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Knots Landing Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 1979 - 1980
Episode 1
Pilot
Thu, Dec 27, 197960 mins
Gary and Valene Ewing move to the cul-de-sac. Sid's daughter from his first marriage is visiting and brings a lot of emotional baggage.
Episode 2
Community Spirit
Thu, Jan 3, 198060 mins
J.R. visits Knots Landing as he wants to drill for oil offshore and the community protests.
Episode 3
Let Me Count the Ways
Thu, Jan 10, 198060 mins
Teacher's pet Richard runs for a school-board seat against a free-thinking teacher whom Karen finds dangerously attractive.
Episode 4
The Lie
Thu, Jan 17, 198060 mins
Laura is feeling unappreciated, so she goes to a cocktail lounge in the middle of the afternoon and meets an artist. The artist buys her a drink, then invites her to his studio to do a portrait of her as a ruse to rape her. She hides the truth from Richard by saying a serial rapist that is on the loose in Knots Landing just had raped her at home before Richard got home. Val knows that this is not the case and as she goes down to the police station to identify her attacker, the police end up arresting the wrong man.
Episode 5
Will the Circle Be Unbroken
Fri, Jan 25, 198060 mins
Lilimae Clements, Val's mother, turns up in Knots Landing to visit her daughter. Valene confronts her over being abandoned as a child as Lilimae pursued her music career. As ghosts from the past come back to haunt the mother and daughter, they begin to put the past to rest.
Episode 6
Home is for Healing
Thu, Jan 31, 198060 mins
Lucy comes to visit Knots Landing to see her parents, Valene and Gary. Lucy hopes that she will be happier with her parents, but due to past issues and Lucy's lifestyle in Dallas, things do not go quite as planned.
Episode 7
Land of the Free
Thu, Feb 7, 198060 mins
Diana is kidnapped by a motorcycle gang who have been causing trouble in the neighbourhood.
Episode 8
Civil Wives
Thu, Feb 14, 198060 mins
Sid's ex-wife Susan visits under the guise of needing his signature on some documents. Karen invites her to stay the weekend to test Sid. When Sid doesn't fall for her, she spends the night with Richard.
Episode 9
The Constant Companion
Thu, Feb 21, 198060 mins
Ginger is being harassed with gifts from a mysterious source.
Episode 10
Small Surprises
Thu, Mar 6, 198060 mins
Karen discovers that she is pregnant and can't decide if she's delighted or devastated.
Episode 11
Courageous Convictions
Thu, Mar 13, 198060 mins
Deeply in debt, Richard leans on his neighbors for some quick cash.
Episode 12
Bottom of the Bottle: Part 1
Thu, Mar 20, 198060 mins
After earning a promotion, reformed alcoholic Gary starts drinking again, which causes him to spiral out of control.
Episode 13
Bottom of the Bottle: Part 2
Thu, Mar 27, 198060 mins
The lost weekend continues as Gary spirals downward until, sick and violent, he lands in a detox ward.
