From what I've read about how Larry *really* treated his wife, his kids, even abused the family puppy, I'd say he had a solid foundation to play JR Lol
DJ m- I keep telling people that old school music and shows are better. Why? The storyline and lyrics. They wrote better back then. They sang with feeling back then. Held notes longer. Voices sounded better. In tv shows the people acted better. The guys playing the bad guys LOOKED like bad guys. Today's stuff is good but can't compare to old school stuff. Nowadays if we're at home and bored we'll check out a tv show that we've heard about. Back in the day when a tv show ( like Dallas) came on everyone would MAKE TIME to be home watching it. And talk about it the next day at school or work.
7:54 ---absolute perfection, and exactly 5 seconds in duration...so I can hit my back arrow immediately after and split my own sides over and over and over hahahahahaha
In the reboot of Dallas, JR delivers one of the BEST lines of his life. Cliff Barnes enters the room with a sinister grin, seeing JR for the first time in over a decade. JR looks at him, and without missing a beat remarks, "I tell you, the years have not been kind to THAT FACE!". Priceless!
@@overcomerbtboj I've actually used it in real life.Recent, my mom showed me pictures of some of the people who I used to know and what they looked like now. There was one of this guy who I knew from school who had been a narcissistic jerk his whole life, but actually was considered attractive in his youth. Years later however, he aged about twice as quickly as I have. Without a pause, I uttered the famous J.R. quote, giving me a measure of pleasure!
@@jayanxiety lol its funny how the beauty queens and jocks have aged the ones i went to school with were hard partiers who drank and were early alcoholics and now they sound like they have perpetual laryngitis
"Well they sold a lot of tickets for the Titanic too". Love the way he'd come out with a line like that, laugh and then just turn and walk away knowing they'd just been burned.
"Well. Gary and Ray. Well, what's a family for if it can't take care of its losers?" The look of fake concern at 3:12 is perfect. RIP Larry Hagman. You were the best.
well , many has been considerd magnificent for what they did and accomplished in both tv shows and movies , and JR Ewing Larry Hagman is most surtainly one of those people . the guy we all loved to hate . most of his lines to give others was HUGELY disgusting , but did we enjoy them ohhh yeah.
That line still cracks me up as much as the day I first heard it. "That used to be Pams chair. Never could stand her either." Brilliant video thank you.
It is a great credit to Larry Hagman’s acting ability that he went from the lovable Major Nelson on “I Dream Of Jeanie” to the man you love to hate, J.R. Ewing of Dallas, Texas. RIP Larry Hagman
"Do the honorable thing Cliff, take the elevator up to the roof and jump off!" Savage J.R.! Miss Larry, thanks for the memories! RIP. Thx for sharing the video! ✌
Pam : “How nice! You’re concerned about my happiness!” JR : Oh I don’t give a damn about you or your happiness honey. But I do care about what’s good for me!” lol priceless!
Absolutely brilliant. There will never be another Larry Hagman. He was born to play J R Ewing and made it his own. Legend!! Thaks so much for sharing this.
Larry Hagman said he based his character on a culmination of many of the oil men he knew while growing up in Texas. Reality makes life more interesting.
I had to get reminded how many insults and threats J.R. Ewing did on a weekly basis. This guy without a doubt is the number one villain of all time. Then after he was finished he'd do his classic sinister smile/laugh.
I can still see his smile or laugh now. I loved the way they would end the show with a freeze frame. Larry Hagman once said that you would have to continue acting out the scene because you would not know when they would cut it. I guess the actors would have to do some ad libbing and pantomiming towards the end of the scene. It was great. I loved the cliffhangers too. I read that the initial concept of the show was a Romero and Juliet theme in which the families hated each other and wanted to break up the happy couple. Great show. Great actors and great writing ✍️. It would be great if they brought back more original shows and character driven shows/ dramas.
The funny thing is, Larry Hagman was so good that no one realized that he was actually too old for the role. He is just 9 years younger than Barbara Bel Geddes, 18 years older than Patrick Duffy, and 15 years older than Ted Shackelford. Overall, Larry Hagman is clearly a good 10-12 years older than the JR Ewing character.
JR was NOT one to F with! He got down and dirty and he played by JR rules only! These one liners are priceless! Best vigilante character on TV in history! Period!
The best thing about J.R. Ewing was he was never a hypocrite, nor was he anything but the son of two Wildcat oil tycoons. As evil as he could be, he also was more right than he was wrong.
I watched this as a kid every Friday after the Dukes of Hazzard. I'm watching it again with my family. TV was so much better back then!!! TV today is evil AF!
SNAP 😂. Only Hagman could deliver those lines. JR still goes down as one of the finest characters ever to grace the small screen - over 30 years later!
+SethH1982 I'd love to see J.R. Ewing versus Hannibal Lecter in a battle of sociopaths, I have a feeling that J.R. would win because Lecter would be too soft.
+TheSlot1942 how about JR Ewing versus Tony Soprano . My money would be on Jr except in a physical confrontation becauses Jr was not good with his fists.
***** Tony's primary weakness is the vagina. Texas slang is poontang ; Jersey slang is cooze . JR would set the trap because Tony Soprano would never turn down a red hot piece of ass and JR would have the best at his disposal . Tony doesn't. JR doesn't really fall into those traps . What I would love to see as a brief sideshow is Jr's sharp barbed tongue go to work on wise ass Paulie Walnuts ..
+Brandy Baker He was a complete asshole. Unfortunately, his pronouncements were often closer to the truth than anyone wanted to admit. That's what made him such a great villain.
Only J.R. can say in front of Pam's son- "I couldn't stand her either" and get away with it. Classic ending. Great video! R.I.P Legendary Larry Hagman. 🙏🙏🙏
Whomever put this together, i wanna say thank u VERY much! This was GREAT! Mr. Hagman did somethin that takes talent: taking a character that was everything u hate in a person and still make u wanna watch him every week! That was the testament to his genius. Without Mr. Hagman this show would’ve died a quick death.
He really was the best villain ever! I remember reading a story about how Larry Hagman was once at a restaurant when a bunch of ladies came over and started yelling at him, telling him off for being so evil, with him trying to explain that its just a character he plays...
Yes, some people take show business way to seriously. They have a bicular way on looking at life. There will never be a more dispicable villian on TV than JR EWING! That's a good bet.
I'm too young to have watched Dallas in it's heyday, but I saw it years later on VHS! It was the best and still the storyline holds up over 4 decades later!!!
Larry Hagman was really drinking on the set. By his own admission he was a full blown alcoholic and always had a glass of booze within arms reach on the set. He sobered up towards the end though.
He was a genius. Loved his character. All his wisecracks and plots left me in stitches. There was no show without him. Saw him interviewed and he was just the opposite of his character and very devoted to his wife. Lovely man and he sure is missed.
He WAS an awesome actor. The New Dallas shows, won't be the same without Larry Hagman, but it still should be fun watchin John Ross, J.R. Ewing's son live up to his legendary ways!!
JR: Yeah? Secretary: Mr. Ewing, there's a Mr. Cliff Barnes is here to see you. JR: Who? Secretary: Cliff Barnes. JR: Tell him to get lost. Priceless!!!
R.I.P to the late Larry Hagman. He was one hell of an actor who made his iconic role of J.R. Ewing one of the most hated characters in television history.
I loved the slight glance J.R. gave toward the camera when he turned and said , "I don't believe in bribery!" I believe he wanted the audience to capture the moment he almost couldn't keep a straight face or his nearly being struck down by lightening.
Larry Hagman as J.R. was one of the best casting choices in the history of television. No one else could play the villain that everyone loves to hate so well.
