it comes in pints?

I tried cheating by Google, but the only results I got were gay dating site ads.

Soap. Jody's girlfriend's mother.

Bingo, Rob!

I bought the first season on DVD a couple of years ago, then the second, and then the third. I'll buy the fourth some day. They ran out of gas the fifth and final season when Jessica was abducted by revolutionaries but the first three seasons was top shelf comedy. I had only seen those episodes once and that was when they first aired back in the late 70s. I remembered all of the big laughs and a lot of the little ones. Some of the best lines belonged to the narrator opening and closing the show.

My favorite bit of all time was when Billy Tate was taken by the cult and the guys were going to rescue him. Benson, Chester, Jessica's father, and Detective Donohue were dressed up in black and the three white guys were in blackface.

Jessica walked in on them in the kitchen making plans.

Jessica: Benson, I nee... oh I'm sorry, I didn't know you were entertaining.

Chester: Jessica, it's me!

Jessica: Chester... you're not a negro.

Chester: No, we're going to rescue Billy.

Donohue: Den we goin' downtown an' pick up some white wimmin!

Best line from Soap:

"Mickey Mouse's dog was GAY?!"

"You didn't know? Goofy was his lover."

I liked when they got caught by one of the cult members in their black outfits and went into that dance routine. Great episode.

And there's that scene with the four women eating cake and discussing where and how they like to have sex.

Mary says she likes it in the kitchen.
Jessica stops chewing for a second.

Eunice says she likes it in the dark.
Corinne says "Then you don't know who you're with"
Eunice: "I keep track"

These are all funny comments, but does anyone think it's strange that people are so taken with a half-hour program of 30 years ago? And can verbatim remember lines?

It was an insanely funny show, enough that the impression made (or perhaps it's "trauma inflicted") sticks with us. There aren't too many shows, or even movies, like that.

Dad could remember scenes, small moments, and lines from films way older than 30 years ... as you know. It's a gift ... or a curse I inherited from him. I have balance, though. I have useless information in my mind from 5 minutes ago, too.

I remember being a little kid and being in bed, supposed to be going to sleep, and hearing my parents guffawing from the other room watching Soap.

Eventually I saw them all in re-runs. One of my favorite exchanges went something like this:

"He only knows one sentence in German."

"Oh yeah? What is it?"

" 'I would like a seat where I can see the hands of the pianist.'"

And there's that scene with the four women eating cake and discussing where and how they like to have sex.

Mary says she likes it in the kitchen.
Jessica stops chewing for a second.

Eunice says she likes it in the dark.
Corinne says "Then you don't know who you're with"
Eunice: "I keep track"

Didn't it continue something like this:
Corinne: Well, I just like seeing the other person's face.
Jessica: (Shocked) You can see his face?!

That sounds right, JFH, but I can't swear to it. The "I keep track" line is the one I remember so vividly.