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J.R.'s Asian dealings ruin the Cartel; Kristin and Alan Beam continue to plot revenge against J.R.; J.R. wants Sue Ellen back in rehab; Bobby and Pam are disgusted when J.R. finds a way to cheat Cliff Add a recap »

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Writers:: Rena Down

Director:: Irving J. Moore

Stars:: Victoria Principal (Pamela Barnes Ewing); Larry Hagman (John Ross 'J.R.' Ewing); Jim Davis (Jock Ewing); Barbara Bel Geddes (Eleanor 'Miss Ellie' Southworth Ewing); Patrick Duffy (Bobby Ewing); Linda Gray (Sue Ellen Ewing); Charlene Tilton (Lucy Ewing); Ken Kercheval (Cliff Barnes)

Recurring Role:: Don Starr (Jordan Lee); James L. Brown (Harry McSween); Jeanna Michaels (Connie); Meg Gallagher (Louella Caraway); John Hart; Susan Keller; Jeff Cooper (Dr. Simon Elby); Dennis Patrick (Vaughn Leland); Mary Crosby (Kristin Shephard); Randy Powell (Alan Beam)

Guest Star:: Christopher Coffey (Greg Forrester); Ann Nelson (Woman Pam talked to about her mother); Susan Keller (Reporter); D.J. Sullivan; Ann Nelson; Ron Heyes (Hank Johnson); Kale Browne

All throughout the episode, J.R.'s office phone is his regular multi-line speaker phone, but at the end of the episode, the phone has changed to a regular 'home style' phone of the 80's. edit »

The episode received the highest Nielsen ratings of any single television episode up to that time, and set off the popular "season cliffhanger" tactic beloved by Hollywood writers everywhere. edit »
German episode title: "Abrechnung", meaning "The Reckoning" edit »
Steve Kanaly does not appear in this episode. edit »

J.R.: You gave me quite a surprise this evening.
Sue Ellen: Oh?
J.R.: You managed to maintain a certain decorum.
Sue Ellen: Sorry to disappoint you darling.
J.R.: What?
Sue Ellen: You expected me to be embarrassed in front of your family tonight a dinner. Well, I wasn't was I? I was a perfect lady. Charming, witty, and sober.
J.R.: I swear you're heading at ninty miles an hour towards a nervous breakdown. Gonna have to do something about those ravings of yours.
Sue Ellen: No, J.R. I am not raving, I am not drunk. I am just fine. And you're not going to put me back in that sanitarium.
J.R.: Who's going to stop me?
Sue Ellen: Bobby's going to stop you. He's not going to let you put me away.
J.R.: I wouldn't count on that. You know I always get what I want.
Sue Ellen: Tell me J.R., which slut are you going to stay with tonight?
J.R.: What difference does it make? Whoever it is, it's got to be more interesting than the slut I'm looking at right now. edit »

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A House Divided
The Bottom Line: "Series classic"
There are few people who have even heard of the show Dallas. There are probably fewer who can actually claim to have seen this episode, but everyone has heard these three infamous words that made Dallas into a Pop Icon... "Who Shot J.R.?". ...Continue »
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The Bottom Line: "Series classic"
The episode that launched "Dallas" into the stratosphere! ...Continue »
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