The Candiate

Falcon Crest 

Season 1 Episode 13

Air Date:  February 26, 1982

Recap:  A man sneaks by a security guard and goes into a man’s office, and shoots him.

Lance tells Angela and Julia that McKay’s dead, and that a man named Phil Everheart shot him.  Angela realizes that she bid on the shooter’s property.  Lance says that things will be better for her now that McKay's out of office.

   Julia and Emma are out shopping.  They are looking at some pieces, when Julia isn’t paying attention, Emma steals a bracelet.  The stores security guard sees this and follows them outside, he confronts them and Emma gives him the bracelet, he takes them into the managers office.

   At the funeral Angela compliments John on his eulogy, they talk about who will take over.  Chase is stopped by Carl, he tells him that he would like to talk to him.  Maggie asks why a member of the board of supervisors would wants his help. 

   Julia tells Angela about what Emma did, Angela asks her how she could have let this happen.  Julia tells Angela that no one was impressed when she told them who’s daughter they were.  Emma apologizes, Angela asks her why she embarrassed the family. 

   Chase meets up with Carl  He tells him that Angela has stacked the board and that she controls the water.  He tells him what McKay was trying to do.  Chase asks why no one has tried to it.

   Angela is meeting with a member of the committee, He tells her that he isnt’ sure working for her is worth it, she tells him to get Peter Burns in.

   Carl tells Chase that they don’t have a chance since the other members of the committee always vote the way Angela wants them too.  He tells Chase that he wants him on the board.  He tells him that he is the perfect candidate, he is the best hope that they got.  He reminds him that Angela controls the water and that she could destroy them all, when Chase tries to bow out.

   Burns goes to see Angela, she tells him that she is going to support his run for office. 

   When Chase gets home, Maggie wakes up and he tells her that he is going to run for the board of supervisors.  She tell shim that she wishes that he would have discussed this with her.  He tells her that he wold have but there was no time.  Maggie tells Chase that Douglas Channing wants her to write an article on Phil Everheart, the man that shot McKay

   Lance gets home and tells Angela that Lance is going to run for the board of supervisors. 

   Maggie goes to the jail and sits down with Everheart for the interview.  She asks him how he is going to plead, he tells her that not guilty.  He tells her that Angela tired to get his land and that he went to the officials since they are there to help them.  Phil says that Angela turned off his water, and that McKay told him that he would help him, but he never brought it up with the board, and then his vineyard died.

   Chase goes to the headquarters for his campaign.  Angela stops buy and tells Chase that she is proud of him and wants to give him $10,000 for the campaign.  Chase tells her that he doesn’t want her money.  She tells him that he will need her help.

   Phil tells Maggie that he isn’t sorry, he lost everything because of McKay and Angela Channing. 

   Chase is handing out fliers when Maggie meets up with him, she tells him about her interview and tells him that she knows why he has to run for the board.

   Angela tells Lance that she wants him to go to the store that Emma shoplifted at and talk to the manager, to get the charges dropped.

   Angela has a meeting with the editor of the local paper, she gives him the “true story” of Chase and his family.  He tells her that it makes for good reading, but that this isnt’ her style.  She tells him that the community deserves to know what kind of man Chase is.

   Carl calls and tells Maggie that Phil tired to kill himself in his jail cell.

   At the store Lance is talking with the manager, he tells Lance that they have to press charges, Lance tells him who is grandmother is, but he doesn’t care, he says that if the Queen of England walked in and stole something they would still press charges.  This is great, both Lance and Angela getting a big dose of reality that money can’t get you out of everything.

   At the hospital Phil overpowers the guard and sneaks out of the hospital.

   Lance tells Angela about Phil’s escape.  Angela tells Lance that she wants him to talk to the foreman they need to do something about their workers who are supporting Chase’s campaign.

   At a debate Chase is dong very well, Peter Burns is just trying to smear Chase.  McKay’s father comes up to Chase and tells him that he wants to support him and offers him $100,000, he tells him that the only thing he wants in return is for Chase to live up to his promises. 

   Lance is with the foreman they are sitting outside Chase’s campaign headquarters, they are discussing the Falcon Crest employees that are going inside, Lance tells him who to fire. 

   Angela gets the news about Chase’s campaign contribution, she says there is nothing to worry about.

McKay’s father comes to Chase and shows him the newspaper article, he is upset by what he’s read, and tells Chase that he thought he was honest.  Before he leaves he tells him that he is politically dead.  Chase reads the paper and sees that it’s about him and his family.

Maggie has written a rebuttal to the newspaper article.  Carl tells them that Phil Everheart called Angela and threatened her.

   Angela and Lance went back to the jewelry store.  The owner tells her that he doesn’t appreciate her pressure.  She lets him know that she knows about his business, things that she shouldn’t know without digging.  He tells her that his business is not her concern.  She tells him that she is a member of the board of the bank where he got his loan.  Lance says that they are going to call on his loan.

   Emma and Vicky are going on a picnic, Emma is telling Vicky about her crimes.  Emma is just about to tell her about Jason, when Vicky says she forgot the corkscrew, Emma says that there is one in the Spring House.  Vicky goes in, Phil Everheart is inside and grabs a knife and hides in the shadows.  Emma calls out saying that she found it, before Vicky can find him.

   Carl shows Chase the next article, this one is about Cole’s arrest in New York.  Chase goes to see Angela, he tells her that she was the only one who knew about Cole’s arrest and now it’s in the papers.  Everheart sneaks inside Emma’s room without waking her.  He overhears Angela and Chase arguing, when she goes upstairs he grabs her, holding the knife to her throat.  He demands a car.  Chase tells him to let her go, and that he will just get shot if he doesn’t let Angela go.  Chase tells Phil that he has been treated unfairly, he tells him that they want to help.  Chase manages to convince him to let her go, Chase says that he knows it’s hard but promises that it will get better.  Phil gives Chase the knife and is handcuffed.  Chase goes with him to the police station. 

   Everyone is watching the news and it’s announced that Chase has won the election.  At her house Angela is in her office she is  listening to the radio, the news of the elections is on.  She turns off the radio after they start talking about what will happen if Chase lives up to his promises.
Final Thoughts:  I thought that this was a interesting episode, it's getting a bit annoying that Angela is out to get Chase.   
Best Outfit:  All Angela needs is a red hat.

Guest Star:  Dana Andrews he was in two of my favorite movies of all time, Laura and State Fair. 

Let Me Count the Ways

Knots Landing

Season 1 Episode 3

Air Date:  January 10, 1980

Recap: Karen’s two sons are talking about girls, while Karen is making breakfast, Diana comes in and wants her to take her drive some of her class mates to the observatory, she tells her that she already volunteered her to take them.  The boys argue about the tomatoes Karen put on their plate, she gets upset with them.  Sid comes over and asks her if the kids are getting to her down.  She tells him she wants them to go on a vacation, just the two of them, he tells her that he can’t get away from the dealership at the moment. 

   Richard comes over and wants them to come to the PTA meeting, he’s running for the school board, and he wants to get a teacher out of the high school because he is showing them videos about STD’s  and has brought in convicts, drug users and prostitutes.  Richard leaves for work, but makes Laura ask Karen to be sure to come. 

   Sid is late for the PTA meeting, Karen asks Richard when he asks where he is, if he wants her to call him.  She goes to the payphone, but there is someone there already, he wants her to give him a dime so he can keep talking, but she says she only has one and her call is important too.  He tells her that he’ll let her use the phone if she smiles, she does when he makes a funny face.  Sid comes in just when she starts to make her call.

   Richard is listing off all the things the teacher has done, he says that he’s given the students pregnancy test, brought in a drug user who shoot up, but the teacher, David Crane, stands up and say that he never had a drug user shoot up, it was a diabetic, but Richard just bypasses that little bit of information, but brings up the shooting up part up.  Richard has a petition, and wants to continue the meeting outside, since the teacher showed up to defend himself.  David shocks everyone by kissing Karen, he tells them that that is how he teaches.

   Karen is feeling great about herself, she gets the kids out of the house for dinner, and gets a new dress.  She’s reading a magazine while waiting for Sid to come home, he calls her and tells her that he’s got to work late.  She doesn’t tell him what she had planned.  Val shows up, she knew about Karen’s plans, since she gave her some candles earlier, she says that Gary just called too.  They decided to go to the school board meeting, but first they eat Karen’s dinner.

   Richard is going on about how they need to have David removed from the school, David asks Karen what she thinks, since she’s got a daughter in his class, she says that she supports what he’s doing, but she doesn’t want her daughter to be so self reliant that she won’t come to her parents for questions..  David wants everyone to come to one of his classes and see what it’s really like, Richard says that they don’t need to, but Karen says she’ll go.

   Over coffee, Val confesses that she wouldn’t vote for Richard if it wasn’t for Laura.  David comes over to them and thanks Karen for supporting him.  They talk for a bit, they kind of leave Val out of everything.

   When Karen gets home she gets a call from David who wanted to know she got home okay and wanted to say good night.

   Richard, Laura and Karen all go to the class, where a pregnant teenager is talking to the class, she is telling them what it’s like for her.  Richard thinks this just proves his point, but Karen tells the teacher she is impressed that the students are seeing for themselves what could happen to them.  Karen plans to get the class together to make posters to support David. 

   When she gets home she tells Richard that she will make sure that the teacher isn’t removed.  Richard asks if it’s only because of his “curly blue eyes”?  I have no clue what that even means, the guy does have curly hair, but I don’t know how you can have curly eyes.

   At the school, the kids are making signs and Karen is making phone calls to parents getting their support.  David and Karen go for a walk.  David wants her to come over to his house the next day and have lunch with him, she tells him she can’t.  He asks if she can’t or won’t.  She tries to change the subject and asks about the stars, he has her wish on the wishing star, and when her eyes are closed he kisses her, and tells her that was his wish.  She says she needs to get back to the kids.

   When she and Diana get home, Sid is upset she was gone for so long, and admits he’s also upset with Richard. 

   The next day Sid comes home with some amazing pots and pans for Karen, they are none stick, he melts some cheese and makes her try it, like it’s some gourmet cheese dip and not just a bit of butter and melty (burnt) cheese.   David and tells her that he wants to see her, she says that she wants to see him too, he gives her his address.

   When she gets to his apartment, he tells her that he’s getting more support than Richard is.  He offers her a glass of wine, after he gives it to her, she tells him she doesn’t want it anymore.

  Diana gets home and tells Sid that Richard lost the election.

  David leads Karen to his bedroom, he is talking a lot, suddenly she tells him that she can’t do it, that this isn’t who she is.  When he tells her she’s just scared, she tells him that she isn’t, but being scared brought her to his place.  She tells him that he’s made her feel young again and sexy.  She thanks him for that and leaves.  He tells her that it could have been wonderful, and she says that it was.

   When she gets home, she sees Richard taking all the signs off the van, she tells him she’s sorry that he lost, he says that he’s a better loser than a winner anyway.  Karen finds Sid in the garage and asks what he’s doing, she takes his hand and takes him into the house to go to their room.

Final Thoughts:  I loved the final shot of the episode like it’s product placement for these pots and pans, got to love the light hitting the pans.

Best Outfit:  I picked Karen's dress just because it's not flattering on her at all. 

Fight Count:  0

Election

Dallas

Season 1 Episode 13

Air Date:  November 5, 1978 (1978-11-05)

Recap:  Jock and JR are having a meeting about who they are going to get to run against Cliff.  They decided upon Cole, they are going to have Bobby help run his campaign. 
   Cliff is with a man who is offering a big donation to his campaign.  Cliff rejects the offer, he doesn't want to get into something like that.  Pam gets to the campaign headquarters.  Cliff asks who the Ewings are backing, she tells him that she would tell him, unless Bobby told her not to.  Cliff tells her he wants her to help him raise money for his campaign by organizing a fashion show.  She doesn't really want to do it because of what the Ewings might say, but he talks her into it.
   Before dinner she tells the family about the fashion show.  She leaves the room after Jock and JR make comments about her helping Cliff in his campaign.  Bobby finds her in their bedroom, she tells him that Cliff doesn't have anyone to help him but her.
   At The Daughters of the Alamo meeting they are holding a debate, Sue Ellen is hosting the event, During refreshments Sue Ellen and Cliff and they flirt, Cliff's campaign manager comes over and tells them that they are interesting the people around them. 
   JR says that they need to to do something because Cliff is gaining in the polls.  Jock tells Cole that he needs to get some new clothes and tells JR to take him out the next day.  He also tells JR to hire him a new speech writer, and that they should buy more commercial time.  They decide that they need to hire a new campaign manager.  Jock and JR know that Cole has no chance of beating Cliff, unless they can dig up some dirt on Cliff.
   At dinner JR implies that Cliff and his campaign manager are lovers, Pam tells them that Cliff was engaged once and that she died.  JR gets off the phone with a private investigator, he tells Jock that they will get something soon. 
   Bobby asks Pam about Cliff's fiancee, but she tells him she can't tell him what happened.
   JR gets something good from the private investigator, he tells Jock that they got Cliff.
   Cliff is at the rehearsal of the fashion show, a news crew come in and ask him about the death of his fiancee from an abortion.  Cliff is in shock and tells them that he'll be making a statement later.  Pam tells him she wants to talk, but he tells her later. 
   At his campaign headquarters Cliff tells the volunteers his side of the story, he tells them that he loved her and wanted to marry her, but she felt that they weren't ready for the baby.  They want to know why he kept it a secret, he tells them that is what her family wanted.  He can't understand how the story came out.  Sue Ellen is outside waiting for Cliff, she tells him that she just heard the news, he knows that she knows how JR found out, but she doesn't tell him. 
   Pam goes to the Ewing office and confronts Jock and JR.  She tells them that she'll make them pay for what they've done.  Jock says it's just politics, and JR says she won't do anything.
   Pam goes to Cliffs and tells him that she told JR about his fiancee.  Cliff said that he never even thought it could have been her.  She tells him that she didn't do it on purpose, he tells her that she would do anything for Bobby, he tells her to go back to the Ewings where she belongs.
   Bobby comes home early and finds her laying in bed, he defends JR, he says that JR only exposed Cliff's mistake.  Pam tells Bobby that he's just like his father, and that Cliff thinks she told JR deliberately.  Bobby tells her that Cliff knows that she wouldn't do it on purpose.
   At the election party at Southfork, Sue Ellen joins Pam and tells her that she's sorry that the best man lost, and that it would be nice if JR lost something for a change.  Bobby asks if she called Cliff, she says that he still hasn't forgiven her.  Bobby takes her to see Cliff.
   Bobby tells Cliff that he needs to listen to Pam, she tells him that she only told the family that he was engaged and that she died.  Bobby tells him that JR found out the rest, and that his hatred for the Ewings distorts everything else.  Bobby asks if Cliff will join them for a drink, Cliff declines and says that he's got something to do.  He calls his campaign manager and tell him to call the man with the donation, he wants to know if he's got enough money to buy the next seat in the senate, and that he's just became a realist.

Final Thoughts:  This was a good episode, it really showed how corrupt JR can be and how blind Bobby can be too. 

Best Outfit:  What is this that Pam is wearing.  Pick one or the other, pants or a dress, this is really weird.

Fight Count:  2 (Cliff vs Pam) (Pam vs Jock and JR)