In another thread we wondered about the original actress to play Mary and about Jessica's declaration that she had four

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stuffic — 11 years ago(July 06, 2014 09:49 PM)

Very interesting, thank you!
Sorry to hear about #12 because I always loved their scenes together.
As for #11, I always wondered why Chuck and Bob were not one (two? lol) of the 5 suspects at the end of season 1 - it made perfect sense that Chuck would be jealous of his older, handsome, brother who could have any woman he wanted. Always considered Benson and Jody's inclusion in the 5 suspects list as filler since they didn't have any motive
One other thing that was never explained: why Benson completely ignored Eunice in the first season. Seemed like it was another storyline that never made it to air.
Thanks again, I loved the trivia.
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trblee — 11 years ago(August 26, 2014 02:59 PM)

Wow! Thanks for posting all that info. The plot of Chuck and Bob killing Peter is hilarious! Where did you read this? The Soap Bible?

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Traianus — 11 years ago(September 01, 2014 09:47 PM)

She didn't see it as a parody or a satire.
Maybe that's not how she said she saw it (at least consciously) or intended it to be, but it still kind of was.

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taralgansert — 11 years ago(October 12, 2014 01:25 PM)

Very interesting thanks for posting! I vaguely remember watching Soap reruns as a kid, I have a vivid memory of Billy Crystal dressed as grapes I want to say for a raisin bran commercial? I have been watching all day in between laundry, cleaning & errands. I love seeing all the stars that I'm so familiar with from other shows. Some I recollect being on Soap some not. My sister & I always go to Chiller Theater & the 1 in 2 weeks Diana Canova is scheduled to appear at a& soon as I saw her name I said. She had a demon baby with Father Tim

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taralgansert — 11 years ago(October 12, 2014 04:16 PM)

Ooooh ok, I do not know why after all these years that stuck in my head. I forgot Chuck & Bob until they came on. How I don't know. Am I correct was Chuck (I don't know his real name) the guy on Real People?

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monifest — 11 years ago(November 25, 2014 01:52 PM)

I really like the idea of Chuck and Bob killing Peter since he died such a complicated death. It would take two people to kill himunless he'd died the original way they had planned.

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Tobey — 11 years ago(January 02, 2015 10:34 AM)

I think you're confusing him with Skip Stephenson who was a host on Real People. They look a lot alike.

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tomtkh — 11 years ago(January 18, 2015 11:26 PM)

thanks for all the cool info about soap, I own the first two seasons on DVD.one thing I always wondered is what else was Ingrid Svenson (Corinne's natural mother) going to do to the Tates & Campbells after her return appearance in season 2? I read that the producers were so impressed by her return performance that they recast her as the German character in the spin-off Bensonwhich is why she never appeared on soap again after this.I always loved the character Ingrid because she was so funny, so it was disappointing that she never returned.

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tomtkh — 11 years ago(January 18, 2015 11:29 PM)

I'm glad to hear that Susan Harris didn't like the devil possession story, because I hated it. Thankfully that story only lasted 5 episodes!

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jcraig44443976 — 11 years ago(February 27, 2015 05:28 AM)

When you put all the facts together, Soap was an AMAZING SHOW that was way ahead of it's timeIt definitely was groundbreaking, leading the way for other shows of it's kind to be created Love this show

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rocknrelics — 10 years ago(December 11, 2015 06:09 AM)

Thanks for this fascinating info!!
Number 14 certainly explains the soft picture quality on the DVD set.It used to look great on a 24" colour TV back in the late 70's,but on my 55" 4K set,the picture looks really soft to say the least.
Number 12 is sad,you always want to think that people get on,so the fact two of the main characters were seen as difficult is a shame.

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melco92 — 9 years ago(May 04, 2016 05:34 PM)

I'd love to get a copy of that "bible". I hate that this show ended on a whole bunch of cliffhangers, and it would probably explain what would have happened in season five, and how it would have ended.
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fiero-49251 — 9 years ago(May 26, 2016 12:35 PM)

Nice info! Saved it to my blog! Thanks! Some of it I knew like Chuck & Bob were supposed to be the original murderers of Peter, how detached Mary was from the cast, and how difficult Burt was to work with! ;-/

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SkipEastport — 4 years ago(May 06, 2021 03:20 AM)

Since I wrote this nearly 7 years ago, another fact came to light. Two pilots were taped for Soap before the final cast was assembled. As I posted previously, Salome Jens was the original Mary Campbell. She was replaced in the second pilot by actress Sally Kemp. Kemp was later remembered by actor Ted Wass, who played Danny.