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This classic comedy series is a satire on all the daytime soaps out there. The stories revolve around a rich family, the Tates, and a blue-collar family, the Campbells. With stories mostly centered around crazy characters and sex, the escapades are as soapy as you can get: divorce, homosexuality, adultery, kidnapping, organized crime, war flashbacks, custody battles, murder and amnesia.

Critics Reviews

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Soap: Season 1 | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Matt Baume The Stranger (Seattle, WA) Soap, which ran from 1977 to 1981, managed to parody just about every soap opera trope at some point in its run... Feb 23, 2022 Full Review Soap: Season 1 | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Polly Warfield Los Angeles Free Press Soap is such a natural it's a wonder no one has used it before. Oct 22, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Scott S Hilarious. The comedy still holds up, and its sense of humor and topics are still somewhat edgy for a show that's nearly 50 years old. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/20/23 Full Review Audience Member This really is one of the most classic TV series of all time. A hugely enjoyable send-up of the soap opera genre. It has brilliant scripts, acting and direction. Despite its age - over 40 years old - it is remarkably fresh. I'm watching again for the first time since it first aired and I cannot believe how ridiculously funny it still is. It should be rescreened, but definitely not remade. The combination of the scripts and the acting results in some remarkably risqué characterisations. It was a first in having a gay man (brilliantly and courageously played by Billy Crystal at a time when no known actor would even consider playing a gay character) who is not only "out" but also very ordinary and normal. Comparing this character to The Boys in the Band (play and film) from the same era, where all the characters seem tortured, screwed up and unhappy, demonstrates how ground breaking Soap was in its day. This series put "gay as normal" into the mainstream of television. The black butler, perfectly played by Robert Guillaumes, is a brilliantly crafted character who gets many of the best put down lines and delivers them perfectly, confronting many of the racial stereotypes of the time. He might have the most subservient role in the house, but never fails to demonstrate that he is the character most in control of the entire household. A sane beacon of common sense in a house where all the other occupants are deranged in varying degrees. Soap has huge cultural and historic significance. Plot-wise, without spoiling things for those who have not yet seen it, expect anything to happen - from the usual infidelities of soap operas to demonic baby possession and alien abduction. If that doesn't whet your appetite to watch the entire series, I don't know what would. Soap is up there with the best. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review steve d Still has its moments but it hasn't aged well. Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Cast & Crew

Robert Mandan Actor Katherine Helmond Actor Diana Canova Actor Jennifer Salt Actor Jimmy Baio Actor Robert Guillaume Actor
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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 13, 1977 The Campbells and the Tates, the offbeat families of two sisters, are introduced. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 20, 1977 Jessica and Mary share secrets; Burt's long-lost son arrives. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 27, 1977 Jessica hides in the kitchen when her relatives, the Campbells, come to dinner. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 4, 1977 Affairs go sour; Jodie's lover confesses; Danny attacks Burt. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 13, 1977 Jodie announces his surgery; Corinne pines for Father Tim. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 25, 1977 Corrine wants to live with Peter; Danny has one last chance. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 1, 1977 Danny lures Burt to the cabin; Burt's second lost son comes. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 8, 1977 Danny can't kill Burt; dummy Bob is nasty; the mob attacks. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 15, 1977 Jodie enters the hospital for his operation; Jessica sees Chester in action. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 22, 1977 Jodie's friend Dennis tells him his future plans; Jessica decides the families are cursed. Details Episode 11 Aired Nov 29, 1977 Jessica takes a firm stand against Chester's philandering; Corinne confronts Peter about his behavior. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 6, 1977 After Jessica and Corinne threaten him, Peter is slain. Details Episode 13 Aired Dec 13, 1977 Burt goes to Peter's apartment intending to invite him to a party, but is shocked by what he finds. Details Episode 14 Aired Dec 27, 1977 Sheriff Tinkler makes an arrest in the Peter Campbell murder. Details Episode 15 Aired Jan 3, 1978 Danny wants to surprise Lefkowitz; a mystery woman arrives. Details Episode 16 Aired Jan 10, 1978 Ingrid is Corinne's mother; the sheriff makes another arrest. Details Episode 17 Aired Jan 17, 1978 Jessica is arrested for Peter's murder, and her lawyer refuses to defend her. Details Episode 18 Aired Jan 24, 1978 Burt begins to exhibit strange behavior; Father Tim has bad news for Corinne. Details Episode 19 Aired Jan 31, 1978 Dr. Medlow wants to commit Burt; Eunice's hiding from Marilyn. Details Episode 20 Aired Feb 14, 1978 Eunice pursues the photos; things look very bad for Jessica. Details Episode 21 Aired Feb 21, 1978 Elaine vows to wed Danny; Franklin's remarks insult Jessica. Details Episode 22 Aired Feb 28, 1978 Mary commits Burt; Carol and Jodie date; Benson testifies. Details Episode 23 Aired Mar 14, 1978 Walter leaves Eunice; Burt confesses; Mrs. Fine testifies. Details Episode 24 Aired Mar 21, 1978 Jodie and Carol find love; Burt returns; Chester is arrested. Details Episode 25 Aired Mar 28, 1978 The jury reaches a verdict; Corinne and Father Tim come to a decision about their future. Details

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Director
Jay Sandrich

Executive Producer
Paul Junger Witt, Tony Thomas, Susan Harris

Screenwriter
Susan Harris

Network
ABC

Rating
TV-PG

Genre
Soap, Comedy

Original Language
English

Release Date
Sep 13, 1977
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