September 13, 1977 - April 20, 1981
ABC Situation Comedy - 93 Episodes
Cast:
| Chester Tate: | Robert Mandan |
| Jessica Tate: | Katherine Helmond |
| Corrine Tate: | Diana Canova |
| Eunice Tate: | Jennifer Salt |
| Billy Tate: | Jimmy Baio |
| Benson: | Robert Guillaume |
| The Major: | Authur Peterson |
| Mary Dallas Campbell: | Cathryn Damon |
| Burt Campbell: | Richard Mulligan |
| Jodie Dallas: | Billy Crystal |
| Danny Dallas: | Ted Wass |
| The Godfather: | Richard Libertini |
| Claire: | Kathryn Reynolds |
| Peter Campbell: | Robert Urich |
| Chuck/Bob Campbell: | Jay Johnson |
| Dennis Phillips: | Bob Seagren |
| Father Timothy Flotsky: | Sal Viscuso |
| Carol David: | Rebecca Balding |
| Elaine Lefkowitz: | Dinah Manoff |
| Dutch: | Donnelly Rhodes |
| Sally: | Caroline McWilliams |
| Detective Donahue: | John Byner |
| Alice: | Randee Heller |
| Mrs. David: | Peggy Pope |
| Millie: | Candy Azzara |
| Leslie Walker: | Marla Pennington |
| Polly Dawson: | Lynne Moody |
| Saunders: | Roscoe Lee Browne |
| Dr. Alan Posner: | Allan Miller |
| Attorney E. Ronald Mallu: | Eugene Roche |
| Carlos "El Puerco" Valdez: | Gregory Sierra |
| Maggie Chandler: | Barbara Rhoades |
| Gwen: | Jesse Welles |
This controversial series was a half-hour comedy
which was billed as a satire on soap operas. It had
a continuing story line of sorts, but was populated
by a cast such as was seldom seen on any serious
dramatic show. Stories centered on the wealthy Tates
and the blue-collar Campbells. Chester Tate was a
pompous businessman with an affinity for extramarital
affairs; no wonder, since his wife, Jessica, was a
spaced-out, fluttery idiot. Of their children, sexy
Corrine was always putting her best atttributes
forward; Eunice was quieter and more conservative;
and Billy, 14, was a wisecracking brat. Living with
the Tates were Jessica's father, "the Major," who
crawled around the floor in his old army uniform,
still fighting World War II; and Benson, the insolent
and obnoxious black servant and cook, who
commented on the proceedings.
Across town lived Jessica's sister, Mary Campbell.
Her husband, Burt, was a "working stiff" whose main
problem lay in dealing with stepsons Jodie (who was
gay) and Danny (who was involved with organized crime).
Surreptitious sex was on practically everyone's mind,
and formed the basis of many of the stories.
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