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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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1.Episode 1
5.513-09-1977This 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...

2.Episode 2
20-09-1977In 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...

3.Episode 3
27-09-1977Jessica 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
04-10-1977Jessica 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
04-10-1977Jodie 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
25-10-1977Corrine 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.

7.Episode 7
01-11-1977The 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
08-11-1977Unable 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
15-11-1977Jodie 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
22-11-1977The 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
29-11-1977Learning of Jodie's suicide attempt, the Campbells rush to his hospital bedside. Corinne and Jessica confront their men about their respective infidelities.

12.Episode 12
06-12-197730mJodie 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...

13.Episode 13
13-12-1977Burt plans a party to celebrate his victory over impotency, but a tragic discovery leaves him in no mood for merrymaking.

14.Episode 14
27-12-1977Every 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.

15.Episode 15
03-01-1978Danny takes drastic steps to keep from being killed and a mysterious woman arrives at Tinkler's jail with a startling announcement.

16.Episode 16
10-01-1978After receiving some shocking news, Corinne is released from jail - and Jessica is arrested.
- Ep 17
17.Episode 17
17-01-1978After 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
24-01-1978The Campbells consider having Burt committed while Father Tim pays Corinne a farewell visit and Chester fires Claire
- Ep 19
19.Episode 19
07-02-1978Mary 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.

20.Episode 20
14-02-1978Eunice 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
21-02-1978Jessica'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
28-02-1978Jessica 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
14-03-1978Jessica 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
21-03-1978Jodie's friendship with Carol takes a confusing turn, while Jessica awaits the jury's verdict in her trial.
- Ep 25
25.Episode 25
28-03-1978Lefkowitz'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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