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°Bubbly Blonde° · 12-24-2001, 08:15 PM

I saw on the E True Hollywood Story that TC got alot of comparisson to soap. I don't understand..??

maria1986 · 12-24-2001, 08:47 PM

I have never seen soap....... Do you know if it comes on? I have wondered if it is as funny as Three's Company....... Which I know it is not but I am still curious.

Maria

°Bubbly Blonde° · 12-24-2001, 09:01 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by maria1986
I have never seen soap....... Do you know if it comes on? I have wondered if it is as funny as Three's Company....... Which I know it is not but I am still curious.

Maria

Oh,,,,so Soap was a show! I actually thought it was talking about soap used to bathe!! How blonde of me!!!

What kind of sense did that make!

maria1986 · 12-24-2001, 09:04 PM

I have the people magazine celebrates the 70's book and it has a thing about Three's Company and Soap.... the girl on there looks EXACTLY like Goldy Hawn!

°Bubbly Blonde° · 12-24-2001, 09:09 PM

I soo wanna see it! Couldn't you post it?

maria1986 · 12-24-2001, 09:17 PM

MY BAD...It was not Soap in the book, it was Shampoo(has anyone ever heard of this?) that had the girl who looked just like Goldy Hawn. Anyway, They have these full page pic/aricles on all the tv shows from the 70's except Three's Company. Can you believe that? They only got a half a page.

Maria

Sean Snow · 12-24-2001, 11:32 PM

"Soap" was a VERY controversial show that ran from 1977 to 1981 on ABC-TV. It followed "Three's Company" from 1977 to 1978. It had one spinoff, "Benson" which is currently on the Screen Gems Network.

When it premired, some ABC stations REFUSED to carry the show. "Soap" was about a large group of characters. Robert Mandan, Billy Crystal, Katherine Helmond, and others. It was about the soap-operish antics of the Tates and Campbells.

Billy Crystal played Jodie Dallas, a gay man. He was dressed in drag (I believe, I've never seen the show) and was getting a sex change operation when the series began.

Also, one of the characters owned a puppet that was down right RUDE! When one of the characters brought home a lady that was gay, the puppet said something along the lines of: "So, how's life lesbo?"

Now I Hope You See Why This Show Was Very Controversial.

"Soap" does not currently air on any station. The last time it did was on Comedy Central.

°Bubbly Blonde° · 12-25-2001, 12:28 AM

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Originally posted by Sean Feeney Snow
"Soap" was a VERY controversial show that ran from 1977 to 1981 on ABC-TV. It followed "Three's Company" from 1977 to 1978. It had one spinoff, "Benson" which is currently on the Screen Gems Network.

When it premired, some ABC stations REFUSED to carry the show. "Soap" was about a large group of characters. Robert Mandan, Billy Crystal, Katherine Helmond, and others. It was about the soap-operish antics of the Tates and Campbells.

Billy Crystal played Jodie Dallas, a gay man. He was dressed in drag (I believe, I've never seen the show) and was getting a sex change operation when the series began.

Also, one of the characters owned a puppet that was down right RUDE! When one of the characters brought home a lady that was gay, the puppet said something along the lines of: "So, how's life lesbo?"

Now I Hope You See Why This Show Was Very Controversial.

"Soap" does not currently air on any station. The last time it did was on Comedy Central.

Hhmmm...I wonder why tc got compared to a show like that?

Anyways, it kinda seem like a good show.

°Bubbly Blonde° · 12-31-2001, 07:53 PM

Everyone, we need to get N@N to show at least 2 eps of Soap. I wanna see why they were being compared to each other. What were the similarities between Soap and TC that they were being compared to each other?? Does anyone know??

Sean Snow · 12-31-2001, 10:19 PM

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Originally posted by tcbubblegrl
Everyone, we need to get N@N to show at least 2 eps of Soap. I wanna see why they were being compared to each other. What were the similarities between Soap and TC that they were being compared to each other?? Does anyone know??

It was because they were both very controversial with the sexual topics.

BTW, It would be hard for Nick to do this. The episodes pretty much have to be in order for the plot lines to make sense.

JT · 01-01-2002, 02:03 AM

I've seen many episodes of Soap on Comedy Central and it is a hoot!!!!

BTW:maria can you stop making everyone jealous?People Magazine's 70s tribute didn't have something on all the 70s shows.It has info on Charlie's Angels,Jeffersons,Flip Wilson,Sanford and Son,Gong Show,Happy Days,Laverne & Shirley,Mork & Mindy and The Odd Couple and pictures of All in the Family and the Brady Bunch.I have this book myself on the cover is John Travolta from his 70s days with pics of Jackie O.,Mary Tyler Moore,Fonzie,Elton John,Cher,Flip Wilson,John Denver and Farrah Fawcett lining the page.And on the back cover is a picture of Charlie's Angels:Farrah,Kate and Jaclyn.Very cool book!

maria1986 · 01-01-2002, 03:40 PM

I did not say it had it had a thing on ALL the shows from the 70's.... It just had the most popular ones...... I guess I will just have to be more specific for you next time...... Also a little thing about Three's Company IS in there......

Maria

Moondance · 01-05-2002, 04:30 PM

I USED TO WATCH SOAP WHEN THEY RE-RAN IT ON COMEDY CENTRAL A FEW YRS AGO!!! IT WAS A FUNNY SHOW!!! I AGREE!! BRING IT BACK!!!

Feenster Girl

-*Forever*- · 01-05-2002, 07:27 PM

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH DINAH MANOFF WAZ IN THIS SHOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

JT · 01-05-2002, 10:59 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by maria1986
MY BAD...It was not Soap in the book, it was Shampoo(has anyone ever heard of this?) that had the girl who looked just like Goldy Hawn. Anyway, They have these full page pic/aricles on all the tv shows from the 70's except Three's Company. Can you believe that? They only got a half a page.

Maria

Yes you did say all the shows.
Don't worry I'm not holding a grudge or anything!
Also only two shows have a full page.

12-24-2001, 08:15 PM	#1
°Bubbly Blonde° <3 Forum Veteran Join Date: Nov 25, 2001 Location: Playboy Mansion Posts: 5,876	TC and Soap? I saw on the E True Hollywood Story that TC got alot of comparisson to soap. I don't understand..??

12-31-2001, 07:53 PM	#9
°Bubbly Blonde° <3 Forum Veteran Join Date: Nov 25, 2001 Location: Playboy Mansion Posts: 5,876	BRING SOAP BACK ON!!!!!!!! Everyone, we need to get N@N to show at least 2 eps of Soap. I wanna see why they were being compared to each other. What were the similarities between Soap and TC that they were being compared to each other?? Does anyone know??

01-05-2002, 07:27 PM	#14
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12-24-2001, 08:47 PM	#2
maria1986 HATCHEE GAL Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 15, 2001 Location: FL Posts: 780	I have never seen soap....... Do you know if it comes on? I have wondered if it is as funny as Three's Company....... Which I know it is not but I am still curious. Maria

12-24-2001, 09:04 PM	#4
maria1986 HATCHEE GAL Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 15, 2001 Location: FL Posts: 780	I have the people magazine celebrates the 70's book and it has a thing about Three's Company and Soap.... the girl on there looks EXACTLY like Goldy Hawn!

12-24-2001, 09:09 PM	#5
°Bubbly Blonde° <3 Forum Veteran Join Date: Nov 25, 2001 Location: Playboy Mansion Posts: 5,876	I soo wanna see it! Couldn't you post it?

12-24-2001, 09:17 PM	#6
maria1986 HATCHEE GAL Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 15, 2001 Location: FL Posts: 780	MY BAD...It was not Soap in the book, it was Shampoo(has anyone ever heard of this?) that had the girl who looked just like Goldy Hawn. Anyway, They have these full page pic/aricles on all the tv shows from the 70's except Three's Company. Can you believe that? They only got a half a page. Maria

12-24-2001, 11:32 PM	#7
Sean Snow moo Forum Fanatic Join Date: May 06, 2001 Location: Georgia Posts: 10,407	"Soap" was a VERY controversial show that ran from 1977 to 1981 on ABC-TV. It followed "Three's Company" from 1977 to 1978. It had one spinoff, "Benson" which is currently on the Screen Gems Network. When it premired, some ABC stations REFUSED to carry the show. "Soap" was about a large group of characters. Robert Mandan, Billy Crystal, Katherine Helmond, and others. It was about the soap-operish antics of the Tates and Campbells. Billy Crystal played Jodie Dallas, a gay man. He was dressed in drag (I believe, I've never seen the show) and was getting a sex change operation when the series began. Also, one of the characters owned a puppet that was down right RUDE! When one of the characters brought home a lady that was gay, the puppet said something along the lines of: "So, how's life lesbo?" Now I Hope You See Why This Show Was Very Controversial. "Soap" does not currently air on any station. The last time it did was on Comedy Central.

01-01-2002, 02:03 AM	#11
JT Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 29, 2001 Location: USA Posts: 7,219	I've seen many episodes of Soap on Comedy Central and it is a hoot!!!! BTW:maria can you stop making everyone jealous?People Magazine's 70s tribute didn't have something on all the 70s shows.It has info on Charlie's Angels,Jeffersons,Flip Wilson,Sanford and Son,Gong Show,Happy Days,Laverne & Shirley,Mork & Mindy and The Odd Couple and pictures of All in the Family and the Brady Bunch.I have this book myself on the cover is John Travolta from his 70s days with pics of Jackie O.,Mary Tyler Moore,Fonzie,Elton John,Cher,Flip Wilson,John Denver and Farrah Fawcett lining the page.And on the back cover is a picture of Charlie's Angels:Farrah,Kate and Jaclyn.Very cool book!

01-01-2002, 03:40 PM	#12
maria1986 HATCHEE GAL Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 15, 2001 Location: FL Posts: 780	I did not say it had it had a thing on ALL the shows from the 70's.... It just had the most popular ones...... I guess I will just have to be more specific for you next time...... Also a little thing about Three's Company IS in there...... Maria

01-05-2002, 04:30 PM	#13
Moondance MCR Moderator Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 25, 2001 Posts: 4,008	I USED TO WATCH SOAP WHEN THEY RE-RAN IT ON COMEDY CENTRAL A FEW YRS AGO!!! IT WAS A FUNNY SHOW!!! I AGREE!! BRING IT BACK!!! Feenster Girl