Dallas: J.R. Returns Dallas: J.R. Returns Dallas: J.R. Returns is a 1996 American made-for-television drama film and is the first of two "Dallas" reunion films, produced after the series went off the air in 1991. It originally aired on CBS on November 15, 1996, and was rerun as part of TV Land's salute to 50 years of Warner Bros. Television. The cliffhanger ending of the 1991 "Dallas" series finale is resolved. The gunshot J.R. Ewing (Larry Hagman) fired was at the mirror, not himself (despite there being no sound of shattered glass when he pulled the trigger). Several years later, J.R. is in
Dallas (1978 TV series) (season 6) who joined the series for season four, takes on the duty of the show's story editor. Season six was released by Warner Bros. Home Video, on a Region 1 DVD box set of five double-sided DVDs, on January 30, 2007. In addition to the 28 episodes, it also includes the featurette "Power and Influence: The Dallas Legacy". After a one year-absence, the "Dallas" cast returned to appear in spinoff series "Knots Landing", now on its fourth year: first J.R. (Larry Hagman) appeared alone in "Daniel" (airing October 7, 1982), and then he returned alongside Bobby (Patrick Duffy) and baby Christopher