Soap: Season 1
Episode Guide
Season 1 Progress Shield
Episode 1
Sep 13, 1977 · 25 min
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 · 25 min
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 · 25 min
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 · 25 min
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 · 25 min
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 · 25 min
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 · 25 min
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 · 25 min
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 · 25 min
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 · 25 min
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 · 25 min
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 · 25 min
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 · 25 min
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 · 25 min
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 · 25 min
After receiving some shocking news, Corinne is released from jail - and Jessica is arrested.
Episode 17
Jan 17, 1978 · 25 min
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 · 25 min
The Campbells consider having Burt committed while Father Tim pays Corinne a farewell visit and Chester fires Claire
Episode 19
Feb 7, 1978 · 25 min
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 · 25 min
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 · 25 min
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 · 25 min
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 · 25 min
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 · 25 min
Jodie's friendship with Carol takes a confusing turn, while Jessica awaits the jury's verdict in her trial.
Episode 25
Mar 28, 1978 · 25 min
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.