Soap

1977 - 1981

Episode 1

13th September 1977

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.

Episode 2

20th September 1977

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.

Episode 3

27th September 1977

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.

Episode 4

4th October 1977

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.

Episode 5

4th October 1977

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.

Episode 6

25th October 1977

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.

Episode 7

1st November 1977

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.

Episode 8

8th November 1977

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.

Episode 9

15th November 1977

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.

Episode 10

22nd November 1977

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.

Episode 11

29th November 1977

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.

Episode 12

6th December 1977

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.

Episode 13

13th December 1977

Episode 13

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

Episode 14

27th December 1977

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.

Episode 15

3rd January 1978

Episode 15

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

Episode 16

10th January 1978

Episode 16

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

Episode 17

17th January 1978

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.

Episode 18

24th January 1978

Episode 18

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

Episode 19

7th February 1978

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.

Episode 20

14th February 1978

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.

Episode 21

21st February 1978

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.

Episode 22

28th February 1978

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.

Episode 23

14th March 1978

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

Episode 24

21st March 1978

Episode 24

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

Episode 25

28th March 1978

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.

Top Cast

Katherine Helmond•Cathryn Damon•Richard Mulligan

Comedy Soap Drama

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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Full Cast

Katherine Helmond Image

Katherine Helmond

Jessica Tate

Cathryn Damon Image

Cathryn Damon

Mary Campbell

Richard Mulligan Image

Richard Mulligan

Burt Campbell

Robert Mandan Image

Robert Mandan

Chester Tate

Billy Crystal Image

Billy Crystal

Jodie Dallas

Ted Wass Image

Ted Wass

Danny Dallas

Diana Canova Image

Diana Canova

Corinne Tate

Jennifer Salt Image

Jennifer Salt

Eunice Tate

Jimmy Baio Image

Jimmy Baio

Billy Tate

Arthur Peterson Image

Arthur Peterson

The Major

Jay Johnson Image

Jay Johnson

Chuck Campbell

Donnelly Rhodes Image

Donnelly Rhodes

Dutch Leitner

Roscoe Lee Browne Image

Roscoe Lee Browne

Saunders

Jesse Welles Image

Jesse Welles

Gwen

Rod Roddy Image

Rod Roddy

Announcer

Full Crew

Susan Harris Image

Susan Harris

Producer

Stu Silver

Producer

Dick Clair Image

Dick Clair

Producer

Paul Junger Witt Image

Paul Junger Witt

Executive Producer

Tony Thomas

Executive Producer

Jenna McMahon

Producer

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George Aliceson Tipton

Original Music Composer

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