Felicia make love.9:00 PM [Episode #8,361; Year 1995]Stone sees Robin one last time before he dies; Sonny offers his support; Lucy is convinced that Sigmund the duck is trying to tell her and Kevin that something is wrong.10:00 PM [Episode #8,381; Year 1995]AJ fights with his family and storms off in a drunken rage; Jason tries to stop him from driving, but AJ won't listen and the two end up in a fateful car crash; Brenda joins Robin and Sonny as they scatter Stone's ashes.11:00 PM [Episode #8403; Year 1996]The Quartermaines are shocked at Jason's hostility towards them after his accident; Robin tells Brenda she's attending Sonny and Lily's wedding; Lois is determined to find a way for Ned to still sing in the band.
Jax distracts a heartbroken Brenda with sunshine and shopping sprees, but she still dreams of Sonny; a mix-up has Ned and Lois rushing to the emergency room, each thinking the other is hurt; newcomer Carly Roberts arrives in Port Charles.1:00 AM [Episode #8,491; Year 1996]Jax and Brenda are married on his yacht; Sonny and Lily's joy over their baby announcement quickly turns to tragedy; Ned and Lois' first anniversary celebration is interrupted by Edward.2:00 AM [Episode #8,524; Year 1996]Lucky is furious at Laura when she admits that the stranger who saved Lulu's life is actually his brother, Nikolas; the hospital staff reacts to the death of Steve Hardy; Jason manages to comfort both Carly and Robin.3:00 AM [Episode #8,547; Year 1996]Robin convinces Jason she wants to be with him and the two spend a romantic night together in Montauk; Sonny celebrates Stone's birthday; Nikolas and Stefan cause further conflict in Luke and Laura's marriage.4:00 AM [Episode #8,586; Year 1996]Bobbie finds Carly in bed with Tony, just as Luke discovers that Carly is Bobbie's missing daughter, Caroline.5:00 AM [Episode #8,688; Year 1997]Trapped in the cave thinking they're going to die, Sonny and Brenda make love; Jax leads the search to find them; Stefan assures Bobbie that he married her for love; Laura says goodbye to an angry Nikolas.6:00 AM [Episode #8,804; Year 1997]Carly carries out her plan, pouring vodka over a drugged AJ, then calling the Quartermaines to tell them he's been drinking thus ruining Alan and Monica's anniversary celebration; charges are dropped against Sonny, Brenda, and Jax; Jason informs Sonny of his split with Robin, and convinces Sonny to re-hire him.7:00 AM [Episode #8,829; Year 1997]Brenda is stunned when Sonny leaves her alone at the altar in front of friends and family on their wedding day; AJ wants to know if he is the father of Carly's baby; Jax and V share a moment together.8:00 AM [Episode #8,883; Year 1997]When Nikolas is seriously hurt in the shootout at Luke's club, Jason's past medical training kicks in and he saves him; Stefan thinks Luke was responsible for Nikolas' injury.9:00 AM [Episode #8,926; Year 1998]Carly shocks Bobbie with the news that she's Bobbie's daughter; Felicia decides who the real Mac is with a kiss; Robin urges Jason to tell AJ the truth about Michael.10:00 AM [Episode #8,931; Year 1998]Lucky finds a bruised and battered Elizabeth in the bushes and brings her back to his house; Bobbie gives Elizabeth support and medical advice; Ned and Alexis celebrate Valentine's Day and make love.11:00 AM [Episode #8,999; Year 1998]At the Cassadines' Bacchanalia Ball, Stefan and Katherine celebrate their engagement in grand style, while Brenda and Jax keep theirs a secret; Luke and Alexis plot Helena's demise; Lucky and Elizabeth share a secret dance outside.12:00 PM [Episode #9,080; Year 1998]Devastated over Brenda's apparent death, Jax reflects on the highlights of their relationship; Elizabeth gives Lucky a meaningful gift and they share their first kiss.1:00 PM [Episode #9,166; Year 1999]After Robin stuns AJ with the news that he's Michael's biological father, she rushes to tell Jason what she's done; AJ confronts Carly; Emily is upset when she catches Nikolas and Katherine in bed together.2:00 PM [Episode #9,232; Year 1999]In the aftermath of the fire, Lucky's body is identified; Luke and Laura pay a traumatic visit to the morgue; Elizabeth mourns Lucky's death; Laura breaks the news to Lulu.3:00 PM [Episode #10,318; Year 2003]Elizabeth is stunned to find the panic room and Carly in it; Sonny starts to believe Jason that Ric is responsible for Carly's disappearance; Dillon turns down Edward's bail money when Edward insults Georgie; Nikolas and Zander tend to a fragile Emily.4:00 PM [Episode #10,467; Year 2004]With the Port Charles Hotel on fire, Luke demands that they use a lottery system to organize who gets rescued by the helicopter first; Carly and Sonny fall through the hotel floor as it caves in; Emily is devastated to leave Nikolas behind in the burning building as she boards the helicopter.5:00 PM [Episode #10,673; Year 2004]Nikolas and Emily wed knowing that Nikolas will soon be arrested for murder; Sam drunkenly kisses Jason; Luke plays along with Heather's delusion in the hope of locating Skye and Laura.6:00 PM [Episode #10,912; Year 2005]When the trains collide, Robin is trapped; Jason is determined to rescue Sam; Alexis goes into labor; Elizabeth fears for injured Lucky's life.7:00 PM [Episode #10,979; Year 2006]Bobbie and Lucas are at Tony's side as he succumbs to the virus; Patrick tells Emily it's up to her whether Sonny or Nikolas should get the anecdote; Carly and Jason form a plan to rescue Lucky.8:00 PM [Episode #11,177; Year 2006]In an extravagant celebration, Luke and Laura renew their vows on the 25th anniversary of their first wedding; Jason and Sam find some time for romance amidst the danger that surrounds them and their new ally, Spinelli.9:00 PM [Episode #11,240; Year 2007]In the aftermath of the hostage crisis, the victims are reunited with their loved ones; Elizabeth has a shocking revelation for Jason; the Quartermaines sit by Alan's bedside as he fights for his life.10:00 PM [Episode #11,677; Year 2008]Robin and Patrick introduce their family to newborn Emma Grace; Luke attempts to save Laura, who is trapped in Scott's car as it dangles over the edge of a cliff; Nikolas and Lulu break into Scott's hotel room.11:00 PM [Episode #12,692; Year 2012]Ned and Skye return to town for Edward's funeral; the Quartermaines reflect on their memories of Edward and then gather for a traditional Q Thanksgiving filled with fighting, family, and pizza.
