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Soap(TV show/series, 1977-1981)

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| 30min per episode | Genres: Comedy, Soap / Telenovela, Drama

Scripted Reality in 4 seasons with 85 episodes

SoapRating: 3.6/5 (with 27 votes)
Soap is an American sitcom television series that originally ran on ABC from September 13, 1977, until April 20, 1981. The show was created as a nighttime parody of daytime soap operas, presented as a weekly half-hour prime time comedy. Similar to a soap opera, the show's story was presented in a serial format, and featured melodramatic plotlines including alien abduction, demonic possession, extramarital affairs, murder, kidnapping, unknown diseases, amnesia, cults, organized crime warfare, a communist revolution, and teacher-student relationships. In 2007, it was listed as one of Time magazine's "100 Best TV Shows of All-TIME", and in 2010, the Tates and the Campbells ranked at number 17 in TV Guide's list of "TV's Top Families". The show was created, written, and produced by Susan Harris, and also executive produced by Paul Junger Witt and Tony Thomas. Each returning season was preceded by a 90-minute retrospective of the previous season. Two of these retrospectives were made available on VHS in 1994, but were not included on any DVD collections. The show aired 85 episodes over the course of four seasons. Of these, eight episodes (including the final four) aired as one-hour episode... ()
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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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Soap Seasons and Episodes

11/12/1980Season 4 - 16 episodes
#1 | 11/12/1980Episode 70
Dr. Hill revives Jessica, who remains in a coma. Danny and Burt wake up in an adult motel. Mary is relieved to see that her baby is white. Billy dodges Leslie's bullet, which hits Saunders instead. Dutch chooses Eunice over Corinne, who announces she will be moving on soon. Jessica emerges from her coma apparently healthy and surrounded by her many suitors. After the judge learns of Carol's machinations, she awards custody of Wendy to Jodie. Carol threatens Jodie. Burt and Danny receive X-rated pictures of themselves in the motel room.
#2 | 11/19/1980Episode 71
Jessica tells her suitors that she is moving on with her life--without them. Burt and Danny consider responses to Tibbs' blackmail threats. Polly turns down Danny's marriage proposal, leaving him despondent. Corinne departs for a new life in California. Wendy is kidnapped.
#3 | 11/26/1980Episode 72
After Burt tells Jodie there's nothing the law can do to help find Wendy, Jodie takes matters into his own hands. Jessica returns home from the hospital. Eunice and Dutch announce their engagement, much to Chester's horror. Leslie continues her bumbling efforts to kill Billy. Mary receives the blackmail photos of Burt in the motel room. Jessica agrees to allow Chester to live in the poolhouse.
#4 | 12/03/1980Episode 73
Chester puts the moves on the maid of honor at Dutch and Eunice's wedding. The blackmail photos of Burt and Danny hit the papers. Despite the breaking scandal, Mary vows to stand by Burt. On her way to the Caribbean for some R&R, Jessica crosses paths with a Latin American revolutionary.
#5 | 12/10/1980Episode 74
The Tates and Campbells learn of Jessica's abduction. Billy heads to Malaguay to rescue his mother. Jodie hires a P.I. to find Wendy. Danny and Burt plan to go undercover to bring down Tibbs. Jessica finds herself in the middle of a revolution.
#6 | 12/17/1980Episode 75
Danny finds a hooker who will help bring Tibbs to justice. The cash-poor Tates hold a barbecue. Leslie gets more creative in her efforts to kill Billy. Jessica accepts El Puerco's invitation to spend the night in his tent.
#7 | 12/31/1980Episode 76
Jessica consoles a depressed El Puerco and convinces him to fight the revolution from her house in Connecticut. Gwen testifies against Tibbs. Someone is spying on Gwen and Danny. The Tates hold a garage sale to raise cash. Burt and Mary make an appointment for sex. Jodie and Maggie's search for Carol and Wendy leads them to a rowdy saloon.
#8 | 01/07/1981Episode 77
Burt sells his construction company to Chester and Dutch. Jodie and Maggie learn that Carol has run off to New Mexico with a carnival fire-eater. Billy rescues Jessica and El Puerco at sea. Danny admits he is attracted to Gwen and asks her to stop turning tricks.
#9 | 01/14/1981Episode 78
Jessica returns home with El Puerco and his three Juans. Danny asks Gwen to move in with him. Jodie and Maggie, on their way to Alaska to find Wendy, admit their mutual attraction. Burt suffers a crisis of faith.
#10 | 01/21/1981Episode 79
Jessica and Chester announce their divorce. Danny reveals his love for Gwen. Jodie tells the family about his affair with Maggie. At a party for El Puerco, Danny is shot.
#11 | 01/28/1981Episode 80
Burt vows to make Tibbs pay for his crimes; Jessica makes an unsuccessful attempt to seduce El; Danny's critical injury requires a kidney from a blood relative.
#12 | 03/09/1981Episode 81
Jodie and Maggie are taken captive by Minja warriors in Malibu; Burt becomes a hero after finally capturing Tibbs; and Mary reveals that Danny's natural father is Chester.
#13 | 03/16/1981Episode 82
Danny tells Mary that he's in love with Gwen. Jessica tells Mary that her divorce from Chester is official, and that El Puerco won't have sex with her. Jessica throws a dinner party for El Puerco. Chester announces that he and Annie are engaged. Jodie announces that he and Maggie are an item. Leslie makes another murder attempt on the Tates. Danny gets shot.
#13 | 03/16/1981Episode 86
Jessica and Danny are both shocked by the news that Chester is Danny's real father; Burt becomes a media hero because of his attack on Tibbs; Chester and Danny face surgery together.
#14 | 03/23/1981Episode 83
The Campbells wait for news of Danny's condition. Chester and Annie plan their future. Jessica tries to entice El Puerco into compromising his sexual principles. Gwen tells Danny that she loves him. Burt promises to take revenge against Tibbs for shooting Danny. The doctor reports that Danny needs a kidney transplant. Mary reveals to Jodie that he and Danny had different fathers.
#14 | 03/23/1981Episode 88
Chester becomes the vital kidney donor on Danny's behalf; Dutch and Eunice try to spice up their sex life by playacting; believing her sister has betrayed her, Jessica refuses to speak to a despondent Mary, who reveals how their mother arranged scatterbrained Jessica's marriage to embezzler Chester.
#15 | 04/13/1981Episode 84
Jodie and Maggie learn that Wendy is being held at a kung-fu fortress. Burt goes after Tibbs with a baseball bat. Mary tells Chester that he is Danny's real father, and asks him to donate a kidney to save Danny's life. Rather than dishonor Jessica, El Puerco hires a prostitute. Mary tells her gynecologist that the baby can fly. While trying to rescue Wendy, Jodie and Maggie get captured by martial arts experts.
#15 | 04/13/1981Episode 90
Burt alienates his family as his fame continues to grow; Danny is offended when Burt disapproves of his plans to marry Gwen; Jessica forgives Chester, but can't forgive Mary; Saunders proposes a plan to rescue Jodie and Maggie; Gwen is coerced by a hoodlum into spying on Burt and Danny.
#16 | 04/20/1981Episode 85
Neither Jessica nor Danny can deal with the news that Chester is Danny's real father. Burt becomes a media hero because of his attack on Tibbs. Chester and Danny face surgery.
#16 | 04/20/1981Episode 92
Jodie, Maggie and Wendy are rescued from the fortress by Burt, Chuck, Bob, Billy, El Puerco, Juan One, the Major, Dutch, and Saunders; Jessica and Mary come to an understanding; Mary tells Jessica that she has a drinking problem, the baby may be an alien, and she fears she is losing Burt; Jodie decides to see a therapist so he can be sure about his relationship with Maggie; Danny blames Burt when Gwen runs away; Jodie signs up for hypnotherapy with Dr. Rudolph.
#18 | 03/09/1981Episode 87
Burt alienates his family as his fame continues to grow. Danny is offended when Burt disapproves of his plans to marry Gwen. Jessica forgives Chester, but can't forgive Mary. El Puerco tries to endear himself to Saunders. Saunders proposes a plan to rescue Jodie and Maggie. A hoodlum coerces Gwen into spying on Burt and Danny.
#20 | 03/23/1981Episode 89
El Puerco learns a few things about women after spending the night with Jessica. Eunice's fantasy games are starting to get on Dutch's nerves. Chester and Annie announce that they are married, but Chester continues to act possessively toward Jessica. Mary walks out on Burt when he accuses her of being drunk. Dutch fails to turn Eunice on with his Cyrano de Bergerac costume. Jodie comes out of hypnosis believing that he's a 90-year-old Jewish man named Julius Kassendorf.
#22 | 04/06/1981Episode 91
El Puerco challenges Chester to a duel. Jessica expresses concern about Burt and Mary's marital problems. Danny and Annie succumb to their sexual attraction. Maggie meets Julius. Burt makes political enemies after addressing a panel of senators.
#24 | 04/20/1981Episode 93
Burt receives a tip about a major drug transaction. Danny tells Burt that he's in love with Annie. The Tates worry about Jessica. Jessica makes life difficult for her captors. The communists demand El Puerco's surrender. Jessica prepares to face her execution. Chester catches Danny in bed with Annie. Burt walks into an ambush. Jessica faces a firing squad.
09/12/1979Season 3 - 22 episodes
09/13/1978Season 2 - 22 episodes
09/12/1977Season 1 - 25 episodes
?Specials - 2 episodes

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Plays in: Dunn's River
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 6 languages: Catalan (CA), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 09/13/1977
Last episode released on: 04/20/1981
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Die Ausgeflippten"

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