Dallas story on KTRK Eyewitness News in Houston...

[bmasters9]

Thought you'd like to see this: at the 14:56 mark of this 1980 KTRK Houston Eyewitness News late edition: story about how the filming of Dallas in the time of Who Shot J.R.? was possibly causing headaches for people who live there.

 

[Lastkidpicked]

Thank you for sharing that, @bmasters9

It's a great reminder of how popular the show was back in it's day.

Make sure and check out the Toro commercial at 18:24. It includes a Sue Ellen type of station wagon. (Lower trim level, of course.)

It brings back memories of this thread:

Dallas Drives: the cars used in the series

Over the weekend I've found myself delving back into some TV cars on IMCDb, which is a fun little site. Seeing how comprehensive their Dallas section is, I thought it may be good to have a thread here which acts as a kind of database for all the main cars used on the show - and perhaps a few...

tellytalk.net

 

[bmasters9]

Make sure and check out the Toro commercial at 18:24. It includes a Sue Ellen type of station wagon. (Lower trim level, of course.)

Just saw that-- looks very much what Sue Ellen had for a vehicle in the CBS Dallas then.

 

[Taylor Bennett Jr.]

wow, at the 19:16 mark, a segment on the upcoming game 6 of the NBA Finals, where rookie Magic Johnson started at center in place of the injured Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the road in Philadelphia, cementing his legend by scoring 42 points and grabbing 15 rebounds, besting Dr. J and the 76ers for the title in a game nobody thought they would win.

(seen below with fellow superstar athlete Bobby, Kareem may well have aggravated an ankle injury initially sustained during his stint as a ranch hand on Southfork, a position he took to indulge his fascination with cattle and to help stay in shape during the offseason)

(as far as historians know, though invited a couple of times by Jock and Ray, Dr. J never was able to fit a working visit at Southfork Ranch into his busy schedule)