DALLAS - Who Shot J.R Documentary

[@BunyanaRed1958]

Larry Hagman was one the best TV Actors there has ever been. He made the role of JR his own. He could never be replaced in that show. God bless him.

[@bufnyfan1]

In the summer of 1980 Lorimar Productions (that produced Dallas) actually auditioned other actors to take over from Mr. Hagman (including Robert Conrad) as they didn't want to submit to his contract demands. However, when did a survey of audiences they realized that if Mr. Hagman was replaced Dallas would likely collapse so they gave in to him

[@joanie3452]

No one tops Larry Hagman can you imagine him in Succession as Logan Roy he would be phenomenal.

[@xdra31]

This was in the days before mobile phones and hundreds of tv channels. So wish life was like that again.

[@1927su]

Agreed! We all flew home from work & got set to watch Dallas, forget about going out!

[@rosemarylopez8493]

@@1927su i still went out right after. I would put my makeup and my aqua net hairspray n will go out on dates or with my girlfriend. I had my hair like the ladies on the show. Big. 😆 I only wished i still have lots if hair like back then.

[@beccamarie9782]

I believe we only had 5 channels then. I miss those days. Best time of my life!

[@xdra31]

@@beccamarie9782 Just 3 in the UK when Dallas first aired in 1978, BBC1, BBC2 and ITV.

[@petrucrianga6780]

O, yeah!!!!😢😢😢😢😢

[@christopherkraft1327]

Greatest cliffhanger ever!!! The shot heard around the world!! 👍😁

[@moemcgovern7345]

The night before my Wedding.

[@moemcgovern7345]

Bobby was So handsome!

[@maureenmcgovern6119]

This was on the night before my Wedding. We had the rehearsal dinner at out new apartment. Our apartment was 2,floors, so we had the T V, taken upstairs; and we all watched Who Shot J. R. Which is what our rehearsal dinner turned into The Who Shot J R Party. I thought it was Quite humors; and definitely unique. Thanks J R, you became part of my Wedding.

[@kristinazubic9669]

That's awesome!

[@maureenmcgovern6119]

It certainly made my Wedding more fun, than it actually was.

[@michaelle8384]

That was great idea

[@1927su]

I had two friends with the last name of Ewing. When they traveled to Europe for business, when airport personnel saw their name, they thought they were related to the show! It really was a world wide phenomenon

[@treatmefavourably9825]

haha

[@pamzollman3791]

I was pregnant with my son in 1980 when JR was shot. I had this shirt that had I shot JR on it. I knew it was Kristen. And I was right.

[@rolandgiacontiere1370]

I miss Dallas ! One of my favorite all time series ! Incredible actors and actress !!

[@johanbrand8601]

100% agreed

[@meganwoods6692]

@@johanbrand8601 gig

[@kungfumind.]

It's on hulu. I'm on season 4. Hope you get to watch it as well

[@dermotspollen]

Great show loved Larry and patrick

[@rosemarylopez8493]

@@kungfumind. thanks for the headsup

[@SOCORROSILVA-in7px]

Both Jim Davis and Larry Hagman portrayed their roles very much as Jock Ewing and JR Ewing respectivefully. Rest In Peace Mr Jim Davis and Larry Hagman. The both of you will be missed but never forgotten by your DALLAS fans forever. Please enjoy this day to its max. ©® April 20, 2021 @ 9:35 am ©®

[@joanie3452]

They really did the casting in Dallas in the early days was spot on.

[@t.twotimes2749]

Fridays at 8pm watching Dallas with my Mama. A core memory.

[@joanie3452]

Wednesday 8pm in England.

[@Nand8891]

Me, too!

[@otisroseboro5613]

David Jacobs,Thank You For Dallas & Knots Landing, Best Shows Of All Time,In My Opinion

[@SOCORROSILVA-in7px]

I remember seeing every single episode of "DALLAS" when I was much younger and boy did I enjoy watching it very much. If I had to go out and have dinner every Friday night, I would make sure that I would connect the VCR to the tv so that the next day I could see it again. Please do paste only positive comments over here. ©® April 20, 2021 @ 9:45 am ©®

[@avindraramnarine9532]

Dallas was and still is the only tv show that had the whole world on the edge, with " Who shot J.R. Ewing.

[@Roscoe.P.Coldchain]

Wow here in England I remember the year the whole country was obsessed with who shot jr, the tee shirts I shot jr were huge, I was only a kid but never missed an episode me my sister and my mum watched them all, such happy times..❤❤

[@mlk27743]

Even the Queen Mother was reportedly questioning the cast when they were in the UK for promotional tour & asked 'Who shot J.R.'

[@xdra31]

JR was the best villain ever and Larry Hagman was such a brilliant actor portraying him, as were all the other main characters. Dallas was the highlight of the week.

[@teddyjam8134]

The "who shot J.R." storyline is all people were talking about throughout the summer.

[@rickpowers3677]

Biggest cliff hanger of all time. I was 7 years old. I myself didn't see it but I remember my parents, their friends, aunts ,uncles, and my grandparents all talking about it. And if I didn't know better I would've thought they were talking about someone they all knew personally.

[@Michael-xc2qr]

Even in Trinidad i always heard my mother and aunts were talking about this part of the series. Who shot JR???😁😁😁

[@kungfumind.]

I must of been 5 years old and I remember my older cousins talking about it. They were probably 16 to 20 at the time. I'm watching it on hulu since I was too young at the time. Great show

[@mananimal3644]

Teddy, I agree with you on the phenomenon of”Who Shot JR” in the summer of 1980. We even debated it in my Boy Scout troop. Remember that summer also had another cultural earthquake. “Luke, I’m your father.” Total mind meltdowns for entertainment fans. I was 11 at the time. What a great summer.

[@teddyjam8134]

@@mananimal3644 👍

[@johntaylor6345]

Larry Hagman Brilliant actor. He was so watchable. Sadly missed. JR was a superb character.

[@maureenmcgovern6119]

We had such fun with this cliff Hanger. It both fun and amazing!

[@mananimal3644]

Linda Grey is still so beautiful. What a lady!

[@johnbeechy]

5:30 // Patrick Duffy is 110 % right about how Larry H got screwed by the (academy and for his work on Dallas). neither properly recognized Larry's work or recognized him upon his passing... Larry did more than just bring ratings in an era of bigger cash for actors and getting to keep their jobs (unlike during the 70s') // thanks for the upload.. stay safe during the pandemic

[@deby5983]

Agree!

[@billhosko7723]

'stay safe during th pandemic'... good grief u virtue signalers...

[@johnbeechy]

@@billhosko7723 Didu not use the "e" on the, due to the Hoax not being 4 every One? LOL Hey IS (muslims sect) 4 Horses, and I had not a THING (movie (actually three movies) to do with the "letting in the damned 'Weapon of mass death". My suggestion was meant to the Interns that handle the uploading not to them that supported gwbush in 2000/04, nor to them non readers of the White Founder's words of Article 1 S 8 P1 of the Constitution. with over 1 million dead, mostly GOPers, there is Liberty for them formerly enslaved souls (if they ever had a soul). so be well if u Must, and take in that Hoax as if it was not a real threat to the way of life u clearly never cared about in duh first pace. //. try not to take any decision personally, for being emotional (like some whoa-ken type) clouds judgment. //have fun with your own personal Purge the purpose of the Purge was to get Justice for the 600,000+ dead from the gwbush lies of no wmds in the middle of the desert. so many americans sent their own dumb kids into a wet dream of the texan's. / U have bee witness to the best Purge since Moses went Exodus 32:27 upon the sinning Hebrews./ myop Exodus 32:27 was a bad idea, but none of the GOPers denounce moses for his mass murdering methods (to maintain control over his sheep). Do u read my signaling now?

[@lindamerchant123]

Why Larry hagman never got a Emmy or any of the cast of Dallas I don't understand their performances were great

[@johnbeechy]

@@lindamerchant123 jealousy perhaps? take care be well God Bless

[@carlblumenstock338]

Everybody was wearing I shot JR t-shirts that summer.

[@kristinazubic9669]

One made its way into a UK tv show!

[@bufnyfan1]

Will never forget the summer of 1980 and the buildup to the revealing of "Who Shot J.R.". Larry Hagman's timing for a new contract was also up and CBS/Lorimar was actually considering replacing him because of his demands for a huge salary increase and profit-sharing. They tested other actors for the role and came to the conclusion that the show would essentially collapse if he left so they agreed to his demands. Mr. Hagman and his wife were also in the UK on holiday that summer and the British were also enthralled by Dallas. A tabloid magazine offered Mr. Hagman ~$100k to reveal the shooter. Mr. Hagman simply didn't know as the writers/producers had taped several different endings with different culprits shooting J.R. so that no one knew which person it was

[@bunyavissuthisorn5909]

I think Mr.Hagman knew just a camera man standing in front of him. Mr. Leonard Katzman were a real shooters. ...........

[@redd605]

Which made it worst was the strike in USA which delayed it a bit but I remember all my family excited , and the BBC voice over , saying something like this is what the whole world has been waiting for or something like that . and I was screaming yes yes and the Dallas title humming the titles .it was so electric , l can't describe that feeling ,of watching Dallas at that time when small ,it was like the Coe Vs ovett period , it was this crazyness .

[@jimanderson5883]

I remember a story about Lillian Carter, mother of then President Carter, asking the show producers for the answer to who shot JR because she was afraid she would die before the new season started. Not sure if the story is true, but that was the international hype then long before the Internet and social media.

[@jayb1964]

Hagman was a real nice person in real life!

[@OrangeTabbyCat]

I live in Germany, was a teenger back then. For the whole time between seasons I wore that big button saying “Who shot JR”. Even strangers came up to me chatting about Dallas. So funny!

[@otisroseboro5613]

Linda Gray & Charlene Tiltlon,Are So Beautiful Gorgeous Ladies ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@jasonpdsi]

Jeez. Now that I look at him, I had no idea that Larry Hagman was this gosh darned handsome. RIP Larry

[@jdtractorman7445]

I thought it was J.R.'s baby that Kristin was going to have. Then in the storyline she had a miscarriage and lost J.R.'s baby then got pregnant by Jeff Faraday. So the child that became Christopher was Kristin and Jeff's child Bobby and Pam adopted. The who shot J.R. storyline was bigger than life back then, especially with only 4 tv channels in my area to watch.

[@bonghunezhou5051]

"...only 4 tv channels..."; a Hollywood strike; no precedent, at least not in nighttime; no social media - a perfect storm for THE cliffhanger, to which all future ones are measured against (e.g. Knots Landing; ST: The Next Generation).

[@dela81dela81]

I'm not sure if I love Larry more as the handsome, funny Major Anthony Nelson or the Strong and Dashing JR Ewing

[@Papabear2719]

I just turned 24, and discovered Dallas from a co worker around two years ago, and I’ve loved the show ever since, I hate I wasn’t around to enjoy it when it came out

[@luziferlindemannvonstrombe6495]

my ultimate favorite show in the history of EVER !!!!!!!!!

[@NicoleBest]

I arrived in Toronto in 1981. Could not speak hardly any English. All I could hear was conversation about who shot JR. I said. Who the is JR? They all looked at me like who is this girl...Well, J.R from Dallas, they said!! Oh boy, did I ever get the whole story and I tell you I heard arguments about who got the story right or wrong. I just sat there in awe watching all those people telling their own version of the story of who shot J.R. I had no clue but I sure witness the impact the story did have on some people. Then, I got hooked myself. LOL. oh well...

[@sbgoldma]

What an incredible show👍👍 I remember the excitement of finding out did it !!!!

[@ladyrainier1384]

I'm from Czech republic, Europe...It was really popular in my country. And IT Is my popular show ever 😊❤

[@mtabler3768]

When I was a teen, I had a badge saying 'I shot J.R.' Everyone watched it here in Portugal. The series are running again now, original version,in the "Memory Channel'. Great fun.

[@ChrisBrown-pu8sm]

I don't typically write like this but Dallas caused such a success CBS should've been glad.

[@Truthseeker1515]

In France, we had to wait until autumn 1982, we were 2 seasons behind the US. I still recall the end of Season 3 cliff-hanger episode before that long summer....

[@simonsimon8572]

Awesome show

[@keithfaulk1354]

My parents farmed for a living so I felt like I had a lot in common with the tv series Dallas even tho we unfortunately didn’t have oil !! lol. Anyway I loved all the actors and the show!! Especially JR !! lol

[@StalkerPripyat86]

I'm just watching from the 1st season. In our ex USSR country television started Dallas in 1997.From the 8th season, then 9th and after this 12th. We missed the best part : "Who shot J.R?".

[@juliewatson4314]

I’m gonna watch it again from the beginning of season one. I can’t wait!!

[@ShaneC27]

My Mum was in hospital giving birth to me in November 1980 in Ireland, one of the nurses heard from her sister in America that it was Kristen 😂😂

[@shanet5604]

And you didn’t get named JR ??

[@kerrib1000]

I was like 11 years old! I watch Dallas now on dvd like I did with my mom 40 years ago!!

[@revtrask7796]

This show was the best of all time

[@LBF522]

I knew nothing about cliffhangers at the time so when JR was shot, I thought it was the end of the series.

[@jamesburrows6226]

To me Larry Hagman will always be Tony Nelson from I dream of Jeanie.

[@phillip1516]

Imagine had the internet been around. I remember this as a kid

[@moemcgovern7345]

My Wedding was the day after. I'll never forget!

[@moemcgovern7345]

My rehearsal dinner turned out to be a "Who Shot J R Party".... I thought it was hysterical!

[@harperstacey9604]

@@moemcgovern7345 you been married over 40 years. From Ms. Harper Stacey.

[@simonsimon8572]

They should have made Lucy and Pam Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders

[@nfspbarrister5681]

Eh? Everybody got that coffee mug with the writing "I shot JR/that SOB!" back in the 80s and 90s. Even in my wee south east asian country 😂😂😂

[@maureenmcgovern6119]

We just Loved Dallas.

[@rosawillis8977]

Why can't bring Dallas to regular T. V. From beginning to end. That will be so exciting for viewers.

[@georgeferrier9461]

They should continue Dallas with John Ross Ewing the Third and Christopher Ewing! They both carry on their fathers legacy well. I liked they way they were portrayed in the new Dallas series. And Bobby and Sue Ellen could bridge the gap. Ray and Lucy could help to. Also some surprise managing actions from Gary could prove to be interesting!

[@Fantomas4616]

dont forget Rays child with Donna (she left), or Cally with Jr.s child and even J.R.s first son James Beaumont with Vanessa Beaumont. - I was dissapointed when James didn't show up (or after) at the J.R.'s funeral

[@ShortStuffMegs21]

They did. TNT did a reboot a couple years ago.

[@harperstacey9604]

@@ShortStuffMegs21 the reboot wasn't the same. From Ms. Harper Stacey.

[@GoldFinger34]

@@harperstacey9604I wasn’t impressed with the reboot casting. Casting in ‘78 was done so well, it’s was near perfect! Fast forward to 2012, I think they were looking more for glam. John Ross and Christopher Ewing just weren’t believable to me in the 2012 reboot. The guy from Chicago Fire, Severide, looks like he could have been JR and Sue Ellen’s son.

[@stephenr3910]

We were at a friend's house and my sister was watching it with her friend in another room. They came in running in saying, "J.R. was shot!" My natural response was, of course, "Who shot him?" I might have actually been the first one to say that.

[@otisroseboro5613]

This Is On Special Features On ,Dallas Season 3 ,On DVD

[@michaelle8384]

They don’t make them like that no more

[@andrewharnett453]

That is fantastic and beautiful to see them

[@moemcgovern7345]

We waited all week to watch Dallas.

[@otisroseboro5613]

Rip To A Great Producer & Director Learnard Katzman, Still Miss You

[@reinholdkorner6473]

Miss Ellie ( Barbara Bel Geddes) the best ever on Dallas 😍❤

[@joanie3452]

Incredible summer of who shot JR in England.

[@DerekWitt]

If anyone remembers Westar that was shown frequently during Dallas' original series run, Westar Energy was an actual power company that served northeast Kansas (KC area) until just a few years ago. I also have seen Ewing trucks sometimes up and down I-35. Turns out Ewing Oil is a real company based out of Dallas (coincidence?).

[@bmasters1981]

So Dallas is a serial about oil that involves an apparently real company? Interesting.

[@DerekWitt]

@@bmasters1981 westar used to be my electricity provider. I think Ewing does kerosene or something like that.

[@DerekWitt]

I wonder what provided the inspiration for Dallas itself.

[@bmasters1981]

@@DerekWitt Looked it up, and as I understand it, it's petroleum.

[@Hugo_Tate]

Wasn’t alive for this. Born in 90. Yes the year 90. But man this dudes on screen wife, that actress is quite a looker.

[@willsummers1245]

I remember bumper stickers saying who shot J R lol

[@otisroseboro5613]

Rip To A Great Actor Larry Hangman, Still Miss You

[@moemcgovern7345]

The cast was an ensemble.

[@jhutch67]

HOW did Larry Hagman NEVER WIN an EMMY??? That's got to be almost criminal!!

[@LBF522]

I do wish the show had showed us how it was when JR started at Ewing Oil.

[@otisroseboro5613]

I Have The Entire Complete Series On DVD, Classics

[@kristijones5446]

I drove my parents nuts during Friday night dinner telling them we had to get home in time to watch Dallas! 😂🤪

[@michaelwisenbaker457]

One of the best ever

[@ianmarkey9434]

. I was a child when it was on, I believe a baby born when Dallas was born. I don't remember exactly when Dallas first aired. But I was a Nov 1978 baby. One thing that disappointed me with the show watching the re runs. Sadly Jim Davis died after season 4 or 5. In season 10 the had an opportunity to bring back the character of Jock Ewng. The story line was perfect, I was saddened to hear a bunch of the fans were dead sent a

[@jacksonmarshallkramer5087]

Sue Ellen still looks amazing. Such a honey.

[@otisroseboro5613]

Fact's

[@otisroseboro5613]

Dallas,The Greatest Show Of All Time

[@stu8992]

JR was the man!

[@lindamerchant123]

That big tall black recliner chair of his jr's iconic it was to J.R. what fonzie's leather coat was to him

[@otisroseboro5613]

80s Nighttime Soaps Are The Best 👍💯

[@RobertJohnson-mn3br]

Great show first 8 seasons were outstanding. Season 9 was dreadful. Season 10 was a vast improvement, but clearly there were some instances in which Dallas “Jumped the shark” for the rest of its run.

[@mws755]

Larry Hagman was awesome on that show lol

[@RetroRuss]

J.R. was Mr. Burns mixed with Tony Soprano. One of the greatest TV villains of all time.

[@newmobile1455]

they don't make TV like they use to now I don't know what TV is anymore

[@TheEwing69]

It always makes me laugh when the cast say they didn’t know. When they aired The Who shot JR revelation, that aired in November 1980, they were filming scenes that would air in February 1981.

[@trevorn9381]

They didn't know. Every member of the cast was filmed firing the pistol and they didn't know which clip would be used.

[@TheEwing69]

@@trevorn9381 yes. When they filmed those scenes of them pulling the trigger. That didn’t last long though, as they filmed the episode of Kristen being the shooter well before the season premiere aired, in November 1980. By the time it aired, they were filming episodes that would air in early 1981.

[@faustuskrauss6457]

Sue Ellen was my favorite character

[@andrewcremer8892]

The clue was in the last episode of season 3

[@moemcgovern7345]

I always Loved Dallas!

[@SuperKENNETHWAYNE]

I wish Hollywood would make an motion picture for the big screen 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@Fantomas4616]

uhm... like a remake or continuing from the last TNT episode with the original Cast. There was once a plan to make a movie remake with John Travolta as J.R.

[@kiefferz5556]

House divided and who dunnit my favorites

[@SYNCERE-z9z]

ALSO AT THE HOSPITAL JOCK SAID THAT JR WAS SHOT 3 TIMES WHEN KRISTIN SHOT HIM TWICE

[@roshanmewlal6964]

No JR...no DALLAS

[@cr3062]

J.R. the narcissistic psychopath...excellent job!

[@LBF522]

More like lovable rogue.

[@richardeller9246]

We were in high school at the time when the Who Shot J.R.? storyline came about. We were all speculating who did it.I was the one who guessed the right culprit.

[@justrelax1539]

A lot of older folks I know thought that JR plotted the scheme HIMSELF and tried to frame his wife 🤣🤣🤣🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️

[@dianascrimger284]

We thought it was pam ewings brother cliff barnes or sue ellen

[@otisroseboro5613]

The Famous Dallas Cliffhangers,Are The Best 👍💯 Ever

[@rickpowers3677]

Biggest cliff hanger of all time. People wrote songs about it. Goofy songs but they were still songs.

[@treatmefavourably9825]

There was one in the Netherlands.

[@debbieburns3848]

They forgot to mention larry renegotiated his contract at that time..if they refused JR would have died

[@johnholstein8613]

Then in the reboot who shot JR .... was JR (he had some one shoot him) health reasons but he in JR fashion set up cliff

[@TheCdecisneros]

They showed JR shooting JR.

[@kiefferz5556]

Kristen regular angel of mercy

[@michaelhayes1340]

👍 JR Ewing

[@karenmorris1400]

I guessed right that it was Kristen.

[@bunyavissuthisorn5909]

... Who is smarter than J.R.? ... Lorimar Production. .........

[@yehmiyah]

SUPER ++++++++++++

[@markwolfshohl6562]

Kristin shot JR? Great, thanks for ruining the ending for me,😎