A sitcom that parodied the absurdities and intricacies of soap operas. It followed the over-the-top exploits of two sisters and their respective families. Jessica Tate is the head of the aristocratic Tate family, while Mary Campbell and her husband Burt are blue collar, with ties to the mob. Everything is melodramatic and everyone sleeps with everyone, and relationships are nebulous.
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04x21 Episode 90 Aired: May. 25, 1981The Governor offers Burt a job as Lieutenant Governor. Chester goes mad with jealousy over Jessica and El Puerco. Danny and Annie turn to each … [continue reading]
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- 04x21 Episode 90 (May. 25, 1981)
- 04x20 Episode 89 (May. 18, 1981)
- 04x19 Episode 88 (May. 11, 1981)
- 04x18 Episode 87 (May. 04, 1981)
- 04x17 Episode 86 (Apr. 27, 1981)
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Show's Cast / Crew
Directors
- Jay Sandrich (55 episodes)
- J.D. Lobue (29 episodes)
- John Bowab (1 episodes)
Writers
- Susan Harris (132 episodes)
- Stu Silver (55 episodes)
- Dick Clair (18 episodes)
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- The show was intended to run for only five seasons. Even if ABC renewed the series, there would only have been one more year to resolve all the cliffhangers.
- The series ended with several cliffhangers unresolved, including Jessica about to be executed by a communist firing squad. A 1983 episode of spin-off series Benson mentions Jessica's…
[show]The series ended with several cliffhangers unresolved, including Jessica about to be executed by a communist firing squad. A 1983 episode of spin-off series Benson mentions Jessica's disappearance, noting the Tate family is seeking to have her declared legally dead. In this episode, Jessica appears as an apparition whom only Benson can see or hear, revealing to Benson that she is not dead, but in a coma somewhere in South America. The other cliffhangers are not referenced, leaving it to the viewers' imagination as to what might have happened.
[hide] - The character of Father Flotsky was added as an in-joke to a character created by Lenny Bruce in a classic routine.
