Which of JR's two wives was best suited to him?

[Luke_Krebbs_Ewing]

Which of the two characters - Sue Ellen Shepard and Cally Harper where best suited to JR?

Cally seemed the better pairing until JR tired of his pretty young wife. Sue Ellen was well suited too but JR never seemed to totally care for her and sent her to the bottle on many occasions due to his cheating. Only their son John Ross seemed to be the only reason they stayed together, until Sue Ellen finally got fed up with his antics.

Over to you, who was the better match between Cally and Sue Ellen or was Mandy Winger the better alternative as JR's mistress.

 

[Bobby's the Best]

The JR & Sue Ellen pairing was pure TV magic. But that's not to say that it didn't have it's flaws. Most women would have left JR far before Sue Ellen finally got the nerve to really and truly end their marriage. I always felt that the writers kept her hanging around too long.

Cally was gorgeous and sexy in her own way, but as much as I liked the character and Cathy Podewell's portrayal, their whole story was a very big and bitter pill for long time "Dallas" fans to swallow.

I guess I hadn't thought much about Jr & Mandy since they were never married; but now that it's been mentioned, I guess Mandy was the only woman who could have lassoed ol' JR while still doing it with HER own rules. I truly think she was the only woman JR ever really loved.

 

[Billy Wall]

I guess I hadn't thought much about Jr & Mandy since they were never married; but now that it's been mentioned, I guess Mandy was the only woman who could have lassoed ol' JR while still doing it with HER own rules. I truly think she was the only woman JR ever really loved.

He would have cheated on Mandy the same way he cheated on Sue Ellen as soon as he got tired of her. Lol

 

[Luke_Krebbs_Ewing]

He would have cheated on Mandy the same way he cheated on Sue Ellen as soon as he got tired of her. Lol

Maybe, maybe not.

He seemed to really love Mandy, he was so protective of her.

 

[Mustard]

Maybe, maybe not.

He seemed to really love Mandy, he was so protective of her.

I preferred Mandy with Cliff than with J.R.

 

[Barbara Fan]

Well its certainly not Cally, that was icky and gross

Sue Elllen and JR had a strange relationship - and Sue Ellen was a glutton for punishment and never seemed to learn her lesson that JR will never be faithful to her and will always hurt her

I think he did love Mandy and in later years I think Kim Cryder would have been a betetr match than the dreadful Cally

 

[Toni]

Which of the two characters - Sue Ellen Shepard and Cally Harper where best suited to JR?

Cally seemed the better pairing until JR tired of his pretty young wife. Sue Ellen was well suited too but JR never seemed to totally care for her and sent her to the bottle on many occasions due to his cheating. Only their son John Ross seemed to be the only reason they stayed together, until Sue Ellen finally got fed up with his antics.

Over to you, who was the better match between Cally and Sue Ellen or was Mandy Winger the better alternative as JR's mistress.

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What a question, my dear Viita! Have you been trading your meds for chocolates again at the sanitarium?

 

[Luke_Krebbs_Ewing]

What a question, my dear Viita! Have you been trading your meds for chocolates again at the sanitarium?

I left the Sanitarium in 2018. It's Via not Viita!

I live with my Step Mother Pamela Barnes Ewing, her husband Mark Graison and my GrandFather Wes 'Jock' Parmalee in Northern Ireland.

My half brother Christopher told me to post this as he wasn't a big fan of his Aunt Sue Ellen. She used to hide bottles of vodka around Southfork you know.

 

[Michelle Stevens]

Vanessa Beaumont, his first and truest love.

He treated Sue Ellen terribly and she should have run off with Dusty or even Don Lockwood and never looked back. Cally was thirty years his junior and they had little in common. She wasn't even a "trophy wife" men of his age and stature sometimes seek out. I am curious how well Mandy would have fared if she married JR.

 

[Toni]

I left the Sanitarium in 2018. It's Via not Viita!

I live with my Step Mother Pamela Barnes Ewing, her husband Mark Graison and my GrandFather Wes 'Jock' Parmalee in Northern Ireland.

My half brother Christopher told me to post this as he wasn't a big fan of his Aunt Sue Ellen. She used to hide bottles of vodka around Southfork you know.

"Viita" was a loving diminutive, but I can use a hating diminutive if you prefer it...

 

[CeeCee72]

Come on, y'all.

JR never "loved" Mandy. He viewed her as a beautiful, obedient replacement for Sue Ellen. He dropped her the minute she displeased him and walked away from her for Sue Ellen not once, but twice (three times if you count the dream season)

Cally was not a match for him in any way.

Sue Ellen is the only woman we ever saw him be vulnerable to. She is the only woman we ever see him feel guilty about hurting. Sue Ellen was more suited for JR than all the others. Why? Dunno. But she put up with him longer than any woman ever would.

After SE left, I would have personally liked to see him marry Marilee. That would have been fun.

 

[Luke_Krebbs_Ewing]

Come on, y'all.

JR never "loved" Mandy. He viewed her as a beautiful, obedient replacement for Sue Ellen. He dropped her the minute she displeased him and walked away from her for Sue Ellen not once, but twice (three times if you count the dream season)

Cally was not a match for him in any way.

Sue Ellen is the only woman we ever saw him be vulnerable to. She is the only woman we ever see him feel guilty about hurting. Sue Ellen was more suited for JR than all the others. Why? Dunno. But she put up with him longer than any woman ever would.

After SE left, I would have personally liked to see him marry Marilee. That would have been fun.

I think it would've been funnier if JR had hooked up with Presley's version of Jenna Wade.

That would've been worth watching!

 

[CeeCee72]

I think it would've been funnier if JR had hooked up with Presley's version of Jenna Wade.

That would've been worth watching!

Oh my God. Her whining would be worse than SE's drinking!

 

[Taylor Bennett Jr.]

I think a marriage with the glamorous Leslie Stewart would have stood the test of time. In the few short months they knew each other she tried to sabotage Ewing Oil from within at least once, then testified against him before the powerful Texas Senate in a matter that surely would have led to prison time and the loss of Ewing Oil had the Ambassador from Southeast Asia not shown up out of nowhere (well, probably out of Southeast Asia now that I think of it) to save JR’s skin . Yet after all of that he seemed unperturbed and still wanted her. That’s true love!

The producers and writers cheated us out of that could have been one of TV’s great romances by chickening out and pretending the incendiary, bed-melting consummation of their relationship wasn’t all that great, then writing her out of the show.

 

[Bobby Southworth]

but if the sex was no good?

 

[Bobby Southworth]

Cally seemed to really love JR, not for what he could offer her... and dang if he didn't seem to really try, until at least the middle/late 13th season, but were they suited for each other?? ROTFL.

 

[Bobby Southworth]

JR would have eventually become bored with any woman. This wasn't about the women, this was about JR. If I remember correctly, didn't he flat out tell Serena he was bored in season 8? This is why seeing Sue Ellen finally see the light in seasons 11/12 was a high point, only to be taken away by JR Returns and whatever the heck TNT Dallas was.

 

[Monzo]

In both women you could see something of JR's first love Vanessa: Sue Ellen resembled her in appearance and Cally was just as gullible in character.

 

[Billy Wall]

I think a marriage with the glamorous Leslie Stewart would have stood the test of time. In the few short months they knew each other she tried to sabotage Ewing Oil from within at least once, then testified against him before the powerful Texas Senate in a matter that surely would have led to prison time and the loss of Ewing Oil had the Ambassador from Southeast Asia not shown up out of nowhere (well, probably out of Southeast Asia now that I think of it) to save JR’s skin . Yet after all of that he seemed unperturbed and still wanted her. That’s true love!

The producers and writers cheated us out of that could have been one of TV’s great romances by chickening out and pretending the incendiary, bed-melting consummation of their relationship wasn’t all that great, then writing her out of the show.

JR just loved the chase. He always wanted the woman he didn’t have. He would have eventually gotten bored with Leslie and cheated.

On a side note, she was a boring character that made no sense. I’ll never understand why Jock didn’t have JR removed from Ewing Oil after he allowed her to sabotage a deal to get back in the cartel.

 

[DallasFanForever]

Despite all the drama and fighting, I think Sue Ellen was better suited for J.R. than Cally. I liked Cally, and she grew on me considerably once she arrived in Dallas. But there just wasn’t enough history there to draw from to take them seriously as a couple. The age difference wasn’t even the problem for me as so many others have pointed out. J.R. wasn’t going to be faithful to any wife, but at least with Sue Ellen there was always going to be a lot of history between them, both good and bad. They had an understanding despite everything and always seemed to find each other again, whereas once Cally and J.R. divorced we can safely assume there was very little contact over the years in between.