Jock brought in his brother, Jason, hoping he would help stabilize the venture. Egged on by his father, Digger, and a reporter, Cliff Barnes initiates a lawsuit to be acknowledged as the father of Sue Ellen's baby. Well, no surprise that this is one of my favorite episodes! Jock "took over raising" his eldest son J.R., showing him "tough love" and made him one of the most cunning and ruthless oil barons in the oil business. Jonas killed himself today. His land was in thousand-acre parcels all over the state, and years later his investments paid off handsomely. Miss Texas says just one raw powerful word to her husband: barely In that moment, she takes J.R. down a peg as both a pi** poor lover & husband! After Jock beat the living daylights out of McKinney, he told him that no one could steal from Southfork Ranch and get away with it and if he so much as tried to steal one more thing, he'd kill him. Bobby is not happy with this development, but accepts it since the Ewing family needed to stand together against Ryland and Barnes. Christopher is trying to find his place in the Ewing family hierarchy, and live up to his father--which is a tall order, because Bobby is so well respected. But Sam had an idea . When she found out that Jock was involved, she exploded. The expression on Larry Hagmans face pride, relief, love says it all. Sue Ellen giggled again. [11] Casting Marlene Forte was cast as a series regular on April 21, 2011, [12] but was dropped to recurring status after the pilot episode was filmed. He later played main roles in the horror films Fingerprints (2006), and April Fool's Day (2008), as well as in the romantic comedy The Jerk Theory (2009). The temporary Ewing home was under attack nearly every night by men in search of food, of money. Cliff Barnes claims to be the father of John Ross and J.R. seeks the services of lawyer Alan Beam. Watching them play together had always been one of her greatest pleasures. When Jock first heard it. Digger was furious and he claimed that Jock had stolen the wells for himself, ending their friendship and business relationship. The next day, against his better judgment, Jock went to Sam and agreed to the partnership. A fight ensued. It was a shockbut somehow not nearly the kind of shock one would have thoughtwhen, in 1980, Jock learned that Ray was his son, by Margaret Hunter Krebbs. Farlow first appeared in the episode, "New Beginnings" which first aired on October 29, 1982. John Ross "Jock" Ewing Sr. was born in 1909, the younger of two sons born to Leander Ewing. After the war, Jock returned to Southfork and confessed to Miss Ellie about his affair with Margaret Hunter. A plan took shape in Jock's mind. Because he is written as a "the hero," of the series, Christopher is always very conflicted. Christopher takes out his anger by throwing darts at a picture of John Ross. The only trouble, Jock found, was many of these men were also desperate cutthroats, men who would calmly in the back to steal your claim. Without Digger, the strikes in new fields were less precise, but Jock worked even harder and rapidly parlayed money from the working wells into the purchase of whatever raw acreage he could get, hoping to find more oil one day. John Ross ends up victorious when he aligns withJudith Ryland, who replaces Bobby as the new Texas Railroad Commissioner, meaning John Ross can complete his Arctic leases deal. He also left a legend with a group of men at the Colverton oil field. It wouldn't be until the late 1960s, when Ray Krebbs was old enough, that Jock would have a foreman whom he trusted, It is also interesting to note that Wes disappeared after meeting with Jeremy Wendell, who was interested in acquiring Ewing Oil, and who told Wes that he did not care if he was Jock or not, as he was only concerned about defrauding the Ewings. In the 2012 continuation of the television series, a grown-up Christopher (now portrayed by Jesse Metcalfe) takes after Bobby and concerns himself with the welfare of the land and environment. Since the tenth season was broadcast and with the ambiguous ending to Wes Parmalee's departure, some fans have speculated that Wes may have actually been Jock Ewing, but left to spare Miss Ellie and his family any more pain. He made J.R. his successor and took a more active role in running Southfork with foreman Ray Krebbs. Christopher is the adopted son of Bobby and the late Pam Ewing and the biological son of Kristin Shepard (Sue Ellen Ewing's sister) and Jeff Farraday. But Ill always know that my sons had the finest father and I was married to the finest man that God ever put on this earth. In 1977, Jock retired as president of Ewing Oil. WHATWHATWHAT??? J.R. faked the paternity test all those years ago to spare his family and himself a lot of embarrassment and raised John [], [] J.R.? The Ewings rally back with some scheming of their own. It turned out to be the remains of Hutch McKinney, the foreman Jock had fired in 1952. Alex Russell, best known for his starring role in the 2012 film Chronicle was also considered for the role. I do agree that once he demanded a blood test, thats the time to start getting suspicious. And all these years Sue Ellen had been the perfect quiet wife, they had no reason to suspect that she had been unfaithful. Dallas Decoder. She also made another guest appearance in . But Ellie and Jock really liked Sue Ellen and thought of her as family, and you know how the Ewings stick together. He told Sam he couldn't do it, couldn't put Jonas in a sanatorium, what with his former wife's condition . Two years later Miss Ellie presented Jock with a second son, Garrison, and Jock smiled even more broadly, envisioning the expanding executive offices of Ewing Oil. Jock briefly returned to Dallas for a few hours before leaving for Venezuela. John Ross bonds with one of the counselors, Peter Richards whom also has an affair with Sue Ellen. During his term in Britain, Jock had an affair with an Army nurse from Emporia, Kansas, named Margaret Hunter. Some might find the Ewing patriarchs incredulousness annoying, but to me, his behavior is rather sweet. Bobby flew down and talked with the doctor who had treated Jock for a severe fever while he was in South America. Paternity Suit is available on DVD and at Amazon.com and iTunes. The destruction of his relationship with Elena reminds Christopher of his feelings of abandonment, due to him being adopted, and the only mother he's ever known, abandoning him as well. Jock Ewing as played by Jim Davis drove the same 1978 Lincoln Mark V with the license plate EWING 1 for all four seasons in which he starred, the vehicle is still on the grounds of the Southfork ranch to this day, parked in one of the gift shops. When Jock got back to Southfork that night, Aaron handed him the estimates of how much it was going to cost to replenish the cattle. Accompanied by Bobby and his girlfriend, April Stevens, Christopher goes on his first date that fall. However, the scene where this meeting with Miss Ellie supposedly happened only occurred off screen. But it was undermined by how the characters were portrayed and I wonder if some of them needed a reality check. He was the six-foot-three, blue-eyed powerhouse who fell madly in love with Eleanor Southworth. Additionally, although the evidence presented by Bobby was only hearsay there was actually no concrete evidence to disprove that he was actually Jock. John Ross is the son and namesake of show's most iconic character, J.R. Ewing, and his longtime love, Sue Ellen Ewing . Before, no one, not even Jock himself, had even contemplated the -notion that one day he might not be able to do everything he had always done. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. However, John Ross and Cally eventually bond. Wes arrived at the barbecue where upon he went to meet with Miss Ellie played by Barbara Bel Geddes. John Ross moves back to Southfork when J.R. and Sue Ellen remarry in late 1982. After a courtship, they marry in 1971, but after several years, their marriage deteriorates, due in large part to J.R.'s numerous extramarital affairs and his growing disinterest in her. Jock Ewing on an subelty. "A lack of it turns competitors to enemies and enemies into fanatics. Not even when Ewing #1 came in had he felt this way. For him, and for me, I thank you. In later years, as Jock grew enamored with ranching and left more and more of the responsibility for running Ewing Oil to J.R. and Bobby, he drew very close to Ray Krebbs, who seemed to be just the kind of son Gary should have been. [1] The portrait became a focal point of the Dallas set and was featured in a number of episodes. Miss Ellie, not knowing that Jock was one of its developers, was fighting the project with the Daughters of the Alamo on behalf of the states environmental groups. He became a man obsessed. In May 1987, Christopher is devastated when he accidentally overhears a conversation between Miss Ellie and Clayton about him being adopted. The season ends with John Ross celebrating his 50% ownership of Southfork, as well as continuing his affair with Emma despite his new marriage to Pamela. Something then bonded the two men; it was more than respect, more than friendship. Jock played by Jim Davis from 1978 to 1981. John Ross proposes to Elena and she accepts. After two agonizngly long years in London, Jock had an affair with a young nurse from Texas, Margaret Hunter, that was abruptly ended when Jock was shipped off to France. Click to reveal As for Ellie and Jock not suspecting Sue Ellen, thats believable too. The continuation series opens with Christopher's wedding to Rebecca Sutter. The producers left Wes's departure deliberately ambiguous. After that ordeal, Jock wanted to get back the rhythm of his life:riding, roping, jogging, talking with his family at the big breakfasts and dinners, spending time with the little grandson whom J.R. had presented him with, playing games of backgammon with Ellie at night, but it was not to be. J.R. manages to gain the deed to Southfork through a deal with a Venezuelan cartel led by Vicente Cano. Sue Ellen herself was pretty sure Cliff was the father of John Ross, though she and JR did have sex one night around the time the baby was conceived. On the night of one of Miss Ellies charity dinners, the results come in and prove J.R. is, in fact, the father. He was forgiven by her and was amazed, not for the last time, by this extraordinary woman's depth of compassion and ability to understand. Later, Clayton and she settle a problem caused . The exact circumstances of this incident are still unclear, but it appears that the family dispute between John Ross and his father, J.R. has led to this. . (LogOut/ A brief glance could have been really powerful. Eventually Cliff Barnes did file a paternity suit for visitation rights. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941, Jock enlisted in the Army Air Corps and, as a colonel, was stationed overseas. [4], Last edited on 15 February 2023, at 18:25, "Keck's Exclusives: Dallas' Next Generation", "Linda Gray Saddles Up For 'Dallas' Return", "Jesse Metcalfe, Julie Gonzalo Join Dallas Reboot", "Dallas Q&A: Jesse Metcalfe On Christopher Ewing", "Review: Dallas Revived Amid a Prime-Time Soap Comeback", "Critique: 'Knots Landing' Episode 59 'New Beginnings', "Jesse Metcalfe Spills The Beans About The TV Return Of Dallas", "Kiefer Sutherland and Jennifer Love Hewitt Not Joining New "Dallas", "Who Will Play Pam & Bobby's Son On TNT's 'Dallas'? "Christopher really steps up as sort of a support system and the caretaker in the family. The second weakest link concerns Cliffs realisation that the rug has been pulled from underneath him with his bid to run for Congress. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. While flying back from Venezuela to Texas, the helicopter Jock was in collided with a small plane and crashed into a lake. Amanda had suffered a mental breakdown shortly after she and Jock were married and Jock put her in a mental hospital. When the Colorado doctors told Jock that Amanda's condition was permanent, with no hope of any mental recovery, Jock sadly got a divorce in Dallas in 1930. Cloudflare Ray ID: 7c0e98a5597c18d7 A blood test proves the father is J.R., who finally embraces the child. However, they quickly reconciled and went on a second honeymoon to Paris. Season 2 Pamela schemes with John Ross to steal Ewing Energies from Christopher and Elena, but they eventually start sleeping together. This small piece of evidence against Wes Parmalee being Jock Ewing was seized upon. The second that Jock saw herthose dazzling blue eyes, that flashing smile, the laughter of her hair as she galloped on her horse (in the most unladylike fashion)Jock felt his heart give way. Sue Ellen Ewing (ne Shepard) is the ex-wife of J.R. Ewing, and the mother of John Ross Ewing III . In the scene, J.R. clad in a tuxedo because hes on his way to one of Miss Ellies charity dinners enters the Southfork nursery moments after receiving the blood-test results that prove he is, indeed, the father of newborn John Ross Ewing III. This is one of several stellar scenes in another standout episode from Dallass third season. By the time John Ross comes home, Sue Ellen is suffering from postpartum depression and has no interest in her son. He founded Ewing Oil in 1930 and was the patriarch of the Ewing family . And so we will. Jason eventually left Texas to wildcat in Alaska, marrying a woman named Nancy Shaw, with whom he had a son, Jack, and a daughter, Jamie. Christopher's life is turned upside down when Pamela has a bad car accident; when Bobby keeps him away from the hospital, the boy believes it is because he is adopted. Granted he became somewhat obsessed with her again right after, but they could have at least had a look pass between them. Be- the ranch, his payments due on equipment and mortgages, and the huge s for Amanda's care, he was strapped, Then a good buddy from way back, a lawyer whom Jock trusted, Sam Culver, offered him a partnership on the fields that Sam's elderly uncle, Jonas Culver, owned- The onty problem was that Jonas refused to sell. [19] Access Hollywood said Metcalfe's performance in the pilot was the actor's best work to date. As if rewarding Jock, Miss Ellie gave him the most precious gift imaginable: a healthy, robust son named (John Ross Ewing, Jr. Jock was on cloud nine over this child, as was Aaron. In the continuation series, the role is portrayed by Jesse Metcalfe. I understand why. He was once re-engaged to Elena, but he broke up with her over her deception involving her brother Drew and the sabotage of his methane rig. The infant is then kidnapped by the grieving mother Priscilla Duncan, but is eventually returned. [1] Background James Beaumont was J.R. Ewing 's son from his affair with Vanessa Beaumont in Vienna; he was born in 1967. In 1948, Amos Krebbs left Margaret Hunter, leaving her to raise Ray as a single parent. The intentions by the producers in season ten (as in season nine) were for Wes Parmalee to actually be revealed as being Jock Ewing. But it was the middle son, Gary, who proved to be such a disappointment to jock. Willard "Digger" Barnes was the alcoholic father of Cliff Barnes, and the nemesis to Jock Ewing and his son J.R. Ewing. Ann and Emma are kidnapped by the cartel and John Ross rescues Emma and the mysterious cartel leader and his henchmen are arrested. John Ross is officially named by his grandfather Jock ( Jim Davis ). Jock had a fragile and stormy relationship with Miss Ellie's father, Aaron Southworth and with her brother Garrison; however, Barbara Southworth seemed to accept her new son-in-law, if only for Miss Ellie's sake. The family's new found peace is short-lived. . Do they not see the elephant in the living room or do they think that babies are delivered by storks? It was as if the boy were in another worldhe loved to paint, for land's sakeso Jock left Gary's upbringing largely to Miss Ellie. The Search Is Down To Two Actors", "TNT's 'Dallas' Reboot Adds Jesse Metcalfe And Julie Gonzalo", "Exclusive: Dallas Adds Jesse Metcalfe, Mars Grad Julie Gonzalo", "Jesse Metcalfe thankful for conflicted 'Dallas' character", "Brenda Strong Ready For 'Dallas' & Final Season Of 'Desperate Housewives', https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Christopher_Ewing&oldid=1139553904, Lucas Wade-Krebbs (adoptive) (because of Christopher's adoption), Daughter of J. R. Ewing and unknown woman (adoptive), Lucas Wade-Krebbs (adoptive half-cousin after Lukes adoption through Ray Krebbs), This page was last edited on 15 February 2023, at 18:25. Years later, in 1982, Sam's second wife, Donna Culver, discovered Sam's journals that told what happened; Jock was to carry this secret heavy on his heart for the rest of his life. Both Jock and Miss Ellie could not understand why Cliff had alleged to a newspaper that he was the true father, and equally flabbergasted that he should order a blood test to prove the matter once and for all. "[D]espite his tangled start in life, he grew up with the Ewing name. Christopher is bitter and angry when Pamela requests a divorce; later, he's forced into the middle of a custody battle between Bobby and Lisa Alden, Jeff Farraday's sister. In a days, the two men had pooled their resources and struck out on their as wildcatters. Norman Boyd (TUV) Matthew Brady (DUP) Ellie Byrne (Green Party) Robert Foster (UUP) Ben Mallon (DUP) Taylor McGrann (Sinn Fin) Victor Robinson (DUP) Stafford Ward (Independent) Billy Webb (Alliance)