7.7/1088 votes#1 - Episode 70
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 11/12/1980
Dr. Hill revives Jessica, who remains in a coma. Danny and Burt wake up in an adult motel. Mary is relieved to see that her baby is white. Billy dodges Leslie's bullet, which hits Saunders instead. Dutch chooses Eunice over Corinne, who announces she will be moving on soon. Jessica emerges from her coma apparently healthy and surrounded by her many suitors. After the judge learns of Carol's machinations, she awards custody of Wendy to Jodie. Carol threatens Jodie. Burt and Danny receive X-rated pictures of themselves in the motel room.
Director: N/A
Writer: Susan Harris, Dick Clair
7.7/1081 votes#2 - Episode 71
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 11/19/1980
Jessica tells her suitors that she is moving on with her life--without them. Burt and Danny consider responses to Tibbs' blackmail threats. Polly turns down Danny's marriage proposal, leaving him despondent. Corinne departs for a new life in California. Wendy is kidnapped.
Director: N/A
Writer: Susan Harris, Dick Clair
7.5/1078 votes#3 - Episode 72
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 11/26/1980
After Burt tells Jodie there's nothing the law can do to help find Wendy, Jodie takes matters into his own hands. Jessica returns home from the hospital. Eunice and Dutch announce their engagement, much to Chester's horror. Leslie continues her bumbling efforts to kill Billy. Mary receives the blackmail photos of Burt in the motel room. Jessica agrees to allow Chester to live in the poolhouse.
Director: N/A
Writer: Susan Harris, Dick Clair
7.7/1086 votes#4 - Episode 73
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 12/3/1980
Chester puts the moves on the maid of honor at Dutch and Eunice's wedding. The blackmail photos of Burt and Danny hit the papers. Despite the breaking scandal, Mary vows to stand by Burt. On her way to the Caribbean for some R&R, Jessica crosses paths with a Latin American revolutionary.
Director: N/A
Writer: Susan Harris, Dick Clair
7.6/1083 votes#5 - Episode 74
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 12/10/1980
The Tates and Campbells learn of Jessica's abduction. Billy heads to Malaguay to rescue his mother. Jodie hires a P.I. to find Wendy. Danny and Burt plan to go undercover to bring down Tibbs. Jessica finds herself in the middle of a revolution.
Director: N/A
Writer: Susan Harris, Dick Clair
7.6/1086 votes#6 - Episode 75
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 12/17/1980
Danny finds a hooker who will help bring Tibbs to justice. The cash-poor Tates hold a barbecue. Leslie gets more creative in her efforts to kill Billy. Jessica accepts El Puerco's invitation to spend the night in his tent.
Director: N/A
Writer: Susan Harris, Dick Clair
7.6/1083 votes#7 - Episode 76
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 12/31/1980
Jessica consoles a depressed El Puerco and convinces him to fight the revolution from her house in Connecticut. Gwen testifies against Tibbs. Someone is spying on Gwen and Danny. The Tates hold a garage sale to raise cash. Burt and Mary make an appointment for sex. Jodie and Maggie's search for Carol and Wendy leads them to a rowdy saloon.
Director: N/A
Writer: Susan Harris, Dick Clair
7.2/1080 votes#8 - Episode 77
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 1/7/1981
Burt sells his construction company to Chester and Dutch. Jodie and Maggie learn that Carol has run off to New Mexico with a carnival fire-eater. Billy rescues Jessica and El Puerco at sea. Danny admits he is attracted to Gwen and asks her to stop turning tricks.
Director: Susan Harris
Writer: Susan Harris, Dick Clair, Danny Jacobson
7.5/1084 votes#9 - Episode 78
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 1/14/1981
Jessica returns home with El Puerco and his three Juans. Danny asks Gwen to move in with him. Jodie and Maggie, on their way to Alaska to find Wendy, admit their mutual attraction. Burt suffers a crisis of faith.
Director: Susan Harris
Writer: Susan Harris, Dick Clair, Danny Jacobson
7.8/1085 votes#10 - Episode 79
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 1/21/1981
Jessica and Chester announce their divorce. Danny reveals his love for Gwen. Jodie tells the family about his affair with Maggie. At a party for El Puerco, Danny is shot.
Director: Susan Harris
Writer: Susan Harris, Dick Clair, Danny Jacobson
7.5/1080 votes#11 - Episode 80
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 1/28/1981
Burt vows to make Tibbs pay for his crimes; Jessica makes an unsuccessful attempt to seduce El; Danny's critical injury requires a kidney from a blood relative.
Director: Susan Harris
Writer: Susan Harris, Dick Clair, Danny Jacobson
7.4/1082 votes#12 - Episode 81
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 3/9/1981
Jodie and Maggie are taken captive by Minja warriors in Malibu; Burt becomes a hero after finally capturing Tibbs; and Mary reveals that Danny's natural father is Chester.
Director: Susan Harris
Writer: Susan Harris, Dick Clair, Danny Jacobson
7.5/1080 votes#13 - Episode 82
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 3/16/1981
Jessica and Danny are both shocked by the news that Chester is Danny's real father; Burt becomes a media hero because of his attack on Tibbs; Chester and Danny face surgery together.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.9/1083 votes#14 - Episode 83
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 3/23/1981
Chester becomes the vital kidney donor on Danny's behalf; Dutch and Eunice try to spice up their sex life by playacting; believing her sister has betrayed her, Jessica refuses to speak to a despondent Mary, who reveals how their mother arranged scatterbrained Jessica's marriage to embezzler Chester.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/1082 votes#15 - Episode 84
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 4/13/1981
Burt alienates his family as his fame continues to grow; Danny is offended when Burt disapproves of his plans to marry Gwen; Jessica forgives Chester, but can't forgive Mary; Saunders proposes a plan to rescue Jodie and Maggie; Gwen is coerced by a hoodlum into spying on Burt and Danny.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/1095 votes#16 - Episode 85
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 4/20/1981
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Soap Season 4
Every episode of Soap Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Soap Season 4!
The antics of a wealthy family, the Tates, and a working-class family, the Campbells, in the fictional town of Dunn's River, Connecticut.
Genres:ComedySoapDrama
Network:ABC
Season 4 Ratings Summary
"Episode 70" is the best rated episode of "Soap" season 4. It scored 7.7/10 based on 88 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Susan Harris, Dick Clair, it aired on 11/12/1980. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Episode 71".