Does Santa Barbara leave you hopeful?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 69% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is Santa Barbara violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 65% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is Santa Barbara sad?

Not especially. Less sad than 63% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is Santa Barbara scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 59% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Santa Barbara

Name: Santa Barbara
Genre: Soap
Released: 1984
Rating: 5
Cast: Robin Wright, A Martinez, Jed Allan, Robin Mattson, Marcy Walker

Created by Bridget Dobson, Jerome Dobson

On NBC

1984–199310 seasons2137 episodes60 min5.0 / 10

A witty, affectionate soap opera built on romantic entanglement and family drama among wealthy Californians, sustained across a decade with self-aware humor and genre-savvy tone.

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.

Clusters

Warmhearted Slow-Burn Romances Feel-Good Slow-Burn Chemistry Warmhearted Ensembles, Gentle Hearts Absurd Premise Playful Romance

Genres

Soap

Keywords

California Santa Barbara, California Wealthy Family

Questions people ask

Is Santa Barbara easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 79% of series.
Does Santa Barbara leave you hopeful? Somewhat. More hopeful than 69% of series.
Is Santa Barbara violent? Not especially. Less violent than 65% of series.
Is Santa Barbara sad? Not especially. Less sad than 63% of series.
Is Santa Barbara scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 59% of series.

These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

Santa Barbara

Questions people ask

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