Dallas
Dallas title card from the 1989–1990 television season.
Format	Soap Opera
Created by	David Jacobs
Starring	Barbara Bel Geddes Jim Davis Patrick Duffy Linda Gray Larry Hagman Susan Howard Steve Kanaly Howard Keel George Kennedy Ken Kercheval Cathy Podewell Priscilla Beaulieu Presley Victoria Principal Dack Rambo Donna Reed Charlene Tilton Sheree J. Wilson
Country of origin	United States
No. A soap opera is an ongoing episodic work of Fiction, usually broadcast on Television or Radio. David Jacobs (born in 1939 is a writer for Television, most memorable for being the creator of the two dramas Dallas and Knots Landing Barbara Bel Geddes ( October 31, 1922 – August 8, 2005) was an Oscar -nominated American Actress, Artist Marlin "Jim" Davis ( August 26 1909 – April 26 1981) was an American actor best known for his role as Jock Ewing Patrick G Duffy (born March 17, 1949) is an American Television Actor who has appeared primarily in Soap operas and Linda Ann Gray (born September 12, 1940 in Santa Monica California) is an American actress, best known for her Emmy-nominated Larry Martin Hagman (born September 21, 1931) is an American film and television Actor, producer and director, primarily Jeri Lynn Mooney (born January 28, 1944) better known as Susan Howard, is an American actress, Writer, and Political activist Steven "Steve" Francis Kanaly (born March 14, 1946) is an American Actor, best known for his role as Southfork Ranch foreman Howard Keel, born Harold Clifford Keel ( April 13, 1919 &ndash November 7, 2004) was an American Actor George Harris Kennedy Jr He was raised by his mother Helen A ( née Kieselbach a ballet dancer Ken Kercheval (born July 15, 1935, Wolcottville Indiana) is an American Actor, best known for his role as " Cliff Cathy Podewell (born January 26, 1964 in Evanston Illinois) is an American actress Priscilla Beaulieu Presley, (born Priscilla Ann Wagner; May 24, 1945) is an American Actress and Businesswoman. Victoria Principal (born January 3, 1950) is an American actress Norman "Dack" Rambo ( November 13 1941, Earlimart California – March 21 1994, Delano California) was an Donna Reed ( January 27, 1921 - January 14, 1986) was an Academy Award -winning American actress. Charlene L Tilton (born December 1, 1958) is an American actress. Sheree J Wilson (born in Rochester Minnesota on December 12, 1958) is an American actress primarily known for her roles in Soap The United States of America —commonly referred to as the of seasons	14 (including the miniseries)
No.  of episodes	357 (List of episodes)
Production
Running time	45 Minutes (excluding commercials)
Broadcast
Original channel	CBS
Original run	April 2–30, 1978, as miniseries September 23, 1978 as weekly program – May 3, 1991
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Dallas was a highly popular, long-running American prime-time television soap opera that originally ran from 1978 to 1991. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U A soap opera is an ongoing episodic work of Fiction, usually broadcast on Television or Radio. It revolved around the Ewing family, a wealthy Texas family in the oil and cattle-ranching businesses. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The show debuted in April 1978 as a five-part miniseries on the CBS network, then was broadcast on that network for 13 seasons, from Saturday, September 23, 1978, to Friday, May 3, 1991. A miniseries (also mini-series) in a serial Storytelling medium is a production which tells a story in a pre-planned limited number of episodes CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar.

Dallas was one of the most successful drama series ever made, and also one of the longest-running shows in American prime-time television history.

Contents 1 History 2 Premise 3 Cast of characters 3.1 Original main cast 3.2 Additional cast members 3.3 Important secondary characters 3.4 Family tree 3.5 Deaths and departures 4 Episodes 4.1 Cliffhangers 4.2 Famous episodes 4.3 Final episode 5 Production details 6 Ratings 7 DVD releases 8 Bring Back Dallas - Special Reunion 9 Dallas: The Movie 10 Show facts 10.1 In popular culture 11 See also 12 References and footnotes 13 External links

History

The show's central character is John Ross "J.R." Ewing Jr., a greedy, scheming oil baron played by Fort Worth native Larry Hagman throughout the show's entire run. John Ross Ewing Jr, more commonly known as JR Ewing, played by Larry Hagman, was a nefarious figure on the hit CBS television series Dallas Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas and the seventeenth-largest city in the United States. Larry Martin Hagman (born September 21, 1931) is an American film and television Actor, producer and director, primarily ^[1] The series was a hybrid of Romeo and Juliet (Bobby Ewing and Pamela Barnes as star-crossed lovers whose families were sworn enemies) and Bonanza (an affluent western patriarch with three sons). Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the Bonanza is an American television series that ran on NBC from September 12 1959 to January 16 1973

Creator David Jacobs originally created and came up with an idea for the series Knots Landing, but CBS wanted a glitzy "saga-like" show. David Jacobs (born in 1939 is a writer for Television, most memorable for being the creator of the two dramas Dallas and Knots Landing Knots Landing is a Primetime Television Soap opera that aired for 14 seasons from December 27 1979 to May 13 Jacobs therefore created Dallas, a series about a wealthy family in the oil business. When Dallas proved to be a hit, CBS reconsidered Jacobs' original idea and turned Knots Landing into a spin-off of Dallas in late 1979. A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new Organization or Entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a Television series based on a pre-existing

The Dallas miniseries that started in April 1978 was shot entirely on location in Dallas, Texas. A miniseries (also mini-series) in a serial Storytelling medium is a production which tells a story in a pre-planned limited number of episodes A filming location is a place where some or all of a Film or television series is produced in addition to or instead of using sets constructed on a studio Backlot Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Later, most interiors for the show were shot at the MGM studios in Hollywood. Exteriors were shot at the Southfork Ranch in Parker, Texas, and other parts of Dallas, until 1989, when rising production costs led to all production being located in California. Southfork Ranch is a location near Plano Texas in the community of Parker Texas where the Dallas television series was filmed Parker is a city in Collin County, Texas, United States. The population was 1379 at the 2000 census Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar)

Premise

The show was known for its wealth, sex, intrigue, and power struggles. When the series began, the founder of Ewing Oil and patriarch of the Ewing family was Jock (veteran movie actor Jim Davis), an oil tycoon who had allegedly schemed his one-time partner, Digger Barnes (David Wayne, later replaced by Keenan Wynn) out of his share of the company and also his only love, Miss Eleanor "Ellie" Southworth (veteran stage/movie actress Barbara Bel Geddes^[2]). Ewing Oil Company is a fictional oil company from the television series ''Dallas''. John Ross Ewing Sr, more commonly known as Jock Ewing, is a character in the popular American television series Dallas, played by Jim Davis Marlin "Jim" Davis ( August 26 1909 – April 26 1981) was an American actor best known for his role as Jock Ewing Willard "Digger" Barnes was a character in the popular American television series Dallas, played by David Wayne ( 1978) Keenan David Wayne ( January 30 1914 - February 9 1995) was a Tony Award -winning American Actor with a career spanning Keenan Wynn ( July 27, 1916 – October 14, 1986) was an American Character actor and member of a well-known show-business Barbara Bel Geddes ( October 31, 1922 – August 8, 2005) was an Oscar -nominated American Actress, Artist As the series advanced, the Jock-Digger story grew to encompass Jock's brother, as a nephew and niece sought their claim to the Ewing riches.

Together, Jock and Miss Ellie raised three sons, J.R. (played by I Dream of Jeannie star Larry Hagman), Gary (David Ackroyd/Ted Shackelford) and Bobby (Patrick Duffy). John Ross Ewing Jr, more commonly known as JR Ewing, played by Larry Hagman, was a nefarious figure on the hit CBS television series Dallas I Dream of Jeannie is a 1960s American sitcom with a Fantasy premise Larry Martin Hagman (born September 21, 1931) is an American film and television Actor, producer and director, primarily Garrison Arthur "Gary" Ewing was a character in the American television series Knots Landing and also in the television series Dallas David Ackroyd (born May 30, 1940 in Orange New Jersey) is an American actor who first came to prominence in Soap operas such as Ted Shackelford, born June 23, 1946 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is an American Actor. Robert James Ewing, commonly called Bobby Ewing, is a fictional character central to the long running TV soap opera Dallas. Patrick G Duffy (born March 17, 1949) is an American Television Actor who has appeared primarily in Soap operas and J. R. , the eldest Ewing son, who was totally unscrupulous and unhappily married to a former Miss Texas, Sue Ellen Shepard Ewing (Linda Gray), was frequently at-odds with his youngest brother, Bobby, who had the morals and integrity that his eldest brother lacked. The Miss Texas competition was founded in 1936 as a scholarship contest for young women Sue Ellen Shepard Ewing Lockwood (born 1947) is a character on the popular American television series Dallas, played by Linda Gray from Linda Ann Gray (born September 12, 1940 in Santa Monica California) is an American actress, best known for her Emmy-nominated

After the Ewing family's illegitimate son^[3] and ranch foreman, Ray Krebbs (Steve Kanaly) had a short fling with an attractive young woman, Pamela Barnes (Victoria Principal), who was Digger Barnes' daughter and Cliff's (Ken Kercheval) sister, Bobby married her; Ray was dejected by this. Raymond "Ray" Krebbs, was a character in the popular American television series Dallas, played by Steve Kanaly Steven "Steve" Francis Kanaly (born March 14, 1946) is an American Actor, best known for his role as Southfork Ranch foreman Pamela "Pam" Jean Barnes Ewing is a fictional character in the popular American television series Dallas, played by Victoria Principal Victoria Principal (born January 3, 1950) is an American actress Clifford "Cliff" Barnes, played by Ken Kercheval, was a character on the popular American television series Dallas Ken Kercheval (born July 15, 1935, Wolcottville Indiana) is an American Actor, best known for his role as " Cliff After the new marriage, J. R. continued to jeopardize the new family's relationship to his advantage as president of Ewing Oil.

The series capitalized on ending each season with ratings-grabbing cliffhangers. Some notable cliffhangers included the landmark "who shot J R?" episode, a floating female corpse in the pool, a blazing mansion fire, Bobby mistakenly being shot while sitting in J. R. 's office, and the kidnapping of Miss Ellie by her half-crazed sister-in-law. Usually, no longlasting damage was done to any essential cast member- unless they wanted to leave the series. Bobby was killed off in a season-long dream-sequence. The concluding Dallas episodes in 1991 leading up to "Conundrum" (the finale), saw J. R. seemingly being undone by a combination of his enemies and liquor.

Cast of characters

Original main cast

Larry Hagman as John Ross "J.R." Ewing Jr.

Eldest son of Jock and Miss Ellie. Larry Martin Hagman (born September 21, 1931) is an American film and television Actor, producer and director, primarily John Ross Ewing Jr, more commonly known as JR Ewing, played by Larry Hagman, was a nefarious figure on the hit CBS television series Dallas

Patrick Duffy as Bobby James Ewing (1978-1985, 1986-1991)

Youngest son of Jock and Miss Ellie. Patrick G Duffy (born March 17, 1949) is an American Television Actor who has appeared primarily in Soap operas and Robert James Ewing, commonly called Bobby Ewing, is a fictional character central to the long running TV soap opera Dallas.

Barbara Bel Geddes (1978-1984, 1985-1990) as Eleanor "Miss Ellie" Southworth Ewing Farlow

Jock's wife, whose family owned Southfork Ranch originally. Barbara Bel Geddes ( October 31, 1922 – August 8, 2005) was an Oscar -nominated American Actress, Artist

Jim Davis as John Ross "Jock" Ewing, Sr. (1978-1981)

Founder of Ewing Oil and head of the Ewing family. Marlin "Jim" Davis ( August 26 1909 – April 26 1981) was an American actor best known for his role as Jock Ewing John Ross Ewing Sr, more commonly known as Jock Ewing, is a character in the popular American television series Dallas, played by Jim Davis

Linda Gray as Sue Ellen Shepard Ewing (1978-1989)

J. Linda Ann Gray (born September 12, 1940 in Santa Monica California) is an American actress, best known for her Emmy-nominated Sue Ellen Shepard Ewing Lockwood (born 1947) is a character on the popular American television series Dallas, played by Linda Gray from R. 's long-suffering alcoholic wife.

Victoria Principal (1978-1987) as Pamela Jean Barnes Ewing

Bobby's wife, who is forced to act as a buffer between the two feuding families. Victoria Principal (born January 3, 1950) is an American actress Pamela "Pam" Jean Barnes Ewing is a fictional character in the popular American television series Dallas, played by Victoria Principal

Charlene Tilton as Lucy Ann Ewing Cooper (1978-1985, 1988-1990)

Gary & Val's daughter. Charlene L Tilton (born December 1, 1958) is an American actress. Lucy Ewing Cooper was a character in the popular American television series Dallas Saucy granddaughter of Jock and Miss Ellie.

Ken Kercheval as Cliff Barnes

Pam's brother, whose schemes are aimed directly against the Ewings, specifically J. Ken Kercheval (born July 15, 1935, Wolcottville Indiana) is an American Actor, best known for his role as " Cliff Clifford "Cliff" Barnes, played by Ken Kercheval, was a character on the popular American television series Dallas R.

Steve Kanaly as Raymond "Ray" Krebbs (1978-1988)

Ranch foreman; Jock's illegitimate son. Steven "Steve" Francis Kanaly (born March 14, 1946) is an American Actor, best known for his role as Southfork Ranch foreman Raymond "Ray" Krebbs, was a character in the popular American television series Dallas, played by Steve Kanaly

Additional cast members

Donna Reed (1984-1985) as Eleanor "Miss Ellie" Southworth Ewing Farlow

Susan Howard as Donna Culver Krebbs (1979-1987)

Political woman who marries Ray. Donna Reed ( January 27, 1921 - January 14, 1986) was an Academy Award -winning American actress. Jeri Lynn Mooney (born January 28, 1944) better known as Susan Howard, is an American actress, Writer, and Political activist Donna McCullum Culver Krebbs, was a character in the popular American television series Dallas, played by Susan Howard

Howard Keel as Clayton Farlow (Spring 1981-1991)

Dignified, and sometimes hot-tempered, oil baron. Howard Keel, born Harold Clifford Keel ( April 13, 1919 &ndash November 7, 2004) was an American Actor Clayton Farlow, was a character in the popular American television series Dallas, played by Howard Keel ( 1981 Miss Ellie's second husband, after the death of Jock.

Priscilla Beaulieu Presley (1983-1988), Morgan Fairchild (briefly in 1978), and Francine Tacker (briefly in 1980) as Jenna Wade

Bobby's first true love, before Pam. Priscilla Beaulieu Presley, (born Priscilla Ann Wagner; May 24, 1945) is an American Actress and Businesswoman. Morgan Fairchild (born February 3 1950 is an American actress. Francine Tacker (born 15 September) is an American Actress, probably best known for her brief appearance in the Television series Dallas Jenna Wade Marchetta Krebbs was a Fictional character in the popular American television series Dallas, played most notably by Priscilla Beaulieu Presley

Dack Rambo as Jack Ewing (Spring 1985-1987)

A wandering cousin, son of Jock's brother Jason. Norman "Dack" Rambo ( November 13 1941, Earlimart California – March 21 1994, Delano California) was an

Sheree J. Wilson as April Stevens Ewing (1986-1991)

Jack's ex-wife, who eventually marries Bobby. Sheree J Wilson (born in Rochester Minnesota on December 12, 1958) is an American actress primarily known for her roles in Soap April Stevens, was a character that appeared in the later seasons of the popular American television series Dallas, played by

George Kennedy as Carter McKay (1988-1991)

Becomes the head of WestStar oil and the adversary of J. George Harris Kennedy Jr He was raised by his mother Helen A ( née Kieselbach a ballet dancer R.

Cathy Podewell as Cally Harper Ewing (1988-1991)

J. Cathy Podewell (born January 26, 1964 in Evanston Illinois) is an American actress Cally Harper Ewing, was a character that appeared in the later seasons of the popular American television series Dallas, played by Cathy Podewell ( R. 's young second wife.

Lesley-Anne Down as Stephanie Rogers (Spring 1990)

PR woman who plots to make Cliff a powerful political figure. Lesley-Anne Down (born 17 March 1954 is an English actress who is best known for her roles as Georgina Worsley in the ITV period drama

Sasha Mitchell as James Richard Beaumont (1989-1991)

J. Sasha Mitchell (born July 27, 1967 in Los Angeles California) is an American actor best known for his role as "Cody " on the James Richard Beaumont, was a character that appeared in the later seasons of the popular American television series Dallas, played R. 's illegitimate son with old flame Vanessa Beaumont.

Kimberly Foster as Michelle Stevens Beaumont Barnes (1989-1991)

April's sister, who marries James Beaumont and then Cliff Barnes. Kimberly Foster (b July 6, 1961 in Ft Smith Arkansas) is an American actress best known for her role as Michelle Stevens in the Michelle Stevens was a character that appeared in the later seasons of the popular American television series Dallas, played

Barbara Stock as Liz Adams (Spring 1990-1991)

Cliff's girlfriend during the final season. Barbara Stock (born May 26, 1956) is an American actress who appeared in the prime-time drama Spenser For Hire for two non-consecutive

Important secondary characters

Tina Louise as Julie Gray (1978-1979)

J. Tina Louise (born February 11, 1934) is an American model, Singer and actress. R. 's first secretary, whom he is personally involved with until her accidental death in 1979.

Gene Evans as Garrison Southworth (January 1979)

Ellie's long lost brother who is afflicted with a terminal illness and returns to Southfork to live out the rest of his life. Film actor Gene Evans ( July 11, 1922 - April 1, 1998) began his acting career while serving in World War II Gary Ewing is named after him.

Mary Crosby (1979-1981, 1991) and Colleen Camp (briefly in 1979) as Kristin Shepard

Sue Ellen's scheming sister, who has an affair with J. Mary Frances Crosby (born September 14, 1959) is an American actress. Colleen Celeste Camp (born June 7 1953) is an American Actress and Film producer, known for her performances in two Kristin Shepard, was a character in the popular American television series Dallas, played most notably by Mary Crosby ( 1979 - 1981) R. and then shoots him in the famous cliffhanger.

Ted Shackelford (1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1991 guest appearances) and David Ackroyd (briefly in 1978) as Garrison Arthur "Gary" Ewing

Alcoholic black sheep of the Ewing family and Lucy's father, who moves away to California to star in the spin-off series Knots Landing. Ted Shackelford, born June 23, 1946 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is an American Actor. David Ackroyd (born May 30, 1940 in Orange New Jersey) is an American actor who first came to prominence in Soap operas such as Garrison Arthur "Gary" Ewing was a character in the American television series Knots Landing and also in the television series Dallas Knots Landing is a Primetime Television Soap opera that aired for 14 seasons from December 27 1979 to May 13

Joan Van Ark as Valene "Val" Clements Ewing (later Gibson Waleska Ewing) (1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1991 guest appearances on Dallas, and a central character on Dallas spinoff Knots Landing. Joan Van Ark (born June 16, 1943) is an American Actress, most notable for her role as Valene Ewing on the hit TV series Dallas and Valene "Val" Clements Ewing Gibson Waleska Ewing was a character in the American television Dallas, and its spin-off Knots Landing. Knots Landing is a Primetime Television Soap opera that aired for 14 seasons from December 27 1979 to May 13 )

Gary's wife and Lucy's mother.

David Wayne (1978) and Keenan Wynn (1979-1980) as Willard "Digger" Barnes

Cliff and Pam's father, former partner and sworn enemy of Jock Ewing. David Wayne ( January 30 1914 - February 9 1995) was a Tony Award -winning American Actor with a career spanning Keenan Wynn ( July 27, 1916 – October 14, 1986) was an American Character actor and member of a well-known show-business Willard "Digger" Barnes was a character in the popular American television series Dallas, played by David Wayne ( 1978) Keenan A legendary prospector but erratic personality, it was implied in Dallas: The Early Years that Digger could smell oil underground. Dallas The Early Years was a made for television movie that first aired on March 23, 1986 on CBS during the eighth season of the TV series

Sandy Ward as Jeb Ames (1978-1979)

One of J. R. 's business associates, involved in a deal based on the infamous Red Files.

John Ashton as Willie Joe Garr (1978-1979)

One of J. John Ashton (born February 22, 1948) is an American actor born in Springfield Massachusetts and graduate of the University of Southern California R. 's business associates, involved in a deal based on the infamous Red Files.

Lisa LeMole as Susan (1978)

J. R. 's second secretary.

Meg Gallagher as Louella Caraway Lee (1978-1981)

J. R. 's third secretary.

Jeanna Michaels (1979-1981) and Donna Bullock (briefly in 1978) as Connie Brasher

Bobby's first secretary. Jeanna Michaels (born May 9 1956 New London Connecticut, USA) is an American Actress most notably recognized for her role

Don Starr as Jordan Lee (1979-1990)

A member of the cartel. Don Starr was an American actor possibly best known for playing Jordan Lee in the Television series Dallas.

Fern Fitzgerald as Marilee Stone (1979-1990)

Promiscuous female member of the cartel, whose husband committed suicide after losing money in a deal with J. Fern Fitzgerald is an American actress best known for her recurring role in the Television series Dallas as oil cartel businesswoman Marilee R.

Dennis Patrick as Vaughn Leland (1979-1984)

Cattleman's Bank executive. Dennis Patrick ( March 14, 1918 - October 13, 2002) was a well respected American Character actor best known for his

Barbara Babcock as Liz Craig (1978-1982)

Pam's boss at The Store. Barbara Babcock (born February 27, 1937 in Pasadena, California) is an American actress

John Zaremba (1978-1986) and Dan Ammerman (briefly in 1978) as Dr. Harlen Danvers

The Ewing family physician.

George O. Petrie as Harv Smithfield (1979-1991)

The Ewing family's attorney. George O Petrie ( November 16 1912 - November 16 1997) was an American Television actor

Tom Fuccello as Senator Dave Culver (1979-1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991)

Donna's stepson. Tom Fuccello ( December 11, 1936 &ndash August 16, 1993) was an American actor who was born in Newark New Jersey.

Jeff Cooper as Dr. Jeff Cooper may refer to Jeff Cooper (colonel, former United States military figure known as the "Father of Modern Shooting" Jeff Simon Ellby (1979-1981)

Sue Ellen's psychiatrist.

Jared Martin as Steven "Dusty" Farlow (1979-1982, 1985, 1991)

Clayton's son and Sue Ellen's sometimes lover. Jared Martin is an American actor born in Queens New York on December 21, 1940.

Randolph Powell as Alan Beam (1979-1980)

Smooth-talking, ambitious lawyer who works for J. Randolph Powell (born April 14, 1950) is an American actor best known for his roles on Television. R. and was briefly engaged to Lucy.

Martha Scott as Patricia Shepard (1979 and 1985)

Sue Ellen and Kristin's controlling mother. Martha Ellen Scott ( September 22, 1912 – May 28, 2003) was an American actress

Leigh McCloskey as Mitch Cooper (1980-1982, 1985, 1988)

Lucy's husband and Afton's brother. Leigh J McCloskey (b June 21, 1955, Los Angeles, California) is best known publicly as an American film and television actor

Morgan Woodward as Punk Anderson (1980-1987)

Oil executive and good friend to Jock and Miss Ellie. Morgan Woodward (born 16 September 1925 in Fort Worth Texas) is an American actor

Joanna Cassidy as Sally Bullock (1980-1981)

Shipping magnate who sleeps with J. Joanna Cassidy (born August 2 1945) is an American actress who has been active in Film and Television much of her career R.

Morgan Brittany as Katherine Wentworth (1981-1984, 1985, 1987)

Wicked half-sister of Pam and Cliff, who falls in love with Bobby and kills him with her car. Morgan Brittany (born as Suzanne Cupito on December 5 1951, Los Angeles California) is an American Film and Television Dallas is a highly popular long-running American prime-time television Soap opera that originally ran from 1978 to 1991 thus beginning the "dream" season.

Priscilla Pointer as Rebecca Blake Barnes Wentworth (1981-1983)

Mother of Pam, Cliff and Katherine who was killed of in a plane crash in the 1982-1983 season. Priscilla Pointer (born May 18, 1924) is an American stage film and television character actress

William Smithers as Jeremy Wendell (1981, 1984-1989)

Head of the powerful WestStar Oil and proverbial thorn in J. William Smithers (born 10 July 1927 in Richmond Virginia) is an American actor perhaps best known for his recurring role in the Television R. 's side.

Audrey Landers as Afton Cooper (1981-1984, 1989)

Mitch's sister and aspiring singer who becomes Cliff's girlfriend and later mother of his daughter Pamela Rebecca Cooper. Audrey Landers, (born July 18, 1956, in Philadelphia) is an American actress and singer who is probably best known for her role as Afton Cooper

Anne Francis as Arliss Cooper (1981)

Mitch and Afton's mother, Lucy's mother-in-law

Susan Flannery as Leslie Stewart (1981)

A public relations agent who works with Ewing Oil and secretly tapes her conversations with J. Anne Francis (born September 16 1930 in Ossining New York) is an American Actress, famous for her role in the Science fiction film classic Susan Flannery (born July 31, 1943) is a Golden Globe - and four time Emmy Award -winning American Soap opera actress R.

Debbie Rennard as Sylvia "Sly" Lovegren (1981-1991)

J. Deborah Rennard (born November 4, 1959) is an American actress R. 's fourth secretary.

Deborah Tranelli as Phyllis Wapner (1981-1991)

Bobby's second secretary. Deborah Tranelli (born July 6, 1955) is an American actress Tranelli is best known for her recurring role in the Television series

Sherill Lynn Rettino as Jackie Dugan (1979-1991)

Pam's co-worker at The Store, later Cliff's secretary at Barnes-Wentworth Oil, eventually James's secretary at Ewing Oil. Sherill Lynn Katzman Rettino (b January 13 1956, California - d

Alice Hirson as Mavis Anderson (1982-1988)

Punk's wife and Miss Ellie's closest friend. Alice Hirson (born March 10 1929) is an American actress best known for her roles on Television.

Lois Chiles as Holly Harwood (1982-1983)

Oil heiress who becomes involved in a complex scheme with J. Lois Cleveland Chiles (born April 15, 1947) is an American actress and former Fashion model best known for her role as Dr R. and causes Sue Ellen to drink again.

Timothy Patrick Murphy as Mickey Trotter (1982-1983)

Ray's rebellious cousin who becomes involved with Lucy. Timothy Patrick Murphy was born on November 3 1959 in Hartford Connecticut and was an American Film and Television actor who was best known for his role on the popular

Danone Simpson as Kendall Chapman (1982-1991)

Ewing Oil receptionist.

John Beck as Mark Graison (Spring 1983-1984, 1985-1986)

Pamela's beau after her first divorce from Bobby whom Pam vows to marry in Spring 1984 due to his contraction of a fatal disease. John Beck may refer to John Beck (actor (born 1943 American actor John Beck (American football (born 1981 American football player Mark is tragically killed in a plane crash and leaves Pamela a letter expressing his love for her and his knowledge that she still loved Bobby deeply. Graison reappears during the 1985-1986 "dream season" and marries Pamela. . . until she wakes up, of course.

Christopher Atkins as Peter Richards (1983-1984)

Twenty-year old lover of Sue Ellen and mentor to little John Ross. Christopher Atkins (born Christopher Atkins Bomann on February 21, 1961) is a Golden Globe -nominated American Actor

Omri Katz as John Ross Ewing III (1983-1991)

J. Omri Haim Katz (born May 30, 1976) is an American Actor. His TV and film credits include Eerie Indiana; R. and Sue Ellen's son.

Shalane McCall as Charlie Wade (1983-1988)

Jenna's daughter. Shalane McCall (born September 16, 1972) is a former child actress best known for appearing for five seasons (1983-1988 on the hit CBS prime time

Alexis Smith as Lady Jessica Farlow Montford (1984, 1990)

Clayton's criminally insane sister and biological mother of Dusty Farlow. Alexis Smith (June 8 1921 - June 9 1993 was a Canadian actress.

Daniel Pilon as Renaldo Marchetta (1984-1985)

Jenna's ex-husband and Charlie's father. Daniel Pilon (born November 13, 1940) is a Canadian -born actor known for his role in Dallas as Naldo Marchetta

Jenilee Harrison as Jamie Ewing Barnes (1984-1986)

Daughter of Jock's brother Jason who Cliff marries to gain control of her share of Ewing Oil. Jenilee Harrison (born in Northridge Los Angeles California on June 12, 1959) is an American Actress possibly best known for her role

Deborah Shelton as Mandy Winger (1984-1987)

A model who becomes one of J. Deborah 'Debbie' Shelton (born November 21, 1948) is an American beauty queen and actress R. 's many mistresses.

Joshua Harris as Christopher Ewing (1985-1991)

Bobby and Pam's adopted son, biological son of Kristin Shepard and Jeff Farraday. Joshua Harris was born on November 27, 1978. He is the son of Evan Harris the producer of the world famous O

Barbara Carrera as Angelica Nero (1985-1986)

Exotic businesswoman who dangerously tangles with J. Barbara Carrera (born December 31 1945) There is some uncertainty regarding her year of birth which some sources give as 1947 or 1951 but most list 1945 R.

Steve Forrest as Ben Stivers/Wes Parmalee (1986)

Ranch hand who claims to be Jock. Steven Forrest is a Drummer with the band Placebo. Before joining Placebo Forrest was drummer for the Punk rock band Evaline.

Jack Scalia as Nicholas Pearce (1987-1988, 1991)

Stockbroker who becomes infatuated with Sue Ellen. Jack Scalia (born November 10, 1950) is an American actor He has appeared in Drama, horror, action, and thriller films

Andrew Stevens as Casey Denault (1987-1989)

Young hustler who works for J. Andrew Stevens (born Herman Andrew Stephens on June 10 1955, in Memphis Tennessee) is an American Actor and Film producer R. , romances Lucy in order to use her money.

Leigh Taylor-Young as Kimberly Cryder (1987-1988)

Daughter of the largest owner of WestStar stock, whom J. Leigh Taylor-Young (born January 25, 1945 in Washington DC, as simply Leigh Taylor) is an Emmy Award-winning American R. tries to marry in order to gain control of the company.

Beth Toussaint as Tracy McKay Lawton (1988-1989)

Carter McKay's daughter who becomes involved with Bobby. Beth Toussaint (born Elizabeth Toussaint on 25 September 1962) is an American actress best known for her Television performances

J. Eddie Peck as Tommy McKay (1989)

Son of Carter McKay, a drug dealer. John Edward Peck (born October 10, 1958 in Lynchburg Virginia, USA) is an Actor.

Jeri Gaile as Rose Daniels McKay (1989-1991)

Carter's young wife. Jeri Gaile is an American actress best known for playing Rose McKay in the Television drama series Dallas from 1989 to 1991

Ian McShane as Don Lockwood (1989)

English film director who helps produce Sue Ellen's idea for an unflattering film about J. Ian McShane (born September 29 1942) is a Golden Globe -winning English Actor. R. , eventially Sue Ellen moves to London and marries him.

Gayle Hunnicutt as Vanessa Beaumont (1989-1991)

Mother of James, an old flame of J. Gayle Lady Jenkins (born February 6, 1943) known by her maiden name Gayle Hunnicutt, is an American actress. R. , briefly attempts to rekindle their romance after J. R. has married Cally.

Susan Lucci as Hilary Taylor (1990-1991)

Psychotic kidnapper who causes April's death as April and Bobby honeymoon in Europe. Susan Victoria Lucci (born December 23 1946 is a Daytime Emmy Award -winning American actress.

Barbara Eden as LeeAnn de La Vega (1990-1991)

Old girlfriend of J. Barbara Eden (born Barbara Jean Morehead on August 23, 1934) is an American film and television actress and Singer who is best R. who plots revenge against him.

Family tree

John Ross "Jock" Ewing, Sr.

Eleanor "Miss Ellie" Southworth Ewing Farlow

Clayton Farlow

John Ross "J.R." Ewing, Jr.

Sue Ellen Shepard Ewing

Garrison Arthur "Gary" Ewing

Valene Clements Ewing

Robert James "Bobby" Ewing

Pamela Jean Barnes Ewing

John Ross Ewing III

Lucy Ewing Cooper

Mitch Cooper

Christopher Ewing (adopted)

Deaths and departures

By the time the series ended, most of the family had either died or departed:

• Bobby was twice heartbroken, having lost both Pam and April. John Ross Ewing Sr, more commonly known as Jock Ewing, is a character in the popular American television series Dallas, played by Jim Davis Clayton Farlow, was a character in the popular American television series Dallas, played by Howard Keel ( 1981 John Ross Ewing Jr, more commonly known as JR Ewing, played by Larry Hagman, was a nefarious figure on the hit CBS television series Dallas Sue Ellen Shepard Ewing Lockwood (born 1947) is a character on the popular American television series Dallas, played by Linda Gray from Garrison Arthur "Gary" Ewing was a character in the American television series Knots Landing and also in the television series Dallas Valene "Val" Clements Ewing Gibson Waleska Ewing was a character in the American television Dallas, and its spin-off Knots Landing. Robert James Ewing, commonly called Bobby Ewing, is a fictional character central to the long running TV soap opera Dallas. Pamela "Pam" Jean Barnes Ewing is a fictional character in the popular American television series Dallas, played by Victoria Principal Lucy Ewing Cooper was a character in the popular American television series Dallas
• Pam Ewing was severely injured in a car accident in the 1986-1987 season finale and left Bobby and Christopher due to her apparent inability to let them see her in such a physically disfigured fashion. Nevertheless, while Victoria Principal never returned again to the series as Pam during its final four years before cancellation, Margaret Michaels, a Principal look-alike, played the character in the season premiere of 1988-1989.
• Donna and Ray divorced in 1987, the former moving to Washington, D. C. Ray then subsequently left Dallas with his new wife, Jenna, bound for Europe by the fall of 1988.
• Lucy Ewing returned to Southfork in spring 1988, but then left again two years later for Europe as well.
• Sue Ellen Ewing left Dallas in 1989 to move to London with her new film-director boyfriend and then-husband.

Episodes

Main article: List of Dallas episodes

Cliffhangers

Dallas was notable for its cliffhangers. This is a list of episodes of the soap opera Dallas. Season One (April 1978 Season Two (1978-1979 Season Three (1979-1980 Throughout the series' run, every season ended with some sort of cliffhanging ending designed to drive ratings up for the season premiere the following year.

Miniseries cliffhanger: Although this really wasn't a cliffhanger, the end of the fifth episode of this pilot miniseries saw J. R. go up to the loft of the barn to talk to Pam, who had gone up there to escape the wild time at the barbecue that was going on during the episode. J. R. , intoxicated, tries to convince her to tell Bobby not to leave the ranch. However, she doesn't want to be bothered, and, in trying to escape J. R. , she falls from the loft, landing square on her stomach.

Resolution: Pam, who was pregnant with Bobby's child at the time, lost the baby and was told that she would never be able to carry a baby to full term.

Season One cliffhanger: Sue Ellen's drinking problem has landed her in a sanitarium, where she is pregnant with a child she believes is Cliff Barnes' (although this would later be proven false). She escapes from the sanitarium, gets drunk, and then gets into a severe car accident, putting her life and the baby's life in danger. The doctors deliver the baby, named John Ross Ewing III (after his father and grandfather), but he is very small on delivery and isn't out of the woods yet. Neither is his mother, who, as the episode ends, is clinging to life. A very distraught J. R. is watching his wife at the end of the episode in tears, saying that she's "just gotta live. "

Resolution: After a two-part season premiere in which the child was kidnapped, John Ross is returned to the hospital and Sue Ellen recovers, although the doubt surrounding her newborn son's paternity lingers for a while afterward (Lab tests finally put the paternity question to rest).

Season Two cliffhanger: To cap off a season where J. R. has angered nearly everyone in the state of Texas, someone comes into his office late at night and shoots him twice.

Resolution: As a result of the shooting, J. R. is temporarily paralyzed from the waist down and faces a long recovery. An investigation into the crime is conducted, and eventually Sue Ellen (who was the prime suspect) confronts Kristin, her sister, about the shooting. . . and the mystery is solved. Sue Ellen realized that that night she stormed into Kristin's apartment with gun in hand and very drunk. Kristin calmly gives her another drink knowing full well that she could barely stand. After putting her unconscious in her car she takes the gun and shoots J. R. with it, later planting it in the house to frame Sue Ellen. However, Kristin is pregnant with J. R. 's baby, so he refuses to have her prosecuted, fearing another scandal. It is later revealed that after leaving Dallas, Kristin almost immediately miscarries J. R. 's child. Wishing to be able to blackmail J. R. at a later date, Kristin quickly becomes pregnant again with boyfriend Jeff Farraday (Art Hindle), and later gives birth to a boy, Christopher, who she claims is J. Arthur Hindle (born July 21 1948) is a Canadian actor and director R. 's child.

Season Three cliffhanger: On his way to a late night business meeting with Bobby, Cliff notices a female body in the pool. He goes into the pool to see who it is (we are never told in this part who it is, although the viewer is led to believe it's Pam), then looks up to find J. R. standing on the balcony over the pool, right near a broken area where the person fell. Cliff, thinking J. R. did it, said, "She's dead. You bastard. "

Resolution: The body was revealed to be that of Kristin Shepard, who earlier that year was revealed to have shot J. R. Her cause of death was ruled to be a combination of drowning and a PCP overdose. In the months that follow, Kristin's boyfriend Jeff Farraday, desperate for money to repay various drug dealers and other lowlifes, "sells" the infant Christopher Shepard to Bobby and Pam, and he is raised as Christopher Ewing.

Season Four cliffhanger: Cliff Barnes had been having a rotten year. His relationship with Sue Ellen (which had been rekindled that year) came to an end when Sue Ellen and J. R. decided to remarry after divorcing the previous season. To top it off, thanks to J. R. , Cliff nearly drove his mother's tool company into bankruptcy, causing him to lose his job. He ends up attempting suicide, and while he lays in a hospital bed, comatose, Sue Ellen tells J. R. that if Cliff dies they will not remarry.

Resolution: Cliff emerges from his coma in the second episode of the season, and Sue Ellen and J. R. remarry later on, with Cliff humiliating himself during the ceremony.

Season Five cliffhanger: A drunk Sue Ellen and Ray Krebbs' cousin Mickey Trotter are involved in a car accident just outside Southfork. Sue Ellen emerges unhurt, but Mickey is paralyzed and in a coma. After finding out that the driver of the other car was J. R. 's rival Walt Driscoll, out to kill J. R. , Ray comes over to Southfork to confront J. R. , blaming him for what happened. J. R. asks, "Are you drunk?" Ray replies, "No, I'm stone cold sober, and now I'm going to kill you. " J. R. , trying to stop Ray, throws a candle holder at him but misses him completely. In the process, another candle holder with lit candles falls and ignites a fire while Ray and J. R. brawl. J. R. knocks Ray out and tries to get upstairs to Sue Ellen and John Ross, who are asleep-or, in Sue Ellen's case, passed out drunk- and unaware of the fire creeping up to the second floor. Unfortunately, a falling beam knocks him down as Southfork burns around him.

Resolution: J. R. was able to get to John Ross and they jumped out of his bedroom window together into the pool. Bobby saved Sue Ellen. Mickey Trotter awoke, but was despondent over his paralysis and relapsed into another coma, during which Ray pulled the plug on him. Ray was found guilty of manslaughter, but was given a suspended sentence by a compassionate judge.

Season Six cliffhanger: Just like in season three, J. R. was crossing people left and right. And just like in season three, one night someone broke into his office at Ewing Oil and shot the man in J. R. 's office (who was sitting with his back to the assassin) three times. However, Bobby, sitting in the chair, takes the bullets and falls to the floor.

Resolution: After rumours that the target was J. R. , Bobby was revealed to be the target. It turned out that the obsessive Katherine decided if she couldn't have him no one will. Bobby survives, and she is eventually caught.

Season Seven cliffhanger: Bobby reveals that he wants to remarry Pam (by this time the couple had been divorced for some time) and they agree to do so. After spending the night at Pam's house, Bobby is about to leave for Southfork to relay the news to his fiancee Jenna Wade, but is hit by a car trying to save Pam from being struck (by an escaped Katherine, who apparently died in the accident) and immediately goes into convulsions. He is rushed to the hospital, where after saying his final goodbyes to everyone, sheds one tear and dies.

Resolution: see "Famous Episodes. " Katherine, rumoured dead, returned at the beginning of season ten.

Season Eight cliffhanger: As stated before, Pam wakes up to find someone in her shower. She opens the door to find Bobby, alive and well.

Resolution: see "Famous Episodes. "

Season Nine cliffhanger: Pam, on her way home from the doctor's office after finding out she can conceive a baby, crashes into the fuel tank of a semi-truck, engulfing her car in a fiery explosion.

Resolution: see "Famous Episodes. "

Season Ten cliffhanger: After a long year which ended in a messy breakup between J. R. and Sue Ellen, the two and Sue Ellen's beau Nicholas Pearce have a confrontation in J. R. 's high rise hotel suite. J. R. and Nick fight, and during the course of the fight Pearce goes over the balcony, and falls to his death. J. R. turns and is shot three times by Sue Ellen, who believes J. R. has murdered Nick.

Resolution: J. R. recovers (in true Dallas fashion, he had been shot three times in chest, but not seriously wounded), and they mutually agree not to press charges against each other.

Season Eleven cliffhanger: Sue Ellen, tired of being mentally beaten down by J. R. , gives him a preview of what could happen if she got her revenge on him, showing him her biographical movie that would make him "the laughing stock of Texas", and threatening to release it if he ever displeases her again. She then, triumphantly, walks out his life forever (or until the reunion movie, at least).

Resolution: J. R tried to find and destroy the movie in the beginning of the 13th season, but after that no mention was made of the movie ever again.

Season Twelve cliffhanger: After committing himself to a sanitarium in order to get a voting majority in Weststar Oil, J. R. 's plan backfires when Cally Harper, his latest scorned woman, and his illegitimate son James Beaumont coerce him into signing a property waiver, and ends with James tearing up J. R. 's release papers, forcing him to stay in the asylum.

Resolution: After being placed in solitary confinement in the sanitarium and being diagnosed with paranoia, J. R. ends up leaving the sanitarium after bargaining with Cally.

Season Thirteen cliffhanger: After being shown what life would be like without him and being egged on by the devil to kill himself, J. R. fires a gun in his room. Bobby enters looks down, exclaims "Oh my God!", and we are led to believe that J. R. Ewing has committed suicide.

Resolution: This was not resolved (as this was the series finale), but it was later revealed in the first reunion movie that J. R. shot the mirror (where the devil was appearing to him) and left Southfork that night for a stay in Europe, where he remained for five years.

Famous episodes

Dallas is also known for a number of famous episodes:

• "A House Divided" and "Who Done It?" — The 1979-1980 season ended with the show's anti-hero, J. Who shot JR? was an Advertising Catch phrase that American network CBS created in 1980 to promote the television show Dallas. "Who Done It" is the fourth episode in the third season ( 1980 - 1981) of the Television series Dallas. R. Ewing, being shot (in the episode A House Divided). Viewers had to wait all summer (and most of the fall due to a Hollywood actors' strike) to learn J. R. would survive, and which of his many enemies was responsible. "Who Done It?" aired on November 21, 1980, with the revelation that Sue Ellen's sister Kristin shot him in a fit of anger. Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Kristin Shepard, was a character in the popular American television series Dallas, played most notably by Mary Crosby ( 1979 - 1981) It was one of the highest-rated episodes of a TV show ever aired. The following is a list of most-watched television broadcasts, organized by country and based on various criteria A session of the Turkish parliament was even suspended to allow legislators a chance to get home in time to view the episode. The Grand National Assembly of Turkey (Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi - TBMM, usually referred to simply as Meclis - "the Parliament" is the Unicameral The great success of this stunt helped usher in the practice of ending a television season with a big cliffhanger. A cliffhanger or cliffhanger ending is a Plot device in which a movie, Novel, or other work of fiction contains an abrupt ending often leaving

• "The Fourth Son" — Steve Kanaly, who played the role of ranch foreman Ray Krebbs, was growing frustrated with the direction of his character and was heavily considering leaving Dallas altogether. Steven "Steve" Francis Kanaly (born March 14, 1946) is an American Actor, best known for his role as Southfork Ranch foreman In 1980, while playing racquetball with Larry Hagman, Kanaly was convinced in a conversation that if any of the actors on the set resembled a son of Jock Ewing it would be him. Racquetball is a Racquet Sport played with a hollow Rubber Ball in an indoor or outdoor court Larry Martin Hagman (born September 21, 1931) is an American film and television Actor, producer and director, primarily Hagman dreamt up a storyline that Ray Krebbs would be the illegitimate son of Jock. With some convincing, Hagman then persuaded Leonard Katzman that the idea would work. Leonard Katzman ( September 2, 1927 - September 5, 1996) was an American film and television Screenwriter, producer However, previous episodes portrayed Kanaly having an affair with Jock's granddaughter, Lucy Ewing, so Katzman let the on-screen affair die-off and be forgotten before they utilized the storyline. It was originally slated to develop in the episode, "Dove Hunt", with Jock revealing the surprise in confidence to J. R. , but this idea was nixed. Instead, the storyline unfolded on December 12, 1980. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Ray's supposed father, Amos Krebbs (William Windom), who left him as a small boy, would show up on Ray's doorstep (with Ray wanting nothing to do with him). William Windom (born September 28, 1923) is an American Actor. Amos Krebbs would later meet Jock and produce a diary belonging to his wife, Margaret Krebbs, Ray's mother, in which she admitted having an affair with Jock during the end of World War II. Margaret writes of Ray's first birthday and wishing his father (Jock) could be there. This was a landmark episode because it elevated Ray's status with the entire Ewing clan and also served as a basis for future storylines where Ray, J. R. , and Bobby would unite as brothers and fight as Ewings.

• "Swan Song" — In the 1984-85 season ending cliffhanger, Jenna Wade, Bobby Ewing's fiancee is released from prison. Jenna Wade Marchetta Krebbs was a Fictional character in the popular American television series Dallas, played most notably by Priscilla Beaulieu Presley (She was in it earlier in the season for a false accusation of murder against her ex-husband. ) J. R. 's wife Sue Ellen has started drinking again, and thinks that she has seen her ex-lover Dusty Farlow. Bobby Ewing is unsure if he wants to marry Jenna, because he has started to have feelings for his ex-wife Pam. Lucy Ewing decides to marry her ex-husband Mitch Cooper, and the wedding is held at Southfork. Jenna can see at the wedding that Bobby is acting different, and she figures out that he is in love with Pam. After the wedding Bobby goes and proposes to Pam. She accepts. The next day, when Bobby is leaving to go tell Jenna that it's over, he gets hit by a car driven by his ex-sister-in-law Katherine Wentworth. He is then taken to the hospital and dies.

• "Blast From The Past" — One of the show's stars, Patrick Duffy, left the program in the spring of 1985. Patrick G Duffy (born March 17, 1949) is an American Television Actor who has appeared primarily in Soap operas and His character, Bobby, was plowed down by a car and died, on camera, on May 17, 1985. Robert James Ewing, commonly called Bobby Ewing, is a fictional character central to the long running TV soap opera Dallas. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) With ratings falling, and Duffy's career at a standstill, he agreed to return to the show for the 86-87 season. With Duffy in tow, the producers ended the 1985-1986 season (on May 16, 1986) with an episode in which a series of spectacular events take place (including an explosion in J. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) R. 's office), culminating in a scene where Pam wakes up in bed, to be greeted by Duffy emerging from a shower. In the closing credits for that episode, there was the bizarre credit of "Starring Patrick Duffy as ? ", leaving doubt as to exactly whom Duffy was portraying. Fans had to wait until September 26 to learn how the writers would explain his return. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Most were disappointed with the solution, a pure deus ex machina: Pam had dreamt the entire previous season (1985-1986), including Bobby's death (an example of retroactive continuity, or a retcon). A deus ex machina ( lat. ˈdeːus eks ˈmaːkʰina literally "god from a/the machine" is an improbable Retroactive continuity is the deliberate changing of previously established facts in a work of serial fiction This caused previous plot lines to be severed: Ray and Donna had adopted a deaf boy in Spring 1986, but had become estranged when the Fall season opened. In Spring 1985, Pam's half sister Katherine had died while knocking-off Bobby with her car. In the Fall, she was presumably still alive but forgotten. Bobby's replacement, cousin Jack Ewing, was now redundant and had to be discarded. Pam's new beau, Mark Graison, vanished. Continuity conflicts arose elsewhere, as references to Bobby's death were made in the spin-off TV show, Knots Landing. Knots Landing is a Primetime Television Soap opera that aired for 14 seasons from December 27 1979 to May 13 After this, Dallas and Knots Landing effectively cut ties as they then took place in different universes. A fictional universe is a self-consistent fictional setting with unique background elements such as an imaginary history or geography and possibly fantasy or science

• "Fall of The House of Ewing" — This cliffhanger marked the end of a contract player, as Victoria Principal had decided to leave the show after 10 seasons, and after having to be seen in almost every episode of the series, from her first in 1978 until 1987. Victoria Principal (born January 3, 1950) is an American actress The storyline had Pam returning to Southfork after phoning Bobby telling him after all their struggles to conceive a baby, she could finally be pregnant. Suddenly, an oil truck comes out of nowhere and a distracted Pam crashes into it, igniting a huge fireball. Pamela "Pam" Jean Barnes Ewing is a fictional character in the popular American television series Dallas, played by Victoria Principal Pam survives the accident but is left with third degree burns. While in the hospital, she is suddenly whisked away, leaving no trace. Later in the season, she divorces (by mail) Bobby, giving him custody of their adopted son, Christopher. In subsequent seasons it is revealed that Pam was dying and chose to let her family believe that she had left, thus sparing them the trauma of watching her deteriorate.

While the actual cliffhanger in this season is the car accident involving Pamela Ewing (and Principal's subsequent departure from the show), there is a fantastic scene prior to the accident where J. R. and son John Ross are ousted from the former Ewing building by Jeremy Wendell, who was instrumental in the government crackdown on Ewing Oil, and now owns the building. When Jeremy reaches for the painting of Jock on the wall and says, "You'll leave now, and take this eyesore with you,", an incredibly aggressive J. R. shouts, "Wendell! You touch that painting and I'll kill you where you stand. " J. R. takes the painting off the wall himself, holds it up in front of John Ross and says, "John Ross, THIS is Ewing Oil. " This scene is often listed among the favorites by 'Dallas' fans.

Final episode

In this episode, titled "Conundrum" (originally aired on CBS, May 3, 1991), J. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. R. is contemplating committing suicide. Southfork was taken out of his control and given to Bobby by Miss Ellie, while Cliff Barnes now had control of Ewing Oil. Clayton had given J. R. voting rights at Weststar, but J. R. was tricked into believing he would become Chairman of Weststar by Carter McKay. J. R. had sold his half of Ewing Oil to Cliff to take over Weststar, but old foe Dusty Farlow revealed that he had sold his Weststar shares to McKay, thus making McKay the majority stockholder. McKay fired J. R. from Weststar after revealing that he had set him up (McKay had sent two Weststar directors to J. R. and convinced him to sell Ewing Oil to pave the way for a Weststar takeover that would never happen).

John Ross, his own son, disowned him and moved to London to be with his mother. Now, drunk and despondent, J. R. walks around the pool with a bourbon bottle and a loaded gun, when suddenly another person comes into view. . . a spirit named Adam (portrayed by Joel Grey), whose "boss" has been watching J. Joel Grey (born April 11, 1932) is a Tony - Golden Globe - BAFTA - & Academy Award -winning American stage R. and likes him. Adam proceeds to take him on a journey to show him what life would've been like for other people if he hadn't been born. Among what he shows him:

• Without J. R. , Gary became the oldest Ewing son, and the youngest was Jason (who would have been born had J. R. never been around; Jason never appeared in the TV series as he didn't really exist).

• With Gary in charge of Ewing Oil upon Jock's retirement, the company went bankrupt. Stress from it killed Jock, and Miss Ellie died of a broken heart two years later, she never meets Clayton Farlow.

• Jason, a shady real estate developer swindled Gary and Bobby out of their shares in the company and Southfork, and proceeded to tear the compound down and build tract houses on it called Southfork Estates.

• Having never met Pam, Bobby continued his wild ways from before and ended up as a down-on-his-luck hustler who was behind on alimony payments to his wife Annie and kids J. R. , Bobby, and Ellie. He also ends up behind on his gambling debts to Carter McKay, who owns a casino in Las Vegas for reasons never explained (some internet rumours hint that McKay ended up here as he was fired by Jeremy Wendell at Westar but this is not mentioned, although it could be a deleted scene).

• Gary became a successful divorce lawyer who never married, and thus never had Lucy Ewing, J. R. 's niece. (He does eventually meet Valene Ewing, his wife in the real world, but nothing ever comes of it other than a date whose outcome was never discussed).

• Without having met J. R. , Cally Harper never left her poor roots, and ends up as a battered wife who lives with her husband in a shack, where she kills him and (according to Adam) will be convicted and sentenced to life.

• Without J. R. in the way and forcing him to be a part of the Ewing/Barnes rivalry, Cliff Barnes was able to earn a law degree and enter politics, becoming Vice President of the United States and later Acting President due to a stroke suffered by the President.

• Since J. R. was never born (and thus, never shot), Kristin Shepard never met him (and, thus, never died), and became a successful con artist in Los Angeles. She poses as a hooker initially and then a police officer, which sees her accept a bribe from an embarrassed customer.

• Having never met J. R. , Sue Ellen has become a successful soap opera star, with Nicholas Pearce (who was never killed off) as her loving husband.

• With J. R. out of the picture and Jock dying before he could find out, Ray Krebbs never knew of his Ewing blood ties. After an injury he suffered in a Ewing Oil-sponsored rodeo, Ray became a down on his luck ranchhand, forcing to work two or three jobs to support his family, who are loving and very supportive of him. He does have a son called Jock.

After one final scene where Bobby settles his gambling debts with McKay, Adam eggs J. R. on to kill himself. J. R. won't do it, as he doesn't want Adam to be sent back to heaven with his job incomplete. It's at this point where Adam reveals that he's not an angel, but a minion of Satan.

A startled J. R. wakes up, gun and bourbon still in hands, and the scene appears to be a dream. . . only Adam returns, appearing to J. R. in his mirror and continuing to egg him on. J. R. slowly raises the loaded gun to his head, unaware that Bobby has returned home. The gun goes off while Bobby is in the hallway, and he rushes to J. R. 's room. He looks at what has gone down, gasps, "Oh, my God," and the series ends on that note with the fate of J. R. never settled (although it eventually would be five years later, in the reunion movie, Dallas: J.R. Returns. Dallas JR Returns was the first of the two Dallas reunion movies to air after the series went off the air ).

It was believed J. R. killed himself, although in later years it was revealed he had shot the mirror (although no glass was heard).

The episode was watched by 33. 3 million viewers (38% of all viewers in that time slot)

Production details

Produced by Leonard Katzman, the "Dallas" television series was one of the first to be distributed globally. Leonard Katzman ( September 2, 1927 - September 5, 1996) was an American film and television Screenwriter, producer "Dallas" was eventually translated and dubbed into 67 languages in over 90 countries, a record that to this day still stands for an American television series. In filmmaking, dubbing or looping is the process of recording or replacing voices for a Motion picture.

Dallas originally aired on Saturday nights when it debuted as a regular series. Within a month, the show was moved to Sunday nights, where it would stay until halfway through the season, when it took a Friday-night slot. Dallas remained on Fridays until the show ended in 1991, alternating between 10 p. m. and 9 p. m. airings.

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Ratings

The show's seasonal rankings were as follows.

• #44 (Miniseries, 1978)
• #12 (Season 1, 1978–1979)
• #6 (Season 2, 1979–1980)
• #1 (Season 3, 1980–1981)
• #1 (Season 4, 1981–1982)
• #2 (Season 5, 1982–1983)
• #1 (Season 6, 1983–1984)
• #2 (Season 7, 1984–1985)
• #6 (Season 8, 1985–1986)
• #11 (Season 9, 1986–1987)
• #22 (Season 10, 1987–1988)
• #29 (Season 11, 1988–1989)
• #43 (Season 12, 1989–1990)
• #61 (Season 13, 1990–1991)

DVD releases

Season 1 on DVD is the original mini-series. When the show went to formal production as regular weekly series, what is on DVD referred to as Season 2 was Season 1 of the weekly series.

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	DVD Season	Common Season Count	Ep #	Region 1	Region 2	Comments
	Seasons 1 & 2	Mini-series & Season 1	29	August 8, 2004	November 1, 2004	The first-and-second-seasons DVD box set has five double-sided DVDs, which contain the 5 episodes from the miniseries and the 24 episodes from the first regular season. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The Region 1 release includes a "Soap Talk" "Dallas" reunion special as well as three commentaries by actors Larry Hagman and Charlene Tilton, and series creator David Jacobs.
	Season 3	Season 2	25	August 9, 2005	September 26, 2005	The third-season DVD box set has five double-sided DVDs, which contain the 25 episodes from that season. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It includes commentaries by Patrick Duffy and Linda Gray on two major episodes and the special documentary Who Shot J. R. ?: The Dallas Phenomenon.
	Season 4	Season 3	23	January 24, 2006	May 22, 2006	The fourth-season DVD box set has four double-sided DVDs, which contain the 23 episodes from that season. Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. It includes a cast reunion special from 2004: Dallas Reunion: The Return To Southfork, which aired on CBS on November 7, 2004. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "
	Season 5	Season 4	26	August 1, 2006	November 17, 2006	The fifth-season DVD box set has five double-sided DVDs, which contain the 26 episodes from that season. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. It includes a documentary called: A Living Landmark: A Tour of the Real Southfork Ranch.
	Season 6	Season 5	28	January 30, 2007	February 19, 2007	The sixth-season DVD box set has five double-sided DVDs, which contain the 28 episodes from that season. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. It includes a documentary that delves into the legacy of "Dallas" then and now.
	Season 7	Season 6	30	July 31, 2007	September 17, 2007	The seventh-season DVD box set has five double-sided DVDs, which contain the 30 episodes from that season. Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. It includes the story behind the iconic Dallas theme song and is titled The Music of Dallas.
	Season 8	Season 7	30	February 12, 2008	February 18, 2008	The eighth-season DVD box set has five double-sided DVDs, which contain the 30 episodes from that season. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The special feature is called Dallas Makeover - Travila Style and deals with the Emmy award winning costumes of the show.
	Season 9	Season 8	31	July 15, 2008	September 22, 2008	The ninth-season DVD box set has four double-sided DVDs, which contain the 31 episodes from that season. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The special features include the documentary Seasons of Change, an in depth look at the most famous dream sequence of all time, the entire ninth season, and its impact on the storylines, the fans, and stars. There is also a look back at Season 8 to examine the effect of Barbara Bel Geddes' departure for a year, and her eventual return.
	Season 10	Season 9	29	TBC	TBC	There are unconfirmed reports that Warner Bros. hope to release Season 10 of Dallas towards the very end of 2008. There is no confirmation but if this proves to be true then a UK release is likely to be early 2009 Expected to be a double sided disc set containing all 29 episodes of Season 10 and possibly special features. This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories.
	Season 11	Season 10	30	TBA	TBA	Expected to be a double sided disc set containing all 30 episodes of Season 11 and possibly special features. Warner Bros. have yet to announce any release for Season 11 apart from their intention to release every season of Dallas. It is expected that Warner Bros. will rush release the less popular later series.
	Season 12	Season 11	26	TBA	TBA	Expected to be a double sided disc set containing all 26 episodes of Season 12 and possibly special features. Warner Bros. have yet to announce any release for Season 12 apart from their intention to release every season of Dallas. It is expected that Warner Bros. will rush release the less popular later series.
	Season 13	Season 12	27	TBA	TBA	Expected to be a double sided disc set containing all 27 episodes of Season 13 and possibly special features. Warner Bros. have yet to announce any release for Season 13 apart from their intention to release every season of Dallas. It is expected that Warner Bros. will rush release the less popular later series.
	Season 14	Season 13	22	TBA	TBA	Expected to be a double sided disc set containing all 22 episodes of Season 14 and possibly special features. Warner Bros. have yet to announce any release for Season 14 apart from their intention to release every season of Dallas. It is expected that Warner Bros. will rush release the less popular later series. It is also unconfirmed whether this season will contain the two reunion movies JR Returns 1996 and The War of The Ewings 1998 or whether these will receive their own seperate releases. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar)

The TV movies Dallas: The Early Years 1986, JR Returns 1996 and The War Of The Ewings 1998 are expected to either receive individual releases or be included as extras on future DVD releases, most likely Season 14. Dallas The Early Years was a made for television movie that first aired on March 23, 1986 on CBS during the eighth season of the TV series Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar)

Bring Back Dallas - Special Reunion

In 2007, British comedian Justin Lee Collins went about searching for all the stars of Dallas to bring them back together for a special reunion party. Justin Lee Collins (born 28 July, 1974) is an English Comedian, television, Radio presenter and amateur Darts The show was broadcast at 9 p. m. Sunday, May 27, 2007, on UK television network Channel 4 as part of the Bring Back... series. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began Bring Back is a British television series comprising of one-off shows where Justin Lee Collins tries to locate people from music TV or film backgrounds After hunting down most of the main cast by any means necessary (e. g. , climbing over security fences and ambushing hotels), Collins managed to interview them and gain more knowledge about some of the decisions made throughout the show's seasons. He held his own Oil Baron's Ball, where unfortunately none of the cast turned up. However, in a surprise move, the actor that played baby Christopher (Eric Farlow) turned up.

Dallas: The Movie

A feature-length motion picture based on the Dallas story has been in development for a number of years, with Legally Blonde director Robert Luketic manning the attempt to get it made. Legally Blonde is a 2001 Comedy film starring Reese Witherspoon, produced by Marc E Robert Luketic was born on 1 November 1973 is an Australian Film director of Croatian and Italian descent Although stars as varied as John Travolta, Jennifer Lopez and Jessica Simpson have been mentioned as possible stars (in the roles of J.R. Ewing, Pamela Ewing and Lucy Ewing respectively), the film has never been greenlighted and is considered by many in the Hollywood establishment as a potential disaster, and it is currently viewed as unlikely that the film will be made, particularly given the current gas crisis (one that does not bode well for a "comedy" about the oil industry). Jennifer Lynn Lopez (born July Jessica Ann Simpson (born July 10 1980 is an American pop Singer and actress who rose to fame in the late 1990s John Ross Ewing Jr, more commonly known as JR Ewing, played by Larry Hagman, was a nefarious figure on the hit CBS television series Dallas Pamela "Pam" Jean Barnes Ewing is a fictional character in the popular American television series Dallas, played by Victoria Principal The declining careers of all of the stars at one point attached to it would also seem indicative of its lack of commercial potential, along with the view of many in the entertainment industry that no actor besides Larry Hagman would realistically be accepted by mainstream audiences as the character of J.R. Ewing, even in a comedy or farce. Larry Martin Hagman (born September 21, 1931) is an American film and television Actor, producer and director, primarily John Ross Ewing Jr, more commonly known as JR Ewing, played by Larry Hagman, was a nefarious figure on the hit CBS television series Dallas

Show facts

• A Dallas comic strip ran in newspapers during the 1980s, illustrated by cartoonist Dick Kulpa and distributed by the L. A. Times Syndicate.

• The series' first season was conceived as a proof-of-concept five-episode miniseries, and it was filmed entirely on location in Dallas and its surrounding areas during one of the city's coldest winters on record. Although the Dallas area rarely receives any significant accumulation of snow, a blizzard during the February shoot forced a number of script revisions to incorporate the snowy weather, as well as subsequent continuity issues once the snow melted. Possibly due to the inclement weather, Charlene Tilton was stricken with such a bad case of the flu that the producers were nearly forced to recast the role of Lucy Ewing. Charlene L Tilton (born December 1, 1958) is an American actress.

• The original Southfork Ranch location (the "Cloyce Box Ranch"), where the initial five episodes were filmed, no longer exists, having been destroyed by fire. Southfork Ranch is a location near Plano Texas in the community of Parker Texas where the Dallas television series was filmed The Cloyce Box Ranch was the site of the original Southfork ranch location where the initial five episodes of " Dallas (TV series " were filmed The series left that location at the end of the first season due to a request by the property owner, who felt both the filming requirements and local media attention to the series were disruptive to his ranch operations, and moved to the ranch ("Duncan Acres") where the series was filmed for the rest of its run. The area surrounding Cloyce Box, located in what in 1978 was still the rural farming community of Frisco, has since become one of Dallas's fastest-growing suburbs.

• Major changes to the series's point-of-view came about as a result of viewer response to the first mini-season. Surprising to many in hindsight, the show's original focus was designed to be on Pamela Ewing and her travails as an outsider entering the Ewing clan through a whirlwind marriage to "family playboy" and former star quarterback Bobby Ewing. Pamela "Pam" Jean Barnes Ewing is a fictional character in the popular American television series Dallas, played by Victoria Principal Robert James Ewing, commonly called Bobby Ewing, is a fictional character central to the long running TV soap opera Dallas. Once J. R. proved to be a far more intriguing character, the show's focus shifted to center around him. Also, both Sue Ellen Ewing and Cliff Barnes, characters who would later become pivotal to the show (and whose affair led to the show's first cliffhanger season finale), were conceived as minor figures who did not even merit full standing in the opening credits of season one. Sue Ellen Shepard Ewing Lockwood (born 1947) is a character on the popular American television series Dallas, played by Linda Gray from Clifford "Cliff" Barnes, played by Ken Kercheval, was a character on the popular American television series Dallas The producers realized Sue Ellen's potential as a character, and Linda Gray's acting abilities, following an early episode in which the Ewings are held captive at Southfork and Sue Ellen is forced to parade, crying and hysterical, in the swimsuit she wore when she won the Miss Texas competition years earlier. Linda Ann Gray (born September 12, 1940 in Santa Monica California) is an American actress, best known for her Emmy-nominated The Miss Texas competition was founded in 1936 as a scholarship contest for young women

• Exterior locations following season one were shot at a ranch called Duncan Acres, later formally rechristened Southfork Ranch; it is now a major tourist attraction and convention center. Southfork Ranch is a location near Plano Texas in the community of Parker Texas where the Dallas television series was filmed It is located in Parker, a small suburb north of Dallas and east of Plano. Parker is a city in Collin County, Texas, United States. The population was 1379 at the 2000 census Plano (ˈpleɪnoʊ is a city in Collin and Denton Counties in the U Although Southfork was depicted in one episode as spanning over 100,000 acres, Duncan Acres is barely 100 acres, and today it is surrounded on all sides by housing subdivisions, several of which were built during the course of the show's later seasons (and part of the reason why only the back yard area was used for location filming - scenes filmed in front of the house would have shown the suburban tract houses in the background). Many of the show's exteriors, including shots of each protagonist's respective skyscraper offices, were also shot in the Dallas area.

• Although Duncan Acres was used throughout the show's run, minus the final two seasons, for exterior filming, and a full-size reproduction of the main house's back yard was eventually constructed on a Los Angeles soundstage, the house's modest interiors were deemed too lacking in luxury for a family as supposedly wealthy as the Ewings. Instead, a mansion located in Dallas's Turtle Creek neighborhood -- one much larger than the Duncan Acres home, but with a downstairs layout deemed to match the front exteriors of the Duncan house closely enough -- was used for interior shots. The real Duncan Acres interior, however, was later used for filming of several scenes in the two "Dallas" reunion movies, since it had been substantially renovated since the series's end once the ranch was developed into a tourist attraction and conference center.

• The first half of the second season was shot entirely on location in Dallas. After the ratings improved and the series was picked up for a full season, primary production was moved to Los Angeles, and exact replicas of both the Turtle Creek mansion interiors and Duncan Acres back yard were recreated on a studio soundstage, which was used throughout the remainder of the series's run.

• To lend authenticity to the show, production returned to Dallas nearly every summer for approximately eight weeks of location filming at the beginning of season shooting (usually in July, one of Dallas's hottest months), enough to include location-shot scenes in the show through the annual November Nielsen sweeps periods. The remainder of the seasons' shows were filmed on soundstages and at locations in the Los Angeles area that did not even vaguely resemble Dallas. The Los Angeles-area ranch used for some exteriors set at Southfork is noticeably more lush than the North-Central Texas prairie land seen in the location-shot footage, and unlike the virtually-flat Dallas area, the Santa Monica Mountains as well as palm trees could be seen in the background of many shots. Both Duncan Acres and other nearby ranches were employed extensively for filming, and shooting locations included everywhere from downtown Dallas to the North Dallas Galleria mall to the Dallas/Fort Worth airport. For budgetary reasons, the final two seasons did not include any on-location scenes in Dallas, although the major subplot resulting in April Stevens Ewing's departure from the show was filmed largely on location in Paris, France.

• The 1980 Writers Guild of America strike caused a number of problems for the show, particularly given that it transpired during the "Who Shot J. The Writers Guild of America is a generic term referring to the joint efforts of two different US labor unions The Writers Guild of America East (WGAE representing R. ?" mania. Given its timing, the producers had to write all of the scenes planned to be filmed during the annual Dallas location shoot long in advance before the strike, and production was forced to halt for nearly two months after location-filming ended. Although the scene in which J. R. 's killer is revealed was set in the Southfork back yard, and the setup shots for it (Sue Ellen arriving at the ranch to confront her sister) were shot on location in July, the scene itself noticeably shifts to the Southfork soundstage for the actual reveal of Kristen as the killer; it was filmed several months after the location setup shots, and only a few weeks before the episode aired in November, 1980. As noted throughout the media, the producers shot numerous "dummy" endings (to throw off the media) in which a variety of characters were revealed as J. R. 's attempted assassin, even including his own mother Miss Ellie.

• While many of the exterior shots were actually filmed in and around Dallas, the city of Braddock, the small surrounding city (and a presumed Dallas suburb) where characters would often go to for various reasons, was fictional. During the first season, Lucy Ewing was a student at Braddock High School (when she attended).

• When the "Who shot J.R.?" media frenzy began, Larry Hagman tried to renegotiate his contract. Who shot JR? was an Advertising Catch phrase that American network CBS created in 1980 to promote the television show Dallas. Larry Martin Hagman (born September 21, 1931) is an American film and television Actor, producer and director, primarily Producers Philip Capice and Leonard Katzman thought of firing him and replacing him with Robert Culp. Leonard Katzman ( September 2, 1927 - September 5, 1996) was an American film and television Screenwriter, producer Robert Martin Culp (born August 16 1930) is an American actor and scriptwriter perhaps best known for his work in Television. However, Hagman announced that he may be leaving the series in an appearance on British chat show Wogan during a promotional tour in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The ensuing outcry led to the producers agreeing to Hagman's terms, increasing his salary and offering him a degree of creative input in the storylines.

• Although the Duncan Acres house used for Southfork exterior shots was relatively modest in size, the Ewing mansion as depicted on the show grew substantially larger over the years. The producers used the excuse of the Southfork fire depicted in the season five cliffhanger to rebuild a much larger version of the original set, which was still nearly identical to the Turtle Creek mansion copied years earlier. The new set's living room and stairwell grew noticeably in size following the post-fire reconstruction, as did the upstairs hallway. New parts of the Southfork house set, including a large kitchen and a workout room, as well as additional bedrooms for the ever-growing Ewing clan, were added throughout the series.

• The communist government of Nicolae Ceauşescu's Romania ran episodes of Dallas in the 1980s hoping that it would convince people that capitalism was corrupt and decadent. Communist state is a term used by many Political scientists to describe a Form of government in which the State operates under a one-party system Nicolae Ceauşescu (nikoˈlaje tʃauˈʃesku (January 26 1918 – December 25 1989 was the communist dictator of Romania from 1965 until December 1989 when a revolution Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Instead, it sowed discontent within the communist system, as viewers looked past the characters to the portrayal of American lifestyles. Soon after the government fell, a Romanian businessman created a Dallas-themed attraction complete with a replica of the Southfork Ranch, to celebrate the show's role in bringing down communism.

• There was also a 1980s computer game based on this TV series called Dallas Quest. Dallas Quest is a game created by James Garon and published by Datasoft for the Commodore 64 computer in 1984.

• Most of the buildings seen throughout the series in the show really exist in the Dallas skyline. For example, the original Ewing Oil headquarters was situated in a downtown Dallas building called the Renaissance Tower. Renaissance Tower, located at 1201 Elm Street in downtown Dallas, Texas is a 56-story modern -styled Skyscraper. Later on, through plot developments, JRE Enterprises operated out of a building called Fountain Place (to which Ewing Oil itself later moved to, and remained through the end of the series). Fountain Place, located at 1445 Ross Avenue in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, Texas is a 60-story modern -styled Skyscraper In the TV movies, Ewing Oil operated out of the Bank of America Plaza. Likewise, Cliff Barnes' Barnes/Wentworth Oil operated out of a pair of buildings called "Campbell Centre I & II", which for a time in the 1990s were where the Belgian oil company Petrofina operated from in the Dallas area. Petrofina was a Belgian oil company which merged with Total in 1999 to form TotalFina, but the name has now been changed back to Total after Several episodes include shots of an abstract piece of sculpture on the grounds of the complex that features the Fina shield-shaped logo.

• In spring 2004, a prime-time special was taped in which actors reminisced about their work on the series. It aired on November 7, 2004, on CBS, though it was delayed due to football. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The NFL on CBS is the brand name of the CBS television network's coverage of the National Football League 's American Football Conference Sadly, actor Howard Keel (Clayton Farlow) had died earlier that same day. Howard Keel, born Harold Clifford Keel ( April 13, 1919 &ndash November 7, 2004) was an American Actor Clayton Farlow, was a character in the popular American television series Dallas, played by Howard Keel ( 1981

• After Dallas ended, co-stars Patrick Duffy and Sasha Mitchell starred in a successful ABC sitcom, Step By Step. Patrick G Duffy (born March 17, 1949) is an American Television Actor who has appeared primarily in Soap operas and Sasha Mitchell (born July 27, 1967 in Los Angeles California) is an American actor best known for his role as "Cody " on the The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Step by Step is an American television sitcom which aired on ABC from September 20, 1991 to August 15, Mitchell again played Duffy's nephew. This was years after Duffy agreed to renegotiate his contract from Lorimar. Lorimar was an American Television production company that was later a subsidiary of Warner Bros

• During the final season, Larry Hagman was reunited with former I Dream of Jeannie co-star Barbara Eden to play J. Larry Martin Hagman (born September 21, 1931) is an American film and television Actor, producer and director, primarily I Dream of Jeannie is a 1960s American sitcom with a Fantasy premise Barbara Eden (born Barbara Jean Morehead on August 23, 1934) is an American film and television actress and Singer who is best R. 's conniving ex-girlfriend, Leeane de la Vega. Subtly referencing the duo's former history on I Dream of Jeannie, Lee Ann revealed that her maiden name was Nelson, which was Hagman's last name on the sitcom.

• Larry Hagman is the only actor to appear in all 357 episodes of the series. Patrick Duffy appeared in the second highest episodes, appearing in 327 of the 357 episodes (missing 29 episodes, during the 1985-86 season, and 1 episode at the end of the 1990-91 season).

• In order to keep Bobby’s "out of the shower" return storyline a secret, Patrick Duffy had to film a full notional advertisement for Irish Spring soap in an alternative studio. The opening line of the fictional ad "Good Morning was then edited into the Dallas episode.

• A continuity error or sorts occurred during the first episode of the 1980-81 season (the conclusion of the "Who Shot J. R. " cliffhanger), in that, though it's supposed to be the the morning following J. R. 's shooting, Sue Ellen had a noticably different hairstyle (since Linda Grey had cut her hair during the during the hiatus), though it would seem implausible that a character would have found time to get her hair done under the circumstances.

• Automobiles played a major role on the show, in particular German luxury vehicles. Curiously, nearly every major character drove a convertible at some point in the series, including matriarch Miss Ellie, who drove a Volkswagen Rabbit. The Volkswagen Golf or VW Golf ( Mk1 and Mk5 badged as Volkswagen Rabbit in the United States and Canada, Mk1 badged as Volkswagen Bobby's red Mercedes SL convertible was a mainstay on the show throughout its first nine seasons, although new models of the car were used in most seasons. In one of the series's most famous episodes, Pam -- who had borrowed Bobby's car for the day -- was driving the SL when she collided with the gas rig in the season nine finale; the car was "killed off" as well, and Bobby was later seen driving everything from a Jaguar to a BMW Z3. The jaguar (Panthera onca,, or—especially in British English — is a New World Mammal of the Felidae family and one of The BMW Z3 was the first modern mass-market Roadster produced by BMW, as well as the first new BMW model assembled in the United States. Although Bobby gifted Pam with a Chevrolet Corvette in season two, it was later replaced (without explanation on the show) with a Porsche 911 Cabriolet, the vehicle Pam drove for nearly her entire stint on the show. Chevrolet (ˌʃɛvroʊˈleɪ - French origin (also known as Chevy) is a Brand of Automobile, produced by General Motors (GM A corvette is a small maneuverable lightly armed Warship, originally smaller than a Frigate and larger than a coastal patrol craft, although many The car was last seen when Bobby drove it to the hospital at the beginning of season ten, after hearing the news of Pam's accident. J. R. drove a Mercedes S-class sedan for most of the series, but switched to driving a Cadillac Allante convertible after deciding he should "drive American. Mercedes is a girl's name of Spanish origin referring to a title for the Virgin Mary;Automobile-related use Mercedes (car, the pre-1927 brand name of German The Cadillac Allanté was Cadillac 's first venture into the ultra-luxury Roadster market and was sold from 1987 through 1993 " (His S-class made a brief reappearance in the second "Dallas" reunion movie, when it was blown up during an attempt on his life, but he replaced it with a newer version of the SL-class Mercedes Bobby once drove. ) During the show's earlier days, both Miss Ellie and Sue Ellen shared the "ranch car," a Ford station wagon. J. R. later gave Sue Ellen a Mercedes station wagon as a gift, and following her eventual split from J. R. she upgraded to an S-class coupe, which she drove for the remainder of the series. Sue Ellen, too, ended up driving a convertible; she had a Jaguar droptop with the license plate "EWING OIL" in one of the two reunion movies. Lucy Ewing drove a Saab 900 convertible during the two seasons Charlene Tilton returned to the show late in its run. The 900 is a car that was made by Saab Automobile from 1978 until 1998 in two generations Also in the show's later seasons, Callie Ewing was seen driving a convertible Chevrolet Corvette, and James Beaumont drove a Ford Mustang convertible. The Chevrolet Corvette is a Sports car that has been manufactured by General Motors since 1953 James Beaumont (born November 11 1984 in Stockton, England) is an English professional footballer who plays in Midfield The Ford Mustang sports coupe, manufactured by the Ford Motor Company, was initially based on the Ford Falcon

• Continuing along the lines of automobile-centered focus, each member of the Ewing family drove a vehicle with a personalized Texas vanity license plate depicting their "position" in the family hierarchy. (Series creator David Jacobs said once in an interview that he got the idea from seeing the dealer license plates from Ewing Buick, a Dallas-area auto dealer. David William Jacobs ( April 30, 1888 in Cardiff, Wales – June 6, 1976 in Aberconwy, Wales) ) Early in the series, Jock Ewing is seen driving a Lincoln with the plates "EWING 1"; Miss Ellie's station wagon has "EWING 2"; J. John Ross Ewing Sr, more commonly known as Jock Ewing, is a character in the popular American television series Dallas, played by Jim Davis R. 's vehicles have "EWING 3"; Bobby's have "EWING 4"; Lucy's have "EWING 5"; and Pam's, during her marriage to Bobby, have "EWING 6. " Later in the series, following Jock's death, the license plate "hierarchy" is shifted a notch, and Miss Ellie is seen with the "EWING 1" plates, even following her marriage to Clayton Farlow and her assumption of his last name as her own. Clayton Farlow, was a character in the popular American television series Dallas, played by Howard Keel ( 1981 The rest of the family members' numbers "move up a notch" as well. There were numerous exceptions to the "Ewing license plate rule," and a number of major characters who were technically Ewings -- including Ray Krebs and James Beaumont -- but did not adopt the Ewing last name never had Ewing plates. James Beaumont (born November 11 1984 in Stockton, England) is an English professional footballer who plays in Midfield

In popular culture

See also: Who shot J.R.?

• The Who Shot J. Who shot JR? was an Advertising Catch phrase that American network CBS created in 1980 to promote the television show Dallas. R. ? episode entered into United States popular culture, with t-shirts printed with such references as "Who shot J.R.?" and "I Shot J. Popular culture (or pop culture) is the Culture — patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activities significance and importance — A T-shirt (or tee shirt) is a Shirt which is pulled on over the head to cover most of a person's Torso. Who shot JR? was an Advertising Catch phrase that American network CBS created in 1980 to promote the television show Dallas. R. !" being common over the summer. Charles Rocket, an actor on Saturday Night Live's controversial 1980 season, lost his job after he cursed on-air in reference to "who shot J. Charles Rocket ( August 24, 1949 &ndash October 7, 2005) was an American film and television actor notable for his tenure as Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City R. ". The cliffhanger was also made reference to in the The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episode "As the Will Turns"; when Will was trying to get fired from a television show via a ridiculous monologue that incorporated elements from numerous TV shows, he says that he's "the guy who shot J. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is an award winning American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from September 10 1990 to May 20 1996 R. " (as well as the sheriff). " I Shot the Sheriff " is a song written by Bob Marley. "The Simpsons" paid homage to "Who Shot JR?" with their own "Who Shot Mr. Burns?" contest. Plot Part one Principal Skinner walks into school and discovers that a class Gerbil has died

• For the 2005 NHL All-Star Game, CBC's opening was a spoof of Dallas' opening, using the same 1980s font and names like "Sidney Crosby", "Alexander Ovechkin", and Joe Thornton. The 55th National Hockey League All-Star Game was held in Dallas Texas on January 24, 2007. Sidney Patrick Crosby ONS (born August 7 1987 is a Canadian professional Ice hockey player and captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins Alexander Mikhaylovich Ovechkin ( AmE ˈælɪgˌzændɚ oˈvɛtʃ Joseph Eric Thornton (born July 2, 1979) is a professional Ice hockey centre and an alternate captain for the San Jose Sharks ^[4]

• CBS Sports also used a Dallas musical theme for the opening of its 1991 NFL Wild Card playoff between the Cowboys and Bears. CBS Sports is a division of CBS which airs many of the sports telecasts in the United States. The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. It featured the 3 way split screen common to Dallas openings and introduced "characters" Jimmy Johnson, Emmitt Smith, Michael Irvin, Troy Aikman, and Steve Beuerlein. Jimmy Johnson, Jimmie Johnson or Jim Johnson may refer to Jimmy Johnson (American football (born 1938 Pro Football Hall of Fame cornerback Emmitt James Smith III (born May 15 1969 in Pensacola Florida) is a former American football player who played for the Dallas Cowboys Michael Jerome Irvin (born March 5, 1966) is a former American football player for the Dallas Cowboys. Pat Summerall narrated.

• In the Family Guy episode "Da Boom" (1999), the Y2K virus changes civilization for the worse. Family Guy is an animated American television sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane that airs on Fox and regularly on other "Da Boom" is the Post-apocalyptic tenth episode of the FOX animated series Family Guy. The Year 2000 problem (also known as the Y2K problem, the millennium bug, the Y2K bug, or simply Y2K) was a notable Computer bug resulting In a parody of "Blast from the Past" episode climax, Victoria Principal and Patrick Duffy reprise their roles in a live-action segment at the end of the episode, when Pam wakes up and tells Bobby, who is in the shower, that she just dreamt about the strangest episode of Family Guy. Bobby pauses, then asks, "What's Family Guy?"

• Mentioned in The Message by hip hop DJ "Grandmaster Flash" as, "My brother's doing bad, stole my mother's TV / Says she watches too much / It's just not healthy / All My Children in the daytime, Dallas at night / Can’t even see the game or the Sugar Ray fight. "The Message" is an old school hip hop song by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. Joseph Saddler (born January 1, 1958 in Bridgetown Barbados) better known as Grandmaster Flash, is an American Hip hop musician All My Children ( AMC) is a popular American Soap opera and drama television series that has been broadcast Monday through Friday on the ABC

• Swedish group ABBA's final single "The Day Before You Came" (1982) relates the story of a mundane day in the life of an ordinary woman in the suburbs. The song incorporates the lines "I must have had my dinner watching something on TV / There's not a single episode of Dallas that I didn't see. "

• Introducing Saturday Night Live's 1986-1987 season, Madonna, who hosted the first episode of the dismally rated 1985-1986 season, read a statement from NBC that claimed the previous season of SNL was "all a dream, a horrible, horrible dream. Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the Audience size and composition of television " Coincidentally, on another ill-fated SNL season (1980-1981), Charlene Tilton hosted an episode (which Larry Hagman had turned down) centered around the "shooting" of Charles Rocket, a parody of the Who Shot J. Charles Rocket ( August 24, 1949 &ndash October 7, 2005) was an American film and television actor notable for his tenure as R. story arc, in which Rocket says "I'd like to know who the f. . . did it. " For his use of the profanity, he was fired. The original meaning of the adjective profane (from the Latin for "in front of or outside the Temple " was to refer to items not belonging to the church

• The show Reno 911! sometimes references Dallas by having a character dream some event that happened on a previous episode, notably at the end of the season. Reno 911! is an American Comedy television series on Comedy Central that debuted in 2003.

• In The Young Ones episode Time, the opening sequence and credits parody Dallas. The Young Ones was a popular British sitcom, first seen in 1982, on BBC2. Neil (Nigel Planer) is E. Nigel George Planer (born 22 February 1953 in London) is an English Actor, Novelist and Playwright. T. , a hippy version of J. R. who donates all business assets to "the Brothers of the Soil Commune".

• In the DuckTales episode "Ducks of the West", Scrooge McDuck meets up with a cow-cowboy named J. DuckTales is an American Animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. The following is an episode list for the Disney animated television series DuckTales. Scrooge McDuck or Uncle Scrooge is a fictional A cowboy is an animal Herder who tends Cattle on Ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback and often performs a multitude of R. Mooing, who is a parody of J. R. Ewing.

• In the last two seasons of The Drew Carey Show, one of the opening montages is an homage to the opening of Dallas, containing Cleveland references. The Drew Carey Show is an American Sitcom (set in Cleveland Ohio) that aired on ABC from 1995 to 2004

• During a scene in The Wedding Singer, Frank Sivero, who plays Andy, refuses to leave the living room and says, "Hang on! I'm watching Dallas! I think J. The Wedding Singer is a 1998 Film written by Tim Herlihy and directed by Frank Coraci that stars Adam Sandler as Robbie Frank Sivero (born January 6, 1952) is an American character actor perhaps best known for playing the roles of Genco Abbandando in Mario Puzo R. might be dead or something! They shot him!"

• On The Parkers one episode consisted of a Dallas/Dynasty parody. The Parkers is an American sitcom that aired on UPN from August 30, 1999 to May 10, 2004. Dynasty is an American Prime time television Soap opera that aired on ABC from January 12 1981 to

• During the mania surrounding "Who Shot J. R. ?", Happy Days aired an episode in which the Fonz (Henry Winkler) was shot in the behind. Happy Days is an American Television sitcom that originally aired from 1974 to 1984 on ABC. Henry Franklin Winkler (born October 30, 1945) is an American Golden Globe Award winning Actor, director, producer Three different versions of the incident come forward, with the one told by Roger (Ted McGinley) being the most accurate. Theodore Martin "Ted" McGinley (born May 30 1958 is an American Actor. Fonzie, Chachi (Scott Baio), Roger and Potsie (Anson Williams) have gone camping. Scott Vincent James Baio (born September 22, 1961) is an American Actor, best known for his work on the Sitcoms Happy Days Anson Williams (born September 25, 1949 in Los Angeles California) is an Actor and director. Fonzie and Chachi are at odds with Roger and Potsie trying to restore order. When Potsie intervenes, Fonzie tells him to mind his own business and shoves him hard enough that he hits the mantelpiece above the fireplace. This dislodges a mounted rifle, which discharges upon hitting the floor. Thus, the shooting is determined to have been an accident.

• The Jeffersons also had a Dallas parody through a script written Florence, the maid. The cast was George as G. R. Jenkins, Louise as Lou Weezy Jenkins, Helen as Ellen Wallis, Tom as Tim Wallis, Lionel as Leon Jenkins, and Jenny as Jannice Wallis Jenkins. There is even a scene in which G. R. is shot but fakes his coma to draw out the assailant -- Florence as Flossie.

• The final episode of Newhart revealed the entire series was Bob Hartley's (the character that Bob Newhart played on The Bob Newhart Show) dream. Newhart is a Television Situation comedy starring Comedian Bob Newhart and actress Mary Frann as an author and his George Robert "Bob" Newhart (born September 5, 1929) is an American stand-up comedian and Actor. The Bob Newhart Show is the name of two different Television series, both starring comedian Bob Newhart.

• Ozzy Osbourne, in 1986 made a music video for the song "The Ultimate Sin" loosely based on Dallas. Ozzy played "J. R. Ewing" and his company was "Ozzy Oil".

• In the Irish sitcom Father Ted, one of the locals on Craggy Island constantly wears a shirt that reads "I Shot J. Father Ted was a popular 1990s Television Situation comedy set around the lives of three Irish Catholic priests on the remote (and R. "

• The theme song of the show itself has entered pop culture. It has been remixed by Crazy Frog, and used in a sample game in Sun Microsystems' JAVA MIDP Software Development Kit

• In the Only Fools and Horses episode "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire", after Del Boy and Rodney have an argument about whether Del should go to Australia and become a millionaire or not, Albert believes that his two nephews are feuding just like the Ewing brothers. Crazy Frog is a character used in the marketing of a Ring tone based on The Weird Annoying Thing, a computer animation created by Erik Wernquist. Sun Microsystems Inc ( is a multinational vendor of Computers computer components Computer software, and Information technology services Mobile Information Device Profile ( MIDP) is a specification published for the use of Java on Embedded devices such as Mobile phones and PDAs A software development kit ( SDK or " devkit " is typically a set of development tools that allows a Software engineer to create applications Only Fools and Horses is a British Television sitcom, created and written by John Sullivan, and made and broadcast by the BBC Who Wants to Be a Millionaire is an episode of the BBC Sit-com, Only Fools and Horses. Del agrees by comparing himself to Bobby, but wouldn't compare Rodney to J. R.

• Bill Haverchuck, a main character in the television series "Freaks and Geeks" mentions watching Dallas in multiple episodes. The following is a list of characters from the television series Freaks and Geeks. Freaks and Geeks is an American Television series, created by Paul Feig and produced by Judd Apatow, that aired on The show Dallas also plays a significant role, in episode number fourteen, Dead Dogs and Gym Teachers.

• In the That '70's Show episode "Love Wisconsin Style", Eric (Topher Grace) sees Donna (Laura Prepon) drunk during the day and tells the guys, "It was like Sue Ellen on Dallas. That '70s Show is an American television sitcom that centered on the lives of a group of teenagers living in the fictional town of The following is a list of episodes for the FOX Sitcom That '70s Show. Eric Christopher Forman is a Fictional character on Fox Network's That '70s Show, played by Topher Grace. Christopher John "Topher" Grace (born July 12, 1978) is an American Actor, best known for playing the lead role of Eric Forman Donna Jo Pinciotti is a Fictional character in the FOX sitcom, That '70s Show. Laura Prepon (born March 7, 1980) is an American actress, best known for her role as Donna Pinciotti on the 1998 - "

• "The Simpsons" episode "Who Shot Mr. Burns?" parodies "Who shot J. R. ?". A deleted scene in "Bart vs. Deleted scene is a commonly-used term in the entertainment industry especially the film and television industry which usually refers specifically to scenes removed from or replaced by Australia" also includes a reference when one of the courtmembers shouts, "Don't tell us who shot J. R. !" whilst covering his ears.

• In the song Live Television the Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour describes how during a visit to a friend's house he was left alone in the living room waiting for dinner while his hosts all packed in a small room to watch the show on television. Youssou N'Dour (jusun̩ˈduːʀ (born October 1, 1959 in Dakar) is a Senegalese Singer and Percussionist.

See also

• Dallas: The Early Years (1986)
• Dallas: J.R. Returns (1996)
• Dallas: War of the Ewings (1998)
• Dallas Reunion: The Return to Southfork (2004)
• Knots Landing (1979-1993)

References and footnotes

External links

• Ultimate Dallas: Official Guide to the series
• Official Dallas Fans Forum
• DallasFanzine.com
• Dallas Universe - Bilingual Dallas Site
• Dallas at the Internet Movie Database
• Dallas in Jump The Shark
• Dallas/Dynasty parody with Kenny Everett

Kenny Everett (born Maurice Cole in Seaforth Lancashire; 25 December 1944 – 4 April 1995 was an English radio DJ and television entertainer

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