Larry Hagman again with Eden on stage in the play "Love Letters" at the College of Staten Island in New York and the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York. The appearance marked the first time the two performers had acted together since Eden appeared with Hagman in a five-episode arc on "Dallas" in 1990. In 1978, Hagman was offered two roles on two television series that were debuting. One was for "The Waverly Wonders" and the other for "Dallas", in the role of conniving elder son and businessman J.R. Ewing. When Hagman read the "Dallas" script at his wife's suggestion,
Dallas (1978 TV series) Gray and Charlene Tilton all participated in the reunion, which included clips of past episodes. The SOAPnet Dallas reunion was included in the special features of Dallas Seasons 1 & 2 DVD set. On November 7, 2004, CBS aired a prime-time TV special entitled "", in which the stars reminisced about their work on the series (by coincidence, actor Howard Keel, who played Clayton Farlow, had died earlier that same day). On November 8, 2008, "Dallas: 30th Anniversary Reunion" to commemorate the show's 30th anniversary was held at Southfork Ranch in Parker, Texas, reuniting original cast members Larry Hagman, Patrick