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My Life Is a Soap Opera

  • Episode aired Nov 12, 1997
  • TV-14
  • 22m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
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Mike dates Lisa, a writer for "All My Children", then sees details of their romance played out on episodes of the show. A newspaper photo's caption names Stuart as Carter's boyfriend, so Stu... Read allMike dates Lisa, a writer for "All My Children", then sees details of their romance played out on episodes of the show. A newspaper photo's caption names Stuart as Carter's boyfriend, so Stuart uses the ruse to get dates.Mike dates Lisa, a writer for "All My Children", then sees details of their romance played out on episodes of the show. A newspaper photo's caption names Stuart as Carter's boyfriend, so Stuart uses the ruse to get dates.

  • Director
    • Andy Cadiff
  • Writers
    • Gary David Goldberg
    • Bill Lawrence
    • Tom Hertz
  • Stars
    • Michael J. Fox
    • Richard Kind
    • Alan Ruck
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    147
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Andy Cadiff
    • Writers
      • Gary David Goldberg
      • Bill Lawrence
      • Tom Hertz
    • Stars
      • Michael J. Fox
      • Richard Kind
      • Alan Ruck
    • 1User review
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Michael J. Fox
    Michael J. Fox
    • Mike Flaherty
    Richard Kind
    Richard Kind
    • Paul Lassiter
    Alan Ruck
    Alan Ruck
    • Stuart Bondek
    Michael Boatman
    Michael Boatman
    • Carter Heywood
    Connie Britton
    Connie Britton
    • Nikki Faber
    Alexander Chaplin
    Alexander Chaplin
    • James Hobert
    Victoria Dillard
    Victoria Dillard
    • Janelle Cooper
    Barry Bostwick
    Barry Bostwick
    • The Mayor
    Jennifer Esposito
    Jennifer Esposito
    • Stacey Paterno
    John Callahan
    John Callahan
    • Edmund
    Esta TerBlanche
    Esta TerBlanche
    • Gillian
    • (as Esta Terblanche)
    Susan Floyd
    Susan Floyd
    • Lisa
    Kim Raver
    Kim Raver
    • Jeannie
    Scott Brasfield
    • Mick
    Brette Taylor
    Brette Taylor
    • Susan
    • (as a different name)
    Sylvia Kauders
    Sylvia Kauders
    • Roberta
    Paul Romero
    • Bully
    Peggy Shay
    • Little Old Lady
    • Director
      • Andy Cadiff
    • Writers
      • Gary David Goldberg
      • Bill Lawrence
      • Tom Hertz
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    9kfo9494

    Mike's life actually becomes a soap opera.

    This episode actually had two fine stories and each story, on its own, could have made a nice full episode.

    The first story was about Mike and his girlfriend, Lisa. She is a writer on 'All My Children' soap-opera and needs to come up with new ideas to enhance the series. So Mike gets her to write about their relationship which includes his activity in the bedroom. But with so much pressure on Mike to perform, one evening things do not go well. And the next day, while the entire staff is watching the show, Lisa writes the bad experience into the show. Mike is humiliated.

    The other story involved a photo in a newspaper containing Carter and Stuart. The article made it sound like Stuart was gay. At first he is not happy with the tag but when he finds out that it can work to his advantage, he is all in. That is, till something goes wrong.

    A nicely written episode and great acting. The entire episode was entertaining from the start and even had some hilarious material not covered in this review. Enjoyed this episode.

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      References All My Children (1970)

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    • Release date
      • November 12, 1997 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Ubu Productions
      • Lottery Hill Entertainment
      • DreamWorks Television
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    • Runtime
      • 22m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 4:3

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