Pam Ewing was involved in a car accident at the end of the seventh season of “Dallas,” which led to her suffering from severe burns and eventually leaving the show.
In the storyline of the popular TV series “Dallas,” Pamela Barnes Ewing, played by Victoria Principal, was one of the main characters. Her departure from the show was a significant plot development. At the end of the seventh season, Pam’s car collided with a fuel tanker, resulting in a fiery explosion. The beginning of the eighth season revealed that she had survived but was severely burned and required extensive plastic surgery.
Following her surgery, Pam was played by actress Margaret Michaels for a brief period as she decided to leave Bobby and the Ewing family to spare them the pain of watching her die from a terminal illness that was later discovered. This illness was a rare blood disease, which was a secondary plot point introduced to facilitate the character’s final exit from the show.
Pam’s character was last seen in the ninth season when she left Bobby and their son Christopher, choosing to keep her illness a secret from them. Her departure was left somewhat open-ended, allowing for the possibility of her return. However, Victoria Principal never reprised her role, and the character of Pam was eventually written out of the series entirely, with the explanation that she had died off-screen. Pam’s tragic and mysterious fate was a poignant moment in the series and had a lasting impact on the other characters, particularly her ex-husband, Bobby Ewing.
