Jock Ewing beside Miss Ellie's headstone and grave. In a storyline during the 1986–87 season of the show, a man named Wes Parmalee (portrayed by Steve Forrest) came to Dallas, where Clayton and Ray hired him as ranch foreman on Southfork. One day, Miss Ellie found Jock's belt buckle, knife, letters, and photo of a young Miss Ellie in Parmalee's room. Wes then claimed to be Jock Ewing, and that he had survived the helicopter accident, which necessitated plastic surgery and rehab in a South American hospital. After passing a series of tests set by J.R. and Bobby, including X-ray tests, a
Dallas (1978 TV series) matriarch Miss Ellie and Western movie actor Jim Davis as Ewing patriarch Jock, his last role before his death in 1981. The series won four Emmy Awards, including a 1980 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series win for Bel Geddes. With its 357 episodes, "Dallas" remains one of the longest lasting full-hour prime time dramas in American TV history, behind "" (400+ episodes), "Bonanza" (430 episodes), "Law & Order" (456 episodes), and "Gunsmoke" (635 episodes). In 2007, "Dallas" was included in "TIME" magazine's list of "100 Best TV Shows of All-"TIME"". "Dallas" also spawned the spin-off series "Knots Landing"