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Santa Barbara
49%
Series
10
2137
AI Analysis
Santa Barbara (1984) — AI TV series analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Santa Barbara (1984) — a TV series tagged as Soap with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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 Lo… Our models also surface themes such as ai, family, and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for weekend binge sessions. Expect fast-paced storytelling across 10 seasons.
Community signal: TMDb members rate Santa Barbara 49% (43 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this TV series.
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TMDb audience score
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from 43 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Series
- Status
- Ended
- Release date
- 1984-07-30
- Seasons
- 10
- Episodes
- 2137
- TMDB rating
- 4.9
- TMDB ID
- 1451
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What is Santa Barbara about?
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 ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Santa Barbara?
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How many seasons of Santa Barbara are there?
There are currently 10 seasons of Santa Barbara documented in the community database.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Jed Allan
C.C. Capwell
Robin Mattson
Gina Capwell
Nancy Lee Grahn
Julia Wainwright
Nicolas Coster
Lionel Lockridge
Judith McConnell
Sophia Capwell
Gordon Thomson
Mason Capwell
Jack Wagner
Warren Lockridge
Eileen Davidson
Kelly Capwell
Michael Brainard
Ted Capwell
Paula Irvine
Lily Blake
Nina Arvesen
Angela Cassidy
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Sydney Penny
B.J. Walker
Kim Zimmer
Jodie Walker
Eric Close
Sawyer Walker
Robert Fontaine
Rafe Castillo
Thaao Penghlis
Micah DeAngelis
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