Dallas (1978 TV series) season 6

Dallas (season 6)
Dallas: The complete sixth season DVD cover
No. of episodes	28
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	October 1, 1982 (1982-10-01) – May 6, 1983 (1983-05-06)
Season chronology

The sixth season of the television series Dallas aired on during the 1982-1983 TV season.

Cast

Starring

In alphabetical order:

• Barbara Bel Geddes as Miss Ellie Ewing (28 episodes)
• Patrick Duffy as Bobby Ewing (28 episodes)
• Linda Gray as Sue Ellen Ewing (28 episodes)
• Larry Hagman as J. R. Ewing (28 episodes)
• Susan Howard as Donna Culver Krebbs (28 episodes)
• Steve Kanaly as Ray Krebbs (28 episodes)
• Ken Kercheval as Cliff Barnes (28 episodes)
• Victoria Principal as Pamela Barnes Ewing (28 episodes)
• Charlene Tilton as Lucy Ewing Cooper (27 episodes)

Also Starring

• Audrey Landers as Afton Cooper (26 episodes)
• Howard Keel as Clayton Farlow (24 episodes)
• Priscilla Pointer as Rebecca Barnes Wentworth (18 episodes)
• John Beck as Mark Graison (13 episodes)
• Jared Martin as Steven "Dusty" Farlow (1 episode)

Special Guest Stars

• Dale Robertson as Frank Crutcher (5 episodes)
• E. J. André as Eugene Bullock (3 episodes)
• Nicholas Hammond as Bill Johnson (3 episodes)
• Donald Moffat as Brooks Oliver (3 episodes)
• Barry Corbin as Sheriff Fenton Washburn (2 episodes)
• Henry Darrow as Garcia (2 episodes)

Notable guest stars

Morgan Brittany (Katherine Wentworth) continues to appear, and among the actors to debut during the season are Lois Chiles (Holly Harwood), Timothy Patrick Murphy (Mickey Trotter), Roseanna Christiansen (Teresa), Danone Simpson (Kendall Chapman), Alice Hirson (Mavis Anderson), Kenneth Kimmins (Thornton McLeish), Kate Reid (Lil Trotter), Eric Farlow (Christopher Ewing), and Mary Armstrong (nanny Louise).

John Anderson appears in two episodes as Richard McIntyre - he will return as a "special guest star" during season 11, playing Dr. Herbert Styles. Additionally, Ben Piazza (Walt Discoll) appear in a major story-arc, but won't return for future seasons, and Knots Landing's Ted Shackelford (Gary Ewing) appears in one episode.

John Larroquette also appears in several episodes as Lucy Ewing's divorce attorney

Crew

The season's episode writers include showrunner Leonard Katzman, the returning Arthur Bernard Lewis, David Paulsen, Howard Lakin, Will Lorin, Linda B. Elstad, and new additions Frank Furino and Robert Sherman.

Philip Capice serves as executive producer, Katzman as producer, Cliff Fenneman as associate producer, and writer Arthur Bernard Lewis as supervising producer. Writer David Paulsen, who joined the series for season four, takes on the duty of the show's story editor.

DVD release

Season six was released by Warner Bros. Home Video, on a Region 1 DVD box set of five double-sided DVDs, on January 30, 2007. In addition to the 28 episodes, it also includes the featurette "Power and Influence: The Dallas Legacy".

Knots Landing

Main article: Knots Landing

After a one year-absence, the Dallas cast returned to appear in spinoff series Knots Landing, now on its fourth year: first J. R. (Larry Hagman) appeared alone in Daniel (airing October 7, 1982), and then he returned alongside Bobby (Patrick Duffy) and baby Christopher (Eric Farlow) in New Beginnings (October 29, 1982) - the last time any Dallas character appeared in Knots Landing.

Episodes

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
104	1	"Changing of the Guard"	Michael Preece	Arthur Bernard Lewis	October 1, 1982 (1982-10-01)
105	2	"Where There's a Will"	Leonard Katzman	Leonard Katzman	October 8, 1982 (1982-10-08)
106	3	"Billion Dollar Question"	Michael Preece	Arthur Bernard Lewis	October 15, 1982 (1982-10-15)
107	4	"The Big Ball"	Leonard Katzman	Leonard Katzman	October 22, 1982 (1982-10-22)
108	5	"Jock's Will"	Michael Preece	David Paulsen	October 29, 1982 (1982-10-29)
109	6	"Aftermath"	Leonard Katzman	David Paulsen	November 5, 1982 (1982-11-05)
110	7	"Hit and Run"	Michael Preece	Howard Lakin	November 12, 1982 (1982-11-12)
111	8	"The Ewing Touch"	Leonard Katzman	Howard Lakin	November 19, 1982 (1982-11-19)
112	9	"Fringe Benefits"	Michael Preece	Will Lorin	November 26, 1982 (1982-11-26)
113	10	"The Wedding"	Leonard Katzman	Will Lorin	December 3, 1982 (1982-12-03)
114	11	"Post Nuptial"	Michael Preece	David Paulsen	December 10, 1982 (1982-12-10)
115	12	"Barbecue Three"	Leonard Katzman	Arthur Bernard Lewis	December 17, 1982 (1982-12-17)
116	13	"Mama Dearest"	Patrick Duffy	Arthur Bernard Lewis	December 31, 1982 (1982-12-31)
117	14	"The Ewing Blues"	David Paulsen	David Paulsen	January 7, 1983 (1983-01-07)
118	15	"The Reckoning"	Bill Duke	Will Lorin	January 14, 1983 (1983-01-14)
119	16	"A Ewing Is a Ewing"	Larry Hagman	Frank Furino	January 28, 1983 (1983-01-28)
120	17	"Crash of '83"	Bill Duke	Howard Lakin	February 4, 1983 (1983-02-04)
121	18	"Requiem"	Larry Hagman	Linda B. Elstad	February 11, 1983 (1983-02-11)
122	19	"Legacy"	Patrick Duffy	Robert Sherman	February 18, 1983 (1983-02-18)
123	20	"Brothers and Sisters"	Larry Hagman	Will Lorin	February 25, 1983 (1983-02-25)
124	21	"Caribbean Connection"	Patrick Duffy	Will Lorin	March 4, 1983 (1983-03-04)
125	22	"The Sting"	Larry Elikann	David Paulsen	March 11, 1983 (1983-03-11)
126	23	"Hell Hath No Fury"	Ernest Pintoff	Arthur Bernard Lewis	March 18, 1983 (1983-03-18)
127	24	"Cuba Libre"	Robert C. Thompson	Leonard Katzman	March 25, 1983 (1983-03-25)
128	25	"Tangled Web"	Nicolas Sgarro	David Paulsen	April 1, 1983 (1983-04-01)
129	26	"Things Ain't Goin' Too Good at Southfork"	Gunnar Hellström	Leonard Katzman	April 15, 1983 (1983-04-15)
130	27	"Penultimate"	Nick Havinga	Howard Lakin	April 29, 1983 (1983-04-29)
131	28	"Ewing Inferno"	Leonard Katzman	Arthur Bernard Lewis	May 6, 1983 (1983-05-06)

References

General references

• "Dallas Episodes on CBS". TV Guide. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
• "Dallas - Episode Guide". MSN TV. Retrieved July 4, 2012.

External links

• List of Dallas episodes at TV.com