TV.com

Knots Landing Season 4 Episode 1

A Brand New Day

Favorite

Watched It I've Watched This 0

Next
Episode Previous
Episode

7.9

User Rating

17 votes

Your Rating: 10
Your Rating: 9.5
Your Rating: 9
Your Rating: 8.5
Your Rating: 8
Your Rating: 7.5
Your Rating: 7
Your Rating: 6.5
Your Rating: 6
Your Rating: 5.5
Your Rating: 5
Your Rating: 4.5
Your Rating: 4
Your Rating: 3.5
Your Rating: 3
Your Rating: 2.5
Your Rating: 2
Your Rating: 1.5
Your Rating: 1

Rate Now

EPISODE REVIEWS
By TV.com Users

Write A Review

Episode Summary

EDIT

AIRED: 9/30/82

Karen hears that the case against Frank and Roy has been dropped due to a technicality. Furious, she barges into the Federal Prosecutor's office, who happens to be Marion Patrick McKenzie. 'Mac' gives Karen info on the case, and kisses her. Karen fires Gary, and hires Wayne, unaware that he has a scrapbook about Sid's death. Val has been living at a motel, but decides to stay with Rusty and Cricket on their ranch. Gary, now living with Abby, goes there to try to win Val back. Rusty beats him up. Abby's furious that Gary went to see Val. Val returns home and kicks Gary out. Gary goes back to Abby. Abby has been sending JR every other chapter of Val's book.moreless

Fan Episode Reviews (0)

Cast & Crew: STARS

EDIT

John Pleshette	Richard Avery
Ted Shackelford	Gary Ewing
Joan Van Ark	Val Ewing
Kevin Dobson	Mack Mackenzie
Donna Mills	Abby Cunningham
Julie Harris	Lilliemae Clements

See All Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew: RECURRING AND GUESTS

EDIT

Don Stroud	Rusty Daniels	Guest Star
Viveka Davis	Cricket	Guest Star
Bill Capizi	Hotel Owner	Guest Star
Claudia Lonow	Diana Fairgate	Recurring Role
Steven Hirsch	Roy Lance	Recurring Role

See All Cast & Crew

Trivia, Notes, Quotes and Allusions

FILTER BY TYPE

TRIVIA (1)
ADD TRIVIA
- Abby's copy of Val's manuscript shows the title of "Capricorn Crude" but Abby made her copy before this title was chosen
  EDIT SHARE
QUOTES (1)
ADD QUOTES
- (Karen barging into the Federal Prosecutor's Office)
  Mack: Mrs. Fairgate.
  Karen: What the hell happened?
  Lorenzo: Hold it right there.
  Mack: Take it easy, Lorenzo.
  Karen: Tell him to put that thing away.
  Mack: Put that thing away.
  Lorenzo: What's in that case?
  Karen: The neutron bomb.
  Mack: Lorenzo, thank you very much. I'll talk to her.
  Lorenzo: You know, she shouldn't be barging in here like that.
  Mack: You know, you're absolutely right, I don't know how she got up here in the first place, but you're doing a hell of a job.
  EDIT SHARE
NOTES (6)
ADD NOTES
- Constance McCashin ("Laura"), James Houghton ("Kenny") and Kim Lankford ("Ginger") do not appear in this episode.
  EDIT SHARE
- Kevin Dobson joins the cast in this episode as "Marion Patrick 'Mack' McKenzie".
  EDIT SHARE
- How Kevin Dobson created the name of: M. Patrick "Mack" MacKenzie, were after his kids, in real-life. He has a son named: Patrick, and has a daughter named: Mariah, and that was how he thought of 2 different names he would use when he came on the show.
  EDIT SHARE
- Gary mentioned to Abby that his youngest brother, Bobby from Dallas, just called and Bobby wants to read Jock's Will. In that same episode, Gary told Abby that his own father had never trusted Gary, but his father liked Val, to whom he used to call her an anchor.
  EDIT SHARE
- John Pleshette (Richard) wrote this episode.
  EDIT SHARE
- Kevin Dobson debuts on the cast as Federal Prosecutor Marion Patrick MacKenzie, who is also known as Mack. From this episode on, he helps out the other cast members in each of their problems and Karen sees an inspiration in him as the show goes on. Also, Roy Lance from the 2nd season returns for a brief stint in this season. A mysterious man named Wayne Harkness makes his first appearance and he is important to the storyline because he knows something about Sid's death.
  EDIT SHARE
ALLUSIONS (0)
ADD ALLUSIONS
- ADD ALLUSIONS from this episode.