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Knots Landing is the spin-off from David Jacobs, the
man who created the mega-hit Dallas (1978-91). Knots debuted
on CBS in 1979, a year after Dallas started to take-off.
The series chronicled Gary Ewing (Ted Shackelford), the
black sheep of the family who is also an recovering alcoholic,
as he and his wife Val (Joan Van Ark) moved to the cul-de-sac
known as Knots Landing. During the beginning, Knots wasn't
a runaway smash like Dallas -- ranking in the Top 30 in
its first two seasons. ***
Season two (18 episodes) marked the introduction of
Abby Fairgate (Donna Mills), who went on to become Knots'
vixen. Her penchant for causing trouble started with causing
more friction in the marriage between Gary and Val by making
sure that Val knows about Gary's infidelity. In one episode,
criminals took over a baby shower, and Abby "saved the day"
by seducing one of them. Abby Fairgate has been called by
Wikipedia as the precursor of Dynasty's Alexis Carrington
Colby (Joan Collins) and Falcon Crest's Angela Channing
(Jane Wyman). ***
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