Top Ten Tour-de-force Performances on "Knots Landing"

[@material___]

I remember Val in the mirror. Stunning performance.

[@josebro352]

I'm surprised the scene with Joshua and Lillimae on the roof wasn't mentioned. . "Don't call me Mama! I'm not your Mama!!! No more Mama you're not my son!!"

[@markburguron639]

Joan van ark deserved a Emmy Nomination for #1 what a performance! she was a very underrated actress

[@JLvatron]

I think she was possessed by 1 of the ghosts from the haunted house in Season 2!

[@willisapril]

I might be in the minority but The final scene with Abby driving up to the cul de sac was my favorite scene saying "just like old times" is my favorite

[@luvhart]

It was the most perfect way to end a beloved show

[@jhonwask]

I like the scene in the elevator where Abby is leaving the show for a while to go to Japan and she is humming Don't Worry, Be Happy.

[@josebro352]

The 'written and edited by Tony Diaz' shocked me at first. I'm so used to seeing Michael Filerman and David Jacobs. LOL

[@aidanflynn1577]

The BEST EVER performance was Constance McCashin’s goodbye video episode when Laura Avery-Sumner was dying of cancer. The show was never the same after they killed off her character.

[@devenalex324]

The Chip & Karen hospital bed scene should definitely be Top 3!

[@jac7124]

The Gary/Abby scene is amazing. You can just see the hurt in his eyes and then the fear in her eyes when she knows she has been busted! One scene that I really thought was good was when Val is checking Lilimae into the old folks home and at the same time Gary and Abby are getting married. That literally made me cry. No child wants to put their parent in a home and that would be devastating. The music they played for those scenes made it incredible too! Just some of the fights between Abby and Karen never get enough credit either! I know everyone is looking for depth all the time, but they were really fun! When Abby had her office in the city and Karen came barging in about Diana and they just went at it! Abby had to throw her out of the office and was so ticked!! Fun stuff!! hank you for posting this! :)

[@TimsDale4ever]

These are great selections and there are probably 1000's more. I don't think none of these compare to the scene when Gary, pretending to be dead to avoid some powerful group that was after him, was supposedly in the back of an ambulance at the ranch dead. Val, who had not been brought into the ruse entirely, drove to the ranch to see what was going on and just as she went to look inside the ambulence it drove away and she frantically went running after it with Mac chasing her down. The absolute breckdown she had while it drove away is mindblowing. It is/was here on KZbin somewhere. It always blew my mind the actresses on this powerful show NEVER took home emmy's for their extraordinary performances. ???????????????

[@Chris-lp2uf]

totally agree! that was when she was pregnant with garys babies and he didnt even know it-ben had left and gary and her had just began talking again-she sees him in the ambulance and mack tells her he is dead-she loses it! one of if not the best acting ive ever seen! and she had so many many others...she could act without saying a word-just by her face and actions...loved her on knots and she played val so very well...

[@a32tl]

I loved the Wolfbridge story line and particularly loved the story line with Abby on her last season on the show, the whole Murakame scheme where she tricked Karen and Gary out of their shares of Lotus Point. She was stunningly beautiful, especially during her last season. I have it all recorded somewhere on VHS.

[@bonniek5331]

lucky if you still have a VHS player lol , I am watching all the shows here on You tube someone recorded years ago. But Season 10 just ends eppy 20 and no more, I want to see more of Abby. It has Season 11, but that is after Abby is gone

[@a32tl]

@@bonniek5331 I still do have a VHS player hooked up to an older TV in a spare bedroom. Once in a blue moon, I'll drag out some old videos and "catch up" on some of Abby's finest moments.

[@tanekahairston5889]

Man I wanna cry watching this 😢😢 I wish they would put this show on dvd

[@supersoaps]

Me too TANEKA! Music right is an issue for it, but I wanna think that someday soon, they will need more stuff for streaming or whatever! Thanks for watching!

[@rolandbaldwin]

Number 1 is absolutely my favourite. Well chosen. Great list.

[@supersoaps]

Thanks for your feedback Roland! Keep tuned in, more videos in the works.

[@richardgarcia618]

I would have included the scene where Valene attacks Jill. "This is not poor Val! Poor Val! Poor Val! Because from now on it's going to be poor Jill and you're going to leave us alone!"

[@supersoaps]

I just re-watched that scene! It´s very powerful and will be in an upcoming video, thanks for the suggestion. Say strong! Toni from supersoaps.org

[@supersoaps]

Richard, you can watch that scene in my new video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYGnkJihr7ZqaMk Stay healthy! Toni from www.supersoaps.org

[@pennyfarthling2037]

I agree with your number one, it was fan static. Wow.

[@domshaheen7356]

“Are you gonna give me the keys?” Great list.

[@supersoaps]

Thanks a lot Dom!!

[@busyboy1969]

Great choices but one of the best scenes was Karen at Sid's grave where she takes off her wedding. There are also a lot of great scenes with Donna Mills and Tonya Crowe. The end of the drug story line is another powerful scene. So many scenes to choose from on this show.

[@supersoaps]

Totally agree Shane1969! You can find the other scenes here: kzbin.info/aero/PL5A_M5N99q2DAbi6lK2KyVUxRxkyQM-Aj It´s harder and harder to make lists and not repeat the choices but I´ll keep on trying. Thanks for watching!!

[@montrealkino]

Well.....Lisa Hartman is missing in this! She was superb in both of her roles...

[@bonniek5331]

I always hated how Laura left Greg to die alone. I know part of it was the show was getting ready of the actress. Still it is so sad. Then Greg walking alone so sad. The Oliva drug storyline was great. Abby takes her door down, was great scene.

[@luvhart]

I gotta say, that scene in Season 4 where Valene yells at a self pitying Gary in the police station to get his act together was awesome. JVA at her best

[@Chris-lp2uf]

she had so so many outstanding performances!

[@michael65]

Definitely would've included The Fishers saying goodbye in The Christening...

[@supersoaps]

michael65, we really think along. That scene was in my pre-selection, but after re-watching it, I noticed that a) It was too long for this kind of Top 10, and b) There hardly was any dialogue. Since I´m planning a Top 10 of Best Knots Scenes without Dialogues, I thought I´d better save it for that one. Please keep watching and making suggestions!

[@Yesitisbrett]

Of the night time soaps Knots Landing and Falcon Crest we my favorites

[@gpmcd1044]

Why can I not find Knots Landing anywhere anymore. They don’t rerun it on TV, they only offer the first 2 or 3 seasons on DVD, it’s not streaming on any of the Roku channels (that I can find). All the other soaps are showing. Knots was just as popular as Dallas, and more popular than most of the others that were out at that time period, and Knots just seems like it was swept under the rug. Why? Does anyone know?

[@jhonwask]

I've been saying that for 20 years. You can find online the entire show from someone's VHS collection. I have it on DVD, most of which don't work, and on a USB stick, which I haven't watched the entire run yet. Not too bad quality and the commercials are usually edited out.

[@Mister_Listener]

Oh, I had forgotten about Apolune!

[@johndoyle2429]

There a great in Knots landing where Donna Mills says don't call cookie to a man.

[@supersoaps]

You are right, she says that to Paul Galveston. You can find it in the 40 great quotes video. Happy new year. Toni

[@jmnny85]

I agree with the number 1 choice,she should have won an Emmy for that storyline,her acting was brilliant!

[@supersoaps]

Agree jmnny85! Though I think they really gave up on stories for Val after the babynapping plot (aside from the Jill cliffhanger). It always was "poor Val" for this or that, and Val becoming more and more Joan Van Ark. Which was not bad...though unrealistic.

[@jmnny85]

@@supersoaps You've done a great job with these videos 👏👍 love the info you add, I watched Dallas,KL, Dynasty,some Falcon Crest,but my Num 1 fav was the Great KL Dallas was a close second The dream season made it unwatchable after that for me. I agree Lynn Marie Latham writing for Val was horrible,Joan Van Ark commented that her character was treated like a joke, getting her married to that abusive Danny Waleska was horrific character development. What did you mean about the Val becoming more JVA?

[@supersoaps]

@@jmnny85 I mean her wacky hairdos, dropping the accent, becoming more diva-ish, so to say, even due to a brain virus, it was painful to watch. Could you really think in hindsight that Val the waitress would become the glamorous writer seen in Back to the Cul-de-sac? I do love character development, but in Knots they did it wonderfully with Gary, Karen, Mack, Paige, or Laura, but it was hit-and-miss with Val IMHO. What do you think jmnny85?

[@jmnny85]

@@supersoaps I agree that they took her in the wrong direction

[@davidleroy8359]

@@supersoaps , you can blame Latham and Lechowick for all of that. I'm not sure they even liked JVA. Joan is a great actress and can't be blamed for crappy story development and writing. She was under contract and I think had given up pretty much.

[@montrealkino]

I miss the great Lisa Hartman on that list ... and I miss Knots Landing - period

[@supersoaps]

More Knots scenes coming soon, with Lisa in some of them, montrealkino! Thanks for watching! Toni from supersoaps.org

[@swankhood]

All 14 seasons are streaming now on Amazon Prime ❤

[@s1234pro]

I will always remember the scene where Mac talks about NEVER hitting or spanking a child. So strong.

[@gwp5066]

I loved the Val's baby storyline, but why didn't she hire a good lawyer and sue the doctor and the hospital?

[@petercehily2687]

#1 is my absolute favorite for the entire series. Would have loved to seen one surrounding Sid’s death in the top 10 or one of Lisa Hartman’s many great performances in the honorable mentions

[@supersoaps]

Peter, I put those two in my newest video, you can watch it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYGnkJihr7ZqaMk There are a couple of scenes from "Aftermath" and two more from "Celebration". Enjoy them and stay healthy. Toni from www.supersoaps.org

[@EWollberg]

I wish you'd incorporate Karen's Pollyanna speach & Mack's monologue to Jason at the car ("Tell me to take you some place else, kid")

[@supersoaps]

They are in the Top Quotes List: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5KWlYynaKd4osU

[@ginogennaroalonso1067]

Laura the best of konts landing for ever. Thanks supersoaps from chile thanks. 2019 now

[@supersoaps]

I also love her, she´s so underrated! Loved her eyerolls to Richard and Greg, lol!

[@ginogennaroalonso1067]

@Sebastian Sutton she is loved platonic for ever in my life 2019 now.

[@zt1053]

It makes no sense how this show lasted longer than Falcon Crest and Dynasty

[@pjesf]

MMMMM that Kenny

[@tammymorris5475]

Omg wasn't gary a hunk? My favorite character was Gary me and my mom's favorite character was gary

[@sschimel]

Anyone know where I can stream the entire run of the show?

[@supersoaps]

Sanford, Warner is planning to remaster the whole show for DVDs and Blu-Ray, and stream it within a couple of years. "Dallas" is already set for 2023. Toni

[@sschimel]

@@supersoaps YAY! I just saw Donna MIlls in Jordon Peele's new movie, Nope. Small part but she's always good.

[@damianlatimer5753]

why was Gary crying?

[@supersoaps]

His little brother had just "died"...for awhile.

[@fwdthinker]

He sure didn't carry on like that when J.R. died. But that was some awesome acting.

[@royalwedding777]

His little brother Bobby Ewing had just died. The realization of that just hit Gary. Dallas: it was a dream. Knots: Bobby stayed dead.

[@WillMeganFan]

Too bad the scene with Gary in tears was all part of Pam's dream because that was some piece of acting by Ted Shackelford. Shame to think that the situation never really 'happened'.

[@davidleroy8359]

@@supersoaps , I LOVE the "for awhile" !!

[@idiosyncraticparadise1655]

I could never stand Gary. He could betray and be in affairs the moment he’s betrayed he’s an awful mess!!! amazing acting tho

[@supersoaps]

Agree Comic Man! I recently rewatched the scene when he finds out that Jill cheated on him, and Gary plays the offended husband, when he did the same thing to all his wives or partners, including Jill (with Val). Writers like those from Knots can do that and turn the characters into complex human beings, instead of well-dressed walking clichés. Shackelford was a great underrated actor, and he managed to make Gary believable and most times likeable. Thanks for watching! Toni from supersoaps.org

[@michael65]

@@supersoaps Uh huh. Every time I watch that scene where he hurls the vitriol at Jill for the affair, I think back to how he left Val for Abby, slept with Ciji, fell back into bed with Val, and.....

[@TheAngiehubbard]

Some really great choices. I was shocked but happy to see my Richard and agreed 💯% on your #1 pick.

[@supersoaps]

Thanks Dimitri for your kind message! Richard ruled! He had a lot of interesting scenes in only 4 years, and I wanted him to be present in the list since he was such a great actor and character.

[@mauricioperezdehita8747]

🥰

[@supersoaps]

@@mauricioperezdehita8747 Gracitas

[@geraldhighsmith7710]

Donna mills was the best 💙😎

[@pennyfarthling2037]

Mack McKenzie was the worst actor ever, in my opinion.

[@supersoaps]

Penny, I think Kevin Dobson was a very good actor, but he obviously wasn´t directed by anyone and could make his character very annoying, which was unbearable if he argued with Ms. Pollyanna aka Karen, also annoying. With good scenes and dialogues Dobson could be great. Thanks for watching and stay strong! Toni from supersoaps.org

[@michael65]

I have to agree. Dobson's idea of great acting (it seemed) was to yell a lot. It didn't help any what a massive hypocrite Mack was. I'll never forget how he lied and lied and lied and lied to Karen about that Wolfbridge thing and then had the gall to throw a tantrum when she threw him out. And he calls Greg a jerk? Hmmmm....

[@patriciascully2293]

KEVIN DOBSON WAS TERRIFIC ❤️❤️❤️

[@mellie8778]

I disagree. He did some great acting as Mack. One of my favorites was when Karen was coming off of pills and Mac finally broke down about what he had been dealing with.

[@WolfModig]

Val's Babies The rooftop scenes with Cathy and Joshua

[@CaptainSpalding72]

So many great moments for Van Ark to have won! The babies, going insane and running off... the Jill Bennet stuff.... bam.... Shameful this fine cast was ignored.

[@CaptainSpalding72]

THIS show was always underrated and basically ignored. Why didnt Emmy make friends? No real slouches, NOT from the main cast. Never liked Kevin Dobson myself, but he did an acceptable job.