Who shot J.R.?
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"Who shot J.R.?" is the famous cliffhanger mystery from the TV series Dallas that sparked massive public speculation over the identity of the character who shot J.R. Ewing.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Who shot J.R.? canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Who shot J.R.? Context triple: [Mary Crosby, hasPartIn, Who shot J.R.?]
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James Earl Ray fired the shot that killed Martin Luther King Jr.
The United States House Select Committee on Assassinations was a congressional body established in the late 1970s to reinvestigate the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
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B.
Jack Ruby
Jack Ruby was the Dallas nightclub owner who fatally shot Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of President John F. Kennedy, on live television in 1963.
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Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid is a 1938 ballet by American composer Aaron Copland that evokes the mythic atmosphere of the American Wild West through folk-inspired orchestral music.
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Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid was a notorious 19th-century American outlaw and gunfighter of the Old West, famed for his role in the Lincoln County War and his legendary reputation as a young desperado.
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E.
Wild Bill Hickok
Wild Bill Hickok was a legendary 19th-century American frontiersman, lawman, and gunfighter whose exploits helped define the mythology of the Wild West.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Who shot J.R.? Target entity description: "Who shot J.R.?" is the famous cliffhanger mystery from the TV series Dallas that sparked massive public speculation over the identity of the character who shot J.R. Ewing.
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A.
James Earl Ray fired the shot that killed Martin Luther King Jr.
The United States House Select Committee on Assassinations was a congressional body established in the late 1970s to reinvestigate the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
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B.
Jack Ruby
Jack Ruby was the Dallas nightclub owner who fatally shot Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of President John F. Kennedy, on live television in 1963.
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C.
Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid is a 1938 ballet by American composer Aaron Copland that evokes the mythic atmosphere of the American Wild West through folk-inspired orchestral music.
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D.
Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid was a notorious 19th-century American outlaw and gunfighter of the Old West, famed for his role in the Lincoln County War and his legendary reputation as a young desperado.
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E.
Wild Bill Hickok
Wild Bill Hickok was a legendary 19th-century American frontiersman, lawman, and gunfighter whose exploits helped define the mythology of the Wild West.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
narrative mystery
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pop culture phenomenon ⓘ television cliffhanger ⓘ |
| answer | Kristin Shepard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Dallas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastOnChannel | CBS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| createdForSeriesBy | David Jacobs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalStatus | iconic TV cliffhanger ⓘ |
| dateOfCliffhangerBroadcast | 1980-03-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfResolutionBroadcast | 1980-11-21 ⓘ |
| episodeCliffhangerFor | A House Divided NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresActor |
Larry Hagman
NERFINISHED
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Mary Crosby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| franchise | Dallas franchise ⓘ |
| genre |
prime-time drama
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soap opera ⓘ |
| hasImpact |
increased ratings for Dallas
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intense audience engagement ⓘ massive media speculation ⓘ |
| hasSubject | J.R. Ewing shooting ⓘ |
| influenced | later TV cliffhangers ⓘ |
| inspiredMerchandise |
T-shirts
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bumper stickers ⓘ buttons ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacterInvolved | J.R. Ewing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | season-ending cliffhanger ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CBS ⓘ |
| partOf | Dallas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetratorCharacter | Kristin Shepard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotElement |
attempted murder
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identity of shooter mystery ⓘ |
| relatedQuestion | Who killed Laura Palmer? ⓘ |
| resolvedInEpisode | Who Done It NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonOfCliffhanger | Dallas season 3 ⓘ |
| seasonOfResolution | Dallas season 4 ⓘ |
| seriesProducer | Lorimar Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInUniverseLocation | Dallas, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
academic analysis of television narrative
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extensive press coverage ⓘ widespread betting ⓘ |
| victimCharacter | J.R. Ewing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfCliffhangerBroadcast | 1980 ⓘ |
| yearOfResolutionBroadcast | 1980 ⓘ |
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Subject: Who shot J.R.? Description of subject: "Who shot J.R.?" is the famous cliffhanger mystery from the TV series Dallas that sparked massive public speculation over the identity of the character who shot J.R. Ewing.
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