"All My Children" (1970) TV series 1970-????

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Creator:

Agnes Nixon

Seasons:

1 | unknown

Release Date:

5 January 1970 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance | Mystery

Tagline:

She's holding her baby, she just doesn't know it yet.

Plot:

Set in the fictional East Coast suburb Pine Valley, All My Children is the decades-old, risk-taking soap that centers around Erica Kane and her long line of husbands.

Plot Keywords:

Faked Pregnancy | Shipper | Male Female Relationship | Pregnancy | Daytime

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 146 wins & 428 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Oct. 13	1:00 PM	ABC
Tue. Oct. 14	1:00 PM	ABC

Cast

Alicia Minshew	...	Kendall Hart Slater / ... (494 episodes, 2002-2008)
Michael E. Knight	...	Tad Martin / ... (472 episodes, 1983-2008)
Susan Lucci	...	Erica Kane / ... (456 episodes, 1970-2008)
Cameron Mathison	...	Ryan Lavery / ... (451 episodes, 1998-2008)
David Canary	...	Stuart Chandler / ... (435 episodes, 1984-2008)
Thorsten Kaye	...	Zach Slater (402 episodes, 2004-2008)
Jacob Young	...	J.R. Chandler / ... (363 episodes, 2003-2008)
Walt Willey	...	Jackson Montgomery / ... (357 episodes, 1989-2008)
Aiden Turner	...	Aidan Devane / ... (314 episodes, 2003-2008)
James Mitchell	...	Palmer Cortlandt, Sr. (nee Pete Cooney) / ... (311 episodes, 1979-2008)
Bobbie Eakes	...	Krystal Carey Chandler / ... (294 episodes, 2003-2008)
Melissa Claire Egan	...	Annie Lavery / ... (285 episodes, 2006-2008)
Alexa Havins	...	Arabella 'Babe' Carey Chandler / ... (259 episodes, 2003-2007)
Jill Larson	...	Opal Sue Gardner Purdy Cortlandt #2 / ... (244 episodes, 1989-2008)
Rebecca Budig	...	Greenlee Smythe / ... (223 episodes, 1999-2008)
Ray MacDonnell	...	Joe Martin / ... (215 episodes, 1971-2008)

Also Known As:

All My Children: The Summer of Seduction (USA) (promotional title)

Runtime:

USA:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (1970-1983) | Stereo (1983-)

Certification:

USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

ABC Studios, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Trivia:

Erica Kane's secretary "Val" is named after Val Reichenbach, Susan Lucci's former hair dresser.

Quotes:

Bianca Montgomery: Shattered dreams are shattered dreams. Doesn't matter how or why. They're still lying in pieces on the ground.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Saturday Night Live: Susan Lucci/Hothouse Flowers (#16.2)" (1990)

All My Children of the past

I have watched AMC almost since it began (I was 10), yet just in the last couple of years I have become quite disillusioned. It was once an inter-generational show with people that were all ages and looks enjoying story lines. Now it is just one dimensional characters - mostly skinny women and buff men - and they're not even interesting. I was watching old tapes of years ago when Phoebe, Mona, Myra, Palmer, Myrtle...etc., all had story lines. They would weave together the story lines of the younger people (who were at least then interesting) - people like Nina, Cliff, Jenny, Greg, Angie, Devon...etc. It has become an empty show with characters that are uninteresting and uncomplicated and what must the producers think when the ratings continue to plummet. I liked AMC when it was AMC. I would, however, start watching it again if they would bring back Nina Cortland!