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The Best Episodes of Dallas Season 2

Every episode of Dallas Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Dallas Season 2!

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Reunion (1)" is the best rated episode of "Dallas" season 2. It scored 7.5/10 based on 263 votes. Directed by Irving J. Moore and written by David Jacobs, it aired on 9/23/1978. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Reunion (2)".

  • Reunion (1)
    7.5/10263 votes

    #1 - Reunion (1)

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/1978

    The Ewing family is complete when Bobby and Pam find Gary, the long-lost third Ewing brother. But J.R. has other plans: Get Gary out of the house. Something happens to only strengthen the bond between the family and Gary, Lucy brings her mother back to Southfork

    Director: Irving J. Moore

    Writer: David Jacobs

  • Reunion (2)
    7.5/10240 votes

    #2 - Reunion (2)

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/1978

    JR is frustrated with Gary back, and even more so with the return of Val, but he soon gets his way, as JR often does.

    Director: Irving J. Moore

    Writer: David Jacobs

  • Old Acquaintance
    7.3/10224 votes

    #3 - Old Acquaintance

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/1978

    Jenna Wade, Bobby's ex-girlfriend, arrives in Dallas seeking Bobby's help. Meanwhile, J.R. hopes that Pam's jealousy will make her decide to leave Dallas.

    Director: Alex March

    Writer: Camille Marchetta

  • Bypass
    7.5/10220 votes

    #4 - Bypass

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/1978

    Jock suffers a heart attack and must undergo bypass surgery to survive. Meanwhile, Bobby is sceptical of J.R.'s business ideas.

    Director: Corey Allen

    Writer: Arthur Bernard Lewis

  • Black Market Baby
    7.3/10223 votes

    #5 - Black Market Baby

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/15/1978

    Worried about not being able to produce a Ewing heir before Pamela does, Sue Ellen decides to pursue illegal adoption.

    Director: Lawrence Dobkin

    Writer: Darlene Craviotto

  • Double Wedding
    7.4/10214 votes

    #6 - Double Wedding

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/21/1978

    Pam is thrown for a loop when her ex-husband arrives in Dallas claiming they are still legally married. Upon hearing this, J.R. decides to use it to his advantage.

    Director: Paul Stanley

    Writer: Arthur Bernard Lewis, Jim Inman

  • Runaway
    7.1/10218 votes

    #7 - Runaway

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 10/28/1978

    It's Lucy's birthday, but after a fight with Jock, she runs away from home.

    Director: Barry Crane

    Writer: Worley Thorne

  • Election
    7.6/10213 votes

    #8 - Election

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/5/1978

    J.R. tries to stop Cliff Barnes from running for state senate and gets help in doing so from Pamela.

    Director: Barry Crane

    Writer: Rena Down

  • Survival
    7.5/10209 votes

    #9 - Survival

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/12/1978

    Sue Ellen and Pamela fear the worst about their husbands when they receive news that the Ewing Oil plane has crashed.

    Director: Irving J. Moore

    Writer: D.C. Fontana, Richard Fontana

  • Act of Love
    7.6/10214 votes

    #10 - Act of Love

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/19/1978

    Sue Ellen is devastated when after having an affair with Cliff, she learns she's pregnant and does not know who the father is.

    Director: Corey Allen

    Writer: Leonard Katzman

  • Triangle
    7.3/10205 votes

    #11 - Triangle

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 11/26/1978

    A love triangle emerges when Ray decides to pop the question to Garnett McGee, a country singer, but she falls for J.R. when he lands her a recording contract.

    Director: Vincent McEveety

    Writer: Camille Marchetta

  • Fallen Idol
    7.2/10204 votes

    #12 - Fallen Idol

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/3/1978

    Guzzler, an old friend of Bobby's arrives in Dallas and the two decide to do business together by opening a shopping mall in Southfork. However, the rest of the Ewings are strongly against their plan.

    Director: Vincent McEveety

    Writer: Arthur Bernard Lewis

  • Kidnapped
    7.3/10201 votes

    #13 - Kidnapped

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 12/17/1978

    When Bobby is kidnapped, J.R. and Ray come together to stage a rescue.

    Director: Lawrence Dobkin

    Writer: N/A

  • Home Again
    7.4/10197 votes

    #14 - Home Again

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/7/1979

    Miss Ellie is beyond belief when her brother, Garrison, who has been presumed dead for several years, returns to Southfork very much alive.

    Director: Don McDougall

    Writer: N/A

  • For Love or Money
    7.7/10190 votes

    #15 - For Love or Money

    Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 1/14/1979

    When J.R. strays from his marriage once again, Sue Ellen leaves Southfork to stay with her mother and sister.

    Director: Irving J. Moore

    Writer: N/A

  • Julie's Return
    7.6/10193 votes

    #16 - Julie's Return

    Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 1/26/1979

    Jock gets back together with Julie, his former secretary, who doesn't treat him nice because of his heart attack.

    Director: Leslie H. Martinson

    Writer: N/A

  • The Red File (1)
    7.9/10203 votes

    #17 - The Red File (1)

    Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 2/2/1979

    J.R. has Cliff arrested for murder when Julie is found dead.

    Director: Leonard Katzman

    Writer: N/A

  • The Red File (2)
    8.0/10203 votes

    #18 - The Red File (2)

    Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 2/9/1979

    Pamela is convinced J.R. framed Cliff for Julie's death so Bobby sets out to find out what really caused Julie's death.

    Director: Leonard Katzman

    Writer: N/A

  • Sue Ellen's Sister
    7.3/10190 votes

    #19 - Sue Ellen's Sister

    Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 2/16/1979

    While Pamela is out of town, Kristin tries to seduce Bobby.

    Director: Irving J. Moore

    Writer: Camille Marchetta

  • Call Girl
    7.3/10192 votes

    #20 - Call Girl

    Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 2/23/1979

    J.R. finds the perfect opportunity to make Pam look bad after she becomes friends with a former call girl.

    Director: Leslie H. Martinson

    Writer: N/A

  • Royal Marriage
    7.7/10200 votes

    #21 - Royal Marriage

    Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 3/9/1979

    J.R. believes he can create a business dynasty when Lucy announces that she is engaged to the son of a Texas oil family.

    Director: Gunnar Hellström

    Writer: N/A

  • The Outsiders
    7.3/10181 votes

    #22 - The Outsiders

    Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 3/16/1979

    Ray falls for Donna McCullum and J.R. uses the fact that Donna is married to Senator Sam Culver in his plot to stop Cliff.

    Director: Dennis Donnelly

    Writer: N/A

  • John Ewing III (1)
    7.7/10196 votes

    #23 - John Ewing III (1)

    Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 3/23/1979

    J.R. becomes worried when Sue Ellen begins to drink while she is pregnant. Lucy also begins to head down a path of self-destruction when she begins to take drugs after her engagement falls apart.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • John Ewing III (2)
    7.8/10191 votes

    #24 - John Ewing III (2)

    Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 4/6/1979

    Due to her erratic behavior and alcoholism, Sue Ellen is sent to a sanitarium. When she is able to escape, Sue Ellen delivers her baby following a near-death experience. Meanwhile, Bobby begins to suspect that Cliff is the father of Sue Ellen's baby.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A