All My Children

All My Children is the ABC soap opera that has been following characters like Erica Kane (Susan Lucci), Greenlee Smyth (Rebecca Budig), Kendall Hart (Alicia Minshew), Zach Slater (Thorsten Kaye), Babe Carey Chandler (Alexa Havins), and Palmer Cortlandt (James Mitchell) every weekday since 1970. With over 10,000 episodes and more than 30 Emmy Awards, the long-running soap has paved the way as one of television's best daytime dramas. Set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, the series follows the families of the fictional suburb as they deal with their drama-filled lives and relationships. The show is famous for dealing with social issues such as abortion, AIDS, rape, homosexuality, drug abuse, and issues of the times such as Vietnam War, all dealt with in the intelligent fashion that All My Children is known for. All My Children was created by Agnes Nixon, who wanted to make a soap that had topical social issues, as well as humor. Focusing on the families of Pine Valley, one of the original characters was Erica Kane, who decided to have an abortion so she wouldn't gain weight and lose her modeling job, in the first abortion aired on television. Erica is still portrayed by Susan Lucci to this day, and has become the most famous soap opera character in daytime TV history, growing from a selfish 15-year-old into a powerful heroine. Join the residents of Pine Valley for family, love, and drama on ABC's All My Children. MORE