| “The Setup” | |||||||
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| Episode no. | Season 8 Episode 9 | ||||||
| Directed by | Harry Falk | ||||||
| Written by | James H. Brown & Barbara Esensten | ||||||
| Production no. | DY-182 | ||||||
| Original airdate | 1987-12-02 (ABC) | ||||||
| Ratings | 28th (14.9) | ||||||
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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:
- Tom Schanley ... Josh Harris
- Carole Cook ... Cora Van Heusen
- Cynthia Leake ... Anna Gregory
- John McCann ... Football Coach
- Michael Canavan ... Editor
- Shannon Eubanks ... Hooker
- Jerome Front ... Reporter #1
- James Haskins ... Reporter #2
- Meta King ... Reporter #3
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 : After her lunch with Alexis, Dana goes to Karen; Alexis and Adam talk about Steven and his problems with the football team.
- Unfilmed scene : Before he goes to see Blake, Adam confides to Dana that he thinks Blake will choose Steven over him.
- Shooting dates: October 1987
- Filming Locations: Warner Hollywood studios ; Valley Generating Station (Sun Valley).
Quotes[]
- Alexis Carrington Colby Dexter Rowan: [scoffs at Blake] Governor! You can't even run your own family, let alone Colorado!
- Steven Carrington: I have no choice. You sit on the bench on Sunday.
Josh Harris: I'll tell you what, I'll go you one better: I'll sit at home and watch you lose. I quit!
- Steven Carrington: Oh, just admit it, Adam: the one thing that really bothers you is that I'm sitting in Blake's chair.
Adam Carrington: You're wrong! Everything about you bothers me.