All My Children (
AMC) is an
American soap opera that has been broadcast Monday through Friday on the
ABC TV network since January 5, 1970; repeat episodes air weeknights on
SOAPnet. Created by
Agnes Nixon, the show is set in
Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of
Philadelphia. Since its inception, the show has featured
Susan Lucci as
Erica Kane, one of daytime's most popular characters.
The title of the show refers to the bonds of humanity. The poem, written by Nixon, that appears in the title credits' photo album reads:
