Dallas: Jock's Will

[@queensryche52]

There’s no one on earth that could play JR better than Larry Hagman brilliant such a great actor RIP jr

[@TS-qq7vr]

Who shot him?

[@tastyballs4697]

He could have played JFK, too.

[@joel8583]

Kristin Shepard (Sue Ellen's sister) shot him.

[@daffyduckfan4478]

queensryche52 How do you know

[@PerpetualArt]

@@TS-qq7vr / You don't know?

[@Via_The_Void]

Simply the Greatest American drama series of all time. I love it.

[@cynthiasmith4130]

I loved this show!! I would watch it everytime it was on!!!! I wish they would put it back on tv..... It was the best show ever!!!! Jock was the man!!!!! Thank You for putting this on!!!! 🐎🐎🤠🤠🤠......

[@HoratioPercivalClackerbarrel]

I have every episode ever aired, do you want them ?

[@TheLocutus70]

Dallas was one of the greatest shows ever on television.

[@charliegeraldjr5926]

TheLocutus70 I would watch this in 1989-1991 when I was a kid 🧒

[@MoveInSilence23]

💯

[@Via_The_Void]

It stil is in my book. The Greatest American Drama Series of All Time.

[@nana-x9]

I love Dallas. No show can hold a candle to it!

[@lisaneal2025]

Dallas was the hottest show on television.never miss a episode.I always look forward to my Friday night line up.dukes of haszard ,of course Dallas and falcon crest.every Friday we order pizza mom would make homemade cookies and last but not least some Pepsi cola.then 9:00 clock its DALLAS TIME.great times in the 80s.

[@kevinomeara3047]

Dallas was the best show ever made .

[@broncohab]

Habs daughter was a niece a daughter a friend who had a daughter great daughter who was is

[@MrGrxxx123]

👍👍👍

[@daveandbear6676]

Lisa neal I wish we still had Dallas on in UK

[@lisaneal2025]

There's not another day that goes by I miss Dallas everyday.and I also miss the cast.

[@quinnrollen]

My Grandma *LOVED* this show. I miss you, Gram..

[@sinjyn66]

I feel the same way, I regret that I didn't go over there on more Friday nights and watch it with her.

[@rickmessina2911]

Quinn Rollen so did mine. I would watch Dukes of hazzard and when it was over Dallas came on. Still love it

[@SpecialDad]

Quinn Rollen My grandmother and I watched this from the beginning. She’s the one that got me interested in watching it. I miss mine as well.

[@quinnrollen]

@@rickmessina2911 Right? The Dukes were my jam!

[@edshed968]

I'm from the U.K. and this was the #1 show on television back in the late 70' and early 80's. Thursday, 8pm BBC, everyone in the U.K was hooked on this show, and JR in particular. A time when reality tv wasn't around and television didn't suck.

[@americanmultigenic]

This still holds up well. I was a HUGE fan in its heyday! Still am!

[@markcurrell3016]

Best JR quote ever, "I am a firm believer in the sanctity of marriage" those words came from none other than JR himself, he truly is God's gift to television

[@pandemits]

It would be less ironic if Hitler had said 'I am a firm believer in the sanctity of human life'.

[@christinebucton6800]

Why then did he cheat and sleep with other women

[@richardlahan7068]

I HAVE to rewatch this series!

[@KEICRUMBIE]

One of the greatest shows ever seen on television.

[@melissagahn]

"Oh Jock,no" Miss Ellie knew what Jock was doing. :)

[@Agent1W]

+ Melissa Gahn He got that idea from watching Highlander.

[@NGMonocrom]

I think she was afraid that he'd give controlling interest to JR.

[@reneep9972]

@@NGMonocrom He should've. JR was the only true Son of Jock Ewing.

[@KAMALAISHERNAME]

@@reneep9972 yeah, the "only true son" that mortgaged his parents estate for a deal that almost caused them to lose south fork. The "only true son" that caused quite a few people that he either slept with or crossed while making bad business deals to commit suicide. The "only true son" to put his own wife in an asylum several times. The "only true son" who made his own private deals behind Jock and Bobby's back MULTIPLE TIMES...JR would've ultimately ended up losing Ewing oil and South fork the way he gambled on them both. Not to mention all the enemies he'd accumulated over the years who'd do any and everything to snatch it all from right under his feet...

[@melissagahn]

@@NGMonocrom That and I believe she knew he would have this competition and what it would do to JR and Bobby

[@danielletaylor5103]

I miss being a kid and watching Dallas 🤣😌🤦🏾‍♀️

[@bridgettcole729]

So so true.thos days were the best!!!

[@danielletaylor5103]

Bridgett Cole sure were ❤️

[@LilannB]

Oh to be young again, when everyone watched Dallas.

[@effiearvanitakis987]

Okay ryvita I’m dgood go

[@effiearvanitakis987]

@@bridgettcole729 is wet tutee

[@cblack4413]

'Dallas" was theee juiciest show ...every body loved it all the same....

[@valuecalc]

I just love the beautiful shine in Lucy's lovely blue eyes upon hearing that she'd receive five million dollars! She was dazzled to know that she just became a wealthy woman.

[@SaxonC]

JR always had the best lines! lol 😂

[@latoyanicolethefaceslayer4555]

This is funniest "Will Reading" in history! 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭... The drama and mess of this family is priceless. Ray licking his lips over getting 10 million dollars and JR's sarcastic jabs got me weak! 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣 Miss Ellie knew her husband wasn't right! 😂😂😂

[@thebestisyettocome4114]

What a remarkable cast.

[@shaybaby2427]

Looooooonnnnngggg before Game of Thrones the biggest cliffhangers on television were from Dallas! Who Shot JR became a worldwide sensation! Also, let’s not forget Bobby just popping up in the shower the time! Loved this show thanks for posting.

[@NGMonocrom]

Yeah..... and the reveal was a huge disappointment. Just like the final season of Game of Thrones.

[@paulmcnamara4774]

Best show ever the British loved this show still watch it now nothing compares rip Larry you were the best.

[@MMAfighter38113]

One of Dallas' best seasons

[@derrickjackson6737]

msmithstud jock was a biggest Billionaire of state of Texas everybody knew him

[@seand2711]

Yes! This is one of the best seasons. Do much drama, the new lighting and see decorations... sheer perfection.

[@morewithles2738]

They had to step it up during 82-83 season because of the popularity of Dynasty and Falcon Crest .

[@ed2kou1]

JR was just classic!

[@mrmaxxx94]

That was a classic show Jr was cold and so cool.bobby was tough as well, respect Mrs Elle

[@Bryantthewizz]

The best soap opera ever; daytime or nighttime

[@glorymosbyfloyd3878]

Bryant : One of the best, definitely

[@m.e.d.7997]

All the old soaps need to be put out on DVD. Sadly, I know many do not exist as they were or exist at all.

[@billyhughes8651]

The best

[@CeliniacForLife]

Margaret Dallas, Dynasty, Knots Landing, and Falcon Crest are all on DVD on Amazon.

[@m.e.d.7997]

@@CeliniacForLife Good to know I just wish the daytime ones were available.

[@TheCmascagni]

Miss Ellie knows exactly what’s coming and sells it so well.

[@ghcarly6779]

Miss Ellie doesn’t sell it - she wants to but can’t and Bobby wins the contest.

[@TheCmascagni]

@@ghcarly6779 I think you are misunderstanding my use of the term sell. I don’t mean sell Ewing Oil. I mean the way the actress sold the moment to the viewer. Her facial expression, she knew what Jock was doing. The way she says it. It’s great acting. She sold it great as in the actress sold the moment as a huge one.

[@TheCmascagni]

@@ghcarly6779 “the man who wants it the most..”. Oh Jock, no….she knew it was coming. She sold it great!! Made it seem like it would be a disaster.

[@lesliebell4189]

@@TheCmascagni Selling is so good in acting and it is compared to wrestling.

[@TheCmascagni]

@@lesliebell4189 exactly. Like when Clayton threatened Wes Parmalee at Oil Barrens Ball. Bobby and JR sold it!!!!!

[@twc3546]

Always a fan of George Petrie, who played Harve to perfection.

[@Greg-re7nj]

Yeah. Same actor who played many roles on The Honeymooners star Jackie Gleason.

[@morgan8757]

he also played eddie haskells father on leave it to beaver

[@bluevictory1010]

Larry Hagman was a wonderfully versatile actor, loved him in both IDOJ and Dallas. Two very different roles, but yet he managed to do both quite well and made it look easy!

[@dazzlingdiaz9321]

Absolutely he made the transition from comedic Major Anthony Nelson to Evil JR Ewing seamless. There were other roles too where he made a cameo in Superman the movie

[@jeffstell9146]

Jock humiliates Gary in front of the family and JR throws a little salt on the wound 😂

[@valuecalc]

But J.R. was right about Gair.

[@jlh4jc]

In a way it's humiliating. But Jock did Gary a favor. First, if my Dad left me 10 million and made a provision to live off the interest for a few years, I'd take that any day and twice on Sundays. If you can't live off that, you're horrible at managing money, which brings me to the second point. Jock cared enough for his son to save him from himself. Addicts can blow through a lot of money on booze, cocaine, and women in a hurry. Jock made a provision for Gary to keep him from ending up destitute in the event of a relapse.

[@billywall7752]

My only problem with that he didn’t put any provisions on Ray.

[@nrkgalt]

Jock probably should have put similar limitations on all 4 sons. Ray has no experience managing millions of dollars. JR twice nearly bankrupted Ewing Oil. Bobby would have been able to handle it, but he should have been limited also just to give everyone equal treatment.

[@timothyturner1056]

The reason why is because Gary is a recovering alcoholic .

[@W44F]

"Good health and very long life" from JR = death threat

[@valuecalc]

INFINITY , he was too strong to fight!

[@justrealtooraw1981]

You caught that too, huh? LMFAO!

[@LordTalax]

He'd never kill Bobby

[@MaryHlad]

​@@LordTalaxMs. Ellie would've never forgiven JR if he actually killed Bobby.

[@BaseballMusic123]

Friday nights with a Totinos Party Pizza in Belles Terres Apts. in Aurora, Illinois in the early 80s - good times for a 6th-8th grader!

[@septiawoman2911]

I used to beg my mother and father to stay up late to watch Dallas...good times!

[@normacarey3757]

Dallas is always so exciting rip larry hangman he was an a1 actor

[@Geeman2x]

Ray wanted to run out the room straight to bank the moment he said 10 million dollars. Nobody else got excited about the 10 mill because they was used to money but he could barely contain himself

[@SaxonC]

Master Skills Gaming poor half breed Ray! lol

[@nicoleackerman205]

If I got that much money I would be shouting Yes!

[@valuecalc]

Nicole, exactly! We all need a relative who'll provide us with big cash. Even Loose was thrilled, knowing that she'd be a very wealthy woman!

[@princerichardson390]

Master Skills Gaming hahahhaha I’m screaming 🤣😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@taroobsingh2158]

Savage,and your dumb ass wouldn't have, asshole? Cut the shit and go back to your job as a street sweeper.

[@rickkinki4624]

Great show! I remember when J.R. recovered from being shot, Jock put him in control of Ewing Oil again. Bobby was outraged, and said "You gave me the power to run Ewing Oil." Jock replied "If I gave you power, then you've got nothing. Nobody gives you power, real power is something you take!" I remember that so well, nearly 40 years ago. Too bad the next generation show didn't work out, because the original was classic.

[@VintageRose75]

Rick Kinki The next generation was actually working just fine until Larry Hagman passed. You can't exactly have Dallas without J.R. 😕😔

[@rickkinki4624]

@@VintageRose75 Thanks for the info. I honestly never saw the show, because I've pretty much given up on TV. I'm glad to hear the show did well though.

[@VintageRose75]

Rick Kinki You're welcome. Yes, I believe they had one of the same writers from the original show. It truly felt like a seamless continuation of where the original series left off.

[@jlh4jc]

Actually, Bobby resigned as president of Ewing Oil and JR was reinstated at Mitch and Lucy's wedding. The quote you're referring to was regarding Jock withdrawing Ewing Oil money for the Takapa project while Bobby was trying to use the same cash to close the deal. Bobby stormed over to the Cattlemen's Club where Jock was celebrating with JR, Punk, and someone else and confronted him. Jock proceeded to put Bobby in his place by telling him "Just who in the hell do you think Ewing Oil is boy? It's me!" a moment before telling Bobby the before mentioned quote.

[@rickkinki4624]

@@jlh4jc Excellent memory! I found that scene recently here on KZbin. But it's still a great quote, and oh, so true. "Nobody gives you power. Real power's something you take!"

[@ShaneC27]

For me, this is the single best scene in the history of Dallas. And what a shot to end it with

[@nicoleclaudette9493]

the last 10 seconds is the best part of this scene!!!

[@stevenmitsy1]

Am i the only one that burst out laughing at JRs last line lmao :)

[@robincorprew9007]

Yes it made me laugh too.

[@Caleb_Mandrake872]

We didn't have the internet in those days so I didn't know Jim Davis died in real life. I was really hoping they were going to find Jock after the helicopter crash & I kept waiting week after week. Jock was my favorite character.

[@aldengushnowski6179]

"Jock" returned years later, having undergone reconstructive surgery.

[@vxy357]

You can literally see the horns and evil thoughts going through JR'S head.

[@andrew_koala2974]

Of all the prime-time dramas, this was one of the biggest. Some may even say 'The Best' It ran for an amazing thirteen seasons or was it 14? when 'Dallas' moved to Friday nights, the ratings went through the roof. A spin-off titled 'Knots Landing' about Gary, the middle Ewing son who wasn't seen or heard from much in 'Dallas', then came imitators such as 'Dynasty' and 'Falcon Crest'. As near as I recall it was shown on CBS in the U.S.

[@pilgrimhere652]

I loved that soap opera and Dinasty too, And I was impressed by the actors," J.R was one in DALLAS and MR. Carrington in DINASTY. I lived in Houston in the 80's ,Now I am in Puerto Rico. And believe me" I miss TEXAS.🇺🇸🏇🌵 🐎🐂🐴

[@SingleTax]

4:50 - "Well, Bobby. To your good health, and very long life." Spoken like the true psychopath he was.

[@georgediederich2035]

Great times every Friday night we would watch the show and hav ribs great times

[@Michelle-jz8vl]

Gosh I miss this show. Imma need to go back to the beginning to reminisce when Tv shows were amazing! Those days long gone..😢

[@TheEwing69]

This was the beginning of the best storyline of DALLAS.

[@izom]

great cast- still cant believe what a nice man mr. hagman was in real life !! rip

[@scootover7]

I would love to play a character like JR on TV. In real life I couldn't stand to try and do decent good people dirty.

[@m.e.d.7997]

Sadly, as an alcoholic. Talented actor as was his mother, actress, Mary Martin.

[@dianekiley4394]

Ď

[@jennifersman7990]

Margaret Yes, but he gave up drinking and smoking and after a liver transplant he gained more years with his family. At least he didn’t have to see his wife go through he ravages of Alzheimer’s

[@jennifersman7990]

Did you know in the seventies his neighbor in Malibu was Keith Moon from The Who? At times Larry had to be the adult to make Keith behave himself! Greatest story Larry told was of riding in a limo with Keith and he spotted a kid setting up drums in a garage, Keith had the limo driver stop, he went over to the kids drums, did a blazing drum solo, then handed the sticks back to the stunned kid saying “thanks, mate!” got back in the limo and took off

[@idj4]

Dallas was the best soap ever... Watched it religiously when it was aired. A visit to SF ranch is on my bucket list....And just an additional point, Pam Ewing was the prettiest woman ever.

[@georgeethans6586]

Loved that show! J.R. and the Ewing clan rocked!! I also the remake of the show several years ago.

[@pepieverage6788]

JR always got something slick to say

[@DIMP11]

Slick or "sick" ?

[@terrencedabney843]

She meant what she said...

[@clayp7284]

Every time he says "Wellllll..." You know some savagery is coming

[@lmiller6675]

DIMP11 both

[@septiawoman7687]

J.R. was dirty as hell, however he was an astute businessman and he ensured that money remained in the family.

[@tanedasmith9370]

I loved this show...omg💕💕💕💕JR just have to say something..😂😂😂game on.....

[@thedutchfisherman7078]

70`s - 80`s...best era ever! I really miss it....

[@charlieyellowstone8248]

That final scene with Jr. and Bobby toasting with Jock in the background is classic

[@markg.1078]

What kind of a father would pit one son against the other? Jock Ewing was one tough old bird. It's like, "If you want this company, I'm not going to just give it to you. You are going to EARN it!

[@BrotherDerrick3X]

As Jock told Bobby, no one gives you power. Real power is something you take.

[@theprinceoftides6836]

@@BrotherDerrick3X BINGO. Jock is old school. He wants the strongest and meanest to run Ewing oil in the end. RIP Bobby 😜.

[@onefatbuddha]

As the ink was drying, JR was scheming and plotting already, what a man!

[@jaylove9844]

Friday Nights on CBS, Incredible Hulk, Dukes of Hazzard and Dallas. Those were the days.

[@JGlennFL]

Yes! Then Love Boat and Fantasy Island on Saturday on ABC. The golden age of 1 hour TV shows, for sure!

[@jaylove9844]

@@JGlennFL Right, man I miss those days

[@freddy8479]

AMEN TO THAT "ISH!!"

[@sign543]

This is the ultimate in childhood memories. I was too young to watch it this early on, but we watched it around the time JR was shot...and kept up with it for awhile, few years. Friday night was the night! Dukes of Hazard, Dallas, Falcon Crest...and I can’t remember if it was Fantasy Island or some other Friday late show. Saturday night was Hee Haw, I think. I never missed that...and The Barbara Mandrel Show. Never missed that. Sunday night sucked, I think, because we couldn’t watch shows later than 8pm. Bedtime for school the next day. Blah. But when I got into middle and high school, I liked watching 60 Minutes, because I thought it was cool to be the type of reporter where you do a story for an entire hour, talking and interviewing people. I always had this fantasy that my school presentations would wind up sounding like a 60 Minutes segment. Then I realized just how much work I wasn’t willing to put into it haha.

[@jeannetteburgess2745]

One of the best!!! Brilliant Saturday night viewing!!

[@SirManfly]

“Well Bobby to your health and very long life.” Really means....”well Bobby, I’m going to kill you” !! 😂😂😂

[@theprinceoftides6836]

Lmao 😂🤣😅 Truth.

[@LBF522]

I know it was for drama, but realisticly JR should have inherited Ewing Oil. He was groomed as the first born to inherit it someday.

[@jetuber]

True.

but bobby was his favorite!!!!!!!

[@megeantivalo]

How you figure?

[@benrichardson8099]

LBF522. He probably would have but he kept using ewing oil for some of his dirty work...

[@taroobsingh2158]

Why Cunt Bobby was the "Apple of his eye" will forever remain a mystery to real Dallas fans. JR EWING should have gained 100% control of Ewing Oil upon Jock's death, even though Wes Parmalee was absolutely Jock Ewing until the gutless writers and producers got cold feet. The final years of Dallas became a laughable joke but with Wes as Jock, it would've been solid gold and brought sanity back to the show. SO UTTERLY stupid for them to back out of their original plan to bring Jock back.

[@kevaninthe4135]

J.R.: “Well Bobby to your health and very long life.” Bobby: Excuse me I have to make a quick call. Yes, Secret Service, I'd like to hire you.

[@theprinceoftides6836]

😀😅😃.

[@andystratford2111]

This was brilliant show nothing can touch it the rubbish nowdays as for pammy what a beautiful lady!!!

[@rogerlewis1361]

I think that toast that JR made was his way of saying “it’s on!”

[@larryburton9369]

Dallas is a great show miss it 😊

[@Charlie1964Rapture]

That last J.R. Ewing line in the video seemed quite disturbing. Thank God Larry Hagman in real life was NEVER the total BASTARD that his character J.R. Ewing was. R.I.P., Larry Hagman. At least he was a good guy in I Dream Of Jeannie, lol :D

[@blueheaven2135]

R.I.P.

[@martinaminihane5370]

Brillant show .j.r my favorite brillant actor r.i.p x

[@PerpetualArt]

These are great uploads!

[@SaxonC]

The writers had to make Bobby win the company because the show wouldn’t have worked if JR won. because he wouldn’t have shared the company with Bobby and that would stifle the rivalry between JR and Bobby and viewers would have lost interest. For me? I always thought JR should have been president of Ewing Oil

[@RobertJohnson-mn3br]

Saxon C bobby actually ran the company better. I’ve seen the seasons many times over. Bobby was better. But in the end Jock couldn’t give company to just one person. It wouldn’t have been right. The fight for control of Ewing Oil was the last great epic season the show had. It was still good just not great.

[@LGKids]

Was everyone speechless, besides JR, over 10 Million! Peace!

[@johnford5568]

:45 best advice for any windfall period. What seems to be a punishment is actually the most loving act.

[@LIONSMANIAC]

I guess Daddy was just trying to help you Gary - keep you from squandering all your capital on one of your "weaker weekend's"!

[@deankenny7686]

LIONSMANIAC jr had no right to say that about gary

[@jacktheman2895]

Gary should have slugged him.

[@glorymosbyfloyd3878]

LIONSMANIAC : That was funny

[@BrandonCassaday]

@@deankenny7686 Gary deserved it, he was weak and he ran out on Val and Lucy and didn't help raise Lucy. Gary Ewing was a drunk and a loser like Ole Digger!😂😂

[@realnumber_9]

Gary was a Knots Landing character anyway so I didn't matter if Gary got the short end of the stick

[@TabsT-vy5jy]

JR one of the greatest TV characters ever.

[@mclacek5]

I loved Dallas. My most favorite episodes were the Oil Barons Ball shows.

[@NOTHEOTHERGUY]

Lucy was stunned!

[@williamhaggard451]

R I P to Larry Hagman not only in Dallas but I Dream of Jeanni also

[@WadeJenkins-bu3ev]

I could have said this on your fan pages. When I bought southfork and learned of the party plot I did not want to see it fullfilled the it did because my uncle Johnson was a participant. I wish is was different. My Condolences to the cast of Dallas it has been a long journey. My they rest in peace.

[@muliyechuula9098]

Dallas.. Still the original, still the best!!

[@lunes-1]

I have this series On DVD. Are great!

[@Jch79]

JR was such a delightful A-hole. I really miss that character...

[@jrperlita11]

I loved this show. No technology, no tricks, no special effects, no phoney garbage.

[@TheWorstWarlock]

Why would a TV show about rich people need special effects?

[@melaniebushby7099]

Love Dallas Jr my favourite character

[@KAMALAISHERNAME]

That was horrible for Jock to embarrass Gary that way about his share of the 10M. Jock just had to get one last dig at ole Gary. He'll always hold a grudge against Gary for leaving South Fork....even in death.

[@jameylane1591]

They drank enough delicious whiskey in this show to sink a battleship.

[@mikem591]

Even Jocks will was amazing...

[@JA_WILL]

The only way it could have been better was it would have been in the voice of Jim Davis. "The man who wants it the most".. Would have been a great line by Davis.

[@socksumi]

The guy reading the will was on just about every episode of 'The Honeymooners' playing secondary characters.

[@zvimur]

Also a season or so on Wiseguy, as a semi retired Mafia Don.

[@Mismoothness]

He was on one episode of Who's the Boss.

[@crockett3663]

He also played Sid, Paul Buchman's video editor on "Mad About You". They gave him some incredibly funny dialogue on that show.

[@IndyCrewInNYC]

George Petrie. Recognized his voice, oddly enough not his face.

[@ardithbard857]

socksumi I've seen him on many shows as a child

[@alcd6333]

Larry Hagman was a native of Texas and when "Dallas" became a huge success, he was interviewed by many magazines and TV shows. One question he got asked was, "Is there a real J.R.?" He replied there are many J.R.s - and they are meaner and more ruthless than his character. The oil business must be cutthroat!

[@BrotherDerrick3X]

Larry Hagman was from Dallas' neighboring city of Fort Worth.

[@youdownwithRPP]

Sounds like JR just threatened Bobby's life!

[@glorymosbyfloyd3878]

ron p : Yep, in a very slick, underhanded way

[@glory3089]

yes he did !!

[@joerules829]

As nasty as JR was, he would’ve never considered offing Bobby to win. Ray or Gary, maybe. But not Bobby.

[@keeblergraham211]

I forgot how riveting this show could be. That goddamn JR Ewing was something else!

[@chandrahayes6181]

I love this show

[@daviddavies3637]

J.R. was a twat. But the character is what made the show worth watching. "Who shot J.R." one of the most memorable cliff hangers in TV history.

[@deniserichards4641]

They just don't make TV shows like this anymore, Dallas, Falcon Crest, Dynasty, Knots Landing, The Colts, That was classic TV Not what's on today.

[@theprinceoftides6836]

Crap and more depressing crap. That's T V. Nowadays.

[@MrGrxxx123]

Love that big Dallas hair!!😊👍

[@michaelwainscott2633]

The acting career of Larry Hagman, after I Dream of Jeanie ended, was pretty much down and out. especially after the shows: "The Good Life" and "Here We Go Again" bombed. Then this role of JR Ewing came along and it was a true God send for Hagman, CBS and the viewers of Dallas.

[@bluevictory1010]

He was perfect as J.R. hands down!

[@LilannB]

Dallas was originally supposed to revolve around the character Pamela Barnes Ewing caught between 2 feuding families and in a "Romeo and Juliet" relationship with Bobby. JR was supposed to be a supporting character. Then JR became an iconic villain and the show revolved around his character instead. I read that Larry is the only actor to appear in every episode of Dallas. He really did make that show.

[@laminage]

Yes. I remember watching the UK Soap Opera Emmerdale and Tom King processed a will where each one of his Sons Matthew, Jimmy & Carl got a percentage of the Haulage Business, their Youngest Brother Max had died earlier that year yet when they found out that 10% went to Miss Scarlet Mary Nichols not to mention Six Rooms in a Mansion they were shocked. It was their younger half sister who was conceived with his Nurse Carrie while his Wife was dying. If that weren't enough to beat the band Matthew tried to buy her Mother off with $500.000.00 and when Jimmy visited her she asked which one of the Ewing Brothers was he like JR, Bobby, Ray or even Sue Ellen.

[@laminage]

In my own way I did feel kind of sorry for Ray & Gary but neither of them had any business sense to handle themselves with the Big Boys of Texas in the Corporate World, most notably The Cartel. What Jock did with Gary was very smart, he knew how he had a History of squandering Money. As for Ray, he may have had Ewing Blood, but he didn't have Southworth Blood and since Southfork was owned by Miss Ellie's Family he didn't have a legal or family claim like Bobby, JR, or even Gary.

[@radrobd]

Jock was right about Gary. Years later on Knots, Gary squandered his inheritance on an ill-advised start up company and went broke. On the new Dallas, Gary was still broke.

[@redletter2008]

That's right. Ray came out quite well. He'd only been a Ewing (acknowledged anyway) for a short time but came away with a $10 million trust and $200 million in Ewing Oil stock. Also, Jock had given Ray a section of Southfork, and that was even before he knew Ray was his son. Jock had previously mentioned a multi-million dollar trust fund for his sons (when he's adding Ray to it). It was never stated whether Gary had access to that.

[@faithwatkins7811]

He ended up giving his shares to Lucy right after. He didn't want anything to do with it.

[@rogermaddox6134]

laminage Gary and Ray had no desire to run Ewing Oil.

[@laminage]

@@rogermaddox6134 Oh absolutely! The fact that Gary #1 couldn't handle business back in the day was living proof of that.

[@lennalbert6386]

Gary lost his wealth on Tidal Energy but according to the last few seasons he had enough money to start a new constuction company, and according to the Knots Landing TV movie, Gary and Karen had a company together because they hired Abby to work with them after the IRS took all of Abbys money.

[@MasaM-c2c]

Memories and my opinion, best tv series what is ever made. Real legendary / classic now.

[@latoyanicolethefaceslayer4555]

JR got me Hollering! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@hrhr-ll2vg]

We only had 2 or 3 channels in the country here in Canada every body watched Tommy hunter show .Dukes of Hazzard and of course Dallas!!!!! Then national news!!! In the daytime we all watched another world and coronation street!!!! Of course if u were a kid it was sesame street friendly giant and mr.dressup!!! Simpler times!!!

[@jasonraczkowski6001]

Godfather vs Dallas. Similarities between the Ewing and Corleone sagas: The story begins when the youngest, purest son (Bobby/Michael) of a powerful, corrupt family (the Ewings/the Corleones) brings home an outsider as his true love (Pam/Kay). The family patriarch (Jock/Vito) is a formidable self made man. The eldest son (JR/Sonny) is ambitious, unpredictable and anxious to prove himself, the middle son (Gary/Fredo) is weak and eventually "exiled" from the family. There is a fourth, "honorary" son (Ray Krebbs/Tom Hagen) who is fiercely loyal to the family but nonetheless remains an outsider, and a disenfranchised female family member (Lucy/Connie). Bobby/Michael resists becoming involved in the family business, but is forced to take control after an assassination attempt on JR/Vito. Following his father's death, Bobby/Michael becomes further sucked into/corrupted by the family business, and eventually Pam/Kay leaves him. He has another wife (April/Apollonia) who is brutally murdered on their honeymoon in Europe (France/Italy) by international enemies of the family business. Bobby/Michael returns home to avenge her death. The Next generation has a Villain-John Ross/Vincent and a good guy- Christopher / Anthony Both families have enemies: The Corleones have The 5 fasmilies and Hyman Roth. . The ewings have cliff barnes, Nicholas, Jeremy Windell. Bothfamilies have allies The Corleones have: Clemenza, neri and Tessio The Ewings have Punk Anderson, harv Smithfield, Clayton farlow and marilee stone. The way the house is set up in the original DALLAS mini series is very reminiscent of the Nevada compound where the Corleone family live in "The Godfather Part 2". This, in turn, was based on the famous Kennedy compound of the 1960s.