Soap
Episode 10
Season 1, Episode 10 · Aired 1977-11-22
Synopsis
An ecstatic Burt returns home ready to celebrate after six months of celibacy, but a distraught Mary is unable to reciprocate; devastated at losing Dennis to a woman, Jodie swallows 45 pills in a desperate suicide attempt, tearfully slipping away as Barney Gerber displays his joy for life.
In the series
This episode is part of Soap (1977–1981) on ABC.
Daytime-soap parody with murder, aliens, and a butler who saw everything.
Key cast
- Katherine Helmond as Jessica Tate
- Cathryn Damon as Mary Campbell
- Robert Guillaume as Benson DuBois
- Billy Crystal as Jodie Dallas
- Richard Mulligan as Burt Campbell