As of July 2026, Soap Season 1 aired in 1977 with 25 episodes. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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Soap Season 1

1977 25 Episodes Comedy · Soap ⭐ 7/10

Soap Season 1 has quietly become one of the more dependable comedies currently available. The show says what it needs to say in a single season, no filler. 69 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Katherine Helmond's performance alone is worth the time investment. Put it on tonight and see for yourself.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, Soap Season 1 earns its spot. Soap Season 1 does what great comedies rarely manage — it is actually funny, consistently, across the whole run. Season 1 of Soap includes 25 episodes. It aired from September 1977 to March 1978. This season stars Katherine Helmond, Cathryn Damon and Richard Mulligan. Katherine Helmond and Cathryn Damon lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1977. The real test of any comedy is whether it is still funny once you know all the jokes, and Soap Season 1 holds up on rewatch in a way that separates it from one-off curiosities. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

Comedy fans looking for a reliably funny watch will find it in Soap Season 1. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single week. Katherine Helmond's comic timing carries it through its weaker moments. The kind of comedy you recommend to someone who claims they do not watch much.

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🎬 Soap Season 1 — Episode Guide

E1
Episode 1
1977-09-13
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.
E2
Episode 2
1977-09-20
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.
E3
Episode 3
1977-09-27
Jessica fails to confess her infidelity; Mary fails to terminate Burt's impotence; and Danny learns the identity of the man he must terminate.
E4
Episode 4
1977-10-04
Jessica resolves to end her affair with Peter; Claire ends Chester's affair with Pigeon; and Danny tries to end Burt's life.
E5
Episode 5
1977-10-04
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.
E6
Episode 6
1977-10-25
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.
E7
Episode 7
1977-11-01
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.
E8
Episode 8
1977-11-08
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.
E9
Episode 9
1977-11-15
Jodie goes into the hospital for his sex change operation; Dr. Medlow cures Burt's impotence; and Jessica finally witnesses Chester's infidelity.
E10
Episode 10
1977-11-22
The Godfather visits Mary; Danny visits in disguise; Mary spurns Burt's advances; Corinne visits Father Tim; and Dennis has bad news for Jodie.
E11
Episode 11
1977-11-29
Learning of Jodie's suicide attempt, the Campbells rush to his hospital bedside. Corinne and Jessica confront their men about their respective infidelities.
E12
Episode 12
1977-12-06
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.
E13
Episode 13
1977-12-13
Burt plans a party to celebrate his victory over impotency, but a tragic discovery leaves him in no mood for merrymaking.
E14
Episode 14
1977-12-27
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.
E15
Episode 15
1978-01-03
Danny takes drastic steps to keep from being killed and a mysterious woman arrives at Tinkler's jail with a startling announcement.
E16
Episode 16
1978-01-10
After receiving some shocking news, Corinne is released from jail - and Jessica is arrested.
E17
Episode 17
1978-01-17
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.
E18
Episode 18
1978-01-24
The Campbells consider having Burt committed while Father Tim pays Corinne a farewell visit and Chester fires Claire
E19
Episode 19
1978-02-07
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.
E20
Episode 20
1978-02-14
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.

🎭 Cast of Soap Season 1

Katherine Helmond
Katherine Helmond
Jessica Tate
Cathryn Damon
Cathryn Damon
Mary Campbell
Richard Mulligan
Richard Mulligan
Burt Campbell
Robert Mandan
Robert Mandan
Chester Tate
Billy Crystal
Billy Crystal
Jodie Dallas
Ted Wass
Ted Wass
Danny Dallas
Robert Guillaume
Robert Guillaume
Benson
Rod Roddy
Rod Roddy
Announcer

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