Country of origin United States Original network CBS | No. of episodes 30 | |
Original release September 28, 1984 (1984-09-28) – May 17, 1985 (1985-05-17) | ||
The eighth season of the television series Dallas aired on during the 1984-1985 TV season.
Contents
Starring
In alphabetical order:
Also Starring
Special Guest Stars
Notable guest stars
In addition to several guest actors continuing to appear on the show, Burke Byrnes (Pete Adams) is added to the cast, and William Smithers (Jeremy Wendell) returns after a two-year absence. Additionally Fredric Lehne (Eddie Cronin) and Kathleen York (Betty) appear in a major story-arc, although neither of them will return for subsequent seasons.
Crew
Showrunner Leonard Katzman, Arthur Bernard Lewis and David Paulsen remain the core of the writing staff, with Peter Dunne joining at the end of the season.
For the fourth consecutive year, the production team remains the same: Philip Capice serves as executive producer, Katzman as producer, Cliff Fenneman as associate producer, and writer Arthur Bernard Lewis as supervising producer. After two years as story editor, writer David Paulsen is now billed executive story editor.
DVD release
The eight season of Dallas' was released by Warner Bros. Home Video, on a Region 1 DVD box set of five double-sided DVDs, on February 12, 2008. In addition to the 30 episodes, it also includes the featurette "Dallas Makeover: Travilla Style".