The show was so clever, they even included Don Murray on the opening credits for the two episodes he was on, so naturally we assumed he was going to survive the operation. That sad, dreamlike scene where they numbly walk to their cars and drive home, while the recording Sid made just hours before plays, is heartbreaking. You didn’t have to a fan of the show to recognize how good those episodes were.

This was a great series. To kill one of the main characters in a series like this was unheard of at the time and I remember really made an impact and made the show stand out even more because of that. BTW...his is probably the only time Abby and Val ever hugged on the show. The instrumental version of the theme song at the end was a nice touch to add to the melancholic episode. And yes, RIP Don Murray.

R.I.P. Don Murray aka Sid Fairgate (July 31, 1929 - February 2, 2024)

I remember watching this the night it first aired. I was really shocked when Sid didn’t live.

One of the saddest and so hugely emotional scenes i've seen on primetime dramas..Even the music was so sad you just can't help but feel sad...RIP Don Murray

@madisonm1174

3 ай бұрын

Same and I remember feeling that way as a teenager watching it over 40 yrs ago. Still makes me teary eyed. They should have won the emmy for best performances, writing and episode that year for this alone.

Even though Dallas got more press, this was the far superior show.

@gretchennelson7056

2 ай бұрын

They were both excellent.

@vistatiger7493

2 ай бұрын

Agreed. Dallas was too corporate- oil business for me as time went on. I lost interest over the years. Knots had great story lines that were multi-layered and overlapped many of the characters on the canvas.

My God, the look on the Doctors face, I know it's a show, but that must have to be the hardest thing for a person to do, is to tell them their people is dead.

This was intense. Those hospital scenes when Karen is told by the doctor and the finality with the family leaving the hospital.

RIP Don Murray 😥😥😥😥😥😥 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 😥😥😥😥😥😥

Extraordinary

I learned Knots Landing from my late father

Don Murray wanted off the show

I know what I want…the whole episode

Both Sid and Laura left recorded messages before they died

You need to put it on catch up l would watch

This is too eerie for me. He died on the surgery table with his arms stretched out like Christ on the cross.😢😭😢😭😢😭

@harrykargenian5013

2 ай бұрын

I believe that was planned. Of all the characters who ever appeared on the show, Sid Fairgate was the closest thing to a saint. Richard had called him "Saint Sid" before.

He wanted to leave

Now when sid and Karen had Diana Abby was supposely 15 how come During the Charles Scott Flashbacks sid and Karen weren't married yet and Abby was older than 15 she was at least 20.

@donnapatelmo316

Ай бұрын

Anything is possible with soaps lol

Not the best of CPR efforts I’ve ever seen.