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Season 2 (1978-79)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
references:
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CBS Saturdays 10:00-11:00 pm Eastern
Lorimar production / Produced by Leonard Katzman
prod. nos. 188566 to 188592

2.1 (6) Dallas: Reunion: Part 1
23Sep78 CBS / prod. no. 188566

2.2 (7) Dallas: Reunion: Part 2
30Sep78 CBS / prod. no. 188566

2.3 (8) Dallas: Old Acquaintance
7Oct78 CBS / prod. no. 188572
directed by Alex March

2.4 (9) Dallas: Bypass
14Oct78 CBS / prod. no. 188568
directed by Corey Allen
Bobby wants to leave Ewing Oil because of J.R.'s mysteries and tricks in running the company. Jock suffers a heart
attack during an argument with J.R. over the management of Ewing Oil. The family unites around Jock's hospital bed,
except for Bobby, who in psychological denial over his daddy's tragedy, takes refuge in working the ranch with Ray.
Pamela doesn't like it and makes it very clear to Bobby that he should be at his father's bedside. The surgery ends
successfully for Jock.

2.5 (10) Dallas: Black Market Baby
15Oct78 CBS / prod. no. 188575
directed by Lawrence Dobkin
Jock recovers after his heart operation. J.R. and Sue Ellen are still waiting in vain to have a baby. Sue Ellen finally
decides to get a baby through the black market in order to have a Ewing grandchild before Bobby and Pam. J.R. stops
Sue Ellen's plans. Pam's doctor tells her that she can never have a baby.

2.6 (11) Dallas: Double Wedding
21Oct78 CBS / prod. no. 188574
directed by Paul Stanley.
A young man called Ed Haince appears in J.R.'s office and claims to be married to Pamela. He got rid of all documents
showing their marriage had been annulled. Later the matter turns out to be one of J.R.'s many intrigues. But because
of it, Bobby learns about Pam's previous marriage.

2.7 (12) Dallas: Runaway
28Oct78 CBS / prod. no. 188570
directed by Barry Crane.
Lucy accepts a ride from a psychotic robber after she runs away from Southfork because Jock forbade her to invite
Val to Lucy's birthday party. Lucy gets kidnapped and is forced into crime. Heroic Bobby saves her life while risking
his own and the standoff ends successfully for the Ewings.

2.8 (13) Dallas: Election
5Nov78 CBS / prod. no. 188573
directed by Barry Crane.
Pam backs Cliff's bid for state senator against the Ewings' candidate but then accidentally gives J.R. information
damaging to Cliff. He loses the election.

2.9 (14) Dallas: Survival
12Nov78 CBS / prod. no. 188571
directed by Irving J. Moore.
Pam spends more and more time on her new job. This leads to some disagreements between her and Bob. J.R. and Bobby's
airplane crashes into a swamp during a severe storm. The Ewing women try to keep the news from recuperating Jock but
he finds out anyway. Sue Ellen secretely meets with Cliff Barnes to ask him for help with getting a baby. The rescue
search for Bobby and J.R. is successful and a sigh of relief can be heard at Southfork again.

2.10 (15) Dallas: Act of love
19Nov78 CBS / prod. no. 188577
directed by Corey Allen.
Sue Ellen spends more and more time with Cliff. She learns she got pregnant during an affair with him. Pam gets news
of promotion and travel on business to Paris. Once more there are disagreements with Bobby. Pam's promotion clearly
interferes with Bobby's plans.

2.11 (16) Dallas: Triangle
26Nov78 CBS / prod. no. 188579
directed by Vincent McEveety.
Ray Krebbs falls in love with a country singer named Garnet McGee. He wants to marry her.
Lucy is jealous and tries to prevent it. J.R. solves the problem. Ray almost kills him.

2.12 (17) Dallas: Fallen Idol
3Dec78 CBS / prod. no. 188580
directed by Vincent McEveety
It's a reunion for Bobby and Taylor Bennett, an old friend from college and Bob's former idol. Taylor runs a new
construction business and suggests to build up a shopping center on Southfork land. Because of Miss Ellie's doubts
about the project, Bobby gives up the idea. J.R. was also opposed to the plan. Taylor leaves Dallas.

2.13 (18) Dallas: Kidnapped
17Dec78 CBS / prod. no. 188581
directed by Lawrence Dobkin.
Three kidnappers intend to abduct J.R. in order to get $1.5 million in ransom from the Ewing family. They capture
Bobby by mistake and proceed with their plan, deciding to make Cliff Barnes the go-between. This creates additional
tension in the Ewing family as they try to decide how to proceed with the negotiation. With the help of Ray and some
employee of Southfork, he delivers Bobby.

2.14 (19) Dallas: Home again
7Jan79 CBS / prod. no. 188582
directed by Don McDougall
A man appears at Southfork. He turns out to be Miss Ellie's brother whom she believed dead. Miss Ellie
is determined to yield the ranch to him. The Ewing family feels threatened.

2.15 (20) Dallas: For love or money
14Jan79 CBS / prod. no. 188583
directed by Irving J. Moore.
Sue Ellen discovers J.R. has an extra-marital affair. She walks out on him and stays with her mother and sister who
have recently moved to Dallas. She also seeks comfort from Cliff. He wants to marry her. But J.R. of course, has
another idea.

2.16 (21) Dallas: Julie's return
26Jan79 CBS / prod. no. 188584
directed by Les Martinson.
Julie Grey, J.R.'s former secretary, returns to Dallas. She meets with Jock regularly. Miss Ellie
is very concerned. So are J.R. and Bobby, and they press Jock for an explanation.

2.17 (22) Dallas: The red file, Part 1
2Feb79 CBS
Cliff gets a public office. He tries to take advantage of his position to get back at the Ewings. Julie wants to
help him, for her own reasons. A little later she falls down a tower block and dies. Cliff gets arrested.

2.18 (23) Dallas: The red file, Part 2
9Feb79 CBS
Cliff's trial begins. His odds look poor. But Bobby finds out the truth. At the same time he discovers that J.R.
has been tampering with Jock's last will. Arguments between Pam and Bobby get worse. She moves into a hotel.

2.19 (24) Dallas: Sue Ellen's sister
16Feb79 CBS / prod. no. 188587
directed by Irving J. Moore.
Cliff borrows 10.000 dollars from Pamela by feeding her false information. He wants to use the money against Ewing Oil.
Sue Ellen's sister Kristin appears. J.R. tries to get her attention but Kristin is only interested in Bobby.

2.20 (25) Dallas: Callgirl
23Feb79 CBS / / prod. no. 188588
directed by Les Martinson.
Ray and Bobby get into a fight. J.R. tries once again to destroy Pam's
marriage to Bobby. He uses a callgirl to carry out his plan.

2.21 (26) Dallas: Royal marriage
9Mar79 CBS / prod. no. 188589
directed by Gunnar Hellstrom.
Lucy and Kit Mainwarring III, homosexual son of another powerful texan family, are planifying their marriage.
J.R. sees an opportunity to make deals with the father of Kit and is prepare to eliminate anybody who may
oppose this marriage.

2.22 (27) Dallas: The outsiders
16Mar79 CBS / prod. no. 188592
directed by Dennis Donnelly.
Cliff Barnes uses his office against the Ewings. J.R. and Senator Sam Culver make plans for stopping him.
Ray falls in love with Donna. He doesn't know that she's Senator Culver's wife.

2.23 (28) Dallas: John Ewing III, Part 1
23Mar79 CBS / prod. no. 188590
directed by Leonard Katzman.
Major problems at Southfork again: Sue Ellen drinks heavily, Lucy takes drugs. Sue Ellen falls down the stairs.
J.R. takes his pregnant wife to a clinic to have her rehabilitated.

2.24 (29) Dallas: John Ewing III, Part 2 (season 2 finale)
6Apr79 CBS / prod. no. 188591
directed by Leonard Katzman.
At the clinic, a nurse agrees to get Sue Ellen some alcohol. Sue Ellen tells Bobby that Cliff could be the father
of her baby. She runs away from the clinic and has a car crash. She gives birth to her son John Ewing III.
Her baby is in deadly danger.

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