6.7/10106 votes#1 - Phantom of the Oil Rig
Season 13 Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/1989
Following the showdown in Europe, Ewing Oil and Weststar begin a new battle. Cliff is preoccupied at work. April's sister, Michelle, shows up in Dallas. Tommy returns home and attempts to make amends. Miss Ellie starts a search to find what the key in Jock's card opens.
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6.9/10100 votes#2 - The Leopard's Spots
Season 13 Episode 2 - Aired 9/22/1989
Tommy claims to be a changed man as he plots revenge against Bobby. Cally's paintings manage to impress a gallery owner. J.R. makes a risky deal without Bobby's knowledge. Cliff manages to locate Afton. The mysterious key sends Miss Ellie and Clayton to New England. J.R. meets April's sister.
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7.0/1098 votes#3 - Cry Me a River of Oil
Season 13 Episode 3 - Aired 9/29/1989
J.R. thinks about agreeing to a risky deal on a tanker when he needs oil badly. Cally has trouble getting past the fact that April once slept with her husband. Michelle meets Cliff in secret. Miss Ellie and Clayton's treasure hunt takes them to the town where Jock first struck oil. Tommy's violent temper gets out of control again.
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7.1/1092 votes#4 - Ka-Booooom!
Season 13 Episode 4 - Aired 10/6/1989
Tommy ends up planting a bomb in Bobby's briefcase in an effort to protect his father against some perceived threats. J.R. comes to a decision about the tanker deal. Cally's art causes further interest. Cliff feels left out of the loop at Ewing Oil. Miss Ellie and Clayton make their way to Pride in Texas.
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7.1/10101 votes#5 - Sunrise, Sunset
Season 13 Episode 5 - Aired 10/13/1989
The tanker that J.R. has purchased is threatened by a Gulf storm. Michelle continues to try and get closer to Cliff. Cally's patron ends up helping her out further. Carter and Tommy are involved in a fatal encounter. J.R. receives a surprise visitor at Ewing Oil.
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7.1/1092 votes#6 - Pride and Prejudice
Season 13 Episode 6 - Aired 10/20/1989
J.R. introduces James to the social scene in Dallas. Miss Ellie and Clayton look around Pride for clues about the key. Christopher goes out on his first date. April wants a commitment from Bobby. Vanessa returns to Dallas.
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7.3/1099 votes#7 - Fathers and Other Strangers
Season 13 Episode 7 - Aired 11/3/1989
J.R. and Cally welcome Vanessa at Southfork. Miss Ellie and Clayton meet Sarah Ewing and find out about Jock's past in World War II when he helped others. Carter receives some bad news about an oil tanker. James ends up making a shocking claim about his true parentage to the Ewings at the Oil Baron's Club.
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7.3/1099 votes#8 - Black Tide
Season 13 Episode 8 - Aired 11/10/1989
The Ewing family are shocked by the news that James is J.R.'s son. A tanker crash creates a P.R. nightmare for both Ewing Oil and Weststar. Michelle attempts to squeeze both Carter and J.R. Vanessa attempts to convince her son to return to Europe.
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7.1/10104 votes#9 - Daddy Dearest
Season 13 Episode 9 - Aired 11/17/1989
J.R. begins to mould James, who seems to already have the seduction line done to perfection. Cliff wants to be part of the official investigation into the tanker accident. John Ross is surprised to have a new half-brother. Bobby wants to commit to April. Miss Ellie gives J.R. the letter that Jock wrote.
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7.0/1099 votes#10 - Hell's Fury
Season 13 Episode 10 - Aired 12/1/1989
Carter hopes that he can use the tanker accident to help bring down Ewing Oil. Jock's letter manages to inspire J.R. Bobby receives a surprise visit from Kay. Cally believes that J.R. is sleeping with Michelle. Christopher and John Ross argue about James.
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7.2/1098 votes#11 - Cally on a Hot Tin Roof
Season 13 Episode 11 - Aired 12/8/1989
Cally thinks that Michelle is lying about her affair with J.R. and she ends up confessing about an affair of her own. Kay attempts to help Bobby to deal with the tanker situation which manages to upset April. J.R. seduces an investigative committee member. James manages to show impressive business acumen.
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7.2/1099 votes#12 - Sex, Lies and Videotape
Season 13 Episode 12 - Aired 12/15/1989
J.R. and Cally manage to repair their relationship. Carter traps Cliff in a sexual blackmail plot. James disapproves of his father's business tactics. Kay wants to know what Bobby's intentions are towards April. Bobby sells Ewing Oil assets to pay for the oil clean-up.
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7.2/1095 votes#13 - Tale of Two Cities
Season 13 Episode 13 - Aired 1/5/1990
J.R.'s attitude about his affairs makes his son realize that sex is a much bigger part of the oil business than he thought. Cally is looking forward to her art show at Lucy's gallery. Michelle finds out about Carter's treachery against Cliff. Bobby and April make wedding plans.
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7.0/1090 votes#14 - Judgment Day
Season 13 Episode 14 - Aired 1/12/1990
J.R. feels guilty, believing the end of Ewing Oil is close. Cliff feels torn between doing what's right and his hatred of the Ewing family. Carter's wife is fed up with his constant mistreatment of her.
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6.9/1098 votes#15 - Unchain My Heart
Season 13 Episode 15 - Aired 1/19/1990
Cliff meets P.R. guru Stephanie Rogers, who tells him that she can make his political dreams a reality. J.R., Cally, and John Ross travel to Pride to help Miss Ellie. Bobby gives April an engagement ring but they fight after. James and Michelle come to terms.
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7.0/10101 votes#16 - I Dream of Jeannie
Season 13 Episode 16 - Aired 2/2/1990
Bobby follows a woman who he believes could be Pam. J.R. meets Blackie Callahan, an old friend of Jock's. April is depressed over her and Bobby's argument. Cliff is suspicious of Stephanie's motives.
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7.0/1097 votes#17 - After Midnight
Season 13 Episode 17 - Aired 2/9/1990
Bobby's obsession with the Pam look-a-like ends up damaging his relationship with April. Blackie helps to drill for oil in Pride. James meets Duke and Melinda Carlisle.
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7.1/10100 votes#18 - The Crucible
Season 13 Episode 18 - Aired 2/16/1990
Carter manages to solve Michelle's problem with Eugene Inagaki. Bobby is unable to stop thinking about Jeanne. Cally and Michelle clash. J.R. gives James a tough business lesson. Stephanie has Cliff prepare to run for office. Miss Ellie and Clayton go to the reading of Atticus Ward's will.
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6.8/10100 votes#19 - Dear Hearts and Gentle People
Season 13 Episode 19 - Aired 2/23/1990
April leaves Dallas in an effort to get over Bobby. J.R. reconnects with Serena. Cally ends up turning to James for support. Cliff manages to get a major political appointment.
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6.7/10100 votes#20 - Paradise Lost
Season 13 Episode 20 - Aired 3/9/1990
James and Michelle have to deal with delays in getting their club up and running and they end up turning to Carter for help. J.R. looks into Stephanie's past and promises Cally he'll be a better husband. Bobby attempts to get April to agree to return to Dallas.
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6.4/10103 votes#21 - Will Power
Season 13 Episode 21 - Aired 3/16/1990
Cally is determined to make her marriage work. April's mother helps her decide on Bobby. Miss Ellie and Clayton investigate their friends' murders. J.R. manages to get some information on Stephanie. James and Michelle fall out. Bobby plans a trip with his son.
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6.5/1094 votes#22 - The Smiling Cobra
Season 13 Episode 22 - Aired 3/30/1990
April gives up her business interests to focus on her wedding preparations. Clayton discovers that he's next in line to inherit Atticus' estate. J.R. pushes Cally to a breaking point in their marriage.
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6.8/1094 votes#23 - Jessica Redux
Season 13 Episode 23 - Aired 4/6/1990
J.R. starts a plan to ruin Cliff and drive Michelle out of town. Miss Ellie and Clayton find out that Jessica Montfort could be involved in the dealings surrounding Atticus Ward's will. Michelle and James continue to be at odds. Bobby decides who the best man will be at his wedding.
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7.0/1092 votes#24 - Family Plot
Season 13 Episode 24 - Aired 4/13/1990
Jessica ends up making a shocking confession. Furious with J.R.'s continued mistreatment and disrespect, Cally and James come up with a plan. Stephanie ends Cliff's political career aspirations after they fall out.
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7.2/1098 votes#25 - The Southfork Wedding Jinx
Season 13 Episode 25 - Aired 4/27/1990
It is the day of Bobby and April's wedding. Cally feels conflicted about her plan for revenge against J.R. after she discovers that she is going to have a baby. J.R. plots to gain control of Jessica's voting rights in Weststar. Cliff meets Liz Adams. Miss Ellie and Clayton leave for an extended Asian vacation.
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Season 13 Ratings Summary
"Phantom of the Oil Rig" is the best rated episode of "Dallas" season 13. It scored 6.7/10 based on 106 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/22/1989. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Leopard's Spots".