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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Luke_Krebbs_Ewing" data-source="post: 359782" data-attributes="member: 64">Ultimately I think it was probably Patrick Duffy's return which helped to nix the Wes Parmalee Jock Ewing storyline.The shower scene at the end of season nine involving Duffy replaced the original cliffhanger of Miss Ellie discovering Ben Stivers was Jock.  As Steve Forrest was still under contract they would've still had to have him in the following season, so Ben Stivers became the similar character Wes Parmalee.  They tried again with the storyline to have him really be Jock who had survived the chopper crash but as a result of a fan backlash not receptive to the storyline they reneged on actually doing it and wrote Steve Forrest off the show around mid season.  It's just a shame the amount of damage Patrick Duffy's return in that infamous shower scene really did!  <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown    :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></blockquote>