@Benton12 said:

The forgotten fact is that when Dallas premiered iit was not a soap. The eps were self-contained and the conflict was resolved by the end.

Unusual cast member is Susan Howard. This amazing beauty had a great knack on other shows for playing ice-cold but still tolerable beauties. Here she does not use her amazing ice-cold attitude that much. Also, how is it that she was so great and in the show's opening credits for years and did not get way better known?

Because she left acting in the 80s. Dallas was the last thing she did unless you include that scam show The 700 Club.