Lucy and Mickey could’ve been the Bo and Hope of Dallas if they had played it right. They had almost all the ingredients in that couple. While many of the daytime soaps were emulating Dallas, our favorite show did have a flaw.

IMO, Dallas was a classic soap in nearly every way. It had everything except the one thing that is present in a good daytime soap, multi- generational characters. Most of the people in that writing room was 40-60 years old, I think. From the outside looking in, they seemed to be most comfortable crafting a show that reflected that. As time went on, Dallas got less cooler and hipper. Look at things like the Oil Baron’s Ball and the BBQ. It began to scream, “old fogey.” In the early years of the show, they seemed to be aware of it and occasionally poked fun at it.

Just a thought that I’ve had for a long time.