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Dallas (1978 TV series, season 1)
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes5
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseApril 2 –
April 30, 1978
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The television show Dallas originally aired as a five-episode miniseries starting on the first Sunday of April 1978. Though the show was never intended to continue beyond the initial five episodes, its popularity led to the creation of an additional twelve full seasons, ending after the thirteenth. In the ranks of prime-time dramas, this was one of the biggest. Dallas, the saga of the Ewing Family, began as a five part mini-series in 1978. Throughout its thirteen seasons, many actors passed.

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The television show Dallas originally aired as a five-episode miniseries starting on the first Sunday of April 1978. Though the show was never intended to continue beyond the initial five episodes, its popularity led to the creation of an additional thirteen full seasons, ending after the fourteenth.[1]

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Production[edit]

The original mini series was shot over six weeks during the winter of 1977, on location in Dallas, Texas. The Cloyce Box Ranch served as the first 'South Fork Ranch' exterior, and a Swiss Avenue building was used for the interior stage sets.[2]

Cast[edit]

Starring[edit]

In alphabetical order:

  • Barbara Bel Geddes as Miss Ellie Ewing (5 episodes)
  • Jim Davis as Jock Ewing (5 episodes)
  • Patrick Duffy as Bobby Ewing (5 episodes)
  • Larry Hagman as J.R. Ewing (5 episodes)
  • Victoria Principal as Pamela Barnes Ewing (5 episodes)
  • Charlene Tilton as Lucy Ewing (5 episodes)

Also starring[edit]

  • Linda Gray as Sue Ellen Ewing (5 episodes)
  • Steve Kanaly as Ray Krebbs (4 episodes)
  • Ken Kercheval as Cliff Barnes (3 episodes)

Special guest star[edit]

  • David Wayne as Willard 'Digger' Barnes (2 episodes)

Notable guest stars[edit]

The most notable among the first season's recurring guest stars were Tina Louise as J.R's secretary/mistress Julie Grey, Donna Bullock as the first of four actresses to portray Bobby's original secretary, Connie Brasher, and Jo McDonnell as Ray's girlfriend Maureen. Potplayer latest version for windows 10.

Major non-recurring guest stars included: Jeffrey Byron as Lucy's schoolmate, Roger Hurley, and Paul Tulley as their teacher Mr. Miller (episode 2); Norman Alden as Ewing family friend and US Senator William 'Wild Bill' Orloff (episode 3); Brian Dennehy and Cooper Huckabee as Luther Frick and Peyton Allen, who held the Ewing women hostage in an attempt to get revenge on J.R. and Ray (episode 4); and James Canning as Cliff's and Pam's cousin Jimmy Monahan, who was recast with Philip Levien for the season 2 premiere, and then never seen again (episode 5).

Crew[edit]

Series creator David Jacobs wrote the first and final episodes of the season and served as the executive script consultant (i.e. showrunner). He remained as the creative consultant until mid-way through the second season, when he left his day-to-day involvement with Dallas to create, and later serve as showrunner on spinoff series Knots Landing. The three other episodes were written by Virginia Aldridge, which was her only involvement with the show, Arthur Bernard Lewis, who remained on the show until the end and wrote the teleplay for the two reunion movies; and Camille Marchetta, who left during season four.

Lee Rich and Philip Capice served as executive producers. Rich stayed on the show until the season three finale, and Capicel left his duties at the end of the ninth season. Future showrunner Leonard Katzman's involvement with the first season was limited to being the producer, and Cliff Fenneman—who served as producer for the final three seasons of the show—was the associate producer. The directing duties of the season were shared by Robert Day and Irving J. Moore.

DVD release[edit]

The first and second seasons were released by Warner Home Video on a Region 1 DVD box set on August 24, 2004. It includes five double-sided DVDs. Alongside the 29 episodes of the first two seasons, it also features a SOAPNet’s Soap Talk Dallas reunion featurette, and three commentary tracks by actors Larry Hagman, Charlene Tilton, and series creator David Jacobs.[3]

Episodes[edit]

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal U.S. air dateOriginal U.K. air date
11'Digger's Daughter'Robert DayDavid JacobsApril 2, 1978September 5, 1978
22'The Lesson'Irving J. MooreVirginia AldrigeApril 9, 1978September 12, 1978
33'Spy in the House'Robert DayArthur Bernard LewisApril 16, 1978September 19, 1978
44'Winds of Vengeance'Irving J. MooreCamille MarchettaApril 23, 1978TBA
55'Barbecue'Robert DayDavid JacobsApril 30, 1978September 26, 1978

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Nielsen ratings[edit]

Episode #Episode titleAir date Weekly rank (Rating/Share)
1'Digger's Daughter'April 2, 1978#18 (21.5/37)
2'Lessons'April 9, 1978#50 (15.2/26.0)
3'Spy in the House'April 16, 1978#40 (N/A)
4'Winds of Vengeance'April 23, 1978#12 (21.1/35)
5'Barbeque'April 30, 1978#11 (21.8/39)

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References[edit]

Dallas Tv Series 1978 Full Episodes

  1. ^http://www.metacritic.com/tv/dallas
  2. ^Ultimate Dallas staff (July 15, 2008). 'A season-by-season look at 'Dallas''. Dallas Critic. Ultimate Dallas. p. 1. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
  3. ^Lambert, David (May 10, 2004). ''Dallas' DVD news: Video Business reports DVD date and content'. TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2013.

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External links[edit]

Dallas Full Episodes 1978

  • List of Dallas season 1 episodes at the Internet Movie Database
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