The Furious and the Fast Cynthia Cidre's original pilot included J.R. in a relatively important role to the series, but due to contractual disputes between Hagman and TNT, she was made to rewrite the script that utilized archive footage of the titular character, as well as reducing characters Sue Ellen Ewing and Bobby Ewing to recurring characters. The Furious and the Fast "The Furious and the Fast" is the seventh episode in the second season (2013) of the television series "Dallas". The episode marks the last appearance of J.R. Ewing (played by Larry Hagman). J.R. is in Abu Dhabi closing some oil leases. Ewing Energies
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