Dallas Top Ten Top Ten

[Ome]

1. Confrontation with John Ross in kitchen “How clever you are with words, just like JR”

2. Popping the balloon after JR married Cally, saying he was quicker than usual

3. Drunk Sue Ellen excepts a drink from a wino on the street

4. Looking at the mirror saying “You are despicable”

5. Speaking at JR’s funeral

6. Sue Ellen beats JR's takeover of Westar

7. “Joan of arc would have been a drunk if she had been married to you”

8. When she decides that John Ross can stay on SF with his father

9. Sue Ellen tears up Mandy's contract saying "cutting you off, you viper!"

10. Sue Ellen teases JR until he wants her and then says he can't have her

 

[SueEllenRules!]

More Honorable Mention

Sue Ellen and Mickey's accident.

"Isn't it wonderful how thoughtful he can be when he's caught with his boots parked under the wrong bed?"

Sue Ellen asks JR for a divorce.

 

[Presea]

1. Sue Ellen's conversation with Bobby (season 5 dvd) about Kristin Christopher's mother, and then how she broke that stupid "erotic" glass sculpture that JR gave her after Bobby left.
2. Sue Ellen's conversation with Pam in season 7 (dvd) about her screwed-up marriage arrangement with JR and that she tries not to have sex with him.
3. Sue Ellen gets angry at Cliff after he asks her to loan him some money in season 5 (dvd).
4. Sue Ellen pretending to be nice to JR in the living room, and then pouring a drink in his face after they go upstairs.
5. Sue Ellen ambushing JR in his room for sex in season 7 (dvd). (So funny! She was like "Let's do it!!" lol.)
6. Sue Ellen talks to Rita in season 2 (dvd) about adopting her baby.
7. Sue Ellen's reaction after hearing Peter's friends call her old. (Mrs. Richards! LMAO!)
8. Sue Ellen drunk during the first barbecue.
9. Sue Ellen's reaction to Dusty still being alive.
10. Sue Ellen tells off Peter after he tells her he got an apartment for them.
Honorable mentions: 1.Sue Ellen's nightmare of JR chasing her and John Ross in his car during season 9 (dvd). (A dream within a dream? Lol!) 2. Sue Ellen getting p***** at Dr. Elby because he wouldn't offer to get her some water in his office.

 

[Mel O'Drama]

1. Swellin' sees Dusty's crashed plane on the news and takes a drink while crying beautifully (Jock's Trial)
2. Swellin', drunk and in bed, sneers at JR that she is what he made her (John Ross Ewing III)
3. Swellin' makes Bobby a little uncomfortable in the sanatorium and tells him of her affair with Cliff (John Ross Ewing III)
4. Swellin' slurs about propriety to some horrified Texas wives. (Barbecue)
5. Swellin' reaches out to Bobby and he advises her not to play JR at his own game (Jock's Trial)
6. Swellin' produces evidence of JR's evil doings only to find he's beaten her to it and replaced it, so she settles for a physical attack. (Divorce: Ewing Style)
7. Swellin' makes the Joan Of Arc comment (Swan Song)
8. Swellin' refuses contraband booze from the evil nurse (John Ross Ewing III)
9. Swellin' tells JR she's pregnant (Act Of Love)
10. Swellin' throws herself at Ray then tells him to call her Mrs Ewing (Black Market Baby)

Honorable mention:
Swellin' reminds JR they don't make love any mo' (Spy In The House?)
Swellin's dreams about being mistress of all she surveys are gently but firmly given a reality check by Miss Ellie (Bypass)
Swellin' accepts contraband booze from the evil nurse, taking off her jewellery dramatically (John Ross Ewing III)

 

[Victoriafan3]

Oh gosh yes indeed. Many wonderful scenes. Linda was so good as sue Ellen. And as has been said, how she didn't get an Emmy nomination in the dream season I don't know. Anyway, after great consideration...This one was tough...unfortunately again several brilliant stories wash away in the soap suds dream...

1. sue Ellen screams behind bars in the drunk tank in those eyes. That really haunted me when I first watched it back in the day. Amazing! Nothing like this on Dallas ever before. They really went all out with this story In 85-86 season

2. Sue Ellen screams between dusty and jr fighting over her recovery bed

3. The REAL Miss Ellie and Clayton find sue Ellen in that hospital room and uncover her sheet showing the black circles around her eyes

4. Sue Ellen takes a swig from the bag lady's wine

5. Sue Ellen runs through the streets of Hong Kong to comfort pam after not finding mark there. Really well acted and well shot.

6. Sue Ellen is impressed by Pam in Hong Kong wanting to 'buy that Damn clinic'

7. Sue Ellen putting off those two loser guys with Pam in the Hong Kong hotel flyer

8. Sue Ellen finds jr in bed with holly Harwood. Sad :-( really felt for her

9. Sue Ellen finds out dusty is still alive

10. Sue Ellen's eulogy at jrs funeral. strong scene

Honourable mentions to...
- Her scene with dusty when it was like they were in a tragic '40s movie
- She unselfishly lets dusty go
- sue Ellen tells Pam about jr sleeping with holly Harwood
- and the one near this where Pam takes sue Ellen clothes shopping and gets drunk in front of the sales assistant. Funny. Awkward!

Sadly the dream season didn't follow through on another lovely potential storyline - sue Ellen and jerry Kenderson, he was a good man and not someone who would have bailed out on her like cliff, dusty and JR

Thanks Linda Gray. You're performances have been spot on, consistent and grown with sue Ellen. You are a star

 

[Victoriafan3]

1. Swellin' sees Dusty's crashed plane on the news and takes a drink while crying beautifully (Jock's Trial)
2. Swellin', drunk and in bed, sneers at JR that she is what he made her (John Ross Ewing III)
3. Swellin' in the sanatorium tells Bobby the truth about her affair with Cliff Barnes. (John Ross Ewing III?)
4. Swellin' slurs about propriety to some horrified Texas wives. (Barbecue)
5. Swellin' produces evidence of JR's evil doings only to find he's beaten her to it and replaced it, so she settles for a physical attack. (Divorce: Ewing Style)
6. Swellin' tells JR they don't make love any mo' (Spy In The House?)
7. Swellin' makes the Joan Of Arc comment (Swan Song)
8. Swellin' refuses contraband booze from the evil nurse (John Ross Ewing III)
9. Swellin' tells JR she's pregnant (S1)
10. Swellin' throws herself at Ray then tells him to call her Mrs Ewing (Black Market Baby)

Honourable mention:
Swellin's dreams about being mistress of all she surveys are gently but firmly given a reality check by Miss Ellie (Bypass)
Swellin' accepts contraband booze from the evil nurse, taking off her jewellery dramatically (John Ross Ewing III)

These are all fabulous too! There's just so many many fantastic scenes of hers.

 

[SueEllenRules!]

1. Swellin' sees Dusty's crashed plane on the news and takes a drink while crying beautifully (Jock's Trial)
2. Swellin', drunk and in bed, sneers at JR that she is what he made her (John Ross Ewing III)
3. Swellin' produces evidence of JR's evil doings only to find he's beaten her to it and replaced it, so she settles for a physical attack. (Divorce: Ewing Style)

I really like all those scenes. #3 was so funny when she was definitely gonna open a whole can of whoop ass on JR, who was only saved by Bobby and Pam dragging her off him.

I don't think any of these are posted on YouTube, unfortunately.

 

[Ome]

After a week of booze and sex

12 voted on 75 scenes

Here’s how they look.​

1. "Joan of Arc would've been a drunk if she'd been married to you." = 33

2. Sue Ellen leaves John Ross with JR = 30

3. Sue Ellen seduces JR: "You're never gonna have me." = 26

4. JR slaps Sue Ellen: "Chances are it's yours." = 25

5. Speaking at JR’s funeral / Accepts a drink from a wino = 24

6. Confesses to Bobby about affair = 23

7. Fires Mandy = 20

8. Throws bottle of wine at JR = 19

9. Talks to reflection in mirror / Rejected by Cliff = 18

10. Using JR as a stud service = 16

11. Screaming at JR & Dusty fighting / Pulls back sheets to find JR slept with Afton = 13

12. Sex on blue sheets = 12

13. Singing in Winds of Vengeance = 11

14. Sue Ellen talks with Mandy at Rodeo / Stumbles on gun in draw / Re-marries JR / Tells JR she is going to Barnes Wentworth / Finds JR in bed with Holly / Pops balloon at JR / Confrontation with John Ross in kitchen / Conversation with Bobby about Kristin / Sees Dusty’s crashed plane on news / Screams behind bars = 10

15. Drinking champagne “Pam don’t be a nag” / Winning custody of John Ross / After car crash / Sue Ellen's conversation with Pam about her screwed-up marriage arrangement with JR / drunk and in bed, sneers at JR that she is what he made her = 9

16. New Beginnings / With JR and they discover Kristen had a baby / Sue Ellen gets angry at Cliff after he asks her to loan him some money / Miss Ellie and Clayton find sue Ellen in that hospital room = 8

17. 'Oh come on now Miss Texas!' / Clubs the woman in the sanatorium and takes off in the car / Sue Ellen cries her eyes out to Pam when the plane has gone down / Slurs about propriety to some horrified Texas wives / Pretending to be nice to JR in the living room, and then pouring a drink in his face after they go upstairs = 7

18. Sue Ellen thwarts JR's takeover of Westar / JR shows Sue Ellen the Miss Texas video in Anniversary and they kiss / Dusty telling Sue Ellen of the night with his new wife when he discovered he could get it up again. Sue Ellen cuts him off mid-sentence, angrily snapping "Lucky Linda" and argues with him / Sue Ellen reaches out to Bobby and he advises her not to play JR at his own game / Sue Ellen runs through the streets of Hong Kong to comfort pam after not finding mark there = 6

19. The one where she is with Gil Thurman and they are trying to entertain him and he drinks a whole quart of bourbon saying stuff like "The last I heard you were off to San Angelo with Clayton Farlow's boy" / Sue Ellen is the new owner of Ewing Oil / Sue Ellen produces evidence of JR's evil doings only to find he's beaten her to it and replaced it / When John Ross gets appendicitis / She leaves Dusty for his own good / Rodeo and meeting Dusty and talking to him at the BBQ with a jealous JR looking on / Sue Ellen talks to Rita about adopting her baby / Sue Ellen is impressed by Pam in Hong Kong wanting to 'buy that Damn clinic' = 5

20. Sue Ellen finds out what JR did to Clayton / Coming home from hospital and sobbing on Miss Ellie’s shoulder / Sue Ellen's reaction after hearing Peter's friends call her old / Sue Ellen finds out dusty is still alive / Sue Ellen putting off those two loser guys with Pam in the Hong Kong hotel flyer = 4

21. Refuses contraband booze from the evil nurse / Sue Ellen tells JR about Valentines / When she reignites her affair with Cliff, makes the phone call then spends the night / Sue Ellen drunk during the first barbecue = 3

22. Sue Ellen argues with JR: "You came parading through the lobby with some tramp of yours." / Holding John Ross for the first time! / Sue Ellen gives JR what he doesn't like / Sue Ellen tells JR she's pregnant / Confronting Kristin / She tells JR they´ll have separate lives, aka "I already paid for this" / With Donna relecting on life on the SF sofa = 2

23. Sue Ellen teaches Cally her tricks how to make JR want a woman. Cally thinks it sounds sick / The scene at the table when JR is eating and reading the newspaper 'Oh look JR, it's the Valentine Girl' / Throws herself at Ray then tells him to call her Mrs Ewing / She talks to Pam about the Holly tramp, aka "I´m the biggest masochist of Dallas" / During a session with Dr Elby, Sue Ellen realises she didn't shoot JR / Sue Ellen tells off Peter after he tells her he got an apartment for them = 1

 

[Ome]

Up next

Favourite scenes with JR

Totals next weekend

 

[Alexia]

Here are my top 10 JR scenes (although there are a MILLION of those!!!!)

1. Holding John Ross for the first time.

2. The 'blue sheets' scene with Sue Ellen.

3. New Beginnings - 'And you had something else. You looked like a lady...'.

4. Drunk & grief stricken over his Daddy. Confronting Sue Ellen.


5. JR setting up Kristin at the condo in front of the whole family at dinner (typical JR!)

6. Crying at Sue Ellen's bedside.

7. Marrying Sue Ellen for the second time!

8. The beginning of the epic battle for control of Ewing Oil - Jock's Will.

9. Destroying Cliff in season 5 ( & his chance with Sue Ellen).

10. When we realized JR was going to be a great villain! - Digger's Daughter.

 

[Victoriafan3]

Gosh next week the grand finale of our favourite scenes OME! Thank you. Much excitement! Thank you again for doing all of this for us, the epic task of tallying up!!

This category is much easier. Though Larry and Linda are iconic and absolutely have some very most magnificent scenes together all the way through the shows duration, I really love the sparring and chemistry between Victoria and Larry, so...

1. When Pam slaps him after she finds out about Gerald Kane's wild goose chase. A scene to relish
2. When jr cries in swan song at Bobby's death bed. Sob.
3. 85-86 oil barons ball and Pam says to jr 'see you at the office partner'
4. 84-85 oil barons ball and jr announces bobby and Jenna's engagement to Everyone in front of Pam
5. Near the end of 84-85 season and jr visits Pam to confess his dislike of her and then says to get back together with bobby
6. When jr circles Pam like a shark near the start of the 83-84 season telling her not to get back with bobby or else
7. When Pam, in a black dress, slaps him for making a comment about her and mark and jr says 'damn I hate that woman'
8. When Pam, in the white dress, says 'you louse' at the 86-87 BBQ and slaps him again
9. 85-86 near the start of season where JR visits Pam at her house to try and convince her to sell him Bobby's shares of Ewing oil
10. The cliffhanger of 80-81 season where Pam, jr and sue Ellen are by the staircase and are trying to take john Ross away from him

Honourable mentions to mark turning up at jr's office and decking him for sending Pam on the carribean search and in the early years of the series where Pam returns home to bobby after being set up by Veronica hamel's character and the look on jr's face when he sees Pam back at southfork. Classic!

And of course to the many dozens and dozens of scenes with JR and sue Ellen where they are fascinating and captivating to watch

 

[Victoriafan3]

Oh that reminds me of another cool Sue Ellen scene, is it the same episode as that? Where sue Ellen comes out, drink in hand, and says 'Pamela, you are a disgrace to this family'. Makes me laugh every time pots, kettles and black anyone?

 

[Tullamore]

After a week calming people down

Here are the results for

Clayton’s favourite scenes
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1. Clayton plans to propose when he hears she's going back to JR = 25
2. Sick Miss Ellie and Clayton in Galveston / Clayton threatens Wes = 18
3. Ellie finds a drunk Sue Ellen in Clayton’s room = 13
4. Fight with JR and falling down the stairs = 13
5. Ellie tells Clayton about mastectomy = 12
6. Clayton tells Sue Ellen about the fire & Amy = 11
7. At Amy’s grave / Clayton looking uncomfortable while Ellie and Jamie reminisce about Tumbleweed / Clayton telling JR "No deal." when he tried to get a deal with him / Clayton finds out at the Oil Baron's Ball that Miss Ellie has bought the refineries he was trying to sell / Clayton´s first scene = 10
8. Ellie tells him the real reason she called off the wedding / Drunk Clayton bursting into Southfork and demanding to talk to Miss Ellie / Ellie steps in and make a deal with Clayton about the crude JR has been storing = 9
9. SE says dont give up on Ellie / Clayton talking to Miss Ellie on the Southern Cross right before the ranch is sold / Clayton & Miss Ellie are feeding the birds with fish while they are courting / Clayton tells Sue Ellen about his infatuation with her = 8
10. His first scene with Sue Ellen and Dusty / Angry Clayton! Amazing two finger pointing! / Clayton brings croissants for Sue Ellen's breakfast only to find that Cliff spent the night there / Clayton fights with J.R. about Sue Ellen hitting the bottle after the Holly affair = 7
11. coming out of the lift and storming into Jrs office Pushing JR on the sofa / Clayton talking to Bobby and Ray at Oil Baron's about marrying Miss Ellie / Clayton gets his memory back when Miss Ellie burns herself = 6
12. his chat with Ray over Wes parmalee turning up / Clayton tells Ray and Donna Dusty is not his son / Ellie takes Clayton to a hotel after realising he's uncomfortable at Southfork / Clayton meets Miss Ellie / His first talk with dear Jessie alone at the restaurant about "what belongs to the past" = 5
13. Clayton refuses J.R.'s request to throw Sue Ellen off Southfork in return for oil for his refinery / Clayton runs into Miss Ellie in San Angelo / Clayton and Ray talks about Miss Ellie's mastectomy / Clayton meets J.R. and Bobby at the Oil Barons regarding Ellie´s absence = 4
14. his tannoy at the motel where Jessica has been hiding out / his little trick on Punk / Afton telling Clayton that he's in love with Sue Ellen / Clayton holds Ellie´s hand in front of envy-green Rebecca at the restaurant = 3
15. The Sue Ellen scene 'But you're my friend' / Clayton talking to Laurel about his "midlife crisis" / Clayton tells a drunk Sue Ellen he is not interested anymore and tucks her into bed to sleep it off = 2
16. The scene in the Oil Barons toilet when Clayton bursts into the ladies to talk to Miss Ellie / Clayton denies shagging Laurel Ellis when Ellie accuses him / Clayton and Ray separates Bobby and JR in the pool when they are fighting / Clayton and Lucy argue about her "comings and goings" =

Oh no. My one was missed. Booooo lol

 

[Victoriafan3]

I almost put that on my list. It's just hilarious. :lolo:

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Barbara fan and Karin - Is this sue Ellen balloon popping scene on you tube, do you know? I've never seen/didn't know about it. Looks funny ;-) thanks

 

[Ome]

Gosh next week the grand finale of our favourite scenes OME!

Two weeks Victoriafan3 because after JR I will be opening it up to scenes with the rest of the characters minus the ones we've done over the past 10 weeks.


Then it will be THE ULTIMATE VOTE OFF

Thank you again for doing all of this for us, the epic task of tallying up!!

It's been an absolute pleasure and wouldn't work without all the members who have played along the way.

 

[Victoriafan3]

Two weeks Victoriafan3 because after JR I will be opening it up to scenes with the rest of the characters minus the ones we've done over the past 10 weeks.


Then it will be THE ULTIMATE VOTE OFF






It's been an absolute pleasure and wouldn't work without all the members who have played along the way.

Fantastic that means we can vote for Katherine!! Presea will be chuffed thank you again. Am I allowed to be cheeky and say that anyone who votes a Jenna scene among their favourite will get a slap from Pam? Lol ;-)

 

[Ome]

Am I allowed to be cheeky and say that anyone who votes a Jenna scene among their favourite will get a slap from Pam? Lol ;-)

LOL


What if it's the scene where she wakes up in the hotel room with gun in hand....

 

[Mel O'Drama]

I seem to be in the mood for some broad JR material at the moment. No matter...

1. "Are you tryin' to flatter me or insult me? I can't make out which." (S2: Sue Ellen's Choice)
2. [URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eETRg-qigr4']"Corn Crude... or Crude Porn or... Corn Pone"[/url] (KL4: Daniel)
3. JR tries to rope Mama into baby-stealing (S4: Showdown At San Angelo)
4. JR lies to Jock’s face (S2: A House Divided)
5. JR compliments Val on her tuna sandwich. (KL1: Community Spirit)
6. JR has his copy of Capricorn Crude autographed by the author (KL4: Daniel)
7. JR tells Kristin it’s time to be scared (S2: A House Divided)
8. JR laughs himself silly on learning Gary is moving to California (S2: Return Engagement)
9. JR gives John Ross a close shave (TNT)
10. JR meets Dusty at The Cotton Bowl (S4: The Split)

Honorary mentions:

https://dallasdecoder.com/2013/05/28/knots-landing-scene-of-the-day-the-crown-stays-in-dallas/]"Keep him out of my showroom (KL4: Daniel)
JR ruins Rudy's prospects (S2: Return Engagement)

 

[Alexia]

OH my god!!!! I can't believe I forgot THAT scene!!!! Larry Hagman was brilliant there!!:10:

 

[Karin]

Barbara fan and Karin - Is this sue Ellen balloon popping scene on you tube, do you know? I've never seen/didn't know about it. Looks funny ;-) thanks

Sorry I don't know if it is. I rarely watch Dallas scenes on youtube as I've got all of the DVD's and several scenes saved in a captured files folder on my computer that I use when I make fan music videos. Anyway if you can get your hands on it I can recommend you to watch the whole wedding episode when JR marries Cally as it's really a very funny episode. It's called "Wedding Bell Blues" and I think it's from season 12 (DVD) of the show.

@Ome, I actually love the character of Jenna. I might be in a minority about this one, but I would like to do a top ten round of favorite scenes with characters like Jenna and April as well. After all both ladies were on the show for about five years each and were in the opening credits. Jenna also appeared before the show jumped the shark so I think most fans will have watched the seasons she was in. So I think it could be interesting to see which scenes with them that would be voted on as the most favorite one!