The Best Episodes of Dallas Season 2

#1 Fan Favorite
7.5/10(285 votes)
#1 - Reunion (1)
S2:E19/23/1978
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
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Director:Irving J. Moore
Writer:David Jacobs
7.6/10(257 votes)
#2 - Reunion (2)
S2:E29/30/1978
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
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Director:Irving J. Moore
Writer:David Jacobs
7.3/10(241 votes)
#3 - Old Acquaintance
S2:E310/7/1978
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
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Director:Alex March
Writer:Camille Marchetta
7.5/10(239 votes)
#4 - Bypass
S2:E410/14/1978
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
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Director:Corey Allen
Writer:Arthur Bernard Lewis
7.3/10(242 votes)
#5 - Black Market Baby
S2:E510/15/1978
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
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Director:Lawrence Dobkin
Writer:Darlene Craviotto
7.4/10(232 votes)
#6 - Double Wedding
S2:E610/21/1978
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
Writers:Jim Inman, Arthur Bernard Lewis
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Director:Paul Stanley
Writers:Jim Inman, Arthur Bernard Lewis

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7.0/10(238 votes)
#7 - Runaway
S2:E710/28/1978
It's Lucy's birthday, but after a fight with Jock, she runs away from home.
Director:Barry Crane
Writer:Worley Thorne
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Director:Barry Crane
Writer:Worley Thorne
7.7/10(233 votes)
#8 - Election
S2:E811/5/1978
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
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Director:Barry Crane
Writer:Rena Down
7.5/10(228 votes)
#9 - Survival
S2:E911/12/1978
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
Writers:D.C. Fontana, Richard Fontana
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Director:Irving J. Moore
Writers:D.C. Fontana, Richard Fontana
7.6/10(232 votes)
#10 - Act of Love
S2:E1011/19/1978
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
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Director:Corey Allen
Writer:Leonard Katzman
7.4/10(222 votes)
#11 - Triangle
S2:E1111/26/1978
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
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Director:Vincent McEveety
Writer:Camille Marchetta
7.2/10(222 votes)
#12 - Fallen Idol
S2:E1212/3/1978
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
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Director:Vincent McEveety
Writer:Arthur Bernard Lewis
7.4/10(220 votes)
#13 - Kidnapped
S2:E1312/17/1978
When Bobby is kidnapped, J.R. and Ray come together to stage a rescue.
Director:Lawrence Dobkin
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Lawrence Dobkin
Writer:Unknown
7.4/10(214 votes)
#14 - Home Again
S2:E141/7/1979
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:Unknown
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Director:Don McDougall
Writer:Unknown
7.7/10(207 votes)
#15 - For Love or Money
S2:E151/14/1979
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:Unknown
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Director:Irving J. Moore
Writer:Unknown
7.6/10(210 votes)
#16 - Julie's Return
S2:E161/26/1979
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:Unknown
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Director:Leslie H. Martinson
Writer:Unknown
7.9/10(221 votes)
#17 - The Red File (1)
S2:E172/2/1979
J.R. has Cliff arrested for murder when Julie is found dead.
Director:Leonard Katzman
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Leonard Katzman
Writer:Unknown
8.1/10(218 votes)
#18 - The Red File (2)
S2:E182/9/1979
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:Unknown
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Director:Leonard Katzman
Writer:Unknown
7.3/10(207 votes)
#19 - Sue Ellen's Sister
S2:E192/16/1979
While Pamela is out of town, Kristin tries to seduce Bobby.
Director:Irving J. Moore
Writer:Camille Marchetta
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Director:Irving J. Moore
Writer:Camille Marchetta
7.4/10(210 votes)
#20 - Call Girl
S2:E202/23/1979
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:Unknown
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Director:Leslie H. Martinson
Writer:Unknown
7.8/10(220 votes)
#21 - Royal Marriage
S2:E213/9/1979
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:Unknown
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Director:Gunnar Hellström
Writer:Unknown
7.4/10(199 votes)
#22 - The Outsiders
S2:E223/16/1979
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:Unknown
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Director:Dennis Donnelly
Writer:Unknown
7.8/10(214 votes)
#23 - John Ewing III (1)
S2:E233/23/1979
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:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
7.9/10(210 votes)
#24 - John Ewing III (2)
S2:E244/6/1979
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:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown