Soap

The television comedy Soap told the story of two sisters, Jessica Tate and Mary Campbell, and their families.

Fast Facts

1. First aired: September 13, 1977
2. Last aired: April 20, 1981
3. Network: ABC
4. Created by: Susan Harris
5. Setting: Dunns River, Conneticut
6. Spinoff: Benson

Cast Information

• Katherine Helmond as Jessica Tate
• Cathryn Damon as Mary Campbell
• Robert Mandan as Chester Tate
• Jimmy Baio as Billy Tate
• Robert Guillaume as Benson DuBois
• Richard Mulligan as Burt Campbell
• Jacy Johnson as Chuck Campbell
• Robert Urich as Peter Campbell
• Billy Chrystal as Jodie Dallas

Quotes

"This is the story of two sisters. Jessica Tate and Mary Campbell. These are the Tates, and these are the Campbells, and this is Soap."—Rod Roddy¹

"Women can't be gay. Because if men were gay and women were gay they'd cancel each other out."—Jodie Dallas¹

"I have one son who's about to become my daughter, another son whom people are trying to kill, I have a lunatic stepson and a dummy living in my home and a husband who won't make love to me. That's not life, that's something by Tennessee Williams!"—Mary Campbell¹

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