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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Michael Torrance" data-source="post: 157258" data-attributes="member: 719"><p>Exactly. Patrick Duffy INSISTED that he die on screen so that the role can't be recast or his life left in limbo off screen. He also thought the death of such an important character would have to be dealt on screen to see the ramifications. There was an article back then jokingly stating that Bobby almost ended up saying goodbye even to his horse. They did it as a favor to him and to honour his contribution to the role of Bobby. So Duffy screwed the show twice: first by insisting they kill him on screen leaving them no options for any other outcome, and after his failed bid for a career after Dallas, by having Hagman use his power on the show and have the show bring him back in that ludicrous twist.</p></blockquote><p></p>