Soap operas and sitcoms are two kinds of popular TV shows. What are the differences between them? A soap opera is usually very long and has many episodes(集). All the episodes of a soap opera are interconnected(相互联系的). The first soap opera was on radio in the late 1930s: One of the most famous soap operas is Friends.
A sitcom, or a situation comedy, is a set of funny stories. These stories all happen in a small place, like a house or a workplace. Sitcoms are different from soap operas. Each story . in a sitcom can be a different one and sitcoms make people feel happy. There is a very popular sitcom on TV in China now. Everyone likes it. Do you know it? It is Home with Kids.