Dallas Turns 30 on April 2nd

[Mr. Television]

They started it all.

[Mr. Television]

Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

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. 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.


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

that was my favorite episode of the mini-series. Brian Dennehy was great in it.

Oh man . That's classic.

[Ireneparalegal]

They started it all... 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!

[Mr. Television]

Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

They started it all... 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!

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.

[Ireneparalegal]

Originally Posted by Clint Eastwood Fan

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." 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.

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.

[Mr. Television]

Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

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." 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.

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.

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.

[Ireneparalegal]

Originally Posted by Clint Eastwood Fan

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.

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. 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! 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!!!!

[Ireneparalegal]

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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[Mr. Television]

Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

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.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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. JR was the king of the putdown.

[Ireneparalegal]

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


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

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

[Mr. Television]

Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

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


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

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

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.

[Ireneparalegal]

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.
I loved how Jamie put that tramp in her place.

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

[Mr. Television]

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.

[Ireneparalegal]

I think Julie Grey was the only character that sounded like she actually came from Texas. 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?

[Yooch]

Originally Posted by Clint Eastwood Fan

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. 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.