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Knots Landing
TV Series (1979 - 1993)
Gary and Valene Ewing, relatives to the popular Ewing clan of Dallas, arrive in Knots Landing to make a new home for themselves. However, schemeful Abby Fairgate-Cunningham breaks up their marriage when she seduces Gary...
Last Episode
TV Special: Knots Landing Reunion: Toget… Aired: Dec. 02, 2005No Summary Found [continue reading]
Series Info
Type:
Scripted
Premiered:
Dec. 27, 1979
Status:
Canceled/Ended
Runtime:
60 min.
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Series Fun Facts
- Actor John Pleshette (who played Richard Avery) wrote and directed several episodes of the show. Even after he left the show in 1983 at the end of season four, he continued to direct further…
[show]Actor John Pleshette (who played Richard Avery) wrote and directed several episodes of the show. Even after he left the show in 1983 at the end of season four, he continued to direct further episodes in later seasons. Pleshette also wrote an episode of rival soap Dynasty in 1985.
[hide] - Almost a year year after the series ended, stars Kevin Dobson and Nicollette Sheridan, attended the funeral of the late Telly Savalas, who died in January 1994 of prostate cancer. Long before…
[show]Almost a year year after the series ended, stars Kevin Dobson and Nicollette Sheridan, attended the funeral of the late Telly Savalas, who died in January 1994 of prostate cancer. Long before Dobson's role on Knots Landing, he had a co-starring role with Savalas in the 1970s cop series, Kojak (1973). Meanwhile, Sheridan is Savalas's stepdaughter in real-life.
[hide] - Michelle Phillips first joined the series as scheming Anne Matheson in 1987 for a fixed number of episodes, but she was asked to reprise her role in 1989 after the departure of Donna Mills,…
[show]Michelle Phillips first joined the series as scheming Anne Matheson in 1987 for a fixed number of episodes, but she was asked to reprise her role in 1989 after the departure of Donna Mills, the show's main villainess. When audiences felt that the character became too sympathetic, the writers created Claudia Whitaker (played by Kathleen Noone) who was seen as a more devious Abby-like character with whom Anne often battled with.
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