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Creator:
David Jacobs
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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 full episode list
Release Date:
27 December 1979 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
A popular night time soap opera, it followed the adventures of five families living in a small California community: Gary and Valene Ewing... more
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 41 wins & 44 nominations more
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User Comments:
The longest running prime time soap ever more (34 total)

Cast

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Michele Lee ... Karen MacKenzie / ... (344 episodes, 1979-1993)
Ted Shackelford ... Gary Ewing (333 episodes, 1979-1993)

Joan Van Ark ... Valene Ewing / ... (319 episodes, 1979-1993)
Kevin Dobson ... M. 'Mack' Patrick MacKenzie (287 episodes, 1982-1993)

William Devane ... Gregory Sumner (259 episodes, 1983-1993)
Donna Mills ... Abby Ewing / ... (233 episodes, 1980-1993)
Constance McCashin ... Laura Avery / ... (190 episodes, 1979-1987)

Nicollette Sheridan ... Paige Matheson (179 episodes, 1986-1993)
Pat Petersen ... Michael Fairgate (163 episodes, 1979-1991)

Julie Harris ... Lilimae Clements / ... (160 episodes, 1980-1987)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
60 min (344 episodes)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:TV-14 | Australia:PG | Iceland:12 (some episodes) | Iceland:L (some epiosodes) | Australia:M (some episodes)
Filming Locations:
Granada Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Company:
Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
After the series' finale, both Kevin Dobson and Nicollette Sheridan, attended the funeral of the late Telly Savalas, who died in 1994 of prostate cancer. Long before Dobson's role of Knots, his first co-starring role was with Savalas in the critically-acclaimed 1970's cop series, 'Kojak', as Sheridan is Savalas's stepdaughter in real-life. more
Quotes:
Valene Ewing Gibson Waleska: Now, I mean it, Abby. I just want an answer.
Abby Fairgate Cunningham Ewing Sumner: Well, I'm not saying we're having an affair and I'm not saying I'm not. I am saying that I can have him any time I want him.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Jeopardy!: (#22.78)" (2005) more

FAQ

Was Val ever reunited with her twins?
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The longest running prime time soap ever, 17 November 2004
Author: k_dizzle_scarface_nizzle from Ozark, Alabama

This spin off of CBS' DALLAS premiered midway through the 1979-80 season. KNOTS follows the lives of five families residing on an oceanside cul-de-sac in the town of Knots Landing, California. They are: Gary (Ted Shackelford) and Valene Ewing (Joan Van Ark), a young remarried couple who move to the cul-de-sac to escape the pressures of living in Dallas (namely JR and the Ewing family), Sid (Don Murray) and Karen Fairgate (Michele Lee), the friendly neighbors whose marriage is on solid ground, Richard (John Pleshette) and Laura Avery (Constance McCashin), whose marriage is in dire straits even with a young son, and Kenny (James Houghton) and Ginger Ward (Kim Lankford), the newlyweds who have bought their first home in the cul-de-sac. The show crossed over with DALLAS in its' early years when JR and Bobby made occasional visits. Things were spiced up when Abby Cunningham (Donna Mills), Sid's younger sister moved in and managed to break up Gary and Val. Other characters included the smarmy politician-turned-businessman Greg Sumner (William Devane), who tangled with Abby and married Laura when Richard took off after being accused of murder. There was also Mack Mackenzie (Kevin Dobson), who would marry Karen when Sid was killed in an auto accident. Paige Matheson (Nicollette Sheridan), Mack's daughter, who tangled with Sumner, was a major character. One of the show's story lines included the birth of Gary and Val's twins that were stolen from her at birth. When Bobby Ewing died on DALLAS and Pam Ewing dreamt the whole season, KNOTS suspended its' crossover plots with the parent series, for fear that KNOTS viewers would think that the present season was all a dream as well. So while Bobby was alive on DALLAS, he remained dead on KNOTS.

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