The term 'OIL FAMILY OF TV' is referring to the Ewings, a fictional family from the popular American television soap opera 'DALLAS'. The Ewings are a wealthy Texas family who own and operate the Southfork Ranch and the oil company Ewing Oil. The family is composed of patriarch J.R. Ewing, his wife Sue Ellen, their sons Bobby and John Ross, and their adopted daughter Lucy. The Ewings have been featured in the show since its inception in 1978 and have become one of the most iconic families in television history.