Santa Barbara
Creator
Bridget Dobson, Jerome Dobson
Screenplay
Frank Salisbury, Charles Pratt, Jr.
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.
Seasons
10
Episodes
2137
Country
—
Status
Ended
Cast
Robin Wright
Kelly Capwell · 1115 eps
A Martinez
Cruz Castillo · 2127 eps
Judith McConnell
Sophia Capwell · 2137 eps
Nancy Lee Grahn
Julia Wainwright · 2027 eps
Nicolas Coster
Lionel Lockridge · 1881 eps
Marcy Walker
Eden Capwell · 1871 eps
Robin Mattson
Gina Capwell · 1774 eps
Jed Allan
C.C. Capwell · 1774 eps
Louise Sorel
Augusta Lockridge · 1629 eps
Lane Davies
Mason Capwell · 1366 eps
Todd McKee
Ted Capwell · 1366 eps
Margarita Cordova
Rosa Andrade · 1123 eps
Justin Gocke
Brandon Capwell · 1012 eps
Frank Runyeon
Michael Donnelly · 1012 eps
Richard Eden
Brick Wallace · 859 eps
Gordon Thomson
Mason Capwell · 771 eps
Joseph Bottoms
Kirk Cranston · 762 eps
Leigh McCloskey
Ethan Asher · 762 eps
Joe Marinelli
Bunny Tagliatti · 762 eps
Janis Paige
Minx Lockridge · 761 eps
Karen Moncrieff
Cassandra Benedict · 761 eps
John Callahan
Craig Hunt · 756 eps
Carrington Garland
Kelly Capwell · 756 eps
Roscoe Born
Quinn Armitage · 756 eps
Justin Deas
Keith Timmons · 752 eps
Kristen Meadows
Victoria Lane · 752 eps
Robert Thaler
Pearl · 752 eps
Gina Gallego
Santana Andrade · 749 eps
Christopher Mayer
T.J. Daniels · 749 eps
Vincent Irizarry
Scott Clark · 749 eps
Judith Anderson
Minx Lockridge · 617 eps
John Allen Nelson
Warren Lockridge · 617 eps
Kerry Sherman
Amy Perkins · 617 eps
Jack Wagner
Warren Lockridge · 516 eps
Eileen Davidson
Kelly Capwell · 516 eps
Paula Irvine
Lily Blake · 516 eps
Michael Brainard
Ted Capwell · 516 eps
Nina Arvesen
Angela Raymond · 516 eps
Brandon Call
Brandon Capwell · 507 eps
Harley Jane Kozak
Mary Duvall · 507 eps
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Episode Guide
1
Episode 1
This 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.
2
Episode 2
It'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.
3
Episode 3
Mason 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.
4
Episode 4
Someone 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.
5
Episode 5
Laken 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
Episode 6
Joe & Kelly argue on the yacht, Peter comes in with a gun, Santana leaves for Acapulco.
7
Episode 7
Ted & Danny arrive in Hollywood, Santana talks to the doctor who delivered her baby, Peter gets hurt at polo.
8
Episode 8
CC has a cocktail party and calls Mason Channing, Joe convinces Jade to take a vacation.
9
Episode 9
Kelly reads some of Joe's letters, Jade arrives in Hollywood, Santana back from Acapulco.
10
Episode 10
Santana hires a private investigator, Augusta offers Joe a job, Joe breaks into the Capwell house.
11
Episode 11
Cruz arrives to help with the oil rig fire, Kelly asks Peter if he wants to move to New York.
12
Episode 12
Cruz in the hospital, Santana finds out her private investigator is working for CC, Dominic arranges a meeting for Kelly & Joe.
13
Episode 13
Peaches gets her purse stolen, Laken arrives in Hollywood, Joe & Kelly meet at the stables, Joe goes to work for Augusta.
14
Episode 14
Cruz goes to the Capwell house to rest, Peter and Augusta chat about old times.
15
Episode 15
CC has a party on his yacht, Augusta tries to blackmail Peter, Joe breaks into the Capwell house again.
16
Episode 16
Cruz helps Joe get out of the house, but Joe gets caught by Kelly.
17
Episode 17
Kelly helps Joe get out of the house, Santana brings CC a present to give to her son.
18
Episode 18
Kelly sees Augusta & Joe while riding her horse, cuts herself on the fence, Joe kisses Kelly, Cruz & Santana look at the houseboat.
19
Episode 19
Joe 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.
20
Episode 20
Morning after - Joe & Augusta wake up together, as do Peter & Kelly, Laken wants to go to Hollywood.
21
Episode 21
Augusta follows Joe, Dominic tells Joe to stay away from Augusta, Joe goes to see Santana.
22
Episode 22
Joe & Santana argue at the stables, Mason & his secretary get it on in his office.
23
Episode 23
A 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).
24
Episode 24
Santana gets bitten by a rattlesnake, CC rescues her and she is taken to the hospital.
25
Episode 25
Danny goes to rescue Jade from the sleazy producer, Augusta cooks Laken's pigeon, Joe gets in Dominic's trunk to follow him.
26
Episode 26
Laken upset, goes to the Capwell house, Dominic goes to the cemetery, Joe figures out Dominic is his witness.
27
Episode 27
Lionel goes to the Capwell house to get Laken, Joe takes a gun and goes to meet Dominic.
28
Episode 28
Ted & Laken leave the Capwell house and go to a motel, at the warehouse Dominic admits to Joe he is Joe's witness.
29
Episode 29
Ted & Laken at a motel, Mason searches the Lockridge house, Kelly meets Joe at La Mesa.
30
Episode 30
Kelly 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.
31
Episode 31
Kelly and Joe meet at Cruz's houseboat, Danny saves Jade from the sleazy producer.
32
Episode 32
Joe 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.
33
Episode 33
Peter 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)
34
Episode 34
Ted & 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)
35
Episode 35
Kelly missing, Dominic breaks into Santana's apartment and steals her letters, Dominic goes to the gazebo.
36
Episode 36
Joe finds Dominic at the gazebo, they find Santana & Channing's letters, Lionel watches Augusta & Peter in the presidential suite.
37
Episode 37
Peter records Mason and Veronica talking in the presidential suite, Cruz finds out from Joe about Santana's baby.
38
Episode 38
Auction for the Lockridge beachfront property starts, CC takes Santana for a plane ride, Kelly returns to Santa Barbara.
39
Episode 39
Bidding 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)
40
Episode 40
Kelly goes looking for Joe, Veronica juggles Lionel, Peter & Mason, CC offers Cruz a full-time job on the rigs.
41
Episode 41
Joe takes Kelly to meet Dominic, Ted, Laken, Danny, Jade look at renting the motel for a hangout, Santana meets Gina & Brandon.
42
Episode 42
Ginger and her thugs show up at Peter's and blackmail him, it's revealed Dominic is a woman, CC and Santana make love.
43
Episode 43
Kelly's dressmaker turns out to be Ginger, Danny has a soccer match, Mason says CC slept around a lot before he met Sophia.
44
Episode 44
Joe goes to Alaska to find out info on Dominic.
**First appearance of Jonna Leigh Stack (Summer Blake)
45
Episode 45
CC's birthday, Peter plants drugs on Joe's bike, Eden flying on her way to Santa Barbara.
**First appearance of Marcy Walker (Eden Capwell)
46
Episode 46
Eden 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".
47
Episode 47
Warren 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.
48
Episode 48
Cruz 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.
49
Episode 49
Dominic 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.
50
Episode 50
Lionel 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.
51
Episode 51
Mason tells Ted that the things that were stolen in the robbery belonged to Sophia, Lionel leaves things for Eden at Sophia's grave.
52
Episode 52
Kelly meets Dominic, Brandon is missing and Gina tells Mason that he was adopted, Joe is picked up in a rowboat.
53
Episode 53
Joe wakes up on a yacht, Danny and Ted put a camel in Mr. Bottoms' classroom.
54
Episode 54
Brick arrives, Santana calls Brandon and finds out his birthday and realizes he's her son.
**First appearance of Richard Eden (Brick Wallace)
55
Episode 55
Santana goes to LA and CC confronts her, someone is following Kelly - it turns out to be Joe.
56
Episode 56
CC and Santana fight about Brandon, Kelly realizes Joe is alive, Joe and Kelly make love.
57
Episode 57
Amy arrives, CC & Santana break up, Joe's funeral starts.
**First appearance of Kerry Sherman (Amy Perkins)
58
Episode 58
At the funeral Jade tells Marisa Joe is really alive, Jeff breaks up with Amy, Cruz finds out Joe is alive.
59
Episode 59
Marisa tells John that Joe is alive, Amy gets drunk, Peter goes to the presidential suite with a gun to spy on Kelly.
60
Episode 60
Joe 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)
61
Episode 61
Kelly breaks up with Peter, Lionel accuses the Capwells of sinking the Amanda Lockridge.
**First appearance of Charles Bateman (C.C. Capwell)
62
Episode 62
Mason finds out Gina is in Nice, Ginger breaks into Peter's apartment and decides to use Kelly to get money out of Peter.
63
Episode 63
Ginger wants Peter to help her kidnap Kelly, Kelly goes to meet Ginger.
64
Episode 64
Santana arrives in Nice, Ginger's goons drug Kelly after "knocking out" Ginger, Mason gets a ransom call from Ginger.
65
Episode 65
Santana babysits Brandon, Mason tells CC Kelly was kidnapped, Joe calls Dominic to help find Kelly.
**Last appearance of Rosemary Forsyth (Sophia Capwell Armonti)
66
Episode 66
Dominic 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)
67
Episode 67
Ginger 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)
68
Episode 68
Peter "saves" Kelly, Halloween at the motel, Joe goes to the hospital to see Kelly, Peter sees Joe.
**First appearance of Mark Arnold (Joe Perkins)
69
Episode 69
Joe visits Kelly at hospital, Eden flashes back to when she & Cruz met, Joe tells Kelly about Peter & Ginger, Peter decides to kill Joe.
70
Episode 70
Dominic tells Joe the things Warren stole were Sophia's to cover up Sophia & Lionel's affair, Eden takes Lionel flying, Mason flies to Nice.
71
Episode 71
Peter tells Kelly he wants to help her find Channing's killer, Mason arrives in Nice, a minor quake hits, Lionel goes to the cemetery.
72
Episode 72
Sophia's "ghost" haunts Lionel at the cemetery, Gina, Brandon, Mason & Santana fly back from France, Lionel thinks Eden is the ghost.
73
Episode 73
Party 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".
74
Episode 74
Peter shoots at Joe at the wildlife refuge, Santana planning to take Brandon to Rio, Peter and Joe struggle, Ted goes after Warren.
75
Episode 75
Peter is wounded and Joe is arrested, Ted chases Warren on horseback, Eden and Lionel at the cemetery, Santana and CC fight.
76
Episode 76
Earthquake! A major earthquake hits Santa Barbara...
77
Episode 77
John 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)
78
Episode 78
There's an explosion at the Andrade's from a gas leak, Kelly trapped - she and Joe get "married", it's revealed Dominic is Sophia.
79
Episode 79
Kelly, Joe, Lionel, Augusta rescued but Dominic is gone, Gina arrives from LA, Mason promises Kelly he'll drop the charges against Joe.
80
Episode 80
Sophia visits the hospital to check on Kelly, Warren retrieves the coins from the cave, the Lockridges provide well water for Santa Barbara.
81
Episode 81
Peter 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.
82
Episode 82
Lionel 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.
83
Episode 83
Peter tells Kelly he saw Mason in the study, Lionel visits Sophia's grave with the coins.
84
Episode 84
Peter admits to Mason he lied about Mason being in the study, Brandon having nightmares, Matt's parents are found.
85
Episode 85
Peter's press conference on TV, Joe is cleared, Mr. Bottoms arrested but Ted gets him out of it and they call a truce.
86
Episode 86
Amy learns she's pregnant, CC makes a statement supporting Joe, Joe formally exonerated, Brick decides not to leave town, Mason & Peter argue.
87
Episode 87
Peter falls into a coma after he and Mason argue, Kelly starts to tell CC what Peter said about Mason.
88
Episode 88
CC overhears Kelly and Mason arguing and throws Mason out, then disinherits him, Jade learns Amy is pregnant.
89
Episode 89
Mason and CC argue and CC pulls a gun, Warren tells Lionel about Channing and the party, Mason learns Santana is Brandon's mother.
90
Episode 90
Amy tells Brick she's pregnant and they go to San Francisco to see Jeff, Mason confronts Santana about Brandon.
91
Episode 91
Eden 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.
92
Episode 92
Santana decides to leave town after Mason threatens to tell Brandon and Gina the truth.
**Last appearance of Ava Lazar (Santana Andrade)
93
Episode 93
Amy tells Jeff she's pregnant but he says it's not his, Lionel finds Eden diving, Mason smuggles Peter out of the hospital.
94
Episode 94
Ted & Laken plan to spend the night on the yacht, they see Eden and Lionel together on the Lockridge boat.
95
Episode 95
Ted & Laken's evening ends, Mason takes Peter to a clinic, Dominic breaks into Lionel's closet to plant the note in the tux.
96
Episode 96
Jeff sends Amy a letter offering to pay for an abortion, Dominic puts the note in the tux and knocks Lionel out.
97
Episode 97
Liz 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)
98
Episode 98
Dominic plants the coins in Lionel's briefcase, Veronica tells Mason she visited Peter, Lionel visits Peter.
99
Episode 99
Lionel & Augusta take Peter from the clinic, CC tells Eden & Ted about Peter's accusation.
100
Episode 100
Gina offers to be CC's secretary, Summer tells Gina Hank raped her, Amy decides to keep the baby, Lionel & Liz bring up the safe.
101
Episode 101
Lionel & Liz go through the safe, Dominic plants clippings of Channing's murder in Lionel's desk.
102
Episode 102
Lionel puts the safe back, Warren & Lionel publicly dive for the safe, Peter has a press conference & says he couldn't see the killer.
103
Episode 103
Party at museum for opening of safe, Mason searches the Lockridge house and finds the coins.
104
Episode 104
Mason finds the clippings, Lionel opens the safe and Mason has him arrested.
105
Episode 105
Mason tells Kelly that Lionel was arrested for stealing the coins, Dominic tips off Mason about the tux and he finds the note, Christmas Eve.
106
Episode 106
Christmas - the Lockridges have Christmas in jail, Marisa & Jade surprise Amy with a nursery, Mason searches the Lockridge house again.
107
Episode 107
Lionel & Warren discuss Sophia and the affair, Mason charges Lionel with Channing's murder.
108
Episode 108
Mason tells CC Lionel & Sophia had an affair, Liz gets Augusta bail money, Lionel realizes the note was in Warren's tux.
109
Episode 109
Cruz & Eden both end up at the museum to look at the log book, Lionel, Warren & Augusta burn Lionel's tux.
110
Episode 110
New Year's Eve - Eden & Cruz locked in the museum together, Danny & Jade get stuck in the snow, Kelly wants Joe to marry her today.
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