| “The Proposal” | |||||||
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| Episode no. | Season 8 Episode 21 | ||||||
| Directed by | Don Medford | ||||||
| Written by | Jeff Ryder (story), Frank Furino (teleplay) | ||||||
| Production no. | DY-194 | ||||||
| Original airdate | 1988-03-16 (ABC) | ||||||
| Ratings | 37th (13.6) | ||||||
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| Season Guide | |||||||
| Season 8 | |||||||
Plot Overview[]
Cast[]
- John Forsythe ... Blake Carrington
- Linda Evans ... Krystle Carrington
- John James ... Jeff Colby
- Gordon Thomson ... Adam Carrington
- Jack Coleman ... Steven Carrington
- Michael Nader ... Dex Dexter
- Heather Locklear ... Sammy Jo Reece
- Emma Samms ... Fallon Carrington Colby
- Terri Garber ... Leslie Carrington
- Leann Hunley ... Dana Waring Carrington
- James Healey ... Sean Rowan
- Joan Collins ... Alexis Colby
rest of cast listed by end credits order:
- Stephanie Dunnam ... Karen Atkinson
- Christopher Allport ... Jesse Atkinson
- Michael Goodwin ... Russ Kelton
- Jordan Charney ... Bill Cochran
- Michael Ensign ... William Todd
- Fran Bennett ... Gloria Wilby
- Robert Cornthwaite ... Judge Edward P. Langdon
- Roger Nolan ... Reporter
- Brandyn Artis ... Nurse #1
- Kathryn White ... Nurse #2
- Jameson Sampley ... Danny Carrington
- George Hirschmann ... Bailiff
- Ken Wilson ... Floor Manager
Crew[]
Produced by
- Esther Shapiro .... executive producer
- Richard Shapiro .... executive produce
- Aaron Spelling .... executive producer
- Douglas S. Cramer .... executive producer
- E. Duke Vincent .... executive supervising producer
- Elaine Rich .... supervising producer
- Eileen Pollock .... supervising producer
- Robert Pollock .... supervising producer
- Edward DeBlasio .... producer
- Ursula Alexander .... co-producer
- Shelley Hull .... associate producer
Production details[]
- Deleted scenes: In court Krystle speaks with Adam and Dana while Alexis makes a speech to the press; Blake and Krystle meet Alexis at the polling station.
- Shooting dates: February 1988
- Filming Locations: Warner Hollywood studios.
Quotes[]
- William Todd (Atkinsons' lawyer): Your honor, I must agree with my client. This last minute bit of histrionics is an insult to this court!
Gloria Wilby (Carringtons' lawyer): The truth is never an insult!
- Alexis Carrington Colby Dexter Rowan: [to Leslie] However, I might be willing to write you a letter of recommendation listing all of your special talents, starting with, em... company tramp... Or should that be... company slut, which do you prefer? Or perhaps, company WHORE? That's it: company WHORE!
- Adam Carrington: Father, what are you doing here, it's election night.
Blake Carrington: You're my son, aren't you? There's nothing more important than that.
- Adam Carrington: [to Jesse] He's my son and you are not going to raise him.