Last month, Dallas Decoder critiqued “The Search,” the episode where “Dallas” bids farewell to the great Jim Davis. Here’s a look at 15 memorable moments featuring the actor and his mighty character, Jock Ewing. 15. Naming John Ross. The Ewings are in a waiting room at Dallas Memorial Hospital, where Sue Ellen has gone into […]
“Dallas’s” first season is comprised of just five episodes, but there’s no shortage of things to cheer and jeer. Performances Sorry Mr. Hagman, but Victoria Principal owns Season 1. The actress makes Pam confident and charming, with a laugh that would make Julia Roberts envious. Pam is also unapologetically sexual, making her one of television’s […]
In “Dallas’s” second-season episode “The Red File, Part 1,” J.R. and Julie (Larry Hagman, Tina Louise) stroll along a pier while drinking champagne. J.R.: Three days down here, and what do we get? We get rain, sleet, sun. I tell you, this Gulf weather’s enough to drive you crazy. JULIE: [Laughs] Well, darling, one thing […]
In “Dallas’s” second-season episode “Julie’s Return,” Miss Ellie (Barbara Bel Geddes) and Julie (Tina Louise) chat in the Southfork living room. ELLIE: [Pours coffee, then sits] I’m glad you could come, Julie. Everybody’s out. We can talk. JULIE: Well, you knew I would. There aren’t many people in this world that intimidate me – but […]
Julie Grey is “Dallas’s” most aptly named character. She inhabits a world with no absolutes, where nothing is only black or only white. Julie is all gray. In “Julie’s Return,” J.R.’s onetime mistress and secretary blows back into town and renews her friendship with Jock. Like she did with J.R., Julie becomes Jock’s confidante, giving […]
In “Dallas’s” first-season episode “Spy in the House,” Pam (Victoria Principal) sees Julie (Tina Louise) leaving Cliff’s apartment building and begins walking alongside her. PAM: I want to talk to you. JULIE: I’m on my way to the office, Pam. PAM: How long have you been seeing my brother? JULIE: Who said I’ve been seeing […]
Julie Grey isn’t just J.R.’s longtime secretary and mistress, she’s also his protégé. In “Spy in the House,” when Julie tires of J.R. taking her for granted, she seeks retribution the only way she knows how – the way he taught her. Consider: Julie is angry when J.R. mistreats her, but she never confronts him. […]
