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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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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Soap Season 2 Episode 13 - Episode 38
    8.3/10(150 votes)

    #1 - Episode 38

    S2:E13

    Burt and Danny practice the ransom drop, Elaine is shot and killed while escaping, Chuck and Bob have a new mind-reading act, and Jessica tells Donohue that she loves him, too.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Susan Harris

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  2. Soap Season 3 Episode 22 - Episode 69
    8.3/10(97 votes)

    #2 - Episode 69

    S3:E22

    Season #3 season finale was an expanded episode of 60 minutes. Now shown in two parts in syndication.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Susan Harris

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  3. Soap Season 2 Episode 14 - Episode 39
    8.2/10(118 votes)

    #3 - Episode 39

    S2:E14

    Burt tells Sally to find a new job, the Tates visit Dutch and Eunice, Danny goes after Elaine's killers, and Chester regains his memory only to lose it again.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Susan Harris

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  4. Soap Season 2 Episode 19 - Episode 44
    8.2/10(111 votes)

    #4 - Episode 44

    S2:E19

    Jessica tells Chester about her affair with Donohue. Billy runs into a former classmate who has joined a religious cult. Eunice visits Dutch in prison. Danny and Jodie engineer a reconciliation between Burt and Mary. Something strange is going on in the Tate nursery.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Susan Harris

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  5. Soap Season 1 Episode 13 - Episode 13
    8.1/10(164 votes)

    #5 - Episode 13

    S1:E13

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

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Susan Harris

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  6. Soap Season 1 Episode 25 - Episode 25
    8.1/10(172 votes)

    #6 - Episode 25

    S1:E25

    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.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Susan Harris

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  7. Soap Season 3 Episode 2 - Episode 49
    8.1/10(110 votes)

    #7 - Episode 49

    S3:E2

    Alien Burt has his way with Mary, and she's not complaining. Real Burt meets Saul, who tells Burt he cannot escape the spaceship. Billy resists the Sunnies' brainwashing. Mrs. David asks Jodie to choose between Wendy and Alice. Benson and ""the Step Brothers"" penetrate the Sunnies' compound but are stopped short of rescuing Billy.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Susan Harris

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  8. Soap Season 3 Episode 14 - Episode 61
    8.1/10(105 votes)

    #8 - Episode 61

    S3:E14

    Danny learns of Burt's illness and agrees to help Burt win a spot in the Guiness Book of World Records. Eunice asks Corinne to cover for her while she cheats on Dutch. Chester's attempts to resist the minister's sexy daughter prove futile. The Campbells host Polly's family at dinner. After Chester tells Jessica he has lapsed again, she kicks him out of the house.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Susan Harris

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  9. Soap Season 3 Episode 19 - Episode 66
    8.1/10(92 votes)

    #9 - Episode 66

    S3:E19

    Danny and Polly have Burt and Mary to their new house for an eventful evening. Billy dumps Leslie, who threatens suicide. The Campbells brace for the custody trial. The Tates welcome a new butler, Saunders, who immediately regrets taking the job. As the families gather to watch election coverage, Jessica collapses.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Susan Harris

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  10. Soap Season 1 Episode 9 - Episode 9
    8.0/10(170 votes)

    #10 - Episode 9

    S1:E9

    Jodie goes into the hospital for his sex change operation; Dr. Medlow cures Burt's impotence; and Jessica finally witnesses Chester's infidelity.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Susan Harris

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  11. Soap Season 1 Episode 20 - Episode 20
    8.0/10(180 votes)

    #11 - Episode 20

    S1:E20

    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.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Susan Harris

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  12. Soap Season 2 Episode 7 - Episode 32
    8.0/10(145 votes)

    #12 - Episode 32

    S2:E7

    The Tates visit Chester in the hospital, Carol tells her father about her impending wedding to Jodie, and Sally is still trying to seduce Burt.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Susan Harris

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  13. Soap Season 2 Episode 9 - Episode 34
    8.0/10(137 votes)

    #13 - Episode 34

    S2:E9

    Burt awakens next to Sally, Chester thinks he's Marlene Dietrich, Tim's first and last day at work goes badly, and Carol has a bridal shower.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Susan Harris

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  14. Soap Season 2 Episode 11 - Episode 36
    8.0/10(112 votes)

    #14 - Episode 36

    S2:E11

    Detective George Donohue tries to find Chester, Corinne's pregnancy is further along than can be explained, and Burt and Danny Negotiate with Elaine's kidnappers.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Susan Harris

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  15. Soap Season 2 Episode 16 - Episode 41
    8.0/10(108 votes)

    #15 - Episode 41

    S2:E16

    Burt, Danny, Jodie, Chuck, and Bob drown their sorrows during a night on the town. Tim announces he's moving to a cave in hopes of making peace with God. The police catch up with Dutch. Jodie meets Alice, a suicidal lesbian, on the Tri-borough Bridge. Mary moves in with Jessica. Corinne goes into labor.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Susan Harris

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  16. Soap Season 2 Episode 18 - Episode 43
    8.0/10(111 votes)

    #16 - Episode 43

    S2:E18

    Burt learns that Inga Swenson is behind Sally's treachery. Danny meets Alice, his first lesbian. Jessica decides to have an affair with Detective Donohue, who proposes to her. Then, Chester returns home.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Susan Harris

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  17. Soap Season 2 Episode 21 - Episode 46
    8.0/10(111 votes)

    #17 - Episode 46

    S2:E21

    No one believes Burt saw a UFO. Benson visits Billy at the Sunnies'. Jessica apologizes to Donohue for taking so long to decide between him and Chester. Jodie and Alice go on a ""date."" Tim returns home to take on the Devil.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Susan Harris

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  18. Soap Season 2 Episode 22 - Episode 47
    8.0/10(108 votes)

    #18 - Episode 47

    S2:E22

    Jessica leads the family in the exorcism on Corrine's baby. Jodie and Alice grow closer. Danny finds himself in danger. Billy is taken hostage by the Sunnies. Jessica decides between Chester and Donohue. Burt disappears in the light.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Susan Harris

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  19. Soap Season 3 Episode 8 - Episode 55
    8.0/10(98 votes)

    #19 - Episode 55

    S3:E8

    Mary begins to question her sanity. Eunice and Corinne call Chester on his cheating. Real Burt turns to Jodie for help. Billy plans a rendezvous with Leslie at a hotel but runs into Eunice, then Corinne, then Dutch, then Chester in the lobby. Real Burt makes an impassioned plea to Alien Burt.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Susan Harris

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  20. Soap Season 3 Episode 10 - Episode 57
    8.0/10(101 votes)

    #20 - Episode 57

    S3:E10

    Jessica catches Chester with another woman. Burt and Mary go for their annual physicals. Danny tries to find Polly. Jessica meets Leslie. An agent from Child Protective Services pays a visit to Jodie.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Susan Harris

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  21. Soap Season 3 Episode 12 - Episode 59
    8.0/10(104 votes)

    #21 - Episode 59

    S3:E12

    Jodie and Wendy move in with the Campbells. Chester and Jessica see a marriage counselor. Danny finds Polly. Burt gets mixed news from the doctor.

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    Writer:Susan Harris

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  22. Soap Season 3 Episode 13 - Episode 60
    8.0/10(100 votes)

    #22 - Episode 60

    S3:E13

    Burt can't bring himself to tell Mary he won't live to see their baby born. Danny and Polly declare their love for one another. Mary worries about Danny's interracial relationship, but Jodie convinces Danny to follow his heart. Billy loses his virginity to Leslie. Mary wonders whether Real Burt or Alien Burt fathered her baby.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Susan Harris

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  23. Soap Season 3 Episode 17 - Episode 64
    8.0/10(96 votes)

    #23 - Episode 64

    S3:E17

    Burt rushes home with news that he isn't dying and vows to live the rest of his life to the fullest. The minister's daughter leaves Chester. Danny and Polly buy a house. Jessica catches Dutch and Corinne in bed together. Jessica's psychiatrist asks her out. Carol tells Jodie she wants custody of Wendy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Susan Harris

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  24. Soap Season 4 Episode 16 - Episode 85
    8.0/10(100 votes)

    #24 - Episode 85

    S4:E16

    Jodie, Maggie and Wendy are rescued from the fortress by Burt, Chuck, Bob, Billy, El Puerco, Juan One, the Major, Dutch, and Saunders; Jessica and Mary come to an understanding; Mary tells Jessica that she has a drinking problem, the baby may be an alien, and she fears she is losing Burt; Jodie decides to see a therapist so he can be sure about his relationship with Maggie; Danny blames Burt when Gwen runs away; Jodie signs up for hypnotherapy with Dr. Rudolph.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Soap Season 1 Episode 8 - Episode 8
    7.9/10(165 votes)

    #25 - Episode 8

    S1:E8

    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.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Susan Harris

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Best Episodes Summary

"Episode 38" is the best rated episode of "Soap". It scored 8.3/10 based on 150 votes. Directed by Jay Sandrich and written by Susan Harris, it aired on 12/21/1978. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Episode 69".