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~~Late~~ 1970s sitcom on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] that both parodied and emulated the serial storytelling style of the [[Soap Opera]]. It was perhaps the first [[Sitcom]] to include a [[Story Arc]] of any significance, and as such is still a rarity even today.

'''''Soap''''' was a late 1970s sitcom on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] that both parodied and emulated the serial storytelling style of the [[Soap Opera]]. It was perhaps the first [[Sitcom]] to include a [[Story Arc]] of any significance, and as such is still a rarity even today.

~~'''~~''Soap~~'''~~'' followed the misadventures of the wealthy Tate family, and the equally bizarre misadventures of their relatives, the far less wealthy Campbells. Over the course of a few years, they face adultery, a murder trial, abduction by aliens, demonic possession, cultists and mental illness (several times). The cast consisted of a large ensemble, including [[Richard Mulligan]], [[Katherine Helmond]], [[Robert Urich]], [[Billy Crystal]], and [[Robert Guillaume]] as Benson, the cynical housekeeper to the Tates, who would eventually be spun off into [[Benson|his own show]] (in which he would eventually become [[Ascended Extra|lieutenant governor]] of his state).

''Soap'' followed the misadventures of the wealthy Tate family, and the equally bizarre misadventures of their relatives, the far less wealthy Campbells. Over the course of a few years, they face adultery, a murder trial, abduction by aliens, demonic possession, cultists and mental illness (several times). The cast consisted of a large ensemble, including [[Richard Mulligan]], [[Katherine Helmond]], [[Robert Urich]], [[Billy Crystal]], and [[Robert Guillaume]] as Benson, the cynical housekeeper to the Tates, who would eventually be spun off into [[Benson|his own show]] (in which he would eventually become [[Ascended Extra|lieutenant governor]] of his state).

It is also notable for being one of the first major series to feature a homosexual major character. Also notable in that said character managed to [[Bury Your Gays|survive]] [[Gayngst|relatively unscathed]] throughout the entire series.

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* [[Adolf Hitler]]: ~~Now~~ apparently making a living as a waiter in South America.

* [[Affectionate Parody]]: Of the [[Soap Opera]] genre.

* [[Alien Abduction]]: {{spoiler|Happens to Burt, but it takes him forever to get anyone to believe him}}.

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* [[Have I Mentioned I Am Gay?]]: Jodie. Though in all fairness, [[Informed Attribute|this was probably necessary]], as he was seen with women just as often as he was seen with other men.

* [[Heroic BSOD]]: After Burt runs away from the mental institution (to buy a newspaper) Mary demands he tell her what's the problem as he's keeping from her. They've been through a lot and they can deal with it, she says. He tells her he killed her first husband. Burt tries to speak to her after this but she's effectively frozen on the spot.

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* [[Historical Domain Character]]: [[Adolf Hitler]] is now apparently making a living as a waiter in South America.

* [[Hot for Preacher]]: Corinne, towards Father Tim Flotsky. Tim's reciprocation of these feelings eventually becomes too much for him and he leaves the priesthood.

* [[If I Can't Have You]]: After Billy turns Leslie down she first goes suicidal and then tries to kill him repeatedly. [[Played for Laughs]] as nobody notices.