1984 Dallas Grand Prix and would continue until 30 minutes before the start (the repairs involved a backhoe digging up the broken asphalt and replacing it with quick-dry cement). Niki Lauda and Alain Prost tried to arrange a boycott among the drivers, but Rosberg insisted they should race. Bernie Ecclestone did not want to have 90,000 disappointed fans at the circuit, and viewers around the world, so the race went off with Larry Hagman (J. R. Ewing from the television series "Dallas") waving the green flag to start the parade lap. Mansell led for almost half the race from his first pole position. Derek
Dallas (1978 TV series) (season 3) DVD box set of five double-sided DVDs, on August 9, 2005. In addition to the 25 episodes, it also includes commentaries by Patrick Duffy and Linda Gray, and the featurette "Who Shot J.R.?: The Dallas Phenomenon". The "Dallas" spin-off series "Knots Landing" premiered in December 1979, and throughout the season, three "Knots Landing" episodes featured "Dallas" characters: Bobby (Patrick Duffy) appeared in "Pilot" (airing on December 27, 1979); J.R. (Larry Hagman) in "Community Spirit" (January 3, 1980); and Lucy (Charlene Tilton) in "Home is for the Healing" (January 31, 1980, her only "Knots Landing" appearance). <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Dallas (1978 TV series)