Dallas (TV series)

Dallas was a long-running primetime television soap opera about the Ewings, a wealthy Texas oil family. It aired on the CBS network from April 2, 1978, to May 3, 1991. It was broadcast around the world, and is probably the most famous and successful American soap opera outside of the U.S.

Trivia

• Larry Hagman and Ken Kercheval were the only cast members to stay with the series throughout its entire run.
• Larry Hagman is the only actor to appear in all 357 episodes of the series.
• Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy, Ken Kercheval, Linda Gray and Steve Kanaly are the only actors to appear in both the first and last episodes of the series.
• The communist government of Nicolae Ceauşescu's Romania ran episodes of Dallas in the 1980s hoping that it would convince people that capitalism was corrupt and decadent. Instead it sowed discontent with the communist system, as viewers looked past the characters to the portrayal of American lifestyles. Soon after the government fell, a Romanian businessman created a Dallas-themed attraction complete with a replica of the Southfork Ranch, to celebrate the show's role in bringing down communism.