Dallas (TV Series)

Mama Dearest (1982)

Patrick Duffy: Bobby Ewing

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• Pamela Barnes Ewing : [as he closes their bedroom door behind him]  I've been worried about you. It's really late.

  Bobby Ewing : Well, I... had a lot on my mind.

  Pamela Barnes Ewing : You wanna talk about it now, Bobby?

  Bobby Ewing : [sighs]  Yes. Yes, I do.

  Pamela Barnes Ewing : Okay.

  [closes book she was reading] 

  Bobby Ewing : Pamela, it bothers me... It bothers me a lot you siding with Mama on this business about overturning Daddy's will.

  Pamela Barnes Ewing : Well, I won't let her go through this fight by herself thinking the whole family is against her.

  Bobby Ewing : Pam, she doesn't *have* to go through with it at all. She can leave it alone. And maybe she will if you don't give her your support.

  Pamela Barnes Ewing : Well, I can't turn against her, Bobby. I've never been enthusiastic about this fight for Ewing Oil anyway, you know that. But seeing the way it's affecting Miss Ellie... She's such a strong woman... but for her to challenge Jock's wishes... it's the *most* difficult decision she's ever made.

  Bobby Ewing : Pam... I appreciate the fact that you sympathize with Mama... but you don't understand what this competition between J.R. and me is all about!

  Pamela Barnes Ewing : Yes, I do.

  [gets up from the bed] 

  Pamela Barnes Ewing : But how much power do you or J.R. have to have? As far as I'm concerned, you

  [shakes her head] 

  Pamela Barnes Ewing : don't have to be president of Ewing Oil. We have more money than we can ever *spend*. You can be president of *any* company.

  Bobby Ewing : That's not it. That's not it at all.

  [sighs] 

  Bobby Ewing : Pam, you don't understand what *drove* Jock Ewing. And I don't think you really understand what drives me either. When I was at the university, making the football team just wasn't enough. I had to be varsity. I had to be captain. I had to make All-Southwest Conference. And I did. I did all of that. When you and I met, I wasn't just a road man for Ewing Oil. I was the best road man for any oil company. Because that's what Daddy expected. And that's what I expect from myself. And J.R. and I are a lot alike, because he's not gonna take second-best either. You see, that's why Daddy turned away from Gary. The Ewings must succeed. And Gary didn't care about that. But, Pam, J.R. and I do! Now, Daddy chose... that the future of Ewing Oil is gonna be

  [balls fist] 

  Bobby Ewing : in the hands of the son strong enough! And that's the way it's gonna be!

  [Pam looks on aghast] 

• Pamela Barnes Ewing : [went to fetch him at his office, leaned over him, kissed him]  Mm. Ready for dinner?

  [he exhales] 

  Pamela Barnes Ewing : Well, should I go out and come back in? I remember when one of my kisses used to get your little engine running.

  Bobby Ewing : Harv Smithfield said you were with Mama when she went to see him.

  Pamela Barnes Ewing : Is that why you're sitting here like some kind of ice sculpture?

  Bobby Ewing : [gets up]  Damn it, Pam. It's not a joke!

  [pours himself a glass of water] 

  Bobby Ewing : Why are you taking Mama's side against me?

  Pamela Barnes Ewing : I'm not against anything. I'm for what I believe is right. Miss Ellie is right.

  Bobby Ewing : [slams down the glass]  Pamela, you don't understand.

  Pamela Barnes Ewing : Bobby, we don't need all of this. Let Miss Ellie sell Ewing Oil. Spend some time with your family. Let Christopher get to know his daddy.

  Bobby Ewing : Why are you doing this when I need you beside me the most? Sue Ellen's not fighting J.R.!

  Pamela Barnes Ewing : Sue Ellen and I get along fine now, but I'm not Sue Ellen. Power, money and wealth, they don't mean that much to me. I want a nice, ordinary life with my husband. I love you. I love you so much.

  Bobby Ewing : I hope so. Because I love you too and I want you beside me... but I'm gonna do everything I can to stop Mama. And then I'm gonna beat J.R.! And then I'm gonna run Ewing Oil permanently!

  [Pamela stares at him, worried]