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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.
Genres:ComedySoapDrama
Network:ABC

Worst Episodes Summary

"Episode 83" is the worst rated episode of "Soap". It scored 6.9/10 based on 83 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 3/23/1981. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Episode 77".

  • Episode 83
    6.9/1083 votes
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    #1 - 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

  • Episode 77
    7.2/1080 votes
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    #2 - 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

  • Episode 84
    7.3/1082 votes
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    #3 - 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

  • Episode 6
    7.4/10158 votes
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    #4 - Episode 6

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/25/1977

    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.

    Director: Jay Sandrich

    Writer: Susan Harris

  • Episode 51
    7.4/1093 votes
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    #5 - Episode 51

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/4/1979

    Burt and Saul escape the spaceship but find themselves in other danger. Jessica finally convinces Detective Donohue to leave. Millie comes to Danny's rescue. Eunice awaits Dutch's release from prison while Corinne bemoans her non-existent sex life with Tim. Chester resumes his philandering ways. Billy and his teacher share a kiss.

    Director: Jay Sandrich

    Writer: Susan Harris

  • Episode 81
    7.4/1082 votes
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    #6 - 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

  • Episode 3
    7.5/10179 votes
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    #7 - Episode 3

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/27/1977

    Jessica fails to confess her infidelity; Mary fails to terminate Burt's impotence; and Danny learns the identity of the man he must terminate.

    Director: Jay Sandrich

    Writer: Susan Harris

  • Episode 16
    7.5/10136 votes
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    #8 - Episode 16

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/10/1978

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

    Director: Jay Sandrich

    Writer: Susan Harris

  • Episode 17
    7.5/10163 votes
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    #9 - Episode 17

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/17/1978

    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.

    Director: Jay Sandrich

    Writer: Susan Harris

  • Episode 72
    7.5/1078 votes
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    #10 - 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

  • Episode 78
    7.5/1084 votes
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    #11 - 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

  • Episode 80
    7.5/1080 votes
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    #12 - 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

  • Episode 82
    7.5/1080 votes
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    #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

  • Episode 4
    7.6/10173 votes
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    #14 - Episode 4

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/4/1977

    Jessica resolves to end her affair with Peter; Claire ends Chester's affair with Pigeon; and Danny tries to end Burt's life.

    Director: Jay Sandrich

    Writer: Susan Harris

  • Episode 15
    7.6/10173 votes
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    #15 - Episode 15

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/3/1978

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

    Director: Jay Sandrich

    Writer: Susan Harris

  • Episode 24
    7.6/10122 votes
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    #16 - Episode 24

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 3/21/1978

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

    Director: Jay Sandrich

    Writer: Susan Harris

  • Episode 27
    7.6/10134 votes
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    #17 - Episode 27

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/21/1978

    Chester and Dutch escape from prison, Carol tells Jodie that she is pregnant, and the Tates all disappear into the basement.

    Director: Jay Sandrich

    Writer: Susan Harris

  • Episode 53
    7.6/1088 votes
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    #18 - Episode 53

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 11/1/1979

    Real Burt calls Mary, but Alien Burt intercepts Mary on her way to meet him. Jessica confronts Chester with her suspicions that he is cheating again. Eunice tells Corinne that she's fallen out of love with Dutch. Corinne spots Chester with another woman in a restaurant. Billy and Leslie sneak away to a romantic restaurant, only to run into several familiar faces. Tim and Corinne decide to divorce.

    Director: Jay Sandrich

    Writer: Susan Harris

  • Episode 62
    7.6/1087 votes
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    #19 - Episode 62

    Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 1/24/1980

    While Burt searches for a world record to break, Mary suspects something is wrong. Dutch and Corinne bond. Suddenly single again, Jessica visits Detective Donohue--on his honeymoon. Dutch confronts Eunice about her cheating.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Susan Harris

  • Episode 67
    7.6/1086 votes
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    #20 - Episode 67

    Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 3/13/1980

    At the hospital, the family anxiously awaits Jessica's diagnosis. Burt becomes Sheriff but must remove the outgoing sheriff by force. Corinne convinces Dutch to stay. Jodie finds the odds stacked against him in the custody trial.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Susan Harris

  • Episode 74
    7.6/1083 votes
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    #21 - 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

  • Episode 75
    7.6/1086 votes
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    #22 - 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

  • Episode 76
    7.6/1083 votes
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    #23 - 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

  • Episode 1
    7.7/10264 votes
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    #24 - Episode 1

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/13/1977

    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.

    Director: Jay Sandrich

    Writer: Susan Harris

  • Episode 2
    7.7/10200 votes
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    #25 - Episode 2

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/20/1977

    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.

    Director: Jay Sandrich

    Writer: Susan Harris