Jock Ewing, the character played by Jim Davis in the television series "Dallas" from 1978 to 1981, was presumed to have been killed in a helicopter crash during the 1981-82 season, although Jock's body was never found. In 1986 Lorimar Television extended Steve Forrest's contract from the 1985-1986 television season (the "Dream Season") where he had played Ben Stivers, and brought him back as a similar character but renamed Wes Parmalee, who would be revealed to actually be Jock Ewing, in the 1986-87 season of "Dallas". A backlash from "Dallas" fans forced Lorimar to drop the Wes Parmalee character, as they believed it was disrespectful to the memory of Jim Davis who had originated the role.