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Making my way through 1982-83, the contest for control of Ewing Oil season. Two things: I feel like Bobby's losing his identity and that the show was thrilled to have original recipe J.R. and this new diet version. Also, Sue Ellen and Pam going on and on about how they're really gonna try to not hate each other reminds me of a quip from David Denby's review of Beaches. "These two spend more time talking about their friendship than having it."

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I never understood why Pam would want to have a friendship with Sue Ellen. When things are good between her and J.R., she throws Pam and Bobby under the bus. When things fall apart, she comes crying to them. The time Sue Ellen got into a fight with Pam at Pam's house by the pool, Pam should have been done with her for good.

Sue Ellen was a real bitch to her from day one. I loved it when Pam slapped her across the room when J.R. & Bobby's plane went down. I also loved it when Pam busted her playing lady of the manor on the stairs when Jock was in the hospital with his heart attack. Those 1978-79 episodes are real gems. Victoria was stunning to look at. 

 

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I know these jokes were done to death, but I always had a soft spot for Tony Slattery, and I still enjoyed this (and a few of the impressions, especially the Sue Ellen, are on the nose). This also serves as another reminder of how big Dallas was in the UK.

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Dallas key episodes by ratings

April 2, 1978: Digger’s Daughter (series premiere), rating 21.5

Season highs

April 30, 1978: Barbecue (season 1 finale), rating 21.8

January 7, 1979: Home Again, rating 25.7

March 21, 1980: A House Divided (season 3 finale), rating 32.7

November 21, 1980: Who Done It?, rating 53.3

January 8, 1982: The Search, rating 32.1

October 29, 1982: Jock’s Will, rating 28.3

December 3, 1982: The Wedding, rating 28.3

September 30, 1983: The Road Back (season 7 premiere), rating 27.5

November 18, 1983: The Oil Baron’s Ball, rating 27.5

January 11, 1985: Winds of War, rating 27.8

May 16, 1986: Blast from the Past (season 9 finale), rating 24.9

September 26, 1986: Return to Camelot (season 10 premiere), rating 26.5

October 9, 1987: Gone with the Wind, rating 20.2

February 24, 1989: Country Girl/Wedding Belle Blues, rating 17.9

December 15, 1989: Sex, Lies and Videotape, rating 13.8

May 3, 1991: Conundrum (series finale), rating 22.0

Season lows

April 9, 1978: The Lesson, rating 15.2

September 23, 1978: Reunion (Part 1 of Season 2 premiere), rating 12.5

October 5, 1979: The Silent Killer, rating 18.5

April 3, 1981: Ewing versus Ewing, rating 30.0

April 10, 1981: New Beginnings, rating 30.0

October 30, 1981: Little Boy Lost, rating 24.9

December 31, 1982: Mama Dearest, rating 18.2

October 14, 1983: The Letter, rating 21.6

April 19, 1985: The Ewing Connection, rating 21.1

May 9, 1986: Hello, Goodbye, Hello; rating 18.6

May 8, 1987: Two-Fifty, rating 18.3

March 18, 1988: Dead Reckoning, rating 14.6

March 17, 1989: Three Hundred, rating 13.1

March 16, 1990: Will Power, rating 10.7

March 8, 1991: Fathers and Sons and Fathers and Sons, rating 9.6

Ten highest-rated episodes of the series

November 21, 1980: Who Done It?, rating 53.3

November 9, 1980: No More Mister Nice Guy (Part 2), rating 40.0

November 7, 1980: No More Mister Nice Guy (Part 1) (season 4 premiere), rating 38.2

December 5, 1980: Venezuelan Connection, rating 37.3

January 23, 1981: End of the Road (Part 2), rating 36.4

January 2, 1981: The Prodigal Mother, rating 36.1

November 14, 1980: Nightmare, rating 35.7

December 12, 1980: The Fourth Son, rating 35.6

January 30, 1981: Making of a President, rating 34.8

February 20, 1981: Lover, Come Back; rating 34.8

Ten lowest-rated episodes of the series

March 8, 1991: Fathers and Sons and Fathers and Sons, rating 9.6

March 29, 1991: When the Wind Blows, rating 10.0

December 21, 1990: The Odessa File, rating 10.2

January 19, 1991: ‘S’ is for Seduction, rating 10.3

April 5, 1991: Those Darned Ewings, rating 10.3

December 7, 1990: Heart and Soul, rating 10.5

March 1, 1991: Win Some, Lose Some; rating 10.5

November 23, 1990: Terminus, rating 10.6

December 14, 1990: The Fabulous Ewing Boys, rating 10.6

March 16, 1990: Will Power, rating 10.7

#1 episodes

February 8, 1980: Second Thoughts, rating 31.1

March 21, 1980: A House Divided (season 3 finale), rating 32.7

November 9, 1980: No More Mister Nice Guy (Part 2), rating 40.0

November 14, 1980: Nightmare, rating 35.7

November 21, 1980: Who Done It?, rating 53.3

November 28, 1980: Taste of Success, rating 34.0

December 5, 1980: Venezuelan Connection, rating 37.3

December 12, 1980: The Fourth Son, rating 35.6

December 19, 1980: Trouble at Ewing 23, rating 33.8

January 9, 1981: Executive Wife, rating 33.9

January 16, 1981: End of the Road (Part 1), rating 33.4

January 30, 1981: Making of a President, rating 34.8

February 6, 1981: Start the Revolution with Me, rating 31.6

February 13, 1981: The Quest, rating 30.6

February 20, 1981: Lover, Come Back; rating 34.8

March 13, 1981: Mark of Cain, rating 32.3

March 27, 1981: The Gathering Storm, rating 32.1

April 10, 1981: New Beginnings, rating 30.0

April 17, 1981: Full Circle, rating 31.1

May 1, 1981: Ewing-Gate (season 4 finale), rating 32.9

October 9, 1981: The Missing Heir (season 5 premiere), rating 31.9

October 16, 1981: Gone, but Not Forgotten; rating 28.4

November 6, 1981: The Sweet Smell of Revenge, rating 27.4

November 13, 1981: The Big Shut Down, rating 29.1

November 20, 1981: Blocked, rating 29.4

December 18, 1981: Waterloo at Southfork, rating 27.4

January 15, 1982: Denial, rating 31.1

February 19, 1982: Adoption, rating 29.9

February 26, 1982: Maelstrom, rating 30.0

March 12, 1982: Vengeance, rating 27.0

March 19, 1982: Blackmail, rating 26.9

March 26, 1982: The Investigation, rating 28.0

April 9, 1982: Goodbye, Cliff Barnes (season 5 finale); rating 27.9

October 29, 1982: Jock’s Will, rating 28.3

December 3, 1982: The Wedding, rating 28.3

December 17, 1982: Barbecue Three, rating 26.2

February 18, 1983: Legacy, rating 25.8

March 11, 1983: The Sting, rating 27.7

November 4, 1983: Check and Mate, rating 26.8

December 23, 1983: Past Imperfect, rating 24.8

January 6, 1984: Peter's Principles, rating 25.4

February 3, 1984: 12 Mile Limit, rating 26.7

February 17, 1984: When the Bough Breaks, rating 26.0

March 9, 1984: Fools Rush In, rating 26.8

March 23, 1984: Strange Alliance, rating 26.0

April 6, 1984: Blow Up, rating 26.3

May 18, 1984: End Game (season 7 finale), rating 26.0

September 28, 1984: Killer at Large (season 8 premiere), rating 26.4

October 5, 1984: Battle Lines, rating 24.7

November 2, 1984: Shadow of Doubt, rating 27.1

November 9, 1984: Homecoming, rating 26.2

December 28, 1984: Odd Man Out, rating 24.5

January 11, 1985: Winds of War, rating 27.8

January 25, 1985: Bail Out, rating 26.1

February 22, 1985: Shattered Dreams, rating 25.8

May 17, 1985: Swan Song (season 8 finale), rating 27.5

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@Franko Dallas episodes that finished behind Knots Landing

December 11, 1987: Brother, Can You Spare a Child?

December 18, 1987: Daddy's Little Darlin

March 4, 1988: Crime Story

March 11, 1988: To Have and to Hold

March 18, 1988: Dead Reckoning

April 1, 1988: Never Say Never

April 8, 1988: Last of the Good Guys

April 29, 1988: Pillow Talk

May 13, 1988: The Fat Lady Singeth (season 11 finale)

November 11, 1988: The Call of the Wild

December 2, 1988: Road Work

December 16, 1988: Showdown at the Ewing Corral

January 6, 1989: Deception

January 13, 1989: Counter Attack

January 20, 1989: The Sting

January 27, 1989: The Two Mrs. Ewings

February 3, 1989: The Switch

February 17, 1989: Comings and Goings

March 3, 1989: The Way We Were

March 10, 1989: The Serpent's Tooth

March 17, 1989: Three Hundred

March 31, 1989: April Showers

April 7, 1989: And Away We Go

April 14, 1989: Yellow Brick Road

April 28, 1989: The Sound of Money

May 5, 1989: The Great Texas Waltz

May 12, 1989: Mission to Moscow

May 19, 1989: Reel Life (season 12 finale)

September 29, 1989: Cry Me a River of Oil

October 6, 1989: Ka-Booooom!

October 13, 1989: Sunrise, Sunset

October 20, 1989: Pride and Prejudice

November 3, 1989: Fathers and Other Strangers

November 10, 1989: Black Tide

November 17, 1989: Daddy's Dearest

December 1, 1989: Hell's Fury

December 8, 1989: Cally on a Hot Tin Roof

January 5, 1990: A Tale of Two Cities

January 12, 1990: Judgement Day

January 19, 1990: Unchain My Heart

February 2, 1990: I Dream of Jeanne

February 9, 1990: After Midnight

February 16, 1990: The Crucible

February 23, 1990: Dear Hearts and Gentle People

March 9, 1990: Paradise Lost

March 16, 1990: Will Power

March 30, 1990: The Smiling Cobra

April 6, 1990: Jessica Redux

April 27, 1990: The Southfork Wedding Jinx

May 4, 1990: Three, Three, Three (Part 1)

May 11, 1990: Three, Three, Three (Part 2) (season 13 finale)

November 2, 1990: April in Paris (season 14 premiere)

November 9, 1990: Charade

November 16, 1990: One Last Kiss

November 30, 1990: Tunnel of Love

December 7, 1990: Heart and Soul

December 14, 1990: The Fabulous Ewing Boys

December 21, 1990: The Odessa File

January 4, 1991: Sail On

January 11, 1991: Lock, Stock and Jock

February 1, 1991: Designing Women

February 8, 1991: 90265

February 15, 1991: Smooth Operator

March 1, 1991: Win Some, Lose Some

March 8, 1991: Fathers and Sons and Fathers and Sons

March 29, 1991: When the Wind Blows

April 5, 1991: Those Darned Ewings

April 12, 1991: Farewell, My Lovely

April 26, 1991: The Decline and Fall of the Ewing Empire

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Rebecca Barnes Wentworth abandoned her husband and children, remarried a wealthy man, became widowed, and inherited her late husband's business. Sound familiar?

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I loved Priscilla as Pam's mom. Victoria Principal left a nice post on Facebook about her favorite mom and sending condolences to Priscilla's family.

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Commander Data from Star Trek: The Next Generation. Both are highly intelligent, but rarely understood by the outside world. Both aim only to evolve, to be better than what they are. And both belong to the NFL. Data, who is actually Brent Spiner, was born February 2, 1949 in Houston, TX. He was the son of Sylvia, a corporate VP and Jack, a furniture store owner. When Jack suddenly died, Sylvia was left to raise infant Brent and his brother alone. She eventually remarried a man named Sol Mintz. Although Mintz adopted Brent, Brent changed his last name back to Spiner when he became a professional actor. Spiner attended Bellaire High School in Houston and was heavily involved in baseball and the drama club, in addition to being a member of the NFL. While on the speech team, he gained 143 points and even earned the title of Dramatic Interpretation Champion in at the 1967 National Tournament (the same year actress Shelley Long won Oratory). After his success in high school, Spiner moved on to the University of Houston and began performing in local theatre in Houston. Eventually he dropped out of college to move to New York City and try his acting luck there. While in New York, Spiner gained more stage acting experience, performing in several Broadway and Off-Broadway plays, including The Three Musketeers and Stephen Sondheim’s Sunday in the Park with George. In 1984, Spiner decided to try film acting and moved again, this time to LA, where he appeared in several pilots and made-for-TV movies. He then auditioned for the up-and-coming show Star Trek: The Next Generation. Spiner himself was never a fan of science fiction or of the original Star Trek, but figured the show would soon be cancelled and he desperately needed the money. Starting in 1987, Spiner played Data for 15 years, during the show’s 7 seasons and the four feature films that followed. Even when the show was cancelled in 1994, Spiner’s career as a performer barely paused. He is most remembered for his role in Independence Day as Dr. Okun, the somewhat awkward chief scientist of Area 51 who is attacked and killed by his alien subjects. He has also made appearances on Law & Order, Friends, Dude, Where’s My Car?, I Am Sam, and The Aviator. Spiner returned to the theatre and appeared in the Broadway revival 1776 as John Adams. Unlike most of his co-stars, Spiner is not very active in the Star Trek convention scene. He has made a few appearances, but overall his lack of interest in science fiction gets the best of him. However, he still regards Patrick Stewart and LeVar Burton as two of his best friends. One of the challenges forensicators face is finding the human element in their events; to not be robotic and detached, but simply themselves. It is this crucial element that separates the good from the great. As the character Data, Spiner sums up the NFL experience the best: “If being human is not simply a matter of being born flesh and blood – if it is instead a way of thinking, acting, and feeling, then I am hopeful that one day I will discover my own humanity. Until then…I will continue learning, changing, growing, and trying to become more than what I am.”   https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/12/09/an-interview-with-brent-spiner https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-02-17-ca-1835-story.html https://www.discogs.com/artist/1224629-Brent-Spiner?srsltid=AfmBOorfw9Nl3EZ4fc-plhbgU3ng2bSQTruygkdJxZgsPquzQ6sBhCbj     Leslie Charleson    pg. 435   PILOTS/PROPOSALS ANOTHER APRIL      April Weston Moss   1974    (Made for T. V.)   Article including James Rebhorn, Catherine Cox and Peter Kluge -- all former daytime actors .https://www.wittenberg.edu/administration/universitycommunications/magazine/spring1999/curtaincalling
    • For anyone who missed the end of Friday June 6 due to news interruption, the last five minutes of every episode is uploaded to the official GH facebook late in the evening, usually around 11:30pm Eastern. Here's the end of that episode: https://www.facebook.com/generalhospital/videos/3649028845342563
    • Thanks so much for posting this. Since they had retconned Roger/Holly's relationship after his return as being "Roger was always in love with Holly" when it was actually the other way around, they kept up this narrative in this video. Understandable, but it still bugs me. Holly was never his "heart." That's baloney. He only married her to be in Christina's life and was screwing other women like Diane and Hillary the whole time. Peggy was truly the only woman that Roger ever loved, and even that wasn't a very healthy relationship. Holly only really fell out of love with Roger after she realized she loved Ed while they were divorcing. I'm glad he reminded people that the rape scenes were taped in a day. It's amazing what they accomplished with very little rehearsal. That scene still has great impact after all these years. And OMG, watching the scenes of Roger's return in comparison...the quality in the writing really nosedived. The stupid mask. (I love the way they joke about the mask at the end). Alan's insanely over-the-top reaction to his return when Roger had no hold against him anymore. Yikes, one of the worst things Long did while she was still writing the show, though I will cut her a break since she absolutely had a tough task bringing back a guy who fell off a cliff.
    •   Thanks! You reminded me I did not remember to add in the preemptions for the dark weeks, since those are not listed on the sortable charts, so these are the additional preemptions per newspaper listings and Vanderbilt News for the 1973-1978 dark weeks. I have added them in to the full lists above.   8/26/74-8/30/74 Another World Wednesday episode- 3:04PM (26 minutes) 8/26/74-8/30/74 Doctors Preempted Wednesday- Ford News Conference 8/26/74-8/30/74 Edge of Night Preempted Wednesday- Ford News Conference 12/22/75-12/26/75 As the World Turns Preempted Friday- Sun Bowl 12/22/75-12/26/75 Guiding Light Preempted Friday- Sun Bowl 12/22/75-12/26/75 Search for Tomorrow Preempted Friday- Sun Bowl 12/22/75-12/26/75 Young and the Restless Preempted Friday- Sun Bowl 8/22/77-8/26/77 Doctors Preempted Tuesday- Carter News Conference 8/22/77-8/26/77 Guiding Light Preempted Tuesday- Carter News Conference 8/22/77-8/26/77 One Life to Live Preempted Tuesday- Carter News Conference (possibly aired just 3-315PM) 4/24/78-4/28/78 Another World Preempted Tuesday- Carter News Conference 4/24/78-4/28/78 General Hospital Preempted Tuesday- Carter News Conference 4/24/78-4/28/78 Guiding Light Tuesday ep- 230-3PM (30 minutes) 6/26/78-6/30/78 Edge of Night Preempted Monday- Carter News Conference 12/25/78-12/29/78 Another World Preempted Monday- (Local Fill) & Fiesta Bowl 12/25/78-12/29/78 As the World Turns Preempted Monday- Peach Bowl 12/25/78-12/29/78 Guiding Light Preempted Monday- Peach Bowl
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