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[[File:dallas2.jpg|frame|Not just ''any'' [[Soap Opera]].]]
{{quote|''"If I did give you power then you've got nothing. Nobody gives you power. Real power is something you take."''
|'''Jock Ewing'''}}
{{quote|''"Don't forgive and never forget; Do unto others before they do unto you; and third and most importantly, keep your eye on your friends, because your enemies will take care of themselves."''
▲{{quote|''"If I did give you power then you've got nothing. Nobody gives you power. Real power is something you take."''|Jock Ewing}}
|'''J.R. Ewing'''}}
▲{{quote|''"Don't forgive and never forget; Do unto others before they do unto you; and third and most importantly, keep your eye on your friends, because your enemies will take care of themselves."'' |JR Ewing}}
'''Note:''' If you want to read about the actual city of Dallas, see [[DFW Metroplex]].
'''''Dallas''''' was a giant [[Prime Time Soap]] of [[The Eighties]] (it ran from 1978-1991). For much of its run it was most watched show in the world.
As the name might suggest the series was set in Texas, based around the Ewings, a large [[Dysfunctional Family]] of oil barons. Family patriarch John Ross "Jock" Ewing had built up Ewing Oil and married Eleanor "Miss Ellie" Southworth, the daughter of a rancher and together they had three sons:
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In 2011, TNT announced plans for a [[Revival]] of the series, and that Hagman, Gray, and Duffy would be returning as their original characters. In 2012, Twitter feeds popped up for J.R., Bobby, and their respective sons, John Ross and Christopher, who will be the primary characters of the revival.
Not to be confused with ''[[Dallos]]''.
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* [[Aborted Arc]]: Several in the Dream Season for obvious reasons. Also the original plot about Ben Stivers/Wes Parmalee (see [[You Look Familiar]] below) was set to reveal he was really {{spoiler|the missing, presumed dead Jock Ewing}}. The producers dropped it because they felt the fans would see it as being in questionable taste.
* [[All Just a Dream]]: Like you really need to ask.
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