I think he was making a deal to sell Ewing Oil, in the event that Jock and Miss Ellie divorced. They patched things up, therefore JR reneged on the deal. Wendell then made it his mission in life to stick it to the Ewings.
@southern2716 Maybe, I cant remember, I thought it was the one where he was trying to setup Bob to sell something to Wendell and go back on other deals he had. Either way, gotta love the grin that became custom.
@79Testo That was never really explained. Also, when Dallas started, it was noted that JR Ewing was worth $100 million. Considering that Jock owned all of Ewing Oil then, that seemed to be a very high net worth for JR. Jock had only recently stepped down as President and CEO of the company. JR must have been paid tens of millions of dollars per year to acquire that much wealth. Surely his share of the Ewing trust fund would not have amounted to $100 M, otherwise Bobby would be that rich also.
The evil grin is unrivaled! I loved when they would freeze frame Jock and JR together. JR Ewing still cannot be touched as the Man we loved to Hate. The best Villain in entertainment history in my opinion.
JR's grin was apparently something that Hagman created on his own. It was never written for the character to take such pleasure in his schemes. It's an excellent touch.
BTW, William Smithers (Jeremy Wendell) never seemed to age one day on the show. He looked exactly the same from his first appearance to his last.
I never tire of thi sshow I can watch it over and over and never get bored or fast forward to a better spot. I find the Shows where Jim Davis appeared to be the best of Dallas especially seeing JR and his Daddy. Jim Davis and Larry Hagman had great Chemistry. Just too bad he didn't live long enough. For the 70+ episodes in which he appeared he made a huge dent in Dallas that made Dallas so enduring. The show was never Campy like Dynasty or Falcon Crest.
JR Ewing the man you love to hate.
DixieDevil 1 week ago
@DixieDevil Exactly.
11a2bdestruct 1 week ago
Go JR ! Go JR !
kdwestbrooks 2 months ago
Theyre probabaly just drinking coca cola
MrJacMac1986 3 months ago
@MrJacMac1986 No is the real stuff at least for Hagman
popactor 2 months ago
@MrJacMac1986 larry hagman actually drank alcohol on the set all day which eventually led to his scirosis of the liver in the early 90's.
msmithstud 2 weeks ago
JR's smile at the end was priceless! JR Ewing is a legend.
ksbaxter 7 months ago
J R was cool
bobke114 8 months ago
That grin is AWESOME!
ldonhawk 1 year ago 2
I think he was making a deal to sell Ewing Oil, in the event that Jock and Miss Ellie divorced. They patched things up, therefore JR reneged on the deal. Wendell then made it his mission in life to stick it to the Ewings.
southern2716 1 year ago
@southern2716 Maybe, I cant remember, I thought it was the one where he was trying to setup Bob to sell something to Wendell and go back on other deals he had. Either way, gotta love the grin that became custom.
11a2bdestruct 1 year ago
@southern2716
How can he sell the company if it belonged to his father?
JR did this to save the bigger piece of the pie for himself so his mom would not get any part of Ewing oil I take it?
79Testo 7 months ago
@79Testo That was never really explained. Also, when Dallas started, it was noted that JR Ewing was worth $100 million. Considering that Jock owned all of Ewing Oil then, that seemed to be a very high net worth for JR. Jock had only recently stepped down as President and CEO of the company. JR must have been paid tens of millions of dollars per year to acquire that much wealth. Surely his share of the Ewing trust fund would not have amounted to $100 M, otherwise Bobby would be that rich also.
redletter2008 6 months ago
Airdate: January 23, 1981
csifan18 1 year ago
Alright, spill the beans, who are JR and Wendell setting up? Barnes?
fmarti1 1 year ago
@fmarti1 Bob.
11a2bdestruct 1 year ago
my favorite tv character of all time.
msmithstud 1 year ago
The evil grin is unrivaled! I loved when they would freeze frame Jock and JR together. JR Ewing still cannot be touched as the Man we loved to Hate. The best Villain in entertainment history in my opinion.
NFitalianGuy 1 year ago
JR's grin was apparently something that Hagman created on his own. It was never written for the character to take such pleasure in his schemes. It's an excellent touch.
BTW, William Smithers (Jeremy Wendell) never seemed to age one day on the show. He looked exactly the same from his first appearance to his last.
jksonny 2 years ago
I never tire of thi sshow I can watch it over and over and never get bored or fast forward to a better spot. I find the Shows where Jim Davis appeared to be the best of Dallas especially seeing JR and his Daddy. Jim Davis and Larry Hagman had great Chemistry. Just too bad he didn't live long enough. For the 70+ episodes in which he appeared he made a huge dent in Dallas that made Dallas so enduring. The show was never Campy like Dynasty or Falcon Crest.
NFitalianGuy 2 years ago
Great video clip.
MrsBobbyJamesEwing 2 years ago