History Series / KnotsLanding

''Knots Landing'' ran from December 27, 1979 to May 13, 1993. It's fondly remembered by its fans,but wasn't nearly as popular as ''Dallas''[[note]]In Britain where ''Dallas'' was HUGE,''Knots Landing'' was eventually pulled from its primetime slot and demoted to a mid-afternoon slot... And Creator/TheBBC never aired ''Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac''[[/note]], though both were equal LongRunners (both ran for 14 seasons). Like Gary, it became something of a black sheep. It's only seen its first two seasons released on DVD.

In the mid-1970s, David Jacobs (''[[LiveActionTV.{{Family}} Family]]'', later ''Series/LoisAndClark'') and Michael Filerman (later ''Falcon Crest'') created ''Knots Landing'', a concept for a PrimeTimeSoap inspired by Creator/IngmarBergman's 1973 film, ''Film/ScenesFromAMarriage''. It would center around four families in suburban California. Initially rejected in 1977, Jacobs went on to create ''Series/{{Dallas}}'', which proved wildly popular. Jacobs then re-visited ''Knots Landing'', turning it into a SpinOff by inserting one of the Ewing brothers, BlackSheep middle brother Gary.

During the first few seasons, occasional guest appearances by ''Dallas'' cast would occur, especially Gary's brothers Bobby and J.R. (Creator/LarryHagman). However, the last crossover between the two series would occur when Gary got the news that Bobby died at the beginning of their 7th season. Though Bobby's death was {{retcon}}ned from ''Dallas'', ''Knots Landing'' was not treated in the same way. Bobby was never mentioned in ''Knots Landing'' again and the two series were treated separately from that point on.

* OpenMindedParent: Karen.
* OverprotectiveDad: Sid.

* TheyDo: Or more accurately They Do Again. After several missed opportunities, Gary and Valene reunite towards the end of Season Eleven and he proposes to her in the aptly titled season finale "Let's Get Married". They officially get engaged in the Season Twelve premiere "Return Engagement" and tie the knot for the third time in the Season Twelve episode "The Last One Out".

On the ''Dallas'' third season episode "Return Engagements" (December 21, 1979), a PoorlyDisguisedPilot, Gary (Ted Shackelford) remarried ex-wife Valene Clements Ewing (Joan Van Ark), and Gary's mother bought them a house in California to get away from the other turmoil in the Ewing family. Their daughter Lucy, already almost an adult herself, did not resettle with them, and only appeared on this show as a guest in the first season. The house was one of several his brother Bobby (Patrick Duffy) was flipping to take advantage of California's housing boom at the time.

* MeddlingParents: Karen's children occasionally accuse her of being one, though she often has good reason for interfering in their lives, most notably when Diana marries the admitted murderer Chip Roberts in Season Five.

''Knots Landing'' ran from December 27, 1979 to May 13, 1993. It's fondly remembered by its fans,but wasn't nearly as popular as ''Dallas''[[note]]In Britain where ''Dallas'' was HUGE,''Knots Landing'' was eventually pulled from its primetime slot and demoted to a mid-afternoon slot... And Creator/TheBBC never aired the ReunionMovie ''Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac''[[/note]], though both were equal LongRunners (both ran for 14 seasons). Like Gary, it became something of a black sheep. It's only seen its first two seasons released on DVD.

''Knots Landing'' ran from December 27, 1979 to May 13, 1993. It's fondly remembered by its fans, but wasn't nearly as popular as ''Dallas'', though both were equal LongRunners (both ran for 14 seasons). Like Gary, it became something of a black sheep. It's only seen its first two seasons released on DVD.

* ThemeTuneCameo: In "Do You Love Me?", Kate Whittaker and Alex Barton dance to a remix of the theme tune.