TV series

Soap

Name: Soap
Released: 1977
Cast: Katherine Helmond, Cathryn Damon, Richard Mulligan, Robert Mandan, Billy Crystal

1977–1981· 4 seasonsTV-PG★ 7.3Ended

On ABC — From Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions

Soap: the TV show that made Soap Operas funny!

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Synopsis

The antics of a wealthy family, the Tates, and a working-class family, the Campbells, in the fictional town of Dunn's River, Connecticut.

Themes

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Episodes

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E1 Episode 1Next upSep 13, 1977 · 25 min
Synopsis
This satirical soap opera introduces the Campbells and the Tates: two suburban families of unequal prosperity but equal lunacy and a similar zest for the foibles which make us all human.
Guest stars: Diana Canova (Corinne Tate), Jennifer Salt (Eunice Tate), Jimmy Baio (Billy Tate), Arthur Peterson (The Major), Robert Urich (Peter "The Tennis Player")
E2 Episode 2Sep 20, 1977 · 25 min
Synopsis
In order to leave the mob, Danny is ordered to kill his father's killer; Chester is blackmailed by his secretary; and the identity of Burt's long lost son is a shock in more ways than one.
Guest stars: Diana Canova (Corinne Tate), Jennifer Salt (Eunice Tate), Jimmy Baio (Billy Tate), Arthur Peterson (The Major), Stephen Mendillo (Sheldon), Richard Libertini (The Godfather), Robert Urich (Peter "The Tennis Player"), Kathryn Reynolds (Claire)
E3 Episode 3Sep 27, 1977 · 25 min
Synopsis
Jessica fails to confess her infidelity; Mary fails to terminate Burt's impotence; and Danny learns the identity of the man he must terminate.
Guest stars: Diana Canova (Corinne Tate), Jennifer Salt (Eunice Tate), Jimmy Baio (Billy Tate), Arthur Peterson (The Major), Richard Libertini (The Godfather), Robert Urich (Peter "The Tennis Player")
E4 Episode 4Oct 4, 1977 · 25 min
Synopsis
Jessica resolves to end her affair with Peter; Claire ends Chester's affair with Pigeon; and Danny tries to end Burt's life.
Guest stars: Diana Canova (Corinne Tate), Jennifer Salt (Eunice Tate), Jimmy Baio (Billy Tate), Arthur Peterson (The Major), Olivia Barash (Molly), Marianne Bunch (Pigeon), Robert Urich (Peter "The Tennis Player"), Kathryn Reynolds (Claire)
E5 Episode 5Oct 4, 1977 · 25 min
Synopsis
Jodie tells his family about his planned sex-change operation; Burt and Mary tell a psychiatrist about their problem; Corrine tells Father Tim she loves him; and Jessica can't tell Corinne anything.
Guest stars: Diana Canova (Corinne Tate), Jennifer Salt (Eunice Tate), Robert Urich (Peter "The Tennis Player"), Byron Webster (Dr. Medlow), Nita Talbot (Mrs. Fine), Bob Seagren (Dennis Phillips), Sal Viscuso (Father Timothy Flotsky)
E6 Episode 6Oct 25, 1977 · 25 min
Synopsis
Corrine moves out of the Tate house; Burt announces the return of his son Chuck, the ventriloquist; and Danny gets one last chance to kill Burt.
Guest stars: Ian Wolfe (Monsignor), Richard Libertini (The Godfather), Sal Viscuso (Father Tim)
E7 Episode 7Nov 1, 1977 · 25 min
Synopsis
The Major kidnaps a neighbor; Claire fails to convince Jessica that Chester is cheating; Burt's son Chuck, the schizophrenic ventriloquist, arrives; and Danny traps Burt in a cabin with the intent to kill.
Guest stars: Alan Oppenheimer (Mr. Kirby), Kathryn Reynolds (Claire)
E8 Episode 8Nov 8, 1977 · 25 min
Synopsis
Unable to bring himself to kill Burt, Danny goes into hiding from the mob; Bob, the ventriloquist's dummy, continues to make life horrible for the Campbells and the Tates.
E9 Episode 9Nov 15, 1977 · 25 min
Synopsis
Jodie goes into the hospital for his sex change operation; Dr. Medlow cures Burt's impotence; and Jessica finally witnesses Chester's infidelity.
Guest stars: Ernesto Macias (Johnny Dallas (as Eric Mason)), Udana Power (Nurse Nancy Darwin), Harold Gould (Barney Gerber), Kathryn Reynolds (Claire), Byron Webster (Dr. Medlow), Bob Seagren (Dennis Phillips)
E10 Episode 10Nov 22, 1977 · 25 min
Synopsis
The Godfather visits Mary; Danny visits in disguise; Mary spurns Burt's advances; Corinne visits Father Tim; and Dennis has bad news for Jodie.
Guest stars: Richard Libertini (The Godfather), Brandy Carson (Nurse), Michael W. Schwartz (Intern (as Michael Schwartz)), Harold Gould (Barney Gerber), Sal Viscuso (Father Tim), Bob Seagren (Dennis Phillips)
E11 Episode 11Nov 29, 1977 · 25 min
Synopsis
Learning of Jodie's suicide attempt, the Campbells rush to his hospital bedside. Corinne and Jessica confront their men about their respective infidelities.
Guest stars: Jerry Houser (The Robber), Robert Urich (Peter "The Tennis Player"), Harold Gould (Barney Gerber)
E12 Episode 12Dec 6, 1977 · 30 min
Synopsis
Jodie leaves the hospital and prepares for his first date with a woman; Jessica and Corinne are furious with Peter for cheating on Corinne; and Peter is in for a surprise in his bath.
Guest stars: Robert Urich (Peter "The Tennis Player"), Udana Power (Nurse Nancy Darwin), Harold Gould (Barney Gerber), Shelley Morrison (The Maid), Sal Viscuso (Father Tim), Nita Talbot (Mrs. Fine)
E13 Episode 13Dec 13, 1977 · 25 min
Synopsis
Burt plans a party to celebrate his victory over impotency, but a tragic discovery leaves him in no mood for merrymaking.
Guest stars: Sal Viscuso (Father Tim), Gordon Jump (Chief of Police Tinkler)
E14 Episode 14Dec 27, 1977 · 25 min
Synopsis
Every member of the Campbell and Tate households seems to be a suspect in Peter's murder, but Chief of Police Tinkler announces the name of the culprit.
Guest stars: Edward Winter (Congressman Walter McCallam), Judith Marie-Bergan (Marilyn McCallam), Gordon Jump (Chief of Police Tinkler)
E15 Episode 15Jan 3, 1978 · 25 min
Synopsis
Danny takes drastic steps to keep from being killed and a mysterious woman arrives at Tinkler's jail with a startling announcement.
Guest stars: Bernard Fox (Randolph), Susan Harris (Babette), Inga Swenson (Ingrid Svenson), Gordon Jump (Chief of Police Tinkler), Dinah Manoff (Elaine Lefkowitz)
E16 Episode 16Jan 10, 1978 · 25 min
Synopsis
After receiving some shocking news, Corinne is released from jail - and Jessica is arrested.
Guest stars: William Daniels (Heinrich Himmel), Inga Swenson (Ingrid Svenson), Gordon Jump (Chief of Police Tinkler)
E17 Episode 17Jan 17, 1978 · 25 min
Synopsis
After gloating over Jessica's arrest, Ingrid pays a threatening visit to the Campbell's. Eunice and the Congressman receive a blackmail note and Lefkowitz agrees to let Danny live - on one condition.
Guest stars: Susan Harris (Babette), Pierrino Mascarino (Henchman), Lee Weaver (Sergeant), Edward Winter (Congressman Walter McCallam), Inga Swenson (Ingrid Svenson), Howard Hesseman (Mr. Franklin), Gordon Jump (Chief of Police Tinkler), Dinah Manoff (Elaine Lefkowitz)
E18 Episode 18Jan 24, 1978 · 25 min
Synopsis
The Campbells consider having Burt committed while Father Tim pays Corinne a farewell visit and Chester fires Claire
Guest stars: Kathryn Reynolds (Claire), Lupe Ontiveros (Lady in Airport), Sal Viscuso (Father Tim), Inga Swenson (Ingrid Svenson), Eugene Roche (E. Ronald Mallu)
E19 Episode 19Feb 7, 1978 · 25 min
Synopsis
Mary finally gets Burt to see a doctor. Jessica tries to make peace with Corinne, and Eunice finds herself locked out on a hotel window ledge in the rain.
Guest stars: Byron Webster (Dr. Medlow), Marvin Braverman (The Messenger), Edward Winter (Congressman Walter McCallam), Judith Marie-Bergan (Marilyn McCallam), Inga Swenson (Ingrid Svenson), Eugene Roche (E. Ronald Mallu)
E20 Episode 20Feb 14, 1978 · 25 min
Synopsis
Eunice and Walter race to recover some incriminating evidence, and Jessica and Chester receive a few shocks from their first meeting with the prosecutor and the Judge.
Guest stars: Milt Oberman (Man in Hotel), Marvin Braverman (The Messenger), Edward Winter (Congressman Walter McCallam), Howard Hesseman (Mr. Franklin), Eugene Roche (E. Ronald Mallu), Charles Lane (Judge Petrillo), Dinah Manoff (Elaine Lefkowitz), Sorrell Booke (Mr. Lefkowitz)
E21 Episode 21Feb 21, 1978 · 25 min
Synopsis
Jessica's astonishing behavior on the first day of her trial for the murder of tennis pro Peter Campbell causes pandemonium in the courtroom.
Guest stars: Sal Viscuso (Father Tim), Howard Hesseman (Mr. Franklin), Eugene Roche (E. Ronald Mallu), Charles Lane (Judge Petrillo), Gordon Jump (Chief of Police Tinkler), Dinah Manoff (Elaine Lefkowitz), Tim Rossovich (Bodyguard (uncredited)), Ian Wolfe (Father Juniper)
E22 Episode 22Feb 28, 1978 · 25 min
Synopsis
Jessica and Chester Tate wreck havoc on the judicial system along with their sarcastic butler, Benson, when the three testify in Jessica's trial.
Guest stars: Milt Oberman (Harold Bronfman), Dick McGarvin (Doctor Resnick), Cooper Neal (Hello Man), Howard Hesseman (Mr. Franklin), Eugene Roche (E. Ronald Mallu), Charles Lane (Judge Petrillo), Gordon Jump (Chief of Police Tinkler), Fred Iwasaki (The Chef)
E23 Episode 23Mar 14, 1978 · 25 min
Synopsis
Jessica Tate may be at the end of her rope when a surprise witness is brought into the courtroom to present startling and intriguing evidence against Jessica
Guest stars: Edward Winter (Congressman Walter McCallam), Sal Viscuso (Father Tim), Nita Talbot (Mrs. Fine), Judith Marie-Bergan (Marilyn McCallam), Luis Ávalos (The Doctor), Inga Swenson (Ingrid Svenson), Howard Hesseman (Mr. Franklin), Eugene Roche (E. Ronald Mallu)
E24 Episode 24Mar 21, 1978 · 25 min
Synopsis
Jodie's friendship with Carol takes a confusing turn, while Jessica awaits the jury's verdict in her trial.
Guest stars: Inga Swenson (Ingrid Svenson), Howard Hesseman (Mr. Franklin), Eugene Roche (E. Ronald Mallu), Charles Lane (Judge Petrillo), Gordon Jump (Chief of Police Tinkler), Rebecca Balding (Carol David)
E25 Episode 25Mar 28, 1978 · 25 min
Synopsis
Lefkowitz's threat to kill the entire Campbell clan and startling announcements by Father Tim and Mr. Mallu are temporarily overshadowed by the return of the verdict for Jessica.
Guest stars: Sal Viscuso (Father Tim), Jonathan Terry (Foreman (as Jon Terry)), Howard Hesseman (Mr. Franklin), Eugene Roche (E. Ronald Mallu), Charles Lane (Judge Petrillo), Gordon Jump (Chief of Police Tinkler), Dinah Manoff (Elaine Lefkowitz), Sorrell Booke (Mr. Lefkowitz)