Dallas (1978 TV series) ended in May 1991, J.R. was the only character to have appeared in every episode. The show was famous for its cliffhangers, including the "Who shot J.R.?" mystery. The 1980 episode "Who Done It" remains the second highest rated prime-time telecast ever. The show also featured a "Dream Season,” in which the entirety of season 9 was revealed to have been a dream of Pam Ewing. After 14 seasons, the series finale "Conundrum" aired in 1991. The show is mostly an ensemble cast, with Larry Hagman as greedy, scheming oil tycoon J.R. Ewing, stage/screen actress Barbara Bel Geddes as family
Larry Hagman continuation of "Dallas", which began in 2012. In 2011, while filming the new series, Hagman said, "Of course it's fun to play the villain." As a result of Hagman's death in 2012, his character J.R. was killed off in season two of "Dallas". Unused footage of Hagman was used in season three as part of the season's story arc which aired in 2014. Hagman starred in two short-lived series in the 1970s, "The Good Life" (1971-1972) and "Here We Go Again" (1973). In 1993, Hagman starred in "Staying Afloat" as a down-on-his-luck former millionaire who agrees to work undercover with