The WORST episodes of Soap
Every episode of Soap ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Soap!
Sisters Mary Campbell and Jessica Tate lead soap-opera lives with their crazy families.
#1 - Episode 4.13 (Part 1)
Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/16/1981
The Tates and Campbells wait for the results of Danny's surgery, Mary explains to Burt about her relationship with Chester, Jodie proposes to Maggie, Dutch and Eunice try to spice up their sex life, Mary relives the circumstances that led Chester to leave her for Jessica
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#2 - Episode 4.15 (Part 1)
Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/13/1981
The Governor offers Burt a job as Lieutenant Governor. Chester goes mad with jealousy over Jessica and El Puerco. Danny and Annie turn to each other for comfort. Mary tries to convince Burt that their baby isn't normal. Jodie's psychiatrist brings Julius home to meet the Campbells.
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#3 - Episode 4.2
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/19/1980
Jessica tells her suitors that she is moving on with her life--without them. Burt and Danny consider responses to Tibbs' blackmail threats. Polly turns down Danny's marriage proposal, leaving him despondent. Corinne departs for a new life in California. Wendy is kidnapped.
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#4 - Episode 2.22
Season 2 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/15/1979
Jessica leads the family in the exorcism on Corrine's baby. Jodie and Alice grow closer. Danny finds himself in danger. Billy is taken hostage by the Sunnies. Jessica decides between Chester and Donohue. Burt disappears in the light.
#5 - Episode 4.4
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/3/1980
Chester puts the moves on the maid of honor at Dutch and Eunice's wedding. The blackmail photos of Burt and Danny hit the papers. Despite the breaking scandal, Mary vows to stand by Burt. On her way to the Caribbean for some R&R, Jessica crosses paths with a Latin American revolutionary.
#6 - Episode 4.3
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/26/1980
After Burt tells Jodie there's nothing the law can do to help find Wendy, Jodie takes matters into his own hands. Jessica returns home from the hospital. Eunice and Dutch announce their engagement, much to Chester's horror. Leslie continues her bumbling efforts to kill Billy. Mary receives the blackmail photos of Burt in the motel room. Jessica agrees to allow Chester to live in the poolhouse.
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#7 - Episode 4.13 (Part 2)
Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/16/1981
Burt alienates his family as his fame continues to grow, Danny is offended when Burt disapproves of his plans to marry Gwen, Jessica forgives Chester, but can't forgive Mary, Saunders proposes a plan to rescue Jodie and Maggie, Gwen is coerced by a hoodlum into spying on Burt and Danny
#8 - Episode 3.17
Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/7/1980
Burt rushes home with news that he isn't dying and vows to live the rest of his life to the fullest. The minister's daughter leaves Chester. Danny and Polly buy a house. Jessica catches Dutch and Corinne in bed together. Jessica's psychiatrist asks her out. Carol tells Jodie she wants custody of Wendy.
#9 - Episode 4.1
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/12/1980
Dr. Hill revives Jessica, who remains in a coma. Danny and Burt wake up in an adult motel. Mary is relieved to see that her baby is white. Billy dodges Leslie's bullet, which hits Saunders instead. Dutch chooses Eunice over Corinne, who announces she will be moving on soon. Jessica emerges from her coma apparently healthy and surrounded by her many suitors. After the judge learns of Carol's machinations, she awards custody of Wendy to Jodie. Carol threatens Jodie. Burt and Danny receive X-rated pictures of themselves in the motel room.
#10 - Episode 4.12 (Part 2)
Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/9/1981
Chester becomes the vital kidney donor on Danny's behalf; Dutch and Eunice try to spice up their sex life by play acting; believing her sister has betrayed her, Jessica refuses to speak to a despondent Mary, who reveals how their mother arranged scatterbrained Jessica's marriage to embezzler Chester.
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#11 - Episode 4.8
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/7/1981
Burt sells his construction company to Chester and Dutch. Jodie and Maggie learn that Carol has run off to New Mexico with a carnival fire-eater. Billy rescues Jessica and El Puerco at sea. Danny admits he is attracted to Gwen and asks her to stop turning tricks.
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#12 - Episode 4.7
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/31/1980
Jessica consoles a depressed El Puerco and convinces him to fight the revolution from her house in Connecticut. Gwen testifies against Tibbs. Someone is spying on Gwen and Danny. The Tates hold a garage sale to raise cash. Burt and Mary make an appointment for sex. Jodie and Maggie's search for Carol and Wendy leads them to a rowdy saloon.
#13 - Episode 4.5
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/10/1980
The Tates and Campbells learn of Jessica's abduction. Billy heads to Malaguay to rescue his mother. Jodie hires a P.I. to find Wendy. Danny and Burt plan to go undercover to bring down Tibbs. Jessica finds herself in the middle of a revolution.
#14 - Episode 4.14 (Part 1)
Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/23/1981
Jodie, Maggie and Wendy are rescued from the fortress. Jessica and Mary come to an understanding. Mary tells Jessica that she has a drinking problem, the baby may be an alien, and she fears she is losing Burt. Jodie decides to see a therapist so he can be sure about his relationship with Maggie. Danny blames Burt when Gwen runs away. Jodie signs up for hypnotherapy.
#15 - Episode 3.21
Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/20/1980
Jessica asks Chester to move back home while she's in the hospital. Dr. Hill tells Chester that Jessica is very sick. Burt's first assignment as sheriff is to remove his predecessor from office. Corinne convinces Dutch not to move out. At the custody hearing, Carol tells an outrageous lie about Jodie threatening to kill her.
#16 - Episode 4.12 (Part 1)
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/9/1981
News that Chester is Danny's father rocks the family. Chester reluctantly agrees to donate a kidney to Danny. Jessica is devastated that Mary had a child by Chester. Meanwhile, Jodie and Maggie track Carol and Wendy to a kung-fu fortress in Malibu.
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#18 - Episode 4.11
Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/28/1981
Annie realizes Chester is still in love with Jessica but agrees to marry him anyway. Jessica tries in vain to seduce El Puerco. Burt vows to find Tibbs and make him pay for shooting Danny. The Campbells learn that Danny will need a kidney transplant, which forces Mary to reveal a devastating secret.
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#19 - Episode 3.19
Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/6/1980
Danny and Polly have Burt and Mary to their new house for an eventful evening. Billy dumps Leslie, who threatens suicide. The Campbells brace for the custody trial. The Tates welcome a new butler, Saunders, who immediately regrets taking the job. As the families gather to watch election coverage, Jessica collapses.
#20 - Episode 3.15
Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/24/1980
While Burt searches for a world record to break, Mary suspects something is wrong. Dutch and Corinne bond. Suddenly single again, Jessica visits Detective Donohue--on his honeymoon. Dutch confronts Eunice about her cheating.
#21 - Episode 3.5
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/11/1979
The Tates adjust to life with Dutch in the house. Danny returns home with Millie. Mary grows increasingly suspicious of "Burt." Jodie officially begins his life as a single, gay parent. Real Burt and Alien Burt come face to face. Billy and Leslie decide to pursue a relationship.
#22 - Episode 3.13
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/10/1980
Burt can't bring himself to tell Mary he won't live to see their baby born. Danny and Polly declare their love for one another. Mary worries about Danny's interracial relationship, but Jodie convinces Danny to follow his heart. Billy loses his virginity to Leslie. Mary wonders whether Real Burt or Alien Burt fathered her baby.
#23 - Episode 1.16
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/10/1978
Corrine learns the truth about her mother. Ingrid hires an investigator to clear Corrine. Burt becomes obsessed with finding Peter's killer. Jessica is arrested.
#24 - Episode 3.3
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/27/1979
Billy is rescued from the Sunnies. Mary is oversexed. Danny is saved by Millie. Jodie is torn between Alice and Wendy. Jessica is sad to bid Benson farewell.
#25 - Episode 3.2
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/20/1979
Alien Burt has his way with Mary, and she's not complaining. Real Burt meets Saul, who tells Burt he cannot escape the spaceship. Billy resists the Sunnies' brainwashing. Mrs. David asks Jodie to choose between Wendy and Alice. Benson and "the Step Brothers" penetrate the Sunnies' compound but are stopped short of rescuing Billy.