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7.3 / 10
1977
4 seasons
85 episodes
ComedySoapDrama

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

  • Episode 1

    1.Episode 1

    5.5
    13-09-1977

    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...

  • Episode 2

    2.Episode 2

    20-09-1977

    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 t...

  • Episode 3

    3.Episode 3

    27-09-1977

    Jessica fails to confess her infidelity; Mary fails to terminate Burt's impotence; and Danny learns the identity of the man he must terminate.

  • Ep 4

    4.Episode 4

    04-10-1977

    Jessica resolves to end her affair with Peter; Claire ends Chester's affair with Pigeon; and Danny tries to end Burt's life.

  • Ep 5

    5.Episode 5

    04-10-1977

    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...

  • Ep 6

    6.Episode 6

    25-10-1977

    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

    7.Episode 7

    01-11-1977

    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...

  • Ep 8

    8.Episode 8

    08-11-1977

    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.

  • Ep 9

    9.Episode 9

    15-11-1977

    Jodie goes into the hospital for his sex change operation; Dr. Medlow cures Burt's impotence; and Jessica finally witnesses Chester's infidelity.

  • Ep 10

    10.Episode 10

    22-11-1977

    The Godfather visits Mary; Danny visits in disguise; Mary spurns Burt's advances; Corinne visits Father Tim; and Dennis has bad news for Jodie.

  • Ep 11

    11.Episode 11

    29-11-1977

    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

    12.Episode 12

    06-12-197730m

    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 ba...

  • Episode 13

    13.Episode 13

    13-12-1977

    Burt plans a party to celebrate his victory over impotency, but a tragic discovery leaves him in no mood for merrymaking.

  • Episode 14

    14.Episode 14

    27-12-1977

    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

    15.Episode 15

    03-01-1978

    Danny takes drastic steps to keep from being killed and a mysterious woman arrives at Tinkler's jail with a startling announcement.

  • Episode 16

    16.Episode 16

    10-01-1978

    After receiving some shocking news, Corinne is released from jail - and Jessica is arrested.

  • Ep 17

    17.Episode 17

    17-01-1978

    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...

  • Ep 18

    18.Episode 18

    24-01-1978

    The Campbells consider having Burt committed while Father Tim pays Corinne a farewell visit and Chester fires Claire

  • Ep 19

    19.Episode 19

    07-02-1978

    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

    20.Episode 20

    14-02-1978

    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.

  • Ep 21

    21.Episode 21

    21-02-1978

    Jessica's astonishing behavior on the first day of her trial for the murder of tennis pro Peter Campbell causes pandemonium in the courtroom.

  • Ep 22

    22.Episode 22

    28-02-1978

    Jessica and Chester Tate wreck havoc on the judicial system along with their sarcastic butler, Benson, when the three testify in Jessica's trial.

  • Ep 23

    23.Episode 23

    14-03-1978

    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

  • Ep 24

    24.Episode 24

    21-03-1978

    Jodie's friendship with Carol takes a confusing turn, while Jessica awaits the jury's verdict in her trial.

  • Ep 25

    25.Episode 25

    28-03-1978

    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.

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