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** Similarly when Sam McCall and John McBain meet. Both actors played vampire lovers on the short-lived supernatural spin-off of ''General Hospital'', ''Port Charles''.
** Similarly when Sam McCall and John McBain meet. Both actors played vampire lovers on the short-lived supernatural spin-off of ''General Hospital'', ''Port Charles''.
*** A recent storyline took it a step further, having the man playing McBain reprise the role he portrayed on ''Port Charles''.
*** A recent storyline took it a step further, having the man playing McBain reprise the role he portrayed on ''Port Charles''.
* [[The Character Died with Him]]: Dr. Steve Hardy, when actor John Beradino passed away from pancreatic cancer in 1996, was written out as having suffered a fatal heart attack. Hardy, whom Beradino had portrayed since the show's beginning in 1963, remained in the opening montage as late as 2004.
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Rick Springfield as Dr. Eli Love; [[The Sopranos|Vinny "Big Pussy" Pastore]] as Maximus Giambetti, [[My So-Called Life|Delia Fisher]] as Winnifred, James Franco as [[The Danza|Franco]], etc.
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Rick Springfield as Dr. Eli Love; [[The Sopranos|Vinny "Big Pussy" Pastore]] as Maximus Giambetti, [[My So-Called Life|Delia Fisher]] as Winnifred, James Franco as [[The Danza|Franco]], etc.
** ...and you can tell what metal the balloons that were made to celebrate these big guest roles were composed of...
** ...and you can tell what metal the balloons that were made to celebrate these big guest roles were composed of...

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  • Actor Allusion: In a dream episode during Thanksgiving 2008, Maxie meets Matt and asks him if she's sure they hadn't met before, even asking, "did we go to high school together?" Their portrayors Kirsten Storms and Jason Cook had previously played High School Sweethearts, Shawn and Belle, on Days of Our Lives. Additionally, Matt and Maxie met by bumping into each other which is how Shawn and Belle first met.
    • Similarly when Sam McCall and John McBain meet. Both actors played vampire lovers on the short-lived supernatural spin-off of General Hospital, Port Charles.
      • A recent storyline took it a step further, having the man playing McBain reprise the role he portrayed on Port Charles.
  • The Character Died with Him: Dr. Steve Hardy, when actor John Beradino passed away from pancreatic cancer in 1996, was written out as having suffered a fatal heart attack. Hardy, whom Beradino had portrayed since the show's beginning in 1963, remained in the opening montage as late as 2004.
  • Hey, It's That Guy!: Rick Springfield as Dr. Eli Love; Vinny "Big Pussy" Pastore as Maximus Giambetti, Delia Fisher as Winnifred, James Franco as Franco, etc.
    • ...and you can tell what metal the balloons that were made to celebrate these big guest roles were composed of...
    • Roseanne Barr played Jennifer Smith #2 in 1994. Jennifer was married to Billy Boggs, played by Roseanne's then husband Tom Arnold.
    • Baltar tried to freeze Port Charles and take over the world. Why am I not surprised?
  • Hey, It's That Voice!: Maxie is Bonnie Rockwaller, Jason is Freakin' CLOUD STRIFE!!!