Complete series cast summary: | |||
Michele Lee | ... | Karen MacKenzie / ... 344 episodes, 1979-1993 | |
Ted Shackelford | ... | Gary Ewing 344 episodes, 1979-1993 | |
Joan Van Ark | ... | Valene Ewing / ... 327 episodes, 1979-1993 | |
Kevin Dobson | ... | M. 'Mack' Patrick MacKenzie / ... 291 episodes, 1982-1993 | |
William Devane | ... | Gregory Sumner / ... 266 episodes, 1983-1993 | |
Donna Mills | ... | Abby Ewing / ... 236 episodes, 1980-1993 | |
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Pat Petersen | ... | Michael Fairgate 210 episodes, 1979-1991 |
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Constance McCashin | ... | Laura Avery / ... 201 episodes, 1979-1992 |
Nicollette Sheridan | ... | Paige Matheson / ... 182 episodes, 1986-1993 | |
Julie Harris | ... | Lilimae Clements 165 episodes, 1980-1987 | |
Tonya Crowe | ... | Olivia Cunningham / ... 153 episodes, 1980-1990 | |
A popular night time soap opera, it followed the adventures of five families living in a coastal suburb of Los Angeles in California: Gary and Valene Ewing, relatives of the popular Ewing clan of Dallas; Sid and Karen Fairgate, their all-American neighbors; the troubled Richard and Laura Avery; young newlyweds Kenny and Ginger Ward; and divorcee Abby Cunningham, Sid's scheming sister. Written by Phil Fernando
Knots Landing has got to be one of the best shows ever to grace our TV sets. The show that started out as a spin off of another good show Dallas turned into a guaranteed hour of enjoyable tv. Yes the show had its good and bad episodes but you always knew you could look foward to seeing your favorite neighbors on the Cul-Da-Sac Seaview Circle. By far the greatest female character on the show was Karen Fairgate Mackenzie(Michele Lee), she was married to the 2 greatest men ever Sid Fairgate(Don Murray) the owner of Knots Landing Motors and after his death she met and married Mack Mackenzie(Kevin Dobson)a lawyer. I enjoyed these two together most, they had such great chemistry together on screen they actually were believable as a married couple. When Abby(Donna Mills) arrived the show became even better, her character was always after someones husband and usually ended up with him. Sumner(Bill Devane) was another great addition to the show, his character brought a comic humor with the words he chose to use in tense drama situations. Then you had the Val(Joan Van Ark) and Gary(Ted Shackelford) the two childhood lovers who you just knew would always be together even if a few marriages got in between them. The show also had some other great characters like Laura(Constance McCashin), Richard (John Pleashette), Paige(Nicolette Sheridan), Lilimae(Julie Harris), Claudia(Kathleen Noone), Anne(Michelle Phillips), Frank(Lary Riely), Olivia(Tonya Crowe). Knots also had a ton of guest stars like Ava Gardner, Alec Baldwin, Lisa Hartman Black, Red Buttons,and Pam Grier just to name a few. Overall this show still holds up to todays standards and hopefully it will be put on DVD soon so everyone can enjoy it.