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
A House Divided (Dallas) was so strong that actor Larry Hagman had a 10-day holdout in which he demanded $100,000 (equivalent to $ in ) per episode, while Lorimar Productions offered $55,000 (equivalent to $ in ). After 10 days, Hagman agreed to work filming the subsequent season for $75,000 (equivalent to $ in ) per episode. Hagman had been working for $25,000 (equivalent to $ in ) per episode. The episode earned Fred W. Berger an American Cinema Editors Eddie Award for Best Edited Episode from a Television Series and earned Irving J. Moore a Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing