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Word: supersoap (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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Dallas, Lorimar's Ewing-family saga, is still around. The Who-Shot-J.R.? mania of 1980, when 300 million viewers in 57 countries waited breathlessly for the most successful cliffhanger in entertainment history, has abated, but enough people still watch the supersoap that its rating this season is higher than, oh, thirtysomething's. On May 3, CBS will reunite many of the early cast members in a two-hour fantasy finale that leads J.R. through an It's a Wonderful Life-style tour of what Dallas would have been like without him. And tens of millions of viewers will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Goodbye To Gaud Almighty | 4/29/1991 | See Source »

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