I remember this real well as if it was yesterday. I remember the whole bill Eckert story line where I didn't really like him as Bill Anthony Geary will always be Luke Spencer to me but as I'm watching is I'm like wow can't nobody replace the Quartermaine family they are the foundation or the core of the show to me there but this is back when General Hospital was actually decent to watch
I believe this was Gloria Monty's second stint as executive producer. (Bringing on the Eckerts...) and the return of Anthony Geary as an Eckert. Commendable effort. I remember reading how critics were mixed on this period of the show. Thanks for the uoload. Interesting era of the show.
Yeah, they really should have rethought that line. Maybe have her say sailors, deckhands or crewmen...anything but what she actually said! 😂 I can only imagine that caused a few double takes back in 1991. 🤣
From what we know now, it seems between Bill and Ruby, Bill was the good guy. He helped clean the mess after Luke killed his parent's. They went to live with Ruby who turned Bobbie into a hooker as soon as she became a teenager.
@@deborahtucker6186 they revisited that story a few years ago. Luke accidentally killed his mom and then angrily killed his dad. He also had an older sister Patricia
The Eckerts were going to "replace" the Quartermaines as the new family in Port Charles. Gloria Monty felt back in 1990 that the Quartermaines were "old hat" on the show.
@@debikaysims9389 she could have still brought Tony back but in a much more interesting character. Tony said later hat the shine wore off of playing Bill quickly and that he was bored of the character. The Eckert family was way too dull to ever replace the Quartermaine family. It was failed from the start. .
I don't know about Joey. Sly ended up living with both Paul and Jenny. Leslie Charleston (Monica) said that the remaining Eckerts that were phased out were in the Quartermaine living room. The Quartermaines were going to be phased out for the Eckerts in the early '90s.
I RECORDED ALL OF THIS LUKE WILL ALLWAYS BE THE SHIT BUT AT THE TIME THE THE ITALIAN ECKERTS WERE GREAT SO WAS TONY/ THE PROMO WAS /ANTHONY GEARY /GENERAL HOSPITAL/THE ROMANCE BEGINS AGAIN-GREAT STORYLINE BILL WAS FUNNY AND CHARMING AT FIRST BUT WEN THEY KILLED HIM HE WAS A RICH ALCOHOLIC SINGLE FATHER
Slgigi may I don’t think Tony hated being Luke but the show wanted to bring him back and Genie Francis wasn’t available to play Laura, so they made Tony Bill Eckert, Luke’s lookalike cousin because at that time you couldn’t have Luke without Laura.
When his hair is blonde and he wears glasses Bill is the handsomest version of Tony Geary.
THANKS!! Never saw this. I would LOVE to see more Bill Eckert, if you have him, especially his romance with Julia Barrett :)
I have a speciał płace in my heart for GH. #70moreyears😊
Thanks. Never seen this before.
+Ken George Jones You are welcome.
Where can I watch the entire Bill Eckert storyline? I missed it back in the day!
I remember this real well as if it was yesterday. I remember the whole bill Eckert story line where I didn't really like him as Bill Anthony Geary will always be Luke Spencer to me but as I'm watching is I'm like wow can't nobody replace the Quartermaine family they are the foundation or the core of the show to me there but this is back when General Hospital was actually decent to watch
I believe this was Gloria Monty's second stint as executive producer. (Bringing on the Eckerts...) and the return of Anthony Geary as an Eckert.
Commendable effort. I remember reading how critics were mixed on this period of the show.
Thanks for the uoload.
Interesting era of the show.
Lol, Ruby has wet cold seamen at Kelly's. Boy I took that wrong the first time I heard it.
That's what I thought she said !!/:) LOLOLO !
No she had a load of cold wet seamen at kellys then she took them to church, wonder how many takes that took.
@@herdmentality1894 way to many times to count, with all the laughing and snickering going on
Me too😆. I did a double take!
Yeah, they really should have rethought that line. Maybe have her say sailors, deckhands or crewmen...anything but what she actually said! 😂 I can only imagine that caused a few double takes back in 1991. 🤣
Never saw Tony with red hair before 😊
He will always be Luke.
Pam Hardin No doubt about it but for two and a half plus years he was Bill Eckert.
@@soonermark1 REALLY! That's horrifying. He will always be Luke Spencer.
From what we know now, it seems between Bill and Ruby, Bill was the good guy. He helped clean the mess after Luke killed his parent's. They went to live with Ruby who turned Bobbie into a hooker as soon as she became a teenager.
What Luke didn't kill his parents..his father left and his mother died because she was sick
@@deborahtucker6186 they revisited that story a few years ago. Luke accidentally killed his mom and then angrily killed his dad. He also had an older sister Patricia
The Eckerts were going to "replace" the Quartermaines as the new family in Port Charles. Gloria Monty felt back in 1990 that the Quartermaines were "old hat" on the show.
The Eckert family was a huge bust. GH was number 2 when Monty was rehired and went to number 7 by the time she was fired.
Monty didn’t make many poor decisions in her career. She must have had a weak spot for Geary🤷♀️
@@debikaysims9389 I think so also. I believe she had a thing for him honestly.
@@debikaysims9389 she could have still brought Tony back but in a much more interesting character. Tony said later hat the shine wore off of playing Bill quickly and that he was bored of the character. The Eckert family was way too dull to ever replace the Quartermaine family. It was failed from the start.
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I never watched again after this.
How were the Eckerts phased out? I know Bill died and Jenny got married and moved away, but what happened to Joey and Sly I wonder
I don't know about Joey. Sly ended up living with both Paul and Jenny. Leslie Charleston (Monica) said that the remaining Eckerts that were phased out were in the Quartermaine living room. The Quartermaines were going to be phased out for the Eckerts in the early '90s.
No disrespect to Luke's character, but I thought Tony looked better with straight hair. The perm always distracted me!
Gh miss the good old day 1991. Anothoy gery play bill
The father was from the original Adam -12
Anthony Geary the same voice it never change still called him Luke spencer William bill eckert temporary.
On gh where is Julia miss her on the show
Why didn't Ruby like the Eckerts?
Love bobbie and her cousin bill who like like luke i wash he return gm he is miss on gh
God, why did they have to take all this family love away and make Bill so rotten and unlikeable?
On gh did rudy hava a brother on the show did she
Tim Spencer was her brother
Gh Glenn who play sky eckert is miss on gh will he be recast
Yes making my return next year
I RECORDED ALL OF THIS LUKE WILL ALLWAYS BE THE SHIT BUT AT THE TIME THE THE ITALIAN ECKERTS WERE GREAT SO WAS TONY/ THE PROMO WAS /ANTHONY GEARY /GENERAL HOSPITAL/THE ROMANCE BEGINS AGAIN-GREAT STORYLINE BILL WAS FUNNY AND CHARMING AT FIRST BUT WEN THEY KILLED HIM HE WAS A RICH ALCOHOLIC SINGLE FATHER
Is Tony Geary wearing contact lenses here?
Yes
If TG hated being Luke Spencer so much, which I heard he did. Then he should just get off GH. This is stupid, in my opinon.
Slgigi may I don’t think Tony hated being Luke but the show wanted to bring him back and Genie Francis wasn’t available to play Laura, so they made Tony Bill Eckert, Luke’s lookalike cousin because at that time you couldn’t have Luke without Laura.
Another big stretch.