Series Description:

The Soap TV show was a 30 minute comedy series on ABC which made fun of soap operas using a never-ending list of wierd characters! What about a guy who has his dead dog stuffed but thinks he's still alive? How about a fellow with a ventriloquist dummy where you think the dummy is alive and controlling the ventriloquist? Or a smart-mouthed butler who tells off his employers? Well, you get the picture! It's Soap!

Soap TV Show Cast:

Katherine Helmond .......  Jessica Tate
Cathryn Damon ...........  Mary Campbell
Robert Mandan ...........  Chester Tate
Richard Mulligan ........  Burt Campbell
Billy Crystal ...........  Jodie Dallas
Ted Wass ................  Danny Dallas
Diana Canova ............  Corinne Tate Flotsky
Robert Guillaume ........  Benson
Jennifer Salt ...........  Eunice Tate Lightner
Jimmy Baio ..............  Billy Tate
Arthur Peterson .........  The Major
Jay Johnson .............  Chuck / Bob Campbell

Soap Trivia:

The Soap TV show produced a "spin-off" series titled, "Benson".

The characters played by Katherine Helmond on "Soap", "Who's The Boss?", and "Everybody Loves Raymond" all lived in Connecticut!

It's often claimed that Billy Crystal played the first gay regular character in television history on Soap but that's not correct. The first one was on a 1972-1973 series titled, "The Corner Bar". Many local stations still refused to air Soap though five years later for its "immorality". Thankfully, the world has improved since then.

Episodes List With Original Air Dates

Note: Unlike most television shows, the Soap TV show's episodes were never named. Therefore, we are only listing Air Dates.

The First Season

September 13, 1977
September 20, 1977
September 27, 1977
October 4, 1977
October 4, 1977
October 25, 1977
November 1, 1977
November 8, 1977
November 15, 1977
November 22, 1977
November 29, 1977
December 6, 1977
December 13, 1977
December 27, 1977
January 3, 1978
January 10, 1978
January 17, 1978
January 24, 1978
February 7, 1978
February 14, 1978
February 21, 1978
February 28, 1978
March 14, 1978
March 21, 1978
March 28, 1978

The Second Season

September 14, 1978
September 21, 1978
September 28, 1978
October 5, 1978
October 12, 1978
October 19, 1978
November 2, 1978
November 9, 1978
November 23, 1978
November 30, 1978
December 7, 1978
December 14, 1978
December 21, 1978
January 4, 1979
January 11, 1979
January 18, 1979
February 1, 1979
February 8, 1979
February 15, 1979
March 1, 1979
March 8, 1979
March 15, 1979

The Third Season

September 13, 1979
September 20, 1979
September 27, 1979
October 4, 1979
October 11, 1979
November 1, 1979
November 8, 1979
November 22, 1979
December 6, 1979
December 13, 1979
December 27, 1979
January 3, 1980
January 10, 1980
January 17, 1980
January 24, 1980
January 31, 1980
February 7, 1980
February 28, 1980
March 6, 1980
March 13, 1980
March 20, 1980
March 27, 1980

The Fourth Season

November 12, 1980
November 19, 1980
November 26, 1980
December 3, 1980
December 10, 1980
December 17, 1980
December 31, 1980
January 7, 1981
January 14, 1981
January 21, 1981
January 28, 1981
March 9, 1981
March 16, 1981
March 23, 1981
April 13, 1981
April 20, 1981