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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.
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Seasons & episodes
S1 · 25 epS2 · 22 epS3 · 22 epS4 · 16 ep
1Episode 113 Sept 1977 · 25m · ★ 5.5This 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.
2Episode 220 Sept 1977 · 25mIn 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.
3Episode 327 Sept 1977 · 25mJessica fails to confess her infidelity; Mary fails to terminate Burt's impotence; and Danny learns the identity of the man he must terminate.- 4Episode 44 Oct 1977 · 25mJessica resolves to end her affair with Peter; Claire ends Chester's affair with Pigeon; and Danny tries to end Burt's life.
- 5Episode 54 Oct 1977 · 25mJodie 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.
- 6Episode 625 Oct 1977 · 25mCorrine 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.
7Episode 71 Nov 1977 · 25mThe 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.- 8Episode 88 Nov 1977 · 25mUnable 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.
- 9Episode 915 Nov 1977 · 25mJodie goes into the hospital for his sex change operation; Dr. Medlow cures Burt's impotence; and Jessica finally witnesses Chester's infidelity.
- 10Episode 1022 Nov 1977 · 25mThe Godfather visits Mary; Danny visits in disguise; Mary spurns Burt's advances; Corinne visits Father Tim; and Dennis has bad news for Jodie.
- 11Episode 1129 Nov 1977 · 25mLearning of Jodie's suicide attempt, the Campbells rush to his hospital bedside. Corinne and Jessica confront their men about their respective infidelities.
12Episode 126 Dec 1977 · 30mJodie 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.
13Episode 1313 Dec 1977 · 25mBurt plans a party to celebrate his victory over impotency, but a tragic discovery leaves him in no mood for merrymaking.
14Episode 1427 Dec 1977 · 25mEvery 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.
15Episode 153 Jan 1978 · 25mDanny takes drastic steps to keep from being killed and a mysterious woman arrives at Tinkler's jail with a startling announcement.
16Episode 1610 Jan 1978 · 25mAfter receiving some shocking news, Corinne is released from jail - and Jessica is arrested.- 17Episode 1717 Jan 1978 · 25mAfter 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.
- 18Episode 1824 Jan 1978 · 25mThe Campbells consider having Burt committed while Father Tim pays Corinne a farewell visit and Chester fires Claire
- 19Episode 197 Feb 1978 · 25mMary 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.
20Episode 2014 Feb 1978 · 25mEunice 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.- 21Episode 2121 Feb 1978 · 25mJessica's astonishing behavior on the first day of her trial for the murder of tennis pro Peter Campbell causes pandemonium in the courtroom.
- 22Episode 2228 Feb 1978 · 25mJessica and Chester Tate wreck havoc on the judicial system along with their sarcastic butler, Benson, when the three testify in Jessica's trial.
- 23Episode 2314 Mar 1978 · 25mJessica Tate may be at the end of her rope when a surprise witness is brought into the courtroom to present startling and intriguing evidence against Jessica
- 24Episode 2421 Mar 1978 · 25mJodie's friendship with Carol takes a confusing turn, while Jessica awaits the jury's verdict in her trial.
- 25Episode 2528 Mar 1978 · 25mLefkowitz's threat to kill the entire Campbell clan and startling announcements by Father Tim and Mr. Mallu are temporarily overshadowed by the return of the verdict for Jessica.
Details
- Created by
- Susan Harris
- First aired
- 13 Sept 1977
- Last aired
- 20 Apr 1981
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- ABC
- Episodes
- 85
- Votes
- 69 on TMDB
Cast
Katherine HelmondJessica Tate
Cathryn DamonMary Campbell
Richard MulliganBurt Campbell
Robert MandanChester Tate
Billy CrystalJodie Dallas
Ted WassDanny Dallas
Diana CanovaCorinne Tate
Jennifer SaltEunice Tate
Jimmy BaioBilly Tate
Arthur PetersonThe Major
Jay JohnsonChuck Campbell
Donnelly RhodesDutch Leitner
Roscoe Lee BrowneSaunders
Jesse WellesGwen
