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1977 star 7.3 tv4 Seasons play_circle85 Episodes

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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Episode 1
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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.

Sep 13, 1977

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Episode 2
E2

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.

Sep 20, 1977

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Episode 3
E3

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.

Sep 27, 1977

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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.

Oct 4, 1977

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E5

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.

Oct 4, 1977

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E6

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.

Oct 25, 1977

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Episode 7
E7

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.

Nov 1, 1977

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E8

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.

Nov 8, 1977

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E9

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.

Nov 15, 1977

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E10

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.

Nov 22, 1977

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E11

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.

Nov 29, 1977

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Episode 12
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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.

Dec 6, 1977

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Episode 13
E13

Episode 13

Burt plans a party to celebrate his victory over impotency, but a tragic discovery leaves him in no mood for merrymaking.

Dec 13, 1977

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Episode 14
E14

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.

Dec 27, 1977

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Episode 15
E15

Episode 15

Danny takes drastic steps to keep from being killed and a mysterious woman arrives at Tinkler's jail with a startling announcement.

Jan 3, 1978

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Episode 16
E16

Episode 16

After receiving some shocking news, Corinne is released from jail - and Jessica is arrested.

Jan 10, 1978

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E17

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.

Jan 17, 1978

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E18

Episode 18

The Campbells consider having Burt committed while Father Tim pays Corinne a farewell visit and Chester fires Claire

Jan 24, 1978

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E19

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.

Feb 7, 1978

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Episode 20
E20

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.

Feb 14, 1978

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E21

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.

Feb 21, 1978

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E22

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.

Feb 28, 1978

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E23

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

Mar 14, 1978

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E24

Episode 24

Jodie's friendship with Carol takes a confusing turn, while Jessica awaits the jury's verdict in her trial.

Mar 21, 1978

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E25

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.

Mar 28, 1978

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people Cast

Katherine Helmond

Katherine Helmond

Jessica Tate

Cathryn Damon

Cathryn Damon

Mary Campbell

Richard Mulligan

Richard Mulligan

Burt Campbell

Robert Mandan

Robert Mandan

Chester Tate

Billy Crystal

Billy Crystal

Jodie Dallas

Ted Wass

Ted Wass

Danny Dallas

Diana Canova

Diana Canova

Corinne Tate

Jennifer Salt

Jennifer Salt

Eunice Tate

Jimmy Baio

Jimmy Baio

Billy Tate

Arthur Peterson

Arthur Peterson

The Major

Jay Johnson

Jay Johnson

Chuck Campbell

Donnelly Rhodes

Donnelly Rhodes

Dutch Leitner

apartment Production Companies

apartment Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions

public Countries

United States of America