6.9/1083 votesLoading...#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
7.2/1080 votesLoading...#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
7.3/1082 votesLoading...#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
7.4/10181 votesLoading...#4 - 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
7.4/10160 votesLoading...#5 - 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
7.4/1093 votesLoading...#6 - 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
7.4/1082 votesLoading...#7 - 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
7.5/10136 votesLoading...#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
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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
7.5/1078 votesLoading...#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
7.5/1084 votesLoading...#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
7.5/1080 votesLoading...#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
7.5/1080 votesLoading...#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
- 7.6/10175 votesLoading...
#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
- 7.6/10166 votesLoading...
#15 - Episode 5
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/4/1977
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
Writer: Susan Harris
7.6/10173 votesLoading...#16 - 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
- 7.6/10122 votesLoading...
#17 - 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
7.6/10134 votesLoading...#18 - 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
7.6/1089 votesLoading...#19 - 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
7.6/1087 votesLoading...#20 - 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
7.6/1086 votesLoading...#21 - 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
7.6/1083 votesLoading...#22 - 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 votesLoading...#23 - 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 votesLoading...#24 - 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
7.7/10268 votesLoading...#25 - 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
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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".