“End of the Road”
Here are Dallas Decoder’s critiques of “Dallas” episodes, movies and specials, along with “Knots Landing” episodes that feature “Dallas” characters. All titles are listed in order of their original telecasts.
‘Dallas’
Season 1 (1977-1978)
- “Digger’s Daughter,” April 2, 1978
- “Lessons,” April 9, 1978
- “Spy in the House,” April 16, 1978
- “Winds of Vengeance,” April 23, 1978
- “Barbecue,” April 30, 1978
Season 2 (1978-1979)
- “Reunion, Part 1,” September 23, 1978
- “Reunion, Part 2,” September 30, 1978
- “Old Acquaintance,” October 7, 1978
- “Bypass,” October 14, 1978
- “Black Market Baby,” October 15, 1978
- “Double Wedding,” October 21, 1978
- “Runaway,” October 28, 1978
- “Election,” November 5, 1978
- “Survival,” November 12, 1978
- “Act of Love,” November 19, 1978
- “Triangle,” November 26, 1978
- “Fallen Idol,” December 3, 1978
- “Kidnapped,” December 17, 1978
- “Home Again,” January 7,1979
- “For Love or Money,” January 14, 1979
- “Julie’s Return,” January 26, 1979
- “The Red File, Part 1,” February 2, 1979
- “The Red File, Part 2,” February 9, 1979
- “Sue Ellen’s Sister,” February 16, 1979
- “Call Girl,” February 23, 1979
- “Royal Marriage,” March 9, 1979
- “The Outsiders,” March 16, 1979
- “John Ewing III, Part 1,” March 23, 1979
- “John Ewing III, Part 2,” April 6, 1979
Season 3 (1979-1980)
- “Whatever Happened to Baby John, Part 1,” September 21, 1979
- “Whatever Happened to Baby John, Part 2,” September 28, 1979
- “The Silent Killer,” October 5, 1979
- “Secrets,” October 12, 1979
- “The Kristin Affair,” October 19, 1979
- “The Dove Hunt,” October 26, 1979
- “The Lost Child,” November 2, 1979
- “Rodeo,” November 9, 1979
- “Mastectomy, Part 1,” November 16, 1979
- “Mastectomy, Part 2,” November 16, 1979
- “The Heiress,” November 23, 1979
- “Ellie Saves the Day,” November 30, 1979
- “Mother of the Year,” December 14, 1979
- “Return Engagements,” December 20, 1979
- “Love and Marriage,” December 21, 1979
* “Knots Landing” Episode 1: “Pilot,” December 27, 1979
* “Knots Landing” Episode 2: “Community Spirit,” January 3, 1980
- “Power Play,” January 4, 1980
- “Paternity Suit,” January 11, 1980
- “Jenna’s Return,” January 18, 1980
* “Knots Landing” Episode 6: “Home is For Healing,” January 31, 1980
- “Sue Ellen’s Choice,” February 1, 1980
- “Second Thoughts,” February 8, 1980
- “Divorce, Ewing Style,” February 15, 1980
- “Jock’s Trial, Part 1,” February 22, 1980
- “Jock’s Trial, Part 2,” February 29, 1980
- “The Wheeler Dealer,” March 14, 1980
- “A House Divided,” March 21, 1980
Season 4 (1980-1981)
- “No More Mr. Nice Guy, Part 1,” November 7, 1980
- “No More Mr. Nice Guy, Part 2,” November 9, 1980
- “Nightmare,” November 14, 1980
- “Who Done It?” November 21, 1980
- “Taste of Success,” November 28, 1980
- “The Venezuelan Connection,” December 5, 1980
- “The Fourth Son,” December 12, 1980
* “Knots Landing” Episode 18: “Kristin,” December 18, 1980
- “Trouble at Ewing 23,” December 19, 1980
- “The Prodigal Mother,” January 2, 1981
- “Executive Wife,” January 9, 1981
- “End of the Road, Part 1,” January 16, 1981
* “Knots Landing” Episode 22: “A Family Matter,” January 22, 1981
- “End of the Road, Part 2,” January 23, 1981
- “Making of a President,” January 30, 1981
- “Start the Revolution with Me,” February 6, 1981
- “The Quest,” February 13, 1981
* “Knots Landing” Episode 26: “The Loudest Word,” February 19, 1981
- “Lover, Come Back,” February 20, 1981
- “The New Mrs. Ewing,” February 27, 1981
- “The Mark of Cain,” March 13, 1981
* “Knots Landing” Episode 30: “Designs,” March 26, 1981
- “The Gathering Storm,” March 27, 1981
- “Ewing vs. Ewing,” April 3, 1981
- “New Beginnings,” April 10, 1981
- “Full Circle,” April 17, 1981
- “Ewing-Gate,” May 1, 1981
Season 5 (1981-1982)
- “Missing Heir,” October 9, 1981
- “Gone But Not Forgotten,” October 16, 1981
- “Showdown at San Angelo,” October 23, 1981
- “Little Boy Lost,” October 30, 1981
- “The Sweet Smell of Revenge,” November 6, 1981
- “The Big Shut Down,” November 13, 1981
- “Blocked,” November 20, 1981
- “The Split,” November 27, 1981
- “Five Dollars a Barrel,” December 4, 1981
- “Starting Over,” December 11, 1981
- “Waterloo at Southfork,” December 18, 1981
- “Barbecue Two,” January 1, 1982
- “The Search,” January 8, 1982
- “Denial,” January 15, 1982
- “Head of the Family,” January 22, 1982
- “The Phoenix,” January 29, 1982
- “My Father, My Son,” February 5, 1982
- “Anniversary,” February 12, 1982
- “Adoption,” February 19, 1982
- “The Maelstrom,” February 26, 1982
- “The Prodigal,” March 5, 1982
- “Vengeance,” March 12, 1982
- “Blackmail,” March 19, 1982
- “The Investigation,” March 26, 1982
- “Acceptance,” April 2, 1982
- “Goodbye, Cliff Barnes,” April 9, 1982
Season 6 (1982-1983)
- “Changing of the Guard,” October 1, 1982
* “Knots Landing” Episode 55: “Daniel,” October 7, 1982
- “Where There’s a Will,” October 8, 1982
- “Billion Dollar Question,” October 15, 1982
- “The Big Ball,” October 22, 1982
- “Jock’s Will,” October 29, 1982
* “Knots Landing” Episode 59: “New Beginnings,” October 29, 1982
- “Aftermath,” November 5, 1982
- “Hit and Run,” November 12, 1982
- “The Ewing Touch,” November 19, 1982
- “Fringe Benefits,” November 26, 1982
- “The Wedding,” December 3, 1982
- “Post Nuptial,” December 10, 1982
- “Barbecue Three,” December 17, 1982
- “Mama Dearest,” December 31, 1982
- “The Ewing Blues,” January 7, 1983
- “The Reckoning,” January 14, 1983
- “A Ewing is a Ewing,” January 28, 1983
- “Crash of ’83,” February 4, 1983
- “Requiem,” February 11, 1983
- “Legacy,” February 18, 1983
- “Brothers and Sisters,” February 25, 1983
- “Caribbean Connection,” March 4, 1983
- “The Sting,” March 11, 1983
- “Hell Hath No Fury,” March 18, 1983
- “Cuba Libre,” March 25, 1983
- “Tangled Web,” April 1, 1983
- “Things Ain’t Goin’ Too Good at Southfork,” April 15, 1983
- “Penultimate,” April 29, 1983
- “Ewing Inferno,” May 6, 1983
Season 7 (1983-1984)
- “The Road Back,” September 30, 1983
- “The Long Goodbye,” October 7, 1983
- “The Letter,” October 14, 1983
- “My Brother’s Keeper,” October 21, 1983
- “The Quality of Mercy,” October 28, 1983
- “Check and Mate,” November 4, 1983
- “Ray’s Trial,” November 11, 1983
- “The Oil Baron’s Ball,” November 18, 1983
- “Morning After,” November 25, 1983
- “The Buck Stops Here,” December 2, 1983
- “To Catch a Sly,” December 9, 1983
- “Barbecue Four,” December 16, 1983
- “Past Imperfect,” December 23, 1983
- “Peter’s Principles,” January 6, 1984
- “Offshore Crude,” January 13, 1984
- “Some Do … Some Don’t,” January 20, 1984
- “Eye of the Beholder,” January 27, 1984
- “Twelve Mile Limit,” February 3, 1984
- “Where is Poppa?” February 10, 1984
- “When the Bough Breaks,” February 17, 1984
- “True Confessions,” February 24, 1984
- “And the Winner Is …,” March 2, 1984
- “Fools Rush In,” March 9, 1984
- “The Unexpected,” March 16, 1984
- “Strange Alliance,” March 23, 1984
- “Blow Up,” April 6, 1984
- “Turning Point,” April 13, 1984
- “Love Stories,” May 4, 1984
- “Hush, Hush, Sweet Jessie,” May 11, 1984
- “End Game,” May 18, 1984
Season 8 (1984-1985)
- “Killer at Large,” September 28, 1984
- “Battle Lines,” October 5, 1984
- “If at First You Don’t Succeed,” October 12, 1984
- “Jamie,” October 19, 1984
- “Family,” October 26, 1984
- “Shadow of a Doubt,” November 2, 1984
- “Homecoming,” November 9, 1984
- “Oil Baron’s Ball III,” November 16, 1984
- “Shadows,” November 23, 1984
- “Charlie,” November 30, 1984
- “Barbecue Five,” December 7, 1984
- “Do You Take This Woman?” December 14, 1984
- “Déjà Vu,” December 21, 1984
- “Odd Man Out,” December 28, 1984
- “Lockup in Laredo,” January 4, 1985
- “Winds of War,” January 11, 1985
- “Bail Out,” January 25, 1985
- “Legacy of Hate,” February 1, 1985
- “Sins of the Fathers,” February 8, 1985
- “The Brothers Ewing,” February 15, 1985
- “Shattered Dreams,” February 22, 1985
- “Dead Ends,” March 1, 1985
- “Trial and Error,” March 8, 1985
- “The Verdict,” March 15, 1985
- “Sentences,” March 29, 1985
- “Terms of Estrangement,” April 12, 1985
- “The Ewing Connection,” April 19, 1985
- “Deeds and Misdeeds,” May 3, 1985
- “Deliverance,” May 10, 1985
- “Swan Song,” May 17, 1985
Season 9 (1985-1986)
- “The Family Ewing,” September 27, 1985
- “Rock Bottom,” September 27, 1985
- “Those Eyes,” October 4, 1985
- “Resurrection,” October 11, 1985
- “Saving Grace,” October 18, 1985
- “Mothers,” October 25, 1985
- “The Wind of Change,” November 1, 1985
- “Quandary,” November 8, 1985
- “Close Encounters,” November 15, 1985
- “Suffer the Little Children,” November 22, 1985
- “The Prize,” November 29, 1985
- “En Passant,” December 6,1985
- “Goodbye, Farewell and Amen,” December 13, 1985
- “Curiosity Killed the Cat,” December 20, 1985
- “The Missing Link,” January 3, 1986
- “Twenty-Four Hours,” January 10, 1986
- “The Deadly Game,” January 17, 1986
- “Blame It on Bogota,” January 24, 1986
- “Shadow Games,” January 31, 1986
- “Missing,” February 7, 1986
- “Dire Straits,” February 14, 1986
- “Overture,” February 21, 1986
- “Sitting Ducks,” February 28, 1986
- “Masquerade,” March 7, 1986
- “Just Desserts,” March 14, 1986
- “Nothing’s Ever Perfect,” March 21, 1986
* “Movie: “Dallas: The Early Years,” March 23, 1986
- “J.R. Rising,” April 4, 1986
- “Serendipity,” April 11, 1986
- “Thrice in a Lifetime,” May 2, 1986
- “Hello … Goodbye … Hello,” May 9, 1986
- “Blast From the Past,” May 16, 1986
Season 10 (1986-1987)
- “Return to Camelot, Part 1,” September 26, 1986
- “Return to Camelot, Part 2,” September 26, 1986
- “Pari Per Sue,” October 3, 1986
- “Once and Future King,” October 10, 1986
- “Enigma,” October 17, 1986
- “Trompe L’Oeil,” October 24, 1986
- “Territorial Imperative,” October 31, 1986
- “The Second Time Around,” November 7, 1986
- “Bells Are Ringing,” November 14, 1986
- “Who’s Who at the Oil Baron’s Ball?” November 21, 1986
- “Proof Positive,” November 28, 1986
- “Something Old, Something New,” December 5, 1986
- “Bar-B-Cued,” December 12, 1986
- “The Fire Next Time,” December 19, 1986
- “So Shall Ye Reap,” January 2, 1987
- “Tick, Tock,” January 9, 1987
- “Night Visitor,” January 23, 1987
- “Cat and Mouse,” January 30, 1987
- “High Noon for Calhoun,” February 6, 1987
- “Olio,” February 13, 1987
- “A Death in the Family,” February 20, 1987
- “Revenge of the Nerd,” February 27, 1987
- “The Ten Percent Solution,” March 13, 1987
- “Some Good, Some Bad,” March 20, 1987
- “War and Peace,” April 3, 1987
- “Ruthless People,” April 10, 1987
- “The Dark at the End of the Tunnel,” May 1, 1987
- “Two-Fifty,” May 8, 1987
- “Fall of the House of Ewing,” May 15, 1987
Season 11 (1987-1988)
- “After the Fall: Ewing Rise,” September 25, 1987
- “After the Fall: Digger Redux,” September 25, 1987
- “The Son Also Rises,” October 2, 1987
- “Gone with the Wind,” October 9, 1987
- “The Lady Vanishes,” October 16, 1987
- “Tough Love,” October 23, 1987
- “The Last Tango in Dallas,” October 30, 1987
- “The Mummy’s Revenge,” November 6, 1987
- “Hustling,” November 13, 1987
- “Bedtime Story,” November 20, 1987
- “Lovers and Other Liars,” November 27, 1987
- “Brothers and Sons,” December 4, 1987
- “Brother, Can You Spare a Child?” December 11, 1987
- “Daddy’s Little Darlin’,” December 18, 1987
- “It’s Me Again!” January 8, 1988
- “Marriage on the Rocks,” January 15, 1988
- “The Anniversary Waltz,” January 22, 1988
- “Brotherly Love,” February 5, 1988
- “The Best Laid Plans,” February 12, 1988
- “Farlow’s Follies,” February 19, 1988
- “Malice in Dallas,” February 26, 1988
- “Crime Story,” March 4, 1988
- “To Have and to Hold …” March 11, 1988
- “Dead Reckoning,” March 18, 1988
- “Never Say Never,” April 1, 1988
- “Last of the Good Guys,” April 8, 1988
- “Top Gun,” April 15, 1988
- “Pillow Talk,” April 29, 1988
- “Things Ain’t Going So Good at Southfork Again,” May 6, 1988
- “The Fat Lady Singeth,” May 13, 1988
Season 12 (1988-1989)
- “Carousel,” October 28, 1988
- “No Greater Love,” November 4, 1988
- “The Call of the Wild,” November 11, 1988
- “Out of the Frying Pan,” November 18, 1988
- “Road Work,” December 2, 1988
- “War and Love and the Whole Damned Thing,” December 9, 1988
- “Showdown at the Ewing Corral,” December 16, 1988
- “Deception,” January 6, 1989
- “Counter Attack,” January 13, 1989
- “The Sting,” January 20, 1989
- “The Two Mrs. Ewings,” January 27, 1989
- “The Switch,” February 3, 1989
- “He-e-ere’s Papa!” February 10, 1989
- “Comings and Goings,” February 17, 1989
- “Country Girl,” February 24, 1989
- “Wedding Bell Blues,” February 24, 1989
- “The Way We Were,” March 3, 1989
- “The Serpent’s Tooth,” March 10, 1989
- “Three Hundred,” March 17, 1989
- “April Showers,” March 31, 1989
- “And Away We Go!” April 7, 1989
- “The Yellow Brick Road,” April 14, 1989
- “The Sound of Money,” April 28, 1989
- “The Great Texas Waltz,” May 5, 1989
- “Mission to Moscow,” May 12, 1989
- “The Reel Life,” May 19, 1989
Season 13 (1989-1990)
- “The Phantom of the Oil Rig,” September 22, 1989
- “The Leopard’s Spots,” September 22, 1989
- “Cry Me a River of Oil,” September 29, 1989
- “Ka-booom,” October 6, 1989
- “Sunset, Sunrise,” October 13, 1989
- “Pride and Prejudice,” October 20, 1989
- “Fathers and Other Strangers,” November 3, 1989
- “Black Tide,” November 10, 1989
- “Daddy Dearest,” November 17, 1989
- “Hell’s Fury,” December 1, 1989
- “Cally on a Hot Tin Roof,” December 8, 1989
- “Sex, Lies and Videotape,” December 15, 1989
- “Tale of Two Cities,” January 5, 1990
- “Judgment Day,” January 12, 1990
- “Unchain My Heart,” January 19, 1990
- “I Dream of Jeannie,” February 2, 1990
- “After Midnight,” February 9, 1990
- “The Crucible,” February 16, 1990
- “Dear Hearts and Gentle People,” February 23, 1990
- “Paradise Lost,” March 9, 1990
- “Will Power,” March 16, 1990
- “The Smiling Cobra,” March 30, 1990
- “Jessica Redux,” April 6, 1990
- “Family Plot,” April 13, 1990
- “The Southfork Wedding Jinx,” April 27, 1990
- “Three-Three-Three, Part 1,” May 4, 1990
- “Three-Three-Three, Part 2,” May 11, 1990
Season 14 (1990-1991)
- “April in Paris,” November 2, 1990
- “Charade,” November 9, 1990
- “One Last Kiss,” November 16, 1990
- “Terminus,” November 23, 1990
- “Tunnel of Love,” November 30, 1990
- “Heart and Soul,” December 7, 1990
- “The Fabulous Ewing Boys,” December 14, 1990
- “The Odessa File,” December 21, 1990
- “Sail On,” January 4, 1991
- “Lock, Stock and Jock,” January 11, 1991
- “‘S’ is for Seduction,” January 18, 1991
- “Designing Women,” February 1, 1991
- “90265,” February 8, 1991
- “Smooth Operator,” February 15, 1991
- “Win Some, Lose Some,” March 1, 1991
- “Fathers and Sons and Fathers and Sons,” March 8, 1991
- “When the Wind Blows,” March 29, 1991
- “Those Darned Ewings,” April 5, 1991
- “Farwell, My Lovely,” April 12, 1991
- “Some Leave, Some Get Carried Out,” April 19, 1991
- “The Decline and Fall of the Ewing Empire,” April 26, 1991
- “Conundrum, Part 1,” May 3, 1991
- “Conundrum, Part 2,” May 3, 1991
Sequels and Specials
* “J.R. Returns,” November 15, 1996
* “War of the Ewings,” April 24, 1998
* “Dallas Reunion: The Return to Southfork,” November 7, 2004
TNT’s ‘Dallas’
Season 1 (2011-2012)
- “Changing of the Guard,” June 13, 2012
- “Hedging Your Bets,” June 13, 2012
- “The Price You Pay,” June 20, 2012
- “The Last Hurrah,” June 27, 2012
- “Truth and Consequences,” July 4, 2012
- “The Enemy of My Enemy,” July 11, 2012
- “Collateral Damage,” July 18, 2012
- “No Good Deed,” July 25, 2012
- “Family Business,” August 1, 2012
- “Revelations,” August 8, 2012
Season 2 (2012-2013)
- “Battle Lines,” January 28, 2013
- “Venomous Creatures,” January 28, 2013
- “Sins of the Father,” February 4, 2013
- “False Confessions,” February 11, 2013
- “Trial and Error,” February 18, 2013
- “Blame Game,” February 25, 2013
- “The Furious and the Fast,” March 4, 2013
- “J.R.’s Masterpiece,” March 11, 2013
- “Ewings Unite!,” March 18, 2013
- “Guilt and Innocence,” March 25, 2013
- “Let Me In,” April 1, 2013
- “A Call to Arms,” April 8, 2013
- “Love and Family,” April 8, 2013
- “Guilt by Association,” April 15, 2013
- “Legacies,” April 15, 2013
Season 3 (2013-2014)
- “The Return,” February 24, 2014
- “Trust Me,” March 3, 2014
- “Playing Chicken,” March 10, 2014
- “Lifting the Veil,” March 17, 2014
- “D.T.R.,” March 24, 2014
- “Like Father, Like Son,” March 31, 2014
- “Like a Bad Penny,” April 7, 2014
- “Where There’s Smoke,” April 14, 2014
- “Denial, Anger, Acceptance,” August 18, 2014
- “Dead Reckoning,” August 25, 2014
- “Hurt,” September 1, 2014
- “Victims of Love,” September 8, 2014
- “Boxed In,” September 15, 2014
- “Endgame,” September 22, 2014
- “Brave New World,” September 22, 2014
What’s your favorite “Dallas” episode? Share your comments below.
Dallas Decoder 
Great sie, hope to find more reviews of the original series
Thank you. I’ll resume my critiques of classic episodes soon. Stay tuned!
Thank you for doing this I was unable to see most of these episodes because I was not even born yet or I was to young to even watch TV. I hope you finish with all the seasons!
You’re very welcome. The pleasure is mine. I hope I’m able to finish the seasons too! My goal is resume the classic critiques in the spring, after the new show’s second season has concluded.
Love it, keep going for a lot more years.
Thank you so much for doing the reviews !!! I am a big fan since 1978 !!! Can´t wait for the other seasons !!!
I SO LOVE DALLAS MY DAD HAS A LEST THE FIRST 12 SEASONS MAYBE 13.
I WAS BORN A EWING BUT WHEN I WAS 9 YEARS OLD I GOT TAKEN IN TO FOSTER CARE AND IN 2013 LAST YEAR WHEN IS WAS 12 YEARS OLD I WAS ADOPTED.
Tnt network is a heartless network for canceling Dallas tnt you have no right to cancel Dallas you should be ashamed for canceling Dallas
I think a lot of it had to do with respect to Larry Hagman’s passing and the show simply wasn’t working well without it’s primary villain J.R.
Ever consider adding links to the top of this page to take to the beginning of each season? There is a lot of scrolling otherwise.
Thanks Dan. I’ll look into that.
Hello – my name is Bob Siler.
I just discovered this great tribute to Dallas and what a fun place to hang out and remember a time when J.R. Ewing was the master of the game. His game, played one way, His way. And he’d destroy anyone who tried to change the rules. And that included his family. Jock may have been at the helm and respected and feared by those who went up against him, only to back down at his wraith. He controlled the Cartel, and its oil men. But he couldn’t control his first born.
“J.R. , ya gotta play nice with others”. Yes, daddy, I will”. And did he? No. He ruined Driscoll, Leland, Jordan Lee, ect. He’d screw their wives then kick them to the curb.
He was so damn much fun to watch, and he was funny. eVIL, ROTTEN AND FUNNY ALL AT THE SAME TIME.
I’m putting together a list of places where the cast and crew lived, with addresses, photos, ect. Would you be interested in having a copy for yourself or this site? If so, let me know and I’ll e – mail it to you.
Keep up the great work.
Bob
Hi Bob. Thanks for your comments. Sure, I’d love to see your list. My email address is dallasdecoder-at-gmail.com.
Here’s hoping the episode critiques return soon. I really miss them but do understand that life can get in the way.
Thanks Dan.
Well…we’re waiting.
Hi Chris B,
I just received a collection of the complete series. Your website is proving to be invaluable! For the most part in Dallas, the acting and stories hold up well (in the eyes of an aficionado anyway). For those scenes when the story or acting fizzle, it is good to read your overviews and commentaries. Helps to see the good with the bad as part of a matrix of variance so that the overall watching experience is enjoyable. Another eye opener is that I always missed Pam after the half-baked way the character left the series. Reading that others considered her whiny or irritating adds an interesting perspective.
Long note when what I really want to say is thanks for all of your work on this blog! You’re adding a lot to my viewing experience.
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoy the site.
Season 12 episode 24, the great Texas Waltz. What is the artist /music in the love scene between Bobby and April!!!!
I looooooove this blog so much! I’ve been binge-watching Dallas this past year (I’m currently on season 9) and this blog has been such a fun accompaniment. Your insights are spot on. Hope to see more reviews for the rest of the seasons. 🙂
Thanks for reading, Tony. I had a lot of fun working on this site. I’d love to come back someday and finish reviewing the remaining episodes. I also think about starting over from the beginning. I think I got better at writing the critiques as time went on. I don’t think my critiques of the early seasons did those episodes justice.
I think you did great on those early episodes!
Thank you for your website. I bought the entire series on DVD last year and am up to Season 10. The disc for the first five episodes of Season 10 won’t play…so I had to skip forward to Episode 6, meaning I missed a lot of the start of that season. I see you’re almost up to Season 10 in your critiques…so I will wait for your detailed descriptions to learn what I missed!
Love your blog!
Thank you!