I can’t believe I’ve gone this long without giving props to the best primetime soap ever: Dallas. What a fantastic show! I used to watch it as a little girl which was wierd because I was the only person my age who watched it so I was forced to discuss plots with my parents and or the parents of my friends. I guess I’m always been precocious.
Dallas had so many great moments but unfortunately, I can’t find clips of all of them, so feast on this. I think this pretty much sets up the sheer awesomeness that is Dallas (as opposed to the utter lameness that was Sheer Dallas–yeah, I watched every episode). In one clip you have:
- Ranch hands with guns
- The Southfork Chopper
- JR in a hat that costs more than my bi-weekly salary
- JR using Miss Ellie as a human shield to shephard John Ross back to South Fork
- Linda Grey looking fantastic
People wonder why I can’t get into Desperate Housewives. Answer: No choppers or gun-toting ranch hands. Also, how can you top the ultimate badassness of the following exchange:
“Sue Ellen, you’re a drunk, a tramp, and an unfit mother!” Hysterical. My former roommate and I still say that to each other. Like a fine glass of Ketel One, it never gets old.
Don’t feel alone, my asian mother (who could/can barely speak English) and I bonded over Dynasty plotlines.
[...] Chris and Shane (in a tux) in a helicopter. (Any storyline that utilizes a chopper is gold.) [...]
I grew up in Texas, and oftentimes my dad used the ol’ chopper fakeout when he’d take me out for McDonalds breakfast. (Or so I wish….) Anyhoo, my parents were both fans of Dallas. Many was the night that I danced to the theme song around our coffee table. What– I was a strange, only child. Don’t talk shit….
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[...] Linda Gray! What a surprise, although I am a little shocked that her character hasn’t turned out to be a tramp, a drunk or an unfit (grand)mother yet. [...]