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The Best Episodes of Dallas Season 1

Every episode of Dallas Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Dallas Season 1!

The Best Episodes of Dallas Season 1

The world's first mega-soap, and one of the most popular ever produced, Dallas had it all. Beautiful women, expensive cars, and men playing Monopoly with...
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    7.7/10(443 votes)

    #1 - Digger's Daughter

    S1:E1

    Bobby has a wife, and no one in the house of Ewing wants her there. Pamela Barnes is the daughter of the most hated man in Jock's history, Digger. This marriage of Bobby and Pam should have ended the Barnes-Ewing Feud, but it only served to escalate it.

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    Director:Robert Day
  2. Background image for The Lesson
    7.4/10(311 votes)

    #2 - The Lesson

    S1:E2

    Lucy is playing hooky, and the only person who will make sure she gets to school is her new aunt, Pam. But Lucy finds a new way to get out of school, a phony sexual harassment case against her principal. It works, but Lucy soon becomes a victim of her lies as Roger sees the whole thing and blackmails Lucy. He can clear the principal's name, but only if Lucy "satisfies" him.

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    7.6/10(290 votes)

    #3 - Spy in the House

    S1:E3

    Pam's brother, Cliff, is unhappy about her getting married to a Ewing. Cliff ends up with a document Pam was supposed to give to Ewing Oil.

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    7.6/10(291 votes)

    #4 - Winds of Vengeance

    S1:E4

    Trouble occurs in the House of Ewing, when J.R.'s affair reaches the wrong men.

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    8.0/10(299 votes)

    #5 - Barbecue

    S1:E5

    It's time for the annual Ewing Barbecue (where the Ewings feed half of Texas) but there is an unexpected guest, Digger Barnes. But this guest comes alongside unexpected news, Pam's pregnant!

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    Director:Robert Day

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Digger's Daughter" is the best rated episode of "Dallas" season 1. It scored 7.7/10 based on 443 votes. Directed by Robert Day and written by David Jacobs, it aired on 4/2/1978. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Lesson".