KNOTS LANDING: Season 14 (1992-93) Clip (The Final Scene/Abby Cunningham Returns)

[@01Mary02]

Anyone else get a slight chill up their spine when Abby says "Just like old times, isn't it?" with a smile?

[@robertscott8344]

That extra version of the soundtrack they give the audience for that last introduction they gave her was stunning it felt just like old times the vibe I got back from old memories from the show.❤❤ Miss knots number one leading Lady.

[@lloydj74]

I love the way Abby's eyes sparkle when she says, "It's like old times, isn't it?"

[@willisapril]

The episode was titled "Just Like Old Times"

[@radrobd123]

@@willisapril In the Knots Landing Reunion, the original script was title "Sayonara".

[@Blacqlove]

I really miss this show😢😢😢. They don’t make shows like this anymore 😔😔😔

[@robertscott8344]

And Gary eyes the way they sparked back was very sensational and the old times what it brought back.

[@luvhart]

I love how in this one last scene, the writers were saying to the fans who kept it on air for 14 years, ‘this one is for you’.

[@MrCraigblaze]

I Love the look on Karen's face too.. XD

[@DaveJordanReports]

It was the best ending of any show I've ever watched! Abby ending up back on the cul-de-sac was perfection.

[@michaelschwab9806]

I love how "Val" hurried over to Gary and grabbed onto his arm,as if to say.. don't you think you'll ever take Gary away from me twice..when Abby got out of the car..good for Val,as she then ushers Gary away from Abby and they both walk back to their house!

[@19aries19]

Tearing up watching again in 2024 😢 best show ever

[@madfranmanr5751]

I feel exactly the same way. 30 years ago, well 29.5…

[@citar8482]

Yes. I’m still watching Knots Landing on Primetime Soaps. I love it.

[@janhermanjoling950]

This is how a series ended with respect for the viewers, in total 33 millions viewers as NIELSEN SAID! Goodbye KNOTS LANDING thanks for the 14 years!

[@TheEwing69]

DALLAS’ 1991 finale didn’t have that many viewers. The dream explanation permanently drove millions away.

[@Brad81980]

Whomever wrote the final scene was pure GENIUS. Greatest ending a show ever made, hands down.

[@rocheanspencer9979]

What was the ending i forgot

[@marvinnewbill6470]

Your so right Brad

[@ItalyRelocationExpert]

Absolutely - a totally amazing ending!

[@Brad81980]

damien65 You can just tell that the writers really took time to think out the final scene and it worked. Nowadays IF shows get a final scene, it just isn’t thought through as it was back then.

[@ItalyRelocationExpert]

@@Brad81980 as you said correctly, it was pure genius with Abby coming back and Donna Mills played it so well. Knots Landing today would not even have made it past the first season. I'd like to see a reboot, but one done very carefully, as I think it still has life left in it.

[@CeramicDalmatian]

Mack just shaking his head and walking away is honestly my favorite part of this scene.

[@chrisgreen8878]

This was a wonderful show. I was so sad it ended. I wish they would do a reboot. Donna Mills was absolutely stunning. In fact she still is today and what a lovely lady she is in real life. Thank you for upload this.

[@jenniferwellman5311]

Even today, it’s hard to believe that woman is 80 years old. She doesn’t look 80 years old.

[@MarkSinacori]

There are very few years left for a great reboot “continuation”. All new families there and a mix of younger generation continuity would not do well. We lost Kevin Dobson last year. It could be explained that Mack passed away if they did a reboot. Even if Ted and William pass it could be the women as leads. But the time is NOW to. The show could bow out after a season if it gets low ratings, or go on for at least a few, before Michele, Donna, Joan and Ted either pass or are too old to do one. The latest would be I’ll guess circa 2025. That’s 4 years away. All the cast will be 80 and older then. Who knows if they will all be around? I doubt William Devane will be up for it by then. He’ll be around 85...

[@lavb5474]

The thing is you have to have watched the whole series to understand and appreciate the significance of this scene the writing the writers TOTAL appreciation of the series

[@robertscott8344]

Right this scene triggered back throughout the whole entire series just using this one last final hello before the production made it's final blow for the audience.❤

[@garyrobertson6778]

Wow, this was half my life ago. Time sure flies. Never missed KL on Thursday nights. Great show.

[@jbro8934]

Agreed. Magnum P.I., Simon & Simon, and Knots Landing. Thursday nights were the greatest!!! Sure miss the 80s

[@1JACK5ON]

Gary looked like he saw a ghost when Abby stepped out that Lexus 😆. This show could not have ended any better

[@MrMusicMan1973]

Best finale to a TV series ever. That final scene just rocked.

[@donnasmith311]

Best night time soap… KNOTS❤️❤️ Amazing series!! That sax is EVERYTHING 🎷!!

[@johnflynn9619]

I Love Donna Mills & the whole cast. My Favorite Cast - Ever. Kevin Dobson. RIP

[@marvinnewbill6470]

Hands down Probably the best night time drama ever. Dallas is very close. But Knot's was just different. Miss the Landing

[@Christian_Ada1]

Knots Landing the classiest and longest running nighttime soap ever!! And this is coming from a Dynasty fan!! Awesome ending

[@TheEwing69]

Huge Dallas fan here, but overall Knots was probably the best nighttime soap of that era.

[@Christian_Ada1]

@@TheEwing69hear hear

[@SaxonC]

It was great how they ended with the last scene in front of Val and Gary’s house with Karen. The show opened in front of Val’s house and Karen was greeting her new neighbors.

[@otisroseboro5613]

My mom's loved this show she watched it from the time it first came on in 1979 till the last episode in 1993 she never missed an espiode & I bought seasons 1 & 2 on DVD as mother's day gifts

[@johnothy]

One of the best final scenes of a show ever!

[@willisapril]

I always liked The Cheers last episode as well as Who's the Boss

[@MrCraigblaze]

@@willisapril Cheers .. Just went off just one week later..In May 1993.. XD

[@michael852252]

That moment at 1:42 where Donna Mills pushes her hair back as you can tell she is taking a noticeable step forward and the music in the background makes that note. Perfection.

[@lindasingleton50]

Loved knots. Really miss it. Wish I could go back in time. It was one of the best soaps ever. Acting amazing played by fantastic actors best story lines and so real. Miss you Knots.

[@vietpir]

OMG this was from the original broadcast on CBS. And OMG this what I was looking for after all these years.

[@eugenesmith5173]

Good scene and, in typical fashion for the show, Donna Mills OWNED it.

[@willisapril]

I remember thinking at the time that it sucked how Donna Mills returned for the final episode and the only older cast members she interacts with are Greg and Paige and then here it happened in the final minute. Short but sweet !

[@antoniovasallo2537]

Love the Knots Landing tune played as Abby arrives. 😉

[@derekmathews1818]

Gary and Macks looks were hilarious! But Abby is a very attractive woman so there you go.

[@TheEwing69]

Still makes me sad all these years later to watch this, it was the end of 14 great years of a great show. FANTASTIC ending !!! ❤

[@michaelleary9233]

Yeah, I just block out the 97 reunuion movie cause of Kate having Gary's daughter.

[@jbro8934]

This is a strange thing to say but back in 2011 I used to live in an apartment complex on a dead end culdesac and everyone else in the building had their fair share of problems and drama but we we're all pretty close. We used to joke that it was like Knots Landing. Well, we've all since moved on and sadly never kept in touch and every so often I watch this scene and think of them.

[@1233-h1]

Yeah. That are times and themes in life like that. I remember "the old neighborhoods", the dramas, the different people and their problems(mine too) Many times I wonder what happened to some of those folks. With the internet I've been able to locate many of them-some dead, some alive, a few even close by where I live now. But I don't contact them for the reason below. The former places and times can't be replicated so the memories suffice. I loved this show too although it should NEVER be rebooted. It is a one of a kind classic that can't be replicated. Now why didn't someone understand that about Hawaii Five o or Little Women etc.?

[@jbro8934]

@@1233-h1 I agree. I hope they never reboot this like they did with Dallas. Knots Landing should be left in the 80s where it belongs.

[@willisapril]

RIP Mack

[@willisapril]

RIP Mack

[@MarkSinacori]

@@jbro8934 yes, a reboot would have been good up until 2019. With Mack gone it’s gonna show he’s not there. Plus everyone is 80 or older or around that. I would hate to see new residents there or some kids there from the originals. We need the originals there to help the ratings.

[@jaynehaught9715]

Oh how I miss Knots Landing one of the very best shows of all time....❤️❤️❤️🥂

[@brianalejandro5746]

One of the greatest shows on TV! Met Michelle Lee and she was just great!

[@davidnorman4786]

I love that Val is good-natured about Abby returning. It tells us that she is finally secure in her relationship with Gary (yeah, she walks him away, but its sort of all in fun). Also, remember that when Sid died, Val was the one comforting Abby. There is such a long relationship there and Val is probably not that irritated that Abby is back. Shes happy (as we are) that we are, for all intent and purposes, starting over at the beginning(ish).

[@mthivier]

Yes.....perhaps Abby, Val and Karen actually all became best friends after the cameras stopped rolling.......Naaah......hahaha

[@davidnorman4786]

@@mthivier Probably not BFFs. But the hate is probably gone.

[@robertscott8344]

But old habits die hard Val still didn't trust Abby with that slightly hello she gave her.

[@alanwisdom7777]

This is amazing because Miss Donna Mills still look almost the same at almost 80 👌😎

[@nedraanatar]

A great ending to a great show. It was the best ending. A show I miss greatly.

[@stevemoore9509]

I remember when I saw this the first time I could not believe Abby appeared at the end of the show also I like how Karen hug Val and they remember when they first moved there.Thanks a lot for posting.

[@seand2711]

Such an absolutely brilliant way to end this series, unlike the godawful series finale of Dallas. Knots really went out with style.

[@WillMeganFan]

30 years ago tonight 😢

[@anthonysosio]

Best series ever, never missed an episode

[@otisroseboro5613]

A great ending on one of the best night time soaps of all time

[@joniames7639]

Every Thursday night after Knots Landing ended my sister would call and we'd talk about the episode. Sometimes screaming about the season finale cliffhangers! I miss it so much!

[@daviddaniel387]

The look on everyone's faces priceless lol

[@nicoleackerman205]

They are like no not Abby. The tv movie is hilliarous she has to move in with Mack and Karen.

[@adua78]

Donna could say it all with her eyes.

[@brettwalters-n4u]

...and we all imagined what happened next as life went on in that "Cul-De-Sac"/ This show has a special place in my heart and always will, the end of an era.

[@katyvarco2259]

Best show ever classic

[@donbiggoos]

Absolutely one of the finest of many so-called "final scenes from a series finale." Most notably about 90 plus percent better than that crazy series finale of Dallas and its final scene ... what a disappointment. This was by far the better show.

[@jmjfanss]

and certainly better than most of the b.s. of today.

[@donbiggoos]

I'm with you 100% on this one. Have never seen one better than this final scene.

[@willisapril]

@@donbiggoos Jane Wyman on Falcon Crest was another great final scene

[@WillMeganFan]

Totally agree 👍🏼

[@moneyjames7530]

At least Dallas film has better ending

[@Brad81980]

I was just watching episode1. Did anyone notice the similar “Car” that pulls up (newlyweds) is identical to what Karen drives up in next door? Wow. The thought put into it just amazes me still in 2023. Will be 30 years in 3 months. Wow.

[@patriciapiekarski8375]

Liked knots landing. Watched it every Thursday night. Miss it being on tv. It was great show.

[@realnumber_9]

How could you not cry after this!!!!

[@jmjfanss]

Cheers and Knots landing.

[@rickbreitenbecher124]

From the moment Abby drives up the cul-de-sac until the end of the scene, Karen is rendered speechless - for once. But her "what the actual F*** is going on" expressions say it all :)

[@willisapril]

They should have also had Richard Avery drive up buying the Williams house which was his and Laura's before that. Then Don Murray (Sid) drives up revealing he never died in surgery and the Feds put him wittness protection but Roy and Frank (the crooks) died and he is free.

[@robertscott8344]

​@@willisaprillame these the main stars what gave the ratings what they did.

[@indianahoosier6367]

I wish they would reboot Knots Landing.

[@DeepScreenAnalysis]

The greatest finale to a show in television history. Period!

[@lexkanyima2195]

Not

[@dsurrey-6559]

Donna Mills is stunning.

[@kimlehman8179]

Abby has the last word and Karen has the last scene as she is speechless. Great ending.

[@henryflowers9996]

The Greatest television show of all time, and a very appropriate ending.

[@madfranmanr5751]

When you look back at all the... Sid's passing, the twins, Wolfsbridge, St. Clair, Peter's death, Lotus Point, Meracomi... The ending is so simple and wonderful. 29 years ago, I watched this episode for the first time as was really sad. I watch it today and think the ending was genius!

[@RC-vv6nr]

Abbey was gorgeous, those eyes...great ending to a great long running series ...

[@markjohnson4371]

The first time ever that Karen Fairgate MacKenzie is speechless

[@jbro8934]

The newlyweds have no idea what they're in for.

[@nicoleackerman205]

There going to says what did we do buying this house this neighborhood is wack.

[@willisapril]

Rather than those Newlyweds move in they should have had Richard Avery pull up and say he bought the house back before Abby pulls up. Would have been great with them and Val all back in the cul de sac to end the show.

[@jbro4400]

@@willisapril Yes!! That would've been great. Either him or Kenny and Ginger. Also rest in peace Kevin Dobson! So sad. He'll always be Mack!!!

[@cgnlb]

That was a perfect series ending !!!!

[@MrCraigblaze]

The ONLY soap opera to go out on high note.. XD

[@MrCraigblaze]

@Gilson Serafim Okay . Thank you .xd

[@poussinhamzah4013]

Wow! What an end to this great series!!

[@052970]

We were the original "this is us." It's true...

[@DeepScreenAnalysis]

Please!!! It's so far above "This Is Trash".

[@a.b.sproductionsllc]

052970 No comparison.

[@CHEFDALLION]

I Love this its a great final episode everyone is back home.

[@denisealleyne6313]

This and Falcons Crest was my mother's SHOW!!!🙂

[@dimitridebastogne1512]

Gosh, I loved that show, very much...

[@captaincoral1745]

Gary clearly hasnt learned his lesson about Abby from this scene lol!

[@jbro4400]

Rest In Peace Kevin Dobson I loved you as Mack

[@josephsorce7656]

There a so many fans of the show WAITING for the release of the whole series on DVD when will that be. It was such a great show. Waiting for it. I'm sure others feel the same. ☹️

[@willisapril]

all 14 seasons of Dallas are streaming for free on IMDB for free and I heard Knots Landing will be coming soon

[@traceyrobinson1438]

OH man..the simple days when all a young mother wanted was to get the kids in bed, bubble bath and Knots Landing! Loved it🥰

[@nicoleackerman205]

Oh those poor people they are going to be what kind of neighborhood did we move into.

[@timgordon3039]

It's ironic that don Murray who is 14 years older than the late Kevin Dobson has ended up outliving him. Rip Keven and hang on there don..two such talented men

[@DaveJordanReports]

We are all Mack! 😂😂😂😂😂

[@mikehueter3982]

Makes me sad every time I see...

[@ljrockstar69]

Mike Hueter me too, when that new couple moved in the house next to Karen, I remember Richard and Laura, and the Williams, Frank, Pat and Julie 😭...too bad they couldn't get Kenny and Ginger to visit in that last episode.

[@willisapril]

But we got a Knots Landing reunion mini series 4 years later and 20 years later got to see Gary and Val on the new Dallas

[@robertrodriquez4047]

I hear ya! KL was a big part of my like..atleast every Thursday for all those years..hated to see it end. the last show was tastefully done. I will never forget knot's landing!

[@The1djdave]

a monumental show & cast that will live with us all forever..........

[@ginogennaroalonso1067]

For ever knots landing.......2020

[@seventiesgirl6449]

When it came to prime time bad girls, no one beat Abby.

[@davidkidd2644]

28 years ago today.

[@willisapril]

After Abby came back they should had Sid Fairgate drive up and explain. He never died and was in witness protection for 12 years. Roy and Frank have passed away and Sid is free. Karen now having 2 husbands faints.

[@jmjfanss]

that would be an interesting ending.

[@FaytLinegod]

It's a wonder the rest of the show isn't on DVD.

[@geraldhighsmith7710]

I miss knots 💛😁

[@Erik-vw8fc]

I loved her greeting to Karen.....lmao. Her tone....

[@rosemarysimms6149]

l would like to watch all this again where would l find it

[@MKD825]

Abby in her gold Lexus, so perfect, so of the time. 😍

[@willisapril]

I thought it was a Nissan

[@moonraker30]

I want the whole episode 😔

[@ARKPRODUC]

Knots Landing CBS Thursday Nights @10pm eastern time 1 hour drama 1979-1993 fourteen seasons 344 episodes Karen Mack Val Gary Abby Paige Anne Greg Kate Claudia Jill Laura

[@ljrockstar69]

The last season was all over the place and pretty much rushed and fewer episodes than previous seasons. Glad they brought back Abby though.

[@MrCraigblaze]

And all the cast wanted to donate their paycheck to a good cause just to keep expenses down to help with the cost for season 14....XD

[@paulbarnhart210]

I wish they do a reboot . God I miss this show

[@willisapril]

cast is too old now plus Mack just died. RIP

[@jbro8934]

I wonder if the real people who actually live there ever watch this.

[@Inyourlap]

You can see that Donna Mills shots were not filmed on the same day as those of the rest of the cast: Karen, Mack, Val and Gary were on the set on the same day and filmed their scene then Abby’s shots and reactions were edited in. Donna Mills didn’t have many scenes in the final 2 episodes although it was revealed she was behind the big plot of season 14 with Nick and the one with Paige and Greg. It works well anyway.

[@robertscott8344]

You make it sound like it was a stunt person who filled in?

[@Inyourlap]

@@robertscott8344 I don’t know how they filmed it but it’s a common technique when actors are not available on the same day to film a scene. In this final scene, you never see Donna Mills in the same frame as the other actors. Shot/reverse shot is a film technique where one character is shown looking at another character (often off-screen), and then the other character is shown looking back at the first character (a reverse shot or countershot). Since the characters are shown facing in opposite directions, the viewer assumes that they are looking at each other.

[@robertscott8344]

@@Inyourlap yes it's common knowledge I know actors sometimes doesn't appear on the same day of the recording before it's broadcast on television it's like Abby talking but it's no give and take too her conversation as her last introduction on the final scene

[@smancez]

'Almost time for dinner, wash up ' says Karen, but Mac hasn't even got the bbq going yet and the charcoal takes an hour to burn before you use them to cook your food, so Karen is a tad premature in her request.

[@MrCraigblaze]

MY GOD..!!..XD Thanks for the upload..!!..XD

[@johnderham2829]

Why can't they release this series I have Dallas dynasty Colby's

[@markjohnson4371]

Val is thinking "no way, not again Ab"

[@willisapril]

In reality Karen wouldn't have waived she would have said "What The hell are you doing here Abby"

[@radrobd123]

Karen was always polite. And Abby was family. She was her kids' aunt and gave Diana a kidney

[@willisapril]

@@radrobd123 Karen and Abby did have their occasional moments but in general they hated each other.

[@radrobd123]

@@willisapril Karen didn't hate Abby. She was a Pollyanna. Maybe generally disliked her, but didn't hate her.

[@eugenesmith5173]

@@radrobd123 Karen was not always polite. Most of the time, she was loud and overbearing. This is one of the few scenes from the show where she ever managed to keep her mouth shut without spouting off her righteous opinion about something.

[@AndyBluebear-fi9om]

Karen rocking the mom jeans.

[@dewaynehairston6286]

I love this...everybody's thinking...oh no, it's gonna start again...🙄😉

[@carmenadams575]

Damn. Gary looks like he wants to take Abby right there on the spot. He couldn’t even play it cool with his wife standing right there. Poor Val. The show may have been ending but it looks like their marital woes were still in full swing.

[@travisgrant2152]

Karen suddenly seems intimidated by Abby. Abby says nothing when Val welcome her home, and 4 years later in Back To The Culdesac theres no sight or mention of them newly weds.

[@jbro8934]

Travis Grant Thank you!!! I thought I was the only one who found it strange that they never mentioned the newlyweds at all in Back to the Cul-de-sac.

[@willisapril]

Have to assume they didn't associate or interact with neighbors

[@justafanintexas7913]

Maybe, just maybe, the newlyweds moved by then?

[@richardgarcia618]

There were 8 homes in the cul de sac. In 14 years did we ever see all eight families? No we didn't. So I never thought about the newly weds who didn't have a name or any real lines in that last scene.

[@radrobd123]

@@richardgarcia618 Actually, I've been to the cul-de-sac in real life. There's only 6 houses in the cul-de-sac, but the show only focused on 5 of them. The 6th one was at the end of the cul-de-sac.

[@travisgrant2152]

So whos house did the newly weds buy? Was it Annes old one? And wasnt Claudias house already Abbys at one point? Help me make sense of whos house was whos please? Thanks! Abby loooked DAMN FINE in this scene!

[@donbiggoos]

The new couple bought the former home of Richard & Laura (Avery) next door to the Mackenzie house.

[@donbiggoos]

Yes Abby lived between the Avery's (Richard & Laura) and the Ward's (Kenny & Ginger). Later the house was occupied by Claudia Whitaker and occupied temporarily by Anne Matheson, Mack's old flame.

[@jbro8934]

Don Goosman so then which house did the Williams' live in? Frank and Pat?

[@seand2711]

@@jbro8934 Frank and Pat lived in Laura's old house.

[@radrobd123]

@@donbiggoos No, Anne rented out Laura's house when Laura married Sumner and moved to his ranch

[@tmarshalltravers2308]

Donna mills looked like a million bucks.