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"Dallas" (1978)Original Air Date:
21 March 1980 (Season 3, Episode 25)Plot:
J.R.'s friends, family, and business associates have had enough of his dirty dealings, and many of them vow revenge. Bobby is especially angry as he and Pam leave Southfork. | add synopsisUser Comments:
The episode that elevated "Dallas" to cult status!!! moreCast
(Episode Cast overview, first billed only) | Barbara Bel Geddes | ... | Eleanor Southworth 'Miss Ellie' Ewing |
 | Jim Davis | ... | John Ross 'Jock' Ewing, Sr. |
 | Patrick Duffy | ... | Bobby Ewing |
| Linda Gray | ... | Sue Ellen Ewing |
 | Larry Hagman | ... | J.R. Ewing |
| Steve Kanaly | ... | Ray Krebbs |
| Ken Kercheval | ... | Cliff Barnes |
 | Victoria Principal | ... | Pamela Barnes Ewing |
 | Charlene Tilton | ... | Lucy Ewing |
| Mary Crosby | ... | Kristin Shepard |
| Randy Powell | ... | Alan Beam (as Randolph Powell) |
| Dennis Patrick | ... | Vaughn Leland |
| Ron Hayes | ... | Hank Johnson |
| Jeff Cooper | ... | Dr. Simon Ellby |
| Christopher Coffey | ... | Greg Forrester |
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These people are regular cast members. Were they in this episode? | Barry Corbin | ... | Sheriff Fenton Washburn |
| Joel Fabiani | ... | Alex Ward |
| Leigh McCloskey | ... | Mitch Cooper |
 | Joanna Cassidy | ... | Sally Bullock |
| Fern Fitzgerald | ... | Marilee Stone |
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The title comes from the gospel of Mark and was used by Abraham Lincoln describing a country that is half free and half slave. "A house divided against itself cannot stand." moreQuotes:
Sue Ellen Shepard Ewing: I want to tell you something, Dr Elby. You have been right all along. I can't rely on anyone else to do what I have to do. moreFAQ
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*** This comment may contain spoilers ***
Contrary to popular belief, "A House Divided" is the actual title of the episode that is mistakenly called "Who Shot J.R.?" Though the question is raised on this season-ending cliff-hanger when the oil magnate (Larry Hagman) is shot, the resolution would not be answered until several episodes into the next season.
As all are familiar, this installment has J.R. as his devilish best, ruining Cliff Barnes' (Ken Kercheval) intent on making a killing off of oil field Ewing 23, destroying former ally Vaughn Leland (Dennis Patrick), alienating himself from the members of the oil cartel, driving his brother (Patrick Duffy) and his wife (Victoria Principal) from the family home, threatening to send his wife, Sue Ellen (Linda Gray), back to the sanitarium, and running both his assistant (Randolph Powell) and his mistress, Kristen (Mary Crosby), out of town.
And all this is done in under an hour.
J.R. was definitely a ruthless businessman and Hagman played him to the hilt for thirteen glorious seasons.