Soap opera Soap opera A soap opera is an ongoing drama serial on television or radio, featuring the lives of many characters and their emotional relationships. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas being sponsored by soap manufacturers. BBC Radio's "The Archers", first broadcast in 1950, is the world’s longest-running radio soap opera; the world's longest-running television soap opera is "Coronation Street", first broadcast on ITV in 1960. The first serial considered to be a "soap opera" was "Painted Dreams", which debuted on October 20, 1930 on Chicago radio station WGN. Early radio series such as "Painted Dreams" were broadcast in
Soap MacTavish time at the beginning of the last mission of the game by Price, who the player takes control of for the first and only time, when he and Yuri suit up in EOD armor, says "This is for Soap." Due to the popularity of the character a Xbox 360 user avatar was released for purchase, which allows players to look like John "Soap" MacTavish. Similar to the Call of Duty character Captain Price, MacTavish appears in a video posted on YouTube by Machinima entitled "Captain MacTavish Plays Halo 3", as part of their "Call of Duty" and "Halo" crossover series.