Knots Landing/Past Tense

Past Tense
Season 8, Episode 4
Airdate	October 2, 1986
Written by	Sandra Smith Allyn
Directed by	Nick Havinga
Produced by	Lawrence Kasha
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Knots Landing — Season Eight

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Past Tense is the fourth episode of the eighth season of Knots Landing, and the one hundred sixty-fourth episode overall.

Starring in alphabetical order: William Devane (Greg Sumner), Kevin Dobson (Mack MacKenzie), Julie Harris (Lilimae Clements), Michele Lee (Karen MacKenzie), Constance McCashin (Laura Avery Sumner), Donna Mills (Abby Ewing), Ted Shackelford (Gary Ewing), Douglas Sheehan (Ben Gibson), Joan Van Ark (Valene Gibson) (credit only)

Also Starring: Louis Giambalvo (Phil Harbert), Teri Austin (Jill Bennett)

and Hunt Block (Peter Hollister)

Co-Starring: Nicolette Sheridan (Paige Matheson / Anne Winston)

Guest Starring (end credits): Allen Williams (Detective Stan Behar), Doug Savant (Young Mack MacKenzie), Joshua Devane (Young Greg Sumner), Patrick Cronin (Marty Sweeney), Paul Linke (Rapper Snell)

and Wendy Fulton (Jean Hackney)

Co-Starring: Tonya Crowe (Olivia Cunningham), Tammy Kaitz (Julie), Brian Green (Brian Cunningham), Milton Murrill (Mr. Teller), Morgan Lofting (Ms. Whitehead), Muriel Minot (Moderator)

and Steve Giannelli (Young Phil Harbert)

Trivia

• This episode marks the first appearance of Brian Austin Green as Brian Cunningham, replacing Bobby Jacoby (then known as Bobby Jacoby) who previously played the role in the Seasons 2–6. The character did not appear in Season 7.

• Josh Devane plays the younger version of his father William Devane's character Greg Sumner.

• The flashback scenes that takes place in 1967.