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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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