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KNOTS LANDING: A FINE ROMANCE (TV)

Summary

One in this night-time drama serial, spun off from the series "Dallas," about the residents of the small southern California community of Knots Landing. In this episode, actors Ted Shackelford and Joan Van Ark bet on their predictions for the story. Paige visits Greg and wonders if she should tell her family that they are seeing one another, but he recommends strongly against it. Later, Ted stops by and reveals that the mayor is resigning, suggesting that Greg should run for the position, though he seems uninterested. Abby bails Harold out of jail after he is found in possession of drugs, but he swears that they are not his and Olivia begs her mother to keep him out of prison. Harold calls Mack, and he too promises to help. Paige convinces Greg to re-enter politics during a flirty game of strip croquet, but Ted then points out that Greg cannot be seen dating his much-younger assistant if he hopes to be elected. Greg then meets with a campaign team, and they suggest that he needs to secure the young vote. Abby attempts to convince Mack that Harold's only chance is to plead guilty, later calling Harold's lawyer, Alex, and saying that Mack may be "a problem." After suffering nightmares about her forced overdose, Val angrily confronts Jill and warns her that she has secured her home and refuses to be her victim, but Jill maintains that Val invented the entire outrageous story. At home, however, Gary continues behaving coldly towards Jill and finally states that they "just don't work" together, and a stunned Jill prepares to move out.

Abby talks money with Greg, and he buys himself an impressive watch. He is forced to cancel lunch with Paige and Ted arrives to join her instead, again hinting that Greg will soon leave her because of the campaign and making a passionately romantic plea for her heart. He then dines with Abby, however, and feeds her the same lines. Harold and Johnny argue about Paige, who soon arrives, and Johnny accuses her of using him and treating him badly after he saved her life in Mexico, but she retorts that he is being too possessive. Karen and her son pack up her office and she considers her memories of Lotus Point, and Mack visits Greg asking if he knows whom Paige is dating. He denies knowing anything, and when Paige arrives, she informs him that she is moving out on her own and presents him with a painting as a gift. Jill too buys a condo of her own, and Ted and Greg again discuss his campaign, with Ted recommending that Greg find an appropriate "political wife." Paige learns that her grandfather has died, and she is touched to see that Greg removed a painting of Laura's and hung hers in its place. As she prepares to head off to New York for the funeral, she and Greg exchange "I love yous" for the first time. Abby learns of Greg's mayoral ambition and he shows her an engagement ring, and she is stunned when he explains that it is for her, not Paige. Commercials deleted.

Details

  • NETWORK: CBS
  • DATE: December 29, 1988 10:00 PM
  • RUNNING TIME: 1:00:00
  • COLOR/B&W: Color
  • CATALOG ID: B:27285
  • GENRE: Drama, night-time serial
  • SUBJECT HEADING: Drama, night-time serial
  • SERIES RUN: CBS - TV series, 1979-1993
  • COMMERCIALS: N/A

CREDITS

  • Michael Filerman … Executive Producer
  • David Jacobs … Executive Producer, Created by
  • Lawrence Kasha … Co-Executive Producer, Director
  • Mary-Catherine Harold … Producer
  • Lynn Marie Latham … Producer
  • Bernard Lechowick … Producer
  • Joel Okmin … Associate Producer
  • James Stanley … Writer
  • Joel Rosenbaum … Music by
  • Jerrold Immel … Theme Music by
  • Teri Austin … Cast, Jill Bennett
  • William Devane … Cast, Gregory Sumner
  • Kevin Dobson … Cast, M. 'Mack' Patrick MacKenzie
  • Michele Lee … Cast, Karen MacKenzie
  • Donna Mills … Cast, Abby Ewing
  • Ted Shackelford … Cast, Gary Ewing
  • Nicollette Sheridan … Cast, Paige Matheson
  • Joan Van Ark … Cast, Valene Gibson
  • Tonya Crowe … Cast, Olivia Cunningham
  • Pat Petersen … Cast, Michael Fairgate
  • Peter Reckell … Cast, Johnny Rourke
  • Robert Desiderio … Cast, Ted Melcher
  • Paul Carafotes … Cast, Harold Dyer
  • Shelby Leverington … Cast, Advisor #2
  • Bill Cort … Cast, Jewelry Store Owner
  • Anne Faulkner … Cast, Landlady
  • Victoria Ann-Lewis … Cast, Peggy
  • Carlos Cantu … Cast, Carlos
  • Bruce Economou … Cast, Advisor #1
  • Arthur Payton … Cast, Mr. Shermer
  • Gil Mandelik … Cast, Maitre D'
  • Vance Valencia … Cast, Advisor #3