Dallas (1978 TV series, season 7)
The seventh season of the television series Dallas aired on CBS during the 1983–84 TV season.
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Country of origin | United States |
No. of episodes | 30 |
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Original network | CBS |
Original release | September 30, 1983 – May 18, 1984 |
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Cast
Starring
In alphabetical order:
- Barbara Bel Geddes as Miss Ellie Ewing (19 episodes)
- Patrick Duffy as Bobby Ewing (30 episodes)
- Linda Gray as Sue Ellen Ewing (30 episodes)
- Larry Hagman as J.R. Ewing (30 episodes)
- Susan Howard as Donna Culver Krebbs (28 episodes)
- Steve Kanaly as Ray Krebbs (28 episodes)
- Ken Kercheval as Cliff Barnes (30 episodes)
- Victoria Principal as Pamela Barnes Ewing (30 episodes)
- Charlene Tilton as Lucy Ewing Cooper (29 episodes)
Also Starring
- Morgan Brittany as Katherine Wentworth (29 episodes)
- John Beck as Mark Graison (26 episodes)
- Audrey Landers as Afton Cooper (25 episodes)
- Priscilla Beaulieu Presley as Jenna Wade (24 episodes) moved from Guest Star status in the ending credits up to Also Starring status
- Howard Keel as Clayton Farlow (22 episodes)
- Timothy Patrick Murphy as Mickey Trotter (6 episodes)
Special Guest Star
- Christopher Atkins as Peter Richards (27 episodes)
- Barry Corbin as Sheriff Fenton Washburn (1 episode)
Notable guest stars
Omri Katz joins the supporting cast as the second actor to play John Ross Ewing III, and Alexis Smith (Lady Jessica Montford), Glenn Corbett (Paul Morgan), Barry Jenner (Dr. Jerry Kenderson), Martin E. Brooks (Edgar Randolph), Daniel Pilon (Naldo Marchetta), Bill Morey (Leo Wakefield), Shalane McCall (Charlie Wade), Pat Colbert (Oil Baron's Club hostess Dora Mae), Marina Rice (Pam's maid Angela), and Tony Garcia (the longest serving actor to portray Southfork servant Raoul) are also added.
Crew
The number of writers employed on this season is dramatically decreased from previously, with only three active writers throughout the season: showrunner Leonard Katzman, and longtime Dallas writers Arthur Bernard Lewis and David Paulsen.
The production team remains the same for the third consecutive year: Philip Capice serves as executive producer, Katzman as producer, Cliff Fenneman as associate producer, and writer Arthur Bernard Lewis as supervising producer. Additionally, writer David Paulsen continues as story editor.
DVD release
Dallas' season seven was released by Warner Bros. Home Video, on a Region 1 DVD box set of five double-sided DVDs, on July 31, 2007. In addition to the 30 episodes, it also includes the featurette "The Music of Dallas".[1]
Episodes
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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132 | 1 | "The Road Back" | Nick Havinga | Arthur Bernard Lewis | September 30, 1983 (US) October 25, 1983 (UK) |
133 | 2 | "The Long Goodbye" | Leonard Katzman | Leonard Katzman | October 7, 1983 (US) November 1, 1983 (UK) |
134 | 3 | "The Letter" | Nick Havinga | David Paulsen | October 14, 1983 (US) November 8, 1983 (UK) |
135 | 4 | "My Brother's Keeper" | Leonard Katzman | Arthur Bernard Lewis | October 21, 1983 (US) November 15, 1983 (UK) |
136 | 5 | "The Quality of Mercy" | Nick Havinga | Leonard Katzman | October 28, 1983 (US) November 22, 1983 (UK) |
137 | 6 | "Check and Mate" | Leonard Katzman | David Paulsen | November 4, 1983 (US) November 29, 1983 (UK) |
138 | 7 | "Ray's Trial" | Michael Preece | Arthur Bernard Lewis | November 11, 1983 (US) December 6, 1983 (UK) |
139 | 8 | "The Oil Barons' Ball" | Leonard Katzman | Leonard Katzman | November 18, 1983 (US) December 13, 1983 (UK) |
140 | 9 | "Morning After" | Michael Preece | David Paulsen | November 25, 1983 (US) December 20, 1983 (UK) |
141 | 10 | "The Buck Stops Here" | Leonard Katzman | Arthur Bernard Lewis | December 2, 1983 (US) December 27, 1983 (UK) |
142 | 11 | "To Catch a Sly" | Michael Preece | David Paulsen | December 9, 1983 (US) January 3, 1984 (UK) |
143 | 12 | "Barbecue Four" | Leonard Katzman | Arthur Bernard Lewis | December 16, 1983 (US) January 10, 1984 (UK) |
144 | 13 | "Past Imperfect" | Larry Hagman | David Paulsen | December 23, 1983 (US) January 17, 1984 (UK) |
145 | 14 | "Peter's Principles" | Patrick Duffy | Arthur Bernard Lewis | January 6, 1984 (US) January 24, 1984 (UK) |
146 | 15 | "Offshore Crude" | Ray Danton | David Paulsen | January 13, 1984 (US) January 31, 1984 (UK) |
147 | 16 | "Some Do... Some Don't" | Larry Hagman | Leonard Katzman | January 20, 1984 (US) February 7, 1984 (UK) |
148 | 17 | "Eye of the Beholder" | Leonard Katzman | Leonard Katzman | January 27, 1984 (US) February 21, 1984 (UK) |
149 | 18 | "Twelve Mile Limit" | Patrick Duffy | David Paulsen | February 3, 1984 (US) February 28, 1984 (UK) |
150 | 19 | "Where Is Poppa?" | William F. Claxton | Arthur Bernard Lewis | February 10, 1984 (US) March 6, 1984 (UK) |
151 | 20 | "When the Bough Breaks" | Nick Havinga | Leonard Katzman | February 17, 1984 (US) March 13, 1984 (UK) |
152 | 21 | "True Confessions" | Paul Krasny | David Paulsen | February 24, 1984 (US) March 20, 1984 (UK) |
153 | 22 | "And the Winner Is..." | Nick Havinga | Arthur Bernard Lewis | March 2, 1984 (US) March 27, 1984 (UK) |
154 | 23 | "Fools Rush In" | Michael Preece | David Paulsen | March 9, 1984 (US) April 3, 1984 (UK) |
155 | 24 | "The Unexpected" | Nick Havinga | Arthur Bernard Lewis | March 16, 1984 (US) April 10, 1984 (UK) |
156 | 25 | "Strange Alliance" | Larry Hagman | Leonard Katzman | March 23, 1984 (US) April 17, 1984 (UK) |
157 | 26 | "Blow Up" | Patrick Duffy | David Paulsen | April 6, 1984 (US) April 24, 1984 (UK) |
158 | 27 | "Turning Point" | Gwen Arner | Arthur Bernard Lewis | April 13, 1984 (US) May 1, 1984 (UK) |
159 | 28 | "Love Stories" | Michael Preece | Leonard Katzman | May 4, 1984 (US) May 8, 1984 (UK) |
160 | 29 | "Hush, Hush, Sweet Jessie" | Gwen Arner | David Paulsen | May 11, 1984 (US) May 15, 1984 (UK) |
161 | 30 | "End Game" | Leonard Katzman | Arthur Bernard Lewis | May 18, 1984 (US) May 22, 1984 (UK) |
References
- TVshowsonDVD.com: Dallas Season 7 Archived 2011-09-14 at the Wayback Machine
General references
- "Dallas Episodes on CBS". TV Guide. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
- "Dallas - Episode Guide". MSN TV. Archived from the original on October 3, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
External links
- List of Dallas episodes at TV.com