Comments on: A House Divided on “Dallas”: The Day J.R. Was Shot http://hookedonhouses.net/2008/08/15/a-house-divided-on-dallas-the-day-jr-was-shot/ A Fun Place to Get Your House Fix Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:25:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: lucinda http://hookedonhouses.net/2008/08/15/a-house-divided-on-dallas-the-day-jr-was-shot/comment-page-1/#comment-4804 lucinda Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:32:10 +0000 http://hookedonhouses.wordpress.com/?p=3599#comment-4804 Laugh all you want it but my home town on the map!! As much as we hate the stereotyping this series did for Dallas it sure made a well known city. What family lives all in the same house...I'd probably hit the bottle too like poor Sue-Ellen. Laugh all you want it but my home town on the map!! As much as we hate the stereotyping this series did for Dallas it sure made a well known city. What family lives all in the same house…I’d probably hit the bottle too like poor Sue-Ellen.

]]> By: Angela http://hookedonhouses.net/2008/08/15/a-house-divided-on-dallas-the-day-jr-was-shot/comment-page-1/#comment-4805 Angela Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:34:06 +0000 http://hookedonhouses.wordpress.com/?p=3599#comment-4805 I wish theme songs still existed!! Just watching the opening credits got me excited about this blog! I wasn't even 1 when this episode aired! LOL But growing up I remember my mom watching it and I "just loved" the song! Great recap. I can't wait for the next one...if there's gonna be a next one? I wish theme songs still existed!! Just watching the opening credits got me excited about this blog! I wasn’t even 1 when this episode aired! LOL But growing up I remember my mom watching it and I “just loved” the song! Great recap. I can’t wait for the next one…if there’s gonna be a next one?

]]> By: Starr http://hookedonhouses.net/2008/08/15/a-house-divided-on-dallas-the-day-jr-was-shot/comment-page-1/#comment-4827 Starr Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:09:58 +0000 http://hookedonhouses.wordpress.com/?p=3599#comment-4827 Good job, once again, Julia!! I actually lived to watch that show. It was a Friday evening ritual that I could NOT miss. And thank goodness, when I did have to miss it, I had a VCR to catch the episode. Back then I would be absolutely anal about setting up the timer correctly. God forbid, had I messed that one up as I would occasionally do. Had I messed up a Dallas recording session, I would have flipped out, I am sure. The series lasted forever too. I have mostly forgotten all the story lines except for the unforgettable incidents such as this one. I also remember Priscilla Presley played Jenna Wade and when I had my son in 1984, I had picked out the name Jenna for a girl. In fact, there were lots of Jennas that were born in the mid-80s to the early 1990s. I have often thought it would be fun to do what you did and view the DVDs. They simply don't make television like that anymore. It's all reality nowadays. It will definitely be on my list of things to do. LOL Good job, once again, Julia!!

I actually lived to watch that show. It was a Friday evening ritual that I could NOT miss. And thank goodness, when I did have to miss it, I had a VCR to catch the episode. Back then I would be absolutely anal about setting up the timer correctly. God forbid, had I messed that one up as I would occasionally do. Had I messed up a Dallas recording session, I would have flipped out, I am sure.

The series lasted forever too. I have mostly forgotten all the story lines except for the unforgettable incidents such as this one. I also remember Priscilla Presley played Jenna Wade and when I had my son in 1984, I had picked out the name Jenna for a girl. In fact, there were lots of Jennas that were born in the mid-80s to the early 1990s.

I have often thought it would be fun to do what you did and view the DVDs. They simply don’t make television like that anymore. It’s all reality nowadays. It will definitely be on my list of things to do. LOL

]]> By: Angela http://hookedonhouses.net/2008/08/15/a-house-divided-on-dallas-the-day-jr-was-shot/comment-page-1/#comment-4826 Angela Sun, 17 Aug 2008 13:24:38 +0000 http://hookedonhouses.wordpress.com/?p=3599#comment-4826 Girl, you weren't lying about LOVIN' Dallas! I loved the post even though I never watched it--you really brought it to 80s life. Those rooms are HIDEOUS! The set decorator should be ashamed of him/herself--things weren't THAT bad in the 1980s for people with money, were they? Oh, all the fake plants and flower arrangements. Girl, you weren’t lying about LOVIN’ Dallas! I loved the post even though I never watched it–you really brought it to 80s life. Those rooms are HIDEOUS! The set decorator should be ashamed of him/herself–things weren’t THAT bad in the 1980s for people with money, were they?

Oh, all the fake plants and flower arrangements.

]]> By: Class of 56 http://hookedonhouses.net/2008/08/15/a-house-divided-on-dallas-the-day-jr-was-shot/comment-page-1/#comment-4825 Class of 56 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 03:59:10 +0000 http://hookedonhouses.wordpress.com/?p=3599#comment-4825 great insights and retelling. As a therapist I am struck by the fact that the entire family was living together in that house. It was like a bee hive so no wonder they drank all the time. I was teaching in Norway at the time and many of the people there thought we all lived in big white houses and drank like fish all day. I coule not convince them that our lives were not that rich or exciting. great insights and retelling. As a therapist I am struck by the fact that the entire family was living together in that house. It was like a bee hive so no wonder they drank all the time.

I was teaching in Norway at the time and many of the people there thought we all lived in big white houses and drank like fish all day. I coule not convince them that our lives were not that rich or exciting.

]]> By: Ms.Tee http://hookedonhouses.net/2008/08/15/a-house-divided-on-dallas-the-day-jr-was-shot/comment-page-1/#comment-4824 Ms.Tee Sun, 17 Aug 2008 02:45:14 +0000 http://hookedonhouses.wordpress.com/?p=3599#comment-4824 Whoa - the drama of it all just kills me! I was 11 or 12 and didn't get to watch it, so I don't know who did it. And I can't believe the astronaut from I Dream of Jeannie turned so bad! :) Whoa – the drama of it all just kills me! I was 11 or 12 and didn’t get to watch it, so I don’t know who did it. And I can’t believe the astronaut from I Dream of Jeannie turned so bad! :)

]]> By: Karla & Karrie http://hookedonhouses.net/2008/08/15/a-house-divided-on-dallas-the-day-jr-was-shot/comment-page-1/#comment-4823 Karla & Karrie Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:31:44 +0000 http://hookedonhouses.wordpress.com/?p=3599#comment-4823 Thanks for the trip down memory lane! We were never BIG Dallas people, however - didn't everyone tune in the next season to find out "Who shot JR" !!?? We do remember that we loved Miss Ellie - and Lucy.....we never cared for her. Now, Julia....what do you think - we're trying to come up with new hair-do's - should we cut out Sue Ellen's picture to take to our stylist - we could "bring it back" early (shouldn't be too much longer and it will be the "in" thing again!!) Thanks for the trip down memory lane! We were never BIG Dallas people, however – didn’t everyone tune in the next season to find out “Who shot JR” !!??
We do remember that we loved Miss Ellie – and Lucy…..we never cared for her.
Now, Julia….what do you think – we’re trying to come up with new hair-do’s – should we cut out Sue Ellen’s picture to take to our stylist – we could “bring it back” early (shouldn’t be too much longer and it will be the “in” thing again!!)

]]> By: Kathy :) http://hookedonhouses.net/2008/08/15/a-house-divided-on-dallas-the-day-jr-was-shot/comment-page-1/#comment-4822 Kathy :) Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:06:09 +0000 http://hookedonhouses.wordpress.com/?p=3599#comment-4822 OMG one of my all time faves, i even remember where I was the night he was shot and what I had on..how sad is that lol I hated to miss a show, there was no Tivo back then. But my all time fave show was Knots Landing which was a spin off of this....Gary and his wife Valene & who can forget Donna Mills as Abby...what a great show !!! Kathy :) OMG one of my all time faves, i even remember where I was the night he was shot and what I had on..how sad is that lol I hated to miss a show, there was no Tivo back then.

But my all time fave show was Knots Landing which was a spin off of this….Gary and his wife Valene & who can forget Donna Mills as Abby…what a great show !!!

Kathy :)

]]> By: Susan Drysdale http://hookedonhouses.net/2008/08/15/a-house-divided-on-dallas-the-day-jr-was-shot/comment-page-1/#comment-4821 Susan Drysdale Sat, 16 Aug 2008 19:52:05 +0000 http://hookedonhouses.wordpress.com/?p=3599#comment-4821 That was the Best! I was laughing so much with your comments! There probably was a traffic jam on the way to shoot JR. I picture dozens of cars parked around his office building and big lines for the elevators. I wish the show was on now. The reunion will be so much fun! Wish I could go. That was the Best! I was laughing so much with your comments! There probably was a traffic jam on the way to shoot JR. I picture dozens of cars parked around his office building and big lines for the elevators. I wish the show was on now. The reunion will be so much fun! Wish I could go.

]]> By: Rhoda http://hookedonhouses.net/2008/08/15/a-house-divided-on-dallas-the-day-jr-was-shot/comment-page-1/#comment-4820 Rhoda Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:22:54 +0000 http://hookedonhouses.wordpress.com/?p=3599#comment-4820 Julia, thanks for sharing your ice cream man story! That is hilarious. I can see how that could add up. The kids on our street run out there all the time too. I don't think he comes everyday though. Really...$3.95 for a popsicle?! YIKES, I had no idea inflation had gone there too. Rhoda Julia, thanks for sharing your ice cream man story! That is hilarious. I can see how that could add up. The kids on our street run out there all the time too. I don’t think he comes everyday though.

Really…$3.95 for a popsicle?! YIKES, I had no idea inflation had gone there too.

Rhoda

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