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Play S1 E1Santa Barbara is an American television soap opera, first broadcast in the United States on NBC on July 30, 1984, and last aired on January 15, 1993. The show revolves around the eventful lives of the wealthy Capwell family of Santa Barbara, California. Other prominent families featured on the soap were the rival Lockridge family, and the more modest Andrade and Perkins families. Santa Barbara aired in over 40 countries around the world and is best remembered for its witty dialogue and sometimes tongue-in-cheek situations that often seemed like an affectionate parody of the genre. The show won 24 Daytime Emmy Awards and 18 Soap Opera Digest Awards among various other awards.
Cast: Jed Allan, Robin Mattson, Nancy Lee Grahn
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110 episodes
1. Episode 1This great soap opera begins with a flashback to a party in honor of Channing Capwell Jr. in Santa Barbara, California in 1979. Channing and his older brother, Mason, are entertaining the guests until the butler, Phillip, gives Channing a note. Channing asks the maid, Santana Andrade, if he'll see her tonight. He then follows instructions to go to the Capwell study. When Channing enters the study, it's clear that someone was waiting behind the desk. The person points a gun and pulls the trigger. Seconds later, Channing is lying dead on the floor. ""Santa Barbara"" then cuts five years ahead in time to the San Quentin prison on July 30, 1984.6+CC1 h 0 minJul 30, 1984
2. Episode 2It's obvious to Peter that Kelly is thinking about Joe Perkins. Joe gets off the bus and is reunited with his mother, Marisa, and his sister, Jade. The mysterious woman growls, ""Damn! He's back."" Joe is disappointed because his father didn't show up. Marisa is happy to have her Joey back. When Rosa Andrade gets the gun away from Santana, the gun falls to the floor. Mason Capwell puts his foot on the gun, preventing Santana from picking it up. Mason asks Santana why she brought the gun to the bus station. Santana admits that she thought about shooting Joe, but adds that she couldn't have done it. She then starts to cry, and Mason comforts her.6+CC1 h 0 minJul 31, 1984
3. Episode 3Mason tells Santana that two people saw her with the gun yesterday. He reminds Santana that she had no permit to carry the gun. ""I'm here to help,"" Mason smiles. Santana doesn't trust Mason at all and decides to talk to a lawyer friend. Rosa feels betrayed by C.C. and decides to confront him. She wants to know what happened to Santana's child. C.C. claims he doesn't know and denies that he forced Santana to give up her baby. Rosa thought C.C. trusted her. After all, she started working for C.C. twenty years ago and mothered his children when his wife passed away. C.C. explains to Rosa that he had dreams for Channing and imagined that one day maybe Channing might even be president.6+CC1 h 0 minAug 1, 1984
4. Episode 4Someone is making a bomb. Santana is about to take a bath when she spots Mason. Naturally, Santana becomes upset and gets Mason to leave. Kelly sees Joe, and Peter notices how if affects her. He thinks something should be done about Joe. C.C. arrives with two thugs, and Joe gets thrown into the water. Thanks to a carrier pigeon, Ted receives a note from Danny and learns that Danny wants to go to Hollywood. Jade pays a visit to the restaurant Danny is working.6+CC1 h 0 minAug 2, 1984
5. Episode 5Laken has a romantic fantasy about Ted. John goes home and is shocked when he sees what happened to his house. Worried about his daughter, John wants Jade to stay with him. Jade refuses to make a choice between her parents, though. At the warehouse, the stranger informs Joe that he's the one who called the fire department tonight after the explosion. Joe reveals to the stranger, whose name is Dominic, that he found Channing dead with a guest at Channing's big party. However, the witness never came forward.6+CC1 h 0 minAug 3, 1984
6. Episode 6Joe & Kelly argue on the yacht, Peter comes in with a gun, Santana leaves for Acapulco.6+CC1 h 0 minAug 6, 1984
7. Episode 7Ted & Danny arrive in Hollywood, Santana talks to the doctor who delivered her baby, Peter gets hurt at polo.6+CC1 h 0 minAug 7, 1984
8. Episode 8CC has a cocktail party and calls Mason Channing, Joe convinces Jade to take a vacation.6+CC1 h 0 minAug 8, 1984
9. Episode 9Kelly reads some of Joe's letters, Jade arrives in Hollywood, Santana back from Acapulco.6+CC1 h 0 minAug 9, 1984
10. Episode 10Santana hires a private investigator, Augusta offers Joe a job, Joe breaks into the Capwell house.6+CC1 h 0 minAug 10, 1984
11. Episode 11Cruz arrives to help with the oil rig fire, Kelly asks Peter if he wants to move to New York.6+CC1 h 0 minAug 13, 1984
12. Episode 12Cruz in the hospital, Santana finds out her private investigator is working for CC, Dominic arranges a meeting for Kelly & Joe.6+CC1 h 0 minAug 14, 1984
13. Episode 13Peaches gets her purse stolen, Laken arrives in Hollywood, Joe & Kelly meet at the stables, Joe goes to work for Augusta.6+CC1 h 0 minAug 15, 1984
14. Episode 14Cruz goes to the Capwell house to rest, Peter and Augusta chat about old times.6+CC1 h 0 minAug 16, 1984
15. Episode 15CC has a party on his yacht, Augusta tries to blackmail Peter, Joe breaks into the Capwell house again.6+CC1 h 0 minAug 17, 1984
16. Episode 16Cruz helps Joe get out of the house, but Joe gets caught by Kelly.6+CC1 h 0 minAug 20, 1984
17. Episode 17Kelly helps Joe get out of the house, Santana brings CC a present to give to her son.6+CC1 h 0 minAug 21, 1984
18. Episode 18Kelly sees Augusta & Joe while riding her horse, cuts herself on the fence, Joe kisses Kelly, Cruz & Santana look at the houseboat.6+CC1 h 0 minAug 22, 1984
19. Episode 19Joe kisses Kelly (replays), Jade has a screen test with a sleazy producer, Joe gets drunk and goes to Augusta's, Kelly goes to Peter's.6+CC1 h 0 minAug 23, 1984
20. Episode 20Morning after - Joe & Augusta wake up together, as do Peter & Kelly, Laken wants to go to Hollywood.6+CC1 h 0 minAug 24, 1984
21. Episode 21Augusta follows Joe, Dominic tells Joe to stay away from Augusta, Joe goes to see Santana.6+CC1 h 0 minAug 27, 1984
22. Episode 22Joe & Santana argue at the stables, Mason & his secretary get it on in his office.6+CC1 h 0 minAug 28, 1984
23. Episode 23A sarcophagus arrives at the Lockridge house, Santana out cold after falling off a horse, Lionel arrives in Santa Barbara.
**First appearance of Nicolas Coster (Lionel Lockridge).6+CC1 h 0 minAug 29, 1984
24. Episode 24Santana gets bitten by a rattlesnake, CC rescues her and she is taken to the hospital.6+CC1 h 0 minAug 30, 1984
25. Episode 25Danny goes to rescue Jade from the sleazy producer, Augusta cooks Laken's pigeon, Joe gets in Dominic's trunk to follow him.6+CC1 h 0 minAug 31, 1984
26. Episode 26Laken upset, goes to the Capwell house, Dominic goes to the cemetery, Joe figures out Dominic is his witness.6+CC1 h 0 minSep 3, 1984
27. Episode 27Lionel goes to the Capwell house to get Laken, Joe takes a gun and goes to meet Dominic.6+CC1 h 0 minSep 4, 1984
28. Episode 28Ted & Laken leave the Capwell house and go to a motel, at the warehouse Dominic admits to Joe he is Joe's witness.6+CC1 h 0 minSep 5, 1984
29. Episode 29Ted & Laken at a motel, Mason searches the Lockridge house, Kelly meets Joe at La Mesa.6+CC1 h 0 minSep 6, 1984
30. Episode 30Kelly and Joe dance at La Mesa, Peter arranges for the two-way mirror to be installed in the presidential suite, Jade in trouble at the movie shoot.6+CC1 h 0 minSep 7, 1984
31. Episode 31Kelly and Joe meet at Cruz's houseboat, Danny saves Jade from the sleazy producer.6+CC1 h 0 minSep 10, 1984
32. Episode 32Joe and Peter fight at Cruz's, Augusta and Lionel create their circle of truth, David Hasselhoff cameo, Kelly goes to see Joe at Cruz's and gives him the ring back.6+CC1 h 0 minSep 11, 1984
33. Episode 33Peter tells Mason that Kelly has seen Joe a few times, Ted & Laken return to Santa Barbara & invite their parents to the snack bar for a meeting, Joe sends Kelly flowers with the ring.
**Last appearance of Peter Mark Richman (C.C. Capwell)6+CC1 h 0 minSep 12, 1984
34. Episode 34Ted & Laken meet their parents at the snack bar, Peter & Kelly fight and she leaves, Santana tells Cruz she & Channing used to meet at the gazebo.
**First appearance of Paul Burke (C.C. Capwell)6+CC1 h 0 minSep 13, 1984
35. Episode 35Kelly missing, Dominic breaks into Santana's apartment and steals her letters, Dominic goes to the gazebo.6+CC1 h 0 minSep 14, 1984
36. Episode 36Joe finds Dominic at the gazebo, they find Santana & Channing's letters, Lionel watches Augusta & Peter in the presidential suite.6+CC1 h 0 minSep 17, 1984
37. Episode 37Peter records Mason and Veronica talking in the presidential suite, Cruz finds out from Joe about Santana's baby.6+CC1 h 0 minSep 18, 1984
38. Episode 38Auction for the Lockridge beachfront property starts, CC takes Santana for a plane ride, Kelly returns to Santa Barbara.6+CC1 h 0 minSep 19, 1984
39. Episode 39Bidding for the property starts - Mason wins, Dominic and Joe each visit the Yucca Dunes Motel, Gina & Brandon arrive.
**First appearance of Linda Gibboney (Gina DeMott) and Scott Curtis (Brandon DeMott)6+CC1 h 0 minSep 20, 1984
40. Episode 40Kelly goes looking for Joe, Veronica juggles Lionel, Peter & Mason, CC offers Cruz a full-time job on the rigs.6+CC1 h 0 minSep 21, 1984
41. Episode 41Joe takes Kelly to meet Dominic, Ted, Laken, Danny, Jade look at renting the motel for a hangout, Santana meets Gina & Brandon.6+CC1 h 0 minSep 24, 1984
42. Episode 42Ginger and her thugs show up at Peter's and blackmail him, it's revealed Dominic is a woman, CC and Santana make love.6+CC1 h 0 minSep 25, 1984
43. Episode 43Kelly's dressmaker turns out to be Ginger, Danny has a soccer match, Mason says CC slept around a lot before he met Sophia.6+CC1 h 0 minSep 26, 1984
44. Episode 44Joe goes to Alaska to find out info on Dominic.
**First appearance of Jonna Leigh Stack (Summer Blake)6+CC1 h 0 minSep 27, 1984
45. Episode 45CC's birthday, Peter plants drugs on Joe's bike, Eden flying on her way to Santa Barbara.
**First appearance of Marcy Walker (Eden Capwell)6+CC1 h 0 minSep 28, 1984
46. Episode 46Eden parachutes onto the Lockridge property, CC hears the tape of Mason trashing him, at the sanitarium in Alaska Joe learns Dominic is a woman, Eden and Cruz "meet".6+CC1 h 0 minOct 1, 1984
47. Episode 47Warren burns some things at a storage locker and injures his hand, the cops find the cocaine on Joe's bike, Veronica denies it's her voice on the tape, Kelly moves out of the Capwell house.6+CC1 h 0 minOct 2, 1984
48. Episode 48Cruz tells CC he knows that Santana's baby is Brandon, Ginger tells Joe about Peter's past, Eden & Cruz meet at the cemetery, Lionel gets drunk and goes to Sophia's grave.6+CC1 h 0 minOct 3, 1984
49. Episode 49Dominic confronts Lionel in his car, Augusta tries to get Warren to confide in her about the fire at the pawn shop, the cops go to La Mesa to arrest Joe, Joe later escapes towards the ocean.6+CC1 h 0 minOct 4, 1984
50. Episode 50Lionel dreams of Sophia/Eden, Joe is presumed killed by sharks, Ted & Laken get "married" in class, Warren admits to Augusta he stole the things from the Capwell house.6+CC1 h 0 minOct 5, 1984
51. Episode 51Mason tells Ted that the things that were stolen in the robbery belonged to Sophia, Lionel leaves things for Eden at Sophia's grave.6+CC1 h 0 minOct 8, 1984
52. Episode 52Kelly meets Dominic, Brandon is missing and Gina tells Mason that he was adopted, Joe is picked up in a rowboat.6+CC1 h 0 minOct 9, 1984
53. Episode 53Joe wakes up on a yacht, Danny and Ted put a camel in Mr. Bottoms' classroom.6+CC1 h 0 minOct 10, 1984
54. Episode 54Brick arrives, Santana calls Brandon and finds out his birthday and realizes he's her son.
**First appearance of Richard Eden (Brick Wallace)6+CC1 h 0 minOct 11, 1984
55. Episode 55Santana goes to LA and CC confronts her, someone is following Kelly - it turns out to be Joe.6+CC1 h 0 minOct 12, 1984
56. Episode 56CC and Santana fight about Brandon, Kelly realizes Joe is alive, Joe and Kelly make love.6+CC1 h 0 minOct 15, 1984
57. Episode 57Amy arrives, CC & Santana break up, Joe's funeral starts.
**First appearance of Kerry Sherman (Amy Perkins)6+CC1 h 0 minOct 16, 1984
58. Episode 58At the funeral Jade tells Marisa Joe is really alive, Jeff breaks up with Amy, Cruz finds out Joe is alive.6+CC1 h 0 minOct 17, 1984
59. Episode 59Marisa tells John that Joe is alive, Amy gets drunk, Peter goes to the presidential suite with a gun to spy on Kelly.6+CC1 h 0 minOct 18, 1984
60. Episode 60Joe and Kelly spend the night in the presidential suite and Peter realizes she's seeing someone, Peter goes in with a gun.
**Last appearance of Paul Burke (C.C. Capwell)6+CC1 h 0 minOct 19, 1984
61. Episode 61Kelly breaks up with Peter, Lionel accuses the Capwells of sinking the Amanda Lockridge.
**First appearance of Charles Bateman (C.C. Capwell)6+CC1 h 0 minOct 22, 1984
62. Episode 62Mason finds out Gina is in Nice, Ginger breaks into Peter's apartment and decides to use Kelly to get money out of Peter.6+CC1 h 0 minOct 23, 1984
63. Episode 63Ginger wants Peter to help her kidnap Kelly, Kelly goes to meet Ginger.6+CC1 h 0 minOct 24, 1984
64. Episode 64Santana arrives in Nice, Ginger's goons drug Kelly after "knocking out" Ginger, Mason gets a ransom call from Ginger.6+CC1 h 0 minOct 25, 1984
65. Episode 65Santana babysits Brandon, Mason tells CC Kelly was kidnapped, Joe calls Dominic to help find Kelly.
**Last appearance of Rosemary Forsyth (Sophia Capwell Armonti)6+CC1 h 0 minOct 26, 1984
66. Episode 66Dominic gets a disguise for Joe so he can go look for Kelly, Amy temps at Peter's office, the cops go to Ginger's but Kelly is gone.
**First appearance of Judith McConnell (Sophia Capwell Armonti)6+CC1 h 0 minOct 29, 1984
67. Episode 67Ginger tells Mason some guys knocked her out and took Kelly, Dominic confronts Peter about his past with Ginger, Peter meets up with Ginger.
**Last appearance of Dane Witherspoon (Joe Perkins)6+CC1 h 0 minOct 30, 1984
68. Episode 68Peter "saves" Kelly, Halloween at the motel, Joe goes to the hospital to see Kelly, Peter sees Joe.
**First appearance of Mark Arnold (Joe Perkins)6+CC1 h 0 minOct 31, 1984
69. Episode 69Joe visits Kelly at hospital, Eden flashes back to when she & Cruz met, Joe tells Kelly about Peter & Ginger, Peter decides to kill Joe.6+CC1 h 0 minNov 1, 1984
70. Episode 70Dominic tells Joe the things Warren stole were Sophia's to cover up Sophia & Lionel's affair, Eden takes Lionel flying, Mason flies to Nice.6+CC1 h 0 minNov 2, 1984
71. Episode 71Peter tells Kelly he wants to help her find Channing's killer, Mason arrives in Nice, a minor quake hits, Lionel goes to the cemetery.6+CC1 h 0 minNov 5, 1984
72. Episode 72Sophia's "ghost" haunts Lionel at the cemetery, Gina, Brandon, Mason & Santana fly back from France, Lionel thinks Eden is the ghost.6+CC1 h 0 minNov 6, 1984
73. Episode 73Party for Marisa & John, Peter plants a fake note from Dominic to lure Joe, Ted & Laken planning to spend the night, Joe goes to meet "Dominic".6+CC1 h 0 minNov 7, 1984
74. Episode 74Peter shoots at Joe at the wildlife refuge, Santana planning to take Brandon to Rio, Peter and Joe struggle, Ted goes after Warren.6+CC1 h 0 minNov 8, 1984
75. Episode 75Peter is wounded and Joe is arrested, Ted chases Warren on horseback, Eden and Lionel at the cemetery, Santana and CC fight.6+CC1 h 0 minNov 9, 1984
76. Episode 76Earthquake! A major earthquake hits Santa Barbara...6+CC1 h 0 minNov 12, 1984
77. Episode 77John Perkins dies from injuries after the earthquake, Warren saves Ted, Augusta & Lionel trapped at the bottom of a cliff.
**Last appearance of Robert Alan Browne (John Perkins)6+CC1 h 0 minNov 13, 1984
78. Episode 78There's an explosion at the Andrade's from a gas leak, Kelly trapped - she and Joe get "married", it's revealed Dominic is Sophia.6+CC1 h 0 minNov 14, 1984
79. Episode 79Kelly, Joe, Lionel, Augusta rescued but Dominic is gone, Gina arrives from LA, Mason promises Kelly he'll drop the charges against Joe.6+CC1 h 0 minNov 15, 1984
80. Episode 80Sophia visits the hospital to check on Kelly, Warren retrieves the coins from the cave, the Lockridges provide well water for Santa Barbara.6+CC1 h 0 minNov 16, 1984
81. Episode 81Peter goes into cardiac arrest but is OK, Eden befriends Matt, a young boy whose parents are missing from the quake, Kelly goes to see Peter.6+CC1 h 0 minNov 19, 1984
82. Episode 82Lionel follows Dominic to his apartment but finds a woman, Peter about to tell Kelly who he saw in the study the night of Channing's murder.6+CC1 h 0 minNov 20, 1984
83. Episode 83Peter tells Kelly he saw Mason in the study, Lionel visits Sophia's grave with the coins.6+CC1 h 0 minNov 21, 1984
84. Episode 84Peter admits to Mason he lied about Mason being in the study, Brandon having nightmares, Matt's parents are found.6+CC1 h 0 minNov 23, 1984
85. Episode 85Peter's press conference on TV, Joe is cleared, Mr. Bottoms arrested but Ted gets him out of it and they call a truce.6+CC1 h 0 minNov 26, 1984
86. Episode 86Amy learns she's pregnant, CC makes a statement supporting Joe, Joe formally exonerated, Brick decides not to leave town, Mason & Peter argue.6+CC1 h 0 minNov 27, 1984
87. Episode 87Peter falls into a coma after he and Mason argue, Kelly starts to tell CC what Peter said about Mason.6+CC1 h 0 minNov 28, 1984
88. Episode 88CC overhears Kelly and Mason arguing and throws Mason out, then disinherits him, Jade learns Amy is pregnant.6+CC1 h 0 minNov 29, 1984
89. Episode 89Mason and CC argue and CC pulls a gun, Warren tells Lionel about Channing and the party, Mason learns Santana is Brandon's mother.6+CC1 h 0 minNov 30, 1984
90. Episode 90Amy tells Brick she's pregnant and they go to San Francisco to see Jeff, Mason confronts Santana about Brandon.6+CC1 h 0 minDec 3, 1984
91. Episode 91Eden asks Cruz to teach her to dive, Brick & Amy meet Jeff & stay overnight in San Francisco, Santana & Mason fight and she pulls a knife on him.6+CC1 h 0 minDec 4, 1984
92. Episode 92Santana decides to leave town after Mason threatens to tell Brandon and Gina the truth.
**Last appearance of Ava Lazar (Santana Andrade)6+CC1 h 0 minDec 5, 1984
93. Episode 93Amy tells Jeff she's pregnant but he says it's not his, Lionel finds Eden diving, Mason smuggles Peter out of the hospital.6+CC1 h 0 minDec 6, 1984
94. Episode 94Ted & Laken plan to spend the night on the yacht, they see Eden and Lionel together on the Lockridge boat.6+CC1 h 0 minDec 7, 1984
95. Episode 95Ted & Laken's evening ends, Mason takes Peter to a clinic, Dominic breaks into Lionel's closet to plant the note in the tux.6+CC1 h 0 minDec 10, 1984
96. Episode 96Jeff sends Amy a letter offering to pay for an abortion, Dominic puts the note in the tux and knocks Lionel out.6+CC1 h 0 minDec 11, 1984
97. Episode 97Liz Peale arrives, Veronica finds out where Peter is, Lionel & Liz plan to put forgeries on the Amanda Lockridge.
**First appearance of Lauren Chase (Elizabeth Peale)6+CC1 h 0 minDec 12, 1984
98. Episode 98Dominic plants the coins in Lionel's briefcase, Veronica tells Mason she visited Peter, Lionel visits Peter.6+CC1 h 0 minDec 13, 1984
99. Episode 99Lionel & Augusta take Peter from the clinic, CC tells Eden & Ted about Peter's accusation.6+CC1 h 0 minDec 14, 1984- 100. Episode 100Gina offers to be CC's secretary, Summer tells Gina Hank raped her, Amy decides to keep the baby, Lionel & Liz bring up the safe.6+CC1 h 0 minDec 17, 1984
101. Episode 101Lionel & Liz go through the safe, Dominic plants clippings of Channing's murder in Lionel's desk.6+CC1 h 0 minDec 18, 1984
102. Episode 102Lionel puts the safe back, Warren & Lionel publicly dive for the safe, Peter has a press conference & says he couldn't see the killer.6+CC1 h 0 minDec 19, 1984
103. Episode 103Party at museum for opening of safe, Mason searches the Lockridge house and finds the coins.6+CC1 h 0 minDec 20, 1984
104. Episode 104Mason finds the clippings, Lionel opens the safe and Mason has him arrested.6+CC1 h 0 minDec 21, 1984
105. Episode 105Mason tells Kelly that Lionel was arrested for stealing the coins, Dominic tips off Mason about the tux and he finds the note, Christmas Eve.6+CC1 h 0 minDec 24, 1984
106. Episode 106Christmas - the Lockridges have Christmas in jail, Marisa & Jade surprise Amy with a nursery, Mason searches the Lockridge house again.6+CC1 h 0 minDec 25, 1984
107. Episode 107Lionel & Warren discuss Sophia and the affair, Mason charges Lionel with Channing's murder.6+CC1 h 0 minDec 26, 1984- 108. Episode 108Mason tells CC Lionel & Sophia had an affair, Liz gets Augusta bail money, Lionel realizes the note was in Warren's tux.6+CC1 h 0 minDec 27, 1984
109. Episode 109Cruz & Eden both end up at the museum to look at the log book, Lionel, Warren & Augusta burn Lionel's tux.6+CC1 h 0 minDec 28, 1984
110. Episode 110New Year's Eve - Eden & Cruz locked in the museum together, Danny & Jade get stuck in the snow, Kelly wants Joe to marry her today.6+CC1 h 0 minDec 31, 1984
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Santa Barbara is an American television soap opera, first broadcast in the United States on NBC on July 30, 1984, and last aired on January 15, 1993. The show revolves around the eventful lives of the wealthy Capwell family of Santa Barbara, California. Other prominent families featured on the soap were the rival Lockridge family, and the more modest Andrade and Perkins families. Santa Barbara aired in over 40 countries around the world and is best remembered for its witty dialogue and sometimes tongue-in-cheek situations that often seemed like an affectionate parody of the genre. The show won 24 Daytime Emmy Awards and 18 Soap Opera Digest Awards among various other awards.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Bridget Dobson, Jerome Dobson
- Studio
- New World Television, Dobson Productions
