It's hard to believe that Dallas ( my favorite tv show) is going to turn 30 next week. I don't know where all the years went. I was 12 when Dallas premiered. I didn't even watch the mini-series when it first came on. I do remember the commercials for it though. I thought at the time it was a western of some sorts because I saw Jim Davis in the ads and I remembered him from some of John Wayne's recent movies as well as his guest appearances on some tv westerns. I don't even remember if I knew Larry Hagman was starring in it at the time. :lol: I didn't start watching it until the fall of 1978 when the show moved to Sunday nights ( it had started the season on Saturdays but I never saw it there). The first episode I ever saw was Black Market Baby. From that episode on, I was hooked. I followed it when it moved to Fridays and I watched the show even through the bad years right up until the finale. I even watched the 2 reunion movies and Dallas: The Early Years too. I bought the Dallas record from 1985 that I still have and even bought 2 Dallas books while the show was still airing. I usually don't start threads like this but I figured that Dallas deserves the recognition. So Happy Anniversary Dallas and thanks for the memories. :)

You know me Sonny, I am right up there with you as a huge DALLAS fan. I have Season 5, 6, 7 and 8 on DVD. I need to get going with getting seasons 1, 2, and 3. :D J.R. Ewing is one of thee greatest tv characters of all time, if not thee greatest. He is right up there with Lucy Ricardo and Ralph Kramden. ;) My Fridays were all abt DALLAS and of course, who could forget the night that set the standard for cliffhangers, WHO SHOT J.R.? :thumbsup: I figured out it was Kristen. He deserved it too! :lol:

Here are some pics:

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Great pictures Irene. :D

I guessed that it was Kristin who shot JR too. I was pretty good at the cliffhangers. I even guessed that Katharine shot Bobby. :lol: Man I remember the summer of 1980. Who shot JR was what everybody was talking about. I even remember a song about it that played on the radio. I wish I could hear that again. They should put it on the DVDS. :lol:

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Great pictures Irene. :D

I guessed that it was Kristin who shot JR too. I was pretty good at the cliffhangers. I even guessed that Katharine shot Bobby. :lol: Man I remember the summer of 1980. Who shot JR was what everybody was talking about. I even remember a song about it that played on the radio. I wish I could hear that again. They should put it on the DVDS. :lol:
I remember the whole hoopla over that cliffhanger. I even bought PEOPLE MAGAZINE as it had J.R. on the cover and the words WHO SHOT J.R. with all the pics of the supposed people who had a motive for wanting to kill him. I remember it had a pic of Miss Ellie and how the odds were against her being the shooter, although she had a motive since J.R. had just nearly lost Southfork due to that Asian oil deal that almost fell under. Lucky J.R. :lol: I then remember it had Vaughn Leland's pic and the odds were with him that he may be the shooter. Still, I felt Kristen was the one and we were right Sonny. ;)

I can't even remember how that song you are talking abt went. I wonder if a little research on the net can shed light on it.

WHO SHOT J.R.?

In 57 countries, 350 million people watched to see who gunned down the most notorious soap villain of them all - Dallas oil baron JR Ewing.

From the episode in March 1980 when he was shot, until the episode in November when the culprit was revealed, one question seemed to be on everyone's lips: Who really shot JR Ewing?

Ten gallon hats, t-shirts and posters emblazoned with 'I shot JR' logos could be found everywhere.

Special JR bumper stickers reportedly outsold those supporting Carter or Reagan during US election year, and the appropriately named TR Dallas had a number one hit in Ireland with 'Who Shot JR?'.

Closely guarded secret

In Britain, William Hill stopped taking bets on the outcome and the film canisters containing the crucial episode were accompanied by an armed guard from Los Angeles to Heathrow Airport.

Around 21.5 million viewers watched the episode screened on BBC One - a record viewing for a soap at that time. JR Ewing had an impressive list of enemies.

His double dealing in the bedroom and the boardroom had made him a pariah even within his own family.

Prime suspect was his long suffering alcoholic wife Sue Ellen who he threatened to return to a sanatorium. Her lover Dusty was another suspect.

Actress Mary Crosby

Second favourite was Kristen Shepard, Sue Ellen's devious sister. JR had promised to marry her, but eventually told her in his inimitable way to get to hell out of town.

Such was the fever of speculation that even JR's mother, the demure Miss Ellie was not ruled out as a suspect - and neither was JR's saintly brother Bobby.

JR's business dealings made a swathe of enemies.

The long suffering Cliff Barnes, who JR cut out of a business deal, was yet another suspect. The Barnes family had a long running hatred for the Ewings.

JR also ruined a cartel of businessmen who invested in an Asian oil field.

Businessman Vaughan Leland promised to get JR "one way or the other" while Marilee Stone, whose husband Seth Stone committed suicide, also vowed revenge.

Cliffhanger

Behind the soap drama, there was a real life cliffhanger.

At the end of the series when JR was shot, even the actor Larry Hagman who played him was left in the dark about the outcome.

Hagman was locked in contract negotiations with the show's creators Lorimar in between seasons, while they deliberated about whether or not to kill him off.

Even JR's saintly brother Bobby was a suspect


When filming started for the new series in June 1980, Hagman was visiting his waxwork model at Madame Tussauds in London.

Eventually Lorimar decided the character would return to the show.

So who did shoot JR? It was Kristen, but JR spared her because she was carrying his child.

Kristen was played by actress Mary Crosby who was grateful for her new found notoriety.

"All of my life people have thought of me as Bing Crosby's daughter. Now they'll remember me for shooting J.R. Ewing."

I remember the whole hoopla over that cliffhanger. I even bought PEOPLE MAGAZINE as it had J.R. on the cover and the words WHO SHOT J.R. with all the pics of the supposed people who had a motive for wanting to kill him. I remember it had a pic of Miss Ellie and how the odds were against her being the shooter, although she had a motive since J.R. had just nearly lost Southfork due to that Asian oil deal that almost fell under. Lucky J.R. :lol: I then remember it had Vaughn Leland's pic and the odds were with him that he may be the shooter. Still, I felt Kristen was the one and we were right Sonny. ;)

I can't even remember how that song you are talking abt went. I wonder if a little research on the net can shed light on it.
I wonder if this is it. Don't see no lyrics though. :lol:

http://www.themadmusicarchive.com/song_details.aspx?SongID=292

I wonder if this is it. Don't see no lyrics though. :lol:

http://www.themadmusicarchive.com/song_details.aspx?SongID=292
:rofl: OMG, I can't even remember if that is the song. But it sure was funny. :lol:

:rofl: OMG, I can't even remember if that is the song. But it sure was funny. :lol:
I don't know if it's the right one but I found the lyrics. :lol:

http://www.top40db.net/Lyrics/?SongID=80350&By=Genre&Match=Comedy


Lyrics
Why do the people all hate him so
Why they shot him, I'll never know
He's the star of the picture show, J.R.

Besides, he's just trying to get ahead
And, oh, Lord, please tell me
He can't be dead, J.R., not my hero

Like a Texas rattler, he would coil
Molested the women
And stole the cocktail oil
But with two quick shots
He got foiled, J.R.


Stop picking on that man
In the Stetson hat
He's just trying to run a business
Now, what's wrong with that, J.R.

Now, Jock and Miss Elly
They both come to mind
J.R.'s their own son
But they ain't blind

Sue Ellen coulda shot him
That's obvious and all
But she's been drinking again
And she couldn't hit a wall

Bobby and Pam
They have reasons, for sure
But I think both of them
Would just be too pure

That Friday night
He was working late
The night the old boy
Was to meet his fate
There was a lotta hate
In that .38 for J.R.

Some goody two shoes
Done blowed him away
Well, we'll see what them
Hollywood writers have to say
For J.R. (sweet J.R.)

But you can't be sure of his demise
Who knows where the real truth lies
One thing's for sure, we all
Love to despise J.R. (J.R.)

Good old J.R.
Now let's deduce this thing here

Cliff Barnes
He promised to do J.R. in
And so did Vaughn Leland
His banker and ex-friend

Little Lucy's no angel
Like you'd think she'd be
And Alan Beam, he seems
Pretty darn suspicious to me

I wonder if it's Ray
But does he have a reason
We won't know that til
Sometime next season

But if it's a case of jaded love
Kristin coulda done it
That poor soiled dove
She coulda shot J.R. (J.R.)

Now I'll tell you who did it
I know exactly who did it
It was little John, you see
He was a midget and he crawled up
The stairs of that office building
(Don't be silly) it were him

My fellow Americans
I would like to tell you
Who I think it was
I think it Ronald Reagan
Or John Anderson or
John Anderson or Ronald Reagan

Indecision, indecision

No, man, it was Howard Cosell
Cause he was the most hated man
On TV til J.R. came along
It had to be Howard Cosell

Oh, no, my friends, listen to me
I'll tell you who shot J.R.
Woo, hallelujah, it was
Satan or Fred Silverman
I can't wait til September
I gotta know now

Who shot J.R
Was it you, was it you
I know it was somebody
That shot that man

I think that's it though. I remember it was funny. I just can't remember anything else. :lol:

:brent Oh man, that is great! Thanx for finding those lyrics. :lol:

This part is really really funny:

Like a Texas rattler, he would coil
Molested the women
And stole the cocktail oil
:rofl: Molested the women...I don't think so. They were willing participants. Good ol' J.R. :grineyes:

:brent Oh man, that is great! Thanx for finding those lyrics. :lol:

This part is really really funny:

Like a Texas rattler, he would coil
Molested the women
And stole the cocktail oil
:rofl: Molested the women...I don't think so. They were willing participants. Good ol' J.R. :grineyes:
:rofl: Yea I never saw any of his women crying rape.

Ahhh, there was that early episode where those two men came to the ranch and held the Ewing women hostage because one of the wives claimed that J.R. had raped her in that hotel room. :lol: She and her friend were willing participants, but of course the husband found one of J.R.'s business cards and she had to lie. :crazy: :lol: :lol: :lol:


Here is a pic of a Mad magazine cover. It did a satire of DALLAS called "DULLUS"...:rofl: I remember that so well. I wish I had kept that magazine. I remember too that Sue Ellen's name was SWELLIN. ;) :lol:

They started it all. :D

Ahhh, there was that early episode where those two men came to the ranch and held the Ewing women hostage because one of the wives claimed that J.R. had raped her in that hotel room. :lol: She and her friend were willing participants, but of course the husband found one of J.R.'s business cards and she had to lie. :crazy: :lol: :lol: :lol:


Here is a pic of a Mad magazine cover. It did a satire of DALLAS called "DULLUS"...:rofl: I remember that so well. I wish I had kept that magazine. I remember too that Sue Ellen's name was SWELLIN. ;) :lol:
that was my favorite episode of the mini-series. Brian Dennehy was great in it. :lol:

Oh man . That's classic. :rofl:

They started it all...:rofl: Yep, they sure did. Good ol' Jock and the drunken Digger. I did prefer Keenan Wynn as Digger. I didn't care for the other actor. I was crying so much when Digger died. :( That was another shocker: PAM WAS NOT DIGGER'S BIOLOGICAL DAUGHTER! :eek:

They started it all...:rofl: Yep, they sure did. Good ol' Jock and the drunken Digger. I did prefer Keenan Wynn as Digger. I didn't care for the other actor. I was crying so much when Digger died. :( That was another shocker: PAM WAS NOT DIGGER'S BIOLOGICAL DAUGHTER! :eek:
I liked them both. David Wayne played Digger great as a drunk. He was more of a comedic actor though. Keenan Wynn's Digger seemed to have more dept. He was great in that Mastectomy episode when he was talking with Miss Ellie. Yea it was very sad when he died :( and then his confession on his death bed. It made for great drama though.

I liked them both. David Wayne played Digger great as a drunk. He was more of a comedic actor though. Keenan Wynn's Digger seemed to have more dept. He was great in that Mastectomy episode when he was talking with Miss Ellie. Yea it was very sad when he died :( and then his confession on his death bed. It made for great drama though.
My boyfriend loves Miss Ellie to death. He watched DALLAS with me when it was airing. Anytime she was hurting or crying, he'd feel for her. Or when someone made her upset he would say, "I hate when they hurt my Miss Ellie." :lol: So cute.

There was only one Miss Ellie and that was Barbara Bel Geddes. Donna Reed was a great actress and lady, but no one can replace Barbara. :snob:

When Jim Davis died, that was heartbreaking. It left a big void. He couldn't be replaced at all. When Howard Keel came on board as Clayton Farlowe, I thought then and to this day, that was one of the best moves on television as far as bringing on a character after an actor died. Clayton was his own man, he wasn't Jock. He truly loved Miss Ellie and he wasn't afraid of Ellie's boys. Howard Keel was not replacing Jim and Clayton was replacing Jock.

My boyfriend loves Miss Ellie to death. He watched DALLAS with me when it was airing. Anytime she was hurting or crying, he'd feel for her. Or when someone made her upset he would say, "I hate when they hurt my Miss Ellie." :lol: So cute.

There was only one Miss Ellie and that was Barbara Bel Geddes. Donna Reed was a great actress and lady, but no one can replace Barbara. :snob:

When Jim Davis died, that was heartbreaking. It left a big void. He couldn't be replaced at all. When Howard Keel came on board as Clayton Farlowe, I thought then and to this day, that was one of the best moves on television as far as bringing on a character after an actor died. Clayton was his own man, he wasn't Jock. He truly loved Miss Ellie and he wasn't afraid of Ellie's boys. Howard Keel was not replacing Jim and Clayton was replacing Jock.
Donna Reed was a great actress. I loved her in IAWL and FHTE but she was out of her element here. She made Miss Ellie like a rich snob and Barbara was always down to Earth...one of the few in the family. :lol:

They really hit the jackpot with Howard Keel. He was great on the show. And they were smart keeping Jim Davis's spirit alive on the show. It was like he was always there. It's too bad they weren't good at replacing actors later on in the show's run. Most of the later cast was horrible compared to the early seasons.

Donna Reed was a great actress. I loved her in IAWL and FHTE but she was out of her element here. She made Miss Ellie like a rich snob and Barbara was always down to Earth...one of the few in the family. :lol:

They really hit the jackpot with Howard Keel. He was great on the show. And they were smart keeping Jim Davis's spirit alive on the show. It was like he was always there. It's too bad they weren't good at replacing actors later on in the show's run. Most of the later cast was horrible compared to the early seasons.
Oh yes, Donna Reed and the way she played Miss Ellie, made the character seem indeed snobbish. I remember reading a magazine article abt Donna Reed on DALLAS and later on some letters from the readers commenting on that article were mostly abt the fans who felt Donna Reed was a poor choice for playing Miss Ellie. I also recall a few fans who actually liked her. :faint: One person wrote how they were sick of how Miss Ellie dressed down and seemed too simple for being so rich. Whereas Donna Reed seemed to wear better dresses instead of house dresses and appeared to have money and get this, looked like someone Jock would be married to! :mad: I recall that comment to this day because it infuriated me that someone thought the Jock character would be so shallow.

Howard Keel brought his own charm and style to the show. He and Miss Ellie were perfect together. And you are right, the way they never forgot abt Jock was a very classy move as well as a smart one. We seen how Good Times totally eliminated the James character as if he never existed. Jock's presence was always there in some way, shape or form. Perfect!!!!

Memorable DALLAS quotes ;)



J.R.: Barnes just broke the cardinal rule in politics: never get caught in bed with a dead woman or a live man.

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JR Ewing: Ray never was comfortable eating with the family; we do use knives and forks.

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JR Ewing: Lots of men have tried to run roughshod over me. You can visit them in the cemetery.

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JR Ewing: The world is littered with the bodies of people that tried to stick it to ole J.R. Ewing.

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JR Ewing: So, you just remember who you're working for, keep a civil tongue in your head, and try to answer my questions with a bit of civility.

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JR Ewing: You know, Sue Ellen, I do believe you're going ninety miles an hour toward a nervous breakdown. We're going to have to do something about your ravings.

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JR Ewing: Go to bed Sue Ellen, there's nothing uglier than a woman who can't handle her liquor!

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JR Ewing: I wouldn't give you the dust off my car.

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JR Ewing: Don't worry about her; the good Lord has ways of looking after drunks like her!

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JR Ewing: Sue Ellen, you're a drunk, a tramp, and an unfit mother.

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JR Ewing: That's O.K. honey, Bobby doesn't have a capacity to forgive and forget like I do. That's a shame, damn shame.

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JR Ewing: [to Marilee Stone] By the way honey, your a little too old to be running around without your clothes on.

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JR Ewing: Marilee, if you don't hurry, someone else is gonna get your street corner.

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JR Ewing: All that matters is winning.

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JR Ewing: Oh Barnes, you just get dumber and dumber every day.

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JR Ewing: [to Lucy] Say, why don't you have that junior plastic surgeon you married design you a new face: one without a mouth!

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JR Ewing: [to Ray Krebbs] Boy, you're just one dumb ole cowboy, ain't you?

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JR Ewing: Cliff, sharpen up your ice skates it's gonna be a long winter.

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JR Ewing: A marriage is like a salad: the man has to know how to keep his tomatoes on the top.

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JR Ewing: Anything worth having is worth going for-all the way.

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JR Ewing: Don't forgive and never forget; Do unto others before they do unto you; and third and most importantly, keep your eye on your friends, because your enemies will take care of themselves.

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JR Ewing: Sue Ellen, you're not a wife, you're not a mother, and you sure as hell are not a Ewing!

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JR Ewing: [to Sue Ellen] Well, I'll be damned if you can come in here any time you want and use me like some stud-service!

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Sue Ellen Shepard Ewing: If you do anything to hurt that young man, you are going to wake up one morning and find out you no longer have a wife, even in name only... and you will no longer have a son. So no threats J.R or I will end this mockery we call a marriage once and for all.

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Sue Ellen Shepard Ewing: You and I will not live as man and wife. From now on, it's seperate bedrooms and seperate lives.

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Sue Ellen Shepard Ewing: [to JR] Nothing brings out the best in you like other people's unhappiness.

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Sue Ellen Shepard Ewing: There's nothing in this world Jock wants more than a grandson; I haven't given him one because of your disinterest in me. She's pregnant. Little brother Bobby and that Barnes girl are going to have a baby named Ewing. Maybe a boy! Think about that!

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Sue Ellen Shepard Ewing: I'm really not an alchoholic.

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Sue Ellen Shepard Ewing: I am what you made me.

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Pamela Ewing: Your family's gonna throw me off the ranch.

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Pamela Ewing: Power, money, and control mean nothing to me. I want a nice, ordinary life with my husband.

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JR Ewing: Well, last night we went to the Oil Baron's and we ran into that termite brother of yours!
Pamela Ewing: Are you talking to me?
JR Ewing: Anyone else in here gotta termite for a brother?

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Clayton Farlow: There's gonna be hell to pay.

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Memorable DALLAS quotes ;)



J.R.: Barnes just broke the cardinal rule in politics: never get caught in bed with a dead woman or a live man.

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JR Ewing: Ray never was comfortable eating with the family; we do use knives and forks.

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JR Ewing: Lots of men have tried to run roughshod over me. You can visit them in the cemetery.

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JR Ewing: The world is littered with the bodies of people that tried to stick it to ole J.R. Ewing.

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JR Ewing: So, you just remember who you're working for, keep a civil tongue in your head, and try to answer my questions with a bit of civility.

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JR Ewing: You know, Sue Ellen, I do believe you're going ninety miles an hour toward a nervous breakdown. We're going to have to do something about your ravings.

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JR Ewing: Go to bed Sue Ellen, there's nothing uglier than a woman who can't handle her liquor!

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JR Ewing: I wouldn't give you the dust off my car.

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JR Ewing: Don't worry about her; the good Lord has ways of looking after drunks like her!

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JR Ewing: Sue Ellen, you're a drunk, a tramp, and an unfit mother.

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JR Ewing: That's O.K. honey, Bobby doesn't have a capacity to forgive and forget like I do. That's a shame, damn shame.

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JR Ewing: [to Marilee Stone] By the way honey, your a little too old to be running around without your clothes on.

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JR Ewing: Marilee, if you don't hurry, someone else is gonna get your street corner.

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JR Ewing: All that matters is winning.

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JR Ewing: Oh Barnes, you just get dumber and dumber every day.

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JR Ewing: [to Lucy] Say, why don't you have that junior plastic surgeon you married design you a new face: one without a mouth!

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JR Ewing: [to Ray Krebbs] Boy, you're just one dumb ole cowboy, ain't you?

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JR Ewing: Cliff, sharpen up your ice skates it's gonna be a long winter.

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JR Ewing: A marriage is like a salad: the man has to know how to keep his tomatoes on the top.

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JR Ewing: Anything worth having is worth going for-all the way.

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JR Ewing: Don't forgive and never forget; Do unto others before they do unto you; and third and most importantly, keep your eye on your friends, because your enemies will take care of themselves.

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JR Ewing: Sue Ellen, you're not a wife, you're not a mother, and you sure as hell are not a Ewing!

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JR Ewing: [to Sue Ellen] Well, I'll be damned if you can come in here any time you want and use me like some stud-service!

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Sue Ellen Shepard Ewing: If you do anything to hurt that young man, you are going to wake up one morning and find out you no longer have a wife, even in name only... and you will no longer have a son. So no threats J.R or I will end this mockery we call a marriage once and for all.

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Sue Ellen Shepard Ewing: You and I will not live as man and wife. From now on, it's seperate bedrooms and seperate lives.

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Sue Ellen Shepard Ewing: [to JR] Nothing brings out the best in you like other people's unhappiness.

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Sue Ellen Shepard Ewing: There's nothing in this world Jock wants more than a grandson; I haven't given him one because of your disinterest in me. She's pregnant. Little brother Bobby and that Barnes girl are going to have a baby named Ewing. Maybe a boy! Think about that!

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Sue Ellen Shepard Ewing: I'm really not an alchoholic.

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Sue Ellen Shepard Ewing: I am what you made me.

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Pamela Ewing: Your family's gonna throw me off the ranch.

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Pamela Ewing: Power, money, and control mean nothing to me. I want a nice, ordinary life with my husband.

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JR Ewing: Well, last night we went to the Oil Baron's and we ran into that termite brother of yours!
Pamela Ewing: Are you talking to me?
JR Ewing: Anyone else in here gotta termite for a brother?

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Clayton Farlow: There's gonna be hell to pay.

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Great quotes Irene. :D JR was the king of the putdown. :lol:

Most of those are so hilarious, this one really makes me :rofl:


JR Ewing: Marilee, if you don't hurry, someone else is gonna get your street corner.

:rofl: That woman hated J.R., slept with J.R., wanted to marry J.R. and let him insult her. :crazy:

Most of those are so hilarious, this one really makes me :rofl:


JR Ewing: Marilee, if you don't hurry, someone else is gonna get your street corner.

:rofl: That woman hated J.R., slept with J.R., wanted to marry J.R. and let him insult her. :crazy:


Marilee was a great character. I liked it when Jamie pushed her in the SF swimming pool and JR went to get her out and asked her if the water went up her nose. :rofl:

:rofl: My boyfriend loves that line too. I do too, but when he would hear J.R. say that line, he would laugh so hard, he would begin coughing. :lol:
I loved how Jamie put that tramp in her place.

Speaking of tramps, can't forget that WINGER TRAMP! ;) Mandy Winger was a zinger!

I wasn't much of a Mandy fan although she was pretty. Here's JR's first mistress on Dallas. Lurkers to this thread will notice that this actress is Ginger from GI. :lol:

I think Julie Grey was the only character that sounded like she actually came from Texas. :lol: She had that Texas twang going on. ;) J.R. had it too, but most of the time, it faded away. Most of the characters had no Texas twang. Or am I being presumptious?

It's hard to believe that Dallas ( my favorite tv show) is going to turn 30 next week. I don't know where all the years went. I was 12 when Dallas premiered. I didn't even watch the mini-series when it first came on. I do remember the commercials for it though. I thought at the time it was a western of some sorts because I saw Jim Davis in the ads and I remembered him from some of John Wayne's recent movies as well as his guest appearances on some tv westerns. I don't even remember if I knew Larry Hagman was starring in it at the time. :lol: I didn't start watching it until the fall of 1978 when the show moved to Sunday nights ( it had started the season on Saturdays but I never saw it there). The first episode I ever saw was Black Market Baby. From that episode on, I was hooked. I followed it when it moved to Fridays and I watched the show even through the bad years right up until the finale. I even watched the 2 reunion movies and Dallas: The Early Years too. I bought the Dallas record from 1985 that I still have and even bought 2 Dallas books while the show was still airing. I usually don't start threads like this but I figured that Dallas deserves the recognition. So Happy Anniversary Dallas and thanks for the memories. :)

I would look forward to Friday nights so I could sit down, relax and watch it. I was hooked on the show. Besides my beloved California, Texas is my next favorite state. I like all things Texas: the people, the accent, the food, the culture, the history of it. It's part of the reason Dallas appealed to me, but also the fact that there was some damn good acting on it.

I think Julie Grey was the only character that sounded like she actually came from Texas. :lol: She had that Texas twang going on. ;) J.R. had it too, but most of the time, it faded away. Most of the characters had no Texas twang. Or am I being presumptious?
I think you're right. Bobby especially didn't sound like he came from Texas. :lol:

I think you're right. Bobby especially didn't sound like he came from Texas. :lol:
He came from Atlantis. ;) :lol:

I would look forward to Friday nights so I could sit down, relax and watch it. I was hooked on the show. Besides my beloved California, Texas is my next favorite state. I like all things Texas: the people, the accent, the food, the culture, the history of it. It's part of the reason Dallas appealed to me, but also the fact that there was some damn good acting on it.
Hey Gene. Welcome back to SO :wave:

I know what you mean. I've never even set foot in Texas but I've always been fascinated with it. I was even a Cowboys fan before this show premiered. Plus I always liked westerns and a lot of them took place in Texas. Their was a lot that appealed to me. :lol:

He came from Atlantis. ;) :lol:
:rofl: and you know I have never seen that show.

:rofl: and you know I have never seen that show.
I vaguely remember it. :lol:

I vaguely remember it. :lol:
I remember during the last season of Dallas when Patrick Duffy's son appeared and used the name Mark Harris which was his character from that show. :lol:

You're right, to an extent; the accents were not that pronounced, and sometimes absent. But Dallas/Ft. Worth, especially Dallas is relatively cosmopolitan. I wouldn't be surprised to hear more and more people there not having much of a southern accent. People I know from Dallas, who were born, even, in foreign countries, but have lived in Dallas for at least two or three decades, do have a trace of a Texas accent. So I suppose the lack of it with the Dallas actors may be a little unrealistic--but I still believe the acting was superb. One of the greatest TV shows of all time, in my opinion.

I remember during the last season of Dallas when Patrick Duffy's son appeared and used the name Mark Harris which was his character from that show. :lol:
You actually watched those seasons of DALLAS? :faint: :lol: I did...ONCE. In syndication I can't watch the show after Victoria (Pamela) was in that car accident, I just couldn't see the show anymore. :( That is why I won't buy the DVD's after that period.

You actually watched those seasons of DALLAS? :faint: :lol: I did...ONCE. In syndication I can't watch the show after Victoria (Pamela) was in that car accident, I just couldn't see the show anymore. :( That is why I won't buy the DVD's after that period.
I watched it to the end Irene. :rofl: The last 2 seasons were painful. Bobby and JR were the only ones left at SF and the younger new actors sucked. . They made JR stupid...he didn't win any battles anymore and he got locked up in a sanatarium by his son and his wife....that was a low point. :lol: I intend to get all seasons. I hope they release them all.

Hey Gene. Welcome back to SO :wave:

I know what you mean. I've never even set foot in Texas but I've always been fascinated with it. I was even a Cowboys fan before this show premiered. Plus I always liked westerns and a lot of them took place in Texas. Their was a lot that appealed to me. :lol:

Thank you for the welcome back! :wave: I lived in San Angelo in west Texas for a few months while in the military. The people I met there were among the kindest, warmest, most open people I've ever met.

Gene :wave: Welcome. The acting on DALLAS certainly was superb. And YES, you are right. It is one of the best tv shows of all time...ever! It set the standard for nighttime soaps, it spun off another great show KNOTS LANDING and of course came along those other nighttime shows like DYNASTY.

I always liked George Kennedy but Carter McKay was not a strong character. Dallas would have been better served if they kept Jeremy Wendell on until the end. He was JR's equal. And the guy was just evil.

I love George Kennedy as an actor, always have. But it is true what you say, his character was not strong and really, not needed. It just was another attempt at another sort of feud that came out of nowhere.

I love George Kennedy as an actor, always have. But it is true what you say, his character was not strong and really, not needed. It just was another attempt at another sort of feud that came out of nowhere.
the only part of his story I liked was the range war. When that was over I didn't really see a reason for him to stay.

It seemed after Victoria left the show, a few characters popped in that should never have appeared. Let's start with J.R.'s wife Callie. Now that whole storyline was garbage. The J.R. we all knew from day one would never have allowed that to even occur.

It seemed after Victoria left the show, a few characters popped in that should never have appeared. Let's start with J.R.'s wife Callie. Now that whole storyline was garbage. The J.R. we all knew from day one would never have allowed that to even occur.
Yep you are right. That whole storyline was stupid. This was not the same JR who took Lucy away from Val on the Virginia boarder when Gary had deserted her. This was an imposter. :lol:

Happy 30th Anniversarry Dallas

Gene :wave: Welcome. The acting on DALLAS certainly was superb. And YES, you are right. It is one of the best tv shows of all time...ever! It set the standard for nighttime soaps, it spun off another great show KNOTS LANDING and of course came along those other nighttime shows like DYNASTY.

Hi, Irene! :wave: Thanks. As I mentioned in a previous post, I loved sitting back, with my feet up, every Friday night--with a cool refreshment, to watch Dallas. It was fun too, on Monday mornings, to talk about the show with co-workers who were also fans. We'd make predictions about what J.R., Bobby, Cliff, etc., might do next!

Hi, Irene! :wave: Thanks. As I mentioned in a previous post, I loved sitting back, with my feet up, every Friday night--with a cool refreshment, to watch Dallas. It was fun too, on Monday mornings, to talk about the show with co-workers who were also fans. We'd make predictions about what J.R., Bobby, Cliff, etc., might do next!
My English teacher used to discuss Dynasty the day after it aired. It would have been better if she was a Dallas fan. :lol:

My English teacher used to discuss Dynasty the day after it aired. It would have been better if she was a Dallas fan. :lol:
:rofl: I can imagine how you felt.


Gene, there was nothing like relaxing on a Friday night watching J.R. wheel and deal was there? I would lay in bed in the dark and only get up during the commercials. :lol:

Those are some classic lines, I have to say!!! Ol' J.R. was a silver-tongued devil!!! :lol:

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^^^^Ah remember that bit of storyline where Clayton had the hots for Sue Ellen. The woman who almost married his son. :eek:

Happy 30th Anniversary, Dallas! :woohoo: party:

It's hard to believe that 2 1/2 years ago, I'd never even seen an entire episode of Dallas. :eek: Now it's one of my all time favorite shows and I have Sonny to thank for that. ;) He was always talking about Dallas in random and one day I saw that there was a sale for Dallas seasons 1 & 2 so I decided to check it out. :lol: I was surprised at how much I liked this show as I was never really into the other prime time soaps from that era, but Dallas was really in a class by itself with all the great characters and storylines and easily one of the greatest characters ever to appear on tv, J.R. Ewing. :D

Happy 30th Anniversary, Dallas! :woohoo: party:

It's hard to believe that 2 1/2 years ago, I'd never even seen an entire episode of Dallas. :eek: Now it's one of my all time favorite shows and I have Sonny to thank for that. ;) He was always talking about Dallas in random and one day I saw that there was a sale for Dallas seasons 1 & 2 so I decided to check it out. :lol: I was surprised at how much I liked this show as I was never really into the other prime time soaps from that era, but Dallas was really in a class by itself with all the great characters and storylines and easily one of the greatest characters ever to appear on tv, J.R. Ewing. :D
I'm glad that I got you addicted Justin. :lol: You are so right about everything you said. Dallas just had it all. They invented the cliffhangers. Every season I couldn't wait to find out how the season would end and it kept me in suspense all summer. :lol:

Great Show! It sure doesn't seem like it's been 30 years since it first aired. I used to work in a boot factory and the popularity of that show & the movie Urban Cowboy gave our factory a huge increase in western style boots sales. So at one time Dallas was my bread & butter, so to speak.