Every now and then, I treat myself to a little gift. No special occasion, just wanting to give myself a smile. Well, last week it was more than a smile—it was loud guffaws.I bought the entire tv series “Soap” on dvd.
If you’ve never seen it, I recommend renting the dvd’s. Here’s a little bit for you—nostalgia for old fans of the show, and an intro for those unfamiliar.
Some of the funniest stuff ever. Every single cast member had opportunities to show off their comic side. A young Billy Crystal as Jodie, the gay almost-transexual… Richard Mulligan as Burt, who insisted he could make himself invisible… Jay Johnson as Chuck (and Bob)... Diana Canova as Corinne... Arthur Peterson as the Major, the befuddled grandfather who thought World War II was still going on… and of course Robert Guillaume as Benson, the sassy butler.
But it was Katherine Helmond and Cathryn Damon, as Jessica Tate and Mary Campbell, respectively, who were the stars of the show. They got to demonstrate the widest emotional range, from side-splitting comedy to gut-wrenching drama. I cried many a time during the show’s all-too-brief four year run.
Love it!
3 comments:
My favorite SOAP moment was Billie Crystal telling Katherine Helmond that he was gay and explaining that a lot of important people were gay. He told her, "Alexander the Great was gay. Plato was gay." And amazed, she says, "Mickey Mouse's DOG?!?! Was gay?!?!?"
Great show. I remember watching it on, I think Tuesday evenings. Great blog BTW, definately going to blogroll you!
I loved it when Burt thought he could become invisible. SOAP was one of my favorite TV shows and the writing was brilliant!
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