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1%% Complete Monster is a trope that needs to get approved in a 'special efforts' thread. No not add examples without discussing it first. J.R., however, does not fit and will not be approved because he deeply cares about his family which redeems him.
2* ArchivePanic: Good luck binging the 357 episodes, not counting the revival or ''Series/KnotsLanding''.
3* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic:
4** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bmv3SIzuTL4 theme tune]]. Brought back in all its (though slightly truncated) glory [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yhWeJkNxuw for the new series]].
5*** And the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aC4x19jPA8Y French version]] is not bad either. It, like its American counterpart, was [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2erAQ33Hug updated for the 2012 revival]].
6** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klbetjyK0oE dirgelike version of the theme]] that aired in "JR's Masterpiece", the episode with JR's funeral, also qualifies.
7** The final two episodes of the new series' first season feature tracks by Music/JohnnyCash: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9IfHDi-2EA "The Man Comes Around"]] in "Family Business" and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IStlBOX9F4o "God's Gonna Cut You Down"]] in "Revelations."
8* BrokenBase: The third season of the sequel series. Some enjoy it for the rivalries between the Ewings and Pamela, but many others hate it for destroying John Ross and Pamela's relationship by making it into a LoveTriangle with Harris' daughter, Emma. It doesn't help that the season came after an otherwise [[SeriesFauxnale conclusive ending]] in season two, and then [[LeftHanging left a number of plot threads hanging]].
9* DesignatedHero: The Ewings. Okay, [[AntiHero they all aren't meant to be that good]]. Okay, they are [[BlackAndGreyMorality fighting worse]] [[WellIntentionedExtremist people out there]]. However, some of their actions are down right reprehensible. Even Bobby has succumbed to this. The original series here had [[CainAndAbel JR the Bad and Bobby the Good]], but this has taken a slightly different turn in the revival. It originally had John Ross and Christopher set up to be this. But in Bum's words, [[FaceHeelTurn "Welcome to the dark side"]] happened to Christopher. Their latest plan was [[spoiler: (JR's actually) to have them imprison Cliff for JR's murder, even though it wasn't him. Maybe it was LaserGuidedKarma, but falsely imprisoning someone is very very bad to say the least]]. To top it off, when they do something truly bad [[KarmaHoudini they get away with it, with no comeuppance whatsoever]]. They are becoming down right Villain Sue material. Remember we're supposed to root for these people. The only one who really isn't this is Elena, but she's a bit bland and [[DesignatedVillain is now going to be something else]]...
10* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: When communist UsefulNotes/{{Romania}} started airing this show, they were hoping that people would be appalled at the decadent, materialistic lifestyle of the Ewings. It didn't quite [[UsefulNotes/HoleInFlag work out that way.]]
11* EnsembleDarkhorse:
12** Sue Ellen was originally meant to be a minor character but eventually ended up as the female lead, thanks to actress Linda Gray's amazing chemistry with Larry Hagman.
13** Clayton Farlow was originally going to have a fairly minor role as Dusty's father. He ended up marrying Miss Ellie and essentially filled the role of family patriarch (which was accepted by Bobby and Ray, but not at all by JR).
14** Harris Ryland is definitely becoming one in the new series.
15* FanNickname: "Pambecca" for Pamela Rebecca Barnes in the revived series.
16* GenreTurningPoint: The original series was this for the PrimeTimeSoap, proving that they could be just as popular as, and perhaps even moreso than, daytime {{soap opera}}s and leading to a general migration of the genre from daytime to UsefulNotes/PrimeTime -- especially once prime time shows in other genres began embracing serialized storytelling. We largely have ''Dallas'' and its copycats to thank (or blame) for {{soaperizing}} being a trope in American television.
17* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: ''Dallas'' was huge in communist Romania, where it was the only Western show allowed on TV. The idea was that people would be horrified by the excesses of decadent capitalism, but it backfired, because everyone wanted to be that rich. The show's popularity may even have contributed to the fall of the Soviet Union.
18* HarsherInHindsight: J.R.'s sarcastic reference to the "Who Shot J.R.?" storyline in the first season of the rebooted series, "Bullets don't seem to have much of an effect on me, dear," is a lot less funny when watching the season 2 episode "Furious and Fast", where he is shot and killed offscreen at the end of the episode.
19* HesJustHiding: Given how the soap opera setting and [[spoiler:how much fans desire a Barnes -Ewing mixing of genes]], some people wonder if the twins [[spoiler:Pamela]] miscarries in the revival really survived and were spirited away for some sinister purpose, not unlike a twist from one ''Series/KnotsLanding'' arc.
20* HilariousInHindsight: The 2012 reboot has the Governor of Texas named Sam [=McConaughey=]. In 2021; actor and native Texan Creator/MatthewMcConaughey became the subject of rumors that he was considering running for Governor of Texas in 2022[[note]]though he ultimately didn’t run[[/note]].
21** Jock's speech about real power being something you take, after [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZYI-xE_H1I this scene]] in ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' shows us that Klingons believe otherwise.
22* JerkassWoobie: Both John Ross and Pamela Rebecca in the revived series. Bonus points for being each others' MoralityPet.
23* MagnificentBastard (2012 series): [[SouthernFriedGenius John Ross "J.R." Ewing, Jr.]] is a charming elderly man who helps his son achieve his dream of taking over Southfork ranch and tricks his brother into signing over the property to an investor who's secretly one of J.R.'s associates. Taking over Southfork, J.R. starts to drill for oil on it to secure profits while fooling his brother into thinking he was an invalid to throw him off his scent. Discovering he's dying of cancer, J.R. sets about his "masterpiece" and sets about getting revenge on the family's hated nemesis Cliff Barnes, [[ThanatosGambit having a minion steal Cliff's gun and kill him]] in order to frame Cliff for the crime. A man of total class, J.R. even reveals in his will his genuine love for his family and [[SoProudOfYou is happy that his son will be following in his footsteps as a master manipulator]] in his own right.
24* MemeticMutation: The question "Who shot J.R.?" is an iconic phrase in 1980s pop culture.
25* MisaimedMerchandising:
26** From boots to Bubblegum Cards to a ''DALLAS: The Television Show Role-Playing Game''.
27** Warner Bros. created a tie-in bourbon whiskey named for J.R. for the third season of the rebooted series, even though 1) J.R. had his fair share of troubles with the bottle, and 2) In real life, his actor Larry Hagman was actually a raging alcoholic.
28* SugarWiki/NoProblemWithLicensedGames: ''Dallas Quest'' (1984) was positively received by ''Your Commodore''. It was even said to be one of the best Platform/Commodore64 games.
29* OnceOriginalNowOverdone: The series was revolutionary for introducing season-ending cliffhangers. Today, such endings are considered some of the cheapest of tricks out there to get audiences back to watch the next season's premiere and are often [[CondemnedByHistory treated with open contempt]].
30* RetroactiveRecognition: Why is Charlie running around with [[Creator/BradPitt Tyler]] [[Film/FightClub Durden]]?
31* SeasonalRot: The eleventh Season. The ninth (Dream) season and its aftermath was infamous, but it was the eleventh season that really saw a notable decline in writing quality, the loss of key cast members and a turn towards absurd and/or banal plots.

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