Dallas is an American prime time television soap opera created by David Jacobs. Leonard Katzman was the showrunner, and writer/director, of more episodes than any other person during the series' fourteen-season run (357 episodes). The series was produced by Lorimar.
Dallas is an American prime time television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1978, to May 3, 1991. The series revolves around an affluent and feuding Texas family, the Ewings, who own the independent oil company Ewing Oil and the cattle-ranching land of Southfork. The series originally focused on the marriage of Bobby Ewing and Pamela Barnes, whose families were sworn enemies of each other. 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.
Leonard Katzman was an American film and television producer, writer and director. He was most notable for being the showrunner of the CBS oil soap opera Dallas.
Sue Ellen Ewing is a fictional character and one of the female leads in the CBS primetime soap opera Dallas. Sue Ellen was portrayed by Linda Gray and appeared on the show since its pilot episode, first broadcast on April 2, 1978. Dallas followed the trials of the wealthy Ewing family in the city of Dallas, Texas, into which Sue Ellen married when she wed J.R. Ewing. Gray played Sue Ellen until the twelfth season of Dallas, when her character finally leaves Texas after beating J.R. at his own game in the 1989 episode "Reel Life". Gray returned for the 1991 series finale "Conundrum" and the subsequent Dallas telemovies. She reprised the role for the 2012 continuation series of Dallas, which ran until 2014.
Pamela Jean "Pam" Barnes Ewing is a fictional character from the CBS primetime soap opera Dallas. Pamela is portrayed by actress Victoria Principal, first appearing on the show in the first episode, entitled "Digger's Daughter", which was first broadcast on April 2, 1978. Dallas follows the trials of the wealthy Ewing family in the city of Dallas, Texas, which Pam has married into. Principal played Pam until the end of season 10 in 1987, when the character crashes her car into a truck carrying butane and propane and her body is severely burned. A year later, she was briefly played by actress Margaret Michaels in an attempt to write the character out. Pamela's storylines in season 1 focus on her relationship with her new husband, Bobby Ewing, and her fight against the considerable suspicion and hostility from within the Ewing family, due to Pamela being a member of the Barnes family. Pamela's love for Bobby remains a strong character trait throughout her tenure on the show, noted for its similarities to Romeo and Juliet, with two people from hostile families falling in love.
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The second season of the television series Dallas aired on CBS during the 1978–79 TV season.
The third season of the television series Dallas aired on CBS during the 1979–80 TV season.
The fourth season of the television series Dallas aired on CBS during the 1980–81 TV season.
The fifth season of the television series Dallas aired on CBS during the 1981–82 TV season.
The sixth season of the television series Dallas aired on CBS during the 1982–83 TV season.
The seventh season of the television series Dallas aired on CBS during the 1983–84 TV season.
The eighth season of the television series Dallas aired on CBS during the 1984–85 TV season.
The ninth season of the television series Dallas aired on CBS during the 1985–86 TV season. As the entire season was annulled as a dream of character Pamela Barnes Ewing in the season 10 premiere, it has since been referred to as the "Dream Year" or the "Dream Season".
The tenth season of the television series Dallas aired on CBS during the 1986–87 TV season.
The eleventh season of the television series Dallas aired on CBS during the 1987–88 TV season.
The television show Dallas originally aired as a five-episode miniseries starting on the first Sunday of April 1978. These five episodes were originally intended to be the show's pilot but by the time they aired, it was thought that no further episodes would be made. However, the popularity of the miniseries led to the creation of an additional thirteen full seasons, ending after the fourteenth.