World Cup Tournament The World Cup of Dallas

Time for a reality check to calm your nerves. J.R. won the real contest when the people in charge of Dallas paid Larry Hagman the most out of everyone acting in Dallas starting relatively early in the show's run because they realized J.R. was the most valuable character in the show and they knew the show couldn't have succeeded at the level it did without J.R. and the way Larry Hagman played J.R.

 

We should start a new thread based on the idea of, "Who would like to share a table with when playing Poker?" Number 1 on my list would be J.R. Ewing.

 

I applaud @Angela Channing for being such a patient World Cup host.

 

I second that

 

1) JR: Sue Ellen was for quite a time the long suffering oil baron’s wife and hubby dearest was a proper b**t**d. He even drove her to drink. However for the majority of people the late great Larry Hagman’s character was the focal point. The Stetson, the one-liners and the laugh were all part of the package.

2) Afton: A magnificent secondary character who will probably be the also ran owing to the youngest Ewing brother, in this contest. As much as Bobby was integral to DALLAS Cliff’s lover was angelic with her voice, she gave birth to Pamela Rebecca, who in years to come would be pivotal in the NEW DALLAS and most importantly Afton was very easy on the eye.


Jock walks into the den at SF and goes over to the drink cabinet, “what are you doing home so early JR?” he asks, (a scene from season 3, DVD-4, 1980 – ‘81):

JR reading a book responds, “Well there is not much for me to do, around the office. I offered Bobby my help but he refused so I just came home.”

Jock taps his oldest son on the shoulder and says, “Hey I got an idea. Why don’t you and I go into Braddock and hit a few of the bars? We haven’t been drinking together, in a long time. Ah. Come on!”

JR says, “Are you buying?”

Jock laughs and replies “who else?”

JR quickly responds, “That’s a good idea dad. I better take my car. I’ll have to drive, when I drink you under the table.”

Jock laughs “now if you would like to make a little wager on that we will get to it.”

JR offers his bet “$5000 be alright?”

Jock heads out of the den “Chicken feed boy. Chicken feed.”

 

Come on Sue Ellen. You can finally beat him. Cheering poms poms for you Sue Ellen!!! Your turn to get one up on your infamously naughty husband ;-) lol

 

Of course, the people in charge of Dallas had one very important thing in common with J.R. and Larry Hagman: they were all men. A fact which may also explain why both Larry and Patrick were allowed to direct numerous episodes while Linda, on the other hand, was fired for daring to ask to direct just one episode.

 

That would be another fun dynamic of this competition/fun game, if JR gets booted out in this round. The likeliness of a woman, Sue Ellen, Pam or Miss Ellie, winning this contest would significantly increase if JR is beaten by his ex wife at this point. The women would rock (other than in the dream season where the ladies really did rock) in this otherwise male dominanted chauvinist. Oops I mean show ;-) funny

 

Match 3: Sue Ellen (among other reasons, to strike a blow against chauvinism! )

Match 4: Bobby (Sue Ellen had to buy a new bed because of Afton )

 

Please don't keep us in suspence any longer!
What was the final result?