7.8/10144 votes#1 - Episode 26
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/14/1978
Chester tries to commit suicide, Jodie moves in with Carol, Mary suspects Burt of having an affair, Mother Flotsky puts a curse on Tim and Corinne, Jessica is sentenced to 50 years for killing Peter, and Chester confesses that he's the real murderer and meets Dutch, his new cellmate.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: Susan Harris
7.6/10134 votes#2 - 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
- 7.8/10140 votes
#3 - Episode 28
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/28/1978
Chester and Dutch are discovered hiding in the basement, Chuck attempts to go on a date without Bob, and Eunice and Dutch begin to really like each other.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: Susan Harris
7.7/10100 votes#4 - Episode 29
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/5/1978
Jessica gives Corinne marriage advice, Mary tells Burt she wants to go back to school, Dutch takes off and Chester has a seizure.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: Susan Harris
- 7.9/10132 votes
#5 - Episode 30
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/12/1978
Jodie proposes to Carol, Mother Flotsky drops dead, Sally the secretary attempts to seduce Danny and Burt, and Chester needs brain surgery.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: Susan Harris
- 7.8/10130 votes
#6 - Episode 31
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/19/1978
Tim decides he's cursed, Dutch visits Eunice, and Chester survives the operation but loses his memory.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: Susan Harris
- 7.9/10134 votes
#7 - Episode 32
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/2/1978
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
- 7.7/10128 votes
#8 - Episode 33
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/9/1978
Chester comes home ... sort of. Dutch and Eunice decide to run away together, Corinne tells Jessica she's pregnant, and a drunken Burt finally spends the night with Sally.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: Susan Harris
8.0/10128 votes#9 - Episode 34
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/23/1978
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
7.9/10128 votes#10 - Episode 35
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/30/1978
Dutch and Eunice say goodbye to Jessica and Chester, Burt tries to end his relationship with Sally, Chester disappears, and Elaine is kidnapped.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: Susan Harris
8.0/10103 votes#11 - Episode 36
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/7/1978
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
8.0/10126 votes#12 - Episode 37
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/14/1978
Danny is allowed to talk to Elaine, Donohue tells Jessica that he loves her and Carol leaves Jodie standing at the altar.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: Susan Harris
8.3/10139 votes#13 - Episode 38
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 12/21/1978
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
8.2/10110 votes#14 - Episode 39
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/4/1979
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
7.8/10100 votes#15 - Episode 40
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 1/11/1979
Sally tells Mary that Burt is having an affair with her and an 18-year-old girl, Carol tells Jodie he's unfit to be a father, and Chester almost remembers his name.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: Susan Harris
8.1/1099 votes#16 - Episode 41
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 1/18/1979
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
7.8/1095 votes#17 - Episode 42
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 2/1/1979
Corinne gives birth to a beautiful, healthy baby boy. Mary angrily confronts Burt with his alleged infidelities. Jodie and Alice get off to a rocky start as roommates. Jessica enjoys an evening of dinner and romance at Detective Donohue's apartment. Meanwhile, Chester regains his memory and heads for Dunn's River.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: Susan Harris
8.0/10101 votes#18 - Episode 43
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 2/8/1979
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: N/A
Writer: Susan Harris
8.1/10104 votes#19 - Episode 44
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 2/15/1979
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: N/A
Writer: Susan Harris
8.1/10102 votes#20 - Episode 45
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 3/1/1979
Jessica tells Chester and Donohue that she's torn between them. Jodie brings Alice home to meet the Campbells. Corinne tracks down Tim in his cave to tell him his son is possessed by the devil. Danny gets a lead on Elaine's killers. Burt tags along with Danny and spots a UFO.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: Susan Harris
7.9/10104 votes#21 - Episode 46
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 3/8/1979
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
7.9/10101 votes#22 - Episode 47
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 3/15/1979
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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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 2 Ratings Summary
"Episode 26" is the best rated episode of "Soap" season 2. It scored 7.8/10 based on 144 votes. Directed by Jay Sandrich and written by Susan Harris, it aired on 9/14/1978. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Episode 27".