Soap can be an American sitcom that originally ran by 1977 on ABC into 1981. The show is made as a night time parody of soap operas, presented like a weekly prime period comedy. The show's narrative was exhibited in a sequential format and comprised melodramatic plot elements like demonic possession abduction, murder, and kidnapping.Back in 2007 it had been listed as one of Time magazine"100 Best shows of all time," and in 2010, the Tates and the Campbells ranked at number 17 in TV Guide's list of"TV's Top Families".The show was created, written, and also executive produced by Susan Harris, and executive produced by Paul Junger Witt and Tony Thomas. Each coming season was preceded by a retrospective of their season. The two of these retrospectives were made on VHS in 1994.The show aired 85 episodes . The last four episodes of the series aired as one-hour episodes through the run using ABC. These episodes were split in two, yielding 9 3 half-hour episodes.All episodes are available in your region 1 DVD in four vessel sets that are separate. Before, the series has re-run on cable in addition to on syndicated channels on TV Land and Comedy Central. It ran on television on Antenna TV.