| Nominated for 18 Emmys and 15 Golden
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| | President J.R. Ewing (Larry Hagman),
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| Globes in its thirteen season run, Dallas
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| | would be the true star of the show. Son
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| is the epitome of the prime-time drama
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| | of Ewing Oil founder Jock Ewing (Jim
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| soap opera genre. Premiering in 1978 as a
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| | Davis) and his wife Ellie (Barbara Bel
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| five part mini-series, the show combines
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| | Geddes), J.R. sought to make Ewing Oil
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| the usual sex and innuendo of classic
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| | the largest independent oil company in
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| afternoon soap operas with the
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| | the world, and he intended to go to any
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| freewheeling adventure of Texas wildcats
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| | lengths necessary to get what he wanted.
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| and filthy rich capitalist oil barons.
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| | And as you'll see, sooner or later, J.R.
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| The combination of business dealings and
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| | always gets what he wants... Along the
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| rampant affairs tested well with both the
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| | way, he butts heads with life-long rival
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| male and female demographic, prompting
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| | Cliff Barnes (Ken Kercheval), drives his
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| CBS to make Dallas a regular part of its
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| | own wife Sue Ellen (Linda Gray) to
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| prime-time lineup. The result was one of
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| | alcoholism, and even mortgages the
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| the most successful television shows in
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| | beloved Southfork Ranch (Miss Ellie's
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| history. In fact, the so-called 'Who shot
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| | childhood home and current residence for
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| J.R.?" episode ("A House Divided" Air
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| | the majority of the Ewing clan).
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| Date: 3-21-1980) still reigns as the
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| | Southfork foreman Ray Krebs (Steve
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| second most watched TV show in history
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| | Kanaly) and Ewing grandchild Lucy
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| (the season finale of MASH is #1). With
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| | (Charlene Tilton) add flavorful subplots
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| one of most memorable characters ever
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| | to a series often dominated by J.R.'s
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| created (the man everyone loves to hate),
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| | nefarious schemes. In short, Dallas
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| it's no surprise that Dallas held the #1
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| | offers its viewers everything - money,
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| or #2 spot in the Nielsen ratings for
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| | sex, violence, conspiracy, intricate
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| most of the 1980s...
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| | business dealings, etc. If you haven't
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| Dallas spent most of its television life
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| | seen it, then immediately start watching
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| in the Friday night time slot following
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| | from the beginning episodes of the first
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| the successful CBS series, The Dukes Of
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| | season. You won't be disappointed...!
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| Hazzard. Creator David Jacobs originally
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| | The Dallas DVD features a number of
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| intended to create a series around a poor
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| | exciting episodes including the series
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| Texas girl, Pam Barnes (Victoria
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| | premiere "Digger's Daughter" in which the
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| Principal), who marries into a wealthy
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| | youngest of the Ewing sons, Bobby,
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| family (The Ewings) with whom her family
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| | introduces his wealthy family to his new
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| has been feuding for decades. The first
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| | bride, Pamela Barnes. But given the
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| five episodes mostly center around the
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| | long-standing feud between their two
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| family discord faced by Pam and her
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| | families, not everyone is pleased. In
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| husband Bobby Ewing (Patrick Duffy) as
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| | fact, older brother J.R. immediately
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| they attempt to bring their families to a
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| | begins plotting to break up the
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| truce. But it soon became apparent to
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| | marriage... Other notable episodes
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| producers of the show that Bobby's
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| | include "Election" in which J.R.
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| scoundrel of a brother, Ewing Oil
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