Quirky, funny, low budget. Highly entertaining at the time. Don't know how it would view today.

This was one of the funniest shows ever produced. Mostly because it was in every conceivable way the most absurd thing on television. From the first openly gay person on TV to the brilliant portrait of Burt.

Groundbreaking,and very,very,funny.

I can't remember any of their names. I thought the show was pretty good and would love to see some re runs of it.

Really thought this show was witty and wish they'd rerun it. Cast was very talented and the stories were fun.

Was not bad but not great.Only reason why I watched it:A friend of the family was in it (Diana Canova)

This was truly one of the most over rated shows of its day.The terribly unfunny Billy Cystal and even less talented cast(if it were possible).The stories make my mother the car look like Mcbeth.I still can hear that awfull theme song.The dummy probably was least fake of all the characters.

this was a funny show though i have to say a little strange at times. a very funny and talented cast. i wouldn't mind seeing the reruns.

This was one of the funniest shows that i have ever seen. I remember when one of the brothers got married to the mobster girl and their romance just bloomed. Great show. Why no reruns??

A show that was ahead of it's time. Funny and completely off the wall. Chuck, the dummy, should have won an emmy for his performance!! For those who are collecting the DVD release, be warned, many of the episodes are the edited versions that were released for syndication. I haven't bought any myself, but there are many upset Soap fans out there complaining.

I loved this show! I'm starting to collect the DVD's. A great comedy that (as others said) was way ahead of it's time. The episodes where Burt was replaced by the alien and Corrine's baby was possessed were priceless!

I know this show was a head of its time but I never really could get into it. The show is a soap opera satire based around the lives of two familys. They took the normal day time soap opera themes and took them to left field and beyond. The production gave it the soap opera look but it did not translate well to prime time.

Funny in spots, but a little wearing.

SOAP was another pioneer as far as taboo subjects in the 70s.It had a killer cast and was one of the funniest show ever.Katherine Hellmond stole every scene she was in!

this shopw was kinda of funny from what I can remember

For its time, Soap was an amazing show. Some of the jokes are brilliant where some fall flat. I respect Soap for its boldness and Commedia del Arte flavor which is hard to find on television.

One of the funniest TV shows of all time. Have the first DVD . Just as funny now as it was then.

I thought this was a pretty funny show. Richard Mulligan played a spastic character and was hilarious.

A mildly diverting send of a TV genre time-honored and beloved by pill-popping housewives all over Our Fair Nation. Not nearly as good as its more inventive and subversive doppelgagger, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, but it had some good points to it. Writing was better than average and the ensemble playing of the cast was strong. But, being a mainstream broadcast network program, it carried the typical lame baggage of shows of that ilk.

The only show I ever watched that could have me physically exhausted from laughing so hard. Nothing like a soap. Fast moving. Creative. Always surprising.

Soap.The name itself clues you in.This is a story about two families and takes the daytime soap plots and runs wild with them.This is the first show I know of with an acknowledged gay character.The stories were so absurd that they were hysterical.I loved the invisible Bert and alien Bert storylines.The show lost a little with Benson leaving and the weird ending prevent this from being a 5.The only problem with this show is its hard to jump into in reruns if you haven't seen it before.

This was one of the greatest shows! Albeit it did get a little corny at the end, but there were times I laughed so hard I cried!

soap was the funniest show ever! i am playing it at the grooming shop i own and even the teens are laughing! that show produced some great comedians, such as wkrp in cinn. and billy crystal? he went way far! what a spoof on those stupid "soaps"! burt was my favorite! and don't forget about bob! benson and the swede! another show! soap was an icon of the sitcoms then and always will be the best! dawn

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When this was in it's original showing, I never missed an episode. I'm suprised at how many people have never seen it. What network is it running on? I'd love to have the series on tape.

I loved this show. Always loved to watch to see what would be happening to Burt (I believe that was his characters' name). To me he was a comedic genius which often brought me to tears from laughing so hard.

This was one of the funniest and most original shows I have ever seen and I laughed the entire time it was on!

One of the best shows ever! Sorry it had to end with a cliffhanger (Jessica in front of a firing squad); this makes it hard to enjoy reruns.

terrible show

Funny Funny Funny Funny.

I used to watch this show faithfully, and even watched the reruns for awhile. My problem with the show is that the last episode I saw, Jessica Tate is in front of a firing squad and the guns go off, and then that's the last you see of it. Was that indeed the last episode? I'm pretty sure it was, and I find it hard to watch the show now, knowing that it ends that way.

The first two seasons were excellent sort of ran out of steam shortly after that.

One of the all-time funniest shows, in my book!!

The theme song was better than the show, and Katherine Helmond's character is nuts.

Before it's time... But what a great run. I'll never forget the "You can rule out suicide" line

Horrible....

My favorite show of all time.

Soap was one of those shows that struggled so hard to be off the wall that many times it just ended up going over the top. But, I did enjoy the wacky cast of characters and watched quite a bit. Then the novelty wore off and it started to get annoying. I do admit to enjoying the occasional re-run though when the TV-PTB choose to run them.

The funniest comedy show ever! Two words: Chuck and Bob!

This show was not one of my personal favorites but it deserves some respect because it was one of the first shows to feature a gay character, and it was probably the first show to show a gay character in a positive manner. It also was the show that introduced us to the character of "Benson", that spun-off into a better show than this one.

MICKEY MOUSES' DOG IS GAY!!? Faaarrrr out and bizarre. Along with MARY HARTMAN, MARY HARTMAN a refreshing change in the usual t.v. fair.

Even though Billy Crystal plays a gay guy, this show was really, really funny. The stories are so strange and out of this world, and it keeps you wanting more.