Larry Hagman the camera, added: "...and I'm gonna get it!" He also made commercials for BVD brand underwear. In 2010, Hagman was hired as a spokesman for SolarWorld, a German solar energy commercial enterprise. While the SolarWorld commercials do not specifically mention either "Dallas" or J. R. Ewing, Hagman essentially revisits the character (complete with a picture of Hagman as J. R. Ewing from the original series on the mantle), stating that his oil company days are long over, "though still in the energy business", meaning solar energy instead, which ironically alternative energy now plays a major part of the next-generation Ewing
Dallas (1978 TV series) (season 9) aired the three-hour-long telefilm prequel "", the only "Dallas" movie made during the series' original run. Written by series creator David Jacobs, the film was introduced by Larry Hagman in the role of J.R., and starred David Marshall Grant, Dale Midkiff and Molly Hagan as the young Digger Barnes, Jock Ewing and Ellie Southworth Ewing, respectively. Taking place between 1933 and 1951, the film dealt with the creation of Ewing Oil and the origins of the Barnes – Ewing feud. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Dallas (1978 TV series) (season 9) The ninth season of the television series "Dallas" aired on CBS during the