For Subscribers Only… The 1980 SOAP Retrospective! (And the 1978 one, too!)

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Welcome to a new Wildcard Wednesday! To complement yesterday’s rerun post on the second season of Maude, this week I’m sharing another, rarer, Bea Arthur television endeavor: the 90-minute clip show that teased the fourth season of Susan Harris’ Soap (1977-1981, ABC) — a series covered in full on this blog back in 2015 — in which our lady-of-the-week guest starred in wraparound segments as Jessica Tate’s guardian angel at the gates of Heaven. Broadcast only once on October 29, 1980, this episode — like each of the other two extended season-opening retrospectives — is not part of any syndication or DVD package. It was, however, released on VHS in 1994 as “Jessica’s Wonderful Life,” as was the 1978 recap show called “Who Killed Peter?” I have both of these specials digitized and available for subscribers who alert me of their interest below! (I don’t yet have the 1979 clip show, which includes new footage of Jessica and Benson and establishes the latter’s upcoming move to his self-titled spin-off…)

To whet your appetite, here’s a clip of Arthur in Soap‘s “Jessica’s Wonderful Life.”

And here’s a bit of the earlier clip show, “Who Killed Peter?” This aired on August 31, 1978.

 

 

Come back next week for another Wildcard Wednesday goodie! And tune in Tuesday for another vintage sitcom rerun!

26 thoughts on “For Subscribers Only… The 1980 SOAP Retrospective! (And the 1978 one, too!)”

  2. You know I used to have a copy of the second season retrospective and lost it years ago, have been kicking myself over it ever since. . .

    • Hi, WGaryW! Thanks for reading and commenting.

      I have emailed you at your yahoo address.

  4. I would love to see these eps. Haven’t seen Bea Arthur in shoes for years. Just saw Richard Mulligan in SOB this week. What a crazy guy. Thanks. Keep up the great work.

    • Hi, Kim! Thanks for reading and commenting.

      I have emailed you at your stokesvideo address.

  5. Hi Jackson! I have the DVD set of the Complete Soap, and am delighted to find out there is more! Please send!

    • Hi, Michael! Thanks for reading and commenting.

      I have emailed you at your AT&T address.

  6. As a huge SOAP fan, having these would be a real treat! Thank you for offering them, Jackson!!!!

    • Hi, Elaine! Thanks for reading and commenting.

      I have emailed you at your yahoo address.

  7. Hi. I am very interested in seeing these 2 specials please. Soap is one of my favorite sitcoms.

    • Hi, Darren! Thanks for reading and commenting — and subscribing.

      I have emailed you at your gmail address.

  8. Hi! Do you still have Jessica’s wonderful life? I’ve never been able to see it and was wondering if you would be able to email me a copy? I’d really appreciate it!

  9. Hello upperco! I subscribe, not sure if I have ever seen these episodes?? Thank you for providing for us!

    • Hi, marg! Thanks for reading and commenting — and subscribing.

      I have emailed you at your gmail address.

    • Hi, J.R.! Thanks for reading and commenting.

      Please subscribe to this blog using your preferred email address and I will send these specials your way.

    • Hi, Track! Thanks for reading and commenting.

      Sure; please subscribe to this blog using your preferred email address and I will send them your way!

    • Hi, Francesco! Thanks for reading and commenting.

      Please subscribe to this blog using your preferred email address and I will send them your way!

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