Government regulations were also no obstacle to his ambitions. Cheated on his wife so many times that he turned her into an alcoholic and had her committed to a sanitarium. However JR wasn't satisfied with just tormenting the powerful, his family were not spared either, he was instrumental in trying to break up both Bobby, Garry and his mothers marriage's on numerous occasions. So what did JR do that upset so many people! Swindled and cheated the cartel on more than one occasion, blackmailed politician's and government officials into helping him with his crooked deals, had the police set people up on phony charges as he had much of Braddock and Dallas police dept in his payroll. Of course the show quickly centered on JR (played by Larry Hagman) and the writers created a character that people would really hate he had no problem playing fast and lose with other peoples lives. In reality it was not a fair contest, a multimillion dollar family with connections up against a small town lawyer were always going to come out on top! However, that was to change as the series progressed. The Ewing's led by JR body-slammed Cliff Barnes around for the first two seasons. However it was the biggest mismatch since George Foreman pounded Joe Frazier into the canvas 6 times in two rounds in the 1973 heavyweight title fight. Oh how easy it was to run an an oil company! Watching Dallas was pure fantasy, it's simply what makes TV fun and relaxing, take out an hour from the real world and enjoy, for people who saw the show they know what I mean! So there we were introduced to the Ewing's who were in a bitter feud with the Barnes. It had great characters, good writers and story lines that ranged from the ridiculous to the sublime. Dallas has to be one of the greatest ever TV shows, because it had all of the attributes for entertainment.
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