Dallas (TV Series)

Reunion: Part 1 (1978)

Larry Hagman: J.R. Ewing

Quotes 

• [J.R. has promised to help Gary find a job] 

  J.R. Ewing : [on phone]  Tom, what's the name of that company I asked you to liquidate?

  Tom : [on other line]  Q&R, makes those byproducts.

  J.R. Ewing : Eh, I want you to re-activate it and rework the books so that, eh, Q&R looks like the IBM of Texas. And get the books out here just as soon as you can.

  Tom : Now, Mr. Ewing, I don't think I heard you right. Now that company is a loser.

  J.R. Ewing : Fine, fine. I found *just the loser* to run it!

• J.R. Ewing : [about his brother, Gary]  He's a loser, Sue Ellen, been a loser every day of his life. Now if he's wants something, he's gonna lose it all by himself. No, he'll mess up this visit without any help from me. You can count on that.

• [last lines] 

  Sue Ellen Ewing : [Gary intends to stay on Southfork with Valene]  What are you going to do about Gary?

  J.R. Ewing : I'm going to do what my family wants me to do. Become just what they want me to become.

  Sue Ellen Ewing : And what exactly is that?

  J.R. Ewing : My brother's keeper.