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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Predicate Object
instanceOf narrative mystery
pop culture phenomenon
television cliffhanger
answer Kristin Shepard NERFINISHED
appearsIn Dallas NERFINISHED
broadcastOnChannel CBS NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
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
Mary Crosby NERFINISHED
franchise Dallas franchise
genre prime-time drama
soap opera
hasImpact increased ratings for Dallas
intense audience engagement
massive media speculation
hasSubject J.R. Ewing shooting
influenced later TV cliffhangers
inspiredMerchandise T-shirts
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
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
extensive press coverage
widespread betting
victimCharacter J.R. Ewing NERFINISHED
yearOfCliffhangerBroadcast 1980
yearOfResolutionBroadcast 1980

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