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TV-PG197730m7.3/10
ComedySoapDrama

Ratings

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7.3/10(67)

The antics of a wealthy family, the Tates, and a working-class family, the Campbells, in the fictional town of Dunn's River, Connecticut.

Production

Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

September 13, 1977

Last Aired

April 20, 1981

Networks

ABC

Created By

Susan Harris

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
Episode 1
E1
Episode 1
Air date: 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.
Episode 2
E2
Episode 2
Air date: 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.
Episode 3
E3
Episode 3
Air date: 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
Air date: 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
Air date: 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
Air date: 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.
Episode 7
E7
Episode 7
Air date: 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
Air date: 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
Air date: 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
Air date: 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
Air date: 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.
Episode 12
E12
Episode 12
Air date: 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.
Episode 13
E13
Episode 13
Air date: 1977-12-13
Burt plans a party to celebrate his victory over impotency, but a tragic discovery leaves him in no mood for merrymaking.
Episode 14
E14
Episode 14
Air date: 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.
Episode 15
E15
Episode 15
Air date: 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.
Episode 16
E16
Episode 16
Air date: 1978-01-10
After receiving some shocking news, Corinne is released from jail - and Jessica is arrested.
E17
Episode 17
Air date: 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
Air date: 1978-01-24
The Campbells consider having Burt committed while Father Tim pays Corinne a farewell visit and Chester fires Claire
E19
Episode 19
Air date: 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.
Episode 20
E20
Episode 20
Air date: 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.
E21
Episode 21
Air date: 1978-02-21
Jessica's astonishing behavior on the first day of her trial for the murder of tennis pro Peter Campbell causes pandemonium in the courtroom.
E22
Episode 22
Air date: 1978-02-28
Jessica and Chester Tate wreck havoc on the judicial system along with their sarcastic butler, Benson, when the three testify in Jessica's trial.
E23
Episode 23
Air date: 1978-03-14
Jessica 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
E24
Episode 24
Air date: 1978-03-21
Jodie's friendship with Carol takes a confusing turn, while Jessica awaits the jury's verdict in her trial.
E25
Episode 25
Air date: 1978-03-28
Lefkowitz'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.

Cast

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

Diana Canova

Diana Canova

Corinne Tate

Jennifer Salt

Jennifer Salt

Eunice Tate

Jimmy Baio

Jimmy Baio

Billy Tate

Arthur Peterson

Arthur Peterson

The Major

Jay Johnson

Jay Johnson

Chuck Campbell

Donnelly Rhodes

Donnelly Rhodes

Dutch Leitner

Roscoe Lee Browne

Roscoe Lee Browne

Saunders

Jesse Welles

Jesse Welles

Gwen

Rod Roddy

Rod Roddy

Announcer

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