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Dallas Season 4 Episodes
Season 4 Episode Guide
23 Episodes 1980 - 1981
Episode 1
No More Mister Nice Guy: Part 1
Fri, Nov 7, 198048 mins
A cleaning woman finds J.R. unconscious on the floor outside his office; he's been shot. Police search for evidence as to who shot him.
Episode 2
No More Mister Nice Guy: Part 2
Sun, Nov 9, 198048 mins
J.R. recovers in the hospital. Bobby takes over Ewing Oil. Sue Ellen worries because she blacked out the night J.R. was shot. Alan Beam is brought back to Dallas for questioning and Cliff is detained by police and suspended from the D.A.'s office. Lucy meets a med student named Mitch.
Episode 3
Nightmare
Fri, Nov 14, 198046 mins
J.R. fights for full recovery and tries to undermine Bobby running Ewing Oil. Miss Ellie and Jock find the gun used to shoot J.R. at Southfork. Sue Ellen has nightmares that she shot J.R.
Episode 4
Who Done It?
Fri, Nov 21, 198046 mins
Sue Ellen is charged with attempted murder, but the charges are dropped when the real assailant reveals herself and her shocking secret.
Episode 5
Taste of Success
Fri, Nov 28, 198047 mins
Pam resents the time Bobby is spending at work. Bobby tries to impress Jock by buying a refinery for Ewing Oil. J.R. tries to sabotage Bobby.
Episode 6
The Venezuelan Connection
Fri, Dec 5, 198049 mins
Jock is caught between the feuding Bobby and J.R. Miss Ellie insists Jock keep Bobby at Southfork whatever it takes. Bobby makes a deal for Venenzulan oil for the refinery. Lucy introduces Mitch to her friends.
Episode 7
The Fourth Son
Fri, Dec 12, 198047 mins
Bobby has a setback at Ewing Oil. Ray Krebbs' father, who ran out on the family shows up looking for money in return for telling Ray who his father really is.
Episode 8
Trouble at Ewing 23
Fri, Dec 19, 198049 mins
Bobby has to deal with an extortionist threatening to blow up the Ewing 23 oil field, a task that is complicated when J.R. takes a hand in things. Ray discovers that Donna is seeing Cliff.
Episode 9
The Prodigal Mother
Fri, Jan 2, 198146 mins
Pam's detective believes he has found her mother, but the reunion does not turn out as Pam has hoped. Lucy asks Mitch to marry her. J.R. continues to plot against Bobby.
Episode 10
Executive Wife
Fri, Jan 9, 198150 mins
J.R. encourages Jock to make a business investment he knows will interfere with Bobby's plans. Pam resents Bobby's obsession with Ewing Oil. Lucy announces her engagement to Mitch, which doesn't meet with her family's approval.
Episode 11
End of the Road: Part 1
Fri, Jan 16, 198150 mins
Bobby enters a deal that will get Ewing Oil back into the cartel, but for which he doesn't have the promised capital. Mitch's mother and sister, Afton, arrive in town for the wedding. J.R. takes an interest in Afton, which worries Sue Ellen.
Episode 12
End of the Road: Part 2
Fri, Jan 23, 198149 mins
Lucy is getting married. But the happy event is clouded by Bobby's resignation from Ewing Oil, and Miss Ellie's frustration with Jock over Gary.
Episode 13
Making of a President
Fri, Jan 30, 198146 mins
J.R. hires a public relations consultant, Leslie Stewart, to improve his image. Bobby gives up Ewing Oil. Sue Ellen toys with cheating with an old college beau named Clint Ogden. Things start to get rocky between Miss Ellie and Jock.
Episode 14
Start the Revolution with Me
Fri, Feb 6, 198147 mins
J.R. takes steps to finance overthrowing the government that nationalized his Asian oil fields. Leslie Stewart continues to resist his advances. Bobby tries to buy a solar energy company, worrying Pam. Cliff is upset by Donna. Miss Ellie's resentment of Ray's relationship with Jock grows.
Episode 15
The Quest
Fri, Feb 13, 198149 mins
J.R. takes the reins of Ewing Oil in earnest and starts to wheel and deal. He calls in markers to keep Cliff out of political office. Sue Ellen believes she is being followed.
Episode 16
Lover, Come Back
Fri, Feb 20, 198150 mins
J.R.'s counter-revolution brings the oil wells back under private control, which reconciles him with the cartel. Ray proposes to Donna. Mitch and Lucy continue to fight over money. Sue Ellen discovers Dusty Farlow is alive.
Episode 17
The New Mrs. Ewing
Fri, Feb 27, 198146 mins
Donna and Ray get married. Miss Ellie discovers Jock is one of the backers of a development she's been campaigning to stop. Bobby hires Cliff to be his consultant. Lucy gets a modeling job, further upsetting Mitch.
Episode 18
The Mark of Cain
Fri, Mar 13, 198149 mins
Bobby gets caught between Jock and Miss Ellie. Pam's mother reappears. J.R. is manipulated by Leslie Stewart.
Episode 19
The Gathering Storm
Fri, Mar 27, 198149 mins
Jock and Miss Ellie contemplate divorce. J.R. hatches a plan to sell Ewing Oil to avoid seeing it broken up in a divorce settlement. Mitch continues to resent Lucy's "Young Miss Dallas" job. Cliff starts to suspect J.R.'s interference in the Asian revolution. Pam warns their mother not to trust Cliff.
Episode 20
Ewing vs. Ewing
Fri, Apr 3, 198146 mins
Bobby finds a compromise on the Takapa project, but this fails to reconcile Jock and Miss Ellie. Ray and Donna confront Miss Ellie about what they suspect is the real problem. J.R. makes arrangements to sell Ewing Oil. Pam tells Cliff their mother is still alive.
Episode 21
New Beginnings
Fri, Apr 10, 198148 mins
Jock and Miss Ellie go on a second honeymoon, which is bad for J.R.'s plan to sell Ewing Oil. Donna threatens J.R. when he sets Ray up for failure. Cliff is conflicted about meeting his mother. J.R. and Sue Ellen's peace is broken by a call from Kristin.
Episode 22
Full Circle
Fri, Apr 17, 198146 mins
Kristin returns. Dusty and Sue Ellen reunite. Lucy moves out of the condo. Cliff brings evidence against J.R. to the senate committee. J.R. plans his divorce. Cliff meets with his mother.
Episode 23
Ewing-Gate
Fri, May 1, 198146 mins
Sue Ellen leaves J.R. but he prevents her taking John Ross with her. Sue Ellen asks Pam for help. J.R. manages to squirm out of the Senate investigation. Cliff accuses Bobby of helping him. Bobby asks Cliff to meet him at Southfork to discuss it. Cliff makes a shocking discovery when he arrives there.
