| “The Dismissal” | |||||||
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| Episode no. | Season 6 Episode 20 | ||||||
| Directed by | Irving J. Moore | ||||||
| Written by | Diana Gould & Scott Hamner (story), Dennis Turner (teleplay) | ||||||
| Production no. | DY-134 | ||||||
| Original airdate | 1986-02-19 (ABC) | ||||||
| Ratings | 9th (22.6) | ||||||
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| Season 6 | |||||||
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Plot Overview[]
Cast[]
- John Forsythe ... Blake Carrington
- Linda Evans ... Krystle Carrington
- Gordon Thomson ... Adam Carrington
- Jack Coleman ... Steven Carrington
- Michael Nader ... Dex Dexter
- Catherine Oxenberg ... Amanda Bedford Carrington
- Michael Praed ... Prince Michael of Moldavia
- Heather Locklear ... Sammy Jo Reece
- Kate O'Mara ... Cassandra 'Caress' Morell
- Joan Collins ... Alexis Colby
rest of cast listed by end credits order:
- Kevin Conroy ... Bart Fallmont
- Hank Brandt ... Morgan Hess
- Michael Durrell ... Sgt. Landers
- William Beckley ... Gerard (uncredited)
- Richard Roat ... Publisher
- Linda Graves ... Maid
- Jameson Sampley ... Steven Daniel Carrington Jr.
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
- Diana Gould .... producer
- Tim King .... associate producer
- Ursula Alexander .... assistant producer
Info Alert[]
- Michael Praed (Prince Michael) departs the cast and makes his final appearance on the show.
- Diahann Carroll does not appear in this episode as the original plans for her were postponed to the next installment (in which she was not supposed to appear).
- In another plan concocted by the writers which was not kept, Krystle introduced Sammy Jo to some "nice man" (actually a nerd) but the date was a total disaster.
- Several original scenes were edited out and replaced by new scenes filmed after the Christmas' hiatus.
Production details[]
- Shooting dates: from December 5, 1985 to December 20, 1985 (filmed with The Divorce - additionnal scenes: from January 13, 1986 to January 15, 1986, between the filming of Ben & Masquerade)
- Deleted scenes: Alexis and Galen continue their argument; Galen informs Michael that he is flying to Lisbon; Michael meets Sammy Jo at La Mirage.
- Additional scenes: Blake and Alexis talk about Amanda; Blake proposes to Amanda to make a trip with him; Krystle visits Dex (scenes added in post-production in order to replace the deleted scenes).
- Alternate scenes: Blake informs Krystle that she had Fallon on the phone and that she told him that LB always knew that Krystle had been replaced by Rita (the scene was reshot later with Blake and Krystle talking of another subject : Amanda); Alexis dreams of being dumped by Galen and Dex but finding comfort with Blake (most of the scene was replaced by flashbacks but the last portion was actually used in the episode).
- Filming Locations: Warner Hollywood studios; Ventura Farms (Thousand Oaks); Eaton Corporation 31717 La Tienda Road (Westlake Village).
Quotes[]
- Sammy Jo Dean Reece: Well, what do we have here? Trying to fill Fallon's shoes as the young witch of the house, Amanda? No wonder your marriage is in trouble. You're so busy holding on to your broomstick that you can't even hold on to your own husband.