I recently watched the show here on KZitem. As a little boy watching this show, I remember laughing out loud (probably not understanding the double entendres). Now as an old man, the show also made me cry. I never realized that all the "good byes" in the show would similarly happen to me. I was surprised to react that way. I love soap even more. Nice work Tony.
@Tomatohater64
2 жыл бұрын
I'm fairly conservative but I must honestly admit this was one of the funniest shows I ever watched. (One of my favorite actresses, Katherine Helmond, passed away in 2019 at age 89 from Alzheimer's complications. RIP, dear one.)
@sinahazar3238
Жыл бұрын
I agree that's why I loved watching this program...Chester Tate made me laugh so much. Jessica is also funny. Burt is also ❤😂. That's why love this Operah
@laurabedford5095
3 ай бұрын
Beautiful lady RIP
@billylo7875
2 жыл бұрын
Benson was a lot funnier on Soap than he was on his own Show.
@mariovaccarella6854
2 жыл бұрын
I agree. Better Writing
@laurabentzinger200
2 жыл бұрын
Diff.writters and chemistry prob.
@choosecarefully408
2 жыл бұрын
@@laurabentzinger200 Yep. He was comedy relief from the "serious" plot points, breaking those up beautifully for pacing. On his own show, _HE was_ the one holding everything together dialogue-wise.
@erikandrus4387
Жыл бұрын
He even thought that too, lol
@robertpreston2220
15 күн бұрын
true
@Chrissy521stl
7 ай бұрын
This was my favorite show since age 6. At least once every ten years I have to watch every episode in order. More recent that has become easier. This show is very special to me. It's a show I used to watch with my family every night.
@CDLacy
2 жыл бұрын
I still love this show! Best comedy ever
@JamesJones-mm2nm
Жыл бұрын
Jody turning in to old Jewish guy was the best!🤣🤣
@mdiallo07
2 жыл бұрын
My mother introduced me to this show some years back and I fell in love with it. I remember getting all 4 seasons on dvd and then after watching the final episode I was so upset to find out that there weren't any more episodes. I wish it would have been at least teased what possibly could've happened to all the characters in season 5. It's shows like this that makes it hard to want to watch again knowing the outcome, which in my opinion kind of ruins that show overall. In my own head I just assume that if there was a season 5 that mostly everyone who looked like they were going to be killed actually lives, and that Jodie would've eventually came back to himself, but not sure if he they actually would've made him marry Maggie. Chester probably would've tried to kill Danny and Annie but stops himself. And of course with Jessica being one of the main characters, they wouldn't have let her die.
@kjk7611
Жыл бұрын
I agree.
@robertpreston2220
15 күн бұрын
and what happened to Burt!
@mariovaccarella6854
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the Info of Chuck being the Original Murderer of Peter. I had always thought that Chester was A Poor Choice Of Murderer especially since He Didn't Know That Jessica had An Affair with Peter.
@kjk7611
Жыл бұрын
Jessica told him.
@mariovaccarella6854
Жыл бұрын
@@kjk7611 Yeah, she asked Chester if He'd Like It If She'd Had An Affair, but, She never said that She Had An Affair With Peter To Chester before Peter was Killed.
@kjk7611
Жыл бұрын
@@mariovaccarella6854 Are you sure? I remember her telling Chester before Peter's murder.
@erikandrus4387
Жыл бұрын
@@kjk7611 I think Mario is right because at the time of Chief of Police (or Piece of Cholief) Tinkler's murder investigation of the family, Tinkler revealed Chester's motive for killing Peter would be over the affair Jessica was having with Peter. Then later that evening (or in the next episode) Chester was upset with Jessica, who reminded him that he already knew she had had an affair on him, but Chester countered with "But I didn't know who you had that affair with?!"... Interesting rewrite, none of the motives were really fleshed out for the five suspects showcased in the season 1 cliffhanger, except for Corinne and Jessica. Benson being the butler - was kind of a gag suspect - but Burt and Chester... Why would Burt kill his own son?! And as many of pointed out, how could Chester kill him? But this happens on soaps sometimes when a character becomes so popular you have to go back to the typewriter to save them.
@Salvatore1268
4 ай бұрын
In the pilot Jessica told Peter that if Chester knew that Jessica had an affair it would “kill him”’and early spoiler
@mandymac74
4 ай бұрын
I recently watched Soap from the beginning and the first three seasons and they were perfection!!!! When Soap went to an hour it lost its magic. But, Soap is and was EXCELLENT!!!!!!! I loved the Jessica/ Benson and Billy. Some of the sweetest scenes were with Benson and Jessica. Benson’s final scene with Jessica made me cry. It was so sweet and heart warming. “ Benson, you’re my best friend.” I cry everytime she says that. I grew up watching Soap. It is absolutely wonderful!!!!!! Unique and laugh out loud funny and at the same time so touching.😊
@13applejaxxx
Жыл бұрын
I just read not too long ago that Susan Harris was told she would have 5 seasons, and wrote the outline based on that. She, like the others, were surprised when ABC told them at the end of season 4 would be the last. They "allowed" a Benson episode to explain out the SOAP cliffhanger.
@robertpreston2220
15 күн бұрын
we got no answers
@justinturley7071
Жыл бұрын
A TV movie could’ve worked, but even if it was in preparation, the final nail in the coffin was Cathryn Damon’s death due to ovarian cancer in 1987, just 6 years after SOAP left the airwaves, and just a year after Benson left the airwaves. So after her death, SOAP was dead. I don’t think a tv movie was planned, but Damon’s death probably played a role in no tv movie.
@charternicholson9933
Жыл бұрын
The show was funny and was able to keep it's humor through actor changes....but it also had some very touching moments. When Jess had to say goodbye to Corinne was very true about parenting...and choices It dealt with some tough issues...like teacher student relationships and racism.... The show was so ahead of the times in some ways, and so behind the times in others... Please, watch the show from the first episode to the last episode until you judge it...... I really think Sopranos stole their ending from the premise of how Soap ended In the end it is entertainment
@darrenroberts7916
Жыл бұрын
Loved your summary but you kept referring to Annie as Mary. Danny's affair was with Annie.
@Driven2Beers
Жыл бұрын
Played by the late Nancy Dolman, Martin Short's wife. He was sure lucky to have married such a beautiful girl on both the inside and outside! Such a shame that he lost her to cancer. They deserved to be together much longer. RIP Nancy.
@nytaxista
3 жыл бұрын
It was a great tragic-comedy show, and I believe all these "liberties" were out of the "politically correct" movement starting in that time. The show mentioned every negative and prejudicial aspect of the American society of the 70's - 80's. Funniest until the very end.
@TearyEyesAnderson
2 жыл бұрын
This show and "Police Squad" were two of the funniest, they had lots of silly puns, and off handed gags, that sometimes even the audience seemed to take a second to realize. I like to think this show takes place in the same universe as my favorite film "Transylvania Twist", lots of silly shenanigans but generally lighthearted and loveable. "Get Smart" was also one of my favorites, I wish "Soap" would have continued as tie-in novels like "Get Smart" did.
@kjk7611
Жыл бұрын
What other concepts did GET SMART tie into?
@deftlefthand9964
Жыл бұрын
I just marathoned Soap and am so grateful to see this. I'd forgotten the last episode debacle and was not at all happy!! I watched this in real time from age 17 onward. I had no idea there was so this much controversy around it. If I ate Vlassic pickles, I'd stop, even all these years later!!
@justinturley7071
Жыл бұрын
Jessica’s final monologue is so sad. All she cared about was her family and if God could take care of them. It’s one of those scenes that is so emotional but so good and Katherine Helmand is awesome as Jessica Tate in that scene.
@robertpreston2220
15 күн бұрын
HATED this episode was the last and we got no answers to SO many cliffhangers!
@SamuelVain
Жыл бұрын
Just binged watched it on KZitem and I remember it being longer as a kid. I guess that has to do with having to wait a week for the next episode vs I'm just watching them all in one day😅
@GRETCHENBELLE
2 жыл бұрын
just binged entire show ... didn't know it was canceled .. sad ending to grate series
@kjk7611
Жыл бұрын
GREAT.
@laurabedford5095
3 ай бұрын
Loved Soap in 70,s, my favourite character's were jessica , benson burt and bob , ❤ great show .
@marcychan168
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this Always loved SOAP Thanks again and God bless
@terr777
Жыл бұрын
Danny didn't have a fling with Mary, that was his actual mother. Chester had remarried to Eunice's college roommate, Annie. Ewww.
@z6886
Жыл бұрын
The humor is so well written
@TERoss-jk9ny
2 жыл бұрын
I hated them for not having one more season!
@martinemjt
8 ай бұрын
this show aged so well!! even the fashion can still be actual! loved rewatching it, but i didn t remember the cliffhanger ending!!!
@erikandrus4387
Жыл бұрын
I honestly feel the Burt Campbell cliffhanger, with Burt about to bust some criminals: one behind him with a knife, and two behind the door of the room Burt was entering, each with guns, would have resolved itself like a Rube Goldberg machine to some effect.
@vxy357
10 ай бұрын
And what would that be? What's the rube Goldberg machine?
@hamsandwiches9347
Ай бұрын
The heck are you talking about??
@suzanneoshannessy7666
2 жыл бұрын
Real ashame Fantastic show Great actors Best ever Story line was unforgettable Writing was brilliant
@tridbant
Жыл бұрын
I binge watch every decade.
@ringo1692
Жыл бұрын
What episode of Benson tells us what happened to Jessica?
@vxy357
10 ай бұрын
I remembered when my parents wouldn't allow me to watch SOAP because mush of the subject matter wasn't appropriate for kids, although i didn't have a clue as to what was going on. I would always end up sneaking up to the upstairs TV to watch SOAP or I hid behind the wall as my parents watched it. but now looking back at it 30 years later, I see why they didn't want me to watch it, although I still liked it. I hated that it was canceled. i remember that at the time, ABC did a public announcement that it was canceling SOAP and that they felt that SOAP had "gone too far" in it's subject matter.
@danpapas6481
2 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately in today’s world this show wouldn’t last one day :( PC
@trishayamada807
2 жыл бұрын
LoL. Are you new? Do you see the trash on tv? It’s not PC.
@Bal4833
Жыл бұрын
I think it could have a home on Comedy Central. I think South Park hits non PC topics pretty hard. I loved it when it was on network TV.
@iaov
2 жыл бұрын
Susan Harris was brilliant!!
@dwhitman3092
2 жыл бұрын
I recall at the last episode, there was a plea to the tv audience to call an 800 number so as to let Network brass to continue the show. I remember that the ratings had dipped somewhat after time slot was changed, and they were going to cancel Soap. I wanted to call the number, but my husband at the time, said there would be enough people doing so, that it wasn't necessary. WELL ---- He was WRONG! And no matter about sponsors, etc, it had lasted 4 years! Which makes the ending of this show absolutely horrendous! EVERYONE deserved a better situation than what happened.
@joetengler9251
2 жыл бұрын
Check out the television history project you tube channel for SOAP and Benson episodes
@fisher6130
Жыл бұрын
Loved this show. Everyone in the thumbnail pic deserves an Emmy!!
@eyeseer1
Жыл бұрын
The show Soap ran before Desperate Housewives could crawl.
@alandoren4953
Жыл бұрын
All Soap episodes are on KZitem for free. Also, there are of better quality than others. Look for the good one.
@gaipontiff2
Жыл бұрын
The first gay character in television was a character named Peter Panama on a show called the The Corner Bar in 1972.
@sinahazar3238
Жыл бұрын
I'm sad soap is over I feel like its not really over. Why has Jesica had to die and not Al who was originally wanted in the first place...Its not fair that she died. It seems like things are not over also with also with other actor's. Therefore Soap should go on....THE SHOW MUST GO ON ❤💖
@debbirbodner5358
Жыл бұрын
A special actor who knew how to entertain sure miss him
@gaipontiff2
Жыл бұрын
The entire series can be seen on the Tubi television app.
@mariovaccarella6854
2 жыл бұрын
FYI. Pat Barron, I believe imitated Vlasic Pickle Animal/Grouch Marx Character
@mariovaccarella6854
Жыл бұрын
OK. I stand corrected. I always was of the belief and thought it was Pat Harrington. I'll defer to you. Thanks for the correction.
@pastorbri
3 жыл бұрын
soap was special.....and for 40 years Ive been waiting for season 5.....I guess Ill be waiting till the after life, grrrr, also it works best if seen once a week like a proper soap.....not binge watched as thats cheating.
@Chrissy521stl
7 ай бұрын
Agreed on all points!
@pastorbri
7 ай бұрын
@@Chrissy521stl I still wish we had a season 5..............sob
@rogerkillion1616
Жыл бұрын
You can watch this show on Tubi tv
@laurabentzinger200
2 жыл бұрын
Love this show! "Bat" cambell
@erikandrus4387
Жыл бұрын
Can we just comment how handsome Tony Figueroa is, lol
@theclownofknowledge1840
2 жыл бұрын
i loved the show and was sad to see it end that way i made a video about the ending of soap
@ahumanstain-gs7hr
5 ай бұрын
Wow just watched the whole series on KZitem I had forgot Jessica’s unresolved cliff hanger. What’s the link to your fans only page?
@scottbeldi5826
2 жыл бұрын
It was the perfect ending everyone dies ....or do they!
@dannystaton5386
2 жыл бұрын
Good 👍 stuff
@JamesJones-mm2nm
Жыл бұрын
Just watch the last 10 episodes at the tail end of a marathon!
@laustcawz2089
2 жыл бұрын
In 1995, there was a short-lived show on the brand new network, WB, that was reminiscent of "Soap". It was called "Muscle" &, this time, someone was clearly prepared for a cancellation (which did occur), because the final episode ends with an incredible scene that literally leaves all the characters dead. After almost 30 years, the show still has never been released on VHS, DVD, Blu-Ray or anywhere else, other than a few clips on youtube. It was the first WB show to be cancelled & featured a great ensemble cast which included Alan Ruck & Michael Boatman, who went on to "Spin City"; Amy Pietz, who went on to "Caroline In The City" & Nestor Carbonell, who went on to the now-seldom-seen "Suddenly Susan". The pilot even guest starred Adam West, whose character promptly died. The show revolved around the employees & members of a gym/health spa. Same co-producers as "Soap", Witt & Thomas. The show would make a perfect addition to the "Shout Factory" catalogue. As for "Soap", its best scene ever had Jodie using the refrigerator for hiding Bob from Chuck.
@z6886
Жыл бұрын
Didn't get into this when I was a kid cuz I didn't understand it. But I recently watched the entire series and I loved it so much. I really wish they would've given it a couple more seasons with a fitting ending.
@deepblack2193
Жыл бұрын
Bob and Chuck ruined the whole show they made me mad
@kjk7611
Жыл бұрын
Why?
@thomasbest8599
Жыл бұрын
You’ve got to be kidding me
@markpalmer7832
2 жыл бұрын
What about the last show.
@kimberlywiederhold627
2 жыл бұрын
Mary was his mother. Annie was Chester's wife. I would like to know the reason why Chuck would have killed him.
@laustcawz2089
2 жыл бұрын
Maybe "Bob" would've killed Peter for leaving him behind to be stuck living in Hawaii (which Bob hated). Imagine "Bob" confessing to murder in open court!!
@LB-gz3ke
2 жыл бұрын
Peter was tall, dark, and handsome. And very popular with the ladies. Chuck was a meek fellow who had to hide behind a puppet to even talk to his family. He would likely be jealous of his brother.
@kjk7611
Жыл бұрын
Chuck...& Bob, would've probably been made out to be simply insane. Chuck/Bob always had an insult in his/their pocket. And he/they were the most unlikely characters to remain regulars.
@kjk7611
Жыл бұрын
@@laustcawz2089 Peter & Bob (& Chuck) seemed to never have been aware of 1 another's existence. I don't think Peter ever lived in Hawaii. Burt mentioned that Bob, & Chuck, may've moved to Hawaii for entertainment purposes.
@UncleLance67
3 жыл бұрын
This show aired as reruns on my local UHF station during the 80's. I was able to watch the series through at least twice, maybe three times. Yeah, the Moral Majority HATED this show. Remember, the GOP had just brought in all the former Dixiecrats who had switched parties and traded in their white hoods for church clothes, but they were just as racist, as sexist, and as homophobic as ever. And boy did they praise their Invisible Friend when Soap was cancelled.
@MayorMcCheeseStalker
Жыл бұрын
What an awful thing to say about Christians.
@MayorMcCheeseStalker
Жыл бұрын
And what an incorrect generalization to make.
@kjk7611
Жыл бұрын
@@MayorMcCheeseStalker But so true.
@kjk7611
Жыл бұрын
I remember them, in 1982. But the Xian groups were still on their backs.
@MayorMcCheeseStalker
Жыл бұрын
@@kjk7611 I suspect you don't know many Christians and are incorrectly projecting the attitudes/actions of a few onto a much larger group. Notice how I said, "I suspect . . ." That's because, unlike you, I don't state my opinion like it's an accepted fact.
@JamesJones-mm2nm
Жыл бұрын
What ?? Nothing about Saunders , Bensons replacement!?
@laustcawz2089
Жыл бұрын
He did aeem to disappear towards the end of the show. Perhaps he secretly left to go to Malaguay, preparing a plan to rescue Jessica. Keep in mind that we never saw Jessica bleed from the shot, nor was there even any confirmation of where the shot came from or who actually got shot, only the implication.
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