Title: 1980s TV show, Santa Barbara It was a soap opera set in Santa Barbara, California; classic rich-people drama, but with a surprisingly diverse cast for its time. What made it interesting was how it showed Brown characters both within the world of luxury and in working-class or immigrant roles, while also portraying White characters across the same spectrum. Also, the show even occasionally depicted Black characters in positions of wealth. The amount of diversity for its time was uncommon o

'Santa Barbara' Soap Opera Secrets: A Look Back at the Juicy '80s Drama Series

Santa Barbara (June 17, 1985)