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Knots Landing

  • TV Series
  • 1979–19931979–1993
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
2.7K
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POPULARITY
1,844
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Donna Mills, Joan Van Ark, Michele Lee, Constance McCashin, John Pleshette, and Ted Shackelford in Knots Landing (1979)
Knots Landing: The Complete Second Season (Alone)
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  • Drama
  • Romance
The residents of Knots Landing, a coastal suburb of Los Angeles, deal with various issues such as infidelity, health scares, rape, murder, kidnapping, assassinations, drug smuggling, corpora... Read allThe residents of Knots Landing, a coastal suburb of Los Angeles, deal with various issues such as infidelity, health scares, rape, murder, kidnapping, assassinations, drug smuggling, corporate intrigue and criminal investigations.The residents of Knots Landing, a coastal suburb of Los Angeles, deal with various issues such as infidelity, health scares, rape, murder, kidnapping, assassinations, drug smuggling, corporate intrigue and criminal investigations.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
2.7K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,844
51
  • Creator
    • David Jacobs
  • Stars
    • Michele Lee
    • Ted Shackelford
    • Joan Van Ark
Top credits
  • Creator
    • David Jacobs
  • Stars
    • Michele Lee
    • Ted Shackelford
    • Joan Van Ark
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 41User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 41 wins & 45 nominations total

    Episodes344

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    Knots Landing: The Complete Second Season (Alone)
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    Knots Landing: The Complete Second Season (Alone)
    Knots Landing: Season 2
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    Knots Landing: Season 2
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    Knots Landing
    Knots Landing: The Complete Second Season (Books)
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    Knots Landing: The Complete Second Season (Books)

    Photos512

    Kevin Dobson and Michele Lee in Knots Landing (1979)
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    Donna Mills and Ted Shackelford in Knots Landing (1979)
    Donna Mills in Knots Landing (1979)
    Larry Hagman, Donna Mills, Joan Van Ark, Tonya Crowe, Bobby Jacoby, Michele Lee, Don Murray, and Ted Shackelford in Knots Landing (1979)
    Larry Hagman and Donna Mills in Knots Landing (1979)
    Alec Baldwin and Lisa Hartman in Knots Landing (1979)
    Donna Mills, Joan Van Ark, and Ted Shackelford in Knots Landing (1979)
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    Michele Lee
    Michele Lee
    • Karen MacKenzieas Karen MacKenzie…
    344 episodes344 eps • 1979–1993
    Ted Shackelford
    Ted Shackelford
    • Gary Ewingas Gary Ewing
    344 episodes344 eps • 1979–1993
    Joan Van Ark
    Joan Van Ark
    • Valene Ewingas Valene Ewing…
    327 episodes327 eps • 1979–1993
    Kevin Dobson
    Kevin Dobson
    • M. 'Mack' Patrick MacKenzieas M. 'Mack' Patrick MacKenzie…
    291 episodes291 eps • 1982–1993
    William Devane
    William Devane
    • Gregory Sumneras Gregory Sumner…
    266 episodes266 eps • 1983–1993
    Donna Mills
    Donna Mills
    • Abby Ewingas Abby Ewing…
    236 episodes236 eps • 1980–1993
    Pat Petersen
    • Michael Fairgateas Michael Fairgate
    210 episodes210 eps • 1979–1991
    Constance McCashin
    Constance McCashin
    • Laura Averyas Laura Avery…
    200 episodes200 eps • 1979–1987
    Nicollette Sheridan
    Nicollette Sheridan
    • Paige Mathesonas Paige Matheson…
    181 episodes181 eps • 1986–1993
    Julie Harris
    Julie Harris
    • Lilimae Clementsas Lilimae Clements
    165 episodes165 eps • 1980–1987
    Tonya Crowe
    Tonya Crowe
    • Olivia Cunninghamas Olivia Cunningham…
    153 episodes153 eps • 1980–1990
    Doug Sheehan
    Doug Sheehan
    • Ben Gibsonas Ben Gibson
    119 episodes119 eps • 1983–1988
    Steve Shaw
    • Eric Fairgateas Eric Fairgate
    107 episodes107 eps • 1979–1991
    Teri Austin
    Teri Austin
    • Jill Bennettas Jill Bennett
    99 episodes99 eps • 1985–1989
    Larry Riley
    Larry Riley
    • Frank Williamsas Frank Williams
    99 episodes99 eps • 1988–1992
    Lisa Hartman
    Lisa Hartman
    • Cathy Gearyas Cathy Geary…
    96 episodes96 eps • 1982–1986
    Victoria Ann Lewis
    • Peggyas Peggy
    92 episodes92 eps • 1984–1993
    Michelle Phillips
    Michelle Phillips
    • Anne Mathesonas Anne Matheson…
    89 episodes89 eps • 1987–1993
    • Creator
      • David Jacobs
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    • Trivia
      Michele Lee divorced her real-life husband James Farentino during the show's early days. In the scene where her character Karen Fairgate took off her wedding ring at her husband Sid's grave, she was actually taking off her real wedding ring from her marriage to Farentino for the last time, in order to make the scene appear more real.
    • Quotes

      M. "Mack" Patrick MacKenzie: Your dad hit you.

      Jason Lochner: You wouldn't understand.

      M. "Mack" Patrick MacKenzie: When I was six years old, I was running through the house and I knocked over a lamp and it broke. And my dad beat the hell out of me. He just didn't spank me, he hit me with his fist... Gave me two black eyes, Jason. I was six years old! And I told my friends that I fell off my bike. When I was ten, I came home and he started kicking me in the stomach and I didn't know why. I never found out. But I told myself that, well, he's just blowing off steam. Jason, when I was thirteen, my dad hit me so hard, he knocked out a molar. At first, I blamed myself. It had to me. This was my dad and your dad just doesn't beat you without good reason. If I was a better kid, maybe he wouldn't get so mad. When I got older and realised that it wasn't normal to be beaten up by your old man, I felt ashamed... because I didn't want anyone to know what my dad was like and I sure as hell didn't want pity. I made up lies to strangers, friends and excuse to myself. I was hoping and praying that it would stop. That just once he'd say that he loved me and he was proud of me... And now, y'know, uh, it's hard for me to say out loud that that he abused me and that it was wrong! And he was wrong! And not to say it at all makes it even worse. Jason, you don't have to live the rest of your life denying it the way I have. All you got to do is tell me that you don't want to go in there. Tell me to take you someplace else, kid. Just tell me to take you someplace else.

      Jason Lochner: [Jason looks at Mack for a moment] Take me someplace else.

    • Connections
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    User reviews41

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    Top review
    one of TV's all time best dramas
    Knots Landing,the TV stalwart through the 80's and some of the 90's was one of TV's best dramas. The characters were so real,they became as well known as family members. The series excelled in complex characters. From the strong women like Karen, Laura,Paige and Abby to the utterly fascinating flawed men like Greg Sumner and Gary Ewing.The show was not without its mistakes- not all the serpentine,complicated plots worked, and the reliance of the plots in later episodes on insane stalkers, was predictable. Nevertheless, when Knots stories jelled,the effects were often breathtaking. Who can forget the great moments like Sid's death and Karen's coping, Abby's marrying Greg in the middle of his romance with Paige, Laura's funeral,the return of Val's twins, the body under the cement, Olivia's drug addiction and Abby's intervention, Jill's shocking villainy revealed to Val...the list of great Knots moments goes on.There hasn't been a show like it on TV since. It is sorely missed.
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    • Did Knots Landing last longer than Dallas?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 27, 1979 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Guide
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Unter der Sonne Kaliforniens
    • Filming locations
      • 1761 Potrero Road, Hidden Valley, Thousand Oaks, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • CBS
      • Lorimar Productions
      • Lorimar Telepictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 4:3

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