Soap is an American
sitcom that originally ran on
ABC from September 13, 1977 until April 20, 1981. The show was created as a night-time parody of daytime
soap operas, presented as a weekly half-hour
prime time comedy. Similar to a soap opera, the show's story was presented in a
serial format and included melodramatic plot elements such as
alien abduction, demonic possession, murder, and kidnapping. In 2007 it was listed as one of
Time magazine's "100 Best TV Shows of All-
TIME," and in 2010, the Tates and the Campbells ranked at number 17 in
TV Guide's list of "TV's Top Families" respectively.