The Scene That Took Bonanza off the Air for Good
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- Are you a fan of the classic Western series Bonanza? If so, you’ll remember it as one of the most popular Western series of its time - perhaps of all time. Bonanza matched the spirit of the Old West with humor and high drama - making it the perfect TV series. But, eventually, all good things must come to an end.
▬Contents of this video▬
00:00 - Intro
00:23 - Bonanza’s Beginnings
02:32 - Behind the Scenes
04:28 - The Scene That Took Bonanza off the Air for Good
06:19 - Outro
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The show ran from 1959 to 1973 for 14 seasons and 431 episodes. Over this long period of time, audiences fell in love with the Cartwright Family and their adventures. But the show’s creators had to fight hard to keep the show on air.
Bonanza faced a lot of competition. There had already been popular Western films, TV shows, and radio series. Much of America was tuned into shows such as Gunsmoke and Wagon Train. What made Bonanza different is that it focused on the importance of family and not just the action associated with Westerns.
The show also had a brilliant cast who became household names through the show. Michael Landon became a heartthrob by playing Little Joe Cartwright and went on to have a successful film and TV career. For Dan Blocker, his role as Hoss Cartwright is the role he’s most remembered by.
But there were struggles to keep the show on air. Pernell Roberts wasn’t too keen on his role as Adam Cartwright and wasn’t always pleased with the direction of the show.
As tastes began to change throughout the 60s and 70s, Bonanza had to find a way to remain appealing to a wider audience. The struggles to keep Bonanza on air continued to grow with each passing season and the creators had to work hard to keep the show going.
Nevertheless, eventually, the show had to come to an end.
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Still am a fan.
Always a fan!
watching gunsmoke these days as i never saw the 1/2 hour episodes. they only repeated the 1 hour ones when i was younger. also watching highway to heaven
@@commentfreely5443 I used to watch Highway to heaven, until I realized it was Highway to GNOSTICISM.
I am almost 16 years old, my dad who grew up in the 60s watched the show as a kid and during the past 10 years my family and I have watched it straight through almost 3 times!!!!! And for a show that came out almost 60 years ago that's saying a lot. Awesome video 👍 by the way to all of you out there what is your favorite bonanza episode?
My grandpa and I watched Bonanza, Gunsmoke, The Rifleman and many other western shows and movies. Being raised by my grandparents I learned to appreciate things like no one my age does, I'm 29 currently. I lost my grandpa to cancer 4 months ago, and I just can't watch these shows anymore.. it doesn't feel right without him. However I'll always hold those times we spent laughing and enjoying these old classic westerns dear in my heart.
I remember working at a gas station when one New Year’s Eve late Hoss came flying into the gas station in a blue convertible Cadillac. It was at a Chevron gas station on seventh ave and Indian school road in Phoenix. He yelled to fill it up. It didnt take that much. So he gave me a fifty dollar bill and screamed out of the gas station with no change. He was pretty happy about something that night. I will never forget that night. I was only 16.
Hope u got out the hood lol
Ahhh, the Melrose area. I have to say I don't remember a Chevron station but then again I didn't drive when I live in the Tisdale neighborhood. That must have felt really good falling into that type of cash!!
Lukky you 👍
Lorne Greene may have been the star, the patriot of Bonanza. But it was Hoss who kept the viewers coming back for more. When Dan Blocker passed on, that was the end of Bonanza.
Great memory
Dan Blocker died at Daniel Freeman hospital in Los Angeles. My aunt was one of his nurses. She said he was the nicest man she ever had the pleasure to meet. She cried when he passed. I’m not surprised. His goodness shines through.
It is nice to hear how much the actor resembled his character. I'm sure that however sad Blocker's death was, at only 43, it still gave your aunt a memory she held dear.
@@nancysherburne7445 Yes, it did. My Aunt was a wonderful woman. She also died young. 52, Ten years after Dan Blocker did. I’d forgotten he was so young. So sad.
Yes Dan Blocker was a very nice person and I believe that he had the same nice Character as when he’s off the scene. He never would get mad about anything. And I always noticed that Adam always hanged around more with Hoss more on Bonanza.
Too bad he went to that place it sounds like they were extremely incompetent as far as the surgery staff and aftercare apparently
Yes his character was so kind he had to be similar in real life because he played it so well
Hoss was my absolute favorite. He was the heart and soul of the show. It was never the same after Dan Blocker died.
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Everybody was my favourite because everybody did their part in the show that made it a success Adam calm cool Collective the tough guy. You had huss the protector of the family they had Little Joe the the troublemaker Loverboy Loverboy
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I hear you, but Pernell was my favorite. I was 'done' when he left the show in Season 6. However, I continued to watch a few episodes in Season 7.
Do something with passion or not it all
Even after Dan Blocker passed the show is still better than the garbage of today's American television.
Well that is true !
Well i guess you should watch Longmire, its Great.
@@rneedham667 I have the boxed set with all seasons. I watch it every few months. Truly great!
Yellowstone
Lonesome Dove never gets old for me and that's not typically my genre. The Gus and Call characters are so well done!
Grew up with this show, watched every week!! Acting and story lines, writing soon great!! Miss shows like this in today's world , we need shows like this imo♡♡
We have good shows now
While it's not the same genre as Bonanza if you have Netflix check out Outlander...it is SOOOOOO GOOD!!!! And the Last Kingdom is very good as well.
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tysm will do !!!
@Plen122 riiiiiiight😂🤣 you must be a woke little sheep if you believe that.
@@kbanghart NAME ONE!
I always thought of my grandfather as Ben Cartwright. We all rode horses together and he was a wealthy businessman and farmer. He had respect in the community and knew lots of people. Adding to my comment. My grandfather owned a large farm, 1000 acres or so, in North Carolina. It was there that I learned all I know about horses, hard work and loving grandparents.
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You my dear were a VERY lucky lady-- you lived a life l dreampt of! Hold on to those precious fantastic memories!!👍🏻🐎🐾🌈☮️🇨🇦
That’s a lot of land, damn! You could see that from space!
How special...
My mom loved that show along with Gunsmoke and Little House on the Prairie. When alziemers and dementia was taking her life, she passed just 2yrs ago, it was one of the few things that made her smile. We would watch it for hours as she laid in that horrible hospital bed.
😔💔so sorry...
That's great you did that for your mum.. 👍
So pleased your mom found some pleasure in her final days 💜
You and I have similar paths. I was a kid in the 70's and grew up on all those shows. My mother loved them as well and we watched as she lived with me until she passed in Jan '22.
Sorry hear that 👍❤️
I grew up in the 60s watching every western show on TV because that was what my Dad liked. Bonanza was definitely one of my favorites.
Happy to know that you love Bonanza! Also, thank you for sharing your life story with your dad. What is your favorite episode?
This is a mavalous tv series! I can't get enough of Bonanza. Excellent Western Show!
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@@FactsVerse All of Them!
@@josephjohnson8520 You're a true fan! Stay safe and have a great day ahead 😊
Well it sold a lot of color tvs..thats bout it..it all dies anyway..hell of a ride
@@FactsVerse pound. Cake
I watched the show as a kid and now as an adult i still watch the show. To me this was the greatest era of TV.
We're very happy to know that you love Bonanza and that you're still watching the reruns! Which episode appealed to you the most?
Although all of the actors were great, it just wasn’t the same without Hoss. His expressions and sense of humor were great. I remember being so sad to hear of his death.
fun fact many of the leading actors were of jewish descent
@@Norwegianization Tell me about it. LOL
@@Norwegianization Lorne Greene was Jewish, both parents were conservative Jews. Michael Landon's father was Jewish. I read that Micheal had a bar mitzvah. But according to Torah law a person is Jewish ONLY if the mother is Jewish or if the mother had a proper conversion before having a child.
@@Norwegianization and many aren't Jewish. Whats the big deal either way? Why should it matter what religion you were born with? Its not like you actually did something to accomplish being Jewish.
@@user-pd7il3xz5j Where is that written in the Torah? This doesn't make sense because all of the genealogies recorded in the Torah and the Bible follow the Fathers and Sons.
Bonanza was a favorite of my parents and have high moral for the whole family. I wish more TV programs are oriented to family love and morals!!!
We're happy to know that your parents love Bonanza! How about you?
@@FactsVerse I like the same, the family bonds and the love and respect the sons had for his father, those moral values are rare these days, because the new western series or movies goes more into shooting and killing than into moral and family bonds. Hoss was my favorite on🥰 Example: The little house on the prairie or Anne of Green Gables, those had valuable family bonds. The families that are raising children these days need more of those good ones! Thanks!
Absolutely!
@@carydelano5484 LOL then you haven't seen good shows today. There's plenty of good stuff in today's shows as well you just have to find them
As kids in the early 60s we wouldn't miss this program. I remember we had a TV on a monthly payment from Redifusion, well 1 month the payment wasn't made & a guy came to repossess the TV, Bonanza was on & we were watching it when he arrived, he could see we were upset & let us finish watching the episode before taking our telly, happy days.
More than one month...lol.
When I was a child the cast of Bonanza toured with the circus for one year and my father worked as a security guard part-time at the War memorial center here in Rochester NY...I got to meet and hang out with the entire cast and Michael Landen was so nice to me and put me up his lap...I also got to meet and hang out with the cast of Hee Haw who also toured the country at one point...Mini Pearl was so nice and Grandpa Jones also put me on his knee and asked me "what was for dinner"...Roy Clark was bigger than life and super nice as well...Thanks to my dad I met them all...Thanks Pop!
My family watched Bonanza religiously, from the beginning of its run to the last episode. The writers had decided to let Hoss get married, but Dan Blocker's death put an end to that storyline. So they let Little Joe get married, then killed his wife. I remember my family sitting around talking after that episode. We were all shocked. We all felt that was the end of Bonanza. And as it turned out, we were right.
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I have always watched Bonanza with my children & now the re runs I missed while seeing them through many question. I loved all the actors and u like others,, Adam was not my favorite.. I enjoyed HIS reading books, but, I did not find him as a familiar. He was just too good to fit into this normal, wealthy family who never really boasted about .
Don't get me wrong, as we have both aged, I feel he has very improved under different writing and HIS acting parts fulfil his character, Makin g him a much desirable actor. Believable. Faye Bailey
@@Hitsong13 Thank you for for your beautiful message. We're glad to know that you love Bonanza 💗
The show was never as enjoyable after Dan Blocker's death. He was the heart of the series.
I am 72 and born and raised in TENNESSEE AND Bonanza , GUNSMOKE,was on the list that police said was unfit and to violent and should be banished and taken-off and all schools should be notified that those two westerns plus many more programs as unfit and the police wanted me to write down and make-up more lies to get back at all their BS,
I reckon so.
Yes he was♥️
A feller would agree
When I was a child I saw them filming some scenes at Incline at North Lake Tahoe. Later, I got to see Roberts, Greene, and Blocker at the North Shore Club at Crystal Bay where they were staying. I remember being impressed with how hard they worked and how absolutely boring setting up and filming was. They were gracious with fans even when they were tired and trying to drink their beers.
Occasionally one of the cast would show up at Jimboy’s Tacos in King’s Beach where I grew up.
Later I would see Leonard Nimoy of Star Trek renting a sail boat for probably his first time, he had a difficult time, but he become an expert later in his life. He eventually lived in Lake Forest near Tahoe City. Nice guy.
Thank you for sharing.
You're so bless. Back then l was a young, had the biggest crush on Pernell would do almost anything to meet him.
I saw Michael Landon at a Rodeo in Kansas City and I was so hurt that he didn’t ride a pinto out in the arena, but just a bay horse. He sang ok though.
Dan Blocker i.e. Hoss Cartwright, was the undisputed star of the show! He had such an impact on audiences that in my country in the 80's to 00's when one would refer to one's dear friend, we would say "Hoss"! Such was the great admiration & respect for this gentle giant character that he impacted the language.
My grandma loved him the most!!
I remember my dad watching this show with us, his family. Whenever something was dramatic he'd chuckle and root for the good guy. It was usually Little Joe. Michael Landon was such a good looking man. My favorite episode is the one of him being in love with a childhood girl friend. She was dying only he didn't know. When he does find out, it's heartbreaking. I still cry watching it.
Thank you for sharing your favorite episode and life story. We're happy to know that you had a great time watching Bonanza with your dad ❣
Little Joe fell in love more often than I eat a meal. Even as a child, I thought he was a little fickle, but I enjoy the show very much. Been watching it here on UA-cam lately.
Ahhhhhhh how sweet 😍
I know exactly the episode you meant ! Loved it too. I was always in love with Michael landon, i became a huge fan of little house on the prairie . It was nice to read your comment!
He always played hero types, my Brother in law calls him the lone ingalls
The day Dan Blocker died, Lorne Greene told his wife, " Dan died. Bonanza is over". Ratings immediately plummeted and the show limped through another season. The last show aired Jan 16 1973.
Loren Greene was right .
Funny, I only remember reruns.
I am from England and my father was a massive western fan. We always watched this show, probably in the mid 80's. It wasn't a massive thing here but a nice reminder of watching this with my father as a kid. We always joked with the 'good night Johnboy' from the Waltons as well as my brother is called John. Americana was a big influence back in the day.
We're happy to know that you got to enjoy Bonanza with your father! Thank you for sharing your life story. What is your favorite episode?
You are clearly too young to remember that Bonanza was huge in England during it's original run along with The High Chapparal and The Virginian. It was past it's sell by date in the mid 80's.
@@ianz9916 Yes, I agree High chapperal is also amazing.
In the 1960's Bonanza aired on UK 🇬🇧 TV and it was watched in our household. Way back then, there was only a limited number of channels to watch, compared to today. That said, I enjoyed Bonanza and most Westerns of that time. The passing of Dan Blocker made a shattering impact on the series. Everyone adored "Hoss"...
@@ianz9916 Right on target there, @Ian Z!! I remember watching and enjoying all those Westerns in the 1960s. They had a golden heyday in 1960's UK 🇬🇧 and still stand the test of time now....
Digressing somewhat ... Other American shows and series made their way to the UK, with great effect... Peyton Place and the incredible serialisation of the Irwin Shaw novel "Rich Man Poor Man"... The latter was much later on, but all the aforementioned were quality TV viewing in the UK at the time...👍🤩
I remember hearing a joke. In a Sunday school class a little boy was asked, "who was the first man in the Bible." His response was, "Hoss". The teacher said, "No, it was Adam." The little boy, then said, "I knew it was one of them Cartwright's."
Lol! Never heard that one.
So Cute!!
Good one !!! 😍
Ha!
🤭 Kids!
Loved the show didn’t see the ending, but I still watch reruns till this day with all the main characters where on the show! Thanks for sharing 😊
Never saw the ending episode so not much to say except... I'm going to keep watching all the reruns and enjoy them!!
I miss all of them too
I loved bonanza ideas sad it ended I can't remember the very last episode I always felt sorry for hoss no woman would take him seriously I loved hoss.
And so will I every day at 2:00
It was sooo good to watch this through my older childhood!
Dan Blocker's death was the end of Bonanza, period. He was the very heart of the show. Viewers would have tuned in just to watch Hoss polish his boots and shoe horses for an hour. He was the Star Trek equivalent of Scotty AND Bones McCoy all rolled into one. No Blocker, no joy, no show. Some of his poignant scenes reached "Marty" (Ernest Borgnine) - levels of pathos.
Hoss was my favorite too.The episodes he did with a large bunny and with a leprechaun are comedy gold.
You're right! Dan's death ended the show.
Dan was my favorite, but I never had a problem with any of them. Was a decent show all the way through, at least for my wife and our two young sons.
Yes, Dan Blocker WAS the show; sure the others added their flair, didn’t like how ‘Adam’ always had to show he had education and how they made ‘Hoss’ look slow but that was until ‘Adam’ left the show. ‘Joe’ was hot headed and thought of himself to be a lover boy, then of course there’s ‘Ben’, he was lovable too and made a great father…..this is just MY opinion, what I got out of the show and I YET watch the reruns, the 24/7 Bonanza channel
@@momasbaby1955 yes, Dan Blocker was my favorite son. I loved Lorne Greene too, instilled good values as a father figure. I just learned they all wore a toupee except Michael Landon
I love Bonanza it is so family oriented and taught moral values .
Well said, we agree. Glad to know that you're a Bonanza fan! Which episode appealed to you the most?
He was bald!? I'm 62 and now I find this out. The Internet is a cruel mistress. Now nobody tell my young girl's heart anything that would exclude Daniel Boone or Ivanhoe from her fancies. I may need more therapy if you do.
So many shows of that era did teach morals and values. We were dipped in morals and good values when we were kids. Maybe that is why there are so many problems now. Parents can try and teach these things, but kids don't believe it until they see it on their favorite shows.
@@libertylady1952 yeah, the good old days of morals and values, when people of color were oppressed. Real good job lol
@@kbanghart Good try. Many shows of that era like Bonanza, the Virginian, and Daniel Boone all worked to portray good values and morals and equality was a part of that. Daniel Boone had a black friend who was a regular on the show. You are obviously a young person, who just thinks you know something about the time period.
For me, the close and special relationship between fatherly Ben Cartwright, and his son little Joe, remained very endearing throughout the entire run of the show.
Who can forget Hoss and the Leprechauns? 😆
Yeah and there was one where they went up AGAINST a grizzly huge couldnt stop it with thier colts got it wigh multiple windchester rifes. Wow.
Not us! 😊
@@FactsVerse right on
Oh woo hoo...I'm over here! Lol had me laughing right off the couch.
I just watched that episode last week! Lol
I LOVE this show and watched it as a teenager. I never saw the ending as I moved away from the UK at the time but I was very very sad that Hoss had died so young and he was the show really, such a wonderful character. But I loved them all and it was all of them together that made the show, including Candy who came later (and should have been included much earlier) and Griff. Candy and Griff were good together and could have helped patch things up after the loss of dear Hoss. I watch this show EVERY night now and still love it. As lots of people have said below, it's better than all the rubbish that is put on now! Thanks everyone for putting this show on youtube so we lovers can still enjoy it. BONANZA for ever !!
Hello how are you doing my friend
I grew up watching Bonanza as a child. We never missed an episode. It was such a great show that it would be impossible to have a favorite. Even though Little Joe was handsome, Hoss was always my favorite. He was a big sweet teddy bear. His smile could light up a room. Lorne Greene was the perfect choice for Ben Cartwright. Tough, but loving too. I still watch reruns of the show every chance I get. My aunt met Lorne Greene in Chicago at the airport. She asked him for his autograph and she said he was very nice and very handsome. They sure don't make shows like this anymore.
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The ending is of no consequence,for me what endures is all the examples that were portrayed.The show made me a decent person,among many things.The rich heritage will live forever.
Thank you.
I feel the same way about Little House on the Prairie.
Hoss was my favorite Cartwright. Dan Blocker was cool in real life, too. He once said, "I'll bear arms when they arm bears."
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Saids the man who makes a living with a six gun at his side. What a hypocrite.
I never knew how he died
In 1965 I bought a second hand TV Black & White . My dad never wanted it but when Bonanza was on
he told me to get out of the way for him to watch it !
Sweet Memories !
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the reason bonanza was not cancelled due to low ratings early was it was shot in color as the tv company wanted to sell color tvs yet you bought a b and w tv
Always did love Bonanza. Thought Pernell Roberts was so cute and was so proud he was from my native state of Georgia.
Glad to know that you loved the show! Which episode appealed to you the most?
Still watch it whenever I can. Great show!!
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I grew up with Bonanza. My friends and l made up stories about our heroes which included us as part of the family. It was never the same when Adam left and l guess l moved on then. But now l love to watch the early years again, it’s very comforting when life gives you lemons. It’s nice to be able to discuss the politics behind the scenes with adult intellect. But at the end of the day the original casting was probably the best in TV history, and I’m still secretly in love with Adam. ❤️
Speaking of made up stories, have you run across any of the fanfiction stories of Bonanza? Try Bonanza Brand or Bonanza Boomers or Bonanza Legacy. Some good ones on those sites!
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when Adam was not in the series I couldn't watch, after all, he was the first son and a very important one
I liked it better when Adam was still there.
One of the best episodes ever was CRUCIBLE. A two hander, almost a bottle episode really, between Lee Marvin and Pernell Roberts. Marvin makes Roberts his slave, to work his mine. Brutal and powerful episode, great performances between the two of them.
Oh that was powerful episode. All of adam episodes are my favorite.i cant watch the show with after season 6
Ok I am going to view that one now
@@remohprimus2821 Its really a great Lee Marvin performance, when he played the protaganist he goes lean, mean and cold, but he began his career playing psychopaths of Cagney like intensity, and this is a perfect example .
Grew up watching this and still watch it on metv. It was a sad day when Dan Blocker died. He was one of a kind with a perfect persona for the part of Hoss. All 4 of them were great together even if Pernell Roberts tired of the character. It was a shame but it's not uncommon for an actor to feel they have outgrown a role. It happened with Michael Learned on The Waltons and also Max Baer on The Beverly Hillbillies.
Just an update: Dan Blocker's son (Dirk) is acting in Hallmark movies now. I saw him just recently on the movie called "Advance and Retreat". Check it out!
Who wouldn't want a good friend like Hoss? It's a shame that Pernell Roberts felt himself the role of Adam was beneath him. As did Robert Reed, who had success as a Shakespearian actor, played the dad on the Brady Bunch. He thought the show was silly.
Pays the bills. Being a successful Shakespearian actor in the UK 🇬🇧 will gain you accolades. Being a successful Shakespearian actor in the USA 🇺🇸 might get you a cup of coffee. If you do a good ‘Hamlet’, maybe a donut. But no sprinkles.
If someone was paying me X$ to act, I’d like it to go on as long as possible. Don Adams made way more bux from a little-known Canadian comedy series ‘Check It Out’ than he ever realized from ‘Get Smart’. And gambled that money away, too.
Dirk Blocker doing ‘Hallmark’? Him and Lisa Welchel in a torrid hand-holding scene? Be still my heart!
We watch this show every day almost all day long. Love this show its the best. My husband has been hooked for a long while now.
We're happy to know that you and your husband enjoyed Bonanza! What episode is the most memorable for you?
I still watch it on utube. I underwent some surgery recently and that show was my 'go to' when I couldn't sleep. I loved it as a child and still do.
The characters, the scenery and the nostalgia of going back to the land made that show a perfect package of entertainment 😊🐎.
I love Bonanza watched since I was 5 yrs old . You shouldnt learn from Tv about morals but with this show you cant help but learn some thing about whats right .
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Hello remember the one where Hoss was the easter bunny ? Its hard to plck 1 favorite but that is still funny every time I watch it the lepracauns and Hoss are very funny to .
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My two favorite TV Westerns will always be Gun Smoke and Bonanza.
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Mine to
This was one of my Favorite Shows. Lorne Greene is one of my favorite Actors, even as Captain Adama in Battlestar Galactica. He is a father figure with good morals. Dan Blocker would have been great in Battlestar Galactica. Dan is the brother everyone wants, stand by your family but do good. Because of Lorne Greene I have named my Cats Adama, Starbuck, Bonanza. Adam Cartwright really balanced the show. They should have given him more action parts.
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I Love all the old shows.
Saying that Parnell Roberts' departure was a reason to end the show is absurd. He was the least interesting of all the Cartwrights. Dan Blocker was the centerpoint of the show, with Landon a close second. No one but Lorne Green could have played the father. Roberts felt like an extra, as anyone who grew up watching the show knows very well.
I didn't get to see many episodes but was excited when we got a chance to. Saw enough to agree with you 100%
same here Parnell was less significant than
Hop Sing!
It is saying that the loss of Hoss was a huge loss. Not Adam.
You have a point there, because sometimes Adam wasn't even on the show... Adam was awesome on the show. The show was a great show from the beginning.
@@patrickmacon1782 and continued for many seasons.
Pernell Roberts was a mature actor but lacked the humor that often played out on air between Hoss (Blocker) & Little Joe (Landon). In fact, it was their comic episodes with Blocker’s great facial expressions & Landon’s infectious laugh that made for some of the most memorable episodes.
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@@repentoryouwilllikewiseper8741 , what does your comment have to do with the content of this video?
@@repentoryouwilllikewiseper8741 y’all people need to go haunt religious sites and stay away with your rudeness. Not the place !!
@@repentoryouwilllikewiseper8741 I agree 100% - but is off track from this video. But - that's OK.
My fave was when for whatever reason Hoss was dressed as a huge Easter Bunny. He was bouncing through the bushes. The old lady in the episode said, " I bet if your brothers saw you they might find it humorous. " Or something like that. Hoss made one of his famous faces and said, "yes'm they sure would."
Bonanza was great western show. I love watching it. The actors and actresses was all amazing.
Agreed
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@@FactsVerse Pernell Roberts.
@@avejoe Thanks for sharing! Stay safe and have a great day 👍
I was a kid in Poland at the time and loved the show, my grandmother adored Little Joe.. When I came to America i got married in Nevada and we used to go there every year on our anniversary. The first year my husband took me to the Bonanza farm and we were inside the house where the show was filmed. It was such strange feeling being there after watching it thousands of miles away. Farm has been closed for many years but memories remain.
I can totally relate there. I went there a few years before they closed. Even with many visitors that day, the visit will remain with me forever. It was magical. A place I adored as a kid, and there I stood, in the living room of the ranch house... So sad it can no longer be visited.
Bonanza wasn't the longest running western in tv. It was Gunsmoke, which started on radio. It aired for 20 seasons, from 1955 to 1975.
Who could ever forget that cute smile from Hoss. He was the best!
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It was one of the shows we watched as a family as I was growing up. we'd even talk about the show sometimes.
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I was 9 when I fell in love with Bonanza . That was in ‘69. Couldn’t wait to get home from Sunday night church to watch it. My sister and Mom was crazy over Little Joe. Lol
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Our family tuned into it after Ed Sullivan, every Sunday night. A part of my childhood!
We're happy to know that you love the show. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. If we may ask, which episode did you like the best?
I believe Bonanza set my course for life! I'm still a Bonanza nerd and watch every day. What's not to like! 🤩💕
You rock, well said! What is your favorite episode?
@@FactsVerse Thank you!
Hmm that's a tough 1.
Probably the 2 part episode
FOREVER right after Dan Blocker died. I'm tearing up just thinking about it. 😭💕
PS I used to drive a tour bus and took one of the last groups to the Ponderosa Ranch before it closed.
Still have a stack of cowboy hats that were left on the seats 🤠
I also was able to ride my horse up in the mountains behind the ranch.
@@gweger6425 that had to of been the most beautiful place ever on horseback especially.
The show wasn't the same without Pernell Roberts ... as his character eventually got written off . Mind Blowing After Dan Blocker's passing , that was a very huge mind blower . Loren Greene , Michael Landon were the last two left ... definitely no longer the same . Let's not forget Victor Send Yung ( Hop Sing ) ... I do like David Canary ( Candy ) , who later joined in on the 8th season , if I'm not mistaken .
As may we all love them as they will always be dearly missed . RIP 🌹🌼🌺🌻🌷💐
Pernell Roberts leaving the show was mind-blowing? Are you kidding me? I didn't think he brought anything to the show. As a matter of fact he was nothing more than a pain in the ass. Especially when it came to his co-stars. He was very difficult to work with. But everyone has their opinion but he certainly wasn't my cup of tea. When he left the show I thought the episodes were much better and I believe the ratings would prove that.
Thank you for your beautiful message to the cast. May the cast members who passed away find peace 😥
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Believe what you want .
@@Dmb596 Pernell Roberts was always my favourite. I was 13 years old when the show started, and I thought he was so cool. My "best" Adam episode was the one with Lee Marvin in the desert. Wow! Pretty powerful ending, as I recall. I remember bawling. It was Season 3, Episode 28, and called "The Crucible" and aired on April 8, 1962. Fun times!
I heard that Pernell Roberts complained... but he was unusually good looking.
Up until last year I watched rerun after rerun of this and many other old shows for about 10 years with my 94 yr old pawpaw. Miss watching TV with him
Loved it. I joined a fan club for each of them. Heart throbs, indeed.
I never got to see the final episode, and few episodes after Blocker had died. I was away at school and didn't spend much time with tv.
Bonanza was a very real show with genuine human stories.
We feel the same way! Thank you for sharing your sentiments. Who is your favorite cast member?
@Facts Verse This was Lorne Greene before he became Commander Adama on the original Battlestar Galactica. He was good. Modern TV shows seem to suck.
@@FactsVerse I still to this day watch Bonanza Every weekday 2pm until 3pm and loves it♥️I just wonder how it would had been if the sons had gotten married and the dad too..I love the family love♥️ and togetherness and the playful joking fun they shared as brothers🧑🤝🧑🧑🤝🧑 ....just wondering 🤔🤔
Well why wasn't more Colored people was they were around also.Only one was Lou Rawls as a Bad Guy running from his Past But thks for the shows
@@elnathan574 that's a very good question🤷♂️I've wondered the same thing about the other regular westerners????
Grew up with this show! Couldn't help but love Dan Blocker! I still say " Well dad burn it Little Joe!" 😆 Of course I had a huge crush on Parnell Robert's when I was 11 yrs old. I am a huge Michael Landon fan! He was such an awesome actor and LOVED the Little house on the prairie program! I will never stop watching the reruns! Now at 56 yrs old I have certainly come to realize that television shows are not what they used to be.
We're happy to know that you grew up with Bonanza! Also thank you for sharing your favorite cast member. How about your favorite episode?
The episode called Horse Traders was one of my favorite.
@@jackiefilakosky669 Thank you for sharing your favorite episode! Have a great day and stay safe 😊
Bonanza, the Rifleman, Big Valley , and so many more great great sitcoms back when TV was entertaining.
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My father and I still watch daily. Great programming.
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Believable western life and intriguing characters, might makes right was never an option
Adam made my young girl’s heart flutter. The show was a highlight of my week. If myself or my siblings were naughty Dad wouldn’t let us watch
Bonanza. I can still remember the heartbreak as I listened to the intro music from afar. I also had yearnings for Daniel Boone and Ivanhoe.
I had a crush on Adam, too. I was heartbroken back then when I found out his hair wasn't real and he was actually BALD and he wore a toupee.' Before anybody jumps on me, please remember I was just a little girl back then. lol
@@janissauncy7019 OMG, me too. I remember seeing the commercials for the upcoming TrapperJohn, MD and when I realized Pernell Roberts was the bald man, I busted into tears. LOL, tears of shock. Actually, he was sexy with or without the hair.
Lorne Greene and later Dan Blocker also had hair pieces.
I think I found out while he was still on Bonanza. By the time he started on Trapper John MD, I was long past my bald men phobia and thought he was just as sexy without hair as he was with. And that voice!
We grew up watching all the American TV shows in Australia too. I loved Bonanza, Daniel Boone, Leave it to Beaver, Greenacres, Petticoat Junction, The Andy Griffith show, My Three Sons, Gomer Pyle..
Adam was the bomb. Serious crush material
Used to watch this with my mom and dad. Enjoyed it so much and have fond memories of it!
Loved the show growing up. I had the opportunity to visit the set back in the 80's. I always thought the cabin and their property were huge - not so in real life. The cabin was tiny and the stairs led to no where - no 2nd level!!! Hats off to those that provided the grand illusion.
I was totally shocked at how small the "cabin" actually was!
Of the shows available to me in my childhood (two networks and select offerings from a third), Bonanza was one of my favorites. Pernell Roberts may have found it banal, but the storylines dealt with issues such as serial killers, racial prejudice and Xenophobia, mental and physical disability, and the grieving process. Other series didn’t always dare go so far. I’m sure if allowed the producers would have included more racial and cultural diversity even than they did. I’d be proud for media history students in 2065 and 2165 to view these episodes; and I believe they would conclude we of the 20th century didn’t entirely suck.
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I watch longmire, its great. Even as a kid i thought Bonanza was kind of silly. 3 grown men living with daddy.
Gunsmoke also dealt with the same issues. Marshal Dillon had a good relationship with the local Indian tribes. (What they were called then). He was respectful of the people of different religions, different ethnicities and skin color. It has been on television since September of 1955 without a break. Over 630 episodes and 20 years. Buck Taylor who played Newly O'Brien and Roger Ewing who played Thad Greenwood are both still alive. The original actors are all deceased. There are stars on the sidewalk in Dodge City for the main characters and a few others. The fans have had anniversary gatherings and I went to the 55th and 60th anniversaries. At the 55th Burt Reynolds finally showed up for the star fans paid for to be dedicated. There were a lot of good westerns back then. I especially liked Clint Walker as Cheyenne
I remember my father coming home from work and all our family would gather around the t.v. and watch Bonanza.
I watched it on you tube 15 years ago. Every episode and was totally hooked. My favourite was little joe.
A great Tv show , one of the best ever. I’m watching the show now on tv. Really enjoying it
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@@FactsVerse just watched the one about the bull fight little joe has
Pernell Roberts, after years of making guest appearances in various shows and movies, finally got a regular role as the title character in the MASH spin-off "Trapper John, M.D."
Pernell Roberts was an arrogant ungrateful jerk !
We weren't aware...,?
He didn't do as good as he thought he would and bonanza went on to enjoy great success, had he stayed dan might have died anyhow but the show might have taken new meaning as times went on. But I'm glad it did because Michael went on to do some great things which might not have been done. So everything has a reason. Love them.
As I remember, Trapper John was a one-dimensional character. 🧐😜
Loved that show!!!
All through the 60’s my family was glued to every episode, a great time to be a kid
I will Always remember watching this as a Kid with my Parents. When they were both in a Nursing homes, this had to be on the TV. Great Memories ❤
I loved it, watched it at every opportunity
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@@FactsVerse I can't pick 1 episode, it was a long time ago, the whole series was a complete saga in my opinion, as some would say Little House On The Prarie (I also loved, but it's a different thing, still a saga), always loved westerns, Bonanza was a real saga, not gunslingers, cowboys, outlaws, but kinda showed life in the ranch, a family, sometimes they come across trouble, always one for all, all for one (like the musketeers in that sense lol), it was a western and a soap, I loved it
@@ROCKIN-AL Well said, we agree! Thank you for sharing your sentiments 💕
Debs husband says everyone loved Hoss. As a kid growing up in the 50's and 60's this was one of my favorite shows.
I never saw the ending if the show. Thanks for sharing . To me..Ben. a good father, honest, compassionate and strong. Adam...Hot !, hot !hot !. little Joe, quick tempered, mischievous and had the funniest laugh. Hoss... Well, we all know that the best way to a man's heart....
Those were the days of REAL TV entertainment! My wife and kids laugh and I say the fact all my shows are on after all these years speaks volumes.
M. Landon(Joe C.) died pretty early in life as well. It was a real shame to lose that show. I wonder if they would make a remake for a one night just like they did with "all in the family" and "George Jefferson". That would be cool.
It was never the same after Parnell Roberts left.
you're right, it was even better when he left.
@@armadilllo no it wasn't you halfwit.. And ratings prove that, and so do the money earned from buying the videos. No one really likes it after season 6.
Dan Blocker had friends in North Texas and visited a lake about 30 minutes away frequently. We never knew when he would show up during our summers at the lake. Pleasant as always and made the times great!
I sort of remember Bonanza being the first show to run for a full hour. A lot of families got their first color TV just to watch it. There was only 1 commercial every 15 minutes by the sponsor which I remember as Kraft cheese.
I just watched the seasons with Pernell, and the comedies after Pernell left, and the season 14 with Tim Matheson. But Pernell is the reason why I watch this show today (even as a child circa 70 (Broadcasted in 1965 in France, I was too little to watch it at this period), Pernell was already my favorite among the others actors.
he was a jerk
@@armadilllo your point of view. He was a humanist, a liberal, taking part in the Human Rights circa 1965 (Selma March), he was a shakespearian , and he has a huge career. Bonanza is just a little part in his career. I understand why he left this show, he needed challenge in his life, and money wasn't his purpose like the others.
@@corinnecm776 right, liberals don't want to earn money, they expect everyone else to pay their way for them because they believe they're above everyone else and trick everyone dumb enough to pay their way for them.
I watched the show as a kid and would naturally find Hoss and Little Joe as fun 'cowboys' while Pernell for me was too serious and didn't even seemed like he belonged in a cowboy show. So his absence was not a big deal for me.
@@armadilllo no he wasn't. Learn some facts. It was Landon who was the jerk, Karen Grassle swears by that
My sister and I loved the show and a lot of the neighborhood kids would often come to our home and watch it. I don't recall seeing the last episode but I'm sure with a little ingenuity, they could have married Little Joe off and started a whole new group of Bonanza family into the next generation. I know that many of my generation loved the show and missed it dearly when it ended.
I grew up with Bonanza and loved it to this day. My father loved the outdoor scenes
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I’m just glad I can still see these . Good stuff
Dan blocker’s passing was a sign that the show was going to end. Like Cindy Williams leaving Laverne and Shirley. And Bea arthur appearing less in Maude.
Also, Don Knotts leaving Andy Griffith.
And Richie leaving Happy Days
And Casey leaving Chicago fire
@@dins5066 oh did he not come back from out west?
@@dins5066 for me it was when gabby left
In my early teens this show was the highlight of the week along with Rawhide. Many enjoyable evenings watching both!¡!
My husband and I watch Bonanza reruns every day. We grew up watching them also. I really have always loved Bonanza and so does my husband.
I'm 65 years old and I remember Bonanza series as a religion when I was a teenager.....I had to be home every time we had it on TV ..Good old days...!!!!
Until now, I watch Bonanza and I love it! My favourite were seasons one to five. Without Adam my interest was less, yet still high. Diminished only after the gentil giant's death; when it ended I felt betrayed.
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i love bonanza still enjoy watching up to now after 60yrs stiii enjoy it
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@@FactsVerse i cannot say i just enjoyed all the shows that burning map at the begging is so awsome with the music i just love bonanza
BONANZA WAS AN STILL AWESOME ENTERTAINMENT. THIS IS WHAT OUR COUNTRY NEED MORE OF.......
The episode with Hoss and the pancake eating contest is one of my favorites. The interaction between him and Little Joe is just too funny!
Was a a terrific show very good to watch quiet sad it at to end like Wagon Train and Rawhide loved all those westerns
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I wondered if Hopsing ever cooked chinese food for them?
I remember my first visit to Portugal in the late 70's. As we settled into the hotel room, I turned on the TV and there was Bonanza in Portuguese. Fifteen years later, my cousin visited Portugal and had the same experience. She understands Portuguese so it was funnier for her.
😊🎬📺🍿THE VERY BEST OF THE WESTERN SHOWS.
BONANZA AND GUNSMOKE. I WATCHED THESE 2 FAVORITES SINCE CHILDHOOD OVER 50 YEARS🎉. ❤❤❤
Agree....bonanza was better than the garbage today. I can watch it and have favorite episode scenes