Dallas
Penultimate
TV Flash files “Penultimate” as hour 130 of 356 in the TV Flash guide — Dallas (1978–1991) on CBS, season 6, episode 27, aired 1983-04-29, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S06E27: listed hour 130 of 356 in the Dallas guide, hour 27 of 28 in season 6. It aired 1983-04-29 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Things Ain't Goin' Too Good at Southfork” (S06E26). Next is “Ewing Inferno” (S06E28).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
After the car crash, Mickey and Sue Ellen are taken to the hospital but Sue Ellen is released shortly afterwards. Mickey is in a coma and may have suffered neurological injury. Lucy blames Sue Ellen and her drinking for Mickey's condition. Pam tells Bobby that she still loves him even though she has feelings for Mark. Clayton accuses J.R. of driving Sue Ellen back to the bottle. Bobby blames Holly for Sue Ellen's condition. Mark keeps pressuring Pamela for a commitment. Sheriff Washburn tells J.R. that Sue Ellen has three times the legal limit of alcohol in her blood at the time of the crash. Pam tells Christopher that she loves Bobby but that she can't live with him. J.R. makes Holly an offer to get out of Harwood Oil for $20 million. Sue Ellen regrets having remarried J.R. At the Cattleman's Club, Bobby asks Holly to pay the $20 million to J.R. in instalments so as not to put him too much ahead in the contest. Cliff encourages Pam to leave Bobby and be with Mark Graison. J.R. tells Sue Ellen that he still loves her.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Penultimate sit in the Dallas guide?
S06E27 is listed hour 130 of 356 — hour 27 of 28 in season 6, season 6 episode 27.
When did Dallas S06E27 air?
Penultimate aired 1983-04-29 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Where should I start — the miniseries or the shooting?
Start with Digger’s Daughter so the table has names, then the first barbecue, then the 1980 cliffhanger and its answer. You can sample the dream-season aftershock without fourteen seasons of leases.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Watch it to see spoiler culture get invented in public: a Texas oil table, a villain America loved, and a summer-long question that made appointment TV feel like a crime scene. The dream season is the delete that still starts fights.
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