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The Best Episodes of Soap Season 1

Every episode of Soap Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Soap Season 1!

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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
    Soap Season 1 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    7.7/10(302 votes)

    #1 - Episode 1

    S1:E1

    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

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  2. Soap Season 1 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    7.8/10(222 votes)

    #2 - Episode 2

    S1:E2

    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

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  3. Soap Season 1 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    7.5/10(198 votes)

    #3 - Episode 3

    S1:E3

    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

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  4. Soap Season 1 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    7.6/10(190 votes)

    #4 - Episode 4

    S1:E4

    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
    Writers:Tony Lang, Susan Harris

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  5. Soap Season 1 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    7.7/10(180 votes)

    #5 - Episode 5

    S1:E5

    Jodie tells his family about his planned sex-change operation; Burt and Mary tell a psychiatrist about their problem; Corrine tells Father Tim she loves him; and Jessica can't tell Corinne anything.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writers:Tony Lang, Susan Harris

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  6. Soap Season 1 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    7.4/10(174 votes)

    #6 - Episode 6

    S1:E6

    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

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  7. Soap Season 1 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    7.8/10(172 votes)

    #7 - Episode 7

    S1:E7

    The Major kidnaps a neighbor; Claire fails to convince Jessica that Chester is cheating; Burt's son Chuck, the schizophrenic ventriloquist, arrives; and Danny traps Burt in a cabin with the intent to kill.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Susan Harris

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  8. Soap Season 1 Episode 8 - Episode 8
    7.9/10(163 votes)

    #8 - 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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  9. Soap Season 1 Episode 9 - Episode 9
    8.0/10(167 votes)

    #9 - 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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  10. Soap Season 1 Episode 10 - Episode 10
    7.9/10(165 votes)

    #10 - Episode 10

    S1:E10

    The Godfather visits Mary; Danny visits in disguise; Mary spurns Burt's advances; Corinne visits Father Tim; and Dennis has bad news for Jodie.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Susan Harris

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  11. Soap Season 1 Episode 11 - Episode 11
    7.8/10(158 votes)

    #11 - Episode 11

    S1:E11

    Learning of Jodie's suicide attempt, the Campbells rush to his hospital bedside. Corinne and Jessica confront their men about their respective infidelities.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Susan Harris

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  12. Soap Season 1 Episode 12 - Episode 12
    7.8/10(162 votes)

    #12 - Episode 12

    S1:E12

    Jodie leaves the hospital and prepares for his first date with a woman; Jessica and Corinne are furious with Peter for cheating on Corinne; and Peter is in for a surprise in his bath.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Susan Harris

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  13. Soap Season 1 Episode 13 - Episode 13
    8.1/10(161 votes)

    #13 - 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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  14. Soap Season 1 Episode 14 - Episode 14
    7.7/10(154 votes)

    #14 - Episode 14

    S1:E14

    Every member of the Campbell and Tate households seems to be a suspect in Peter's murder, but Chief of Police Tinkler announces the name of the culprit.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Susan Harris

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  15. Soap Season 1 Episode 15 - Episode 15
    7.6/10(188 votes)

    #15 - Episode 15

    S1:E15

    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

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  16. Soap Season 1 Episode 16 - Episode 16
    7.5/10(151 votes)

    #16 - Episode 16

    S1:E16

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

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Susan Harris

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  17. Soap Season 1 Episode 17 - Episode 17
    7.5/10(177 votes)

    #17 - Episode 17

    S1:E17

    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

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  18. Soap Season 1 Episode 18 - Episode 18
    7.7/10(146 votes)

    #18 - Episode 18

    S1:E18

    The Campbells consider having Burt committed while Father Tim pays Corinne a farewell visit and Chester fires Claire

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Susan Harris

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  19. Soap Season 1 Episode 19 - Episode 19
    7.9/10(142 votes)

    #19 - Episode 19

    S1:E19

    Mary finally gets Burt to see a doctor. Jessica tries to make peace with Corinne, and Eunice finds herself locked out on a hotel window ledge in the rain.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Susan Harris

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  20. Soap Season 1 Episode 20 - Episode 20
    8.0/10(178 votes)

    #20 - 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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  21. Soap Season 1 Episode 21 - Episode 21
    7.8/10(174 votes)

    #21 - Episode 21

    S1:E21

    Jessica's astonishing behavior on the first day of her trial for the murder of tennis pro Peter Campbell causes pandemonium in the courtroom.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Susan Harris

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  22. Soap Season 1 Episode 22 - Episode 22
    7.8/10(143 votes)

    #22 - Episode 22

    S1:E22

    Jessica and Chester Tate wreck havoc on the judicial system along with their sarcastic butler, Benson, when the three testify in Jessica's trial.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Susan Harris

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  23. Soap Season 1 Episode 23 - Episode 23
    7.7/10(142 votes)

    #23 - Episode 23

    S1:E23

    Jessica Tate may be at the end of her rope when a surprise witness is brought into the courtroom to present startling and intriguing evidence against Jessica

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Susan Harris

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  24. Soap Season 1 Episode 24 - Episode 24
    7.7/10(137 votes)

    #24 - Episode 24

    S1:E24

    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

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  25. Soap Season 1 Episode 25 - Episode 25
    8.0/10(170 votes)

    #25 - 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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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Episode 1" is the best rated episode of "Soap" season 1. It scored 7.7/10 based on 302 votes. Directed by Jay Sandrich and written by Susan Harris, it aired on 9/13/1977. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Episode 2".