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Dallas 1978 - 1991

type: TVSeries

language: English

seasons: 14

episodes: 357

genre: drama

director: Alexander Singer

Score: 6 / 10

Dallas was an American prime time soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1978, to May 3, 1991. The series revolved around an affluent and feuding Texas family, the Ewings, who owned the independent oil company Ewing Oil and the cattle-ranching land of Southfork. The series originally focused on the marriage of Bobby Ewing and Pam Ewing, whose families were sworn enemies. As the series progressed, Bobby's elder brother, oil tycoon J. R. Ewing, became the show's breakout character, whose schemes and dirty business became the show's trademark. When the show ended on May 3, 1991, J. R. was the only character to have appeared in every episode.

Plot

Dallas debuted on April 2, 1978, as a five-part miniseries on CBS. Although the miniseries was created as the series' pilot, by the time it was aired, neither the producers nor the network were hopeful that it would continue beyond these five episodes and had no plans for expansion. It was shown in a late Sunday night time-slot, known for low ratings. However, the miniseries proved popular enough to be turned into a regular series and broadcast for 13 full seasons from September 23, 1978, to May 3, 1991. The five pilot episodes, originally considered a miniseries, are now referred to as season 1, making fourteen seasons in total.

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author	David Jacobs David Paulsen Jonathan Hales
contentLocation	Dallas
director	Alexander Singer Bruce Bilson David Paulsen Don McDougall Ernest Pintoff Jerry Jameson Larry Hagman Lawrence Dobkin Leslie H. Martinson Linda Gray Michael Preece Patrick Duffy Paul Stanley Ray Danton Robert Day Russ Mayberry Steve Kanaly Victor French Vincent McEveety
events	dysfunctional family
genre	drama
keywords	a house divided alcoholism apparent suicide beauty queen bobby bobby ewing business deal cliff cliff barnes dallas texas david ackroyd david wayne dinah shore eleanor miss ellie southworth engage ewing family ewing oil extramarital affair female corpse gary gary ewing hatred house fire illegitimate son inherit j.r. j. r. ewing jock ewing john ross jock ewing keenan wynn land lucy lucy ewing married miniseries miss ellie ewing miss texas newlywed pam ewing pamela persecute pilot power struggle ranch foreman rat ray krebbs shock sleep southfork southfork ranch sue ellen ewing sue ellen shepard swimming pool television pilot the ewing top 10 tv guide valene clements valene ewing who shot j.r.? wildcatter willard "digger" barnes world war ii
musicBy	Jerrold Immel
publisher	CBS