Dallas Scene of the Day: ‘I Owe Sam More Than That’

June 8, 2012 by 1 Comment
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Simply the best

In “Jenna’s Return,” a third-season “Dallas” episode, Ray and Donna (Steve Kanaly, Susan Howard) are sitting on her living-room floor, where Ray just won another round of backgammon.

DONNA: You have to at least give me a chance to get even.

RAY: No, I don’t. You’ll have plenty chances to get even some other time. I gotta get up early tomorrow morning.

DONNA: [Moves across the floor on her knees, picks up her wine glass and takes a sip] You know, it just really beats me how a night person like me ever got entangled with a day person like you.

RAY: You ought to come out with me some morning at dawn and watch that old sun come up. I tell you, the land’s really beautiful then. Peaceful and quiet.

DONNA: I’d like that. [She begins gathering dishes from a nearby table.]

RAY: Hey. You just leave those dishes. [Sits on the sofa, pulls her onto his lap and kisses her] I love you.

DONNA: You don’t mind that we spend so much time alone, do you?

RAY: [Smiles] No, I got you all to myself that way.

DONNA: Well, it won’t be this way for much longer. It’s just I don’t want to seem like a merry widow. I owe Sam more than that. You understand, don’t you?

RAY: You’re feeling guilty about you and I.

DONNA: [Smiles] Yeah, yeah.

RAY: Well, don’t be silly.

DONNA: I know it. And I know that Sam would be the first one to approve. Because all he ever wanted what was best for me. And you are that. [Strokes his hair] The best.

They kiss.

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Dallas Scene of the Day: ‘No One’s Made a Ewing Back Down’

June 7, 2012 by 4 Comments
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Scene from a mall

In “Paternity Suit,” a third-season “Dallas” episode, Miss Ellie and Lucy (Barbara Bel Geddes, Charlene Tilton) are shopping for dresses when Marilee and Linda (Fern Fitzgerald, Joan Lancaster) approach.

LUCY: [Walks toward Miss Ellie with a red boa around her neck] Grandma? Grandma, what do you think?

ELLIE: Well, I think it has a rather limited usefulness.

MARILEE: Why, what a surprise.

LINDA: We didn’t expect to see you here.

LUCY: Where did you expect to see us?

MARILEE: This must be a terrible time for you, Miss Ellie.

LINDA: We’re all gonna miss Sue Ellen tomorrow night at the DOA dinner.

ELLIE: I don’t know what you mean.

LINDA: Well, with all the goings-on in the papers, I hardly think she’d be comfortable there.

ELLIE: Why, she wouldn’t miss it for the world. We’re all going, aren’t we, Lucy?

LUCY: Of course.

ELLIE: We’re buying some new clothes for the occasion.

LUCY: [Holds up the boa] Yeah, how do you like this one? For me, of course, you know.

LINDA: Well, it’s interesting.

MARILEE: We’d love to have you at our table, Miss Ellie.

ELLIE: Thank you, Marilee, but the whole family will be there. I imagine we’ll take up a whole table by ourselves. But why don’t you stop by the ranch for cocktails first. We’ve invited a few friends.

MARILEE: You’re having a party?

ELLIE: Six-thirty, tomorrow.

MARILEE: Linda?

LINDA: Well, that sounds just fine.

MARILEE: I’m sure my husband will be delighted.

ELLIE: Good. We’ll see you then. Bye.

MARILEE: Bye.

Marilee and Linda walk away.

MARILEE: [Under her breath] Who’d have thought?

LINDA: Honey, the Ewings have nerves of steel.

LUCY: Grandma, you were terrific.

ELLIE: I thought so. But I’ve faced worse scandals than this. No one’s ever made a Ewing back down yet. I doubt if they ever will.

LUCY: Are you sure you don’t like this? [Wraps the boa around her neck]

ELLIE: No. You may not wear that horrible dress.

Lucy smiles and walks away.

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Dallas Scene of the Day: ‘It’s Gonna Take Me Time, Jock’

June 6, 2012 by 2 Comments
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Pillow talk

In “Power Play,” a third-season “Dallas” episode, Jock and Miss Ellie (Jim Davis, Barbara Bel Geddes) are in bed as he rubs her back.

JOCK: You know, everything’s under control at the office now that Bobby’s there. Why don’t we go down to Ruidoso tomorrow and watch Punk Anderson work out his 2-year-olds? We just might spend the night at the lodge, the one with the river.

ELLIE: I don’t know, Jock.

JOCK: I can’t ever remember missing one of his annual barbecues. We’ve had some wonderful times, haven’t we, Ellie?

ELLIE: Yes, we have.

JOCK: Then you’ll go?

ELLIE: [Turns to face him] Jock, I, I don’t know if I’m up to a big social event yet.

JOCK: Doctor says you’re doing just fine.

ELLIE: There’ll be too many people. Too many questions. Probably well-meaning questions or maybe just inquiring glances. It’s gonna take me time, Jock. Please understand.

JOCK: Sure. [He kisses her hand and she turns away from him.] Good night.

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Knots Landing Scene of the Day: ‘I’m Not Afraid of You, J.R.’

June 5, 2012 by 2 Comments
Sunny with a chance of courage

Sunny with a chance of courage

In “Knots Landing’s” first-season episode “Community Spirit,” J.R. (Larry Hagman) approaches Gary and Valene (Ted Shackelford, Joan Van Ark) on the beach, moments before Gary is supposed to speak at a rally against J.R.’s offshore drilling project.

VAL: [Slaps a coin purse in J.R.’s hands] Here.

J.R.: Well, what’s that? What is that?

VAL: A couple dollars in change.

J.R.: That’s very kind of you, Valene. What’s it for?

VAL: To call Lucy with.

J.R.: I meant what I said yesterday. [To Gary, but staring at Val] Tell your little woman not to toy with me.

GARY: We know you meant it, J.R.

VAL: Go on. Call her. Call Lucy and tell her. We were gonna tell her soon anyway. But if that’s what you have to do, do it. It’ll hurt her. And it’ll do you no worldly good at all, but we’re all strong. I mean, she’s strong. We’ll all get over it. And whatever pain it causes, it’s better than letting you have your way with us now. So go on, J.R., call Lucy.

J.R.: That’s no reason to upset the little girl.

GARY: No, especially not since Mom and Dad will come down so hard on you for it.

J.R.: Well, that’s figured in my thinking. I’ll admit it. What’s in the envelope, Gary?

GARY: Oh, a few reference notes for our debate.

J.R.: I know you found something snooping around in my office yesterday. And I know I’ve been had by that pretty girl Karen, but –

GARY: First time I’ve ever seen the beauty of being named a Ewing.

J.R.: Give me the envelope.

GARY: I’m not afraid of you, J.R. Not here.

J.R.: Well, you better be afraid for your near and dear because I’m gonna use every ounce of my power to break you, Gary. I swear it.

GARY: The surveys you did and the discovery of an alternate drilling site onshore, out of the way.

J.R.: Do you realize how much money that’s gonna cost us?

GARY: So you make 15 million the first five years instead of 20.

J.R.: That’s Ewing money. It’s your mother and your father’s.

GARY: I think they can get by on 15 million. Cut a few corners.

He begins walking away. J.R. grabs his arm and faces him.

J.R.: Gary, don’t use that survey.

GARY: I’m gonna. Nothing short of a rainout is gonna stop me. And J.R., it never rains in Southern California.

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Knots Landing Scene of the Day: ‘Knots Landing’s Just a Place’

June 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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The day the running stopped

In “Knots Landing’s” pilot, new residents Gary and Valene (Ted Shackelford, Joan Van Ark) walk toward their house after witnessing Sid fighting with Annie.

GARY: Come on, it’s OK. We’ll talk about it while we unpack? Uh, we are gonna unpack, aren’t we? [They stop and face each other.] Val, I’ve been running all my life. I’ve gotta stop sometime.

VAL: This place is not … we can’t…. I don’t know.

GARY: Hell, Valene. Knots Landing’s just a place. Look, I can’t run anymore. This is my last chance not to run.

They walk into the house.

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Dallas Scene of the Day: ‘Not Like We Used To’

June 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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Picture imperfect

In “Love and Marriage,” a third-season “Dallas” episode, Jock (Jim Davis) finds Miss Ellie (Barbara Bel Geddes) on the Southfork patio, gazing at the night sky.

JOCK: You all right, Miss Ellie? Get you a sweater or something?

ELLIE: No, Jock. Thanks.

JOCK: Well, it’s getting kind of nippy out. Be winter soon.

ELLIE: Too soon.

JOCK: Well, it’s sure quiet here around tonight. Even Lucy’s out.

ELLIE: It’s too quiet. I like it better when there’s family around. We’re all drifting apart, Jock. It’s not at all the way I pictured it.

JOCK: How did you picture it, Miss Ellie?

ELLIE: Oh, I don’t know. Seeing it the way it was when the boys were growing up. Only there’d be our grandchildren. The two of us here with the boys and their families. One very large, happy family.

JOCK: Well, we’ve got Lucy, little baby John, Bobby, J.R. Gary’s doing fine in California. Bobby’s going into business with J.R. It’ll give us more time to be together. To do the things that we’ve talked about and never did.

ELLIE: Maybe that’s something else we pictured that won’t ever happen.

JOCK: Why not, Miss Ellie? I loved you all these years and I want to end up my life with you. It’s a time of life that I’ve been looking forward to.

ELLIE: I wish I could feel that way.

JOCK: But you should Ellie. No matter what else has happened, we’ve still got each other. Remember that.

ELLIE: Not like we used to. [She walks away.]

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Dallas Scene of the Day: ‘I Should’ve Fought Them’

May 31, 2012 by 1 Comment
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Don’t you tell her what she has to do

In “Return Engagements,” a third-season “Dallas” episode, Miss Ellie and Bobby (Barbara Bel Geddes, Patrick Duffy) help Gary and Valene (Ted Shackelford, Joan Van Ark) prepare for their wedding.

ELLIE: Bobby, have you got the tickets?

BOBBY: No, Pamela’s bringing them with the judge.

GARY: Uh, what tickets?

ELLIE: Well, you wanted to settle in California, didn’t you?

GARY: Yeah, but you don’t have to pay for the plane fare.

ELLIE: Don’t you tell me what I have to do. Anyway, the tickets aren’t your present. [Hands him photos of houses] Bobby’s going to fly to California and show you the houses.

They sit.

GARY: I, I don’t get it. [Looks at Val]

ELLIE: Whichever house you like best is yours.

GARY: No, Mama.

ELLIE: And if you don’t like any of them, find another.

VAL: Miss Ellie, we, we couldn’t.

GARY: Mama, we wanna be on our own.

ELLIE: Did you wanna be on your own when you left Southfork? Or did your daddy and J.R. drive you off? You tried to stand on your own feet when you had Lucy – and your family kicked your heels right out from under you.

VAL: But Miss Ellie, we owe you so much. You raised Lucy.

ELLIE: Yes, I raised her. I raised her because the Ewings made it impossible for you to raise her. But I shouldn’t have. I should’ve fought them. I didn’t. I did nothing. Do you think my giving you a house is fair payment? I don’t. If you want to refuse it, refuse it because the gift is small. Otherwise, take it. Please take it.

Gary takes her hand and squeezes. 

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Dallas Scene of the Day: ‘You’re a Parasite!’

May 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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The biggest users

In “Mother of the Year,” a third-season “Dallas” episode, Sue Ellen (Linda Gray) visits Cliff (Ken Kercheval) at his apartment, where he asks about baby John’s wellbeing.

CLIFF: Look, Sue Ellen, please tell me what’s going on.

SUE ELLEN: [Gets up from her chair, walks away from Cliff] I’m fine, the baby is fine – and neither of us can get you to Washington, so you can stop wasting time your precious time worrying about either one of us.

CLIFF: You have no right to say that.

SUE ELLEN: [Turns toward him] If I don’t, who does? You used me like you used everybody else to get ahead and to destroy J.R. Ewing – and to hell with anybody else.

CLIFF: I loved you, Sue Ellen.

SUE ELLEN: You made love to me. You never loved anybody but yourself. You never cared about me. You used me to get at J.R., and when I wanted you and needed you, you left me.

CLIFF: So I used you?

SUE ELLEN: Yes, that’s what I think. I think men are users.

CLIFF: No, Sue Ellen. You are the user. You used J.R. to get position and wealth. And when that started to go sour, then you used me to get back at J.R. because you knew that I was the one person that could do that – and then you got your hooks into me.

She begins walking away. He grabs her arm.

SUE ELLEN: Let go of me.

CLIFF: No, you’re not going anywhere, Mrs. Ewing. You’re going to listen to me, because it concerns my son. Because what you are really doing now is using the baby as a weapon so you can keep the Ewing name, which you care about. Because you’re a parasite! You’re incapable of loving. Even your son!

She slaps him, walks toward the door and opens it.

SUE ELLEN: You are wrong. I love my son.

CLIFF: You can’t love anyone. All you can do is use.

She leaves.

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Dallas Scene of the Day: ‘This Feels Like the End’

May 29, 2012 by 1 Comment
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Not enough time

In “Ellie Saves the Day,” a third-season “Dallas” episode, Bobby (Patrick Duffy) finds Jock (Jim Davis) sitting alone on the Southfork patio at night.

BOBBY: Daddy?

JOCK: Bobby.

BOBBY: It’s not good for you to be out here like this all night.

JOCK: You’re a fine one to talk.

They stare into the distance and are silent for several seconds. Bobby turns back to face his father.

BOBBY: Look, families have suffered setbacks before. We start over again, that’s all. And you can do it, Daddy. You’re a respected man. You’re trusted.

JOCK: Not enough time left for me to do that.

BOBBY: Well, I’m here to help you.

JOCK: I appreciate that, Bobby. It’s not the oil business that I’m worried about. There’s just no way that you can build another Southfork. Not in six lifetimes.

BOBBY: Mama said something, huh?

JOCK: Not a word. But she hurts and she hurts bad. I was just beginning to get things patched up between us, and all this had to happen.

BOBBY: Daddy, there has to be a way out of this. We can get an extension on the loans. We can buy more time.

JOCK: We’ll try, Bobby. We’ll try. But this feels like the end of 40 years of sweat and hopes and dreams.

Jock sighs, and Bobby turns again to face the distance.

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Dallas Scene of the Day: ‘Our Little Secret’

May 25, 2012 by 1 Comment
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User friendly

In “The Heiress,” a third-season “Dallas” episode, Lucy and Alan (Charlene Tilton, Randolph Powell) chat at a piano bar.

LUCY: And when I didn’t get married, I thought I was gonna die. But instead, I went to college. I saw more of a future in that. [They laugh.]

ALAN: You’re a delight, you know that?

LUCY: I’ve been talking all evening. I haven’t let you get one word in edgewise.

ALAN: I’ve enjoyed every moment.

LUCY: Have you really?

ALAN: [Takes her hand] Can’t you tell?

LUCY: Wouldn’t J.R. have a stroke if he could see us right now? [Laughs]

ALAN: Sometimes I get the feeling my main attraction for you is J.R.’s dislike.

LUCY: Oh, no. I just happen to be with the one man who has guts enough to stand up to him – and that’s pretty rare in this town.

ALAN: I’ve never been afraid of him because he’s never had anything I wanted. Until now. But I don’t want you ever to get hurt because of me. If you think you’ll get in trouble with your family and you’d rather not see me anymore, I’ll understand.

LUCY: No. They don’t have to know, do they?

ALAN: No one has to know.

LUCY: Be our little secret.

ALAN: That’s my girl. [Smiles, then looks serious] You’re so beautiful.

LUCY: Alan?

ALAN: Let’s go home.

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