Helium.com | TV Genres & Trends | Why people get sucked into soap operas http://www.helium.com/knowledge/109600-why-people-get-sucked-into-soap-operas.xml Helium.com > TV Genres & Trends > Why people get sucked into soap operas en-us Copyright Helium.com Mon, 05 May 2008 19:39:55 GMT Mon, 05 May 2008 19:39:55 GMT Soap operas originated on the radio in the 1930s and received their designation because they were used as vehicles to market soap products at the t... http://www.helium.com/items/1662558-popularity-of-soap-operas Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:04:10