General Hospital -1983 Monica Argues with Alan about Jason 3

part 3/3. Monica tells Alan what she's done and that Jimmy Lee is about to expose them. Alan can't believe that Monica has done that. Monica agrees to apologize to Jimmy Lee and let him stay at the gatehouse. She also agrees to let Jason stay in the mansion but in the north wing with a nurse so that she never has to see him. Monica heads over to gatehouse to wait for Jimmy Lee to return. Unknown to her, Jimmy Lee has lost the papers that prove the illegitimacy of the Quartermaine children but he doesn't let Monica know and plays along. Monica apologizes and Jimmy Lee plays it to the hilt.

[@bajanconji6553]

I love Alan Quartermaine. Stuart Damon passed away at 84 on June 29th 2021! Rest in Peace Handsome!

[@ss4gogeta05]

It’s amazing how much she hated Jason at first and then ended up loving him more than her biological son AJ.

[@terrondt]

i grew up on this in the 80's. alan and monica was among the best couples in soap opera back then. the love/hate marriage was a trip to follow.

[@scottyfilmbuff]

I miss the old Edward he was great. Leslie Charleson is such a wonderful actress. I can't believe the way they disrespected the fans by killing alan.

[@myview65]

General Hospital rocked in the 80's. I was a senior in high school when I watched this storyline...

[@annettebarlette9471]

This isss what I miss today about all soaps.

[@mallenjm252]

They were so great together! I actually remember watching this episode! 💖🤗👌 #SoapStarsRock ⭐⭐⭐

[@Ordinaryfool]

Ironic how Monica would crave having Jason "interferring" in her life later on when he forgot she was his mother. She explained to Jason that he would love Sam's child - regardless of who the father was - because he loved Sam. That she loved Jason so much because she loved Alan. Jason tried to say his situation was different - but their mother-son love was too deep for him to dismiss her. Also, Quartermaines back then were hilarious. Steve Bond (Jimmy Lee) was awesome...sorry when he left.

[@pxlbarrel]

Well, Alan couldn't believe it either! To be fair to Monica, how many women would raise their husband's illegitimate child without some sort of protest? Monica's not heartless but she's not a saint either. Anyway, in a matter of a couple of months, Monica had changed her tune about Jason.

[@MsTexas73]

Alan reacted the same way toward AJ even after he knew AJ was his. Think about it, although he was a good dad to BOTH boys, he was NEVER really as close to AJ as Moni was. Of course over time Moni would come to love Jason, and treat him very much as her own son. *IMO she IS he mom in every way*... but it did take time. TRUST ME I KNOW.

[@finessechic2001]

Anyone have 4th of July scenes from 1984? would love to see that...especially the Quartermaines, and Frisco singing in the park. would be great seeing the classic actors and actresses again that made GH great!

[@jlomax]

Hi there pxlbarrel! Thanks for the response! It's been so long I forgot the entire storyline! I would love to see the episodes where Monica started to warm up to little Jason! The only ones I saw were the ones where she was ranting and raving! Of course if I were in her shoes I would be pissed to say the least It was just hard seeing her take her anger out on the little guy! I have a slight sore spot in my heart for her anyway when the Rick affair was going on.I liked Lesley and Rick together!

[@myview65]

Monica has an attitude about Jason because he was he result of her husband's affair. I don't most people want raise the result of their spouse's infidelty. It's unfortuante for the child of course.

[@terrondt]

She would later love him as if she was his own

[@pxlbarrel]

You better clarify that statement. Jason didn't amount to anything but a mob hitman, not something most people want their kids to aspire to... a life of crime. Monica is a top notch cardiac surgeon.

[@MsTexas73]

There is a scene form Fourth of July in 1984...by then Moni is VERY much behaving like a mom to JJ.

[@scarletprincipessa]

I find it funny that Susan's kid ("It" as Monica liked to call him) made something of himself while Monica's didn't.

[@tammymartinez7488]

scarletprincipessa he was a mobster not exactly a success story.

[@terrondt]

@@tammymartinez7488 u have a great point there

[@pxlbarrel]

@scarletprincipessa @scarletprincipessa I think we see things way differently. The Q's never looked at Jason as being the damaged one. They tried to connect with Jason many times but it was Jason who shunned them. He didn't remember them and to him, their love was smothering and intrusive. He turned his back on them and turned to Sonny, a mobster, to be his new family. Sonny was somebody who didn't really know Jason before the accident so didn't treat him as Jason Q.

[@bedwenchingwithbenifits4553]

Monica cheated too

[@MsTexas73]

In response to how Moni would behave the way she does here:I am speaking as one who's been there. Although Moni has certainly not lived the life of a saint, she was really hurt by the fact that Alan had gone out and sired another child. Not to mention all the issues she had with Susan. All that hurt gets built up and you don't care that the child is innocent. You just want to stop hurting and seeing the child makes the hurt that much more real as it is a reminder of the deception.

[@pxlbarrel]

You can hardly blame the Q's for treating him as the son he had always been. AJ, to be sure, was a drunk and responsible for Jason's accident....but there was a time when he was turning his life around. He was hopeful, as was the family and he was happy. Then Carly came along and made him think he fell off the wagon because she didn't want him to know he was the father of her baby.

[@Beloved2615]

yea I was so small back then, I had no clue that monica was like this about Jason. Now she loves him so much, hard to believe this is how it started lol, thanks for posting.

[@terrondt]

Yes, she was so bitter at the time at Alan but she disliked Jaxon by association and she later realized this was so wrong and really fell in son love with Jaxon later

[@kellymcfalls1458]

⁠@@terrondtHis name is JASON and NOT Jaxon !

[@terrondt]

@@kellymcfalls1458 missed one letter. Arrest me. 😂

[@pxlbarrel]

And Jason perpetuated the lie... by pretending to be the father and thus also contributing to AJ's unfortunate life. Jason's no saint when it comes to contributing to AJ's downfall. I don't care how successful Jason is as a professional killer and mobster. That's still lemons to me. That's nothing to be proud of. The show is cracked that way...in that we, the audience, are supposed to believe that people who kill for a living are people to look up to.

[@carolhartley4448]

R u crazy this is for entertainment only, like any other of a million movies!!!!!!!!

[@carolhartley4448]

DON'T what this or any tv if u feel this way. Gzzzzzzzzz, its fantasy !!!!!!!!!!

[@christineadams1284]

@@carolhartley4448 This is what made GH great, they made us feel like we were part of the family. 💜

[@carolhartley4448]

@@christineadams1284 yes that's what i meant I love Jason and his entire life, i was referring to that person that acted as if Jason is bad, no he's not?! Not at all, i watch GH everyday and let me find that commentt ok it was from (pxxlbarrel) I meant to only send my comment to that person, all rightess , that's why i told the upset person that said, "he's a killer and that's nothing to be proud of" it goes on and on/ i don't agree at all, Jason isn't a killer, only inself defence and to protect his family, including sony♥️♥️♥️♥️🙏🙏read that dumb to be nice/ comment, pxxlbarrel wrote it not me👍♥️Jason is my favorite! Guess I better stop trying to make mean ppl. Understand/ btw I donnot mean you huney.

[@scarletprincipessa]

IMO, he's surpassed the Qs low expectations for him. All the Qs treated him like he was incompetent in one form or another even after he showed that he could live on his own except for Lila - she knew he would survive. Man I miss her! Yes he made a career choice that many do not agree with, but Jason has turned out to be a loving and caring individual. He has a family and friends - all things that the Qs said he would never achieve because he was too brain damaged.

[@scarletprincipessa]

This is going to take several boxes. You've been warned. :-) I wasn't going to respond since I think if you're a Jason fan it's common sense and doesn't need to be explained. But here's how I see the situation. Two boys grew up in the Q household. The oldest didn't seem to have much of a direction in life while the youngest was working towards being a doctor. Life threw them both lemons...one made lemonade the other drank the lemonade spiked with vodka.

[@treehugger7948]

I love Jason Morgan. He made his life and became an antihero. He’s strong and dedicated to those he loves. He’s honest and stands by what he believes. What happened to him ( the accident) created an interesting character (plus he’s damn hot)

[@scarletprincipessa]

The one that scrambled his brains repeatedly dives into the bottle. The one with the scrambled brain becomes a loving and caring man who would never hurt his loved ones. He has people who love him and would die for him. The drunk one who scrambled his brains kidnaps and traumatises his own son, shoots his own father, and does other horrible things to people he supposedly loves. I hope this clarified where I'm coming fron, but if it doesn't maybe this next section will.

[@scarletprincipessa]

As both a Q and an M, Jason has been successful. As a Q he was on his way to becoming a doctor - which takes a lot of effort to succeed and as an M he's the best in his chosen profession. Profession aside, being the best in any field is not an easy feat. It takes hard work and determination and a strong work ethic. After his accident the Qs kept calling him damaged and they didn't see him as a person capable of rational thought.

[@scarletprincipessa]

Completely forgot about Em. She never looked down on Jason either.

[@scarletprincipessa]

After drinking a lot of spiked lemonade, the oldest decides to drive drunk and the youngest chases after him to stop him from hurting himself or other people. For some reason he doesn't wear a seatbelt when he jumps in the car with the drunk. The youngest gets his brains scrambled and his family treats him like he's stupid...like he's not "normal". The one with the scrambled brains struggles and overcomes his life threatening injuries and makes a life for himself.

[@MsTexas73]

I don't think they didn't LIKE AJ...I think they were just disappointed in the choices he made...in fact I remember some VERY good scenes esp between Monica and adult AJ..esp in the 90s.

[@MsTexas73]

Hey PXL...in episode time...was it only a couple of months that Moni protested JJ living at the mansion? Really? I thought it was longer...but I guess I'm also counting before he actually moved in. It's been WAY too long I can't remember...so seeing all of these has been great...

[@scarletprincipessa]

I was just thinking the same thing.

[@scarletprincipessa]

The AJ that I saw on my screen did not have a caring soul nor did he have a strong work ethic. That's why he never made anything of himself imo.

[@scarletprincipessa]

My comment was that Jason made something of himself while AJ didn't and I was asked to clarify that. I think I've shown why I feel like I do.

[@Leonie-zu8yv]

Many times the child that is rejected is the one who succeeded in life

[@momamiawhite]

No kids but alan did do aj like Like monica did Jason's. Alan couldn't handle Monica.

[@tammymartinez7488]

Jason is a mobster?! I don’t think that’s a success! Sonny’s lap dog is not a successful career!

[@camm8642]

would have saved alot of trouble if Alan would have just let him go with Susan or Alice Grant.......

[@MsTexas73]

@pxlbarrel Right and then to add further insult to injury she kept being manipulative with AJ, marrying him while still pining for Jason and then cheating on him with Sonny....then the three of them proceed to swindle Michael away from him....causing further damage and turning him into a bitter man in the process. All she had to do was seek joint custody of Michael instead of trying to take him away from him.

[@beegee1960]

AJ was not interested in joint custody. He informed Carly when he found out she was pregnant that if the baby was his, he was going to do everything he could to get sole custody. He said this several times before the baby was born. If he had agreed to joint custody with Carly at that point instead of being such a jerk, Carly would likely have never asked Jason to help. That was actually the only reason that Jason agreed to help Carly. He had no intention of being involved in raising the baby. Things changed when Carly had postpartum depression and he had to take care of Michael himself. He came to love him. You do realize Carly was Michael’s mother. People act like AJ was the only one who deserved to have custody. AJ caused his own downfall. He hired an arsonist to burn down Sonny and Jason’s warehouse in order to obtain custody. Carly and Sonny used the knowledge of his crime to get custody. I would call that tit fir tat. AJ was just not as competent in his crimes as asonny and Jason.

[@MsFoxylady09]

what episode does monica finally bond with baby Jason?

[@glynn05presley51]

IDK

[@Beatlefish]

I was thinking She saved Jason from choking? Cannot find it

[@pxlbarrel]

@pxlbarrel Sorry...but a brain damaged Jason becoming a doctor or construction worker or just some other honest Joe despite his handicaps would have been somebody to look up to....not a criminal. As for AJ's latter story of shooting Alan and going off the deep end (really bad writing and writing to make Jason look better than AJ).... Jason threatened to kill Alan when Alan mentioned Lily to Sonny. Not exactly nice either.