The Best Episodes of Dallas Season 1

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.8/10(458 votes)

   #1 - Digger's Daughter

   S1:E14/2/1978

   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.

   Director:Robert Day

   Writer:David Jacobs

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   Director:Robert Day

   Writer:David Jacobs
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   7.4/10(320 votes)

   #2 - The Lesson

   S1:E24/9/1978

   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.

   Director:Irving J. Moore

   Writer:Virginia Aldridge

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   Director:Irving J. Moore

   Writer:Virginia Aldridge
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   7.7/10(299 votes)

   #3 - Spy in the House

   S1:E34/16/1978

   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.

   Director:Robert Day

   Writer:Arthur Bernard Lewis

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   Director:Robert Day

   Writer:Arthur Bernard Lewis
4. 

   7.6/10(303 votes)

   #4 - Winds of Vengeance

   S1:E44/23/1978

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

   Director:Irving J. Moore

   Writer:Camille Marchetta

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   Director:Irving J. Moore

   Writer:Camille Marchetta
5. 

   8.1/10(312 votes)

   #5 - Barbecue

   S1:E54/30/1978

   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!

   Director:Robert Day

   Writer:David Jacobs

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   Director:Robert Day

   Writer:David Jacobs