------------ " SOAP " ------------ EPISODE GUIDE by Dean Adams {dadams@netcom.com} http://www.nyx.net/~dnadams (July, 1994) Regular Cast: Billy Tate ....................... Jimmy Baio Corrine Tate ..................... Diana Canova Jodie Dallas ..................... Billy Crystal Mary Dallas Campbell ............. Cathryn Damon Benson ........................... Robert Guillaume Jessica Tate ..................... Katherine Helmond Chuck and Bob Campbell ........... Jay Johnson Chester Tate ..................... Robert Mandan Burt Campbell .................... Richard Mulligan The Major ........................ Arthur Peterson Eunice Tate ...................... Jennifer Salt Danny Dallas ..................... Ted Wass Announcer ........................ Ron Roddy Recurring Guest Cast: Millie (1979) .................... Candy Azzara Carol David ...................... Rebecca Balding Saunders (1980-81) ............... Roscoe Lee Browne Detective Donahue (1978-80) ...... John Byner Annie Selig Tate.................. Nancy Dolman Chief of Police Tinkler .......... Gordon Jump The Godfather (1977-78) .......... Richard Libertini Elaine Lefkowitz Dallas (1978-79). Dinah Manoff Sally (1978-79) .................. Caroline McWilliams Dr. Alan Posner (1980-81) ........ Allan Miller Polly Dawson ..................... Lynne Moody Leslie Walker .................... Marla Pennington Mrs. David ....................... Peggy Pope Claire (1977-78) ................. Kathryn Reynolds Maggie Chandler (1980-81) ........ Barbara Rhoades Dutch ............................ Donnelly Rhodes Mrs. Flotsky ..................... Doris Roberts E. Ronald Mallu .................. Eugene Roche Dennis Phillips .................. Bob Seagren Carlos El Puerco Valdez .......... Gregory Sierra Ingrid Svenson ................... Inga Swenson Peter Campbell (1977) ............ Robert Urich Father Timothy Flotsky (1978-79).. Sal Viscuso Gwen (1980-81) ................... Jesse Welles Production Staff: Created by ....................... Susan Harris Executive Producer ............... Paul Junger Witt Tony Thomas Susan Harris Director (episode 000-042) ....... Jay Sandrich Director (episode 054-092) ....... J.D. Lobue --==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==-- ** FIRST SEASON (1977-78) ** 1. 09/13/77 Episode 000 Writer: Susan Harris / Director: Jay Sandrich This is the story of two sisters, Jessica Tate and Mary Campbell. They live in Dunn's River, Connecticut, but their lives (and families) are anything but normal. 2. 09/20/77 Episode 001 Susan Harris / Jay Sandrich To leave the mob, Danny is told he must kill his father's murderer, who is his mother's new husband. 3. 09/27/77 Episode 002 Jessica hides in the kitchen when her relatives, the Campbells, come to dinner. 4. 10/04/77 Episode 003 Jessica and Mary commiserate over a cup of tea; Danny tries to kill Burt. 5. 10/13/77 Episode 004 Burt and Mary see a psychiatrist about Burt's impotence and cousins Eunice Tate and Jodie Dallas accidentally meet. 6. 10/25/77 Episode 005 Corinne moves out; Burt announces the return of his schizophrenic ventriloquist son Chuck. 7. 11/01/77 Episode 006 The Major kidnaps a neighbor and Jessica gets a visit from Chester's secretary Claire. 8. 11/08/77 Episode 007 Burt and Danny come to terms in a secluded cabin. 9. 11/15/77 Episode 008 Jodie enters the hospital for his operation and Jessica sees Chester with another woman. 10. 11/22/77 Episode 009 Jodie's friend Dennis tells him his future plans and Jessica decides the families are cursed. 11. 11/29/77 Episode 010 Jessica takes a firm stand against Chester's philandering and Corinne confronts Peter about his behavior. 12. 12/06/77 Episode 011 An unexpected visitor appears at Peter's apartment. 13. 12/13/77 Episode 012 Burt is shocked by what he finds when he goes to Peter's apartment to invite him to a party. xx. 12/20/77 SOAP RETROSPECTIVE #1 One-hour special featuring highlights from the first 13 episodes. 14. 12/27/77 Episode 014 Sheriff Tinkler makes an arrest in the Peter Campbell murder. 15. 01/03/78 Episode 015 Corinne receives a visitor from Ecuador. 16. 01/10/78 Episode 016 Ingrid hires a German detective to clear Corinne of the murder charge. 17. 01/17/78 Episode 017 Jessica is arrested for Peter's murder and her lawyer refuses to defend her. 18. 01/24/78 Episode 018 Burt begins to exhibit strange behavior and Father Tim has bad news for Corinne. 19. 01/31/78 Episode 019 Jessica's lawyer interviews the family members in a desperate search for character witnesses; Burt sees a psychiatrist; Jessica visits Corinne; Eunice meets with her secret boyfriend. 20. 02/14/78 Episode 020 Chester and Jessica are in for some surprises when they discuss the case in the judge's chambers; Jody hides Bob in the refrigerator; Burt agrees to be comitted. 21. 02/21/78 Episode 021 Jessica astounds the courtroom with her behavior, Danny brings Elaine home to meet the family, and Father Tim receives an unexpected visit from Corinne. 22. 02/28/78 Episode 022 Jessica, Chester and Benson testify at the murder trial; Burt enters the hospital to cure his invisibility problem. 23. 03/14/78 Episode 023 A surprise witness appears just as things seem darkest for Jessica; Eunice gets dumped by the congressman; Corinne leaves Inga. 24. 03/21/78 Episode 024 Jodie succumbs to Carol's charms; Burt comes home from the hospital; Jessica awaits the jury's verdict. 25. 03/28/78 Episode 025 Tim decides to leave the priesthood for Corinne; Mr. Lefkowitz meets the Campbells; Jessica is found guilty for murder --==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==-- ** SECOND SEASON (1978-79) ** xx. 08/31/78 SOAP RETROSPECTIVE #2 90 minute special featuring highlights from the first season. 26. 09/14/78 Episode 026 Susan Harris / Jay Sandrich Chester tries to end it all; Corinne meets Tim's mother; and Burt and Danny meet Jodie's lover; Jessica in jail. 27. 09/14/78 Episode 026A Susan Harris / Jay Sandrich The real murderer of tennis pro Peter Campbell is revealed; Carol tells Jodie she is pregnant with his child. [Episodes 26/26A originally aired as a 1-hour show] 28. 09/21/78 Episode 027 Susan Harris / Jay Sandrich The wedding of Danny and Elaine is climaxed by a startling announcement from her father; Dutch and Chester escape from prison. 29. 09/28/78 Episode 028 Story: Susan Harris, Teleplay: Susan Harris & Jordan Crittenden The wedding of Corinne and Tim is disrupted by the groom's mother; Dutch and Chester hiding in the Tate's basement; Dutch meets Eunice. 30. 10/05/78 Episode 029 Story: Susan Harris, Teleplay: Susan Harris & Jordan Crittenden Jessica throws a party for the two escaped convicts hiding in her basement; Corinne and Tim's wedding night is interrupted by a call from his mother; Mary wants to go back to school; Chester collapses. 31. 10/12/78 Episode 030 Story: Susan Harris, Teleplay: Susan Harris & Jordan Crittenden Jodie proposes to Carol; Danny decides that nothing is good enough for Elayne; Tim's mother dies; Sally tries to seduce Burt; Jessica consents to Chester's brain operation. 32. 10/19/78 Episode 031 Story: Susan Harris, Teleplay: Susan Harris & Jordan Crittenden Chester suffers amnesia and Dennis tries to prevent Jodie's marriage to Carol. 33. 11/02/78 Episode 032 Susan Harris / Jay Sandrich Carol answers Jodie's proposal and Elaine reveals what has made her such a disgusting person. 34. 11/09/78 Episode 033 Story: Susan Harris, Teleplay: Susan Harris & Stu Silver Burt seeks the company of his secretary after finding Mary and her professor together; Corrine is pregnant. 35. 11/23/78 Episode 034 Story: Susan Harris, Teleplay: Susan Harris & Stu Silver Mary suspects that Burt is having an affair and Tim reports for his first day as a construction worker. 36. 11/30/78 Episode 035 Story: Susan Harris, Teleplay: Susan Harris & Stu Silver Eunice leaves with Dutch; Chester, thinking he is Marlene Dietrich, disappears while shopping for net stockings. 37. 12/07/78 Episode 036 Story: Susan Harris, Teleplay: Susan Harris & Stu Silver Danny hears from Elaine's kidnappers; Tim learns about Corinne's pregnancy; Jessica hires Detective Donahue to search for Chester. 38. 12/14/78 Episode 037 Story: Susan Harris, Teleplay: Susan Harris & Stu Silver Carol leaves Jodie at the altar and Mary tells Burt she knows about his affair; Dutch and Eunice move in to a farmhouse; Detective Donahue in love with Jessica. 39. 12/21/78 Episode 038 Susan Harris & Stu Silver / Jay Sandrich Danny and Burt bungle an attempt to pay Elaine's ransom and Jessica decides to fire Detective Donahue. 40. 01/04/79 Episode 039 Susan Harris & Stu Silver / Jay Sandrich Danny and Burt decide to avenge Elaine's death and Det. Donohue breaks the news of Chester's apparent demise to Jessica. 41. 01/11/79 Episode 040 Susan Harris & Stu Silver / Jay Sandrich Jodie makes one last attempt to marry Carol; Sally visits Mary; the family gets together for Chester's death. 42. 01/18/79 Episode 041 Susan Harris & Stu Silver / Jay Sandrich Tim decides to leave Corinne because he believes he's not the father of her baby; Dutch is captured; Jodie meets Alice. 43. 01/25/79 Episode 042 Susan Harris & Stu Silver / Jay Sandrich Corinne gives birth after only six weeks of pregnancy; Mary and Burt separate; Chester remembers who he is. 44. 02/08/79 Episode 043 Susan Harris & Stu Silver / J.D. Lobue Jessica brings her lover, Det. Donohue, home and is confronted by Chester. 45. 02/15/79 Episode 044 Susan Harris & Stu Silver / John Bowab Jessica tells Chester about her involvement with Det. Donohue and Corinne's baby begins to do strange things; Billy meets Lisa, a Sunny; Sally tells Mary she lied about Burt. 46. 03/01/79 Episode 045 Susan Harris & Stu Silver / Jay Sandrich Corinne sets out to bring Tim back from his cave and Burt has an encounter with a UFO. 47. 03/08/79 Episode 046 Susan Harris & Stu Silver / Jay Sandrich Corinne's baby begins speaking in Latin and Greek and throws Tim across the room. 48. 03/15/79 Episode 047 Susan Harris & Stu Silver / Jay Sandrich The Tates try to exorcise Corinne's baby; Billy is kidnapped by members of a religious cult; Danny caught by the killer; Burt is captured by a ufo. --==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==-- ** THIRD SEASON (1979-80) ** xx. 08/30/79 SOAP RETROSPECTIVE #3 90 minute special featuring highlights from the second season. 49. 09/13/79 Episode 048 Susan Harris & Stu Silver / Jay Sandrich Jessica chooses between Chester and Det. Donohue, and Burt's shocking fate is revealed; Mrs. David brings Jodie's baby. 50. 09/20/79 Episode 049 Susan Harris & Stu Silver / Jay Sandrich Burt meets another human in space while his alien double on Earth is giving Mary sleepless nights; Eunice visists Dutch. 51. 09/27/79 Episode 050 Susan Harris & Stu Silver / Jay Sandrich The Major leads a raid to rescue Billy; Jodie must choose between his child and Alice; Benson leaves; Burt and Saul beam their way through history. 52. 10/04/79 Episode 051 Susan Harris & Stu Silver / Jay Sandrich Billy's teacher takes a special interest in him; Saul pleads with the aliens to return Burt to Mary. 53. 10/18/79 Episode 052 Susan Harris & Stu Silver / Jay Sandrich Dutch is out of prison; Danny brings home a new lover, Millie; Burt escapes from the alien ship. 54. 11/01/79 Episode 053 Susan Harris & Stu Silver / Jay Sandrich Jessica wonders about Chester; Billy dates his teacher; Corinne and Tim confront each other. 55. 11/08/79 Episode 054 Susan Harris & Stu Silver / J.D. Lobue Millie decides she no longer wants to marry Danny; Mary, with two Burts in her life, doubts her sanity; the Tates have a party. 56. 11/22/79 Episode 055 Susan Harris & Stu Silver / J.D. Lobue Dutch cooks up a storm in the kitchen; Corinne threatens to expose Chester; the two Burts try to work things out. 57. 12/06/79 Episode 056 Susan Harris & Stu Silver / J.D. Lobue Billy tells Jessica about his affair with his teacher; Burt tells Mary she's been living with an alien; Danny meets Polly; Jessica sees Chester with another woman. 58. 12/13/79 Episode 057 Susan Harris & Stu Silver / J.D. Lobue Jessica corners Chester with one of his many women; Mary and Burt get physical exams; Danny searches for a widow he met at the cemetery. 59. 12/27/79 Episode 058 Susan Harris & Stu Silver / J.D. Lobue Jessica locks Chester out of her bedroom; Billy has his 18th birthday; Burt is told he is dying. 60. 01/03/80 Episode 059 Susan Harris & Stu Silver / J.D. Lobue Chester tries to reform and Mary fears that her baby was fathered by the alien Burt; Jodie moves back home. 61. 01/10/80 Episode 060 Susan Harris & Stu Silver / J.D. Lobue Burt won't tell Mary about his disease; Mary realizes she may be carrying an alien baby; Danny and Polly fall in love. 62. 01/17/80 Episode 061 Susan Harris & Stu Silver / J.D. Lobue Jessica discovers that Chester's group therapy has turned into a twosome with the minister's daughter; Polly's family visits the Campbells. 63. 01/24/80 Episode 062 Susan Harris & Stu Silver / J.D. Lobue The dying Burt wants to get into the Guinness Book of Records; Jessica searches for Detective Donahue. 64. 01/31/80 Episode 063 Susan Harris & Stu Silver / J.D. Lobue Jessica discovers that Corinne and Dutch have spent the night together; Carol decides to fight Jodie for custody of the baby. 65. 02/07/80 Episode 064 Susan Harris & Stu Silver / J.D. Lobue Chester is dumped by the minister's daughter; Jessica visits a psychiatrist; Burt finds out he is not dying; Danny and Polly look for a house. 66. 02/28/80 Episode 065 Susan Harris & Stu Silver / J.D. Lobue Burt decides to run for sheriff; Mary thinks she may be carrying an alien baby; Jessica's psychiatrist meets the family. 67. 03/06/80 Episode 066 Susan Harris & Stu Silver / J.D. Lobue The Tates hire a new butler named Saunders, Burt learns the results of the sheriff's election and Billy tells Leslie their affair is over. 68. 03/13/80 Episode 067 Susan Harris & Stu Silver / J.D. Lobue Burt's first duty as the new sheriff is to take the town armory back from his opponent. 69. 03/20/80 Episode 068 Susan Harris & Stu Silver / J.D. Lobue Jodie battles for custody of his baby; Leslie wires herself with a bomb; Jessica receives devastating news from her doctor. 70. 03/27/80 Episode 069 Susan Harris & Stu Silver / J.D. Lobue Chester confesses his infidelity; Carol and Jodie continue their custody battle; Mary tries to tell Burt about her baby. 71. 03/27/80 Episode 070 Susan Harris & Stu Silver / J.D. Lobue Jessica's survival is in doubt. [Episodes 69/70 originally aired as a 1-hour show] --==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==-- ** FOURTH SEASON (1980-81) ** xx. 10/29/80 SOAP RETROSPECTIVE #4 90 minute special featuring highlights from the previous season. 72. 11/12/80 Episode 071 Susan Harris, Stu Silver, Dick Clair, & Jenna McMahon Saunders receives a surprise; Mary has her baby; Burt and Danny wake up naked in a sleazy motel room. 73. 11/12/80 Episode 072 Susan Harris, Stu Silver, Dick Clair, & Jenna McMahon Jessica comes out of her coma; Eunice wins Dutch from Corinne; Burt and Danny receive blackmail photos. [Episodes 71/72 originally aired as a 1-hour special] 74. 11/19/80 Episode 073 Susan Harris, Stu Silver, Dick Clair, & Jenna McMahon Danny receives some bad news from Polly; Corinne announces she is leaving for California; Wendy is kidnapped. 75. 11/27/80 Episode 074 Susan Harris, Stu Silver, Dick Clair, & Jenna McMahon Jessica comes home from the hospital; Dutch and Eunice announce their marriage plans; Mary reveals the photos she's found of Burt, Danny and scantily clad women. 76. 12/03/80 Episode 075 Susan Harris, Stu Silver, Dick Clair, & Jenna McMahon Jessica releases a condemned revolutionary while on her way to a tropical vacation; Chester propositions Eunice's maid of honor. 77. 12/10/80 Episode 076 Susan Harris, Stu Silver, Dick Clair, & Jenna McMahon Jessica is held hostage by South American revolutionaries; Mary decides that the family is cursed. 78. 12/17/80 Episode 077 Susan Harris, Stu Silver, Dick Clair, & Jenna McMahon Jessica's kidnapper sweeps her off her feet; Burt and Danny, in disguise, infiltrate a massage parlor. 79. 12/31/80 Episode 078 Susan Harris, Stu Silver, Dick Clair, & Jenna McMahon Jessica falls in love with El Puerco while Danny has fallen for a hooker, Gwen. 80. 01/07/81 Episode 079 Story: Susan Harris, Stu Silver, Dick Clair, & Jenna McMahon Teleplay: Susan Harris, Stu Silver, Dick Clair, Jenna McMahon, Barry Vigon & Danny Jacobson Billy tries to rescue Jessica; Danny's hooker accuses him of jealousy. 81. 01/14/80 Episode 080 Story: Susan Harris, Stu Silver, Dick Clair, & Jenna McMahon Teleplay: Susan Harris, Stu Silver, Dick Clair, Jenna McMahon, Barry Vigon & Danny Jacobson Jessica comes home; Danny visits Gwen. 82. 01/21/81 Episode 081 Story: Susan Harris, Stu Silver, Dick Clair, & Jenna McMahon Teleplay: Susan Harris, Stu Silver, Dick Clair, Jenna McMahon, Barry Vigon & Danny Jacobson Jessica divorces Chester and everybody publicly updates their love lives at a welcome party for Valdez. 83. 01/28/81 Episode 082 Story: Susan Harris, Stu Silver, Dick Clair, & Jenna McMahon Teleplay: Susan Harris, Stu Silver, Dick Clair, Jenna McMahon, Barry Vigon, & Danny Jacobson Stricken by an assassin's bullet, Danny lies near death in the hospital; Jessica and Chester have problems with their respective love interests. 84. 03/09/81 Episode 083 Story: Susan Harris, Stu Silver, Dick Clair, & Jenna McMahon Teleplay: Susan Harris, Stu Silver, Dick Clair, Jenna McMahon, Barry Vigon & Danny Jacobson Mary tells Chester the truth about Danny's father; Jodie tries to rescue Wendy from a martial arts master; Mary brings her baby to the doctor; Burt raids the mafia headquarters. 85. 03/09/81 Episode 084 Story: Susan Harris, Stu Silver, Dick Clair, & Jenna McMahon Teleplay: Susan Harris, Stu Silver, Dick Clair, Jenna McMahon, Barry Vigon & Danny Jacobson Mary tells Jessica that Chester is Danny's father; Burt becomes an overnight hero; Danny and Chester prepare for kidney transplant surgery. [Episodes 83/84 originally aired as a 1-hour show] 86. 03/16/81 Episode 085 Story: Susan Harris, Stu Silver, Dick Clair, & Jenna McMahon Teleplay: Susan Harris, Stu Silver, Dick Clair, Jenna McMahon, Barry Vigon & Danny Jacobson Burt finds out it's Chester who's donating the kidney and why; Burt discovers vodka in Mary's orange juice. 87. 03/16/81 Episode 086 Story: Susan Harris & Stu Silver Teleplay: Susan Harris, Stu Silver, Barry Vigon, & Danny Jacobson Burt refuses Bob's offer to become his manager; Danny announces his plans to ask Gwen to marry him; Saunders concocts a plan to save Jodie and Maggie. [Episodes 85/86 originally aired as a 1-hour show] 88. 03/23/81 Episode 087 Story: Susan Harris & Stu Silver Teleplay: Susan Harris, Stu Silver, Barry Vigon, & Danny Jacobson Danny accuses Burt of causing Gwen to leave him; Maggie proposes to Jodie; Jodie decides to get hypnotized; Burt gives a press conference; Mary and Jessica make up. 89. 03/23/81 Episode 088 Story: Susan Harris & Stu Silver Teleplay: Susan Harris, Stu Silver, Barry Vigon, & Danny Jacobson Mary meets the governor at a banquet; Chester and Annie marry; a hypnotized Jodie believes himself a 90-year-old man, Julius; Jessica sleeps with El Puerco. [Episodes 87/88 originally aired as a 1-hour show] 90. 04/13/81 Episode 089 Story: Susan Harris & Stu Silver Teleplay: Susan Harris, Stu Silver, Barry Vigon, & Danny Jacobson Danny goes to the poolhouse to find Chester, but finds Annie instead; Burt accuses Mary of drinking when she claims the baby is flying around his room; the governor asks Burt to run for the Senate; Julius (Jodie) comes home. 91. 04/13/81 Episode 090 Story: Susan Harris & Stu Silver Teleplay: Susan Harris, Stu Silver, Barry Vigon, & Danny Jacobson Danny and Annie spend the night together; Burt addresses a Senate committee on crime; Chester accuses El Puerco of stealing his sonm and challenges him to a duel; Julius meets Maggie. [Episodes 89/90 originally aired as a 1-hour show] 92. 04/20/81 Episode 091 Story: Susan Harris & Stu Silver Teleplay: Susan Harris, Stu Silver, Barry Vigon, & Danny Jacobson Jessica is kidnapped by El Puerco's enemies; Burt is told he will have to disassociate himself from his zany family if he wants to campaign for the Senate. 93. 04/20/81 Episode 092 Writer: Susan Harris & Stu Silver / Director: J.D. Lobue Jessica faces a Malaguayan firing squad; Burt walks into an ambush; Chester discovers Danny in bed with Annie and decides to kill them. [Episodes 91/92 originally aired as a 1-hour show] --==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==-- year ABC day/time episode 0cost season rating 1. 1977-78 Tuesday 9:30pm $165,000 11th / 22.0 2. 1978-79 Thursday 9:30pm $205,000 19th / 21.6 3. 1979-80 Thursday 9:30pm $225,000 4. 1980-81 Wednesday 9:30pm [ Thanks go to Brian Neale for episode descriptions ] --==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==-- Note: you may freely copy and distribute this guide for personal use provided that it be distributed in it's entirety, with all original author and copyright information intact. Any sales of this document are expressly forbidden, without the specific consent of the author. [ Copyright (c) 1994, Dean Adams. 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