SEASON 1
- SEASON 1 & 2
- SEASON 4
- SEASON 5
- SEASON 6
- SEASON 8
- SEASON 10
- SEASON 12
- SEASON 14
Summary of Season 1 & 2 (1978) - 5 discs
An instant hit after debuting in 1978 as the first nighttime soap opera, "Dallas" follows the tangled lives and intrigues of the oil-rich Ewing clan, headed by family patriarch Jock (Jim Davis) and the delightfully evil J.R. (Larry Hagman). Also living in the Ewings' well-appointed Southfork abode are lady of the house Miss Ellie (Barbara Bel Geddes); good son Bobby (Patrick Duffy); and J.R.'s beauty queen wife, Sue Ellen (Linda Gray).
Summary of Season 4 (1980) - 8 discs
As the fourth season of this nighttime soap opera unfolds, the universally hated J.R. Ewing (Larry Hagman) lies unconscious in a hospital bed -- but no one knows for certain who shot him. Was it Sue Ellen (Linda Gray), Cliff Barnes (Ken Kercheval) … or even the unassuming Miss Ellie (Barbara Bel Geddes)? As the list of suspects grows, faithful brother Bobby (Patrick Duffy) takes the reins at Ewing Oil. Extras include Hagman's home movies.
Summary of Season 5 (1981) - 9 discs
Texas oil and water don't mix in the fifth season of this classic nighttime soap opera when a woman is found floating in the Ewings' pool and J.R. and Cliff accuse each other of murder. Meanwhile, Sue Ellen finally takes action to divorce J.R.
Summary of Season 6 (1982) - 5 discs
The unbridled scheming and backstabbing around the Southfork compound continue as the sixth season of the nighttime soap kicks off with Ewing Oil in turmoil and villainous J.R. (Larry Hagman) ousted as company president. When their father passes away, Bobby and J.R. find themselves locked in a battle over control of the family empire. Meanwhile, Pam and Bobby split up, and J.R. remarries Sue Ellen, only to later end up behind bars in Cuba.
Summary of Season 8 (1984) - 10 discs
Return to Southfork for another round of intrigue, backstabbing and greed. This season, Bobby tries to figure out who shot him, and Jenilee Harrison joins the cast as Jamie, Jock's niece and Cliff Barnes's key to the Ewing fortune. Meanwhile, Jenna goes on trial for the murder of her ex-husband, Sue Ellen falls off the wagon, and Bobby takes a notorious car trip in the prime-time soap's biggest cliffhanger since "Who Shot J.R?"
Summary of Season 10 (1986) - 3 discs
Season 10 of the smash hit prime-time soap opera kicks off with Pam (Victoria Principal) waking one morning to find Bobby (Patrick Duffy) in the shower, revealing that the entire ninth season was Pam's nightmare. Meanwhile, Sue Ellen (Linda Gray) opens a lingerie business using J.R.'s (Larry Hagman) one-time mistress Mandy (Deborah Shelton) as her top model, and Ray and Donna (Steve Kanaly and Susan Howard) deal with marital problems.
Summary of Season 12 (1988) - 3 discs
In the 12th season of the smash-hit soap, womanizing J.R. (Larry Hagman) heads to the backwoods of Arkansas for a little rest and relaxation. But when he seduces hillbilly waitress Cally Harper (Cathy Podewell), her brothers go ballistic and have the oil tycoon arrested. While J.R. tangles with Cally and her clan, Sue Ellen (Linda Gray) purchases a movie studio, plotting to produce a scathing documentary on her crooked husband.
Summary of Season 14 (1990) - 5 discs
The final season of this smash-hit primetime soap finds the ruthless Ewing clan conniving to the bitter end, with J.R. (Larry Hagman) scheming to regain control of Ewing Oil and Bobby (Patrick Duffy) hunting down his wife's killer. A drunk, despondent and pistol-wielding J.R. also learns the good that his life has accomplished, but -- in classic "Dallas" cliffhanger style -- is that enough to keep him from turning the gun on himself?
