Air date: 1978-09-23

Runtime: 45 min

The Ewing family is complete when Bobby and Pam find Gary, the long-lost third Ewing brother. But J.R. has other plans: Get Gary out of the house. Something happens to only strengthen the bond between the family and Gary, Lucy brings her mother back to Southfork

Air date: 1978-09-30

Runtime: 45 min

JR is frustrated with Gary back, and even more so with the return of Val, but he soon gets his way, as JR often does.

Air date: 1978-10-07

Runtime: 45 min

Jenna Wade, Bobby's ex-girlfriend, arrives in Dallas seeking Bobby's help. Meanwhile, J.R. hopes that Pam's jealousy will make her decide to leave Dallas.

Air date: 1978-10-14

Runtime: 45 min

Jock suffers a heart attack and must undergo bypass surgery to survive. Meanwhile, Bobby is sceptical of J.R.'s business ideas.

Air date: 1978-10-15

Runtime: 45 min

Worried about not being able to produce a Ewing heir before Pamela does, Sue Ellen decides to pursue illegal adoption.

Air date: 1978-10-21

Runtime: 45 min

Pam is thrown for a loop when her ex-husband arrives in Dallas claiming they are still legally married. Upon hearing this, J.R. decides to use it to his advantage.

Air date: 1978-10-28

Runtime: 45 min

It's Lucy's birthday, but after a fight with Jock, she runs away from home.

Air date: 1978-11-05

Runtime: 45 min

J.R. tries to stop Cliff Barnes from running for state senate and gets help in doing so from Pamela.

Air date: 1978-11-12

Runtime: 45 min

Sue Ellen and Pamela fear the worst about their husbands when they receive news that the Ewing Oil plane has crashed.

Air date: 1978-11-19

Runtime: 45 min

Sue Ellen is devastated when after having an affair with Cliff, she learns she's pregnant and does not know who the father is.

Air date: 1978-11-26

Runtime: 45 min

A love triangle emerges when Ray decides to pop the question to Garnett McGee, a country singer, but she falls for J.R. when he lands her a recording contract.

Air date: 1978-12-03

Runtime: 45 min

Guzzler, an old friend of Bobby's arrives in Dallas and the two decide to do business together by opening a shopping mall in Southfork. However, the rest of the Ewings are strongly against their plan.

Air date: 1978-12-17

Runtime: 45 min

When Bobby is kidnapped, J.R. and Ray come together to stage a rescue.

Air date: 1979-01-07

Runtime: 45 min

Miss Ellie is beyond belief when her brother, Garrison, who has been presumed dead for several years, returns to Southfork very much alive.

Air date: 1979-01-14

Runtime: 45 min

When J.R. strays from his marriage once again, Sue Ellen leaves Southfork to stay with her mother and sister.

Air date: 1979-01-26

Runtime: 45 min

Jock gets back together with Julie, his former secretary, who doesn't treat him nice because of his heart attack.

Air date: 1979-02-02

Runtime: 45 min

J.R. has Cliff arrested for murder when Julie is found dead.

Air date: 1979-02-09

Runtime: 45 min

Pamela is convinced J.R. framed Cliff for Julie's death so Bobby sets out to find out what really caused Julie's death.

Air date: 1979-02-16

Runtime: 45 min

While Pamela is out of town, Kristin tries to seduce Bobby.

Air date: 1979-02-23

Runtime: 45 min

J.R. finds the perfect opportunity to make Pam look bad after she becomes friends with a former call girl.

Air date: 1979-03-09

Runtime: 45 min

J.R. believes he can create a business dynasty when Lucy announces that she is engaged to the son of a Texas oil family.

Air date: 1979-03-16

Runtime: 45 min

Ray falls for Donna McCullum and J.R. uses the fact that Donna is married to Senator Sam Culver in his plot to stop Cliff.

Air date: 1979-03-23

Runtime: 45 min

J.R. becomes worried when Sue Ellen begins to drink while she is pregnant. Lucy also begins to head down a path of self-destruction when she begins to take drugs after her engagement falls apart.

Air date: 1979-04-06

Runtime: 45 min

Due to her erratic behavior and alcoholism, Sue Ellen is sent to a sanitarium. When she is able to escape, Sue Ellen delivers her baby following a near-death experience. Meanwhile, Bobby begins to suspect that Cliff is the father of Sue Ellen's baby.