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Remembering GENERAL HOSPITAL’s Bobbie: 20 Iconic Moments

By Mara Levinsky
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As Port Charles says good-bye to the beloved Bobbie Spencer, played by the late Jacklyn Zeman, we take a look back at some of the character’s most iconic moments.

  1. Zeman Shriner 70s
    ABC
    Soon after arriving in Port Charles, Bobbie set her sights on Scotty (Kin Shriner) — and in 1978, she was bound and determined to destroy his relationship with Laura.

  2. Zeman, Geary
    ABC
    To help her split up Scotty and Laura, Bobbie summoned her big brother, Luke (Anthony Geary), to town in 1978.

  3. Zeman, Rick Springfield
    ABC
    By 1981, Bobbie was romantically linked to Noah Drake (Rick Springfield).

  4. Zeman
    GENERAL HOSPITAL (1981) - Starting with the October 26th return of Genie Francis as Laura Spencer, ABC and SOAPnet celebrate the courtship and the 25th anniversary of the marriage of daytime's most beloved couple, Luke and Laura, from the multi-award winning GENERAL HOSPITAL. A record 30 million viewers watched the famous nuptials in 1981. The current celebration includes a special episode to air November 16th (the actual anniversary) on ABC as well as a marathon of historic episodes and an original special on the couple November 24th on SOAPnet. Recently awarded five Emmy® Awards -- including a record ninth for Outstanding Daytime Drama -- the daytime drama airs Monday - Friday (3 - 4:00 p.m.,ET, 2 - 3:00 p.m., PT) on the ABC Television Network, and Monday -Friday at 10:00 p.m.ET and in Sunday marathons from 2 -7 p.m.ET on SOAPnet. NOTE: For high res images of ABC archive photography please call the NY photo request line (212) 456-6710 or e-mail the request to Photo.request@abc.com. (ERIK HEIN/ABC PHOTO ARCHIVE) SHARON WYATT, JACKIE ZEMAN ERIK HEIN/ABC
    When Luke and Laura wed in 1981, Bobbie was a member of the bridal party.

  5. Zeman, David Groh
    ABC
    In 1984, Bobbie tied the knot with D.L. Brock (David Groh), who soon turned physically abusive.

  6. Zeman, Sam Behrens
    CRAIG SJODIN/ABC
    Bobbie's next walk down the aisle was with lawyer Jake Meyer (Sam Behrens) in 1986.

  7. Brad Maule, Jacklyn Zeman
    SCOTT KIRKLAND/ABC
    Bobbie's friendship with Tony (Brad Maule) blossomed into true love, and they said, "I do" in 1989.

  8. Zeman-Kristina Wagner
    CRAIG SJODIN/ABC
    In 1991, Bobbie rushed to action to help Felicia (Kristina Wagner) when an earthquake rocked the brownstone.

  9. Zeman, Leigh McCloskey
    Vivian Zink/ABC
    Bobbie played with fire when she found herself drawn to Damian (Leigh McCloskey), with whom she performed the tango at the 1994 Nurses' Ball.

  10. Hertford-Connolly-Zeman
    ABC PHOTO ARCHIVES
    Bobbie was devastated when her beloved adopted daughter and namesake, B.J. (Brighton Hertford), was rendered brain-dead in a 1994 school bus crash. After she and her aunt Ruby (Norma Connolly) said their final good-byes, the little girl's heart was donated to Maxie, saving Maxie's life.

  11. Sarah Brown, Jackie Zeman
    CATHY BLAIVAS/ABC
    Bobbie's life would never be the same when, in 1996, Carly (then-Sarah Brown) — the daughter she had secretly given up for adoption — came to town and seduced Tony.

  12. Zeman, Stephen Nichols
    JANET VANHAM/ABC
    Reeling from her split from Tony, Bobbie rebounded in 1996 with a short-lived marriage to Stefan Cassadine (Stephen Nichols).

  13. Zeman, Julian, Stone
    Mitchell Haaseth/ABC
    In 1999, Bobbie nearly wed Jerry Jacks (Julian Stone), but his arrest interrupted the ceremony.

  14. Ben Hogestyn, Jacklyn Zeman
    ADAM LARKEY/ABC
    Bobbie was caught off-guard when son Lucas (then-Ben Hogestyn) came out to her as gay in 2004.

  15. Jacklyn Zeman, Dee Wallace, Jane Elliot, Anthony Geary
    Howard Wise/jpistudios.com
    In 2015, Bobbie and Luke, joined by Tracy (Jane Elliot, l.) and their sister, Pat (Dee Wallace Stone), paid an emotional visit to their childhood home.

  16. RISA DORKEN, MARC SAMUEL, SONYA EDDY, JACKLYN ZEMAN, DIONI MICHELLE COLLINS
    ABC/Todd Wawrychuk
    In 2017, Bobbie and her fellow G.H. nurses got the Nurses' Ball off to a rollicking start.

  17. Carnes, Zeman, Shen
    ABC
    In 2018, Bobbie — pictured with Lucas (Ryan Carnes, l.) and Brad (Parry Shen) — made her disdain for the occasion clear with her sartorial choices when she attended the (invalid) wedding of grandson Michael to the scheming Nelle.

  18. Jacklyn Zeman
    XJJohnson/jpistudios.com
    In 2019, Bobbie took a reflective moment to remember cherished colleagues at the hospital's memorial wall.

  19. McCoy, Wright, Zeman
    ABC/Scott Kirkland
    Bobbie, pictured with granddaughter Josslyn (Eden McCoy, l.) and Carly (Laura Wright), was a proud matriarch at Carly's wedding to Jason in 2021.

  20. Zeman, Herring
    ABC
    In 2023, Bobbie's speech about her longtime nemesis Lucy (Lynn Herring) at the Nurses' Ball was interrupted in dramatic fashion by Lucy herself.
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