Soap: Season 1
Episode Guide
Season 1 Progress Shield
Episode 1
Sep 13, 1977
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
Episode 2
Sep 20, 1977
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 t
Episode 3
Sep 27, 1977
Jessica fails to confess her infidelity; Mary fails to terminate Burt's impotence; and Danny learns the identity of the man he must terminate.
Episode 4
Oct 4, 1977
Jessica resolves to end her affair with Peter; Claire ends Chester's affair with Pigeon; and Danny tries to end Burt's life.
Episode 5
Oct 4, 1977
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
Episode 6
Oct 25, 1977
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.
Episode 7
Nov 1, 1977
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
Episode 8
Nov 8, 1977
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.
Episode 9
Nov 15, 1977
Jodie goes into the hospital for his sex change operation; Dr. Medlow cures Burt's impotence; and Jessica finally witnesses Chester's infidelity.
Episode 10
Nov 22, 1977
The Godfather visits Mary; Danny visits in disguise; Mary spurns Burt's advances; Corinne visits Father Tim; and Dennis has bad news for Jodie.
Episode 11
Nov 29, 1977
Learning of Jodie's suicide attempt, the Campbells rush to his hospital bedside. Corinne and Jessica confront their men about their respective infidelities.
Episode 12
Dec 6, 1977 · 30 min
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 ba
Episode 13
Dec 13, 1977
Burt plans a party to celebrate his victory over impotency, but a tragic discovery leaves him in no mood for merrymaking.
Episode 14
Dec 27, 1977
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.
Episode 15
Jan 3, 1978
Danny takes drastic steps to keep from being killed and a mysterious woman arrives at Tinkler's jail with a startling announcement.
Episode 16
Jan 10, 1978
After receiving some shocking news, Corinne is released from jail - and Jessica is arrested.
Episode 17
Jan 17, 1978
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
Episode 18
Jan 24, 1978
The Campbells consider having Burt committed while Father Tim pays Corinne a farewell visit and Chester fires Claire
Episode 19
Feb 7, 1978
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.
Episode 20
Feb 14, 1978
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.
Episode 21
Feb 21, 1978
Jessica's astonishing behavior on the first day of her trial for the murder of tennis pro Peter Campbell causes pandemonium in the courtroom.
Episode 22
Feb 28, 1978
Jessica and Chester Tate wreck havoc on the judicial system along with their sarcastic butler, Benson, when the three testify in Jessica's trial.
Episode 23
Mar 14, 1978
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
Episode 24
Mar 21, 1978
Jodie's friendship with Carol takes a confusing turn, while Jessica awaits the jury's verdict in her trial.
Episode 25
Mar 28, 1978
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.