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Pilot: Directed by Peter Levin. With James Houghton, Kim Lankford, Michele Lee, Constance McCashin. Gary and Valene Ewing move to the cul-de-sac. Sid's daughter from his first marriage is visiting and brings a lot of emotional baggage.
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- Drama, Romance
- Peter Levin
- 1979-12-27
Mar 18, 2018 · This is the opening sequence for the pilot episode of the long-running 1979-93 CBS drama "Knots Landing", a spin-off of the wildly popular 1978-91 soap "Dallas". This pilot originally aired...
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- K.J. Norman
Watch the pilot episode of Knots Landing, the classic soap opera that spun off from Dallas, with the original theme song and credits.
In the series pilot, Gary and Val Ewing (of "Dallas") relocate to Southern California, and soon find themselves involved in a dispute between a neighbor and his rebellious teen-age daughter.
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Act I
Sid Fairgate, a local mechanic, arrives home early from work citing a bad cold. He greets his neighbour, Laura Avery, then heads inside to find his teenage daughter, Annie Fairgate, in his bed with a boy. Meanwhile, newlyweds Gary and Valene Ewing arrive at their new home, along with a moving van containing furniture from Gary’s mother. Gary’s brother, Bobby, accompanies them in the move. Karen Fairgate, Sid’s wife, arrives home, and greets the Ewings immediately. She introduces her family as...
Act II
At the Fairgate dinner party we meet the three children between Sid and Karen. Gary tells the party that this is the second time he and Val have been married, having initally got hitched 17 years earlier. Karen tells 15 year old Diana to close her ears because it would have meant Gary and Val married in her young teens. Meanwhile Annie has gone to the Ward house, the fourth couple that are important in the early years of KL. Record producer Kenny is playing disco records and it becomes appare...
Act III
Annie has other ideas and tries to run away from the Fairgate house in the middle of the night. Karen tries to offer an olive branch but instead the troublesome teen smashes the Living Room mirror and takes off. Meanwhile, Valene expresses her doubts about moving to Knots Landing to Gary.
Starring 1. James Houghton as Kenny Ward 2. Kim Lankford as Ginger Ward 3. Michele Lee as Karen Fairgate 4. Constance McCashin as Laura Avery 5. Don Murray as Sid Fairgate 6. John Pleshette as Richard Avery 7. Ted Shackelford as Gary Ewing 8. Joan Van Ark as Valene Ewing Co-Starring 1. Claudia Lonow as Diana Fairgate 2. Pat Petersen as Michael Fair...
'Uncharted Love', the second in a series of paperback novels based on Knots Landing, focuses on 'Pilot'.'Pilot' is the sole appearance of Karen Allen as Annie Fairgate.In the opening title sequence a scene of Kenny and Ginger looking out their window is shown that is subsequently never seen during the timeline of the show. This deleted scene was from 'Pilot', and...Knots Landing - Full Pilot Credits. Contains the Promo for the show before the credits begin.
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Knots Landing is an American primetime television soap opera that aired on CBS from December 27, 1979, to May 13, 1993. A spin-off of Dallas, it was set in a fictitious coastal suburb of Los Angeles and initially centered on the lives of four married couples living on a cul-de-sac, Seaview Circle.
