Knots Landing - Season 1

Knots Landing - Season 1

Season 1

In a seaside suburban paradise, four married couples struggle with the conflicts and passions that buffet every marriage.
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Episodes13
DatesDec 27, 1979 - Mar 27, 1980
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Episodes

Pilot
Season 1Episode 160 min

Pilot

Gary and Val move to their new home in Knots Landing that Miss Ellie Bought for them, and then get acquainted with their new neighbors. Sid's 18-year-old rebellious daughter, Annie from a previous marraige, is visiting the Fairgates and is causing havoc among the family. Val attempts to fix Annie's relationship with her father.
Dec 27, 1979
Community Spirit
Season 1Episode 260 min

Community Spirit

J.R. Ewing is in town planning an offshore drilling project on the beach, which everyone is opposed to, except for Richard who asks Laura to get together with Chip Todson, J.R.'s PR man. He asks her to do this so he can get the account. J.R. has an afternoon rendezvous with Karen (big mistake!). Gary goes to J.R.'s office to steal an important file he can use against his brother. Along with the rest of the community, Gary protests by picketing on the beach.
Jan 3, 1980
Let Me Count the Ways
Season 1Episode 360 min

Let Me Count the Ways

Richard is opposed to Diana's favorite teacher, David Crane, for his unorthodox teaching methods. He decides to run against him for a seat on the school board. Meanwhile Karen, who is going through mid-life uncertainty, decides to go to the school to find out more about this teacher, but ends up falling for him and even contemplates having an affair with him.
Jan 10, 1980
The Lie
Season 1Episode 460 min

The Lie

Laura is feeling unappreciated, so she goes to a cocktail lounge in the middle of the afternoon and meets an artist. The artist buys her a drink, then invites her to his studio to do a portrait of her as a ruse to rape her. She hides the truth from Richard by saying a serial rapist that is on the loose in Knots Landing just had raped her at home before Richard got home. Val knows that this is not the case, and as she goes down to the police station to identify her attacker; the police end up arresting the wrong man.
Jan 17, 1980
Will the Circle Be Unbroken
Season 1Episode 560 min

Will the Circle Be Unbroken

Lilimae Clements, Val's mother, turns up in Knots Landing to visit her daughter. Valene confronts her over being abandoned as a child as Lilimae pursued her music career. As ghosts from the past come back to haunt the mother and daughter, they begin to put the past to rest.
Jan 25, 1980
Home Is for Healing
Season 1Episode 660 min

Home Is for Healing

Lucy comes to visit Knots Landing to see her parents, Valene and Gary. Lucy hopes that she will be happier with her parents, but due to past issues and Lucy's lifestyle in Dallas, things do not go quite as planned.
Jan 31, 1980
Land of the Free
Season 1Episode 760 min

Land of the Free

A motorcycle gang causes trouble for the cul-de-sac. Diana gets kidnapped by the group.
Feb 7, 1980
Civil Wives
Season 1Episode 860 min

Civil Wives

Sid's ex-wife, Susan, comes to the cul-de-sac where her motives are questioned by Sid and Karen.
Feb 14, 1980
The Constant Companion
Season 1Episode 960 min

The Constant Companion

Ginger is terrorized by Mrs. Handleman, her ex-boyfriend's mother. Mrs. Handleman is having a difficult time following the death of her son. It seems that Ginger has aborted a child fathered by her son eight years before and she was angry at Ginger for this.
Feb 21, 1980
Small Surprises
Season 1Episode 1060 min

Small Surprises

When Karen learns that she's pregnant, she isn't sure she wants the baby, while Sid can't understand her mixed feelings regarding the pregnancy. When medical complications develop, Karen decides she wants to have the baby, but she miscarries. Eric takes a liking to Ginger's 14-year-old sister who is visiting from Knots Landing. However, when he takes her out on a date, he finds her too sophisticated for him. Ginger tells Kenny she is ready for them to start a family.
Mar 6, 1980
Courageous Convictions
Season 1Episode 1160 min

Courageous Convictions

When Richard lands in grave financial trouble, Laura wants to get a job to assist with the debt, but Richard won't hear of it. Richard throws a barbecue to try to borrow money from his neighbors to pay off the $20,000 he owes. When Sid finds he is missing a one hundred-dollar bill, Karen thinks it is merely coincidental. When Laura's father, who's visiting from out of town, lends them the money, Richard is relieved. After Karen worries that Diana is spending too much time with her boyfriend, the boyfriend turns out to be the thief of the hundred-dollar bill.
Mar 13, 1980
Bottom of the Bottle (1)
Season 1Episode 1260 min

Bottom of the Bottle (1)

Gary begins drinking again but won't admit he's an alcoholic, while Ginger suspects Kenny of having an affair.
Mar 20, 1980
Bottom of the Bottle (2)
Season 1Episode 1360 min

Bottom of the Bottle (2)

Gary and Richard get drunk. A drunken Gary takes an unconscious Richard home. Gary passes out and Laura offers Gary some coffee. Gary wants a drink and is very aggressive towards Laura. Laura calls Val as Gary tries to break into Laura's liquor cabinet. After Gary slaps Val in the face, she commits him to a detox ward. Kenny has an affair with Sylvie and his marriage with Ginger is strained. They make up at the Zoo as Kenny turns up in a gorilla suit. Gary escapes detox and goes to the bar for a drink. He is reminded of the doctor's trick when she made Gary choose between having a drink or Val. Gary decides to go to AA. (Way to go, Gary!)
Mar 27, 1980

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