The BEST episodes of Dallas season 7
Every episode of Dallas season 7, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Dallas season 7!
The world's first mega-soap, and one of the most popular ever produced, Dallas had it all. Beautiful women, expensive cars, and men playing Monopoly with real buildings. Famous for one of the best cliffhangers in TV history, as the world asked "Who shot J.R.?" A slow-burner to begin with, Dallas hit its stride in the 2nd season, with long storylines and expert character development. Dallas ruled the airwaves in the 1980's.
#1 - End Game
Season 7 - Episode 30 - Aired 5/18/1984
Tension rises at the Ewing residence as the search for Miss Ellie and Jessica continues. Clayton and J.R. have a fight over Clayton's mentally unstable sister. Bobby confronts J.R. over his plotting with Jessica to stop the wedding. Cliff seeks Jordan Lee's help in getting another crew for his offshore drilling. Ellie is rescued from Jessica's clutches. Sue Ellen feels sorry for Pamela after Mark's death. Clayton and Ellie decide not to postpone the wedding, despite the recent events. Clayton tries to figure out Jessica's mental state and her motive for kidnapping Ellie. Pam learns that Jenna Wade and Bobby will be getting married. Clayton and Miss Ellie get married. Cliff is mad to learn that Pam left Dallas without saying where she's going. Ellie and Clayton go on a cruise to the Mediterranean. Katherine makes a scene during an angry exchange with Bobby. J.R. reveals the setup on the offshore drilling to a completely stunned Cliff. Edgar Randolph reappears in Dallas vowing revenge on J.R
#2 - The Oil Baron's Ball
Season 7 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/18/1983
Aunt Lil testifies at Ray's trial and tries to take all the responsibility for Mickey's death. Pam convinces Katherine to go to the Oil Baron's Ball. Ray is found guilty of killing Mickey Trotter and is sentenced to 5 years imprisonment, suspended for 18 months. Sue Ellen comes to J.R.'s bed but then humiliates him by saying that she just used him sexually and that's as far as their marriage will go. Sue Ellen talks Peter Richards into going to the ball with Lucy and Bobby talks Jenna into going with him. At the ball, J.R. is very happy to see Bobby with Jenna. Cliff tells Katherine that Jenna's daughter Charlie could be Bobby's child. Pam and Jenna have an unpleasant exchange about Bobby. Cliff is honored as Oil Baron of the year and he warns J.R. that he will tell everybody "the truth" about Jock and Digger.
#3 - Hush, Hush, Sweet Jessie
Season 7 - Episode 29 - Aired 5/11/1984
The Ewing family learns of Mark Graison's death. Bobby and Jenna hold off their announcement. Jenna fears that Mark's death may bring Bobby and Pam together. Pam gets a letter from Mark which reveals the real cause of the plane crash. A phone call from Dusty raises the tensions between Clayton and Jessica. Clayton tells Ray and Donna the truth about Dusty and Jessica's diary. Pam and Bobby talk about their years together and the divorce. Pam learns about the letter which Katherine wrote and which led to Pam and Bobby's divorce. Pam has a showdown with Katherine. Miss Ellie and Jessica disappear and the Ewings fear Ellie is in serious trouble.
#4 - The Quality of Mercy
Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/28/1983
Bobby confides in Phyllis about his divorce and Lucy confides in Sue Ellen about the situation with Mickey. J.R. tells John Ross that he will get Ewing Oil back for him. Pamela moves back into Rebecca's house, and Cliff offers her a job at Barnes- Wentworth. Cliff recruits Sly as a spy in J.R. 's office. Mickey slips into a coma and is put on a life-support system. Mark proposes to Pamela. A lonely Bobby dates Katherine Wentworth, but also bumps into Holly Harwood, to Katherine's ire. Aunt Lil says she will not be coming to the hospital to see Mickey anymore, now that he's on life-support. J.R. tells a stunned Sue Ellen that Peter Richards has a crush on her. Ray and Aunt Lil are found in Mickey's room with the respirator unplugged.
#5 - Barbecue Four
Season 7 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/16/1983
J.R. continues to use his secretary Sly to set up Cliff. Bobby wants Jenna Wade to quit her job as a waitress. Peter Richards goes out with Lucy. Katherine investigates Jenna's European past and who Charlie's father is. Sly learns that Cliff has been bluffing about helping her imprisoned brother Steve because the parole board cannot be bought. Katherine tells Pam she needs to go to Rome, Italy to look for romance. Bobby brings Jenna to dinner at Southfork where Miss Ellie and Clayton surprise everybody with their unexpected return but the family is stunned to see Miss Ellie seat Clayton in Jock's old place at the dinner table. J.R. invites Pam, Mark, Afton and Cliff to the annual Ewing barbecue. J.R. wants Cliff to think that he's sincere about ending the Barnes/Ewing feud. Sue Ellen is upset to see Peter at the barbecue but then they kiss. In Rome, Katherine reads Charlie's birth certificate which says Bobby is Charlie's father.
#6 - And the Winner Is…
Season 7 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/2/1984
J.R. is upset to learn that Bobby and Jenna are having problems, and tries to resolve the issue. J.R. gets suspicious that someone is behind Marchetta showing up at this time. Bobby spends time with Pam and Christopher. J.R. uses Edgar Randolph to get what he wants at the auction. Ellie wants a small wedding and insists on inviting Clayton's sister Jessica but Clayton is not too happy about it. Katherine is upset to learn that Pam is been seeing Bobby. Ray and Donna discuss the Randolph issue and what to do next. Cliff Barnes is high bidder on Gold Canyon 340. Donna and Ray confronts Randolph about his past. Randolph plans to quit the government office. Bobby accuses J.R. of lying and going back to his old ways of running the company. J.R. uses Marilee Stone to set Cliff up on the offshore venture. Randolph and his wife Martha violently confronts J.R. Cliff is not happy with Sly's service. J.R. overhears Sue Ellen and Peter talking about her past.
#7 - Twelve Mile Limit
Season 7 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/3/1984
J.R. uses Sly to sell geological reports to Cliff. J.R. can't get over Miss Ellie and Clayton's marriage. Afton goes to visit Mitch in Atlanta. Jenna tells Bobby that Charlie has fantasies about their marriage. Clayton Farlow talks with Ray Krebbs about Ellie's medical problem which has recently begun to haunt her again. Edgar Randolph cracks under J.R's pressure. Mark Graison proposes to Pamela. Detective Harry McSween digs up some information on Clayton from the time when his first wife died. Marilee Stone pressures Cliff to give her the geologicals before she invests with him. Katherine pressures Pam to marry Mark. Edgar Randolph's wife calls Donna from Washington, concerned about her husband. J.R. questions Sue Ellen about Clayton's past. Donna and Ray find Edgar unconscious in his hotel bathroom. Edgar tries to make it look like what happened to him was an accident. Donna and Ray accuse J.R. of leading to Edgar's sucide attempt.
#8 - Check and Mate
Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/4/1983
Ray is arrested for unplugging Mickey's life support and Aunt Lil falls into depression. Cliff tries to pay Sly for inside information on J.R.'s deals. Katherine tells J.R. she's only interested in Bobby. Barnes-Wentworth-Graisco is officially launched but Pam is mad at Cliff when she learns that he stole a deal from J.R. Ray is released on bail and is very reluctant to accept a lawyer. Lucy goes into a rage upon seeing Ray after the tragedy in the hospital, and accuses him of having murdered Mickey. Mark Graison fears that Ray's tragedy will pull Pam back to the Ewings. Bobby rebuffs Holly Harwood's romantic advances. Holly says good-bye to Bobby. Donna tells Ray to pull himself together after Mickey's death. Sue Ellen invites Peter Richards to a party at Southfork. Punk Anderson reads Jock's letter which says that the contest was just designed to make Bobby and J.R. respect one another as businessmen. Bobby's share of the profit on the Canadian fields comes in at the last minute and radically alters the outcome of the contest.
#9 - To Catch a Sly
Season 7 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/9/1983
Pamela tells Christopher that she wishes she and Bobby were together, but in reality she seems to be getting closer to Mark Graison. Cliff Barnes keeps pressuring Sly Lovegren for more information on J.R.'s deals. J.R. hires a wiretab expert to check for bugs at Ewing Oil offices. Jenna cautiously visits Sothfork at Bobby's invitation. Ray and Donna wonder whether Jenna acts to spite Pam. Pam tells Katherine she's not over Bobby yet. Sly gets nervous when Detective McSween comes to see J.R. Bobby gets depressed after learning Pam and Mark are lovers. J.R. tricks Cliff and installs a bug in his office telephone. Sue Ellen tells Peter Richards she's got to break off the relationship. When J.R. learns that Cliff's been using Sly as a spy against him, he decides to use her to transmit false information back to Cliff. Ray and Donna observe Bobby and Jenna growing closer.
#10 - Ray's Trial
Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/11/1983
Ray is uncooperative before the trial and Paul Morgan complains to Donna that he's not getting any information from him. Cliff is envious of Mark Graison's lifestyle. Bobby runs into Jenna Wade again, who now works as a waitress. Bobby stands Katherine up. Paul Morgan warns Ray that his recent attempt to kill J.R. will hurt him in court if it gets out in the open. Ray is charged with felony murder and the prosecutor demands the death penalty. Pam is clearly upset to learn that Bobby is seeing Jenna again. J.R. walks out of Ray's trial, Bobby testifies that Ray was a father figure to Mickey and that he loved him. Lucy Ewing testifes against Ray by saying that Mickey wanted to live. Ray is shocked to find out that Paul Morgan decides to ask Aunt Lil to testify, and he strongly objects.
#11 - Turning Point
Season 7 - Episode 27 - Aired 4/13/1984
J.R. tries to question Jessica about Clayton's past. Vaughn Leland threatens to pull the plug on the money for Cliff. Clayton warns Jessica that J.R. can be dangerous. Katherine and Bobby celebrate the successful purchase of Wentworth land by Ewing Oil. J.R. overhears Clayton and Jessica talking about a secret. Pam is a little disappointed that Mark wants such a big wedding. Sue Ellen questions Pam about why she changed her mind and decided to marry Mark after all. Jenna tells Pam that Bobby still hasn't asked her to marry him. J.R. learns that Clayton has something to hide from his past. Cliff frantically tries to raise money, and even goes through Afton's bank books and questions the way she's been spending money. Lucy apologizes to Peter for the scene she made, and they vow to be friends again. J.R. has a showdown with Katherine and she vows to kill him. Clayton tells Donna and Ray that he thinks Jessica is just too direct and unpredictable. J.R. pays oil crewman to slow down Cliff's drilling operation.
#12 - The Unexpected
Season 7 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/16/1984
J.R. plots to frame Peter and teach Sue Ellen a lesson. Afton hates Vaughn Leland. J.R. wants a double wedding ceremony; Clayton marrying Ellie, and Bobby marrying Jenna. Katherine learns of Mark's medical problem. Peter turns Lucy down on a modelling assignment in the Caribbean. J.R. is nice to Peter to make him feel welcome. Peter teaches astronomy to little John Ross. Cliff borrows $227 million despite his controller's doubts about the loan contract. Bobby admits to Jenna Wade that he can be inflexible and self-centered. Bobby tells Jenna Pam's got a hold on him. Pam decides to marry Mark. J.R. and Vaughn Leland put on an act in front of a completely unsuspecting Cliff to make him sign the loan papers. J.R. promises Katherine Wentworth he'll give her the "blackmail tape" as soon as Pam and Mark get married. Bobby is absolutely stunned and devastated to learn of Pam's decision to marry Mark. Jessica Montford arrives from London and surprises J.R. with a special gift.
#13 - The Buck Stops Here
Season 7 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/2/1983
J.R. accuses Sue Ellen of having a relationship with Peter. Bobby questions Jenna about who Charlie's father is. Mark Graison gets impatient with Pamela. He thinks she is still emotionally tied to Bobby and she doesn't want to commit herself to Mark. Pam tells Katherine she's made a mess of her life. She thinks she lost Mark by not willing to commit herself to him. Pam tells Bobby that Jenna is not good for him. J.R. loses another deal to Cliff Barnes and assuses Bobby of helping his ex-wife Pamela. J.R. doesn't realize he's got a spy in his office. Katherine confronts Jenna Wade saying she stands in the way of a reconciliation between Pam and Bobby. Mark buys Pam a mechanical bull so she can practice before the rodeo. Sue Ellen tells Peter that what she feels for him is just infatuation, not real love. Jenna tells Bobby that Katherine has a crush on him. J.R. tells detective Harry McSween to find the spy. At the charity rodeo, Jenna loses to Pam in the mechanical bull round.
#14 - Morning After
Season 7 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/25/1983
At the Oil Baron's Ball,Cliff publicly announces his own Willard Barnes Foundation, and that Jock stole from Digger. A fight erupts, involving J.R., Cliff, Bobby, Ray, Mark Graison, Peter Richards, and many other guests. Bobby and Jenna are in love again. Peter overhears J.R. telling Sue Ellen that Peter has a crush on her. Jenna tells her daughter Charlie that they will be seeing a lot of Bobby. Pam starts work at Barnes-Wentworth. Mark continues to see Pam and wants to talk about marriage but Pam doesn't. Sly continues to spy on J.R. for Cliff Barnes. Paul Morgan tells Donna Krebbs that Ray is not a good match for her. Cliff uses Pam's attractiveness to conclude a business deal. Peter Richards tells Sue Ellen that he doesn't want anything to happen between him and her. Katherine tells a stunned Bobby that she's been in love with him ever since she saw him. She also questions Bobby about why Jenna Wade came back into his life. Donna talks Ray into going for their second honeymoon.
#15 - Strange Alliance
Season 7 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/23/1984
Katherine wants to make sure Pam doesn't change her mind about marrying Mark Graison. Sly continues to work for Cliff Barnes. Lucy is determined to find out what is "wrong" with Peter Richards because he refuses to date her. Jessica Montford makes her brother Clayton uncomfortable by bringing up stories from his past in Ellie's presence. Pam tries to protect Mark from learning about his health problem. J.R. prepares Detective McSween to do some "work" on Peter. Bobby and Mark vow to be enemies. Despite Sue Ellen's concern for Lucy, J.R. insists that Peter continues to come to Southfork. Jessica reminisces about her early years with Clayton. Charlie gets along with Christopher very well. Jenna Wade tells Bobby that she won't wait for ever. Sly tells Cliff that J.R. fears Barnes-Wentworth will become bigger than Ewing Oil. Cliff is mad to learn that Westar hit oil and he still hasn't. Jessica and J.R. find out they have a lot in common.
#16 - The Letter
Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/14/1983
Katherine pressures Pam to leave Bobby for good, with J.R.'s help. Sue Ellen thinks John Ross needs psychological counseling. In a conversation with Katherine, J.R. makes it sound like he's not sincere about having ended the fight with Bobby for control of Ewing Oil. The child psychologist tells Sue Ellen she should resolve her problems with J.R. Ray feels like everything bad that happened to Mickey is his fault. Katherine tricks Pam into signing a letter; She then reads the letter to Bobby. making it look like Pam had told her lawyer that both she and Bobby would be better off if he would just let her go. The child psychologist recommends a day camp for John Ross. At the camp, Sue Ellen and J.R. meet Peter Richards who will be taking care of little John Ross. Pam tells Katherine that she wants to go back to Bobby and not let J.R. intimidate her. Bobby has a fateful meeting with Pam.
#17 - Love Stories
Season 7 - Episode 28 - Aired 5/4/1984
Mark insists on a big wedding. Katherine tells an unaware Bobby of J.R's "blackmail tape" and Bobby has a showdown with her. J.R. keeps digging into Clayton's past and his wife Amy's death in San Angelo years ago. Bobby confronts J.R. about Katherine and the tape. J.R. pressures Bobby to marry Jenna Wade. Peter is in jail and he asks Sue Ellen for help in posting bail. Mark learns the truth about his health. Jenna accepts Bobby's marriage proposal. J.R. puts on an act in front of Peter and Sue Ellen. Cliff admits to Pam that he's financially ruined. Pam is devastated to learn of tragedy strking Mark.
#18 - My Brother's Keeper
Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/21/1983
J.R. encourages Bobby to take a break from Ewing business, considering the divorce he's going through. Sue Ellen is happy to see John Ross having fun at the camp, and chats with Peter Richards. J.R. sabotages the Canadian drilling operation. Donna meets up with a former legal acquaintance. Ray and Aunt Lil wonder how to keep Mickey from getting depressed. Afton, Cliff and Mark take Pamela for a night out but Bobby and J.R. are there, with company. Mickey tells Lucy she shouldn't come to the hospital so often. Ray continues to feel guilty over what happened to Mickey. Afton is still very suspicious of Katherine's intentions. She thinks Katherine is after Bobby. Mickey tells Ray that he's rather die than live on a life-support system. Katherine discourages Bobby from going to the court hearing, where Pamela and Bobby are officially get divorced.
#19 - Blow Up
Season 7 - Episode 26 - Aired 4/6/1984
Pressured by Jerry Kenderson, Pam tries to rush the wedding but Mark doesn't understand why. Vaughn Leland manipulates Cliff on J.R.'s instructions. Jessica feels she doesn't fit in with the Ewings. J.R. asks Katherine for help in buying some Wentworth land. J.R. invites Peter to a party for Jessica. Clayton picks Ray Krebbs to be his best man at the wedding. Punk Anderson questions Jenna Wade and Bobby about whether they will get married. Through another of J.R.'s schemes, a drunk Lucy angrily confronts Sue Ellen and Peter about their affair. J.R. tries to use the situation with Lucy to make Sue Ellen move back to his bedroom. Katherine wants Bobby to teach her about the oil business. Donna gets suspicious of Jessica's intentions. J.R. and Jessica start discussing stopping the wedding.
#20 - Fools Rush In
Season 7 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/9/1984
J.R. pretends he wants Peter Richards around at Southfork for little John Ross' sake. Cliff has to come up with the balance of the money on the offshore tract within 12 days. Miss Ellie sets a wedding date and Clayton is delighted. Charlie Wade questions Bobby about why he's not seeing her mother anymore. Cliff tries to talk Pamela into a partnership with him. J.R. blackmails Katherine Wentworth to make sure that Pam marries Mark Graison. Pam goes to Houston for a Wentworth meeting. Ellie asks Jessica over the phone to stay at Southfork for the wedding. Pam tells Sue Ellen and Katherine that she has decided to turn Mark down. Bobby tries reconciliation with Jenna but they break up again. Sue Ellen tells Bobby that because of Pam's feelings for him, she's decided not to marry Mark. Cliff gets a phone call from Mark who is in the Middle East. J.R. schemes to set Cliff up using banker Vaughn Leland.
#21 - True Confessions
Season 7 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/24/1984
J.R. tries to talk Marilee Stone out of doing business with Cliff. Ray and Donna take a trip to Maryland. Cliff tries to convince Pam to join him in the offshore venture. Lucy asks Peter Richards to pose as a model with her at Southfork. Jenna Wade tells Bobby that Charlie loves him. Marchetta shows up while Bobby and Jenna have lunch. Edgar Randolph gives J.R. secret information on the bids for the upcoming lease auction. Marchetta confronts Jenna and Bobby. He announces he's Charlie's father and shows them her birth certificate with Bobby's name. Ray and Donna uncover Randolph's secret from the past which J.R. has been blackmailing him. Katherine pays Marchetta for the meeting he had with Jenna and Bobby. Marilee Stone takes J.R.'s advice and pulls out of the offshore deal with Cliff. Katherine tries to stop Pam from talking to Bobby. Jenna explains to Bobby her reasons for having listed him as the father of record on Charlie's birth certificate.
#22 - Offshore Crude
Season 7 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/13/1984
J.R. is upset to learn that Bobby met with Pamela. John Ross wants to see Peter and keeps bugging his mother about it. Sue Ellen reminds J.R. of their "open marriage". Cliff buys Afton flowers and tries to make up after the incident with Marilee Stone. In Rome, Katherine Wentworth keeps investigating Renaldo Marchetta. Lucy invites Peter Richards to Southfork. Sue Ellen tries to avoid meeting with Peter. Ellie questions Clayton abouit his sister Jessica and his other family but he's not very willing to talk. J.R. takes his first shot at trying to influence Edgar Randolph. Bobby, Ray, and Peter Richards have a little "swimming contest" in the Southfork pool. Sue Ellen throws J.R. out of her bedroom again. Cliff gets excited about topping J.R.'s bid on the offshore tracts. Katherine returns from Rome but Pam refuses to discuss with her who Charlie's father might be. Cliff encourages Marilee to invest with him. Sue Ellen tries unsuccessfully to break up with Peter.
#23 - Where is Poppa?
Season 7 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/10/1984
Edgar Randolph's wife Martha tries to discover what really happened to her husband, while Edgar is released from the hospital. Peter Richards pressures Sue Ellen to makes a commitment to him. Sue Ellen ttells Peter that she and J.R. have separate bedrooms. Marilee Stone agrees to be Cliff's silent partner. Bobby buys Charlie a horse. Mark Graison pressures Pam for an answer to his marriage proposal. Afton suspects Cliff is carrying on his affair with Marilee. Bobby confronts J.R. about offshore drilling and Edgar Randolph. Miss Ellie tells J.R. he should start getting along with Clayton. Katherine locates Marchetta. Donna questions Paul Morgan about Edgar's past and reputation. Sue Ellen is hospitalized after an accident and Jenna Wade accompanies her to the hospital. Bobby tries to talk Clayton into becoming a partner in Ewing Oil. J.R. and Peter Richards both learn that Sue Ellen miscarried as a result of the accident.
#24 - Some Do… Some Don't
Season 7 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/20/1984
J.R. tries to set Bobby up by letting Cliff buy Travis Boyd's company. Donna tells Miss Ellie that she's lucky to be marrying Clayton Farlow. Ray and Clayton go to a cattle auction. Clayton gets rid of his doubts about moving into Southfork. Donna warns Edgar Randolph against J.R.'s manipulations and blackmail. Bobby and Jenna get much closer. J.R. asks Sue Ellen about having another child but she says it will never happen. Donna and Ray push Ellie and Clayton to set a wedding date. Pam tells Marilee Stone to stay out Cliff's life, particularly his love life. J.R. keeps on blackmailing Randolph. Sue Ellen is embarrassed when Peter's friends take her for his mother. Cliff tells Pam that he doesn't want to make a business deal without her because "blood is thicker than oil". Bobby assures Katherine that they will always be friends. Cliff is disappointed that Sly has no information on Randolph.
#25 - Eye of the Beholder
Season 7 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/27/1984
Mark Graison hides his hospital stay from Pamela. Katherine hires a private investigator to find Renaldo Marchetta. Miss Ellie persists in her decision not to marry Clayton. Bobby makes J.R. co-sign the Travis Boyd deal. Lucy invites Peter to a party at Muriel's. Marilee Stone tells Cliff that his sister Pamela is a problem in their relationship. Sue Ellen tells Clayton that he should not give up on Ellie. Donna finds out that Ellie's past with Jock Ewing haunts her and prevents her from making a commitment to Clayton. Pam and Bobby reminisce about their wedding. In Atlanta, Mitch gets a promotion. An intoxicated Clayton bursts into the Ewing residence where J.R. pulls a gun on him.