History YMMV / KnotsLanding

* HilariousInHindsight: In Season Thirteen, Pierce Lawton becomes increasingly obsessed with Greg, to the point that he tries to shoot him, both because of his former relationship with Paige and his sabotage of Pierce's business venture Tidal Energy. Greg is played by William Devane and Pierce is played by Bruce Greenwood, both of whom played UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy in films about the UsefulNotes/CubanMissileCrisis: Devane in ''The Missiles of October'' and Greenwood in ''Film/ThirteenDays''.

* HarsherInHindsight:
** In "Asked to Rise", Frank tells Julie that he is not going to die and will be around for a long time. Larry Riley, who played Frank, died in June 1992, less than 18 months after this episode aired, of AIDS-related renal failure.
** Similarly, in "Gone Microfiching", Julie asks Frank what he knows about safe sex and AIDS.

** Creator/HelenHunt appeared in two episodes of Season Two as a friend of Diana's. She was named Betsy in her first appearance and Brenda in her second. She was also credited (as Betsy) in another episode in the interim but did not appear (This indicates that Hunt's scene was [[Main.DeletedRole deleted]] as the credits are prepared long before the final broadcast edit).

** Creator/DougSavant played a younger version of Mack in several flashback scenes in Season Eight, sharing scenes with his future ''Series/{{Desperate Housewives}}'' co-star Creator/NicolletteSheridan.

** Creator/JohnWalsh, later the host of ''[[Series/AmericasMostWanted America's Most Wanted]]'', played an art director in the Season Four episode "The Best Kept Secret".

** Creator/HelenHunt appeared in two episodes of Season Two as a friend of Diana's. She was named Betsy in her first appearance and Brenda in her second. She was also credited (as Betsy) in another episode in the interim but did not appear.

** For British fans the fact that ''[[ReunionShow Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac]]'' aired on Creator/ChannelFive instead of [[Creator/TheBBC BBC One]]... Not the only time an [[Series/{{Neighbours}} imported soap]] who go from The BBC to Channel 5.

** For British fans the fact that ''[[ReunionMovie Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac]]'' aired on Creator/ChannelFive instead of[[Creator/TheBBC BBC One]]... Not the only time an [[Series/{{Neighbours}} imported soap]] who go from The BBC to Channel 5.

* TheScrappy: Diana is despised by the fandom.
* SeasonalRot: The general consensus among the fandom is that Season Thirteen was the worst.

* HilariousInHindsight: In Season Thirteen, Pierce Lawton becomes increasingly obsessed with Greg, to the point where he tries to shoot him, both because of his former relationship with Paige and his sabotage of Pierce's business venture Tidal Energy. Greg is played by William Devane and Pierce is played by Bruce Greenwood, both of whom played UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy in films about the UsefulNotes/CubanMissileCrisis: Devane in ''The Missiles of October'' and Greenwood in ''Film/ThirteenDays''.

** In "Asked to Rise", Frank tells Julie that he is not going to die and will be around for a long time. Larry Riley, who played Frank, died in June 1992, less than 18 months after this episode aired, of AIDS related renal failure.

** Karen Allen plays Sid's daughter Annie in the pilot episode.
** Brian Austin Green played Abby's son Brian Cunningham from Season Eight to Season Ten.

** Doug Savant played a younger version of Mack in several flashback scenes in Season Eight, sharing scenes with his future ''Series/{{Desperate Housewives}}'' co-star Nicollette Sheridan.
** David James Elliott played the recurring character Bill Nolan in Season Fourteen.
** Kristy Swanson played Jody Campbell in Season Nine.

** Conchata Ferrell plays Mrs. Messinger, the mother of the teenage girl Pam who falsely accused Sid of rape, in the season season two-part premiere "Hitchhike".

** Dennis Haskins played a police officer in the Season Four episode "The Loss of Innocence".

** Gregory Itzin, another ''Series/TwentyFour'' President, played Valene's lawyer in the Season Ten episode "A Grave Misunderstanding".
** Gary Graham played Cal, one of the armed robbers who holds the women of Seaview Circle hostage, in the Season Two episode "Moments of Truth".
** John Walsh, later the host of ''[[Series/AmericasMostWanted America's Most Wanted]]'', played an art director in the Season Four episode "The Best Kept Secret".
** Judith Barsi, the child star of ''WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime'' and ''WesternAnimation/AllDogsGoToHeaven'' who along with her mother was murdered by her father in 1988, played a bratty little girl in the Season Six episode "#14 with a Bullet".
** Dana Ashbrook played Olivia's drug dealer in the Season Eight episodes "The Unraveling" and "No Miracle Worker".

** Jana Marie Hupp played Susie Richfield in four episodes of Season Twelve.

** Gregory Itzin, another ''[[Series/TwentyFour 24]]'' President, played Valene's lawyer in the Season Ten episode "A Grave Misunderstanding".

** Marcia Cross played the recurring character Victoria Broyard in Season Thirteen.

** Alec Baldwin starred as Joshua Rush in Seasons Six and Seven.
** Halle Berry played the recurring character Debbie Porter in Season Thirteen.
** Gary Sinise played the one scene role of Lee Maddox in the Season One episode "Small Surprises".

** Billy Bob Thornton played a logger in the Season Thirteen episode "Letting Go".

** Leslie Hope played Linda Martin in Season Seven.

** Eric Stoltz played a stoner named Luke in the Season Two episode "Man of the Hour".
** Michael Dorn played a paramedic in the Season Three episode "The Vigil".

** Stephen Tobolowsky played Steve Comiskey in the Season Six episode "A Man of Good Will".
** Dennis Haysbert played a police officer in the Season Eight episode "The Unraveling".

** Adam Arkin played the recurring character Mark Baylor in Season Eleven.

** Don S. Davis played Warden Vernon Howard in the Season Thirteen finale "Little Girl Lost".

** Helen Hunt appeared in two episodes of Season Two as a friend of Diana's. She was named Betsy in her first appearance and Brenda in her second. She was also credited (as Betsy) in another episode in the interim but did not appear.

* {{Retroactive Recognition}}:

* {{The Scrappy}}: Diana is despised by the fandom.
* {{Seasonal Rot}}: The general consensus among the fandom is that Season Thirteen was the worst.

* HilariousInHindsight: In Season Thirteen, Pierce Lawton becomes increasingly obsessed with Greg, to the point where he tries to shoot him, both because of his former relationship with Paige and his sabotage of Pierce's business venture Tidal Energy. Greg is played by William Devane and Pierce is played by Bruce Greenwood, both of whom played UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy in films about the UsefulNotes/CubanMissileCrisis: Devane in ''Film/TheMissilesOfOctober'' and Greenwood in ''Film/ThirteenDays''.

* HarsherInHindsight: In "Asked to Rise", Frank tells Julie that he is not going to die and will be around for a long time. Larry Riley, who played Frank, died in June 1992, less than 18 months after this episode aired, of AIDS related renal failure.

** Gary Oldman played Don Ross in the Season Eleven episode "Close Call".

** John Walsh, later the host of ''Series/{{Americas Most Wanted}}'', played an art director in the Season Four episode "The Best Kept Secret".

** Doug Savant played a younger version of Mack in several flashback scenes in Season Eight, sharing scenes with his future ''{{Desperate Housewives}}'' co-star Nicollette Sheridan.

** Karen Allen plays Sid's daughter in the pilot episode, the same year as ''Film/AnimalHouse''.

** Gary Graham played Cal, one of the armed robbers who holds the women of Seaview Circle hostage, in the Season Two episode "Moments of Truth".

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9PgyWlET1Q theme tune]] composed by Jerrold Immel, who also composed the ''Series/{{Dallas}}'' theme tune.