Dallas died so Fresno could live—Carol Burnett's raisin empire melodrama is unhinged perfection.
Season 1 • Episode 5
LatestThe identities of two killers are revealed amid courtroom pandemonium. Cane has to be in two court rooms at the same time and tell two different stories.
In Fresno, California, the once-wealthy Kensington family's raisin-growing empire has fallen on hard times. They are led by widowed matriarch Charlotte, who is locked in a deadly power struggle with rival raisin magnate Tyler Cane.
Acting
Burnett playing it straight while everything collapses around her.
Writing
Every line sounds like soap opera Mad Libs and lands.
Costume
Shoulder pads big enough to shade the entire San Joaquin Valley.
Carol Burnett
Charlotte Kensington
Dabney Coleman
Tyler Cane
Gregory Harrison
Torch
Teri Garr
Talon Kensington
Charles Grodin
Cane Kensington
Luis Ávalos
Juan
Pat Corley
Earl Duke
Valerie Mahaffey
Tiffany Kensington
Anthony Heald
Kevin Kensington
Teresa Ganzel
Bobbi Jo Bobb
Bill Paxton
Billy Joe Bobb
Jerry Van Dyke
Tucker Agajanian
Charles Keating
Charles
Melanie Chartoff
Desiree DeMornay
Michael Richards
2nd Henchman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Aired right as Dallas and Dynasty peaked; networks actually commissioned competing agricultural satires. Fresno won by being louder.
The raisin props were real California product—set designers fought for 'dignified shrivel.' The Cane/Kensington feud was originally scripted for oranges.
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