Ohhhhh yea, one of the best ever to do it! IF you haven't done so yet, one day you might want to watch the series. They don't make em like they used to thats for dam sure. Semper.Fidelis
I remember watching these two guys in the 80 's,i was eleven years old,it was great,we never miss Dallas every friday night. I love jr Ewing and Cliff Barnes,may they rest in peace.
Here's a fun fact. Sting lived above a Chinese Takeaway growing up in Newcastle, England, while George Michael's Family lived above a Fish & Chip Shop where his Mother once worked then helped him out at The Restaurant her Husband owned called Mr. Jack's, which was a Greek Restaurant. In England they are known as Takeaways. Alot Of Boy Band/Girlband Icons worked in Cafes/Bars/Restaurants before hitting The Big Time.
And to think that Robert Foxworth lamented about losing out on the role of JR to Larry Hagman. I can't see Foxworth doing justice to the JR character. However, Hagman had some guest starring roles in TV series that got him prepped for the JR character. Check out the previous TV characters he played in Police Story; The Streets of San Francisco; and Barnaby Jones . . .they were all variations of the JR character . . . charming when he had to be, but underneath, scheming and conniving.
Yes, that got me too. LOL Well, at this point in the series, Barnes kind of was a cheap man. But that was because, at this time J. R. was already very wealthy, while Cliff was at most an upper-middle class lawyer and not a wealthy man. Remember that this was before his mother Rebecca bought him his own oil company. After that, and especially after Cliff hit his off-shore oil strike with Gold Canyon 340, when he narrowly dodged the attempt J. R. made to bankrupt Barnes Wentworth [Cliff's Oil company], Cliff was as rich as J. R. or maybe a little bit richer than J. R. Ewing was!! From that point on in the series, they were pretty much on an evenly matched footing, in terms of their overall wealth, much to J. R.'s chagrin.
Cliff Barnes was a selfmade man despite his father being a drunk and his mother deserting him. He graduated from Law School and had a great future for himself. Tragically, he got sucked into the Barnes-Ewing feud over a lie. Digger was not cheated out of Ewing Oil and Miss Ellie by Jock. It was the booze. He wasted his life trying to avenge his father. But, if Barnes hadn't been so consumed with bringing down the Ewings, there wouldn't be a show.
Yeah, also Digger "Lied" to his Children about what really happened. He was so ashamed at his downfall it as easier to blame Jock than himself. Over the years so many Shows from Degrassi, Another World, and Roseanne have had episodes where folks find out the truth and as hard as it is they accept it.
@@a.b.s_productions Why thank you! I live in Canada and Another World was first broadcasted in 1972 until it's cancellation in 1999. Also I loved watching Degrassi on Monday. Also here's another fun fact. Ted Shackleford played Ray Gordon on Another World and Larry Hagman was on it's Sister Show The Edge Of Night. He was also in The Movie The Group based on The Chick Lit Novel by Mary McCarthy.
I hated how they made Cliff into someone who was pure evil in the revived series. That never sat well with me and was not how Cliff in the original series was. I did not like that and I did not like they had Bobby's wife in the revived series end up having feelings for her ex husband who was abusive. If the series had gone on I bet she would have cheated on Bobby. Also did not like how much they changed the look at f Ewing oil/ Ewing Energy and Southfolk.
Yeah, I'm glad Hagman's performance was recognized to some degree but imo, he deserved much more than a couple of nominations. He played the most popular character on television in what was, for several years, also the most popular series on television.
For me, because of my age, Dallas came before I ever knew about I Dream of Jeanie, so when I was finally introduced to the latter, it was hard to accept JR as that bumbling man in Jeanie.
Shows you how good an actor Larry Hagman was. I grew up on Jeannie and while Dallas was quite the change in character, I loved the depiction of JR and Major Nelson
It was just the opposite for me. I didn’t even watch the first year of “Dallas” because I thought of him only as a comedian and there was no way he could pull off JR Ewing. He didn’t spend those early years in the theater 🎭 playing Shakespeare for nothing.
I admit as a kid, I didn't get the fascination of this show, but now as I've gotten older, and watching these clips, I now see why my grandparents and my mom loved Dallas . I might try to go rent the first season at the library to see it from the beginning. Once thing though I always liked about Dallas not only when it was on but still now, the theme it sounds happy
@@gazepskotzs4 Those blue eyes of his where cold but devious and mischievous. He managed to be likable while doing it. He was also funny and had great quotes while intuiting peoples weaknesses...lol
The cinematography elements in this clip is a marvel of imagination and production talent. The scene with JR and the PI, to keep both faces in focus in dim lighting, then zooming in on JR's face; what a superb piece of work that was!
Agreed. There’s something about the lighting and Larrys dark eyebrows and hair combined with his acting that makes JR much more menacing than in the later years. Even though these people are all wealthy theres a homey rural down to earth feeling as well. Does that make any sense?
I HAVE BEEN TO SOUTH FORK RANCH AS IT IS A VISITORS CENTRE. BUT I MUST SAY J R EWING IS ONE HELL OF AN ACTOR AND SUITS THE ROLE AS A RICH BUSINESS TYCON AND WE SHOULD NOT FORGET THAT HE DIRECTED MOST OF THE EPESODES.
Amen to that.👍. Bet many fellas who enjoyed this were brought up watching it on their Mum's lap/sat with her etc so had no choice. So grew to adore it.❤
Word! JR was alot like Victor Newman on The Young & The Restless. He never dropped The Ball, and he kept his eye on The Prize. Cliff also knew JR "owned" him like a Punk. He didn't have a fraction of what JR has. Also although he's been a very successful Lawyer, and worked hard for "his", to many folks he's just the Fellow whose Daddy was a Drunk and whose Momma abandoned him.
That hourglass on Cliff's roll-top secretary desk looks like the one used in the 1972-1993 intro and outro sequences on the NBC soap 'Days Of Our Lives', the one used before those parts of the show went to CGI in 1993, with the hourglass rotating horizontally. =P
Jr always looked down at Cliff yet Jr lived with his parents where Cliff had his own place and own career. I choose Cliff cause he was more self sufficient and without Ewing Oli Jr was nothing.
Cliff was always trying to beat JR and never could he was always 5 steps ahead, cliff was sadly obsessed with doing it that it costed him almost everything, he even bankrupted his mother’s company trying to beat him and failed miserably.
@@jonstefanik9400 Yes! Sorry for the Late Reply. Also Sue Ellen's Mother played "Lisa" one of Julian Kaye's Clients in American Gigolo. Firth also acted in The Movie. Julian (Played By Richard Gere) pleaded with Lisa to confirm to Detective Sunday that they were "together" when Judy Rhineman was Murdered. She was too scared to tell feeling she'd be part of a Scandal. Also The Husband called Julian a "Liar" saying "My Wife Was With Me The Whole Time". Either it was one of one of two factors, either they "lied" to The Police, or The Husband watched them having Sex.
@homebell4866 spoken like a sexist . Absolutely hilarious. It's obvious you've been hurt & now every woman has to pay for your insecurity that you have for them. It shines thru in your last statement. I'm laughing at your comment the same way you're laughing in your profile pic 🤣. And don't bother replying, cuz I'm not reading it...
"I know how to play the other man's game." ...and the others in and around the Ewing family never quite figured that out about J.R. The secret to his success was his almost supernatural ability to read people and immediately determine who they are and what is most important to them, then use that to his advantage. He played most of them like a master violinist and most of the time they didn't know it until it was too late.
Arthur Name: True. JR was a master tactician. But being that way takes a real lack of morality and empathy toward your fellow human beings. Not to say that Cliff most times didn't deserve it, but still, most of the people JR hurt were people who didn't deserve it.
Matt Beeman : Yeah, Cliff wasted the better part of his life perpetuating a feud with the Ewings, that never should have happened in the first place. He destroyed his relationship with his mother, and every woman in his life, because he was always more obsessed with revenge and power, than with his personal relationships. Even Pam got feed up with him more than a few times.
I remember watching Dallas every Friday night with my parents, sister and little brother, even though he was way too little to understand. Well, I was 11, but understood some of the issues. The thing I remember he hearing my dad howling with laughter at JR! So proud to be a Texan!!!
During this period of Dallas we see there's more to Sue Ellen than just a supporter of JR and how she appears to only care about the Ewing name and wealth,that she's an insecure vulnerable fragile human being who just wants to be loved and appreciated.
I agree, best Dallas scene ever. Well written, acted. JR, who is synonymous with not telling the turth, gives that smile at the end because he knows he's telling the turth, and Cliff does too. There was something more important to him than Sue Ellen.
Yes, sadly enough Thorne Forrester on The Bold & The Beautiful had a history of going after Women that his Brother/Father were involved with or Married to. Caroline, Taylor, Donna, and of course Brooke, now he's with Katie. The only two were Macy & Darla but they were far below the Forresters since Macy's Mother was Sally Spectra the Knockoff Queen while Darla was a Worker at Spectra Fashions.
Matt Beeman In the 1st season Jock said that Ellie and Digger had just a teenage flirtation. In the Early Years movie their relationship was more substantial. She at one point referred to him as her beau. She dumped him when she saw him passed out drunk and got with Jock instead.
J.R. White well Obama never cheated on his husband Michael.. The Trump bashing is really getting old. He’s help our country, ESPECIALLY our Military, economy etc.
Cliff was always in love with Sue Ellen. Most likely why he couldn't commit to Afton. Pregnant Sue Ellen was going to leave J.R. for Cliff, but Cliff had to hurt her to protect her from J.R. as J.R. would destroy them both. Both great actors and good friends.
The Character of Cliff Barnes was based on Robert Kennedy. In this Scene you saw more of Ted Kennedy. He was The Baby Brother who although tried, couldn't measure up the the achivements of Joe Jr., Jack, or Robert. He probably knew that if his last name wasn't Kennedy he would have had any power. Also the Layout that Cliff admired was similar to the Layout that Phillip Spaulding had on Guiding Light where he was going to revitalize Springfield and make their Family the most powerful.
I was hoping in the reboot, John Ross finds out thru a DNA test that he is NOT JR's son; he is really Cliff Barnes' son. When JR and Cliff were fighting over John Ross' paternity and a blood test came back JR as the father, it turns out JR paid the technician to switch the results, and thus JR was really raising Cliff's son, the ultimate revenge against Cliff. It could also explain why John Ross always felt out of place with JR and could relate to Pamela Rebecca, his half-sister
A good lesson on how to attack the enemy sleep with his wife. Oh Barnes desrved to be called a cheap little man. JR Ewing may be a dirty rotten scoundrel but regard him like a black cat never cross his path.
