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SERIES

19774 Seasons7.3

Comedy, Soap, Drama

TMDB7.3

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Genre: Comedy
Certificate: TV-PG
Origin: US

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Soap: the TV show that made Soap Operas funny!

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

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Details

Status: Ended
First aired: Sep 13, 1977
Network: ABC
Studio: Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions

Time to finish

64 hrs

85 episodes. About 10 weeks at an hour a night.

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Cast

Katherine Helmond

Jessica Tate

Cathryn Damon

Mary Campbell

Richard Mulligan

Burt Campbell

Robert Mandan

Chester Tate

Billy Crystal

Jodie Dallas

Ted Wass

Danny Dallas

Diana Canova

Corinne Tate

Jennifer Salt

Eunice Tate

Jimmy Baio

Billy Tate

Arthur Peterson

The Major

Jay Johnson

Chuck Campbell

Donnelly Rhodes

Dutch Leitner

Roscoe Lee Browne

Saunders

Jesse Welles

Gwen

Rod Roddy

Announcer

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SERIES

19774 Seasons7.3

Comedy, Soap, Drama

TMDB7.3

Votes69

Your rating

Genre: Comedy
Certificate: TV-PG
Origin: US

About

Soap: the TV show that made Soap Operas funny!

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

Where to watch

Region

Stream

Howdy Amazon Channel

With ads

The Roku Channel

Tubi TV

Availability from JustWatch via TMDB.

Episodes

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E1 · Airs Sep 13, 1977 · 25m · ★ 5.5
Episode 1
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.
E2 · Airs Sep 20, 1977 · 25m
Episode 2
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.
E3 · Airs Sep 27, 1977 · 25m
Episode 3
Jessica fails to confess her infidelity; Mary fails to terminate Burt's impotence; and Danny learns the identity of the man he must terminate.
E4 · Airs Oct 4, 1977 · 25m
Episode 4
Jessica resolves to end her affair with Peter; Claire ends Chester's affair with Pigeon; and Danny tries to end Burt's life.
E5 · Airs Oct 4, 1977 · 25m
Episode 5
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.
E6 · Airs Oct 25, 1977 · 25m
Episode 6
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.
E7 · Airs Nov 1, 1977 · 25m
Episode 7
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.
E8 · Airs Nov 8, 1977 · 25m
Episode 8
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 · Airs Nov 15, 1977 · 25m
Episode 9
Jodie goes into the hospital for his sex change operation; Dr. Medlow cures Burt's impotence; and Jessica finally witnesses Chester's infidelity.
E10 · Airs Nov 22, 1977 · 25m
Episode 10
The Godfather visits Mary; Danny visits in disguise; Mary spurns Burt's advances; Corinne visits Father Tim; and Dennis has bad news for Jodie.
E11 · Airs Nov 29, 1977 · 25m
Episode 11
Learning of Jodie's suicide attempt, the Campbells rush to his hospital bedside. Corinne and Jessica confront their men about their respective infidelities.
E12 · Airs Dec 6, 1977 · 30m
Episode 12
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.
E13 · Airs Dec 13, 1977 · 25m
Episode 13
Burt plans a party to celebrate his victory over impotency, but a tragic discovery leaves him in no mood for merrymaking.
E14 · Airs Dec 27, 1977 · 25m
Episode 14
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.
E15 · Airs Jan 3, 1978 · 25m
Episode 15
Danny takes drastic steps to keep from being killed and a mysterious woman arrives at Tinkler's jail with a startling announcement.
E16 · Airs Jan 10, 1978 · 25m
Episode 16
After receiving some shocking news, Corinne is released from jail - and Jessica is arrested.
E17 · Airs Jan 17, 1978 · 25m
Episode 17
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.
E18 · Airs Jan 24, 1978 · 25m
Episode 18
The Campbells consider having Burt committed while Father Tim pays Corinne a farewell visit and Chester fires Claire
E19 · Airs Feb 7, 1978 · 25m
Episode 19
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.
E20 · Airs Feb 14, 1978 · 25m
Episode 20
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.
E21 · Airs Feb 21, 1978 · 25m
Episode 21
Jessica's astonishing behavior on the first day of her trial for the murder of tennis pro Peter Campbell causes pandemonium in the courtroom.
E22 · Airs Feb 28, 1978 · 25m
Episode 22
Jessica and Chester Tate wreck havoc on the judicial system along with their sarcastic butler, Benson, when the three testify in Jessica's trial.
E23 · Airs Mar 14, 1978 · 25m
Episode 23
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
E24 · Airs Mar 21, 1978 · 25m
Episode 24
Jodie's friendship with Carol takes a confusing turn, while Jessica awaits the jury's verdict in her trial.
E25 · Airs Mar 28, 1978 · 25m
Episode 25
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.

Details

Status: Ended
First aired: Sep 13, 1977
Network: ABC
Studio: Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions

Time to finish

64 hrs

85 episodes. About 10 weeks at an hour a night.

View on IMDb ↗

Cast

Katherine Helmond

Jessica Tate

Cathryn Damon

Mary Campbell

Richard Mulligan

Burt Campbell

Robert Mandan

Chester Tate

Billy Crystal

Jodie Dallas

Ted Wass

Danny Dallas

Diana Canova

Corinne Tate

Jennifer Salt

Eunice Tate

Jimmy Baio

Billy Tate

Arthur Peterson

The Major

Jay Johnson

Chuck Campbell

Donnelly Rhodes

Dutch Leitner

Roscoe Lee Browne

Saunders

Jesse Welles

Gwen

Rod Roddy

Announcer

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