Anyone remember the 1977-1981 cult tv show "Soap"?

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• The classic lament "I don't why they ...", but I agree, of course. Loved that show. :)

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  by debtahals wears a curiosity COAT on September 12th, 2008

• It was a great show...

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  by the VP wears a Wicked COAT on September 14th, 2008

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• Yup - that's the one. Way out there with the story lines, but managed to pull off some poignant moments in the midst of absolute insanity. Thanks ... :)

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  by debtahals wears a curiosity COAT on September 12th, 2008

• I think I knew some families like that. Ha!

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  by Kravenhead on September 12th, 2008

• LOL - did you say "knew" vs "know"? :)

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  by debtahals wears a curiosity COAT on September 12th, 2008

• Both! lol

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  by Kravenhead on September 12th, 2008

• Billy Crystal was in 'All in the Family' in a guest spot before he was in 'Soap.'

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  by Grandma Roses - my avatar is my real dog on September 20th, 2008

• Didn't remember that one GR, thanks.

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  by Kravenhead on September 20th, 2008

• Thanks, Grandma Roses. Like how we can add our collective bits of info together here! :)

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  by debtahals wears a curiosity COAT on September 20th, 2008

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• Thanks, rameystarman. You never know. These concepts go round and round. :)

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  by debtahals wears a curiosity COAT on September 12th, 2008

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• Well, you got 75% of the way through. Maybe one day out of nowhere, you'll rent the dvds and find out how it ended. :)

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  by debtahals wears a curiosity COAT on September 12th, 2008

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• It was so "out there", that the writing and acting had to be good to keep it grounded enough for folks to watch .. and to keep going for a few seasons. Thanks, matt. :)

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  by debtahals wears a curiosity COAT on September 12th, 2008

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• Yeah, strange that I can't just list down all the actor/actress names - yet can see each face .. clear as a bell. Nice ensemble cast. (Agree with you about Golden Girls!) Thanks. :)

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  by debtahals wears a curiosity COAT on September 12th, 2008

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• Richard Mulligan aka Burt Campbell!! :) Didn't catch him in that TZ ep, but thanks for the heads up. Yeah ... I loved Soap too. :)

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  by debtahals wears a curiosity COAT on September 12th, 2008

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• Guess that's what's amazing to me. It's obviously "out there" as far as tv shows go and yet .. decades later .. I find it still funny!! (and poignant here and there as well!) What was the name of the guy (guest star) .. I can see his face, but his name isn't coming to me .. but he played a patient in the hospital ... the roomate of Billy Crystal. Some really serious moments there .. yet still crack us up .. exactly that "mix" it was so good at pulling off. :)

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  by debtahals wears a curiosity COAT on September 20th, 2008

• Is it Harold Gould?

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  by Grandma Roses - my avatar is my real dog on September 20th, 2008

• Didn't recognize the name, so headed to the Internet Movie Database and searched on that name. YES - that's the guy. I loved the way those episodes went down. Funny how things sort of stick with you like that. Thanks!!

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  by debtahals wears a curiosity COAT on September 20th, 2008

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• Would certainly give them things to laugh, cry and talk about. :)

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  by debtahals wears a curiosity COAT on September 13th, 2008

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• Me too. About a year ago, I rented DVDs .. starting at season one .. just to see if it was still funny or if it had faded into "no, really had to be there" territory. Nope, still held up. Got into other things and don't think I made it through all the seasons again .. but it's been long enough now, I could probably go revisit that. (Doing the same thing at the moment with the old black and white "Black Shadow" episodes .. and all the color "Dr Quinn" episodes ..) But I digress. Thanks for chiming in, Chief. :)

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  by debtahals wears a curiosity COAT on September 13th, 2008

• Any time, debtahals! I like watching old episodes of favorite shows. I don't get to do that enough as it is.
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  Do you remember Sledge Hammer? I've got both seasons!

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  by The Chief on September 13th, 2008

• Luckily, I have a subscription with NetFlix, so I'm constantly playing with my "queue" of tv series, films, documentaries, etc that I want to borrow via the mail - watch - and mail back. So that lets me revisit old shows .. or learn about them for the first time. I just order "season one, disc one" and off I go. ---- No on Sledge Hammer. Just looked it up on IMDb and vaguely remember it being on, but know I've never seen even one episode. Is it good? (Well .. you must think so or you wouldn't have both seasons!) Do you recommend my renting it?

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  by debtahals wears a curiosity COAT on September 13th, 2008

• Oh, it was HILARIOUS! It was a satirical comedy show that only lasted two seasons. It made fun of all the violent cop shows and movies that were the rage at the time. Sledge Hammer was a cop that LOVED excessive violence.
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  Check this site out:
  http://www.sledgehammeronline.com/
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  DEFINATELY worth renting if you like comedies.

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  by The Chief on September 13th, 2008

• Ok - you've done it. After I checked out the website, I headed over to NetFlix. Yup, they have seasons 1 and 2. So opened up season one and there are four dvds. Added disc one to my queue. But there are NetFlix member reviews on all tv or film pages. If you hadn't already done it, their writings would have. A couple of quotations from those? (1) ... "a cross between Get Smart and Dirty Harry" (2) ... "straight-up Leslie Nielsen/Zucker Brothers/Mel Brooks kind of slapstick humor, nothing more". Worth a look. Thanks for the heads up. :)

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  by debtahals wears a curiosity COAT on September 13th, 2008

• You betcha! Let me know what you think of them!

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  by The Chief on September 14th, 2008

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