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

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:

Soap | Male Female Relationship | Wedding | Tragedy | Soap Opera

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 160 wins & 454 nominations

Cast

Alicia Minshew	...	Kendall Hart / ... (702 episodes, 2002-2009)
Eileen Herlie	...	Myrtle Fargate / ... (688 episodes, 1976-2008)
Cameron Mathison	...	Ryan Lavery (679 episodes, 1998-2009)
Michael E. Knight	...	Tad Martin (627 episodes, 1983-2009)
Thorsten Kaye	...	Zach Slater (622 episodes, 2004-2009)
Susan Lucci	...	Erica Kane (615 episodes, 1970-2009)
David Canary	...	Adam Chandler / ... (600 episodes, 1984-2009)
Jacob Young	...	JR Chandler / ... (548 episodes, 2003-2009)
Melissa Claire Egan	...	Annie Lavery / ... (473 episodes, 2006-2009)
Bobbie Eakes	...	Krystal Carey Chandler / ... (466 episodes, 2003-2009)
Aiden Turner	...	Aidan Devane / ... (451 episodes, 2003-2009)
Walt Willey	...	Jackson Montgomery / ... (426 episodes, 1989-2009)
Kal Cauthen	...	Kal (345 episodes, 1997-2004)
Rebecca Budig	...	Greenlee Smythe / ... (338 episodes, 1999-2009)
Jill Larson	...	Opal Sue Gardner Purdy Cortlandt #2 / ... (326 episodes, 1989-2009)
James Mitchell	...	Palmer Cortlandt, Sr. / ... (322 episodes, 1979-2008)
Chrishell Stause	...	Amanda Dillon / ... (310 episodes, 2005-2009)
Darnell Williams	...	Jesse Hubbard / ... (302 episodes, 1981-2009)
Vincent Irizarry	...	David Hayward / ... (283 episodes, 1997-2009)

Also Known As:

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

Runtime:

USA:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

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:

As of 2006, only two actors from the original cast remain on the show. The two actors are Susan Lucci, who plays Erica Kane, and Ray MacDonnell, who plays hospital chief of staff Joe Martin.

Quotes:

Erica Kane: Adam, really. I know that you've been bored, but taking in Mary Smythe? I mean, couldn't you have just taken in a dog from the pound?
Adam: I prefer pure-bred bitches.
Erica Kane: Well then, you got what you wanted.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Intimate Portrait: Finola Hughes" (2002)

Once a great soap opera...

All My Children is the first soap opera that I watched so I will always have a soft spot for it in my heart. That is why it pains me to see what the show has now become. In the past, we had character driven storylines and where villains paid for what they did. Now we have plot-driven storylines leaving viewers wondering what happened to their favorite characters and characters that deserve to be punished for their misdeeds are still roaming around town acting self-righteous. And I cannot get over how Tad and Dixie fans have been screwed over and over again because after 13 years, they still do not have a child. They are the only supercouple in daytime that I can think of that does not have a child together. How incredibly unfair is that David and Anna (a couple that has been together for barely a year) get to have a child while Tad and Dixie have been trying forever yet prove unsuccessful. When talking about AMC, I guess the name that will be most associated with it is Susan Lucci. She is an original cast member and have been in front burner storylines. Anyone who is an AMC watcher knows Erica's long line of men whom she has married and/or dated. I will always prefer Erica with Jackson, who I think is the love of her life. It's funny that a lot of fans think that Erica and Jack have been married. They haven't. They've been engaged though. So everytime the powers that be throw a new love interest into Erica's storyline, they are ignoring what could be a great storyline for Erica and Jack. I still have hopes that they will rekindle their love though! The Martins have been a prominent family of Pine Valley since the show started so it's sad that they are barely on now. Ruth and Joe only come out during the holidays. Tad has been acting like a moron ever since Dixie died. Why he defends Liza for every misdeed she does yet criticize Adam for everything he does I never know. That just really irks me. The way Tad was acting all self-rigteous towards Brooke for sleeping with Adam. Hey Tad you shouldn't be the one talking; you slept with Liza remember? And why everyone in the town blames Adam for every single thing is just plain wrong. Liza is the one who embezzled money from Chandler Enterprises yet it's Adam's fault? I don't understand the logic. I think I should just stop ranting about what has become of AMC and reminsence about the good times. The first storyline that Tad and Dixie had together will always be my favorite storyline. The way that Tad Martin, formerly known as Tad the cad, helped Dixie when she was being manipulated by Adam. Their courtship was so sweet. Michael E. Knight and Cady McClain have one of the most natural and electrifying chemistry in daytime. They play off each other well and their scenes can be humorous or a total tear-jerker. Who was not laughing their butt off at the Tad love test yet who was able to have a dry eye after watching the scene where Dixie is being hauled off to the looney bin? They also had good friends, Nico and Cecily, to help them with their wacky adventures. *sigh* The good old days.