Dallas: The Early Years is a 1986 American made-for-television drama
film and a prequel to the television series Dallas. The three-hour
film aired on CBS on March 23, 1986 between the 26th and 27th episodes
of the 1985â€"1986 ninth season of Dallas.Written by series creator
David Jacobs, the movie chronicles the exploits of Jock Ewing, Ellie
Southworth, and Willard "Digger" Barnes from 1933 to 1951, and firmly
established the background story of Dallas and how the long and
ongoing feud between Jock and Digger started. Larry Hagman also
appears in the opening sequence as his character, J. R. Ewing, being
interviewed by a reporter who is researching the Barnes â€" Ewing
feud.While focusing on the triangle of Jock â€" Ellie â€" Digger, the
movie also features Jock's brother, Jason, and Miss Ellie's father,
Aaron, as starring characters. It shows the origins of the Ewing Oil,
and Jock's schemings to make it big, and it deals with the
inter-family relations of the Ewings, the Barnes, and the Southworths.
It also shows Jock's first marriage to Amanda Lewis, and Ellie's
relationship with her mother, Barbara, and brother, Garrison.Warner
Home Video released Dallas: The Early Years on DVD April 12, 2011 on
Dallas: The Movie Collection 2-disc set. Dallas: War of the Ewings Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter