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Seasons:
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Release Date:
27 December 1979 (USA) more
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Plot:
A popular night time soap opera, it followed the adventures of five families living in a small California community: Gary and Valene Ewing... more
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 41 wins & 44 nominations more
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The greatest prime time soap is missed very much more (34 total)

Cast

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Michele Lee ... Karen MacKenzie / ... (344 episodes, 1979-1993)
Ted Shackelford ... Gary Ewing (333 episodes, 1979-1993)

Joan Van Ark ... Valene Ewing / ... (319 episodes, 1979-1993)
Kevin Dobson ... M. 'Mack' Patrick MacKenzie (287 episodes, 1982-1993)

William Devane ... Gregory Sumner (259 episodes, 1983-1993)
Donna Mills ... Abby Ewing / ... (233 episodes, 1980-1993)
Constance McCashin ... Laura Avery / ... (190 episodes, 1979-1987)

Nicollette Sheridan ... Paige Matheson (179 episodes, 1986-1993)
Pat Petersen ... Michael Fairgate (163 episodes, 1979-1991)

Julie Harris ... Lilimae Clements / ... (160 episodes, 1980-1987)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
60 min (344 episodes)
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Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
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Certification:
USA:TV-14 | Australia:PG | Iceland:12 (some episodes) | Iceland:L (some epiosodes) | Australia:M (some episodes)

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Trivia:
Two cast members remained with the series from the first episode in 1979 until the final episode in 1993: Michele Lee and Ted Shackelford. Lee is the only actor to have appeared in all 344 episodes. more
Quotes:
Karen Cooper Fairgate MacKenzie: I don't want you to die.
Sid Fairgate: Would you just do what you know and I know has to be done?
Karen Cooper Fairgate MacKenzie: [Karen signs the sheet to possibly have Sid undergo surgery to restore the loss of his limbs] But I swear to God, Sid, if anything happens to you.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in CBS at 75 (2003) (TV) more

FAQ

Was Val ever reunited with her twins?
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5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
The greatest prime time soap is missed very much, 13 February 1999
Author: Michael Bragg (mbragg@menlocollege.menlo.edu) from Redwood Shores, California

"Knots Landing", for 14 years, was the greatest television experience ever. From December 27, 1979, until May 13, 1993, we followed the sudsy lives of our favorite characters. From Val and Gary's initial movie into the neighborhood, to Abby's arrival and her nonstop manipulations, to Laura's terminal brain cancer and the impact it had on everyone's lives, to the ultimate psycho Jill, it was all terrific entertainment. Not overly-glossy and implausible like other night-time soaps, "Knots" had a realism all it's own. It will be missed and remembered fondly.

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