noah drake, to john stamos as blacky parrish, and a young demi moore back in 1982. >> is there a momentll? >> rick springfield. i was in a sort of love affair with him, which was lovely. he's a sweet person. >> to be your lawful wedded wife -- >> reporter: one of the most famous love stories in tv history had the entire country captivated. >> till death to us part. >> reporter: luke and laura with their legendary butter to toured on-screen romance that culminated with a lavish wedding in 1981. a whopping 30 million americans tuned in, which remains a daytime record. in addition to the dramatic love sagas, the show also tackled tough topics like sexual assault and important social issues like hiv. >> rob, will i see you? >> reporter: and single motherhood. >> mommy? >> that was in the '80s. i can't tell you how many letters i'd get from single mothers. they could relate. >> reporter: "general hospital" highlighting the difficult subject of mental illness. >> now my character's been pulled around and i get to be like, rrrgh! >> reporter: like many during the pandemic, bernard struggled. a

jimmy: wait, so the audition for "general hospital," they say -- >> it was like a street guy, blackie parrish into -- i love travolta like you did, right? "ah heh, heh." >> jimmy: "eh. >> "oh." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: " i can't believe -- he's the great - i can -- he's the -- >> "whatsa matter with me? whatsa matter with you?" >> jimmy: "whatsa matter wit' you? oh, he's the great - [ light laughter ] >> he's the best, right? >> jimmy: he's the - >> i love him. so i figured i needed a strut -- a walk, you know, for the blackie character. and i drove around hollywood, and i went to this one -- santa monica boulevard i thought, "this looks like new york, right? i borrowed my mom's leather jacket it was kind of a puffy -- you know, i thought it was cool, but it was like this long, puffy jacket i had feathered hair, sun-in -- like you -- sun-in in my hair. [ laughter ] did you put sun-in --? >> jimmy: yes, i -- yeah, yeah i did use -- >> because i was a beach boy >> jimmy: -- sun-in, why not, man? yeah >> and so, i walked -- here -- i -- and i figured if i put -- ♪ [ scattered cheers ] help me -- '