It’s hard to believe after more than three decades, but there was a time before Mac Scorpio (not to mention his and Felicia’s bar, The Floating Rib) were mainstays on General Hospital. There was also a time when we weren’t even sure how much we could trust the character! John J. York’s debut as Robert Scorpio’s little brother on February 18, 1991, left us with a whole slew of questions — not to mention the urge to grab a towel!
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It was definitely one of the most memorable character debuts we’ve ever seen, and that’s something that Finola Hughes (Anna) echoed when she shared General Hospi-tales’ commemorative tweet.
“Remember this so well,” the actress tweeted with a heart.
And how could she not? It was still Valentine’s Day in Port Charles back in 1991 (despite being a few days later in the real world) when one of the Quartermaines’ ships ran into problems docking. Its explosive crash sent Robert, Anna and a slew of protestors ducking for cover as the then-police chief tried restoring order.
Folks from the ship were swimming for their lives, being pulled into rescue boats and yanked up onto the docks. Robert was right at the edge of the action, helping to save who he could when one man swam up, clearly exhausted and rested at the edge of the docks. When Scorpio spotted him, he hauled the stranger out of the freezing bay, stood him up… and pushed him back into the waters with a scream.
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