Dallas (1978 TV series, season 4)
The fourth season of the television series Dallas aired on CBS during the 1980–81 TV season.
| Dallas | |
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| Season 4 | |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 23 |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | November 7, 1980 – May 1, 1981 |
| Season chronology | |
Cast
Starring
In alphabetical order:
- Barbara Bel Geddes as Miss Ellie Ewing (23 episodes)
- Jim Davis as Jock Ewing (21 episodes)
- Patrick Duffy as Bobby Ewing (23 episodes)
- Linda Gray as Sue Ellen Ewing (23 episodes)
- Larry Hagman as J.R. Ewing (23 episodes)
- Steve Kanaly as Ray Krebbs (23 episodes)
- Ken Kercheval as Cliff Barnes (23 episodes)
- Victoria Principal as Pamela Barnes Ewing (23 episodes)
- Charlene Tilton as Lucy Ewing Cooper (22 episodes)
Also starring
- Leigh McCloskey as Mitch Cooper (20 episodes)
- Susan Howard as Donna Culver Krebbs (19 episodes)
- Susan Flannery as Leslie Stewart (11 episodes)
- Mary Crosby as Kristin Shepard (7 episodes)
- Randolph Powell as Alan Beam (1 episode)
Special guest stars
- Monte Markham as Clint Ogden (9 episodes)
- William Smithers as Jeremy Wendell (8 episodes)
- Priscilla Pointer as Rebecca Barnes Wentworth (6 episodes)
- Anne Francis as Arliss Cooper (4 episodes)
- E.J. André as Eugene Bullock (2 episodes)
- Joanna Cassidy as Sally Bullock (2 episodes)
- Howard Keel as Clayton Farlow (2 episodes)
- John Lehne as Kyle Bennett (2 episodes)
- William Windom as Amos Krebbs (2 episodes)
Notable guest stars
Jared Martin returns as Steven "Dusty" Farlow, and long-running supporting actors Morgan Woodward (Punk Anderson), Tyler Banks (John Ross Ewing III), Audrey Landers (Afton Cooper), Deborah Tranelli (Phyllis Wapner) and Laurence Haddon (Franklin Horner) all appear for the first time. Additionally, William Windom appears in two episodes as Amos Krebbs who knows the truth about Ray's real father. Joel Fabiani (Alex Ward) appears in several episodes, but won't return for subsequent seasons, and Christopher Stone (Dave Stratton) appear in four episodes and will later return for season 8. Ted Shackelford and Joan Van Ark (Gary and Valene Ewing) cross over from Dallas spinoff Knots Landing for three and two episodes, respectively.
Crew
The season's episode writers include showrunner Leonard Katzman, the returning Arthur Bernard Lewis, Linda B. Elstad, Loraine Despres, and Rena Down, and as well as new additions Robert J. Shaw, Leah Markus, Howard Lakin, Louis Elias, and David Paulsen. Philip Capice continues to serve as sole executive producer, as Lee Rich, left the show after the previous season. Katzman serves as producer, and Cliff Fenneman as associate producer. Arthur Bernard Lewis continues as executive story editor, with Camille Marchetta, Rena Down, and Robert J. Shaw serving as story editors.
DVD release
Dallas season four was released by Warner Bros. Home Video, on a Region 1 DVD box set of four double-sided DVDs, on January 24, 2006. In addition to the 23 episodes, it also includes the cast reunion special Dallas Reunion: The Return to Southfork which originally aired on CBS on November 7, 2004.[1]
Knots Landing
The Dallas cast continued to make occasional appearance in spinoff series Knots Landing, which was on its second year: J.R. (Larry Hagman) appeared in A Family Matter (airing on January 22, 1981) and Designs (March 26, 1981); Bobby (Patrick Duffy) in The Loudest Word (February 19, 1981); and Kristin (Mary Crosby) in Kristin (December 18, 1980, her only Knots Landing appearance).
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original U.S. air date | Original U.K. air date | |
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| 55 | 1 | "No More Mister Nice Guy, Part I" | Leonard Katzman | Arthur Bernard Lewis | November 7, 1980 | November 9, 1980 | |
| A cleaning woman discovers J.R. sprawled across the floor of his office. He is rushed to the hospital, close to death. The Ewing family reassembles to wait for news of his fate and police search for clues and suspects in the shooting. The family hopes for J.R. to regain consciousness and be able to shed some light on the identity of his assailant. | |||||||
| 56 | 2 | "No More Mister Nice Guy, Part II" | Leonard Katzman | Arthur Bernard Lewis | November 9, 1980 | November 15, 1980 | |
| As J.R. undergoes his second operation, Bobby takes over Ewing Oil with Jock's blessing. Sue Ellen tries to combat the guilt that makes her believe she may have shot her husband in a drunken stupor. Alan Beam is brought back to Dallas by the police. Cliff is taken into custody when a fired gun is found in his apartment. Marilee Stone institutes a multi-million-dollar lawsuit against the Ewings. Lucy meets a poor medical student who resists her advances. | |||||||
| 57 | 3 | "Nightmare" | Irving J. Moore | Linda B. Elstad | November 14, 1980 | November 21, 1980 | |
| J.R. fights to overcome the helplessness of his paralysis. Jock finds the gun used to shoot J.R., and the evidence points to someone in the immediate family. Sue Ellen tries to deal with her continuing nightmares that indicate she is the one who shot her husband. J.R.'s power is felt throughout Dallas as Cliff is suspended from his job and Bobby is frustrated in his efforts to run Ewing Oil. Sue Ellen is arrested for J.R.'s shooting when her fingerprints are discovered on the gun Jock found. | |||||||
| 58 | 4 | "Who Done It" | Leonard Katzman | Loraine Despres | November 21, 1980 | November 22, 1980 | |
| 59 | 5 | "Taste of Success" | Leonard Katzman | Robert J. Shaw | November 28, 1980 | November 29, 1980 | |
| 60 | 6 | "The Venezuelan Connection" | Leonard Katzman | Leah Markus | December 5, 1980 | December 6, 1980 | |
| 61 | 7 | "The Fourth Son" | Irving J. Moore | Howard Lakin | December 12, 1980 | December 20, 1980 | |
| 62 | 8 | "Trouble at Ewing 23" | Leonard Katzman | Louis Elias | December 19, 1980 | December 25, 1980 | |
| 63 | 9 | "The Prodigal Mother" | Irving J. Moore | David Paulsen | January 2, 1981 | January 10, 1981 | |
| 64 | 10 | "Executive Wife" | Leonard Katzman | Rena Down | January 9, 1981 | January 17, 1981 | |
| 65 | 11 | "End of the Road, Part I" | Irving J. Moore | Leonard Katzman | January 16, 1981 | January 24, 1981 | |
| 66 | 12 | "End of the Road, Part II" | Irving J. Moore | Leonard Katzman | January 23, 1981 | January 31, 1981 | |
| 67 | 13 | "Making of a President" | Gunnar Hellström | Arthur Bernard Lewis | January 30, 1981 | February 7, 1981 | |
| 68 | 14 | "Start the Revolution With Me" | Larry Hagman | Rena Down | February 6, 1981 | February 14, 1981 | |
| 69 | 15 | "The Quest" | Gunnar Hellström | Robert J. Shaw | February 13, 1981 | February 21, 1981 | |
| 70 | 16 | "Lover, Come Back" | Irving J. Moore | Leonard Katzman | February 20, 1981 | February 28, 1981 | |
| 71 | 17 | "The New Mrs. Ewing" | Patrick Duffy | Linda B. Elstad | February 27, 1981 | March 7, 1981 | |
| 72 | 18 | "Mark of Cain" | Larry Hagman | Leah Markus | March 13, 1981 | March 21, 1981 | |
| 73 | 19 | "The Gathering Storm" | Michael Preece | Robert J. Shaw | March 27, 1981 | March 28, 1981 | |
| 74 | 20 | "Ewing vs. Ewing" | Irving J. Moore | Leah Markus | April 3, 1981 | April 11, 1981 | |
| 75 | 21 | "New Beginnings" | Irving J. Moore | Arthur Bernard Lewis | April 10, 1981 | April 18, 1981 | |
| 76 | 22 | "Full Circle" | Michael Preece | Arthur Bernard Lewis | April 17, 1981 | April 25, 1981 | |
| 77 | 23 | "Ewing-Gate" | Leonard Katzman | Leonard Katzman | May 1, 1981 | May 2, 1981 | |
References
- Lambert, David (October 18, 2005). "'Dallas' DVD news: Who Shot J.R.? Find Out When Dallas: Season 4 Arrives In January!". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
External links
- List of Dallas season 4 episodes at the Internet Movie Database
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