peaname
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Post by peaname on Nov 21, 2022 23:13:50 GMT
Tonight in 1980 Americans tuned into Dallas to discover who shot JR Ewing. Do you remember?
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lindas
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Post by lindas on Nov 21, 2022 23:19:08 GMT
I remember but I’m not telling. I can’t believe that show was on over 40 years ago, it was one of my favorites.
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Post by myshelly on Nov 21, 2022 23:21:29 GMT
I wasn’t alive then but when I went to Europe as a teenager and would say I’m was from Dallas, people would respond with “who shot JR?” And I thought it was funny.
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Nanner
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Post by Nanner on Nov 21, 2022 23:21:43 GMT
I remember too, but won't ruin it for others. It was huge. Everybody I know tuned in for that.
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Post by twistedscissors on Nov 21, 2022 23:22:41 GMT
I remember too
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Post by gar on Nov 21, 2022 23:24:05 GMT
Of course I remember 😁
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Post by papersilly on Nov 21, 2022 23:27:32 GMT
in 1980 i was 13. i don't remember that moment but i remember watching Dallas with my mom every Friday night on CBS. DH was fresh out of college back then and he remembers he and a bunch of co-workers going to a bar to watch it.
i did watch that episode in re-runs years later. Dallas was such as iconic show and JR Ewing was a great t.v. villain that you loved to hate but hated that you loved him too.
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Post by Fidget on Nov 21, 2022 23:32:04 GMT
In 1980 I was in my early twenties, newly engaged and watched very little tv, I heard about this show but never watched and to this day I have no idea who shot JR.
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Post by milocat on Nov 21, 2022 23:34:08 GMT
I was 3. I never watched the show but of course know the reference and basics of the show. I don't know who shot him.
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Post by pilcas on Nov 21, 2022 23:37:40 GMT
And I actually remember the answer! I used to love that show, it was a classic!
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peabay
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Post by peabay on Nov 21, 2022 23:38:07 GMT
I know who shot him, but I didn't watch the show (I was in high school) and didn't really care.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Nov 21, 2022 23:41:03 GMT
Yup, everything stopped at 10pm Friday night!!
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Post by malibou on Nov 21, 2022 23:47:50 GMT
I am certainly old enough to know this show, I was 16. And as an American I should know this, but I have no idea. I grew up without broadcast tv.
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Post by katlady on Nov 21, 2022 23:50:35 GMT
I rarely watched the show, but I knew what was going on. Ah, life is but a dream.  |
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Post by Mary_K on Nov 21, 2022 23:56:01 GMT
I know! I watched it too!
Mary K
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janeliz
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Post by janeliz on Nov 21, 2022 23:56:34 GMT
I remember who shot him.
I was really into both Dallas and Falcon Crest. Good times.
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TXMary
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Post by TXMary on Nov 21, 2022 23:58:31 GMT
I know! Never missed it!
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Post by cakediva on Nov 22, 2022 0:20:33 GMT
I remember who shot him. I was really into both Dallas and Falcon Crest. Good times. Sigh - I loved Falcon Crest! I grew up in a very small town, and we had bunny ears only - no cable, no antenna. So basically we got TWO tv channels. So no Dallas for us. But Dynasty & Falcon Crest were definitely on a lot! |
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Post by mollycoddle on Nov 22, 2022 0:33:46 GMT
Oh yes. I was in grad school, and we were all glued to it. One of the few shows that we watched.
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pinklady
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Post by pinklady on Nov 22, 2022 0:37:42 GMT
It was the his wife’s sister, right?
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Post by pepperwood on Nov 22, 2022 0:57:04 GMT
I think the Who shot JR was the first TV cliff hanger. I loved that show and vividly remember watching it on Friday nights followed by Falcon Crest. I even visited South Fork Ranch when I was in Dallas. The outside was open to the public.
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Post by Jen in NCal on Nov 22, 2022 1:16:57 GMT
I remember the TV Guide cover more than I remember the actual event.
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Post by mmmom on Nov 22, 2022 1:18:50 GMT
I remember who did it. I also loved Knots Landing which was a Dallas spinoff.
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Post by janeinbama on Nov 22, 2022 1:20:09 GMT
We were not diehard Dallas fans, but watched with friends who were! I remember though.
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Post by gigito7 on Nov 22, 2022 1:24:44 GMT
That’s iconic TV. Watched every Friday night and Falcon Crest too. I know who shot JR.
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Post by AussieMeg on Nov 22, 2022 1:36:48 GMT
I remember all the hoopla around who shot JR, but I don’t know who did it, and I didn’t watch it. I was 13yo at the time.
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Post by purplebee on Nov 22, 2022 1:59:19 GMT
Never missed an episode!
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Post by crazy4scraps on Nov 22, 2022 2:04:08 GMT
My mom LOVED that show and we watched it every week. I watched that episode because at the time *everyone* wanted to know who did it but honestly that kind of trivia falls into the “I could Google it if I really cared” category, LOL.
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Post by Bridget in MD on Nov 22, 2022 2:05:36 GMT
I remember who shot him. I was really into both Dallas and Falcon Crest. Good times. Sigh - I loved Falcon Crest! I grew up in a very small town, and we had bunny ears only - no cable, no antenna. So basically we got TWO tv channels. So no Dallas for us. But Dynasty & Falcon Crest were definitely on a lot! I would have been 4 when that episode aired. I rememeber the hubbub but I thought I was older. I used to watch Dallas and Falcon Crest with my mom on Friday nights, but I honestly think I was older, like 9-10, not 4! |
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Post by lisae on Nov 22, 2022 2:09:11 GMT
Yes, I remember. It was more my parents' show than mine. I took Mother to Southfork Ranch to tour the house about 20 years ago. It's a lot smaller IRL than it looked on TV.
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