After Pam Ewing's departure who should Bobby have hooked up with?

[Snowcat]

Well, the Bobby-married-a-grasping-bitch dynamic would be a switch. I'd accept it, other than what they did with April.

They should have kept Aprils personality as is & had her marry JR instead of Cally. Out of the girls that were after Pam, I think Kay the best match. They would have been the “good” power couple while JR & April were the villains

I like the idea of Bobby & Jenna again. We could erase the entire cringey Jenna-Ray story. But I don’t know how Jenna or Charlie could ever trust him again. Jenna would always know she was second choice.
I never considered Afton but I think it could have potentrial. She was very intuitive and would have been a good ally for Bobby in his battles with JR. She also would not be afraid to stand up to JR. She could have stayed close with Pam after leaving Cliff. Then she would have been the supportive friend to Bobby when she left. Eventually it would turn to more. But I don’t know that I can see Bobby going for Cliff’s ex.

 

[CeeCee72]

They should have kept Aprils personality as is & had her marry JR instead of Cally. Out of the girls that were after Pam, I think Kay the best match. They would have been the “good” power couple while JR & April were the villains

Totally agree. April was much more interesting when she was a vixen and she would have been a much better match for JR than Cally was.

 

[DallasFanForever]

I liked Karen Kopins as Kay and she looked good with Patrick Duffy. I

I liked Kay as well. I thought she was stunning and I agree that she and Bobby looked good together. But something just didn’t seem to click with them. Perhaps the chemistry was off between the actors themselves because they came across as very boring to me as a couple. It felt forced.

Holly and Bobby could have been fun as a couple for a little while.

I see a lot of people saying Holly was a good choice for Bobby but I honestly never saw it with these two. I was glad it didn’t happen.

 

[CeeCee72]

I liked Kay as well. I thought she was stunning and I agree that she and Bobby looked good together. But something just didn’t seem to click with them. Perhaps the chemistry was off between the actors themselves because they came across as very boring to me as a couple. It felt forced.


I see a lot of people saying Holly was a good choice for Bobby but I honestly never saw it with these two. I was glad it didn’t happen.

Glad there was never a Holly/Bobby pairing too. It would have been such a betrayal of Sue Ellen.

 

[Chris2]

So, Bobby falls madly in love with Cliff?

I definitely don't want to watch that!

If Bobby was going to fall for any man, it would have been Mark Graison, who would have introduced the youngest Ewing brother to the world of pornstaches, polo ponies, and pimpmobiles. Just like he did for Pam.

 

[Top Jimmy]

The Ewing Oil cleaning lady.

All kidding aside, I agree with those who mentioned Tracey. She was feisty and had better chemistry with Bobby than April. If that wasn't possible, then either Holly or Jenna as a last resort. They could have had a love triangle with Jenna torn between her feelings for Bobby and Ray.

 

[CeeCee72]

The Ewing Oil cleaning lady.

All kidding aside, I agree with those who mentioned Tracey. She was feisty and had better chemistry with Bobby than April. If that wasn't possible, then either Holly or Jenna as a last resort. They could have had a love triangle with Jenna torn between her feelings for Bobby and Ray.

Not sure about Jenna. We had already seen that, and they didn't really have a lot of chemistry. At least not Bobby and the PP version.

 

[Ray_Krebbs]

How about Ana Alicia as a character, the niece of Teresa/Raoul or something, following her stint on Falcon Crest. I'd say bring Melissa to Dallas, I can't see Bobby falling for her. She'd take Southfork and kick all the Ewings out lol.

Other choices are Carrie Fisher or Olivia Hussey

 

[CeeCee72]

LOVE the idea of bringing in Ana Alicia! That would have given PD a great actress to play off of.

 

[DallasFanForever]

Not sure about Jenna. We had already seen that, and they didn't really have a lot of chemistry. At least not Bobby and the PP version.

I actually thought they had pretty good chemistry. And I liked his relationship with Charlie as well. I think the best reason to go back to Jenna would be the history between them, which was sorely lacking with most of the others that came after. Another Bobby and Jenna pairing would’ve been more enjoyable for me than Jenna with Ray and Bobby with half of Dallas anyway.

 

[CeeCee72]

I actually thought they had pretty good chemistry. And I liked his relationship with Charlie as well. I think the best reason to go back to Jenna would be the history between them, which was sorely lacking with most of the others that came after. Another Bobby and Jenna pairing would’ve been more enjoyable for me than Jenna with Ray and Bobby with half of Dallas anyway.

I would only be on board with a Bobby/Jenna reunion if they brought back Donna for Ray.

Otherwise, they were right to write Jenna and Charly out. Only smart thing the did in the last years.

 

[Laurie!]

Since Patrick left because he wanted to be the star of movies or a show lead, not part of an ensemble....when he came back it was with a contract stipulation that he and Larry would be co-leads (selfishly knowing the other stars would have their roles dramatically reduced)...so, when Victoria left there was never really any intention of pairing Bobby with a long term actress who would steal Patrick's thunder. That's why it was a revolving door of love interests and cheaper, younger actresses to soothe Duffy's ego.

When Bobby married April, they knew it wasn't going to last. No pairing would. He, Larry and Katzman loved "beauty on the hoof"....such a sexually degrading term...ugh.

 

[Seaviewer]

Why would Pam be any different?

Perhaps it wouldn't but Margaret Michaels would have been a whole different kettle of fish to Donna Reed and I believe it would have been a risk worth taking. Certainly better than the constant state of limbo they went with instead.

 

[Rove]

Glad there was never a Holly/Bobby pairing too. It would have been such a betrayal of Sue Ellen.

But think of the drama at Southfork. I chose Holly because she was the lesser of two evils. I couldn't buy the Bobby/April pairing as something about their relationship was off.

 

[Jimmy Todd]

Glad there was never a Holly/Bobby pairing too. It would have been such a betrayal of Sue Ellen.

I liked Lois Chiles as Holly, and even though Holly did terrible things I liked the character in season 6. However, I agree about Bobby getting together with her. There's too much water under the bridge
How could Sue Ellen sit across from Holly at the dining room table? Or JR, for that matter?

 

[Luke_Krebbs_Ewing]

I liked Lois Chiles as Holly, and even though Holly did terrible things I liked the character in season 6. However, I agree about Bobby getting together with her. There's too much water under the bridge
How could Sue Ellen sit across from Holly at the dining room table? Or JR, for that matter?

The answer to that would be with great difficulty. Both JR and Sue Ellen would be openly hostile to her.

Pam had to contend with hostility from the family because she was Digger Barnes daughter but the family eventually overcame that with the exception of JR.

Poor Holly would probably get it from all sides but I doubt that Sue Ellen or JR would overcome her presence at Southfork at all. Holly being with Bobby just wouldn't work.

 

[Toni]

The answer to that would be with great difficulty. Both JR and Sue Ellen would be openly hostile to her.

Pam had to contend with hostility from the family because she was Digger Barnes daughter but the family eventually overcame that with the exception of JR.

Poor Holly would probably get it from all sides but I doubt that Sue Ellen or JR would overcome her presence at Southfork at all. Holly being with Bobby just wouldn't work.

April did a lot of things that were against the Ewings´ interests (eg taking 50 millions from their Ewing Oil cash!) so if the Katzmen had decided to get Bobby and Holly together, he would have done it anyway. That´s why the latter years don´t work: there are a lot of anti-organic, contrived plot twists (the Dream Solution for a start) that have nothing to do with the show´s original dynamics and sink it more and more every year.

Re-casting Pam would have been even worse, no matter how good (or not) MM could have been. As everybody has said here, Donna Reed´s fiasco was the proof why that kind of re-castings just don´t work. MM was not bad as Jeanne O´Brien, actually she used more VP mannerisms with her than with FakePam. But that would have been doomed since the beginning. In hindsight, the behind-the-scenes events hurt the show too badly and it was a miracle that it lasted 6 more years after Ms. Reed´s season.

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[Jock Ewing Fan]

I thought Bobby and Donna could have been an interesting power couple, but Susan Howard also left the show.
An embittered Ray could have teamed up with Cliff Barnes to destroy the Ewings.
Katherine gets a pardon, cozies up to Ray, plays him against Cliff
An unknown son/daughter of Jock and Amanda shows up, teams up with a recast Jock
to add another layer
Jeremy Wendell sees an opportunity to play all sides
Clayton sympathizes with Ray, causing a rift between him and Miss Ellie
An outlandish idea - cast Doris Day who worked well with Howard Keel in "Calamity Jane"
as a love interest for Clayton.

 

[Rove]

Or JR, for that matter?

Imagine the fun if Holly decided to run her foot foot up the inside of JR's thigh. JR coughs. Miss Ellie asks, "Is the chilly a bit hot for you JR?"

 

[CeeCee72]

It might have been interesting to see Katherine come back, scheming to convince Bobby that she'd truly changed, eventually winning him over and then becoming the next Mrs. Bobby Ewing.