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Bonehead dialogue of the day:
Pam Award: Pam's low-cut swimsuit is DA BOMB. Honorable mentions should go to Jenna at Southfork and Sly's lil' blue dress when she meets Cliff. Katherine looks sort of pudgy today.
Angelica Award: Afton's squaw outfit at the barbecue.
Bobby Award: Donna at Southfork.
April Award: Pam for acting surprised at seeing Bobby with Jenna at the barbecue.
- Bobby walks in to JR's office without knocking to tell him about the Boyd deal. Doesn't he always complain about JR barging into his office? What's up with that?
- Phyllis tells Bobby that Travis Boyd is on Line 3. Who is on the other two lines, especially since JR and Sly are talking to each other?
- There's a problem with the press clippings that Katherine's investigator shows her. Jenna didn't look like that at the time! Her hair was a lighter blonde, and she was taller...and she looked like Morgan Fairchild. Who doctored the photos?
- Mark says he's never been to a Ewing barbecue before. Why not? He certainly moves in those circles, doesn't he?
- And why does Jenna say that Charlie has probably not met Pam? Wouldn't she remember everything that went down in Episode 8? Did she get a lobotomy along with that plastic surgery?
AHN Anne's corner:
- Miss Ellie says to Jenna: "Bobby told me he was seeing
you." Did he now? I thought the whole point of Miss Ellie's vacation was so she
wouldn't make contact with any family members. How is it that Bobby told her that?
Excellent point! I missed this because I was
making notes, but if Ellie said that then this is a huge nit.
- Why isn't Lucy ever at family dinners? When J.R. seated Donna at Lucy's place, I had to
wonder.
Real reason: Donna just needs a place to sit
and Lucy would add nothing to the scene. It's a good point.
- My friend pointed out that that on Charlie's birth certificate, Bobby is listed as
"Bobby." That struck both of us as being a little too informal. His name should
appear as Robert. What do you think?
That is interesting. I know that Bobby has
been referred to as "Bobby" by everyone, always. Except one time by that
jabronie reporter in Season 1, who asked for 'Robert'. Even on his gravestone after his
temporary death, his name is written as 'Bobby James Ewing'. So the answer is that in the
real world, his name should be written as Robert. In the Dallas world, I think we'll have
to do with Bobby.
AHN Jason's corner:
- Empty Purse Meter- Sly with Cliff, Ellie at SF, Lucy with Peter, Jenna with Bobby on the street.
- I think this is the first appearance of Cassie.. although this place looks more like the Cattleman's Club than the Oil Baron's Club. No, I'm pretty sure it's the Oil Baron's. It has windows.
- Donna appears to wear a shawl on the hot day of the BBQ.
Bonehead dialogue of the day:
Pam Award: Pam in her red dress at the office. Hurt me, baby!
Angelica Award: Lucy's penguin dinner outfit.
Bobby Award: Donna's poodly hair again.
April Award: Sue Ellen for not putting her foot down and getting Peter out of her life sooner.
- Cliff calls some guy named Tom in Washington to find out about Edgar Randolph. Wait a minute - how about good ol' Dave Culver? Cliff still has a pretty good relationship with him, despite the fact that he fell out with Donna, right?
- When we first see Pam in this episode, she comes in to Cliff's office. At first, she has her hand up near the top of door in a very provocative pose. Suddenly, the camera angle changes and her hand is next to her hip.
- When Clayton barges into Ewing Oil, Sly calls him "Mr. Farlow". Has Clayton ever been to Ewing Oil? How in the world would Sly know who he is?
AHN Anne's corner:
- The ring that Clayton gives Miss Ellie is the same ring that he
was planning to give Sue Ellen, or at least it's an exact replica. That is just too
bizarre. Either the crew was short of props or we, the viewing audience, are supposed to
believe that Clayton knew he'd be using the ring again. What a sneak!
I didn't notice this. This is hilarious!
- Secondly, and this is major nit-picking, when Clayton meets
Bobby and Ray for lunch and the waitress asks what they want to drink, only Bobby says
anything. Then she tells them that their drinks will be there in a minute. How can there
be more than one drink if nobody else ordered one?
Excellent call! I was making notes so I
missed this.
AHN Jason's corner:
- Empty purse meter- Sue Ellen with Peter, Sue Ellen at school again.
Episode 145: Peter's Principle
Bonehead dialogue of the day: Ellie
to Clayton: "By my family, you mean the boys."
Well gee, Ellie, WHO ELSE is in your family that would object to you
getting married? Jamie, Jack?
Pam Award: Lucy's very curvy blue jumpsuit in the first scene. I'll make Jason happy and say that Marilee looks pretty good in this episode.
Angelica Award: Afton's head scarf when she comes home to find Cliff with Marilee. She looks like she's been scrubbing the floors all day.
Bobby Award: None. Donna's hair is much better today.
April Award: Sue Ellen for not putting her foot down and getting Peter out of her life sooner, for the second time.
- When Ray meets Clayton at the Oil Baron's Club, he talks to the staff on a first-name basis. That's rather odd. Has Ray ever been there before? Often enough to get to know the staff members? Often enough that they would know his "usual"?
- What is the enrollment at SMU? I don't know for sure, but it must be several thousands at least. So you're telling me that Sue Ellen just happened to go to the particular area on the huge campus where Peter's roommate just happens to hang out, and just happens to find a girl who knows Jerry Hunter? Or has she been searching for hours and the producers just decided not to show this?
- There's art on the walls at Peter's apartment? How long has he been there? He only bought it a few days ago.
- When Pam confronts Cliff about his possible cheating on Afton, there's a continuity error. She starts to blast him and in doing so crosses her arms. Then suddenly there's a cut and she crosses her arms again.
AHN Jason's corner:
- Sue Ellen seems to give Jerry a business card with SF's phone number on it. Why would she have a business card to SF? Not really a business card, I think. It's sort of weird...maybe it's the kind of thing she gives to DOA contacts or something.
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I know this may be a topic of heated debate but I seriously have to question the statement that Jock ever really controlled JR and kept him in line.... No offense to Jock but I do remember many times when he told JR to do something and JR did just what he wanted to anyways, sometimes even telling Jock to his face.. ( Episodes #1 and #8 when he interfered with Bobby and Pam's marriage come to mind.) He also mortgaging Southfork, screwing over the Cartel and damaging the Ewing name, lied about knowing about the Asian Oil leases etc..) Ellie didn't say that Jock controlled JR, I don't think...she said something like he "sometimes could control him". I'll check.- Empty purse meter- Marilee at Cliff's, Sue Ellen at College
- Just a random thought.. Marilee's company is named Stonehurst. Stone was her late husband, Seth's last name. I thought Bobby once said that Marilee and her father built up this company to what it was... so why did they name it after > her late husband. Was Hurst her father's name or something..... I imagine it was. There might have been a merger and Stonehurst sound better than Hurststone.
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