Under the California sun
Television series | |
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German title | Under the California sun |
Original title | Knots Landing |
Country of production | United States |
original language | English |
Year (s) | 1979-1993 |
Production company |
Lorimar Television |
length | 45 minutes |
Episodes | 344 + 4 reunion episodes + 2 specials in 14 seasons |
genre | Soap opera, drama |
idea | David Jacobs |
First broadcast | December 27, 1979 ( USA ) on CBS |
German-language first broadcast |
January 9, 1988 on ZDF |
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Under the California Sun (original title: Knots Landing ) is an American television series and an offshoot of the successful television series " Dallas ". It played in the fictional California town of Knots Landing . Between 1979 and 1993 a total of 344 episodes of the series were broadcast.
Broadcast in Germany
A total of 344 episodes were shot , of which only 332 were dubbed in Germany . Episodes from the first four seasons are missing in Germany.
The ZDF had only started in January 1988 to show the series, which was very successful in the USA, in the evening program. In January 1991, the series switched to the private broadcaster Sat.1 after the broadcaster, which would have liked to buy the series before it was broadcast on ZDF, outbid ZDF's offer for the new episodes. Sat.1 broadcast the remaining episodes from January 1991 to August 1995. After the private broadcaster ProSieben broadcast the series as a repeat from December 1996 to January 1997 and canceled it again after the 29th episode, Unter der Sonne California was broadcast on various pay TV channels from 1998 to 2004 (including DF1, Premiere, Premiere series). For the first time, the station "Passion TV" showed the series in full from June 2009, including the previously suppressed episodes and the previously not broadcast sequel film "Back to the Cul-de-Sac" from 1997.
In Germany, Unter der Sonne California enjoyed great popularity and achieved high ratings for an early-evening series when it was first broadcast on ZDF. Overall, it was not as successful as the series of a similar format (Dallas, Denver-Clan), but was able to establish itself on the market for a longer time.
action
While the lives of the rest of the fictional Ewing family were portrayed in "Dallas", the middle of the Ewing brothers, Gary, and his wife Valene played the leading roles in "Under the California Sun" . Gary fell out with his family, especially his older brother JR and father Jock. So he moved to Knots Landing with his wife Valene in 1979. This town is a typical small American town with upper middle class citizens. The series characters are all neighbors in the first few seasons and live on a street that ends as a dead end with a turning loop for cars.
In the first four seasons, the series' stories revolved around the everyday problems faced by these residents, with Gary, Valene, Sid and Karen as the main characters. During this time, "Under the California Sun" was repeatedly associated with the mother series "Dallas". Many stars from the other series visited “Knots Landing” again and again. Gary's older brother JR ( Larry Hagman ) in particular had guest appearances from time to time.
In the fourth season, the producers created the character of the series rock singer Ciji Dunne ( Lisa Hartman ), whose murder towards the end of the season brought many members of the Knots Landing community under suspicion and for the first time related all characters in the series with the help of a storyline . Since the actress Lisa Hartman got an unexpectedly large number of fans through her Ciji interpretation and thus caused a sharp increase in the ratings , it was decided to bring her back to the series: This time as the Ciji doppelganger Cathy Geary, who was also the rock singer of the 1980s Years to the best. According to producer David Jacobs, this appealed to a younger target audience.
From season 5, the style of the series changed: the entry of the character Gregory Sumner ( William Devane ), who ran for the American Senate , brought suspense and a touch of mystery into the series, because Sumner collaborated with opaque conspirators and Government officials who even planned an international wiretapping system in season 6. Crime elements were also processed; it was about environmental pollution , drug problems , conspiracies at the highest level of government, violence in marriage, religious delusions or even violation of the Hippocratic oath by doctors.
After the series has ended
After 14 years the series was discontinued because the production had become too expensive for the station. In addition, many of the main actors did not want to continue playing their characters.
Shortly before the end of the series, the special The Block Party was created in 1993 , a souvenir show with interviews with the actors who essentially shaped the storyline of the series. In 1997, the two-part Reunion Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac was filmed in the USA . On July 29, 2001, the German dubbed version was shown on ORF 2 . The German premiere took place under the title Unter der Sonne Kaliforniens - Nobody Can Separate Good Neighbors from October 27 to November 6, 2010 in four parts on the Passion station . The content of the plot was continued here in the fictional community Knots Landing by the main characters around Abby, Greg, Karen, Mack, Gary and Val. The special Knots Landing: Together Again aired on December 2, 2005 in the United States and reunited many of the actors of the time in front of the camera. This was primarily about the exchange of various memories and personal references of the actors to the series: thoughts on the storylines or the work with each other, as well as in front of and behind the series scenes. Memory sequences of incisive scenes of the respective actors and the appearance of Julie Harris as a surprise guest rounded off this reunion.
DVD publications
In March 2006 the first season of the series was released by Warner Bros. on DVD in the USA . In Germany, the first season was released on February 9, 2007 as a DVD box set with a total of 5 DVDs from Warner Bros. For the first time, German viewers can now enjoy the episodes that were suppressed in the first season. Season 2 was released on DVD in the USA on April 14, 2009, and on October 16, 2009 in Germany.
Main characters of the series
- Ted Shackelford as Garrison Arthur "Gary" Ewing.
- Son of Jock and Ellie Ewing. He first appeared on the Dallas TV series before moving to California to start over. Gary is the middle son of the Ewings (next to JR and Bobby), was considered the "black sheep" of the family and was problematic due to his alcohol addiction.
- Joan Van Ark as Valene "Val" Clements Ewing Ewing Gibson Waleska Ewing (1979-1992, 1993).
- The love of life from Gary Ewing and mother of their daughter Lucy Ewing. After moving to California, Val and Karen quickly became friends as neighbors and, as best friends, went through many ups and downs.
- Michele Lee as Karen Cooper Fairgate MacKenzie.
- Karen's first husband was the auto mechanic Sid Fairgate; she later married Mack MacKenzie. Karen is the mother of Diana, Eric and Michael Fairgate. She was known in Knots Landing for her social commitment and "voice for the oppressed". For a time she was managing director of the car dealership "Knots Landing Motors", involved in the environmental project "Lotus Point" and moderator of a television talk show ("Open Mike").
- Don Murray as William Sidney "Sid" Fairgate (1979-1981).
- Karen's first husband and father to Diana, Eric, Michael, and Annie Fairgate. Sid was the managing director of Knots Landing Motors until his death. Through his sister Abby and Gary, who conducted illegal auto parts deals, Sid got caught in the crossfire of a gang of criminals who tampered with his car, causing Sid to fall over the California cliffs and later to die as a result of the accident.
- John Pleshette as Richard Avery (1979-1983, 1987).
- A lawyer who was in an unhappy marriage to his wife Laura. JR Ewing is his great role model. After his marriage was finally over, he left Knots Landing.
- Constance McCashin as Laura Avery Sumner (1979-1987).
- First the wife of Richard, later the wife of the politician Greg Sumner. Laura was a successful realtor, later died of a brain tumor.
- James Houghton as Kenny Ward (1979-1983).
- A record producer and a heartthrob. He was constantly unfaithful to his wife Ginger and only became down-to-earth with the birth of his daughter Erin Molly.
- Kim Lankford as Ginger Ward (1979-1983).
- An elementary school teacher whose dream of becoming a famous singer did not come true. She envied the singer Ciji Dunne her musical success and her support and marketing by her husband Kenny.
- Claudia Lonow as Diana Fairgate Fenice (1979-1984, 1993).
- Karen's daughter, who later fell in love with the criminal Chip Roberts and wanted to help him escape. She broke up with her family, made up with them after Chip's death, and moved to New York to study fashion design.
- Patrick Petersen as Michael Fairgate (1979-1991).
- Karen's youngest son, who had an affair with his sister-in-law Linda Fairgate shortly before he left Knots Landing.
- Donna Mills as Abby Fairgate Cunningham Ewing Sumner (1980-1989, 1993).
- Sid's sister and schemer in Knots Landing. First, she destroyed Gary and Val's marriage and, against the backdrop of the Dallas inheritance, married Gary Ewing herself. Abby was a partner in Lotus Point for a short time and left Knots Landing after collaborating with numerous mafia organizations and briefly being the politician wife of Greg Sumner.
- Tonya Crowe as Olivia Cunningham Dyer (1980–1990).
- Abby's daughter, who was a drug addict for a while and later left Knots Landing with her ex-criminal husband Harold Dyer.
- Julie Harris as Lilimae Clements (1980, 1981-1987).
- Valene's mother, who lived in Knots Landing for a few years before traveling with the bon vivant Al Baker.
- Kevin Dobson as Marion Patrick "Mack" MacKenzie (1982-1993).
- Karen's second husband. A prosecutor who later opened his own law firm and fought for more social justice.
- Lisa Hartman as Ciji Dunne (1982-1983) / Cathy Geary Rush (1983-1986).
- Ciji Dunne, a rock singer, was discovered in a bar by Gary Ewing. After their murder, almost every resident of the coastal community came under suspicion of murder. Later, Ciji's double, Cathy Geary, appeared in Knots Landing after she was released from prison. Cathy was hired by Abby to distract Gary from her scheming business. Cathy later lived her own life with her brutal husband Joshua Rush.
- Douglas Sheehan as Ben Gibson (1983-1987).
- Valene's second husband. He was a news reporter and worked for Abby Ewing's Pacific World Cable television station.
- William Devane as Greg Sumner (1983-1993).
- Mack's former best friend and fellow student while studying law. After his political career and the legacy of his father Paul Galveston, Greg founded the Sumner Group, a huge and controversial business enterprise that was characterized by an anti-ecological and purely capitalist spirit. Greg was in an ongoing relationship with Mack's daughter Paige after he was married to Laura and Abby. Gregory "Greg" Sumner was previously married to Jane Sumner and had a daughter named Mary-Frances from this marriage. She died in an assassination attempt on the Sumner group in Greg's office.
- Alec Baldwin as Joshua Rush (1984–1985).
- Lilimae's son, whom she left years ago to pursue her career as a country singer. Joshua came to Knots Landing as a naive young man and took on a television show as a television preacher. After his marriage to Cathy Geary and his television success, he became megalomaniac and extremely brutal. He abused Cathy physically and mentally by being beaten. In the end, he became mentally ill and fell from the roof of a skyscraper.
- Teri Austin as Jill Bennett (aka Dorothy Simpkins) (1985-1989).
- Gary's lover, who saw her fiercest competitor in Val and wanted to kill her with a fictitious suicide. She later became psychotic and tried to fake Gary's attempted murder, but actually died in the process.
- Nicollette Sheridan as Paige Matheson. (1986-1993).
- Mack's daughter, who primarily had an eternal romance with Greg Sumner, worked in a leadership position at the Sumner Group and constantly ran into the wrong men.
- Michelle Phillips as Anne Winston Matheson Sumner (1987, 1989, 1990-1993).
- Paige's mother and Mack's first great love, which at times became the fiercest competitor of her daughter Paige in the love affair with Greg Sumner. Anne was also briefly homeless and made a living blackmailing wealthy business people.
- Larry Riley as Frank Williams (1988-1992)
- Frank moved to Knots Landing after undergoing a witness protection program with his family. After successfully completing his law studies, he worked in Mack's office and found a good friend in him who could help him over the accidental death of his wife Patricia.
- Kathleen Noone as Claudia Whittaker (1990-1993)
- Greg Sumner's sister who only moved to Knots Landing to get hold of her brother's fortune.
- Stacy Galina as Kate Whittaker (1990-1993)
- Claudia's daughter and doppelganger of Greg's late daughter, Mary-Frances. After seeing through her mother's criminal energy, she broke up with her and worked on Gary Ewing's ranch.
More figures
- Steve Shaw as Eric Fairgate (1979–1987, 1989–1990)
- Bobby Jacoby as Brian Cunningham # 1 (1980–1985)
- Stephen Macht as Joe Cooper (1981–1982)
- Michael Sabatino as Chip Roberts (aka Tony Fenice) (1982-1983)
- Joanna Pettet as Janet Baines (1983)
- Danielle Brisebois as Mary-Frances Sumner # 1 (1983-1984)
- Hunt Block as Peter Hollister (1985-1987)
- Brian Austin Green as Brian Cunningham # 2 (1986-1989)
- Wendy Fulton as Jean Hackney (1986-1987)
- Joshua Devane as a young Greg Sumner (1986-1987, 1990)
- Lar Park Lincoln as Linda Fairgate (1987, 1989-1991)
- Kristy Swanson as Jody Campbell (1987-1988)
- Peter Reckell as Johnny Rourke (1988–1989)
- Lynne Moody as Pat Williams (1988–1990)
- Kent Masters-King as Julie Williams (1988-1991)
- Paul Carafotes as Harold Dyer (1988–1990)
- Melinda Culea as Paula Vertosick (1988–1990)
- Robert Desiderio as Ted Melcher (1988-1989)
- Betsy Palmer as Virginia Bullock (1989-1990)
- Sam Behrens as Danny Waleska (1989–1990)
- Joseph Gian as Tom Ryan (1989-1991, 1993)
- Thomas Wilson Brown as Jason Lochner (1990-1991)
- Lorenzo Caccialanza as Nick Schillace (1990-1991, 1992-1993)
- Bruce Greenwood as Pierce Lawton (1991-1992)
- Boyd Kestner as Alex Barth (1992)
- Felicity Waterman as Vanessa Hunt (1992-1993)
- Emily Ann Lloyd as Betsy Ewing (1991-1993)
Guest stars
- Karen Allen (1979) (as Annie Fairgate)
- Helen Hunt (1980) (as Betsy)
- Gary Sinise (1980) (as Lee Maddox)
- Zsa Zsa Gabor (1982) (as Zsa Zsa Gabor)
- Ava Gardner (1985) (as Ruth Galveston)
- Dick Sargent (1985) (as Dick Sargent)
- Ruth Roman (1986) (as Sylvia Lean)
- Doug Savant (1986–1987) (as a young Mack MacKenzie)
- Michael York (1987–1988) (as Charles Scott)
- Red Buttons (1987) (as Al Baker)
- Stuart Whitman (1990) (as Willis # 2)
- Halle Berry (1991) (as Debbie Porter)
- Marcia Cross (1991–1992) (as Victoria Broyelard)
- Mary Lou Retton (1992) (as Mary Lou Retton)
- Billy Bob Thornton (1992) (as a ranch worker)
- David James Elliott (1991-1992) (as Bill Nolan)
- Howard Duff (1984–1985, 1990) (as Paul Galveston)
- Lance Guest (1991) (as Steve Brewer)
Episode list
Overview
Season | Number of episodes | Season premiere USA | Season finale USA |
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1 | 13 | December 27, 1979 | March 27, 1980 |
2 | 18th | November 20, 1980 | March 26, 1981 |
3 | 22nd | November 12, 1981 | May 6, 1982 |
4th | 22nd | September 30, 1982 | March 10, 1983 |
5 | 25th | September 29, 1983 | March 29, 1984 |
6th | 30th | 4th October 1984 | May 23, 1985 |
7th | 30th | September 26, 1985 | May 15, 1986 |
8th | 30th | September 18, 1986 | May 14, 1987 |
9 | 29 | September 24, 1987 | May 12, 1988 |
10 | 28 | October 27, 1988 | May 18, 1989 |
11 | 29 | September 28, 1989 | May 17, 1990 |
12 | 27 | September 13, 1990 | May 6, 1991 |
13 | 22nd | September 12, 1991 | April 9, 1992 |
14th | 19th | October 29, 1992 | May 13, 1993 |
Reunion | 4th | May 7, 1997 | May 9, 1997 |
Special offers | 2 | May 13, 1993 | December 2, 2005 |
Season 1 (1979/1980)
No.
( total) |
No.
( St. ) |
German title | Original title | Director | script | First broadcast in the USA | First broadcast in Germany |
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1 | 1 | To good neighbors | pilot | Peter Levin | David Jacobs | 12/27/1979 (CBS) | 06/22/2009 (Passion) |
2 | 2 | JR Ewing gives in | Community spirit | James Sheldon | Elizabeth Pizer | Jan 3, 1980 (CBS) | January 9, 1988 (ZDF) |
3 | 3 | Unorthodox teaching methods | Let Me Count the Ways | Henry Levin | William Hopkins | January 10, 1980 (CBS) | January 16, 1988 (ZDF) |
4th | 4th | Fear is about | The Lie | Edward Parone | Claudia Adams | Jan 17, 1980 (CBS) | June 25, 2009 (Passion) |
5 | 5 | Will the cycle never be broken? | Will the Circle Be Unbroken | David Moessinger | David Jacobs | Jan 24, 1980 (CBS) | 06/26/2009 (Passion) |
6th | 6th | Lucy Ewing returns home | Home is for Healing | Roger Young | Rena Down | January 31, 1980 (CBS) | 06/29/2009 (Passion) |
7th | 7th | The motorcycle gang | Land of the Free | Nicholas Sgarro | Clyde goods | 02/07/1980 (CBS) | January 23, 1988 (ZDF) |
8th | 8th | Unpleasant visit | Civil Wives | Kim Friedman | Jack Turley | 02/14/1980 (CBS) | January 30, 1988 (ZDF) |
9 | 9 | Creepy admirer? | The Constant Companion | Henry Levin | Robert Gilmer | 02/21/1980 (CBS) | July 2nd, 2009 (Passion) |
10 | 10 | What if... | Small surprises | Nicholas Sgarro | Robert Gilmer | 03/06/1980 (CBS) | February 6, 1988 (ZDF) |
11 | 11 | Financial problems | Courageous convictions | Henry Levin | Rogers Turrentine & Robert Gilmer | 03/13/1980 (CBS) | February 13, 1988 (ZDF) |
12 | 12 | The Deep Fall of Gary Ewing (Part 1) | Bottom of the Bottle (Part 1) | Roger Young | Calvin Clements, Jr | 03/20/1980 (CBS) | 07/07/2009 (Passion) |
13 | 13 | The Deep Fall of Gary Ewing (Part 2) | Bottom of the Bottle (Part 2) | Roger Young | John Pleshette | 03/27/1980 (CBS) | July 8th, 2009 (Passion) |
Season 2 (1980/1981)
No.
( total) |
No.
( St. ) |
German title | Original title | Director | script | First broadcast
United States |
First broadcast
Germany |
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14th | 1 | The Hitchhiker (Part 1) | Hitchhike (Part 1) | Edward Parone | Don Murray | 11/20/1980 | 02/20/1988 |
15th | 2 | The hitchhiker (part 2) | Hitchhike (Part 2) | Edward Parone | Don Murray | 11/27/1980 | 02/27/1988 |
16 | 3 | Worrying about alcohol | Remember the Good Times | James Sheldon | Diana Gould | December 04, 1980 | 05.03.1988 |
17th | 4th | Confusing feelings | Chance of a Lifetime | Nicholas Sgarro | John Pleshette | 01/01/1981 | 03/19/1988 |
18th | 5 | Kristin | Kristin | Nicholas Sgarro | Diana Gould | December 18, 1980 | |
19th | 6th | The failure | Step One | Kim Friedman | Lorraine Despres | ||
20th | 7th | The affair | Breach of Faith | Harvey Laidman | William Hopkins | ||
21st | 8th | Who is the scapegoat? | Scapegoats | Gabrielle Beaumont | Tim Maschler | ||
22nd | 9 | Credit from Ewing Oil | A family matter | Edward Parone | David Paulsen | ||
23 | 10 | Common machinations | Choices | Kim Friedman | L. Virginia Brown | ||
24 | 11 | Growing distrust | A state of mind | Alexander Singer | Robert Gilmer | ||
25th | 12 | The car breakdown | Players | Jeff Bleckner | Susan Misty Stewart | ||
26th | 13 | Help from Bobby Ewing | The Loudest Word | Kim Friedman | Joseph B. Wallenstein | ||
27 | 14th | Abby on the tightrope | Moments of Truth | Jeff Bleckner | Robert Gilmer | ||
28 | 15th | False suspicions | Man of the Hour | Harvey Laidman | Sara Ann Freidman | ||
29 | 16 | Friendships | More Than Friends | Alexander Singer | Carol Roper | ||
30th | 17th | Different interests | Designs | Nicholas Sgarro | Diana Gould & Robert Gilmer | ||
31 | 18th | The attack | Squeezeplay | Joseph B. Wallenstein | John Pleshette |
Season 3 (1981/1982)
No.
( total ) |
No.
( St. ) |
German title | Original title | Director | script |
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32 | 1 | For life and death | The vigil | Jeff Bleckner | John Pleshette |
33 | 2 | A big shock | Critical Condition | Nicholas Sgarro | Diana Gould |
34 | 3 | Life goes on | Aftermath | Kim Friedman | Ann Marcus, Ellis Marcus & Diana Gould |
35 | 4th | Thanks to the commercial | Moving in | Joseph B. Wallenstein | Ann Marcus |
36 | 5 | Unfair game | The surprise | Joseph Manduke | Ellis Marcus |
37 | 6th | Christmas surprises | One of a kind | Kim Friedman | Sara Ann Friedman |
38 | 7th | Against your own will | Secrets | Gabrielle Beaumont | John Pleshette |
39 | 8th | In the haunted house | Mistaken motives | Jeff Bleckner | Rocci Chatfield & Ray Goldstone |
40 | 9 | Finally a debate | The Rose and the Briar | Ernest Pintoff | Scott Hamner |
41 | 10 | Late artist luck | The Three Sisters | Kim Friedman | Daniel J. Franklin |
42 | 11 | Joint enterprise | Power play | Bill Duke | James Bonnet |
43 | 12 | New opportunities | Possibilities | Nicholas Sgarro | James and Mona Houghton |
44 | 13 | The girlfriend | Reunion | Joseph B. Wallenstein | Diana Gould |
45 | 14th | Cricket | Cricket | Nicholas Sgarro | Ann Marcus |
46 | 15th | With the best of intentions | Best intentions | Randa Haines | James and Mona Houghton |
47 | 16 | Memories of an old man / A party comes to an end | Silver Shadows | Nicholas Sgarro | Ray Goldstone & Rocci Chatfield |
48 | 17th | Final farewell / painful realization | Letting go | Alexander Singer | Sara Ann Friedman |
49 | 18th | The manuscript / the unveiling | expose | Harvey Laidman | L. Virginia Brown |
50 | 19th | Eerie night / The collapse | Night | Alexander Singer | John Pleshette |
51 | 20th | Love and disappointment / A trip to the country | Acts of Love | Harvey Laidman | Jeff Cohn |
52 | 21st | Everything in pieces / broken conditions | China Dolls | Joseph B. Wallenstein | Joseph B. Wallenstein |
53 | 22nd | Difficult times / the love nest | Living Dangerously | Lorraine Senna Ferrara | Ellis Marcus |
Season 4 (1982/1983)
No.
( total ) |
No.
( St. ) |
German title | Original title | Director | script |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
54 | 1 | Energetic decision / on the hunt for gangsters | A Brand New Day | Nicholas Sgarro | John Pleshette |
55 | 2 | Daniel / happy ending | Daniel | Joseph B. Wallenstein | John Pleshette |
56 | 3 | The discovery / All that remains is bitterness | Encounters | Alexander Singer | James and Mona Houghton |
57 | 4th | Help from the background | Svengali | Nicholas Sgarro | Oliver Clark |
58 | 5 | Atonement and inheritance / music and candlelight | Catharsis | Alexander Singer | Doran William Cannon |
59 | 6th | Gary Ewing goes to Dallas / Ladies and Limos | New Beginnings | Lorraine Senna Ferrara | Man ruby |
60 | 7th | Every beginning is difficult / money and power | Investments | Nicholas Sgarro | Patricia M. Green |
61 | 8th | A grand entrance / generous hospitality | Man in the Middle | Lorraine Senna Ferrara | Richard Gollance |
62 | 9 | Caught and Disappointed / A Breach of Trust | The Best Kept Secret | Lorraine Senna Ferrara | Richard Gollance |
63 | 10 | An emergency / who is selfless? | Emergency | Larry Elikann | Diana Gould |
64 | 11 | The transplant / Abby's decision | Abby's Choice | Joseph B. Wallenstein | Oliver Clark |
65 | 12 | The street party / The encounter | The Block Party | Nick Havinga | Sara Ann Friedman |
66 | 13 | Someone cleverly pulls the strings / divorce in sight | Cutting the Ties That Bind | Ernest Pintoff | Michael L. Grace |
67 | 14th | Now let's dare / The wiser gives in | And Teddy Makes Three | Kim Friedman | Joel Steiger |
68 | 15th | In the headlines / wedding in Las Vegas | "To have and to hold | Ernest Pintoff | Michael Petryni |
69 | 16 | A New Family / Questionable Methods | A new family | Bill Duke | Robert Bielak |
70 | 17th | The morning after / shadow of the past | The Morning After | Jeff Bleckner | Diana Gould |
71 | 18th | New partners, new plans / The dead on the beach | Celebration | Bill Duke | Man ruby |
72 | 19th | The death of a singer / there is no memory | The Loss of Innocence | Alexander Singer | Kathleen A. Shelly & Michael Filerman |
73 | 20th | Sick behind bars / feelings of guilt | The Fatal Blow | Larry Elikann | Richard Gollance |
74 | 21st | Self-incriminations / The last photo | The burden of proof | Alexander Singer | Diana Gould |
75 | 22nd | Suspicions / willing victims | Willing Victims | David Jacobs | Peter Dunne |
Season 5 (1983/1984)
No.
( total ) |
No.
( St. ) |
German title | Original title | Director | script |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
76 | 1 | Wanted in wanted / acquittal for Gary | The People vs. Gary Ewing | Nicholas Sgarro | Michael Petryni |
77 | 2 | Reporters in action / The confession | Fugitives | Larry Elikann | Scott Hamner |
78 | 3 | Love and betrayal / Discovered and rearranged | Nowhere to Run | Nicholas Sgarro | Jeff Of course |
79 | 4th | Fatal confessions | Marital Privilege | Larry Elikann | Richard Gollance |
80 | 5 | Big plans / a woman sees red | One Kind of Justice | David Jacobs | David Jacobs |
81 | 6th | Music of the future plays softly / Love and big money | ... And Never Brought to Mind | Sheldon Larry | Diana Gould |
82 | 7th | A new beginning / surprise in Mexico | Sacred Vows | Nicholas Sgarro | Kathleen A. Shelly |
83 | 8th | The girl Cathy / Nervous mood | A change of heart | Robert Becker | Joel J. Feigenbaum |
84 | 9 | Like you to me, so I to you / The image | Money Talks | Nicholas Sgarro | Peter Dunne |
85 | 10 | Nice offer / The warning | Homecoming | John Pleshette | Alison Hock |
86 | 11 | A true likeness / The mix-up | I'll tell you no lies | Nicholas Sgarro | Michael L. Grace |
87 | 12 | On the right track / The threat | Denials | Lorraine Senna Ferrara | Diana Gould |
88 | 13 | A new book / Open Words | Witness | Nicholas Sgarro | Richard Gollance |
89 | 14th | Sufficient evidence | Secrets Cry Aloud | Alexander Singer | Diana Gould |
90 | 15th | The press conference / tablet withdrawal | Forsaking All Others | Bill Duke | Joyce Keener |
91 | 16 | Incredible news / back home | Reconcilable Differences | Sheldon Larry | Richard Gollance |
92 | 17th | The exposure / he wants to know | Second chances | Bill Duke | Joel J. Feigenbaum |
93 | 18th | The whole truth / the blackmail | Read the Truth be Known | Larry Elikann | Rob Cowen & Daniel Lipman |
94 | 19th | Lies have short legs / A new love | ... So Shall You Reap | Alexander Singer | Rob Cowen & Daniel Lipman |
95 | 20th | Get out of business / call from above | High ideals | Robert Becker | Rob Cowen & Daniel Lipman |
96 | 21st | Participation is offered / The divorce suit | No Trumpets, No Drums | Larry Elikann | Scott Hamner |
97 | 22nd | Secret Missions / The Shot | Silent Missions | Lorraine Senna Ferrara | Angelo Pizzo |
98 | 23 | In the cemetery / in protective custody | Finishing touches | David Jacobs | Peter Dunne |
99 | 24 | It hit someone else / didn't keep his promise | Yesterday, It Rained | Bill Duke | Joel J. Feigenbaum |
100 | 25th | A diabolical plan / dramatic turnaround | Negotiations | Larry Elikann | Richard Gollance |
Season 6 (1984/1985)
No.
(total) |
No.
(St.) |
German title | Original title | Director | script |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
101 | 1 | Hostage on the yacht / no way out | Buying time | Alexander Singer | Kevin Alexander |
102 | 2 | Surprising liberation / a nephew appears | Calculated Risks | Ernest Pintoff | Susan Goldberg |
103 | 3 | The lifesaver / The new partner | Hanging fire | Alexander Singer | Alan Goldfein |
104 | 4th | Mother and Son / An old case | A Little Help | Robert Becker | Diana Kopald Marcus |
105 | 5 | To a new one | Ipso Facto | Larry Elikann | John Saffron |
106 | 6th | The truth and its consequences | Truth and Consequences | Robert Becker | Joyce Keener |
107 | 7th | An offer is rejected | Love to Take You Home | Larry Elikann | Peter Dunne |
108 | 8th | Old man and new business | Tomorrow Never Knows | Nick Havinga | Joel J. Feigenbaum |
109 | 9 | A day for reflection | We Gather Together | Larry Elikann | Richard Gollance |
110 | 10 | One knows for sure | Message in a bottle | Nick Havinga | Joel J. Feigenbaum |
111 | 11 | In mental confusion | Distant locations | Larry Elikann | Richard Gollance |
112 | 12 | Successful show | Uncharted Territory | Nicholas Sgarro | Joyce Keener |
113 | 13 | Flashed and disappointed | Weighing of Evils | Lorraine Senna Ferrara | Scott Hamner |
114 | 14th | One test at a time | # 14 With a bullet | Nicholas Sgarro | Peter Dunne |
115 | 15th | Searched and found | Inside information | Lorraine Senna Ferrara | Scott Hamner |
116 | 16 | Deception | Out of the past | Bill Duke | Neal Bell |
117 | 17th | A father threatens his son | Lead me to the altar | Ernest Pintoff | Park Perine |
118 | 18th | Broken wedding | Fly Away Home | Bill Duke | Neal Bell |
119 | 19th | Patience and love | Rough Edges | Nicholas Sgarro | Richard Gollance |
120 | 20th | A trip together | The Emperor's Clothes | Ernest Pintoff | Joel J. Feigenbaum |
121 | 21st | Death occurs | The Deluge | Bill Duke | Joyce Keener |
122 | 22nd | Left in uncertainty | A piece of the pie | Robert Becker | Park Perine |
123 | 23 | That was more than approximate | The Forest for the Trees | Nick Havinga | Michael Russnow |
124 | 24 | One more company | A man of good will | Linda Day | Lynn Marie Latham & Bernard Lechowick |
125 | 25th | Unexpected finding | For Better, For Worse | Robert Becker | Roberto Loeiderman |
126 | 26th | Confronted | Four, no Trump | John Patterson | Melanie Mintz |
127 | 27 | She doesn't want to give up | A price to pay | David Jacobs | Loren Reichman |
128 | 28 | thanks for the offer | One day in a row | Robert Becker | Joyce Keener |
129 | 29 | Clever move | Vulnerable | Nick Havinga | Park Perine |
130 | 30th | A light at the end of the tunnel | The Long and Winding Road | Alexander Singer | Joel J. Feigenbaum |
Season 7 (1985/1986)
No.
(total) |
No.
(St.) |
German title | Original title | Director | script |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
131 | 1 | The longest day | The Longest Day | Arthur Allan Seidelman | David Paulsen |
132 | 2 | With open arms | Here in My Arms | Nicholas Sgarro | Park Perine |
133 | 3 | When the cat is out ... | While the Cat's Away | Lorraine Senna Ferrara | E. Jeffrey Smith |
134 | 4th | Baptism is celebrated | The Christening | Larry Elikann | David Assael |
135 | 5 | Two new posts | Roy Campanella II | Melanie Mintz | |
136 | 6th | Linda Day | Bernard Lechowick | ||
137 | 7th | Lorraine Senna Ferrara | |||
138 | 8th | Nicholas Sgarro | |||
139 | 9 | Larry Elikann | |||
140 | 10 | Robert Becker | |||
141 | 11 | David Paulsen | |||
142 | 12 | Joseph Scanlan | |||
143 | 13 | Alexander Singer | |||
144 | 14th | Roy Campanella II | |||
145 | 15th | Nicholas Sgarro | |||
146 | 16 | Nick Havinga | David Paulsen | ||
147 | 17th | Linda Day | |||
148 | 18th | Joseph Scanlan | |||
149 | 19th | Robert Becker | |||
150 | 20th | Nick Havinga | |||
151 | 21st | Robert Becker | |||
152 | 22nd | David Paulsen | |||
153 | 23 | Michael Preece | |||
154 | 24 | Nicholas Sgarro | David Paulsen | ||
155 | 25th | Timma Ramon | |||
156 | 26th | David Paulsen | |||
157 | 27 | Someone wants to get out | Joseph Scanlan | ||
158 | 28 | An intention is recognized | His brother's keeper | Larry Elikann | |
159 | 29 | Faced with the alternative | Thicker than water | Kate Swofford Tilley | |
160 | 30th | The longest night | The longest night | Joseph Scanlan | David Paulsen |
Season 8 (1986/1987)
Season 9 (1987/1988)
Season 10 (1988/1989)
Season 11 (1989/1990)
Season 12 (1990/1991)
Season 13 (1991/1992)
Season 14 (1992/1993)
Reunion (1997)
No.
( total ) |
No.
( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German-language first broadcast | Director | script |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | 1 | Nobody can separate good neighbors (part 1) | Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac (Part 1) | May 7, 1997 | October 27, 2010 (Passion) | Bill Corcoran | Ann Marcus, Lisa Seidman & Julie Sayres |
- | 2 | Nobody can separate good neighbors (part 2) | Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac (Part 1) | May 7, 1997 | October 28, 2010 (Passion) | Bill Corcoran | Ann Marcus, Lisa Seidman & Julie Sayres |
- | 3 | Nobody can separate good neighbors (part 3) | Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac (Part 2) | May 9, 1997 | October 29, 2010 (Passion) | Bill Corcoran | Ann Marcus, Lisa Seidman & Julie Sayres |
- | 4th | Nobody can separate good neighbors (part 4) | Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac (Part 2) | May 9, 1997 | November 1, 2010 (Passion) | Bill Corcoran | Ann Marcus, Lisa Seidman & Julie Sayres |
Specials (1993 & 2005)
No.
( total ) |
No.
( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German-language first broadcast | Director | script |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | 1 | - | The Knots Landing Block Party | May 13, 1993 | - | Joel Okmin | Joel Okmin |
- | 2 | - | Knots Landing Reunion: Together Again | December 2, 2005 | - | Michael Dempsey | N / A |
Who lived where
The main field of action of the series was the impasse in which the four families lived. The "Seaview Circle" with the fictional name is actually what is known as Crystalaire Place in Granada Hills , California , a small street in the San Fernando Valley suburb of Los Angeles 20 miles north of the Pacific Ocean . The opening titles of the pilot film as well as the first two seasons suggested that dead end through fictitious image processing in the immediate vicinity of the Pacific beach. During the entire course of the series, the following families lived in the houses on the cul-de-sac:
16961 Seaview Circle
- Kenny Ward (Seasons 1-4)
- Ginger Ward (Seasons 1-4)
- Erin Molly Ward (Seasons 1-4)
16969 Seaview Circle
- Abby Cunningham (Seasons 2-4, Season 14 final episodes and reunion)
- Brian Cunningham (Seasons 2-4)
- Olivia Cunningham (Seasons 2-4)
- Gary Ewing (season 4)
- Claudia Whittaker (seasons 12-14)
- Kate Whittaker (Season 12)
- Alex Barth (season 13)
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- Richard Avery (Seasons 1-4)
- Laura Avery (seasons 1-8)
- Jason Avery (Seasons 1-8)
- Daniel Avery (seasons 4-8)
- Cathy Geary (Seasons 6 and 7)
- Anne Matheson (Season 8)
- Patricia Williams (seasons 9-11)
- Frank Williams (seasons 9-13)
- Julie Williams (seasons 9-13)
- nameless couple (season 14 final episode)
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- Karen Fairgate Mackenzie (Seasons 1-14 and Reunion)
- Sid Fairgate (Seasons 1-3)
- Diana Fairgate (Seasons 1-4)
- Michael Fairgate (seasons 1-12)
- Eric Fairgate (Seasons 1-9)
- Mack Mackenzie (Seasons 4-14 and Reunion)
- Mary Frances Sumner (Season 5)
- Paige Matheson (Seasons 8-10, 13)
- Linda Fairgate (season 11)
- Meg Mackenzie (Seasons 9-14 and Reunion)
- Jason Lochner (seasons 12-13)
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- Gary Ewing (Seasons 1-3, 13-14 and Reunion)
- Valene Ewing (season 1-13, season 14 final episode and reunion)
- Lilimae Clements (seasons 3–9)
- Chip Roberts (Season 4)
- Joshua Rush (Seasons 6-7)
- Cathy Geary (Seasons 6-7)
- Bobby Ewing (Seasons 7-14 and Reunion)
- Betsy Ewing (Seasons 7-14 and Reunion)
- Ben Gibson (Seasons 7-8)
- Aunt Ginny (Seasons 10-12)
- Danny Waleska (seasons 11-12)
Dallas and Under the California Sun
In the continuation of Dallas ( Dallas (TV series, 2012) ) take Ted Shackelford and Joan Van Ark resume their roles from Knots Landing one.
Voice actor of the series