All My Children/Trivia

Everything About Fiction You Never Wanted to Know.


  • Acting for Two and Double Vision: an unusually high population of twins: Alex/Anna,...
  • Actor Allusion: At the yacht party during the (in)famous Libidozone storyline, one character compliments Palmer on his terrific dance skills--a Shout-Out to the actor, James Mitchell, who had been a well-known Broadway dancer.
    • Not to mention any time Zach brings up ice hockey and/or the Detroit Red Wings, thanks to the actor's schooling connections and tenure in the city.
    • See Elizabeth Taylor's cameo in the main section.
  • The Character Died with Him: Mona, Phoebe, Myrtle, and Palmer all died along with the performers who portrayed them. In Mona's case, the writers inserted Frances Heflin's cancer diagnosis into the storyline.
  • Defictionalization: Enchantment products, jewelry tie-ins, books "written" by Erica and Kendall.
  • The Other Darrin: A good chunk of the cast, often more than once: Ruth, Benny, Jake, Greenlee, Dixie, Nina, Colby, Will, Skye, Janet...
  • Real Life Relative: Husband-and-wife Mark Consuelos and Kelly Ripa as husband-and-wife Mateo and Hayley.
    • David Canary's brother, John Canary, cropped up as the evil Dr. Voigt.
    • Real Life lovers Eva La Rue and John Callahan married shortly after their characters Maria and Edmund did... and their Real Life marriage fell apart shortly after their onscreen one did.
  • Written-In Infirmity: Several times, most famously with Frances Heflin's lung cancer.
    • When Jill Larson injured her hand during a fight scene, the writers turned it into an automobile accident. Coincidentally...
    • ...James Mitchell suffered a hairline pelvic fracture at the same time, so the writers explained away the wheelchair by the same automobile accident.
  • Too Soon: Janet's plan to bomb Trevor's wedding was aborted due to the Oklahoma City bombing.
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