Clip: SOAP - Season 1 recap - Jodie's story - Billy Crystal - 8/31/1978

maybe jody did it oh bird please don't hey listen wait listen I love him like we do whatever he is but who knows he's a little strange jody jody how many times do I have to tell you to leave my things alone mother look at that my wig my necklace my best dress oh you wear that belt I'm not thinking about what I'm going to say to people jody I couldn't care less the thing is I got used to you being gay I mean I always thought you'd get over it It's just a phase and now , when I finally get used to you being gay, you're going to have a sex change operation and you're going to be a girl, Jody, for God's sake, what am I going to tell people?

Oh my god, I think. I'm having a brain hemorrhage. I can feel it, mother. I mean, you're casually hanging out and doing this like it's nothing. It's not like cutting my hair. Jody. A major artery was fine in 10 minutes. I will be dead. I won't have to worry mother mom listen to me mother mom marry mary where are you when you hear the news I'm going I'm sorry I didn't realize you had company he's not going out dressed that's right he's not not too calm I'll wrap myself up goodbye Barrett , a woman, you and a woman, some people wouldn't find it so strange, you know, I know you, Dennis, but, since you're gay, I'm a woman, does she know I have?

I haven't told her yet, well, Dennis, when you touch her and throw up, I think she's going to get suspicious. Look, she has nothing to do with us. I mean, it's too risky. You know, I only have a couple years of professional baseball left. after that I have to depend on making money for my endorsements, I mean people found out I was gay, okay, okay, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, but I thought this was going to happen so I found a solution. Well, it's a pretty big sex change operation, a sex change operation, which one of us really needs this in my life, Dennis, I mean, I need to open this and see this picture of you looking at it like a cat looks at tuna.

Jody it's a publicity photo listen dennis I'm here becoming a girl for you but if you already have one what am I doing do you think I need this I think I'm wanting to retain water Joey don't you think? I'm exaggerating a little Dennis, this is not a

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, the zinnias will grow back next spring. Look, even if you had surgery, I mean, sooner or later people would find out that I'll never be able to find a job. I can not do it. I don't want to marry her, but I'm afraid. I guess you'll find it hard to believe, but I love you and I will always love you.

I'm sorry, Jody. There's no point in being a girl now. In reality, there is no point in being one. It's time to pay. life is so much easier for me mom bird anita bryant i'm your friend sir dallas nurse hemorrhage 514 quick could you look at this very cute? What are you trying to tell me something? It's just listening to these a pair of yellow ones I love the lavender ones a lot of bees I can't believe it jody committed suicide uh jessica you just saw him at the trial but bert was at the trial how could he have committed suicide oh no, he didn't commit suicide right , of course not. at the trial, that's right, and that's where she met Carol and that's when her life really got complicated.

I'm Carol David, Mr. Malou's assistant and you are oh Mary Campbell, this is my husband, Bert, ah, thank you and you, Danny, you're right and, uh, Chuck Chuck. and lol and you're jody, you sound surprised that you're the suicidal homosexual, do we have friends in common? Well, no, she just says uh, I mean, what did you expect her to be in a dress with a noose around her neck? Sorry, uh, I guess what threw me off is that you're so adorable, most suicidal gays are, uh, listen when the court adjourns for lunch, give me a chance to get off on a better foot, please.

Okay, listen, Carol, I like you, but I'm gay, so if you have expectations other than just being friends, I want to sleep with you, I don't know what's wrong with you, Cal, I mean, we're okay with coming here as friends, right? Hey, so you're telling me that you've rented a two-bedroom apartment...? one-bedroom cabin, we have a room here, a bed, and knowing that I'm gay, you're surprised when it doesn't turn out to be Burt Reynolds. I thought it would be different here, away from everything in the countryside, with all this clean air. hair carol I'm gay not asthmatic I can't help it I really love you and you hate me Carol I don't hate you I could never hate you Harold come here just stop crying okay come on now stop okay okay okay okay how come I'm humming and you're banging things you don't know because of last night because of what I did last night well, I did it too but I'm not angry, but I'm gay that's debatable for 25 years I'm gay suddenly a girl appears a little I'm in bed with her you're a Bitch, it's not like I had much of a chance.

I mean, you got us a room with a queen-size bed and I sincerely hope that wasn't a pun and then you cry, listen, Jody, I didn't exactly have to get you drunk or tie you up, I'm sorry, It was so horrible, Carol, it wasn't horrible, it wasn't even an unpleasant business. In fact, if I had known it was like that in high school, I might have gone to prom, that will never happen again. We'll get a big place. We will both have our own rooms. You have expectations. I don't. Oh yeah. Don't do it, really, I just want to be with you, I love you and you said you loved me, I do, but as a friend, well then we should be together as friends, hey, you can always lock the door, get a pastor German get up, okay?

Okay, yeah, yeah, but I can name the dog. Excuse me, Jody Dennis. I hope I don't interrupt anything. No, no, not at all. Carol, this is Dennis Phillips. Remember I told you I know. So how is your wife? It didn't work uh she left me oh what happened the quarterback couldn't complete the pass excuse me um I have to go to the locker room I'll be back so they separated what happened was a disaster listen jody I made a terrible mistake I'm sorry, you can laugh at me and Tell me to get lost, but I have to say it, I love you and I want you back, well I'm back, the vanity is free.