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Kristin Shepard ( Mary Crosby), J.R.'s sister-in-law, mistress and alleged mother of his child, also at 4-to-1, which was later lowered to 3-to-1. Alan Beam ( Randolph Powell), a political fixer and former fiancé of Lucy's whom J.R. had run out of town, also at 12-to-1. Corliss, Richard (November 23, 1990). "The 'Dallas' Shot That Was Heard Round the World". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved August 31, 2010. Pat Shortt reveals words of warning and advice he gave daughter as she follows in showbiz footsteps

J.R.'s beleaguered wife Sue Ellen ( Linda Gray), who had spent most of her marriage competing with J.R.'s infidelities and her own increasing alcoholism, was originally ranked as an outsider at 25-to-1; however, after her fingerprints were discovered on the gun, her odds were slashed to 3-to-1. Weinman, Jaime (December 8, 2008). "Why we still care who shot J.R." Macleans . Retrieved February 4, 2019. I did a tour of Australia recently and every radio station I went into, they represented me with an I shot J.R. t-shirt.” It was a brilliant character. At the time myself and Jon had done a programme on Rte… it was made around Tom and Gerry – the two characters we both had – and I worked with Tommy McArdle who was a Director in Rte. He was from Monaghan.In 2009, Shortt created and starred in a comedy, Mattie, for RTÉ, set in a Garda Síochána station. The series was retitled and reworked in 2011. [5] The cast included Sue Collins. [5] J.R. Ewing was a villain on the series who regularly double-crossed business associates, plotted against his own family, called his wife Sue Ellen ( Linda Gray) a " slut", and had her committed to a sanatorium so he could take custody of their infant son John Ross. Essentially all the other characters on the show were suspects. [6]

Dusty Farlow ( Jared Martin), Sue Ellen's former lover, was the original 6-to-4 favorite, despite the character's disappearance and presumed death in a plane crash. I got quite a slating I remember in the Irish media because there was a previous sitcom in Ireland called Leave it To Mrs O’Brien… it wasn’t that well received, and they were kind of associating me to that. When I did the audition for Tom, I was thinking what kind of a character would he be and I loved Tommy’s accent so I kind of used a bit of Monaghan… that’s kind of how I based the accent. Half Monaghan, half Tipperary.” Who shot J.R.?" was later spoofed in a 1995 The Simpsons episode entitled " Who Shot Mr. Burns?" which similarly provided many characters with motivation to kill Mr. Burns, and similarly ended on a cliffhanger. In the second part, it was revealed that Maggie Simpson had accidentally shot Mr. Burns in a struggle over a lollipop. Homer Simpson wears a shirt with the phrase "I shot J.R." written on it in the 1991 episode " I Married Marge".Pamela Barnes Ewing ( Victoria Principal), Bobby's wife and Cliff's sister, whom J.R. had openly hated since her arrival at Southfork, also at 20-to-1.

Pat said he wondered if the younger generation would get how funny his iconic ‘I shot J.R. t-shirt worn by Tom on the series. Who shot J.R.?" is an advertising catchphrase that American network CBS created in 1980 to promote the television series Dallas. [1] It referred to the fictional mystery surrounding a murder attempt against arch-villain J.R. Ewing ( Larry Hagman) in the show's third-season finale " A House Divided". The mystery and its catchphrase became a global phenomenon, with international odds-makers setting odds for the culprit. The mystery was not resolved until the fourth episode of the fourth season titled " Who Done It" which aired eight months later, with an estimated 83 million American viewers tuning in, one of the most watched television broadcasts of all time. The catchphrase has a strong legacy in pop culture and the format helped popularize the cliffhanger ending for television series. [2] Plot [ edit ] Rettenmund, Matthew (1996). Totally Awesome 80s: A Lexicon of the Music, Videos, Movies, TV. St. Martin's Press. p.143. ISBN 978-0-312-14436-4.Gray, Linda (2015). The Road to Happiness Is Always Under Construction (1sted.). New York, NY: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1-941393-09-3.

a b Corliss, Richard; Willwerth, James (August 11, 1980). "TV's Dallas: Whodunit?". Time. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013 . Retrieved September 1, 2010. The episode was an international event, with more than 350 million people tuning in to find out who shot J.R. A session of the Turkish parliament was suspended to allow legislators a chance to get home in time to view the conclusion of the cliffhanger. [22] Legacy [ edit ]J.R. himself stood at 20-to-1; given the character's reputation, it was not impossible he staged the shooting himself. His odds were later lowered to 15-to-1. a b Hurt, Harry III (June 2012). "Larry Hagman's Curtain Call". Texas Monthly. Archived from the original on January 5, 2013 . Retrieved November 26, 2012. He starred in the 2007 Cannes award-winning film Garage, directed by Lenny Abrahamson. [2] [6] Shortt won the Best Actor award at the 2008 IFTAs for his performance in this film. In 2008, An Post issued a postage stamp featuring Pat Shortt, as Josie, in the film Garage. [7] Lucy Ewing ( Charlene Tilton), J.R.'s niece, who blamed him for her parents' exile from the family and the collapse of her recent engagement, at 8-to-1. Who shot J.R.?" display at the Southfork Ranch in Parker, Texas, including the prop gun used in filming