Movie connections for
"General Hospital" (1963)

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Edited into

"I Love the '80s" (2002)

Spin off

"Port Charles" (1997)
"General Hospital: Night Shift" (2007)

Referenced in

"Gimme a Break!: Brother Ed and the Hooker (#2.2)" (1982)
 -  The show is mentioned by name.
"Punky Brewster: Changes: Part 3 (#2.19)" (1986)
 -  The show is mentioned by name.
X: The Unheard Music (1986)
 -  "A Day on The Set of General Hospital" is printed on a TV Guide cover.
"Kate & Allie: General Hospital (#4.4)" (1986)
 -  title reference
Going Overboard (1989)
 -  The title is mentioned.
"Saturday Night Live: Robert Wagner/Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville (#15.8)" (1989)
 -  Mentioned on Weekend Update
Longtime Companion (1990)
Jury Duty: The Comedy (1990) (TV)
Invasion of the Scream Queens (1992)
 -  Vivian Schilling mentions her role as Mindy Peake.
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993)
"Roseanne: Suck Up or Shut Up (#6.13)" (1994)
 -  Roseanne and Nancy fight over which soap-opera to watch at the diner.
"The Nanny: Material Fran (#2.4)" (1994)
 -  Fran and Val talk about the characters, Luke and Laura.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Samson vs. the Vampire Women (#7.24)" (1995)
 -  Mike says the title.
"Married with Children: Spring Break: Part 1 (#10.19)" (1996)
 -  When Kelly and the girls don't recognize Rock DJ Dan, he adds: "I was on 'General Hospital' two days last fall. Zipper mishap."
Hustler White (1996)
Gray's Anatomy (1996)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Hobgoblins (#10.7)" (1998)
 -  "The historic first meet of Luke and Laura"
"The West Wing: What Kind of Day Has It Been? (#1.22)" (2000)
 -  Bartlet mentions the show during his speech.
"Intimate Portrait: Linda Dano" (2000)
 -  mentions Dano's involvement in the show
"Intimate Portrait: Genie Francis" (2001)
 -  much of this focuses on Genie Francis's work on General hospital
"Intimate Portrait: Finola Hughes" (2002)
 -  Hughes talks about working on GH
"Intimate Portrait: Emma Samms" (2002)
"Saturday Night Live: Salma Hayek/Christina Aguilera (#28.15)" (2003)
 -  Referenced by Tina Fey
SOAPnet Salutes ABC Daytime (2003) (TV)
 -  stars from General Hospital talk about the future of the show
"Biography: All My Children" (2003)
 -  Finola Hughes is mentioned to have been on General Hospital prior to Joining AMC
"Friends: The One Where the Stripper Cries (#10.11)" (2004)
 -  Leslie Charleson and Joey are the celebrities players on "Pyramid" and she is announced as the star of 'General Hospital'.
SOAPnet Reveals ABC Soap Secrets (2004) (TV)
 -  Actors discuss their upcoming storylines
"House M.D.: Paternity (#1.2)" (2004)
 -  House sees Foreman monitoring Dan from the lab and says, "General Hospital is on Channel Six."
SOAPnet Reveals ABC Soap Secrets (2005) (TV)
 -  actors talk about future storylines
Block Party (2005)
 -  mentioned in song lyrics
"Saturday Night Live: Natalie Portman/Fall Out Boy (#31.13)" (2006)
 -  Mentioned by the Needlers
"30 Rock: Pilot (#1.1)" (2006)
 -  Jack reminds Jenna of Scotty on General Hospital
"House M.D.: Half-Wit (#3.15)" (2007)
 -  House registers his patient file under the name "Luke N. Laura."
You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008)
 -  "I haven't seen that style since Luke married Laura."

Featured in

"House M.D.: Unaired Pilot (#1.0)" (????)
 -  House is seen watching an episode of this series twice - once in the cafeteria, once at the end with Wilson
The Sunshine Boys (1975)
The Onion Field (1979)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Manhunt in Space (#5.13)" (1992)
 -  Featured one segment as part of this episode
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Beatniks (#5.15)" (1992)
 -  Featured one segment as part of this episode
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Crash of Moons (#5.17)" (1992)
 -  one episode featured as the featurette for this episode
Luke and Laura, Vol. 1: Lovers on the Run (1994) (V)
 -  this is a video showing the best scenes of Luke and Laura from their meeting to their wedding
Luke and Laura Vol. 2: Greatest Love of All (1995) (V)
 -  this is a clip video of the best moment of Luke & Laura from their wedding onwards
"ABC Afterschool Specials: Positive: A Journey Into AIDS (#24.2)" (1995)
 -  Two actors from "General Hospital" (1963) who play characters with AIDS investigate the disease in this documentary.
The 25th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (1998) (TV)
 -  Clips shown of nominnes.
"Behind the Music: Rick Springfield (#2.11)" (1998)
 -  clips
The 15th Annual Soap Opera Digest Awards (1999) (TV)
 -  Clips from series shown as nominees announced.
Legally Blonde (2001)
"Intimate Portrait: Genie Francis" (2001)
 -  clips from GH are used
"Intimate Portrait: Finola Hughes" (2002)
 -  clips from GH are used to show Hughes performance on that show
"I Love the '80s" (2002)
Daytime's Greatest Weddings (2004) (V)
 -  footage of weddings are used
"House M.D.: Pilot (#1.1)" (2004)
 -  House is seen watching an episode of this series twice - once in the cafeteria, once at the end with Wilson
"House M.D.: Acceptance (#2.1)" (2005)
 -  House watches his favorite soap
The 33rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (2006) (TV)
 -  Clips were shown
The 35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (2008) (TV)
 -  Nominee clips.

Spoofed in

Star-Studded Spoof of the New TV Season, G-Rated, with Glamour, Glitter and Gags (1982) (TV)
Tootsie (1982)
 -  "Southwest General" is a parody of "General Hospital", even referencing the "Sally Armitage is Max Hedges!" storyline plot twist.
Generally Horny Hospital (1995) (V)
"Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: As Westbridge Turns (#1.21)" (1997)
 -  The character Stone is a take off of the character from General Hospital
"Lexx: Lafftrak (#2.5)" (1999)
 -  one of the shows is a soap opera set in a hospital
Jimmy Neutron: Win, Lose and Kaboom (2004) (TV)
 -  Hugh mentions an intergalactic soap opera called "General Post Office"
"Family Guy: Prick Up Your Ears (#5.6)" (2006)
 -  Brian and his friends are watching a porn titled Genital Hospital, a porn spoof of the show General Hospital

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