Dallas (TV series)

Dallas is a U.S. TV soap opera, which was broadcast between 1978 and 1991. It revolved around a rich billionaire family from Dallas, Texas, with J. R. Ewing as the breakout character. In 1980 the show became famous for a cliffhanger episode in which J.R. was shot by an unknown assassin. To know "who shot J.R." viewers had to wait until the next season, of which the revelation episode broke TV ratings records. Dallas, and particular the Who Shot J.R. episode, have been referenced quite a few times on The Simpsons.