Dallas: Miss Ellie tells Jock he can drill on section 40 to save the ranch.

[@darrinbaker00]

Donna Reed played Miss Ellie. Barbara Bel Geddes WAS Miss Ellie.

[@KAMALAISHERNAME]

AMEN AMEN AMEN!!!!! WELL SAID HONEY! WELL SAID!

[@raygordonteacheschess5501]

Actually Molly Hagen ("Dallas: The Early Years) was more Miss Ellie than anyone. Speaking of which, Ellie married Jock thus whoring herself out to sve the ranch.

[@laminage]

Brilliant Analysis. The one thing that Donna Reed had going for her is that she was a brilliant dresser. Her and Jane Wyman (RIP) as Angela Channing were some of the best dressed ladies of their generation. Another admirable thing was that her former TV Son Paul Petersen has worked tirelessly with former Teen Idols who fall on hard times when their celebrity ends. I would love for Paul to talk and help Aaron Carter who really fell on hard times.

[@reinholdkorner6473]

Barbara Bel Geddes the best Miss Ellie 👍❤

[@kmn9181]

Good god what a great actress Cut to the core JR face after That was her son!!!!!!!!

[@michaelsjourney666]

The business with the pens is just brilliant.

[@stevehansen4935]

I always like how at the end Jock walked ahead of Miss Ellie to open the office door for her. The man was tough as nails but always a gentleman.

[@tammylewis2408]

Jock and Miss Ellie were everyone's parents and grandparents; we loved them and miss them. RIP JIM AND BARBARA.

[@robertscott8344]

​@@tammylewis2408 yes because their was a different heir illegitimate showing basically every season the Ewing family expanded for generations Roots was so strong.

[@Greg-re7nj]

Called Ass kissing

[@Greg-re7nj]

​@@robertscott8344 This show not The Walton's. That was a family

[@robertscott8344]

@@Greg-re7nj I didn't even used to watch the waltons until a few episodes years now and what was the ewings if not a family?

[@ponchoman49]

Now that was a powerful scene. Miss Ellie paying back her debt to Jock. Her very elegant and dignified way of signing the papers with the pen she chose and not the investor. Working together to solve a big crisis. This show was a true powerhouse from 1978 to around 1982 after which it slid downhill after Jock left

[@stevebbuk]

Yes the dining room scene was the acme of the show's success, combining as it did business with leisure, the matriarch and patriarch capitalists with a conscience, reining in J.R, before Sue Ellen got too big for her boots and before Victoria Principal's bulimia.

[@stigtuneback1966]

there was some pure power to get from both jock and miss ellie when needed , it shows many times over during the years .

[@williamphillips6049]

The Great Jim Davis passed of Cancer and "Jock" disappeared in a helicopter crash. Everybody says JR was and is the heart and soul of Dallas. This is incorrect. When Davis died it was gut wrenching to watch that episode on Jock's necessary departure. All the life left the show and JR was never the same. Worse; the writing became politically correct to just stupid, the Dream business notwithstanding . . Dynasty overtook it in the ratings and NOTHING could bring it back. I wonder if the producers, actors, writers, investors all just really understood how important Jim Davis/"Jock" was to Dallas.

[@edwardclement102]

@@williamphillips6049 JR wanted to control Ewing Oil and be the man Jock was that became the show.

[@badcompany-w6s]

I could never let my mother do that. J.R. should be ashamed of himself.

[@Koldeman]

Miss Ellie was the heart & soul of this family- and this show, at least for the first few seasons. She was the real wielder of strength of all the Ewings, with the most soft-spoken and gentle voice, she could swing the pendulum of the whole family. Her words of disappointment could burn terribly, and her wisdom could mend long-fought battles. Look at her sitting at JR's desk with the Ewing men in the background- as long as she was the matriarch of Southfork, she held considerable sway in family business. Even Jock gave way to her judgment on several occasions.

[@robertscott8344]

Yes words did speak such dominant characteristics and what she believed in.

[@islandgirl5382]

I absolutely love how the Ewing's come together , meet , have discussions, and come to a resolution!!!

[@juandepardaillan6714]

Series like Dallas are no longer made and it is a shame that young people do not have the experience of seeing jobs so well done.

[@robertscott8344]

Dallas captured hearts all across the nation young or old it's was an inspiration.

[@johnny-r]

But young people today have cell phones - who needs Dallas? In fact - who needs anything except cell phones? They tell young people every move to make, every thought to think, every breath to take. No more having to go to all the trouble of using their brains, cause now they have artificial intelligence on their side.

[@amateur_football9751]

Forget it, with all the political correctness we have now, all the new shows are meant to social engineer/endoctrinate, not to entertain

[@johnny-r]

@@amateur_football9751 That's one of the best and most-correct comments on KZbin. Too bad more people don't see it.

[@andrewlafite6527]

Watch yellowstone the closest to this

[@clintturner4995]

There aren't shows like this anymore. Great acting. The characters are classy, attractive, complicated, but yet earthy. J.R. one of the most ruthless and intriguing characters ever.

[@thepunditspundit1776]

clint turner You also notice that you would see them at hot dog stands and water parks with the general public from time to time also?

[@buckspa]

I love how she refused the pen from the banker, sending a strong statement without saying anything.

[@jonchaney]

Cool

[@rockyracoon3233]

That's Ellie telling him FU!

[@smoothbro9711]

Rocky Racoon yep

[@MrEMT4466]

@@rockyracoon3233 YEAH FOR REAL!!!!!

[@MrEMT4466]

FOR REAL!!!!!

[@miami8089]

Great show. Every character was strong and unique in their own way.

[@darylhodge8565]

I am 30 years old and I love this show! Love it love love it!!

[@ericisave]

You must have been thrilled when it was rebooted.

[@dahuang6591]

I don't understand why the family seem so surprised by Ms. Ellie's decision. It seemed like the sensible and easy thing to do. The alternative was losing Southfork.

[@robertscott8344]

So she gave jock permission to drill on that section to make the deal too save southfork land that Jr put up for a loan?

[@jlh4jc]

Because Miss Ellie was steadfast in fulfilling the wishes of her father's will in never drilling on Southfork under ANY circumstances. So from their viewpoint, the option would not have crossed their minds. Not even JR.

[@dirdib69]

I don't think JR was surprised. I think he was basically counting on Ellie to do it, because (in his mind) there was no other choice.

[@440gohorse]

Always thought Miss Ellie was a pain. Jock’s oil made her rich not the ranch.

[@anarchy030]

@@440gohorsethe ranch was passed to her when her father died and her brother Garrison was presumed dead. As part of her father’s will, he wanted the land preserved for ranching as he disliked Jock and all oilmen.

[@rrickarr]

Miss Ellie had such grace and moral strength.

[@fredricardo3272]

rrickarr She was the moral center of the family and the show.

[@jaredjlinden]

Except when she stood by while Jock and J.R. took Lucy from her mother, and raised Lucy while never letting Valene even see her. No moral strength there.

[@maineindividual5202]

@@jaredjlinden true. That was very inconsistent with her character

[@viqarkagzi3922]

J R screwed up. Miss Ellie never knew that if she released that oil, that Digger and his heirs would inherit the profits of section 40. In his fathers will.

[@robertscott8344]

​@@jaredjlinden that's quite obvious cause strong willed matriarch as such herself wouldn't never allowed that cause she didn't let Jr use her too kidnap John Ross without Sue Ellen coming back to southfork.

[@andrebeck1444]

Miss Ellie as she and Jock leave J.R.'s office: "I may never forgive you for this, J.R." It explains why she left 100% ownership of Southfork to Bobby in the final season. It's called "karma".

[@jrcasselman]

Her wearing black (mourning) is very significant in this scene. Southfork was her birthright and by allowing drilling it was like losing that birthright.

[@cordelianoelle]

But then upon J.R.'s death half the ranch was given to John Ross.

[@laminage]

@@cordelianoelle Yes. She may have loved Christopher but he was a Ewing by Circumstance not by "Blood". Kind of like Tom Hagen was in The Godfather.

[@TheMARCVISION]

@@laminage exactly

[@laminage]

@@TheMARCVISION Thanks for agreeing with me. This was such a sad scene knowing that they would lose The Family Homestead because of JR's Greed. It's My Life, Miss Ellie did "Save" JR's backside but Southfork meant everything to her. I would have loved for there to be a Movie about the early days of The Ewings who came to The US from Scotland.

[@dwaynemitchell8942]

Miss Ellie was a total "bad ass". I love how she reached for the desk pen to sign the papers instead of taking Vaughn's pen. Subtle "middle finger" to the banker!

[@ingleringlet-snipps3rd449]

Truly powerful people never have to raise their voice.

[@ddmck1972]

"I may never forgive you for this, J R!" Very powerful words, Miss Ellie.

[@mac888spectral7]

There had to be times Ellie had fleeting thoughts of coat hanger abortions. Cliff would have been vice president!

[@ddmck1972]

@@mac888spectral7 I'm sure of it. Not only from this incident, but others, like maybe the BD Calhoun affair. Many lives were affected from that, not just JR's. I am sure he was considered to be the "accidental" first born, too.

[@PungiFungi]

Oh yes, her voice was soft spoken throughout the whole thing, UNTIL she said those words to JR.... there is a hard edge to her voice which showed she meant business.

[@DT-we2ye]

Except she did forgive him, time and time again, and he did worse and worse things. LOL

[@Myr3390]

thats why she gave the ranch to Bobby.

[@SOCORROSILVA-in7px]

At 2:18 Miss Ellie states that Ewing Oil saved Southfork Ranch and now it is time that Southfork Ranch repays that debt to Ewing Oil.

[@reginaldjackson4173]

Ellie was more disappointed in JR then she was angry at him. She never really forgot that in the end when she died. Leaving Southfork in Bobby"s care and not her first born.

[@cordelianoelle]

Or second, just the baby.

[@reginaldjackson4173]

@@cordelianoelle. True. I believe if Gary had been around more, she might have given him bigger share of Southfork. He loved the ranch, but Bobby did too and he was around. And like Ellie said, Bobby was the one that has daddy and later herself that they always counted on.

[@jlh4jc]

@@reginaldjackson4173 You're right. JR was prone to irresponsible decisions when it came to Ewing Oil. As much as Gary loved Southfork, it carried too much baggage for him and was emotionally weak. Bobby was the adult of the brothers. In the Dallas reboot, Bobby really took on the role of Jock.

[@PungiFungi]

@@jlh4jc it appears the pressure on older siblings often cracked them while the younger ones, of which there were often less expectations, stepped up.

[@SOCORROSILVA-in7px]

At 1:19 Miss Ellie states that her father, Aaron Southworth, gave to her all of the rights under section 40.

[@Driingo]

Hahahaha JR's reaction is so funnny. 2:50 takes a sip or burbon with a slight devious smile..

[@MrDuds1984]

This showed who in the family had the true power, it’s was Miss Ellie

[@Greg-re7nj]

That part confused me.

[@Namath1000]

When they first walked into the banker's office, JR looked like he was trying to come up with an explanation for Dr. Bellows.

[@thepunditspundit1776]

Know what’s awesome about this? JR basically flipped this family’s life into turmoil. Jock’s depressed that he is about to lose everything he built, and Bobby wants to kill him. Yet, when it all came down to it, they were all working together to solve this, and then they met in the living room to work as a family. In the end, they were family and they had each other’s backs.

[@robertscott8344]

Because of Jr he was the tycoon could keep business complicated.

[@melissagahn]

Miss Ellie was one hell of a spitfire character, and they picked one hell of a woman to portray her. Rest in Peace Barbara. :) :(

[@VolumedMusicMan]

Watch the Dallas prequel from 1986. It talks about Miss Ellie‘s family owning Southfork. Long before Jock and Digger came along...

[@VolumedMusicMan]

I just watched it. Impressive! Sad that Digger and Jock became enemies. They were good pals ...

[@cordelianoelle]

Um she grew up with Willard, I mean Digger.

[@laminage]

Apparently it had been in the Family for 200 Years. Chances are The Southworths came from England and The Ewings are of Scottish Background since it means Warriors. Remember how they stood facing Garrison when he came back after all of those years.

[@tammylewis2408]

@@laminage Gary was named after his uncle. Gary's full name is Garrison Arthur Ewing. Miss Ellie always said that Gary was "a Southworth among Ewings". If Gary had been around when his namesake uncle reappeared, he would have found a kindred spirit in him and perhaps Garrison would have been the one besides Miss Ellie who would have understood Gary.

[@MacGyver5AF]

I know that two actors / actresses can't play the same part the same, but in my opinion, Donna Reed didn't understand the character of Miss Ellie at all. Barbara Bel Geddes made Miss Ellie clever and proud co-owner of South Fork, while Donna Reed's portrayal of Miss Ellie was a elderly housewife, capable only of serving coffee by a maid/servant.

[@kennixox262]

IT is difficult for a different actor to come into an established roll and to not be different. It is human nature.

[@robertscott8344]

Sir Mac Donna Reed read the script for the same part but Barbra bell geddes did it better right 👍?

[@MacGyver5AF]

@@robertscott8344 Exactly. WIth the more "understanding" for the character of Miss Ellie Ewing Farlow.

[@MrScott007]

THE FIRST 4 SEASONS WAS THE BEST IN MY OPINION !

[@Mattea68]

i agree esp with Jock and Miss Ellie(Barbara Bel Geddes)

[@SeanRankin2]

I sum that up to Jock's presence.

[@andrelawrence5515]

Season 3. Is my favorite

[@drewburk6309]

@Roger B Me too! I had an "I Shot J.R." T-shirt that I wore constantly. Looking back, I can't believe my parents let me watch such a sexy show at that age. Heck, my mom complained about the cleavage on Hee Haw!!!

[@tarabarco7817]

l like jr and jock In Dallas

[@johnford5568]

Just because you're rich does not mean you're good with money.

[@laminage]

You're so right on about that. Aaron Carter found that out the hard way. His Parents did him so dirty, it's heartbreaking.

[@ddmck1972]

Nor does it make you always able to buy your way out of any situation. JR learned this after deceiving BD Calhoun and his gang. He had finally met his match there and with the Justice Department.

[@dirdib69]

JR's reaction really makes me wonder if he had been counting on that Southfork oil the whole time.

[@lb7144]

Facts 🤔

[@mikem591]

Jock was a bad ass. JR was a sociopath. Bobby was a nice guy, but sort of an average Joe.

[@tomasgarzaflores3640]

Bobbie was an average Joe w/ a bad temper. But then again, w/ a brother like JR whose always one step ahead, how else is one to have the upper hand, if not w/ brute force.

[@ingleringlet-snipps3rd449]

Victoria Principal was drop dead gorgeous.

[@robincorprew9007]

So true but it was so good

[@ThatCodeBlue]

Oh, Bobby could fight when needed. He and Ray were the ultimate tag team.

[@johnnasiatka5636]

Yes Miss Ellie went against her beliefs in this, but let JR know it was not a great position he put her in. Jock didn't want Ellie to do this and later tried to sell the leases as he cared more about Miss Ellie than his company.

[@kailashpatel1706]

i love how history was never neglected in Dallas..

[@robertscott8344]

This show brings back history that will never be forgotten.

[@rocheanspencer9979]

I caught it then and caught it now the shade wen he offered her his pen..and she grabbed another one .love it

[@jllore1917]

One of the best shows and cast in television history.

[@fredricardo3272]

Miss Ellie loved the land.

[@OTownNews]

The last few moments should’ve played out like 1x04 - Miss Ellie just shaking her head disappointingly at JR as she walks out the door; Bobby looking at his big brother as if to say, “I hope you’re proud now;” JR not even trying to justify anything because he’s too guilty for what happened. Silence (and a damn good music score) speaks louder than any statement can.

[@kimberlywhitehead22]

Jock was a good husband......whatever Miss Ellie wanted, Miss Ellie got.

[@ToasterForLife]

Huh?? That makes him a good husband?

[@ellencarter2668]

​@ToasterForLife she was a good woman who always put her husband and children first. So yes that made him a good man for also putting her first. She looked out for her family's interests and he looked out for her interests. That's how healthy relationships are supposed to work.

[@kimberlywhitehead22]

Miss Ellie was a real live "G".........#shereallyhadthejuice

[@laminage]

She sure was. Remember how she reminded Sue Ellen that Nobody Was Taking Over While She Was Alive.

[@johndrake2729]

Miss Ellie sounds like she's reading a bedtime story.

[@laminage]

Ha! Ha! What about Bobby's Will. He could have given Nicholas Sparks a run for his Money on how to convey words.

[@jmnny85]

I love how Jock loved and respected Miss Ellie,when he said you still can change your mind,you can tell he meant it

[@itsmylife842]

Miss Ellie really saved J. R.'s ass in this case!!

[@billywall7752]

The family saving JR’s ass was a theme on Dallas. Lol

[@juliant123]

the ewings should have bought the cowboys instead of jerry jones, I can see jock kicking ass whenever the team loses

[@ritchietodd409]

And ever since Jimmy left in 1994, Cliff Barnes has been running that outfit.

[@phx4closureman]

3:26 *Bobby's pissed!!*

[@chrisvaughn6381]

Miss Ellie Was strong and right

[@KevinBrown-hk6wu]

This is what made the first run so successful it focused on the family dynamic

[@laminage]

Yes! My favorite scene were always when they were in The Living during The Cocktail Hour. Some Drama always took place but it wouldn't be Dallas if it didn't happen.

[@robertscott8344]

​@@laminage Jr made it happen didn't he without him no drama.

[@09rja]

I don't know about forgive....but she definitely never forgot....which is why she left the ranch to Bobby.

[@christophers.o622]

J.R. Mortgaging Southfork was very low and very cruel to do that to his parents. If he would have been another set parents son, he would have really go it from them-they would have disowned him, thrown him out for good.

[@robertscott8344]

Well someone had a own it once their both deceased Bobby couldn't run everything let alone a multimillion dollar oil corporation.

[@nhprman]

This is superb acting and storytelling.

[@jerryyounkin9525]

The competition was unbelievably tough, but "Dallas" is unarguably the "GREATEST" of all time!!

[@vernonnilesjr7910]

I missed jock he was the fuckin man didnt take no shit from anyone rest in paradise sir🙏😢

[@WWAHP]

Did anybody know that section 40 of Southfork was briefly owned by Willard "Digger" Barnes?

[@jasonraczkowski6001]

Yes !

[@TheAutisticCapricorn811]

Is that the only oil section drilling hole he owns?

[@tonyaharden5570]

Yes

[@scotterwin9445]

In the EARLY YEARS he drove through it after he sold it and went crazy because he could smell the oil underneath

[@jameskennedy4377]

I've always wondered how this episode was originally intended to end. BBG's last line was obviously dubbed in later and it doesn't appear she said it while they were actually filming the scene. It looks as if JR was about to say something but that the scene was edited to just show him standing there. Strange.

[@jameskennedy4377]

Yeah, they especially seem strange when mixed with these weird cuts at the end of an episode.

[@scvbtr2]

dubbing wasn't around then.

[@jameskennedy4377]

What??? Dubbing has been around almost as long as the "talkies."

[@jonchaney]

Ellie originally said, " I just farted, and all of you must stay and smell it to the end."

[@scvbtr2]

well maybe you're right.

[@nellyluscious]

They don't make women like Miss Ellie no more!!

[@catherinebyrd4103]

Boy i forgot how much a bastard JR was.Great acting Larry Hagman. Tony Nelson.

[@laminage]

Did you see how Miss Ellie took the Pen from The Desk Set and not from Vaughn's Hand. I also noticed the smirk that JR had before Miss Ellie signed. It was like saying "Momma comes to the rescue because he loves Southfork more than anything!"

[@paullee7467]

Larry Hagman could convey JRs thoughts without saying a word, just a slight change in his lips.

[@Scopper81]

That smirk almost makes me think JR schemed this into happening.

[@Steve-wf3vv]

Goof: @3:51 Jr’s arm is behind Ms.Ellie’s chair as she’s signing the paper. However, in the very next shot while she finishing signing, JR’s arm is down and he’s several inches away from the chair.

[@RADIUMGLASS]

Once that document was signed, JR breathed a sigh of relief. 4:09

[@ThunderAppeal]

He never should have pulled 10 mil out of the companys account without letting Bobby know first.

[@davidthomas7161]

Even with that being said Ewing oil still belong to Jock he has the last say

[@ThunderAppeal]

@@davidthomas7161 If Bobby is the person who is titled at the CEO of the company Jock has to inform Bobby especially if there is a board and investors or creditors. Otherwise Bobby could be held liable. Thats how corporations work.

[@robertscott8344]

​@@ThunderAppeal true but how Jr held so much power to sign a loan without jocks permission or Bobby's?

[@FreshAirRules]

Never ever get attached to anything. First rule in business. Attach yourself to people, never things. Things come and go.

[@nrkgalt]

It was a mistake to have structured their assets such that Souhthfork would be closely tied to Ewing Oil, and that the company president would have the authority to unilaterally mortgage the ranch. Usually, rich families will keep business and personal assets separate so as to protect the personal assets from any liability against the company.

[@scotterwin9445]

Jock fixed that real quick!! Southfork was on its own after that

[@stephenm6100]

bad gamble by JR. broke his mothers heart.

[@Godfather9814]

stephenm6100 i think if there weren’t any setbacks or if the deadline wasn’t so quick I think it would’ve been fine cause as I recall the Asian deal made them billions

[@Igneous773]

Storm you oughta try getting entire episodes of Dallas!

[@bloqk16]

Storm can't. Warner Home video will only allow 4 ~ 5 minute segments posted for copyright reasons. If Storm posts anything above 5 minutes, it will immediately get blocked by KZbin, citing Warner Home video as the copyright holders. I'm very familiar with this setup from experiences in my own YT channel.

[@laminage]

Do you realize that JR represented the last Era of Businessmen having Desk Blots and Pen Sets on his Desk.

[@LIONSMANIAC]

Those Asian-Oil wells did come in, before they pumped on Section 40. JR got Leyland and all the others back in spades when he sold them the wells 24 hours before a REVOLUTION!!!

[@robertscott8344]

Then what and why was jr's motive to put the land up for collateral if he had just made a deal with the wells?

[@johnfeeney72]

When Bobby burned The Red File, JR forged..Did it not say the Jock gave the rights for him to drill on South Fork??? When in essence Miss Ellie had the rights all along??? That was truly an interesting plot twist...

[@davidkidd2644]

If Jim Davis had lived ...?

[@laminage]

It was fraudulent as far as I know. JR would do "anything" to own Ewing Oil full and clear.

[@robertscott8344]

​@@davidkidd2644 who knows how Dallas would have turned out then Wonder what would have the writers done 👍.

[@maestroclassico5801]

Good ol' Vaughn Leland. I hadnt realized that he had previously played Paul Stoddard on the iconic SoAP DARK SHADOWS

[@jellebigge]

The last remark at J.R. was put in later. You can tell

[@gizzycatcat6468]

Great TV show, and it shows us that it is always the woman who has the power. Behind every great man, is a greater woman.

[@SeanRankin2]

A greater woman? Yeah right

[@mr.r1622]

NO European man will EVER treat his woman as an equal......he's TOO insecure to ever let that happen.

[@laminage]

I also realized this was one of Three Times that there was a Voiceover. At the end when Miss Ellie signed the Contract, then when Bobby bought Pam her own Car, then when Bobby bought Christopher home and did a monologue.

[@eggplant7274]

I think JR have that smirk cause he knew Ellie would save the ranch. he could then finish his deal as intended....he didn't care about the hurt it caused his mother.

[@scvbtr2]

he made this woman billions of cash. she never once said thanks to her son.

[@laminage]

Maybe so, but it's kind of hard to say Thanks when your Firstborn Son almost loses the home that you've known all of your life. If JR had just listened to Jock the way he was supposed to this wouldn't have happened.

[@paullee7467]

At 2:55 JR looks very satisfied, he's got his Asian fields & he now has permission to drill on Southfork.

[@derrickjackson6737]

At the end it pays off those Wells came in on time billions and billions of dollars the Ewing's was super rich!!!!!!!!

[@robertrodriguez787]

laminage Yea but he didn't instead he made them more money.

[@Ares99999]

"Mama, you can't break granddad's will, he wanted to preserve that land for ranching!" Yes, Bobby. I'm sure your grandpa would have chosen to preserve the land over saving your collective asses. Really, sometimes Bobby should just have shut up.

[@laminage]

I think to Bobby Wills are very sacred especially when he found out that a Bogus Will was in JR's "Secret Briefcase" that Julie Grey looked at as collateral. He felt that a promise was a promise, yet what he conveniently forgot was that Miss Ellie was so desperate to keep Southfork going, she turned to Jock for help and the rest is history.

[@SaxonC]

Ares99999 Bobby did have some boneheaded dialogue that really never made sense. The first episode of the series, Bobby told JR that "Valene had every right to be at southfork, including him". Really Bobby? Sometimes Bobby was a Buffoon! lol

[@laminage]

I think it was because she was Lucy's Mama and a part of him felt bad knowing how awful the Family was to her back in the day.

[@scvbtr2]

bobby was weak, just plain weak. J.R's daddy knew this also.

[@scvbtr2]

Valene was after only the money. JR knew this about her.

[@psychodelicrock12]

Miss Ellie should have told Vaughn Leland that she will definitely never forgive him for persuading JR to mortgage Southfork because he knew it was cold blooded.

[@robertscott8344]

I thought she didn't know is motive for mortgaging the Land and would Leland pursuade him?

[@DanielSmith-tn8un]

The best show I ever saw I wish I could see it again

[@Driingo]

Hahaha, 3:48 then his eyes glance as the papers he so desperatley needs to be signed

[@tomtagliente1464]

Friday nights in the 80s had the best 1 - 2 punch with DALLAS and FALCON CREST.

[@KAMALAISHERNAME]

And what's sad is that even AFTER coming so close to losing Southfork, both Elite & Jock STILL allowed JR to have power. He still made risky deals that could've cost EO. As much as I adore ellie & jock, they are part to blame. They continued to let JR mess up

[@scotterwin9445]

They had no choice. Jock couldn't handle the strain and Bobby wanted no part of the crooked dealings.

[@KAMALAISHERNAME]

@@scotterwin9445 As PARENTS, Jock & Ellie definitely had a choice. Had they nipped it in the bud FROM DAY ONE & not coddled JR, treating him as though he was the favorite & allowing his shenanigans to go on, neither they nor the ranch would've been put in the position it was in....MULTIPLE TIMES. Nice try tho.

[@PungiFungi]

@@KAMALAISHERNAME it is very interesting to see how JR turned out the way he did when he had a mother like Miss Ellie. You would thought he would've been more like Bobby or Gary. Maybe being first born and being his namesake also, Jock messed him up.

[@heddalee]

Sue Ellen's face is 100% "Why the fuck am I here?"

[@tammylewis2408]

Because her son John Ross' future rests with Miss Ellie.

[@BiggVirgo77]

Jock screwed the family by not leaving Ms Ellie to have all final decisions after he died that would have kept JR on a leash. Cliffs own mom fired him from Wentworth Ms. Ellee was powerless

[@robertscott8344]

But she detest Jocks will too gain power when he died from Jr and Bobby.

[@garygrant.5311]

Miss Ellie wow what a classy lady

[@kimberlywhitehead22]

I liked how he called his wife Miss Ellie.......She was his wife and EQUAL PARTNER

[@kailashpatel1706]

good point..

[@MAGGOT_VOMIT]

*Ok.........just as long as she doesn't forget how to make a SAMMICH again. Jock took Ellie to visit his first wife, Amanda in the Crazy-House, just to show her, that she's always just one step from being committed.*

[@justafanintexas7913]

Bullshit, she was the money in the family, not Jock.

[@TheJpep2424]

Bullshit.Jock was Ewing Oil.

[@drewburk6309]

@@MAGGOT_VOMIT We'd all be one step away from being committed if three or more generations of our family lived in the same house!

[@darreleddings5901]

2:53 The famous "I got away with it" smirk.

[@kennethwilliams7697]

Mrs Ellie was one heck of a woman! She was tough as nails and as soft as a marshmallow, she was indeed the anchor for her family.

[@didierlabossiere4726]

That’s love.....REAL love. I ❤️❤️ Miss Ellie!!!!

[@Thelivinglifeshow]

How are they always broke?

[@paulsnodgrass5150]

Miss Ellie's like, shut the fuck up Bobby.

[@RedForeman301]

Victoria Principal is absolutely stunning

[@winstonp.prescott3845]

when TV was good, and free..people had patience and could wait 7 days to be entertained......I would love to see a story about a Young Jock and Ms. Ellie, it would be a great TV shows..introduce Digger Barnes and that crew..man it would be great!

[@realazduffman]

Funny, in 2012 they had to search for the oil and gas reservation, they knew it all the time

[@CaptainSpalding72]

Not the same section.

[@derrickjackson6737]

Mrs Ellie was Pissed off with JR what he had did

[@Ares99999]

Miss Ellie was pretty much hot air. She always played the aggrieved party, but there were episodes that showed that she COULD control her sons when she wanted to. But she generally does nothing at all until something blows up in her face. And every single time, she talks a big game about how she would never let this happen again. Then she does. And again, rinse and repeat. She eventually lost credibility to me. Moral posturing is useless when its JUST posturing.

[@LBF522]

My thing with Ellie is that after Jock's death, they should have made her a Victoria Barkley type matriarch.

[@BPS-kl5sx]

good scene is when the Asian oil felids come in. J.R. rushes home to tell the good news. but is too late southfork already knows.

[@RedForeman301]

Good God does VP look so beautiful!

[@Zoomer30]

It seems to be a running gag when someone tries to hand someone a pen to sign a contract, they don't take it and grab one from the desk.

[@jmnny85]

I wonder if the moment with the pens was ad-libbed by BBG,written,or directed 🤔 Great moment either way

[@exbronco]

J.R. is so grounded.

[@heddalee]

This Jock is really Wes Parmalee in disguise.

[@3dartistguy]

why does Jock call his wife "Miss Ellie" when they're married?

[@jasonraczkowski6001]

It goes back to the early years, watch dallas the early years and it will make sense to you.

[@jasonraczkowski6001]

t goes back to the early years, watch dallas the early years and it will make sense to you.

[@jasonraczkowski6001]

t goes back to the early years, watch dallas the early years and it will make sense to you.

[@3dartistguy]

cant you just explain it?

[@laminage]

It was a term of affection and endearment. I also feel that it was his way of always having her know she will always be The Mistress Of The Mansion and nobody else.

[@reinholdkorner6473]

Miss Ellie ( Barbara Bel Geddes) the best 👍👍👍

[@philiphatfield5666]

Love that Dennis Patrick as Vaughn Leland.

[@hardren101]

We learn something new everyday......until this episode, i had no clue Mineral Rights were separate and apart from property ownership, i thought the two worked handinhand.

[@seanscott7070]

It depends on the state that the concern is located. Some states have differing surface rights, and what's below ( mineral rights). In Texas I the mineral right is dominant.

[@hardren101]

@@seanscott7070 When you reach a certain age ya should no a little about everything.....An area i was ttly unfamiliar. thank you!!!

[@DJJulienMichelHiroyukiTagawa]

This is real miss ellie

[@stevenbeaven1]

You'd think if they're all going to live under the same roof they'd have enough chairs for everyone!