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** Before the show had even aired, ''Newsweek'' reported that ''Soap'' was a sex farce which contained a scene of a priest being seduced inside a confessional. While the "sex farce" descriptor wasn't ''entirely'' off base, that specific scene never happened. A boycott of the show by religious groups ensued, advertisers and affiliates got nervous, and some of the show's producers believe the show never fully recovered. |
** Before the show had even aired, ''Newsweek'' reported that ''Soap'' was a sex farce which contained a scene of a priest being seduced inside a confessional. While the "sex farce" descriptor wasn't ''entirely'' off base, that specific scene never happened. A boycott of the show by religious groups ensued, advertisers and affiliates got nervous, and some of the show's producers believe the show never fully recovered. |
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** Gordon Jump (Chief of Police Tinkler) originally refused to take the part because he'd heard the rumors that the show was lewd and immoral, only to realize he was wrong when the producers actually showed him some episodes. |
** Gordon Jump (Chief of Police Tinkler) originally refused to take the part because he'd heard the rumors that the show was lewd and immoral, only to realize he was wrong when the producers actually showed him some episodes. |
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* [[Executive Meddling]]: A rather strange example that was ultimately averted involved ABC requesting the Campbells' last name be changed to avoid confusion with the similarly-named soup company. |
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* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Quite a bit of the cast, especially Billy Crystal (and for those of us that are old enough, Robert Urich). |
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Quite a bit of the cast, especially Billy Crystal (and for those of us that are old enough, Robert Urich). |
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** Robert Englund as a member of the Sunnies cult only slightly less sadistic than Freddy Kruger. |
** Robert Englund as a member of the Sunnies cult only slightly less sadistic than Freddy Kruger. |
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