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Some that have already been used for comic relief/parody:
The Days of the Week (SCTV)
As The Stomach Turns (The Carol Burnett Show)
The Edge of Wetness (Tonight Show with Johnny Carson)
Southwest General (Tootsie)
The Bold, the Black, The Beautiful (Robert Townsend's Partners in Crime)
Fraternity Row (One Life to Live)
It Never Ends (The Simpsons)
Veterinarian's Hospital (The Muppet Show)
The Days of the Week (SCTV)
As The Stomach Turns (The Carol Burnett Show)
The Edge of Wetness (Tonight Show with Johnny Carson)
Southwest General (Tootsie)
The Bold, the Black, The Beautiful (Robert Townsend's Partners in Crime)
Fraternity Row (One Life to Live)
It Never Ends (The Simpsons)
Veterinarian's Hospital (The Muppet Show)
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Invitation to Love (Twin Peaks)
The Burdens of Desire (Sabrina the Teenage Witch)
Restless Hearts (Melrose Place)
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I remember once on the Jeffersons Florence was talking about her favorite soap. It was called The Old & the Useless, obviously a pun on Y&R. I always liked that one.
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Oh, I've always teased my mother the Y&R fan that it's time to watch The Old and the Worthless, so maybe that's where I picked up that particular title.
John McCook (Eric on B&B) once said that he and Susan Flannery were going to go off and do their own soap called The Old and the Dutiful.
John McCook (Eric on B&B) once said that he and Susan Flannery were going to go off and do their own soap called The Old and the Dutiful.
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As the World Ends could’ve been great, but I guess I can see why they didn’t use it
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If I start posting some, I'll never stop. So maybe I just shouldn't try.
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On the subject of Sunset Beach, media mogul Sumner Redstone suggested the title Never Say Goodbye during a dinner with Spelling. I believe they tested it with audiences but younger audiences favoured SB. I quite like the suggested title but it’s more reminiscent of the slightly more flowery titles they gave soaps in the 60’s and 70’s. It would never have suited the show it was proposed for.
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Well, my soap Never a Tomorrow Like Today is going swimmingly - it's about feuding siblings and reminiscent of Roy Windsor soaps.
I have a good sibling and a horrible one (but that the audience will like). Also, there's a moral undertone to my soap - you will not forget Today if Tomorrow waits. @Daniel Avery will understand.
I have a good sibling and a horrible one (but that the audience will like). Also, there's a moral undertone to my soap - you will not forget Today if Tomorrow waits. @Daniel Avery will understand.
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And you cant forget tomorrow because it hasn't happened yet.
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SISTERS had Moonlight Bay (starring the "sisters" as the actors, of course).
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Real soap Number 96 had its serial within a serial, Natalie Faces Life, the cancellation of which gave a scene I've watched far too many times and can't resist posting once more:
(Highly relatable. We've all been there when our favourite soap ends).
Meanwhile, Carry On Matron had medical drama The Surgeons, on which Matron and Dr. F.A. Goode were hooked, meeting up behind his wife's back ("she'd rather curl up on the hearth rug with a good bone") to watch each new episode together. While we didn't see the fictitious soap first-hand, it sounded exciting from the opening narration of that weeks instalment:
Sadly, we never found out how the situation resolved since they were both caught in the act by Sir Bernard Cutting.
(Highly relatable. We've all been there when our favourite soap ends).
Meanwhile, Carry On Matron had medical drama The Surgeons, on which Matron and Dr. F.A. Goode were hooked, meeting up behind his wife's back ("she'd rather curl up on the hearth rug with a good bone") to watch each new episode together. While we didn't see the fictitious soap first-hand, it sounded exciting from the opening narration of that weeks instalment:
Sadly, we never found out how the situation resolved since they were both caught in the act by Sir Bernard Cutting.
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I'm listening....(it's Winsor, by the way)
Oh, I really liked it better when it was called Love of Life. Not that I remember that much of it. I'm not THAT old. At least, not on here.
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I LOVE Soapdish, Whoopie Goldberg is so hilarious in it!
Best moment is when it comes out that Montana is supposed to be a guy, i laughed my ass off!
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Meadowcroft was the name of the soap that characters in Brookside watched, the name being taken from the show’s working title.
In The Secret Life of Us, Richie was cast in a soap called The River.
There was an episode of the original Heartbreak High where three of the characters got involved in a bet where they’d to abstain from something they loved. Anita’s part of the bet was to stop watching her favourite soap Kakadu Hospital.
In The Secret Life of Us, Richie was cast in a soap called The River.
There was an episode of the original Heartbreak High where three of the characters got involved in a bet where they’d to abstain from something they loved. Anita’s part of the bet was to stop watching her favourite soap Kakadu Hospital.
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lol, I'm actually obsessed with Love of Life, if only for that episode that's available online where Meg wears a doily on her head.Oh, I really liked it better when it was called Love of Life. Not that I remember that much of it. I'm not THAT old. At least, not on here.
You can tell she's the evil one from this picture alone.
And of course, the good sibling will have to fight for her right to live a life of quiet dignity, which isn't possible because of the bad shit that keeps happening to her.
(organ music plays) "Laura Wallace is a mother, sister and most of all human - this is her story and fight to live a life of dignity, because there's Never A Tomorrow Like Today."
Gets all soap chat members watching.
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On Murder She Wrote (episode Murder in the Afternoon), there was a soap called Our Secret Lives. Jessica investigated the murder of the head writer/boss who was killing off characters left and right in a serial killer storyline.
On Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (episode As the Will Turns), Will was cast in a soap called Now and Forever. But when he found out that his character was gay, he did his best to get fired. He went bananas while filming a live scene and name-dropped plenty of real soaps, even pulling off LeAnn Hunley's wig and calling her The bald and the beautiful. Of course, he then found out that his character wasn't gay afterall and his recast was cast opposite Halle Berry.
The Bold and the Brash from SoapDish.
The Teeny and the Tiny from Rugrats.
The Wild and the Wonderful from Mama's Family.
Days of Our Nights from Mary Hartman x2
A Reason To Love from the movie Nurse Betty.
Search for the Sun from The Simpsons.
The Proud and the Passionate from Ryan's Hope.
All My Problems from General Hospital.
On Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (episode As the Will Turns), Will was cast in a soap called Now and Forever. But when he found out that his character was gay, he did his best to get fired. He went bananas while filming a live scene and name-dropped plenty of real soaps, even pulling off LeAnn Hunley's wig and calling her The bald and the beautiful. Of course, he then found out that his character wasn't gay afterall and his recast was cast opposite Halle Berry.
The Bold and the Brash from SoapDish.
The Teeny and the Tiny from Rugrats.
The Wild and the Wonderful from Mama's Family.
Days of Our Nights from Mary Hartman x2
A Reason To Love from the movie Nurse Betty.
Search for the Sun from The Simpsons.
The Proud and the Passionate from Ryan's Hope.
All My Problems from General Hospital.