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Dallas

  • TV Series
  • 1978–1991
  • TV-PG
  • 1h
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Victoria Principal, Barbara Bel Geddes, Patrick Duffy, Larry Hagman, Charlene Tilton, Jim Davis, Linda Gray, and Steve Kanaly in Dallas (1978)
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J.R. Ewing, a Texas oil baron, uses manipulation and blackmail to achieve his ambitions, both business and personal. He often comes into conflict with his brother Bobby, his arch-enemy Cliff... Read allJ.R. Ewing, a Texas oil baron, uses manipulation and blackmail to achieve his ambitions, both business and personal. He often comes into conflict with his brother Bobby, his arch-enemy Cliff Barnes and his long-suffering wife Sue Ellen.J.R. Ewing, a Texas oil baron, uses manipulation and blackmail to achieve his ambitions, both business and personal. He often comes into conflict with his brother Bobby, his arch-enemy Cliff Barnes and his long-suffering wife Sue Ellen.

  • Creator
    • David Jacobs
  • Stars
    • Larry Hagman
    • Ken Kercheval
    • Patrick Duffy
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    16K
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    POPULARITY
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    • Creator
      • David Jacobs
    • Stars
      • Larry Hagman
      • Ken Kercheval
      • Patrick Duffy
    • 74User reviews
    • 28Critic reviews
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    • Won 4 Primetime Emmys
      • 47 wins & 82 nominations total

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    Larry Hagman
    Larry Hagman
    • J.R. Ewing
    Ken Kercheval
    Ken Kercheval
    • Cliff Barnes
    Patrick Duffy
    Patrick Duffy
    • Bobby Ewing
    Linda Gray
    Linda Gray
    • Sue Ellen Ewing…
    Barbara Bel Geddes
    Barbara Bel Geddes
    • Miss Ellie Ewing…
    Steve Kanaly
    Steve Kanaly
    • Ray Krebbs
    Howard Keel
    Howard Keel
    • Clayton Farlow
    Victoria Principal
    Victoria Principal
    • Pamela Barnes Ewing…
    Charlene Tilton
    Charlene Tilton
    • Lucy Ewing Cooper…
    Susan Howard
    Susan Howard
    • Donna Culver Krebbs…
    Deborah Rennard
    Deborah Rennard
    • Sly…
    Sherril Lynn Rettino
    • Jackie Dugan…
    Omri Katz
    Omri Katz
    • John Ross Ewing
    Priscilla Presley
    Priscilla Presley
    • Jenna Wade…
    Deborah Tranelli
    Deborah Tranelli
    • Phyllis Wapner
    Sheree J. Wilson
    Sheree J. Wilson
    • April Stevens…
    Roseanna Christiansen
    • Teresa
    Joshua Harris
    • Christopher Ewing
    • Creator
      • David Jacobs
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    • Trivia
      On November 21, 1980, Who Done It? (1980) was watched by 83 million people in the US and over 300 million worldwide. It was the highest rating for a single episode of a television series in American history until Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen (1983) on February 28, 1983.
    • Goofs
      The size and layout of Southfork Ranch cannot possibly hold the number of bedrooms the series suggests it has. When the show first starts, four bedrooms would be needed (one for Miss Ellie and Jock, one for JR and Sue Ellen, one for Bobby and Pam, and one for Lucy). The following year, a nursery is added along with a guest room for John Ross's live-in nurse, totalling six. In later years, Sue Ellen has her own room for a while, and during episodes of the 1984-85 season, there would need to be at least eight bedrooms to accommodate the family and various guests. Additionally, many of the bedrooms have their own bathrooms and walk-in dressing rooms, which cannot possibly match up with the exterior of the house.
    • Quotes

      [repeated line]

      JR Ewing: You wouldn't be trying to blackmail old J.R., would you?

    • Alternate versions
      Three episodes that aired as two-hour episodes "The Family Ewing" (Season 9), "Return to Camelot" (Season 10), and Conundrum (Season 14), are edited into two separate episodes for syndication.
    • Connections
      Featured in The 31st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1979)

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    A groundbreaker, in so many ways
    "Dallas" created some HUGE TV moments ... J.R. Ewing's shooting, the "Dream Season" and Bobby returning in the shower ...

    Beyond that, though, I especially loved the writing of "Dallas," particularly in the working of J.R.'s various schemes, both at the Ewing Oil offices and offsite. He was just-plain the master manipulator, and while I don't encourage anyone to aspire to this kind of mastery(!), it sure was FUN to watch him in action! Yikes! The way he executed those deals seemed to set the show apart from rivals like "Dynasty."

    I enjoyed the way the show evolved in the later seasons. In the last two seasons, in particular, there seemed to be this sophisticated edge that avoided insulting the viewer (as sometimes the campiness of "Dynasty" could). While "Dynasty" was busy being flashy (and hey, I liked that, too -- I was a teen when it originally aired, after all), "Dallas" was playing the game just a bit cooler, calmer, a touch more complicated. Plus, Jeannie aside, Larry Hagman was BORN to do that role. Meow!
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    • Release date
      • April 2, 1978 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Oil
    • Filming locations
      • Cloyce Box Ranch - 10514 E.Main St., Frisco, Texas, USA(Southfork Ranch in season 1)
    • Production companies
      • Lorimar Productions
      • Lorimar Telepictures
      • Lorimar Television
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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