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This satirical soap opera introduces the Campbells and the Tates: two suburban families of unequal prosperity

In order to leave the mob, Danny is ordered to kill his father's killer; Chester is blackmailed by his secretary; the identity of Burt's long-lost son is a shock in more ways than one.

Jessica fails to confess her infidelity; Mary fails to terminate Burt's impotence; Danny learns the identity

Jessica resolves to end her affair with Peter; Claire ends Chester's affair with Pidgeon; Danny tries to end Burt's life.

Jodie tells his family about his planned sex-change; Burt and Mary tell a psychiatrist about their problem;

Corinne moves out of the Tate house; Burt announces the return of son Chuck, the ventriloquist; Danny gets one last chance to kill Burt.

The Major kidnaps a neighbor; Claire fails to convince Jessica that Chester is cheating; Burt's son Chuck,

Unable to bring himself to kill Burt, Danny goes into hiding from the mob; Bob, the ventriloquist's dummy, continues to make life horrible for the Campbells and Tates.

The Godfather visits Mary; Danny visits in disguise; Mary spurns Burt's advances; Corinne revisits Father Tim;

Learning of Jodie's suicide attempt, the Campbells rush to his hospital bedside; Corinne and Jessica confront

Jodie leaves the hospital and prepares for his first date with a woman; Jessica and Corinne are furious with Peter for cheating on Corinne; Peter is in for a surprise in his bath.

Burt plans a party to celebrate his victory over impotency, but a tragic discovery leaves him in no mood for merry-making.

Every member of the Campbell and Tate households seems to be a suspect in Peter's murder, but Sheriff Tinkler announces the name of the culprit.

Danny takes drastic steps to keep from being killed, and a mysterious woman arrives at Tinkler's jail with a startling announcement.

After receiving some shocking news, Corrine is released from jail -- and Jessica arrested.

After gloating over Jessica's arrest, Ingrid pays a threatening visit to the Tates; Eunice and the Congressman receive a blackmail note and Lefkowitz agrees to let Danny live – on one condition.

The Campbells consider having Burt committed while Father Tim pays Corinne a farewell visit and Chester fires Claire.

Mary finally gets Burt to see a doctor. Jessica tries to make peace with Corinne and Eunice finds herself locked out on a hotel window ledge in the rain.

Eunice and Walter race to recover some incriminating evidence, and Jessica and Chester receive a few shocks from their first meeting with the prosecutor and the judge.