Kin Shriner, who recently put his brother Wil in the hot seat, sent General Hospital fans on a nostalgic scavenger hunt after digging up an old group photo from a television appearance decades ago. What started as one simple question quickly turned into a crowd-sourced detective game, with viewers zooming in, comparing memories, and confidently identifying everyone from legendary songwriter Burt Bacharach to Carol Bayer Sager… and a few far more questionable guesses along the way.
Key Takeaways
- Kin Shriner shared a vintage Mike Douglas Show cast photo.
- Fans quickly identified Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager.
- The throwback sparked a nostalgic GH guessing game.
- The photo reminded fans how much they still love classic GH.
Kin Has a Question
On X, formerly Twitter, Shriner (Scotty) posted a vintage cast photo with the caption, “I know back row, we won something on the Michael Douglas show but who is sitting next to Host.” The photo featured Shriner alongside several familiar faces from the early days of GH, with two mystery guests seated beside host Mike Douglas from The Mike Douglas Show that had everyone studying the picture like it was the Zapruder film.
Shriner didn’t get any castmate replies this time, but he certainly didn’t need them. Within minutes, fans jumped into detective mode, comparing memories and tossing out names as if they were competing on a game show themselves.
One fan answered, “Burt Bacharach.” Another added, “Burt Bacharach & Carol Bayer Sager,” who is Bacharach’s then-wife, as well as an award-winning lyricist, singer, and songwriter.
Others chimed in with “Carol Bayer Sager,” “Joan Collins?” and “Kin…we MISS YOU.”
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A Blast From GH’s Past
The photo itself became almost as much of a conversation as the mystery guests. Fans were just as interested in spotting familiar GH stars from another era as they were in identifying the celebrities sitting in the front row. Among them with Shriner were Genie Francis (Laura), Anthony Geary (Luke), and The Young and the Resteless’ venerable Eric Braeden (Victor).
Judging by the replies, the overwhelming consensus settled on Bacharach and Sager. The comments repeated those names over and over, giving Shriner a pretty convincing answer to the question he tossed out to his followers. One fan corrected Shriner’s caption with, “Oh, it’s Mike Douglas not ‘Michael’,” to which Shriner owned up: “Yes, I goofed that up.”
Even so, the real fun wasn’t necessarily solving the mystery. It was watching longtime GH viewers gather around one old photograph and happily play armchair historian together. A single throwback snapshot turned into a reminder of just how much affection fans still have for the show’s history… and for Shriner himself.
