Knots Landing
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Format	Soap opera
Created by	David Jacobs
Starring	William Devane Kevin Dobson Julie Harris Lisa Hartman Michele Lee Constance McCashin Donna Mills Don Murray Michelle Phillips John Pleshette Ted Shackelford Nicollette Sheridan Joan Van Ark
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 William Devane (born September 5, 1937) is an American film and television Actor. Kevin Patrick Dobson (born on March 18, 1943 in Jackson Heights Queens New York) is an American Film and Television This article is about the American actress For the Academy Award-winning costume designer see Julie Harris Julie Harris (born December Lisa Hartman (born June 1, 1956 in Houston Texas) is an actress. Michele Lee (born on June 24, 1942) is a Tony and Emmy -nominated American Singer, Dancer, Actress Constance McCashin (b June 18 1947, Chicago) is an American actress. Donna Mills (born Donna Jean Miller on December 11 1940 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actress perhaps best Don Murray has been the name of more than one person of note Don Murray (clarinetist (1904-1929 Jazz musician Don Murray (actor Michelle Phillips (born June 4, 1944) is an American Singer, songwriter and actress. John Pleshette (born July 27, 1942) is an American Actor, perhaps best known for being an original cast member of the long-running primetime Ted Shackelford, born June 23, 1946 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is an American Actor. Nicollette Sheridan (born November 21, 1963) is a Golden Globe -nominated British -born American Actress. 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 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the of seasons	14 (plus mini-series)
No.  of episodes	344 (List of episodes)
Production
Running time	44 Minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	CBS
Original run	December 27, 1979 – May 13, 1993
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Knots Landing is a primetime television soap opera that aired for 14 seasons, from December 27, 1979 to May 13, 1993 on CBS. Knots Landing Season One (1979-1980 Season Two (1980-1981 Season Three (1981-1982 1 CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Prime Time is the major News analysis current affairs and Politics programme broadcast on Radio Telefís Éireann in Ireland Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic A soap opera is an ongoing episodic work of Fiction, usually broadcast on Television or Radio. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Set in a fictitious coastal suburb of Los Angeles in California, the show initially centered around the lives of four married couples residing in a cul-de-sac called Seaview Circle. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. "Dead End Street" redirects here For the song by The Kinks see Dead End Street (song. Though initially intended to be a "scenes from a marriage" type drama series, storylines also included rape, murder, kidnapping, assassinations, drug smuggling, corporate intrigue and criminal investigations. By the time of its conclusion, Knots Landing had become one of the longest-running primetime dramas on U. Prime Time is the major News analysis current affairs and Politics programme broadcast on Radio Telefís Éireann in Ireland S. television after Gunsmoke, and tied second place with Bonanza (although Bonanza had made far more episodes). Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston Bonanza is an American television series that ran on NBC from September 12 1959 to January 16 1973 ^[1]

Knots Landing was created by David Jacobs (one-time writer of Family and later producer of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman) and Michael Filerman (who also co-produced Falcon Crest), who were initially rebuffed by CBS in 1978, as the network instead accepted the more "saga-like" Dallas. David Jacobs (born in 1939 is a writer for Television, most memorable for being the creator of the two dramas Dallas and Knots Landing Family is a Television drama series that aired on ABC from 1976 to 1980. Lois & Clark The New Adventures of Superman (often called Lois & Clark or The New Adventures Of Superman) is a Live-action American Falcon Crest is an American primetime television Soap opera which aired on the CBS network for nine seasons from December 4 CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Dallas is a highly popular long-running American prime-time television Soap opera that originally ran from 1978 to 1991 After Dallas became a hit, CBS asked Jacobs to adapt Knots Landing as a spinoff of that show, hoping to extend its success. The series was based on the 1973 Ingmar Bergman movie, Scenes from a Marriage, but with four marriages. Ernst Ingmar Bergman ( pronounced) (14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007 was a nine-time Academy Award -nominated Swedish film, stage Scenes from a Marriage (Swedish Scener ur ett äktenskap) is a 1973 Swedish Film and Mini-series written Though initially not as popular as Dallas, Knots Landing would progress through fourteen seasons (eventually outlasting Dallas itself) and would win much critical acclaim. The show starred Tony-nominated Broadway singer and actress Michele Lee as Karen Fairgate MacKenzie, the feisty matriarch of the cul-de-sac, who is the only star that appeared in every episode of the series and until recently the record for most appearances as a character on American primetime television (344 episodes). The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Michele Lee (born on June 24, 1942) is a Tony and Emmy -nominated American Singer, Dancer, Actress She now is in second place behind S. Epatha Merkerson's character on NBC's "Law & Order". The series initially performed more modestly in the ratings in comparison to Dallas, and it peaked during the 1983-84 season with a 20. 8 rating (finishing in 11th place) and a 20. 0 rating for the 1984-85 season (when it finished 9th). This can be attributed, in part, to more dramatic storylines as the series became more soap-opera like, and the gradual inclusion of newer characters to interact with the original cast. By the 1988-89 season, Knots Landing was ahead of Dallas in the ratings, though audiences for both shows by this time were significantly less than their earlier years.

Years after the show ended, in 1997, much of the cast reunited for a two-part television movie called Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac. Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac was a miniseries that served as a reunion show for the primetime Soap opera In 2005, they reunited again for a nonfiction special called Knots Landing Reunion: Together Again.

Contents 1 Background 2 Plot summaries 2.1 Season One (1979-1980) 2.2 Season Two (1980-1981) 2.3 Season Three (1981–82) 2.4 Season Four (1982–83) 2.5 Season Five (1983–84) 2.6 Season Six (1984–85) 2.7 Season Seven (1985–86) 2.8 Season Eight (1986–87) 2.9 Season Nine (1987–88) 2.10 Season Ten (1988–89) 2.11 Season Eleven (1989–90) 2.12 Season Twelve (1990–91) 2.13 Season Thirteen (1991–92) 2.14 Season Fourteen (1992–93) 3 Credited cast 4 Other major characters 5 Crew 6 Music 7 Opening Credits 8 DVD release 9 Who lived where 9.1 16961 Seaview Circle 9.2 16969 Seaview Circle 9.3 16975 Seaview Circle 9.4 16972 Seaview Circle 9.5 16966 Seaview Circle 10 See also 11 Footnotes 12 Sources 13 International 14 External links

Background

Gary Ewing was the middle son and the black sheep of the Ewing family from "Dallas". Garrison Arthur "Gary" Ewing was a character in the American television series Knots Landing and also in the television series Dallas Black sheep is an English language Idiom which describes an odd or disreputable member of a group especially within one's family Gary was an alcoholic, whose father Jock and older brother J.R. had never treated as an equal. John Ross Ewing Sr, more commonly known as Jock Ewing, is a character in the popular American television series Dallas, played by Jim Davis 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 The insecure Gary met Valene when he was 17 years old and she was 15 years old. Valene "Val" Clements Ewing Gibson Waleska Ewing was a character in the American television Dallas, and its spin-off Knots Landing. They were married briefly and Gary left Southfork Ranch (and later Valene). With Gary gone, J. R. had Valene followed and run out of town as he took her daughter (and manipulated Gary) away from her. Years later, Valene and daughter Lucy reconnected and this caused Valene and Gary to reunite. Lucy Ewing Cooper was a character in the popular American television series Dallas They remarried and Gary's mother Miss Ellie bought the couple a house in California.

Plot summaries

Season One (1979-1980)

13 Episodes (1-13) Nielsen Ranking: #30, Nielsen Rating: 20. 0

Produced by: Joseph B. Wallenstein

Upon arriving in California, Gary and Val (Ted Shackelford and Joan Van Ark) met their neighbors: Sid and Karen Fairgate (played by Don Murray and Michele Lee), the self-described “neighborhood Brady Bunch. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Ted Shackelford, born June 23, 1946 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is an American Actor. 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 Don Murray (born Donald Patrick Murray on July 31, 1929, in Hollywood California) is an American actor Michele Lee (born on June 24, 1942) is a Tony and Emmy -nominated American Singer, Dancer, Actress A neighbourhood or neighborhood (see spelling differences) is a geographically localised Community within a larger City, Town or The Brady Bunch is an American Television Situation comedy based around a large blended family. ” Together, they had three teenaged children, Eric (Steve Shaw), Diana (Claudia Lonow) and Michael (Patrick Petersen). Steve Shaw (born February 19, 1965, in St Louis Missouri, died December 5, 1990) was an American actor best known for Claudia Lonow (b New York, January 26, 1963) is an American actress Patrick Petersen (born August 9, 1966 in Los Angeles California) is an American Actor best known for his role as Michael Fairgate Sid's daughter Annie Fairgate (Karen Allen) would make her only appearance on the pilot episode of the show. Sid's ex-wife and Annie's mother, Susan Philby (Claudette Nevins) would make her only appearnce in episode Civil Wives. Richard and Laura Avery (John Pleshette and Constance McCashin), the struggling couple; and Kenny and Ginger Ward (James Houghton and Kim Lankford), the clueless newlyweds. John Pleshette (born July 27, 1942) is an American Actor, perhaps best known for being an original cast member of the long-running primetime Constance McCashin (b June 18 1947, Chicago) is an American actress. Jim Houghton (b in Los Angeles California on November 7, 1948) is an American actor and writer Kim Lankford (b in Montebello California on Birthdate Unknown is an American actress In the show's first episode, which aired on December 27, 1979 on CBS, a giddy Valene, still with a thick southern accent, ran on the beach, proclaiming that she’d never before seen the ocean. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Valene, ashamed she had not achieved the education level of her friends and neighbors, studied to get her diploma.

Gary took a job at Knots Landing Motors, a foreign [Corrected - "Ford, Lincoln/Mercury"] car dealership owned by Sid. He did such a good job that in the season finale, he was promoted. Unfortunately, Gary got drunk at his promotion party, causing a binge in the two-part season finale, “Bottom of the Bottle. ” Meanwhile, Ginger caught her record producer husband, Kenny, cheating on her with a singer, Sylvie (Louise Vallance), and broke up with him. Stevie Vallance (born Stephanie Louise Vallance in September 8, 1966) also known as Louise Vallance is a Canadian actress and singer When Richard wanted to borrow money from Laura's father, Laura allowed him on the condition that Richard let her go to work. Richard was forced to relent, and Laura saw that she did not have to live by her husband's rules all the time.

Season Two (1980-1981)

18 Episodes (14-31) Nielsen Ranking: #28, Nielsen Rating: 19. 0

Produced by: Joseph B. Wallenstein

Knots Landing came back in season two with the introduction of Sid Fairgate’s sister Abby (Donna Mills). Donna Mills (born Donna Jean Miller on December 11 1940 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actress perhaps best Abby was 14 years his junior, and he’d always been oblivious of her scheming ways, but Karen was suspicious of almost everything Abby did. When Abby took a job at Knots Landing Motors, she helped Gary out of a bind with mobsters by going to his brother J. " Mobster " is a slang term for a person who participates in Organized crime, which is known as belonging to "the Mob" R. Ewing (Larry Hagman). Larry Martin Hagman (born September 21, 1931) is an American film and television Actor, producer and director, primarily Abby also went out of her way to make sure Val found out Gary was cheating on her with Judy Trent (Jane Elliott), the attractive wife of a man he was sponsoring in Alcoholics Anonymous, Earl Trent. Alcoholics Anonymous ( AA) is an informal meeting society for recovering and recovered alcoholics, with the stated purpose to help its members "to stay sober and Even though Abby set her sights on Gary, she temporarily settled for Richard, taking no great effort to conceal the affair from Laura, who took on a career in real estate and began a flirtation with her boss, Scooter Warren (Allan Miller). Allan Miller (born 14 February 1929) is an American actor Miller was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Anna ( née Abby abruptly dumped Richard when her ex-husband Jeff Cunningham (Barry Jenner) threatened to take her children away, setting the precedent that men were rather disposable to her. Barry Francis Jenner (born on January 14, 1941 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) is an American actor Viewers discovered exactly how scheming Abby could be when the women of Knots Landing held a baby shower for Ginger and were interrupted by criminals who held them hostage; Abby seduced one of the thugs, helping to save them. Abby preceded both Alexis Carrington on "Dynasty" and Angela Channing on "Falcon Crest" as US TV's first 80s soap superbitch by more than a year.

Sid and Abby's nephew Paul Fairgate (Kale Browne) made his only appearance on the show in the episode players. Ginger began dating the father of one of her students while separated from Kenny, but took Kenny back upon discovering that she was pregnant. When Sid discovered the car parts Gary and Abby had been buying were actually stolen, his brakes were disconnected in order to keep him from testifying to this in court. Season Two ended with Sid Fairgate’s car going off a cliff.

Season Three (1981–82)

22 Episodes (32–53) Nielsen Ranking: 43, Nielsen Rating: ?

Produced by: Joseph B. Wallenstein

Sid was paralyzed after his car went off the cliff. He asked Karen to sign papers allowing him to undergo life-risking surgery in order to re-gain use of his legs. Karen very reluctantly agreed to sign; Sid subsequently died, leaving Karen a widow with three children. Karen's unwillingness to discuss her husband's death distances her from her children, especially from her elder son Eric (Steve Shaw), who is angry after she decides to sell Sid's classic hot rod shortly after his death. Steve Shaw (born February 19, 1965, in St Louis Missouri, died December 5, 1990) was an American actor best known for

She took over Knots Landing Motors, firing Abby, but not Gary. Karen would be forced to hire Abby back due to the fact that Abby’s style of bookkeeping could not be easily deciphered.

Ginger became annoyed as Kenny refused to take interest in her aspirations as a singer. However, both become closer as their first child is born, and Karen's dry-eyed composure surrounding Sid's death finally crumbles when Kenny and Ginger put the baby into her arms and ask her to be their new daughter's godmother.

Valene attempted to forge a bond with her mother Lilimae (Julie Harris), who moved in with her and Gary. This article is about the American actress For the Academy Award-winning costume designer see Julie Harris Julie Harris (born December Lilimae had all but abandoned her as a child in her hopes to be a country music singer. Karen's brother, Joe Cooper (Stephen Macht) took on a job as a bookkeeper at USC and briefly stayed with the Fairgate family. Stephen Macht (born May 1, 1942) is an American television and film actor The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly Laura began an affair with her boss Scooter after years of being unhappily married to Richard. She planned to leave Richard, but then discovered she was pregnant. She planned on aborting the pregnancy, but decided not to after Richard got physically violent. Richard was becoming the company pimp after being asked to supply entertainment by his boss for some clients at his lawfirm, a pattern that kept repeating itself. A pimp (also called fleshmonger) finds and manages clients for Prostitutes and engages them in Prostitution (in Brothels in most cases and This was eventually revealed on the news, and Richard's employer denied any cooperation with him. After losing his job, Richard became depressed and had a nervous breakdown. Mental breakdown (also known as nervous breakdown or snapping) is a non-medical term used to describe a sudden acute attack of Mental illness such as An incident erupted and Richard was sent to a mental institution.

After Karen passed up the opportunity to fund a methanol-powered vehicle project, Gary and Abby devoted hours to making it work without her help. Methanol, also known as methyl alcohol, carbinol, wood alcohol, wood naphtha or wood spirits, is a Chemical compound Abby made repeated passes at Gary, and finally they slept together. Valene discovered this in the season finale, leaving the cul-de-sac in tears.

Season Four (1982–83)

22 Episodes (54–75) Nielsen Ranking: #20, Nielsen Rating: 18. 6

Produced by: Peter Dunne

With the charges dropped against Sid Fairgate’s killers, an angry Karen marched into the office of federal prosecutor M. The prosecutor is the chief legal representative of the prosecution in countries with either the Common law Adversarial system, or the civil law Patrick “Mack” McKenzie (played by Kojak alumnus Kevin Dobson). Kojak refers to two separate but related American Crime drama Television series, with the original airing on CBS and the second series Kevin Patrick Dobson (born on March 18, 1943 in Jackson Heights Queens New York) is an American Film and Television Mack was as upset as Karen about it, and the two of them proceeded to bring the men to justice. Meanwhile, they fell in love, and married half-way through the season. Valene returned to Knots Landing and later became a best-selling author, though it was bittersweet without Gary, who had vacated the cul-de-sac along with his new girlfriend, Abby. Gary had inherited millions after his father, Jock Ewing, died, and decided to go into the record business. He teamed up with Kenny, producing the record of the beautiful Ciji Dunne (Lisa Hartman). Lisa Hartman (born June 1, 1956 in Houston Texas) is an actress.

Upon finding a suicide note at the cul-de-sac house, a guilty Laura decided to reconcile with Richard. Richard then proceeded to open a restaurant, Daniel (so named after their newborn son). Abby financed the restaurant, and in a cross-promotion, proceeded to demand that Ciji sing there every night. Ginger resented Ciji, as Kenny spent a lot of time worrying about Ciji’s career and almost no time at all on Ginger’s. Laura and Ciji became best friends, which prompted the insecure Richard to fear the women were having a lesbian relationship. A lesbian is a Woman who is romantically or sexually attracted only to other women

Meanwhile, Valene’s publicist Chip Roberts (Michael Sabatino) played on the sympathies of Lilimae, who foolishly thought he was her soulmate, to let him live with them. Michael Sabatino (born June 25, 1955 in Venice California) is an American Actor. Chip began dating Karen’s daughter Diana and Ciji at the same time, and panicked when he impregnated Ciji. He was also upset with Ciji after she discovered his true identity, Tony Fenice. In season four, Knots Landing, which had been a top 30 show during its first two seasons and a top 45 after Sid's death, finally became a huge ratings success. The climax came when Ciji’s dead body washed up on the beach. Gary's life collapsed as he once agained turned to the bottle to escape his problems. However, this time things went from bad to worse when he woke up on the beach that the dead body of Ciji was discovered, and, of course, his drinking caused him not to remember anything of the night before. He was arrested for her murder. Val tried unsuccessfully to clear his name by confessing to the crime, but Gary remained the prime suspect and prepared to go to trial as the season wrapped up.

After Ciji’s death, Laura refused to forgive Richard for being mean to her best friend while she was alive. Believing Laura no longer loved him, Richard left Knots Landing, getting out of bed with Laura in the middle of the night and driving off. Laura would believe that Richard left town in this manner because he killed Ciji, but would come to know otherwise by next season. He would return only for a funeral four years later. Kenny and Ginger also left Knots Landing, with Kenny being offered a job in Nashville. In the season finale, the characters prepared for Gary’s trial, while Lilimae discovered Chip’s real identity. However, Diana and Chip had already skipped town, leaving Karen shocked and in tears.

Season Five (1983–84)

25 Episodes (76–100) Nielsen Ranking: #11, Nielsen Rating: 20. 8

Produced by: Peter Dunne

In the season premiere, Gary was acquitted of Ciji’s murder due to a lack of evidence. Chip and Diana fled town as Chip became the primary suspect. Meanwhile, Valene began dating reporter Ben Gibson (Douglas Sheehan). Douglas Sheehan (born April 27, 1949) is an American actor best known for playing Ben Gibson throughout four seasons of the prime-time drama Knots Diana married Chip while on the run with him. Even though Chip confessed to Diana that he’d killed Ciji, the state had no case without her testimony. When it looked as though Chip would get away with the murder, Lilimae took matters into her own hands by running him down with her car. Meanwhile, a relative of Abby and Sid's died, and both she and Karen received a land inheritance at Lotus Point, California. Abby then secretly formed Apolune Corp. , a subsidiary of Gary’s company, forcing her enemy Laura, whom Gary hired for her expertise in real estate and to keep an eye on Abby, to look the other way as she broke the rules. Abby convinced Gary to marry her in order to get half of his inheritance. However, before marrying Abby, Gary first slept with Valene one last time. By the time Valene discovered she was pregnant (with twins!), she was in love with Ben, but he couldn’t take the fact that she was pregnant with another man’s babies and they broke up.

Abby hired a Ciji look-alike, Cathy Geary, to keep Gary distracted so he wouldn’t learn about her crooked business practices. Gary then hired Cathy to work at his ranch, but when Chip (who had been hiding out at the ranch with Diana) saw Cathy, he accidentally fell backward onto a pitchfork and killed himself. The ordeal with Diana, who now refused to talk to Karen, caused Karen to become progressively more depressed, and she began becoming addicted to prescription pain killers. State Senator Greg Sumner (William Devane), who was running for US Senator, received the endorsements of Mack and Karen, as well as Abby, who wanted to buy herself a senator. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives William Devane (born September 5, 1937) is an American film and television Actor. Greg hired Mack to lead his Senate Crime Commission investigating the crooked Wolfbridge Group, and when Abby convinced Greg to get her an illegal land variance to build on Lotus Point, Greg pinned it on Mack, ending the 20-year friendship of Greg and Mack permanently. A variance is a requested deviation from the set of rules a municipality applies to land use known as a zoning ordinance building code or municipal code

After Karen's recovery from drugs and attending a support group, she and Diana reconciled but Diana decided to move to New York and pursue a career. Meanwhile, Wolfbridge forced Abby to let them become her partners in the development of Lotus Point. When Mack discovered that Apolune owned all the land in Lotus Point, except Karen and Abby’s inheritances, he thought Apolune was a division of Wolfbridge. However, Laura finally confessed that Apolune was Abby’s company. When Gary discovered this, he decided to divorce Abby in a violent rage. She ran to Greg, who was in bed with Laura. When Mack faked Gary’s death to get Wolfbridge, Karen left him, believing his obsession with Wolfbridge had cost her everything. In the season finale (and one-hundredth episode), Mack tried to trick Mark St. Claire (Joseph Chapman), the head of the Wolfbridge Group, into attempting to shoot Gary, but St. Joseph Chapman is an American actor noted for his appearances in various Television series Claire’s assassin hit Karen instead. Abby was kidnapped by the Wolfbridge Group when they realized they had failed.

Season Six (1984–85)

30 episodes (101–130) Nielsen Ranking: #9, Nielsen Rating: 20. 0

Produced by: Peter Dunne/Lawrence Kasha

Greg Sumner killed Mark St. Lawrence Kasha ( December 3 1933 - September 29 1990) was a Tony Award -winning American Theatre producer and Claire, who was holding Abby (whose hair miraculously lost six inches despite the fact that the season 6 premiere was set immediately after the season 5 finale) hostage on a boat. After being shot, Karen, when faced with the same surgery predicament as Sid, declined to be operated upon, and was given 6 months to live. Lilimae’s son Joshua (Alec Baldwin), whom she’d abandoned as a baby, came to live with her and Valene. Alexander Rae "Alec" Baldwin III (born April 3 1958 is an Academy Award -nominated and Emmy - and Golden Globe Award -winning American He began dating Cathy, who’d moved in with Laura.

When Gary purchased Ben’s television station, Abby began running it. One night, she was reading Ben’s notes, and found one addressed to Valene. She was shocked to learn that Gary was the father of Valene’s babies. Abby told Scott Easton (Jack Bannon), a man working for Lotus Point, about her issue, and he had Valene’s babies kidnapped after their birth (without Abby’s knowledge or consent). Jack Bannon (born John James Bannon June 14, 1940, Los Angeles, California) is an American television actor Valene was told that the babies were stillborn, and when she insisted that she’d heard them crying, nobody believed her. Valene, heartbroken over the loss, left Knots Landing for Tennessee, where she developed psychosomatic amnesia, calling herself Verna Ellers (a character from one of her novels) and becoming a waitress. Psychosomatic medicine is an interdisciplinary medical field studying psychosomatic illness, now more commonly referred to as psychophysiologic illness or disorder Amnesia (from Greek) is a condition in which Memory is disturbed Meanwhile; Gary, Karen, and Abby (who was forgiven by Gary for her season 5 scheming) agreed to become partners in Lotus Point.

Karen refused to take Mack back, but did so on Gary’s insistence after she confided to him that she was dying. Mack convinced Karen to have the surgery correcting her back problem, and she came out without a scratch. Meanwhile, industrialist Paul Galveston befriended Gary, and offered Gary a chance to develop on Empire Valley, a large piece of real estate. Gary agreed, and soon began construction. Galveston died, however, leaving his company to Greg Sumner, who was revealed as Galveston’s son. Assuming he would inherit Empire Valley, Greg resigned from the Senate. Unfortunately for Greg, Galveston left it to Gary. Greg’s mother Ruth Galveston paid him an extended visit. She took a liking to Abby and paid Abby to pretend to have slept with Greg in order to break Greg and Laura up.

Cathy and Joshua married, though on their wedding day she had second thoughts, due to the fact that fame on Abby’s television network had warped the initially innocent Joshua. “Verna” became engaged in Tennessee. Gary finally found her and brought her back to Knots Landing. She re-united with Ben, but still refused to believe that her babies were dead. Karen and Ben did some investigating and discovered that Valene’s doctor had paid off a nurse, and when they tracked down the doctor, he killed himself. Abby, full of guilt (though not technically guilty), tracked down Valene’s babies. In the season finale, Abby and Val, Mack and Ben, and Gary and Karen each independently arrive at the Fisher house. Valene gets out of Abby's car and hears a baby — one of her babies — cry. She begins stepping towards the Fisher house. The adoptive father, Harry Fisher, passes in front of the house in his car, and his wife, Shiela Fisher, sees him and shouts: "Harry, go! They want to take the babies. . . " The next minute was directed in suspenseful slow-motion, ending with Valene making eye contact with her second stolen baby as it passes her on the road. The producer called it "an emotional cliffhanger. " This season finale, titled "The Long and Winding Road" after a Beatles song, ranked as the #1 program for the week in the Nielsens. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960

Season Seven (1985–86)

30 episodes (131–160) Nielsen Ranking: #17, Nielsen Rating: 19. 5

Supervising Producer: David Paulsen Produced by: Lawrence Kasha

In the season premiere, Valene waited restlessly outside the house of the couple who had her babies. She (and the audience) didn’t have to wait long; the babies were returned to her in episode 2. Valene and Ben agreed to raise the babies together, and they married. Also married this year were Laura and Greg, whose estrangement ended when he convinced her that his mother was out of their lives for good. Abby received a phone call about Bobby's death, and Gary headed back to Dallas for the funeral. Empire Valley went awry when Gary discovered that Galveston Industries and its partners were secretly building an underground espionage operation there. Gary blew up Empire Valley to stop this and ceased his development there. Gary blamed Abby, who had helped Greg and gone behind his back. This proved to be the last straw for the Ewing marriage, and Gary informed Abby at the end of the season that he would divorce her.

Meanwhile, Gary rocked the boat for the Gibsons as he bequeathed part of Empire Valley to Val's kids Bobby and Betsy, who were being raised as Ben's children. Peter Hollister (Hunt Block) became Greg’s new secretary, and Jill Bennett (Teri Austin) became Mack’s new colleague. Hunt Block (born February 16 1953 in Glen Burnie Maryland) is an American actor Teresa "Teri" Austin (born April 17 1957) is a Canadian -born film and television actress with an extensive career in the United States These two characters initially had nothing to do with one another but it was ultimately revealed that they were siblings of a family that had been swindled by Paul Galveston and wanted revenge. Jill abandoned her side of the plan when she fell in love with the now-single Gary, while Peter, in going through Greg’s files, discovered a woman named Sylvia Lean (Ruth Roman) who’d been receiving monthly payments from Galveston Industries for over 20 years. Ruth Roman ( December 22, 1922 – September 9, 1999) was an American actress She had given birth to Galveston’s now-deceased son, whom Peter pretended to be, demanding compensation from Greg. Abby discovered the truth and demanded 51% of Peter’s compensation in return for keeping it secret, but when Peter discovered that Abby had known that Valene’s babies had been kidnapped from the start, he used this against her.

Joshua became increasingly violent and abusive toward Cathy, who left him. Not wanting to lose her, he decided that they should die together. He proceeded to try to throw Cathy off of a tall building, but Lilimae arrived in time to stop him. She disowned Joshua, and he stumbled, shocked. He proceeded to fall of the roof and a sad Lilimae spent the rest of the season mourning him, while Cathy moved on to Ben, whose marriage to Valene was failing due to the continued threat of Gary, who by then knew that he was the father of her twins. Ben cheated with Cathy and in the season finale, prepared to leave Valene and go on a singing tour with her as her manager. After feeling emotionally distraught, Abby's rebellious daughter, Olivia (Tonya Crowe) had discovered a drug problem, and needed help. Tonya Crowe (born January 24 1971) is an American actress best known for playing Olivia Cunningham in Knots Landing from 1980 to Meanwhile, a beautiful young girl named Paige Matheson (Nicolette Sheridan) arrived at Mack’s door claiming to be his daughter. Nicollette Sheridan (born November 21, 1963) is a Golden Globe -nominated British -born American Actress. If that wasn’t enough of a shock for him, his wife Karen didn’t come home from work at Lotus Point that night. She had "just disappeared. "

Season Eight (1986–87)

30 episodes (161–190) Nielsen Ranking: #26, Nielsen Rating: 16. 8

Produced by: Lawrence Kasha Karen's kidnapper turned out to be Phil Harbert (Louis Giambalvo), an old friend of Greg's and Mack's who was bitter toward Mack, whom he blamed for having caused the death of his wife. Louis Giambalvo (b February 8, 1945 in Brooklyn New York) is an American actor frequently seen on Television in guest roles Mack suspected Greg for the kidnapping, but ultimately believed that Greg had nothing to do with it. Ben returned to Valene and promised to make their marriage work, however this promise was compromised when he was contacted by Jean Hackney (Wendy Fulton), who had once tricked Ben into doing a mission for an underground organization. Wendy Fulton (born 1959 in Stewartstown Pennsylvania) is a former American television Actress. This organization wanted Ben to kill Greg Sumner, and when Ben and Valene’s children were threatened, he finally agreed to do this. Luckily, he didn’t succeed, although Jean Hackney’s insistence on following him meant that he had to flee the country and leave Valene at the end of the season. Laura refused to forgive Valene for Ben's plan to kill Greg and ended their friendship.

Laura announced to Greg that she was pregnant. He didn’t want the baby, but upon the birth of their daughter, discovered that he wanted to be a father after all. Speaking of new fathers, Mack had a difficult time handling Paige, who moved in with the Mackenzies and seduced Karen’s son Michael. When Karen discovered Paige Matheson was dead, Paige told the Mackenzies she’d faked her own death in order to escape her overbearing, rich grandparents. Paige’s mother (and Mack’s first love) Anne (Michelle Phillips) arrived in Knots Landing to be with her daughter, whom she’d believed dead for a whole year. Michelle Phillips (born June 4, 1944) is an American Singer, songwriter and actress. Anne moved in to Laura’s house on the cul-de-sac, which was up for rent after Laura decided to move in with her husband Greg. Anne attempted to seduce Mack, but ultimately failed. She left Knots Landing, dejected, and after a year of instability the Mackenzie marriage came out stronger.

Meanwhile, Abby’s daughter Olivia became increasingly rebellious, turning to drugs. When her drug dealer beat up her younger brother Brian, she gave all her drugs to Abby, who then encouraged her daughter’s friendship with Peter Hollister. Olivia’s friendship turned to crush. However, Peter was only interested in Paige, who also took a job at Lotus Point. At the end of the season, Abby walked out of the bathroom drying her hands, and found Olivia standing over Peter’s bloody body. They both assumed the other had killed him, and Abby shooed Olivia away from the scene. She hid Peter’s corpse under the soil where cement was to be poured the next day. In the final scene of the season, Karen informed Abby that there was a crack in the cement, and it would probably have to be re-poured.

Season Nine (1987–88)

29 episodes (191–219) Nielsen Ranking: #31, Nielsen Rating: (less than 16. 0)

Produced by: Lawrence Kasha/Mary-Catherine Harold

A melancholy Laura extended the olive branch to Valene at Karen's insistence. The olive branch is a Branch of an Olive tree In Western culture, derived from the customs of Ancient Greece, it symbolizes peace or goodwill It was revealed that Paige was the one who’d accidentally caused the death of Peter. No charges were brought against her, but Abby swore that she would make Paige pay for having framed Olivia for the crime. Laura revealed to Greg that she was dying of cancer. Greg refused to accept it, and Laura left him to go to a clinic, where she died. Laura’s funeral brought the return of Richard, who moved his and Laura’s sons back to the east coast with him and his new wife. Mack got drunk at Laura's funeral (although Valene, angry that Karen had hidden from her the news of Laura's pending death, informed him that he was the only one who thought he was being cute). Greg was left to raise Meg, his daughter with Laura. When Karen and Mack, who was in the midst of a mid-life crisis, offered to adopt the child, Greg reluctantly agreed. Midlife crisis is a term used in Western societies to describe a period of dramatic self-doubt that is felt by some individuals in the "middle years" of life as a Paige began to work for Greg as his personal assistant, and began to find herself increasingly attracted to him. Lilimae left Knots Landing after falling in love, and Valene was left without her or Ben. Gary therefore took an increased interest in their twins. Twins are Offspring resulting from the same Pregnancy, either of the same or opposite Sex. Valene’s resistance to this was an annoyance to Jill, who was living with Gary and didn’t like him paying attention to anybody except for her. Jill made an elaborate plan where she edited audio recordings of Ben’s voice to make Valene think Ben was trying to contact her. Sound' is Vibration transmitted through a Solid, Liquid, or Gas; particularly sound means those vibrations composed of Frequencies She also had forged letters made promising a return. Jill then stole the tapes of Ben’s messages and the letters, leaving Valene with no proof when she tried telling people. Jill then, while on a business trip in San Francisco, secretly drove back to Knots Landing and forced Valene to take a whole bottle of sleeping pills in order to make it look like Valene had killed herself. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city

After Laura’s death, Frank and Pat Williams (Larry Riley and Lynne Moody) and their daughter Julie (Kent Masters-King) moved onto the cul-de-sac. Larry Riley, who has 21 years of experience in the NBA, begins his third season as an assistant coach with the Golden State Warriors in 2007-08 Lynne Moody (born 1950 Detroit, Michigan) is an American actress who has made many appearances in Television. Kent Masters King (b August 5, 1974 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress currently appearing on the daytime Soap Mack and Karen were suspicious of them at first, but became their friends upon discovering they were actually in the Witness Protection Program. Business at Lotus Point began to slow down, and Karen, Gary, and Abby agreed to expand the marina to accommodate the business of Manny Vasquez (John Aprea). John Aprea (born March 4, 1941) is an American Actor, known for his role as "Young Sal Tessio" in The Godfather Part II Meanwhile, Paige, Michael, and Paige’s boyfriend Johnny Rourke (Peter Reckell) went on an archaeological dig in Mexico. Peter Paul Reckell (born May 7, 1955) is an American Soap opera Actor. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. When it became apparent that Manny Vasquez (John Aprea) was selling drugs through Lotus Point, its owners tried to stop him. John Aprea (born March 4, 1941) is an American Actor, known for his role as "Young Sal Tessio" in The Godfather Part II He told them that Paige and Michael would not re-enter the United States until he was allowed to conduct business at Lotus Point.

Season Ten (1988–89)

28 episodes (220–247) Nielsen Ranking: #27, Nielsen Rating: 16. 1

Co-Executive Producer: Lawrence Kasha Produced by: Mary-Catherine Harold/Lynn Marie Latham/Bernard Lechowick

Nobody believed Valene when she said that Jill had tried to kill her. Jill had a solid alibi, for she had slipped drugs into a man’s drink and brought him to her hotel room. He passed out, but she was there when he woke up the next morning so he suspected nothing. Jill had actually left for Knots Landing during the night. When the man got an STD and Jill and Gary’s tests turned up negative, Gary decided to do some investigating. He discovered that the man remembered nothing of the night he had supposedly slept with Jill. Finally, everybody believed Valene’s story. Jill was left friendless, and she tied herself up and put herself in Gary’s trunk so he’d be framed for trying to kill her. Jill actually did die, unfortunately, and Gary was suspected for her death. Luckily, Mack was able to get the charges dropped (as he had done with Paige a season earlier) when a hidden fingerprint was found that proved Jill closed the trunk on herself.

A con artist tried to extort money from Frank and Pat by threatening to reveal their location to the men who had threatened Pat's life when she testified against them. A confidence trick or confidence game (also known as a bunko, con, flim flam, gaffle, grift, scam, scheme Mack halted the con artist, and used dental records from a deceased family to make the men believe that the Sollars family (the original identity of the Williamses) was dead. The young crowd was able to get out of Mexico, and Manny Vasquez’s nephew Harold Dyer (Paul Carafotes) (who was also dating Abby’s daughter Olivia) killed his uncle when his uncle tried to kill Mack. Paul Carafotes (b March 23, 1963 in Somerville Massachusetts) is an American actor possibly best known for playing Harold Dyer in the Paige seduced Greg and the two began dating. Unfortunately, Greg wanted to become mayor of Los Angeles and he realized the much-younger Paige would not make a good political wife. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West He asked Abby to marry him instead, and Abby got her revenge against the broken-hearted Paige, who kept her job at Greg’s company nonetheless.

Mack had another mid-life crisis and quit his job, opening a private practice. Meanwhile, continued tough times at Lotus Point meant that it had to be sold. Abby was thrilled to discover that there was oil underneath Lotus Point, and secretly created the Murakame Corporation, which she told her colleagues was Japanese so they wouldn’t know she was the one buying out Lotus Point. Paige discovered that it was just a front, and Abby barely avoided being brought up on fraud charges. She left Greg (and Knots Landing) for a job in Japan, singing "Don't Worry, Be Happy" in the limousine as she pulled away, unpunished for her various evil deeds during her nine-season tenure. " Don't Worry Be Happy " is the title and principal lyric of a Song by musician Bobby McFerrin.

Season Eleven (1989–90)

29 episodes (248–276) Nielsen Ranking: 31, Nielsen Rating: ?

Co-Executive Producer: Lawrence Kasha Produced by: Mary-Catherine Harold/Lynn Marie Latham/Bernard Lechowick

Valene and Gary became involved with divorced couple Danny and Amanda Waleska, respectively. Danny (Sam Behrens) had beaten and raped Amanda (Penny Peyser), but Valene was uncharacteristically blind to this. Sam Behrens (born July 24 1950 in Brooklyn New York) is an Actor most notably recognized from his role as Gregory Richards in Aaron Spelling Penny Peyser (born 9 February 1951 in Irvington, New York, United States) is an actress Valene proclaimed that she loved Danny more than she’d ever loved Gary or Ben. As Danny became more and more abusive and distant, Valene finally realized the truth, and proceeded to kick him out of her house. Meanwhile, Paige fell in love with Tom Ryan (Joseph Gian), a dirty cop. Joseph Gian (born July 13, 1961) is an American actor and singer probably best known for his role as Detective Tom Ryan in the television series The two planned on getting married, but on the day of their wedding, Tom became a “runaway groom. ” Instead, Gary proposed to Valene, who accepted. Karen started a talk show, but began to be stalked by what seemed to be an obsessed fan. A talk show ( American) or chat show ( Global) is a Television or Radio program where one person or group of people come together to It was actually one of her producers, who had been put up to it by another producer Dianne Kirkwood (Robin Strasser) who couldn’t stand Karen. Robin Strasser (born Robin Victory in Europe Strasser on May 7, 1945 in New York, New York She reprised the role again in 2003 Karen’s stalker was ultimately put to justice when his accomplice betrayed him. At law an accomplice is a person who actively participates in the commission of a Crime, even though they take no part in the actual Criminal offence. Danny refused to give up on Valene, and one night while drunk driving on the cul-de-sac, he ran down Pat Williams.

Olivia married Harold, but they had monetary woes due to Olivia’s mother Abby's choice to cut Olivia off financially upon her move to Japan. They left the show mid-season, before Olivia had a chance to scheme for money as her mother had. Karen’s son Eric left his wife Linda at the Mackenzie household. Linda carried on with Eric’s brother Michael, then proceeded to divorce Eric. She was shown the door at the Mackenzie household. Paige’s mother Anne returned to Knots Landing penniless, and took up with Greg. Meanwhile, Greg’s daughter Mary Frances (Stacy Galina) visited him after a 6-year estrangement between them. Stacy Galina (born September 24 1966 in Baltimore) is an American actress best known for her role in the Television drama She had been involved in underground crime rings, and was murdered.

Season Twelve (1990–91)

27 episodes (277–303) Nielsen Ranking: 32, Nielsen Rating: ?

Co-Executive Producer: Lawrence Kasha Produced by: Mary-Catherine Harold/Lynn Marie Latham/Bernard Lechowick

Frank had Pat’s life support disconnected and she died. Greg’s sister Claudia (Kathleen Noone) and his niece Kate (who looked exactly like the late Mary Frances) moved to Knots Landing as talented tennis player Kate began attending college. Kathleen Noone (born January 8, 1945) is an American Soap opera / Television actress. Kate met Steve (Lance Guest), a man claiming to be her brother, at school, and it was revealed that Steve, who had been put up for adoption by Claudia, was the product of a tryst between Claudia and Paul Galveston. Lance R Guest (born July 21 1960) is an American Actor. He developed a serious interest in acting in the 9th grade and he majored in theater When Claudia planted a gun on former felon Steve and he fled from the police, the police shot and killed Steve. Mack took a liking to a high schooler named Jason Lochner (Thomas Wilson Brown), who, it was revealed, was being beaten by his father. Thomas Wilson Brown (born December 27, 1972) is an American actor best known for his role as Jason Lochner in the Television drama Mack, in yet another mid-life crisis, regained the memories of his own physical abuse at the hands of his father, and took Jason into the Mackenzie household.

Valene and Gary got together and were briefly happy after Danny’s murder (by Julie, as revenge for her mother’s death), but a fall off a horse led to a campy storyline where Valene went insane. After a season of irrational behavior (most notably frying the twins’ pet hermit crabs) Valene was miraculously cured, and she proceeded to marry Gary. Hermit crabs are decapod Crustaceans of the superfamily Paguroidea. Anne met Italian Nick Schillace (Lorenzo Caccialanza), with whom she both fell in love and spent the season scheming. Lorenzo Caccialanza (born January 28, 1955) in Cologno Monzese is an Italian-born American actor best known for his work on the CBS prime time Ultimately, their plans all backfired, and in the season finale, Anne was left homeless. Meanwhile, Paige and Linda competed at the Sumner Group (the re-named Galveston Industries), and when Linda started sleeping with Greg, it became about more than just money.

Season Thirteen (1991–92)

22 episodes (304–325) Nielsen Ranking: 37, Nielsen Rating:?

Co-Executive Producer: John Romano (ep. 304–318) Supervising Producer: Joseph Hardy Senior Producer: Ann Marcus (ep. 319–325) Produced by: Mary-Catherine Harold

Kate blamed Claudia for Steve's death and cut her mother out of her life, but they reconciled after Claudia took an overdose of pills. After Nick left her, Anne was left homeless and bankrupt, wanting to be rich more than ever. She started an advice show on night-time radio which became a smash hit. Linda was murdered by the crazy Brian Johnston, who then proceeded to hold the Mackenzies hostage for an entire episode. Jason left the Mackenzie household for a program in Sweden while Julie left Knots Landing for the east coast. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Frank dated Debbie Porter (played by the then-unknown Halle Berry). Halle Maria Berry (ˈhæli ˈbɛri born August 14 1966 is an Academy Award - Emmy Award - and Golden Globe -winning American actress former

Gary invested in a project that turned tidal waves into usable electric energy. The man behind it, Joseph Barringer (Mark Soper) became Kate’s boyfriend. Mark Soper (Born July 19 1959 is an American actor best known for his role as Joseph Barringer in the Television series Knots Landing and Paige, who felt it was a good idea, joined Gary, along with her new boyfriend Pierce. A former flame of Pierce's, Victoria Broyelard (Marcia Cross), showed up and revealed that Pierce had killed his previous girlfriend. Marcia Anne Cross (born March 25, 1962) is an Emmy - and Golden Globe -nominated American Actress. Unfortunately for Paige, she didn’t believe it. Paige was shot by Pierce (aiming for Greg, whom he hated) and temporarily paralyzed, giving a delusional Pierce (who thought she was the previous, pregnant girlfriend he’d already killed) a chance to kidnap her. Mack and Greg rescued Paige and Pierce was arrested. Alex Barth (Boyd Kestner), the nephew of the Galvestons' housekeeper, turned up and blackmailed Claudia over the fact that she refused to help her ailing mother with her medication and thus allowed her to die, but Claudia came clean to Greg, saying that she wanted to end their mother's pain. Boyd Kestner (born November 23 1964) is an American actor who starred in The Outsiders television series and later came to prominence Claudia disliked Joseph and asked Greg to get him a job away from Kate. When this happened, Gary, who had tied up all his money in Tidal Energy, was left bankrupt. Valene attempted to console him, and the two of them spent the rest of the season enjoying a happy marriage. Unfortunately, Valene was given an assignment. She was to write a biography on Greg Sumner. Mary Robeson (Maree Cheatham) told Valene that she was Meg’s grandmother, as she was Laura’s biological mother. Maree Cheatham (born 2 June 1942) is an American actress best known for her Television appearances Valene refused to believe it, and when she investigated Mary Robeson further, she was kidnapped in Florida. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the

Season Fourteen (1992–93)

19 episodes (326–344) Nielsen Ranking: 32, Nielsen Rating: ?

Co-Executive Producer: Barbara Corday Supervising Producer: Ann Marcus Produced by: Mary-Catherine Harold

Gary believed Valene dead when he saw a car with her in it blow up. Greg attempted at the end of season 13 to retire from the Sumner Group, leaving one-third to Claudia, one-third to Paige, and one-third to Mack and Karen (in a trust for Meg). However, Anne’s surprise pregnancy by him prompted him to return to Knots Landing to marry here. When Anne discovered she had suffered from hysterical pregnancy, her marriage to Greg became miserable. Anne was finally rich, but unhappy. She longed for Nick, who had returned to Knots Landing. When Mack sought out $1,000,000 from Claudia under the table to bribe Mary Robeson to stop seeking custody of Meg, Claudia gave him only $500,000 and gave the rest to Nick to start a restaurant. When Paige demanded an audit, Claudia had to ask Nick for the $500,000 back. Unfortunately, Nick had already spent it and attained for Claudia $500,000 from a different source. It turned out a man named Nigel Treadwell (Daniel Gerroll) and his mysterious partner had been trying to take over the Sumner Group with this $500,000. Daniel Gerroll (born October 16, 1951) is a British Theatre, Television, and Film Actor. Karen didn’t believe Mack would do something like that and left him, staying with Diana in New York City. The City of New York

In the two-hour series finale that aired on CBS back on May 13 1993, Karen returned to Mack, and Nick’s accomplice Vanessa Hunt (Felicity Waterman) killed Treadwell, paving the way for Valene to return to Gary. Felicity Waterman is an actress best known for her role as Vanessa Hunt during the final two seasons of the Television drama series Knots Landing and as Treadwell’s partner was revealed as none other than Abby, who, returning for the first time in four years, told Greg that she would be taking over the Sumner Group. Unfortunately, Abby was left with nothing as Greg threatened to reveal her dirty dealings in Japan. Tom, in charge of the investigation of Mary Robeson’s murder (it was her brother), and Paige began falling in love again. In the finale, however, Anne offered Greg a divorce and he was free to get back together with Paige, finally. Claudia and Anne both coincidentally made plans to go to Monaco, and on the way to the airplane, they fought over Nick. In the final scene, a new couple moved onto the cul-de-sac in Frank’s old house. "It’s probably their first house", mused Valene, who had miraculously survived her year-long kidnapping in Florida. Gary went to get charcoal for the fire, when another car pulled up. To his surprise, Abby got out of it! She informed Mack, Karen, Gary, and Valene that she’d bought Claudia’s house (which had been hers when she lived on the cul-de-sac). Valene rushed Gary away from Abby as Mack went to start cooking. Abby was left with Karen, to whom she proclaimed, "Just like old times, isn’t it?"

Credited cast

Ted Shackelford (Original cast) as Garrison Arthur "Gary" Ewing. Ted Shackelford, born June 23, 1946 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is an American Actor. Garrison Arthur "Gary" Ewing was a character in the American television series Knots Landing and also in the television series Dallas

The son of Jock and Ellie Ewing, first introduced in the TV 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 Gary, the middle Ewing son between J.R. and Bobby, was the family black sheep. 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 Robert James Ewing, commonly called Bobby Ewing, is a fictional character central to the long running TV soap opera Dallas. The true love of Valene's life and father of their daughter Lucy (from Dallas). Lucy Ewing Cooper was a character in the popular American television series Dallas

Joan Van Ark (Original cast) as Valene "Val" Clements Ewing Ewing Gibson Waleska Ewing (1979-1992, 1993). 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.

The true love of Gary's life, and the mother, of Dallas' Lucy Ewing (Charlene Tilton). Charlene L Tilton (born December 1, 1958) is an American actress. After moving to Knots Landing with Gary, she became Karen's neighbor and best friend.

Michele Lee (Original cast) as Karen Cooper Fairgate MacKenzie. Michele Lee (born on June 24, 1942) is a Tony and Emmy -nominated American Singer, Dancer, Actress

First married to Sid Fairgate, later to Mack McKenzie. The mother of Diana, Eric and Michael Fairgate. She and Mack later adopted "Meg", (Laura's daughter with Greg Sumner). Karen worked as a community activist and eventually at Knots Landing Motors and Lotus Point.

Don Murray (Original cast) as William Sidney Fairgate (1979-1981). Don Murray (born Donald Patrick Murray on July 31, 1929, in Hollywood California) is an American actor

Karen's first husband, and the owner of Knots Landing Motors. Sid was killed when his car was sabotaged.

John Pleshette (Original cast) as Richard Avery (1979-1983, 1987). John Pleshette (born July 27, 1942) is an American Actor, perhaps best known for being an original cast member of the long-running primetime

A lawyer, and a cruel, shallow man. A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law as an attorney, Counsel or Solicitor; a person Unhappily married to Laura, he struggled to assert himself after she launched a successful career in real-estate. He later left town without his family and divorced Laura.

Constance McCashin (Original cast) as Laura Avery Sumner (1979-1987). Constance McCashin (b June 18 1947, Chicago) is an American actress.

The wife of Richard Avery, and later, Greg Sumner. She was a real estate agent. She died of cancer.

James Houghton (Original cast) as Kenny Ward (1979-1983). Jim Houghton (b in Los Angeles California on November 7, 1948) is an American actor and writer

A record producer who at first cheated on his wife Ginger, but reformed upon the birth of their daughter Erin Molly.

Kim Lankford (Original cast) as Ginger Ward (1979-1983). Kim Lankford (b in Montebello California on Birthdate Unknown is an American actress

A kindergarten teacher who wanted to be a singer, she was jealous of her husband's involvement in Ciji Dunne's career.

Claudia Lonow (Original cast) as Diana Fairgate (1979-1984, 1993). Claudia Lonow (b New York, January 26, 1963) is an American actress

Karen's daughter who fell in love with the evil Chip (Michael Sabatino). Michael Sabatino (born June 25, 1955 in Venice California) is an American Actor. She left Knots Landing to study in New York City.

Patrick Petersen (Original cast) as Michael Fairgate (1979-1991). Patrick Petersen (born August 9, 1966 in Los Angeles California) is an American Actor best known for his role as Michael Fairgate

Sid and Karen's younger son who would later have an affair with his brother Eric's wife, Linda.

Donna Mills as Abby Fairgate Cunningham Ewing Sumner (1980-1989, 1993). Donna Mills (born Donna Jean Miller on December 11 1940 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actress perhaps best

Sid's sister, and the neighborhood troublemaker. She destroyed Gary and Val's marriage, and later married/divorced Gary herself. Abby also worked with her sister-in-law, Karen, at Lotus Point. Near the end, she also married Greg, who did most of the scheming, next to her.

Tonya Crowe as Olivia Cunningham Dyer (1980-1990). Tonya Crowe (born January 24 1971) is an American actress best known for playing Olivia Cunningham in Knots Landing from 1980 to

Abby's rebellious daughter who became addicted to cocaine.

Julie Harris as Lilimae Clements (1980, 1981-1987). This article is about the American actress For the Academy Award-winning costume designer see Julie Harris Julie Harris (born December

Valene's mother who moved in with Valene and proceeded thereafter to interfere with her daughter's life.

Kevin Dobson as Marion Patrick "Mack" MacKenzie (1982-1993). Kevin Patrick Dobson (born on March 18, 1943 in Jackson Heights Queens New York) is an American Film and Television

Karen's second husband who was determined, charming and sometimes secretive. He was an attorney who worked for the governor before opening his own private practice.

Lisa Hartman as Ciji Dunne (1982-1983)/Cathy Geary Rush (1983-1986). Lisa Hartman (born June 1, 1956 in Houston Texas) is an actress.

Ciji and Cathy were both singers. Almost everyone in Knots Landing was suspect for Ciji's murder. Next season, Ciji's doppelgänger Cathy Geary showed up after being released from prison. A doppelgänger ( or fetch is the ghostly double of a living person a sinister form of Bilocation.

Douglas Sheehan as Ben Gibson (1983-1987). Douglas Sheehan (born April 27, 1949) is an American actor best known for playing Ben Gibson throughout four seasons of the prime-time drama Knots

Valene's second husband. He was a journalist at Abby's television station.

William Devane as Greg Sumner (1983-1993). William Devane (born September 5, 1937) is an American film and television Actor.

Mack's ex-best friend and classmate who attended law school with him and even offered him a job working for the crime commission. Initially a politician, Greg became a businessman after inheriting the corporation of his father (Howard Duff). Howard Green Duff ( November 24, 1913 – July 8, 1990) was an American actor of Film, Television, stage and Greg schemed with or against Abby most of the time.

Alec Baldwin as Joshua Rush (1984-1985). Alexander Rae "Alec" Baldwin III (born April 3 1958 is an Academy Award -nominated and Emmy - and Golden Globe Award -winning American

Lilimae's son who was abandoned by her as a baby. He came on Knots Landing as a rather innocent young preacher. After marrying Cathy, he became extremely violent and eventually went crazy, dying after accidentally falling off a roof.

Teri Austin as Jill Bennett (aka Dorothy Simpkins) (1985-1989). Teresa "Teri" Austin (born April 17 1957) is a Canadian -born film and television actress with an extensive career in the United States

Gary's mistress who died accidentally, stuffing herself in his trunk so it would seem like he'd kidnapped her.

Nicollette Sheridan as Paige Matheson. Nicollette Sheridan (born November 21, 1963) is a Golden Globe -nominated British -born American Actress. (1986-1993).

Mack's daughter with Anne Matheson and Karen's step-daughter. She engaged in a May/December romance with Greg Sumner among others.

Michelle Phillips as Anne Winston Matheson Sumner (1987, 1989, 1990-1993). Michelle Phillips (born June 4, 1944) is an American Singer, songwriter and actress.

Paige's mother and Mack's first love, she competed with her daughter for Greg's affections.

Larry Riley as Frank Williams (1988-1992)

Frank moved to Knots Landing with his wife Pat and daughter Julie as part of the witness protection program. Larry Riley, who has 21 years of experience in the NBA, begins his third season as an assistant coach with the Golden State Warriors in 2007-08 He eventually took a job in Mack's law firm.

Kathleen Noone as Claudia Sumner Whittaker (1990-1993)

Greg Sumner's sister, who moved to town under the guise of accompanying her daughter for college; in reality, she wanted to meddle in Greg's affairs. Kathleen Noone (born January 8, 1945) is an American Soap opera / Television actress.

Stacy Galina as Kate Whittaker (1990-1993)

Claudia's daughter who resembled Greg's late daughter Mary Frances. Stacy Galina (born September 24 1966 in Baltimore) is an American actress best known for her role in the Television drama She was a tennis player, but after Gary Ewing caused her arm to break (thus ruining her career) she set her sights on him.

Other major characters

Bobby Jacoby as Brian Cunningham #1 (1980-1985)

Stephen Macht as Joe Cooper (Karen's brother) (1981-1982)

Michael Sabatino as Chip Roberts (aka Tony Fenice) (1982-1983)

Joanna Pettet as Detective Janet Baines (1983)

Danielle Brisebois as Mary-Frances Sumner #1 (1983-1984)

Laurence Haddon as Dr. Robert Jayne (born 1973 sometimes credited as Bobby Jacoby, is an American actor Stephen Macht (born May 1, 1942) is an American television and film actor Michael Sabatino (born June 25, 1955 in Venice California) is an American Actor. __forcetoc__ Joanna Pettet born Joanna Jane Salmon on November 16, 1942 in London, England, is a British actress Danielle Anne Brisebois (born June 28 1969) is a producer, Songwriter and former Singer. Laurence Haddon is a prolific television actor He also appeared in movies and on the stage Mitch Ackerman (1984 - 1985)

Hunt Block as (Senator)Peter Hollister (1985-1987)

Brian Austin Green as Brian Cunningham #2 (1986-1989)

Wendy Fulton as Jean Hackney (1986-1987)

Joshua Devane as Young Greg Sumner (1986-1987; 1990)

Lar Park Lincoln as Linda Fairgate (1987, 1989-1991)

Peter Reckell as Johnny Rourke (1988-1989)

Lynne Moody as Pat Williams (1988-1990)

Kent Masters-King as Julie Williams (1988-1991)

Paul Carafotes as Harold Dyer (1988-1990)

Melinda Culea as Paula Vertosick (1988-1990)

Robert Desiderio as Ted Melcher (1988-1989)

Sam Behrens as Danny Waleska (1989-1990)

Joseph Gian as Det. Hunt Block (born February 16 1953 in Glen Burnie Maryland) is an American actor Brian Austin Green (born July 15, 1973) sometimes credited as Brian A Wendy Fulton (born 1959 in Stewartstown Pennsylvania) is a former American television Actress. Joshua Devane is an American actor and the son of actor William Devane. Lar Park Lincoln (born May 12, 1961) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the 1987 film House II The Peter Paul Reckell (born May 7, 1955) is an American Soap opera Actor. Lynne Moody (born 1950 Detroit, Michigan) is an American actress who has made many appearances in Television. Kent Masters King (b August 5, 1974 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress currently appearing on the daytime Soap Paul Carafotes (b March 23, 1963 in Somerville Massachusetts) is an American actor possibly best known for playing Harold Dyer in the Melinda Culea (born May 5, 1955 in Western Springs Illinois) is an American actress best known for playing Robert Desiderio (born 9 September 1951) is an American actor best known for his Television roles Sam Behrens (born July 24 1950 in Brooklyn New York) is an Actor most notably recognized from his role as Gregory Richards in Aaron Spelling Joseph Gian (born July 13, 1961) is an American actor and singer probably best known for his role as Detective Tom Ryan in the television series Tom Ryan (1989-1991, 1993)

Lorenzo Caccialanza as Nick Schillace/Dimitri Papas (1990-1991, 1992-1993)

Bruce Greenwood as Pierce Lawton (1991-1992)

Famous Guest stars include:

Karen Allen (1979) (as Annie Fairgate)

Helen Hunt (1980) (as Betsy)

Gary Sinise (1980) (as Lee Maddox)

Ava Gardner (1985) (as Ruth Galveston)

Dick Sargent (1985) (as Himself)

Ruth Roman (1986) (as Sylvia Lean)

Doug Savant (1986-87) (as Young Mack MacKenzie)

Michael York (1987-88) (as Charles Scott)

Red Buttons (1987) (as Al Baker)

Stuart Whitman (1990) (as Willis #2)

Halle Berry (1991) (as Debbie Porter)

Marcia Cross (1991-92) (as Victoria Broyelard)

Mary Lou Retton (1992) (as Herself)

Billy Bob Thornton (1992) (as a Logger)

David James Elliott (1991-92) (as Bill Nolan)

Howard Duff (1984-85, 1990) (as Paul Galveston)

Lance Guest (1991) (as Steve Brewer)

See also: List of Knots Landing cast members

Crew

The actors had more input than actors on other 1980s primetime soaps. Lorenzo Caccialanza (born January 28, 1955) in Cologno Monzese is an Italian-born American actor best known for his work on the CBS prime time Stuart Bruce Greenwood (born August 12, 1956) is a Canadian actor Karen Jane Allen (born October 5, 1951) is an American Actress, best known for her role as Marion Ravenwood in Raiders Helen Elizabeth Hunt (born June 15, 1963) is an American Emmy - Golden Globe - and Academy Award -winning actress Gary Alan Sinise (born March 17, 1955) is an American Actor and Film director. Ava Lavinia Gardner ( December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an Academy Award -nominated American actress Dick Sargent ( April 19, 1930 &ndash July 8, 1994) born Richard Stanford Cox, was an American actor best known for Ruth Roman ( December 22, 1922 – September 9, 1999) was an American actress Douglas Peter Savant (born June 21, 1964) is an American actor Michael or Mike York may refer to Michael York (actor Michael York (field hockey player Mike York, ice Red Buttons ( February 5, 1919 &ndash July 13, 2006) was an American comedian and Actor. Stuart Maxwell Whitman (born February 1, 1928) is an American Actor. Halle Maria Berry (ˈhæli ˈbɛri born August 14 1966 is an Academy Award - Emmy Award - and Golden Globe -winning American actress former Marcia Anne Cross (born March 25, 1962) is an Emmy - and Golden Globe -nominated American Actress. Mary Lou Retton (born January 24 1968 is an American gymnast. William Robert Thornton (born August 4 1955 David James Elliott (born David William Smith on September 21, 1960 in Milton Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian -born Howard Green Duff ( November 24, 1913 – July 8, 1990) was an American actor of Film, Television, stage and Lance R Guest (born July 21 1960) is an American Actor. He developed a serious interest in acting in the 9th grade and he majored in theater List of actors who appeared in the television series Knots Landing. In 1987, the writers wanted Mack (Kevin Dobson) to have an extramarital affair with Anne (Michelle Phillips. ) Michele Lee, who played Mack's wife Karen, protested this to David Jacobs, saying, "There has to be one stable couple on the show. " [1] The extramarital affair storyline was nixed, and Michelle Phillips, who had been signed to a contract, was written out for a few seasons before returning in 1990. When she did return, Anne did not pursue Mack. William Devane, who played Greg Sumner, re-wrote most of his character's dialogue, to the point where, in co-star Michele Lee's words, "most people (on set) were (probably) frightened of him. " [2] The Gary/Val/Abby triangle that provided story throughout the mid-1980s was suggested by Ted Shackelford and Joan van Ark in 1980, and the producers hesitated for a year and a half before going through with it in 1982. [3] The famous 1984 storyline where Valene's babies got kidnapped was originally envisioned as one of scheming Abby's plots. Donna Mills, who played Abby, acknowledged that her character was evil but didn't think she was that evil. Fearing the audience would never forgive her character for kidnapping another woman's babies, she asked the writers to make Abby cause the kidnappings by accident, and the writers complied.

The writing team of Bernard Lechowick and Lynn Marie Latham (the Head Writers from 1986 to 1991) was controversial among both fans and actors. Bernard Lechowick is an American television writer and producer Lynn Marie Latham is an American television writer and producer A Head Writer (HW is a person who is in charge of a television/radio series' writing team Their humor-imbued style of writing made them the favorites of Michele Lee, while John Pleshette felt they were "awful people. " Pleshette, however, was not a cast member during their tenure and harbored resentment because the writing team, who had been represented by his wife, moved to a different agency. [4] Joan van Ark, whose character was struck by a brain illness in season 12 and proceeded to thereafter go crazy, felt that Latham and Lechowick had turned her character into the "village idiot. " Joan van Ark and Donna Mills' favorite "Knots Landing" writer was Peter Dunne, [5] who was responsible for making Knots Landing a top ten show in 1984. Peter Dunne (born 17 March 1954) a New Zealand Politician and Member of Parliament leads the United Future Political party.

In 1987, CBS demanded that production costs be cut. This meant the firing of two regulars, Constance McCashin and Julie Harris. Season 13 saw a large ratings drop for the show after creator David Jacobs had a health crisis and pulled back his involvement in production. Jacobs has publicly stated that the way he knew the show was in trouble was when waitresses at his favorite diner, whom he had heard gossiping about Knots Landing every Friday during past seasons, suddenly stopped discussing the show in late 1991. He attempted to save face by shutting down production on November 20, 1991 [6], firing head writer John Romano, and replacing him with Ann Marcus. Ann Marcus (born August 22 1921) ia an American television writer producer and Playwright. Cost cutting again plagued the series in its final season, when only 19 episodes were produced, and regular characters did not appear in each episode. In one episode in the final season ("My Kingdom for a Horse"), only 3 of the 8 season 14 regulars appeared (Devane, Phillips, and Lee. ) Not wanting to compromise what he felt had been a good run, series creator David Jacobs described its end as a "mutual" decision between Knots Landing's producers and the CBS Network, saying, "We don't know if they would have picked us up anyway. . . but even if they had, we would have had to pare away more to survive. "

Music

Knots Landing's background music was always a very important part of the show. The theme song, which lasted all 14 seasons (being updated each season to stay with the times), was composed by Jerrold Immel. Jerrold Immel (born 9 September 1936 in Los Angeles, California) is a United States television composer whose most famous work is Immel, along with Craig Huxley composed the background music for the pilot. Craig Huxley (Born on November 22, 1954 in Minneapolis Minnesota, as Craig Hundley) is a Grammy and Emmy Award -winning The original background music cues by Immel and Huxley were never fully abandoned by the show, and were heard as late as the final season. The early Knots Landing background music cues heavily emphasized the brass section, and were often played with a very sparse bass line accompaniment. Brass is any Alloy of Copper and Zinc; the proportions of zinc and copper can be varied to create a range of brasses with varying properties It was, in fact, the only aspect of the series ever to win an Emmy award, for the music orchestration during its 1979-80 season.

By season 4 of Knots Landing, the lushness of the 1980s was in full swing and Knots Landing's background cues reflected that style. The new dramatic cues emphasized full orchestral arrangements as formerly middle class Knots Landing became upwardly mobile. The background music of seasons 4–7 was frequently composed by either Lance Rubin or Ron Grant. Ron Grant may refer to Ronald Grant, President & Chief Operating Officer of AOL LLC Ron Grant (motorcyclist (1941 - 1995 former Grand Prix

Season 8 introduced a completely new score for "Knots Landing. " By 1986 New Wave artists and bands had taken America by storm and the new style of music cues made good use of the synthesizer instead of a full orchestra. New Wave is a Rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the 1980s Bruce Miller was one of the main composers during this era. Bruce Miller may refer to one of the following people Bruce Miller (attorney Bruce Miller (politician Bruce Miller Updated orchestrations of the by-then-familiar Lance Rubin cues were also re-arranged to be played by the synthesizer, and the Immel/Huxley cues were similarly utilized, albeit less commonly.

In the early 1990s, soft contemporary acoustic music became popular and Knots Landing began incorporating this into its background music during season 12. Acoustic music refers to music that solely or primarily uses instruments which produce sound through entirely acoustic means as opposed to Electronic means Lance Rubin's music cues were completely phased out at this point. Patrick Gleeson and Kennard Ramsey composed during this period.

Opening Credits

Knots Landing ran five completely different styles of opening credits over its 14 years, in contrast to Dynasty, which stuck to the same style, and Dallas, which changed in its final seasons to a variation on its original style. Dynasty is an American Prime time television Soap opera that aired on ABC from January 12 1981 to Dallas is a highly popular long-running American prime-time television Soap opera that originally ran from 1978 to 1991

The original opening credits of Knots Landing were used only in seasons 1 and 2. These credits were designed by Wayne Fitzgerald. In an overhead view of the cul-de-sac, the camera zooms into the houses which are shown with their occupants. Then clips of the cast members play inside of the paved section of the cul-de-sac as they are credited.

In season 3, the opening credits were changed. In what is probably the best-remembered introduction to the show, Gene Kraft's "scrolling credits" incorporated various clips of the show. Against a black background, scenes of each regular character scrolled from right to left across the screen. Each character received one big box that showed that character in a scene alone, accompanied by 3 or 4 smaller boxes showing that character with other characters.

The opening credits for seasons 9 and 10 featured the camera panning slowly over a painting done by Sandy Dvore. Sandy Dvore is an American Artist. Dvore first became well-known for designing the cover art for Buffalo Springfield 's eponymous album. The painting showcased splattered blotches of paint, and was similar to the style of Jackson Pollock. Paul Jackson Pollock (January 28 1912 &ndash August 11 1956 was an influential American painter and a major force in the abstract expressionist movement As the camera moved over the painting, the actors posed inside of small ovular boxes. Season 9 portraits were cold, some might say pretentious, black and white studio shots. In Season 10 they were dropped in favor of color close-ups taken from the show. Complementing these new opening credits was a more demure, sophisticated sounding theme song.

In season 11, the show broke with tradition in its new credits designed by Castle/Bryant/Johnsen. Castle Bryant Johnsen is a Television computer artistry group working specifically in the field of Title sequences The group consisting of James Castle Bruce Bryant Season 11's opening credits featured no clips of the actor's faces. This sequence shows a beach on which there are sandcastles that resemble the houses of the cul-de-sac, as well as some skyscrapers representing Los Angeles. The camera twists through this sandcastle community as the actors' names come on screen with no accompanying headshots.

The final opening credits, used during seasons 12, 13, and 14, were a return to tradition. Also designed by Castle/Bryant/Johnsen, these credits paid homage to the famous scrolling credits by Gene Kraft. Castle Bryant Johnsen is a Television computer artistry group working specifically in the field of Title sequences The group consisting of James Castle Bruce Bryant The two were very similar, since both featured clips of the actors moving from right to left across the screen. However, this version was designed to be "safe" for the 1990s. The boxes featuring the clips had colored "frames" around them, and the boxes were all different shaped rectangles. In addition, the "clip boxes" in this version all move at different speeds, while the Kraft opening credits had them all moving at the same speed.

DVD release

The first season of Knots Landing was released on DVD on March 28, 2006 in a five-disc set which includes all 13 episodes from season one. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The set also includes a featurette/clip from the 2005 Together Again reunion show in which stars Ted Shackelford and Joan Van Ark reminisce about the series, and the pair also provide an audio commentary on two full episodes. There has been no official announcement regarding the release of subsequent seasons, but representatives from Warner Home Video remarked in an online chat entitled "Home Theater Forum" on May 7, 2007 that they had no current plans to release subsequent seasons because Season 1 DVD sales were "softer than expected. " At www. knotslanding. net a petition is to find where you can sign to pursue Warner to release the subsequent seasons.

The 1997 reunion mini-series Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac was available on VHS, but is now no longer produced. Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac was a miniseries that served as a reunion show for the primetime Soap opera

Who lived where

The series' signature cul-de-sac, Seaview Circle, was actually Crystalaire Place in Granada Hills, California, a suburban street in Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley about 20 miles north of the Pacific Ocean. Granada Hills is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles California. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The San Fernando Valley or The Valley is an urbanized Valley located in the north-western section of the city of Los Angeles California, United States The opening credits during the first two seasons used special effects to "move" the fictional cul-de-sac closer to the beach.

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• Kenny Ward (Seasons 1–4)
• Ginger Ward (Seasons 1–4)
• Erin Molly Ward (Seasons 3–4)

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• Abby Cunningham (Seasons 2–4, reunion)
• Brian Cunningham (Seasons 2–4)
• Olivia Cunningham (Seasons 2–4)
• Gary Ewing (Season 4)
• Claudia Whittaker (Seasons 12–14)
• Kate Whittaker (Season 12)
• Alex Barth (Season 13)

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• Richard Avery (Seasons 1–4)
• Laura Avery (Seasons 1–8)
• Jason Avery (Seasons 1–8)
• Daniel Avery (Seasons 4–8)
• Cathy Geary (Seasons 6, 7)
• Anne Matheson (Season 8)
• Patricia Williams (Seasons 9–11)
• Frank Williams (Seasons 9-13)
• Julie Williams (Seasons 9-13)

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• Karen Fairgate Mackenzie (Seasons 1-14, reunion)
• Sid Fairgate (Seasons 1-3)
• Diana Fairgate (Seasons 1-4)
• Michael Fairgate (Seasons 1-12)
• Eric Fairgate (Seasons 1-9)
• Mack Mackenzie (Seasons 4-14, reunion)
• Mary Frances Sumner (Season 5)
• Paige Matheson (Seasons 8-10, 13)
• Linda Fairgate (Season 11)
• Meg Mackenzie (Seasons 9-14, reunion)
• Jason Lochner (Seasons 12-13)

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• Gary Ewing (Seasons 1-3, 13-14, reunion)
• Valene Ewing (Seasons 1-13, reunion)
• Lilimae Clements (Seasons 3-9)
• Chip Roberts (Season 4)
• Joshua Rush (Seasons 6-7)
• Cathy Geary (Seasons 6-7)
• Bobby Ewing (Seasons 7-14, reunion)
• Betsy Ewing (Seasons 7-14, reunion)
• Ben Gibson (Seasons 7-8)
• Aunt Ginny (Seasons 10-12)
• Danny Waleska (Seasons 11-12)

See also

• List of Knots Landing episodes

Footnotes

Sources

Roush, Matt. "Series to End After 14 Years". USA Today. January 11, 1993.

• Nielsen Rating Information from the following source:

Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle. The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present: Eighth Edition. 2003. Random House. New York. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous

• Exclusive web Interviews ©KnotsLanding. net 2006
• Some actors quotations from the following website:

http://www. knotslandingonline. com/. Interviews ©Arthur Swift.

International

• In the UK, the series premiered on BBC1 in April 1980, in a primetime Saturday night slot. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Season 2 began a year later (mid 1981), now in a Friday night slot. Season 3 was not shown until late 1983, and then only half of it was shown, at which point the BBC pulled the series from its Friday night slot with no immediate plans of showing any more episodes. The BBC then brought the series back in late 1986, picking up from the middle of season 3 where they last left off, but now it was screened in the afternoon as part of their new daytime line-up. They continued to screen the series until the end, though UK audiences tended to be some 3 - 4 years behind the US.
• In France, the show was known as "Côte Ouest" (translated as "West Coast") and was firstly shown on TF1 in 1988 with a new lyrical theme song (in French). This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. for the motorway in Tenerife Spain see TF1 Motorway, for the WWI aircraft Sopwith Camel#(Trench Fighter T The show is rerun from the beginning on FoxLife, a satellite channel broadcasting on CanalSat provider. (http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Côte_Ouest_%28feuilleton_télévisé%29)
• In Germany, the show was known as "Unter der Sonne Kaliforniens" (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unter_der_Sonne_Kaliforniens)
• In the Philippines, it was formerly aired on GMA 7. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP
• In Sweden the show was called "JRs bror - Gary Ewing" (JR's brother - Gary Ewing). "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The series premiered in 1988 on TV3. TV3 is a television channel targeted at a Swedish language audience owned by Modern Times Group (MTG
• In Ireland, the show wasn't broadcast on terrestrial TV until 1989 (although viewers with access to BBC were able to watch earlier transmissions). Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world RTE first broadcast it in late 1989 as part of its early afternoon schedule beginning with the pilot and first season and was shown daily. It proved to be hugely popular and became the most watched show on daytime television and was eventually given an early evening timeslot. In February 1991 (having shown the final episode of Season 9), RTE moved the show from a daily afternoon timeslot, to a weekly primetime Thursday night slot on its sister channel Network Two (now RTÉ Two. RTÉ Two (Irish RTÉ a Dó) (known from 1988 to 2004 as Network 2, RTÉ Network Two, RTÉ2 or N2) is the Republic of Ireland All remaining episodes were shown without break (the end of each season was followed by the first episode of the next season the following week) until Christmas 1993 when the final episode was broadcast followed by the retrospective 'Knots Landing Block Party'. Although pitted against RTE One's 9pm news, it still achieved high ratings each week. RTÉ One (Irish RTÉ a hAon) is the Republic of Ireland 's oldest and most popular Television channel operated by Irish state broadcaster Radio Telefís

External links

• Knots Landing on IMDB
• KnotsLanding.Net Official Guide to the Series
• Dallas Universe - Knots Landing
• Fan site (German language)
• Fan site (French language)
• Fan blog (French language)
• SOAPnet KL Page
• 2005 cast reunion photo

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