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Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

19844.810 Seasons2137 EpisodesEnded

Overview

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.

Created by Frank Salisbury
Written by Frank Salisbury, Charles Pratt, Jr., Lynda Myles
Produced by Julie Hanan Carruthers, Steven Kent, Charlotte Savitz
NetworksNBC

Top Cast

Jed Allan

Jed Allan

C.C. Capwell

Robin Mattson

Robin Mattson

Gina Capwell

Nancy Lee Grahn

Nancy Lee Grahn

Julia Wainwright

Nicolas Coster

Nicolas Coster

Lionel Lockridge

Judith McConnell

Judith McConnell

Sophia Capwell

Gordon Thomson

Gordon Thomson

Mason Capwell

Jack Wagner

Jack Wagner

Warren Lockridge

Eileen Davidson

Eileen Davidson

Kelly Capwell

Michael Brainard

Michael Brainard

Ted Capwell

Paula Irvine

Paula Irvine

Lily Blake

Themes & Keywords

californiasanta barbara, californiawealthy family

About Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara is a soap series that first aired in 1984 exploring themes of california, santa barbara, california, wealthy family. Created by Frank Salisbury, it stars Jed Allan, Robin Mattson, Nancy Lee Grahn. 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.

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