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