Michael Dunn was my favorite villian on this show. The fact that he would still address you with kindness and politeness just as he was about to seal the fate of West and Gordon,........great acting.
I agree, he was my favorite too. I saw him in a Bonanza episode where he played a newly widowed father of a newborn. He was superb in the role. He was a very talented man.
R.I.P to the legendary actor Robert Conrad. His show The Wild Wild West was one of my favorite TV shows growing up. He will be missed but he will live forever through his show.
@@jonhohensee3258 Do the research. It IS a spoof of Bond as was Get Smart of nearly the same Era. Television historians have denoted it as the precursor of Steam Punk
Heavy duty. Michael Dunn, Victor Buono, Richard Pryor, Boris Karloff, and groundbreaking director and actress, Ida Lupino. Even more impressive in retrospect.
Robert Conrad has gone to join Ross Martin in the Wild Wild West in the sky. Just one more icon of my past gone but he did leave lasting memories . Thanks Robert.
Michael Dunn was, hands down, the greatest villain on The Wild, Wild, West. My Dad and little Brother always looked forward to His appearance on the show!
I'd even go so far as to say he was one of television's greatest very villains. An evil genius of the highest order (stature excepted--lol), and he had all those great duets with Antoinette as a bonus! ua-cam.com/video/4pCLBfdKTcI/v-deo.html
It was an absolute pleasure to relive each of these episodes, the incredible creativity of each of the villains and the dry retort of James Conrad to their taunts. How I miss good tv! Thank you fine sir, for posting this!
Many years before Richard Pryor reinvented himself as a great stand up comic he served the same role on the Merv Griffin show as Ed McMann did on the Johnny Carson show.
YES! Richard Pryor! We all have to get work somehow. I remember Victor Buono as "Juan Manolo" in the first episode! Of course we can't forget Micheal Dun as Dr. Loveless!
@@davidaltman3867 victor buono also played the enormous chinese wing fat in the pilot episode as well as count manzeppi in two other eps and dr messenger in the second movie more wild wild west
Srikesh Srinivas you are one special cool dude, I truly admire you 🙌, I wish their were more like you Srikesh...well anyhow too bad for them and good for you, Kudos to you 👍👍
I watched all 4 seasons and every episode last month and fell in love with Robert Conrad he was the most good looking man, together with Ross Martin RIP!!
He was funny in ' No way to treat a lady ' where New York was gripped with fear over a serial killer that strangled women . Michael walks into the Police station to confess for the murders of 6 women , worth watching the short clip.
Sometimes it was stupid silly but I loved this show. It made my imagination come to life when I was young. Jules Verne for television. 1960's writing for the medium but still, well done.
Count Manzeppi was my favorite. Victor Buono was one of the drollest thespians who ever lived, could make reading a phone book into a dramatic tour de force. He should have been in more episodes. Some of the other villains I liked who don't appear here are Edward Anderson as Brane and Jeff Corey as Captain Coffin. I wish Vincent Price could have shown up, he would have been perfect!
I also really liked Manzeppi. He appeared twice during the second season. He was the show's only reoccurring villain, other than Loveless. Based on what I've read, there were changes behind the scenes for the third season and the new power-that-be didn't care for Manzeppi, so we never saw him again. Buono did appear in the More Wild Wild West reunion film years later, but he played a different character. I wish it had been Manzeppi.
You also notice that Count Manzeppi always seemed to be just a step ahead of West at nearly every turn, and also didn't suffer from the same egotism and frustration complex that plagued Dr. Loveless.
My compliments. I think your estimation of Dr. Loveless was well done indeed. I really enjoyed the Wild Wild West, t.v. series. Thank you for bringing back fond memories.
I can remember watching this as a kid . I loved this show as a kid I got a Jim West belt buckle that held a secert derringer with a hidden button that popped it open and would fire a cap . I still to this day hum the West tneme when I have something concealed in my pocket. I have all but the 4th season on disc .
Robert Conrad was a man! By his own account, those tight pants they made him wear hurt him. Ouch! But he was a trooper. I loved his Chicago accent. RIP Mr. Conrad. Ross Martin, you were a brilliant actor as well. Michael Dunn, Victor Buonno, thank you.
Ah, I'd forgotten just how over the top this great old show was. Haven't seen it since it originally aired (which tells you how old I am). Great villains, great characters, great concept, great "kink," and I especially love Pryor as that surprise guest in the 1st clip before he went full-on to do stand up. The producers always claimed they were semi-scrupulous about only using technology that actually existed in that era, (obviously they fudged it a little bit) but it was always a great concept. Also amusing in that 1st clip how the low special effects budget shows because once the camera moves the glow from the light bulbs on the floor disappears completely.
Robert Conrad was probably one of the most athletic actors in television history. It is amazing to watch the choreographed fight scenes. He was in Tip-Top shape and he really showed it off when he would climb and do all kinds of physically challenging things seemingly at ease. Interesting to watch how he went from a martial arts fighter in season 1 to a fist fighter in Seasons 2 to 4. He also had a character change from season 1 forward. There was a lot of females falling for him and kissing him and season 1 and that pretty-much faded except for maybe seven or eight episodes in every other season. What a great transition from the black-and-white days to season 2 to 4 in color. Both Conrad and Martin we're dressed very sharply but especially Conrad with his three-piece colorful suits. There's never been another actor who relied on his physicality so much and was able to pull it off with seemingly ease. I think that's why the movie version with such a disappointment.. they could never find another motion picture actor they could do all the stunts and the fight scenes that he did. I wonder if anybody will ever try again so we can wash the memories of the poorly conceived Wild Wild West movie from our memories. I did think that Kevin Kline was a good choice as Artemus Gordon.
Dang, I didn't know Boris Karloff was on the show! I got the entire four seasons on DVD at Walmart last week for $19.00. I can't wait to see the Karloff episode!
I still remember as a young child in the 70's growing up and being fascinated by this series and it's stories along with Hogan's Heroes!! My mother would tell me as a teen in the very early 80's that these two shows were the only 2 shows I would stop wherever I was doing 5 mins before the show's started, sit down in front of the TV, and patiently wait as I watched quietly through the entire episodes. Now in my mind 50's, I realize just how imaginative these two series and thier stories really were! I espically remember the character of Dr Loveless! One of not THE most memorable villains in all of TV history for me! Now my 12yr old and 17yr old sons look at these series and thier episodes as very boring and dated. Yet today I still get to remember and feel like a young boy again as I get to watch all these episodes from these two shows on You Tube all these years later.. Rest in peace Michel Dunn, Robert Conrad and Bob Crane! You three actors will always have a fond place in my childhood heart for the rest of my days! Thank you for helping me feel those feelings again all these many years later!👍😃
A hero is nothing without a worthy adversary to keep him on his toes and few TV shows can match "The Wild, Wild West", from the 1960's for the outstanding quantity and quality of scene stealing baddies!
The Wild Wild West was one of my favorite TV shows when I was growing up. Watching the show in reruns back in the early '70s was one of my great memories. "Night of the Raven" had Dr. Loveless shrink James West to miniature size! Great nostalgic TV!
One of the scariest villains in the B&W episodes was John Dehner's "terminator" like figure. Years before Arnold's Terminator. "The Night of the Steel Assassin" where Dehner's imposing character Torres was a man built of steel and virtually bullet proof even his face. It was great because in this episode even West appeared scared when Torres was impervious to bullets. A well-written episode also -- the end -- no spoiler -- has a twist and is quite good in only "The Wild, Wild West" could be. The TV show also managed to secure some top rated actors and actresses from both motion pictures and TV: Michael Dunn ("Ship of Fools" nominated for an Academy Award); Robert Duvall; Boris Karloff; Agnes Moorehead; Ida Lupino; Patrice Munsell (opera singer); Carroll O'Connor (before "All In the Family") and Victor Buono and countless others. It was during this time that stars as big as John Wayne made the rounds of tv shows. You don't see that today.
Watching this show all the way through for the first time with my father. Doctor Loveless is absolutely brilliant, I'd argue downright revolutionary for his time. A villain whose motivations are arguably noble save for the monsterous ways he goes about to achieve them, from the very first episode where he goes from killing a fellow scientist for attempting to deliver the formula for the atomic energy to the Untied States Government because they would use it as a weapon, to threatening to blow up the streets of San Fransico if he doesn't receive the land stolen from him by the Spanish Empire, simply because he wats to turn the land into a technological utopia. These motivations set him far and beyond his mustache twirling, monologuing villains who grandstand egotistically about their plans to take over the world. Bravo to Michael Dunn, an absolute powerhouse of malevolence and charisma.
I think I've posted before but I use to love this show. It would've been cool if they did a two part episode with Dr.Loveless, Count Manzeppi, Emma Valentine , Tycho all teaming up to get revenge on West and Gordon. A Legion of Doom so to speak. Ahh the things that could have been.
I've said for years that James West and James T. Kirk were very similar characters. Strong-willed, handsome, somewhat small in stature, but seemed to love to fight, loved the ladies, quite resourceful, the list could go on another 3 or 4 seconds.
I've always thought that the sets for this series had very little dramatic atmosphere, but lots of open space to have the fight scenes take place in. At the 4:30 mark is what I've always thought to be an interesting moment when Boris Karloff makes that walk across the scene. He only had half a lung at the time, but still makes this dramatic crossing. Notice how, at the 4:40 mark, an extra with an elephant crosses in front of the camera to hide Karloff struggling to make it up that step. Karloff loved acting and did it till the end of his life.
Next to Steve McQueen, Robert Conrad was my childhood hero. Mr West, James West that is. I'd be out playing until Wild Wild West was about to come on. I'd haul butt home.
Victor Buono was in his 20's when he appeared on W.W.W.,......sadly, he died at 43 in 1982 of a heart attack. Wikipedia said that Buono "made a career of playing men much older than he was."
AS A KID GROWING UP , I LOVED WATCHING THIS SHOW. PRESENT DAY WATCHING RERUNS THE ACTING AND STORY LINE IS SO CORNY . MET ROBERT CONRAD A FEW YEARS AGO OUTSIDE A RESTAURANT IN ASPEN CO. SUPER NICE GUY
So sad to hear that Robert Conrad has passed. Loved this show, it was always a blast to watch. And some of the Sets may have been used in Star Trek TOS because I remember that first scene looks very much like one used previously on "The Squire of Gothos"
I loved "The Wild Wild West" when I was growing up (and after); but there can be no doubt about one point. The hardest thing to believe about the stories wasn't the futuristic devices that Jim and Artie used; it was the question of how on earth Jim could fight the bad guys at his superhuman level while wearing those inhumanly tight pants. ("Saturday Night Live" could have done a great skit -- especially with Robert Conrad hosting -- of Jim giving the villains his tough-guy talk, and then trying to swing into action: only to find that he couldn't move because of his pants.)
I love the fantastic word play going on in this series, sadly, many shows today don’t use this anymore, this is the height of camp and whoever said that TV in the 60s at least rots the brain, well watch this show and that is clearly not the case.
Avatar610 regardless,, Boris Karloff is by far my favorite actor also he was one heck of gentleman, so be it Indian or British he's without a doubt,one true top notch gentleman
A " golden era", Wild Wild West, Batman, Get Smart, The Untouchables, Laugh -In, Flip Wilson, Smothers Brothers, Twilight Zone,we were thoroughly distracted!
Lots of simularitys to STAR TREK.Had many of the same guest stars and CONRADS partner allways reminded me of DR.MACOY.In that western scene when he says to CONRAD "He's right Jim",The STAR TREK vibes are strong !!
I forgot how many we’ll known actors and actresses starred on this show and they were all so creatively villainous. I always loved when Migaleto Loveless was the villain
Rest In Peace, Robert Conrad. Such a wonderful actor. The Wild Wild West was a part of my childhood.
Mine too...I had a crush on him.
Mine, too.
mine too along with maverick every Sunday afternoon
Oh yes. I loved him too. So handsome!! I was young too but thought I would marry him some day:):)
Shock Semler Me too! Thanks everyone for the nice comments.
Michael Dunn was my favorite villian on this show. The fact that he would still address you with kindness and politeness just as he was about to seal the fate of West and Gordon,........great acting.
I agree, he was my favorite too. I saw him in a Bonanza episode where he played a newly widowed father of a newborn. He was superb in the role. He was a very talented man.
R.I.P to the legendary actor Robert Conrad. His show The Wild Wild West was one of my favorite TV shows growing up. He will be missed but he will live forever through his show.
zzzzzzz.....
@@jonhohensee3258why are you here commenting?
@@perrywalton2464 Cause I wish to. Why are you here asking a question?
One of the most entertaining westerns in television history.
Vastly underrated series way ahead of its time. Dunn's Loveless ans Buono's Count Manzeppi were beyond brilliant. Bob Conrad also underrated.
A count for 2 Wests…. Buono also played King Tut in Adam West’s Batman.
Ahead of its time? How?
@@jonhohensee3258 As a James Bond "spoof" and literally invented "steam punk"
@@worldsgreatestimpressionis6462 What's your proof that it invented steam punk? I don't think it's a spoof of Bond.
@@jonhohensee3258 Do the research. It IS a spoof of Bond as was Get Smart of nearly the same Era. Television historians have denoted it as the
precursor of Steam Punk
Heavy duty. Michael Dunn, Victor Buono, Richard Pryor, Boris Karloff, and groundbreaking director and actress, Ida Lupino. Even more impressive in retrospect.
Sparky Always remember Victor as King Tut on Batman & his appearances on Johnny Carson.
Ida Lupino a Great unsung Talent.
I didn't recognize Pryor. Thank you
@@LuciFeric137I did, went to comments for confirmation
Great Cast..RIP to those who passed
Robert Conrad has gone to join Ross Martin in the Wild Wild West in the sky. Just one more icon of my past gone but he did leave lasting memories . Thanks Robert.
Amen to that, my friend. They will surely be missed.
They are doing "The Wild Wild West" in heaven.
This show made Friday night even more special.
Michael Dunn was, hands down, the greatest villain on The Wild, Wild, West. My Dad and little Brother always looked forward to His appearance on the show!
I am sad there are only ten. He was amazing as Loveless!
You summed up my feelings exactly. Dr. Miguelito Loveless was the best and Dunn was great in his portrayal.
completely agree
I'd even go so far as to say he was one of television's greatest very villains. An evil genius of the highest order (stature excepted--lol), and he had all those great duets with Antoinette as a bonus! ua-cam.com/video/4pCLBfdKTcI/v-deo.html
"I'm sorry Mr. West I am going to have to kill you."
Dr. Loveless was the Best Villain on this series....EVER.
Hands down!!
Dr. Loveless, along with the Joker, and Darth Vader are among the best villains in ALL of fiction.
I had the good fortune to be on the set of WIII when Michael Dunn guest starred- one of only ten times he appeared in the show.
Dr. Loveless was the best TV villain of all time. In my opinion.
@@mjw1955 The scenes with Michael Dunn and Robert Conrad were just excellent. He proved to be a great adversary in his 10 appearances on "WWW."
Dr loveless was the best of the villains in the wild wild west great character actor...
It was an absolute pleasure to relive each of these episodes, the incredible creativity of each of the villains and the dry retort of James Conrad to their taunts. How I miss good tv! Thank you fine
sir, for posting this!
You mean james west or robert conrad
Victor Buono was really good at playing the heavy/villain. He knocked it out of the park every time IMO.
Richard Pyror as the ventriloquist???
Yes, it is.
Many years before Richard Pryor reinvented himself as a great stand up comic he served the same role on the Merv Griffin show as Ed McMann did on the Johnny Carson show.
YES! Richard Pryor! We all have to get work somehow. I remember Victor Buono as "Juan Manolo" in the first episode! Of course we can't forget Micheal Dun as Dr. Loveless!
Is it Rip Torn one of the 3 sons of Boris Karloff?
I believe the dummy's voice was Ross Martin
Rest In Peace Robert Conrad! Thank you for all the great memories!
the villains of WWW are in two categories: Miguelito Loveless and then the rest
boogerie My thoughts exactly!!
Loveless, le comte Manzetti et, le reste.
Yeah!!! He was my favorite villan on this great show!!!! Unfortunately they don't make great shows like this anymore!!!!
loveless, the guy victor buono played (who like loveless always escaped pity they only used him twice)
then the rest
@@davidaltman3867 victor buono also played the enormous chinese wing fat in the pilot episode as well as count manzeppi in two other eps and dr messenger in the second movie more wild wild west
I'm a 21 year old and I've been watching the show ever since I was 12!
Srikesh Srinivas you are one special cool dude, I truly admire you 🙌, I wish their were more like you Srikesh...well anyhow too bad for them and good for you, Kudos to you 👍👍
@@rafaelramirez3180 lol
The show was made for 12 year olds
You've watched the best Western series ever!
RIP Robert Conrad,This show was family night for me miss those days
Bill Gallegos yes, it was family night for many, many people.
Always loved the colour schemes as well as the villains.
I watched all 4 seasons and every episode last month and fell in love with Robert Conrad he was the most good looking man, together with Ross Martin RIP!!
Count Manzeppi humming "Ride of the Valkyries" as he leaves the room is hilarious.
Oh my gosh.... there's a tiger - and an elephant - in the room.
Yeah caught that too. All very campy but great
Dr. Loveless seems to be the winner and I agree. I loved James West's uniform and the tailored fit, one of my favorite shows growing up.
Yes, this was one of my favorites
... along with Star Trek ;)
i knew i was gay too when i watched him every week.
R.I.P. Robert Conrad who passed away today February 8, 2020.
really sad I loved the www when I was younger and his role in jingle all the way RIP
I loved his character. He died just before the China virus "plan"demic. RIP my childhood friend.
Mm
My favorite show growing up
Just saw Robert Conrad died, loved watching this show as a kid and as an adult. Conrad also played is a show called blacksheep. RIP Sir.
Ba ba BLACK SHEEP was a great show !
@ Robert Conrad - you were the coolest guy on TV.
RIP Robert Conrad, you'll not be forgotten. 2/8/2020
I love the small guy (Michael Dunn). He makes me laugh so hard. His character is the best.
He was funny in ' No way to treat a lady ' where New York was gripped with fear over a serial killer that strangled women . Michael walks into the Police station to confess for the murders of 6 women , worth watching the short clip.
@@garywood9525 he was funny n Games Of Throngs .
Dr. Lovelace...
Richard Pryor alert at 2:14 No freaking way. And funnily enough I recall this episode.
Loved it when Michael Dunn twirled the pistol. ...As Dr Migilito Loveless, he may have been the greatest TV villan of all time!
Wow, this really takes me back. Used to watch after school, hated to miss an episode. Dr. Loveless had the perfect evil laugh.
Sometimes it was stupid silly but I loved this show. It made my imagination come to life when I was young. Jules Verne for television. 1960's writing for the medium but still, well done.
Yes! Jules Verne - good observation.
It was the early 60s
Mr.West and Mr.Gorden best Secret Sevice agents ever.job welldone.
Count Manzeppi was my favorite. Victor Buono was one of the drollest thespians who ever lived, could make reading a phone book into a dramatic tour de force. He should have been in more episodes. Some of the other villains I liked who don't appear here are Edward Anderson as Brane and Jeff Corey as Captain Coffin. I wish Vincent Price could have shown up, he would have been perfect!
Dozier could afford Price for Batman (Egghead, anyone?) in those days, no telling why these guys couldn't or wouldn't.
I also really liked Manzeppi. He appeared twice during the second season. He was the show's only reoccurring villain, other than Loveless. Based on what I've read, there were changes behind the scenes for the third season and the new power-that-be didn't care for Manzeppi, so we never saw him again.
Buono did appear in the More Wild Wild West reunion film years later, but he played a different character. I wish it had been Manzeppi.
You also notice that Count Manzeppi always seemed to be just a step ahead of West at nearly every turn, and also didn't suffer from the same egotism and frustration complex that plagued Dr. Loveless.
@@calvinkatt662 he also appeared in the first episode of WWW
We had black and white tv until 1972😳! We lived like ANIMALS 🤓!
My compliments. I think your estimation of Dr. Loveless was well done indeed. I really enjoyed the Wild Wild West, t.v. series. Thank you for bringing back fond memories.
Poor Doctor Loveless. He would always have a beautiful moll ... who would invariably fall for James West. No wonder he hated West so much.
I'm a long time fan of the "Wild,Wild West;enjoyed episode clips! Brought back great memories.
I can remember watching this as a kid . I loved this show as a kid I got a Jim West belt buckle that held a secert derringer with a hidden button that popped it open and would fire a cap . I still to this day hum the West tneme when I have something concealed in my pocket. I have all but the 4th season on disc .
This was a fantastic show. I loved this when I was a kid! RIP Robert Conrad.
Robert Conrad was a man! By his own account, those tight pants they made him wear hurt him. Ouch! But he was a trooper. I loved his Chicago accent. RIP Mr. Conrad. Ross Martin, you were a brilliant actor as well. Michael Dunn, Victor Buonno, thank you.
One of the greatest TV shows ever produced!! My best childhood with all of these shows!
Ah, I'd forgotten just how over the top this great old show was. Haven't seen it since it originally aired (which tells you how old I am). Great villains, great characters, great concept, great "kink," and I especially love Pryor as that surprise guest in the 1st clip before he went full-on to do stand up. The producers always claimed they were semi-scrupulous about only using technology that actually existed in that era, (obviously they fudged it a little bit) but it was always a great concept. Also amusing in that 1st clip how the low special effects budget shows because once the camera moves the glow from the light bulbs on the floor disappears completely.
Robert Conrad was probably one of the most athletic actors in television history. It is amazing to watch the choreographed fight scenes. He was in Tip-Top shape and he really showed it off when he would climb and do all kinds of physically challenging things seemingly at ease. Interesting to watch how he went from a martial arts fighter in season 1 to a fist fighter in Seasons 2 to 4. He also had a character change from season 1 forward. There was a lot of females falling for him and kissing him and season 1 and that pretty-much faded except for maybe seven or eight episodes in every other season. What a great transition from the black-and-white days to season 2 to 4 in color. Both Conrad and Martin we're dressed very sharply but especially Conrad with his three-piece colorful suits. There's never been another actor who relied on his physicality so much and was able to pull it off with seemingly ease. I think that's why the movie version with such a disappointment.. they could never find another motion picture actor they could do all the stunts and the fight scenes that he did. I wonder if anybody will ever try again so we can wash the memories of the poorly conceived Wild Wild West movie from our memories. I did think that Kevin Kline was a good choice as Artemus Gordon.
Dang, I didn't know Boris Karloff was on the show! I got the entire four seasons on DVD at Walmart last week for $19.00. I can't wait to see the Karloff episode!
I still remember as a young child in the 70's growing up and being fascinated by this series and it's stories along with Hogan's Heroes!! My mother would tell me as a teen in the very early 80's that these two shows were the only 2 shows I would stop wherever I was doing 5 mins before the show's started, sit down in front of the TV, and patiently wait as I watched quietly through the entire episodes. Now in my mind 50's, I realize just how imaginative these two series and thier stories really were! I espically remember the character of Dr Loveless! One of not THE most memorable villains in all of TV history for me! Now my 12yr old and 17yr old sons look at these series and thier episodes as very boring and dated. Yet today I still get to remember and feel like a young boy again as I get to watch all these episodes from these two shows on You Tube all these years later.. Rest in peace Michel Dunn, Robert Conrad and Bob Crane! You three actors will always have a fond place in my childhood heart for the rest of my days! Thank you for helping me feel those feelings again all these many years later!👍😃
A hero is nothing without a worthy adversary to keep him on his toes and few TV shows can match "The Wild, Wild West", from the 1960's for the outstanding quantity and quality of scene stealing baddies!
The Wild Wild West was one of my favorite TV shows when I was growing up. Watching the show in reruns back in the early '70s was one of my great memories. "Night of the Raven" had Dr. Loveless shrink James West to miniature size! Great nostalgic TV!
Still on in the afternoons on FETV if you can get that. We find it on Direct TV.
Boris Karloff and Richard Pryor...cool.
RIP Mr Robert Conrad. May your Soul Rest in perfect Peace.
WOW, Boris Karloff, and still walking like the Frakenstein monster!
One of the scariest villains in the B&W episodes was John Dehner's "terminator" like figure. Years before Arnold's Terminator. "The Night of the Steel Assassin" where Dehner's imposing character Torres was a man built of steel and virtually bullet proof even his face.
It was great because in this episode even West appeared scared when Torres was impervious to bullets. A well-written episode also -- the end -- no spoiler -- has a twist and is quite good in only "The Wild, Wild West" could be. The TV show also managed to secure some top rated actors and actresses from both motion pictures and TV: Michael Dunn ("Ship of Fools" nominated for an Academy Award); Robert Duvall; Boris Karloff; Agnes Moorehead; Ida Lupino; Patrice Munsell (opera singer); Carroll O'Connor (before "All In the Family") and Victor Buono and countless others. It was during this time that stars as big as John Wayne made the rounds of tv shows. You don't see that today.
John Dehner is really underrated. Hell of an actor.
Let's not forget Voltaire Dr. Loveless' man played by Richard Kiel!
Boris Karloff, wonderful actor!
Watching this show all the way through for the first time with my father. Doctor Loveless is absolutely brilliant, I'd argue downright revolutionary for his time.
A villain whose motivations are arguably noble save for the monsterous ways he goes about to achieve them, from the very first episode where he goes from killing a fellow scientist for attempting to deliver the formula for the atomic energy to the Untied States Government because they would use it as a weapon, to threatening to blow up the streets of San Fransico if he doesn't receive the land stolen from him by the Spanish Empire, simply because he wats to turn the land into a technological utopia.
These motivations set him far and beyond his mustache twirling, monologuing villains who grandstand egotistically about their plans to take over the world. Bravo to Michael Dunn, an absolute powerhouse of malevolence and charisma.
The best of the Bob's in the '60s: Conrad, Culp, and Vaughn!
The man was it. I do not believe any one else can top it.
I think I've posted before but I use to love this show. It would've been cool if they did a two part episode with Dr.Loveless, Count Manzeppi, Emma Valentine , Tycho all teaming up to get revenge on West and Gordon. A Legion of Doom so to speak. Ahh the things that could have been.
I've said for years that James West and James T. Kirk were very similar characters. Strong-willed, handsome, somewhat small in stature, but seemed to love to fight, loved the ladies, quite resourceful, the list could go on another 3 or 4 seconds.
It was only upon rewatching some episodes recently that I realized just how much those two had in common. Cut from the same cloth
I've always thought that the sets for this series had very little dramatic atmosphere, but lots of open space to have the fight scenes take place in. At the 4:30 mark is what I've always thought to be an interesting moment when Boris Karloff makes that walk across the scene. He only had half a lung at the time, but still makes this dramatic crossing. Notice how, at the 4:40 mark, an extra with an elephant crosses in front of the camera to hide Karloff struggling to make it up that step. Karloff loved acting and did it till the end of his life.
Next to Steve McQueen, Robert Conrad was my childhood hero. Mr West, James West that is. I'd be out playing until Wild Wild West was about to come on. I'd haul butt home.
Isn't the Actor who played the Villian- "The Count" , also played King Tut on the Original "Batman" Comedy Series?
you are correct
Victor Buono played a lot of slimy creeps on TV. He was a great character actor and was the 1960s version of the man you " loved" to hate.
Victor Buono was in his 20's when he appeared on W.W.W.,......sadly, he died at 43 in 1982 of a heart attack. Wikipedia said that Buono "made a career of playing men much older than he was."
The Wild Wild West had some of the weirdest and most interesting villains, ever. R.I.P. Robert Conrad.
Batman's King Tut!
Yup.
Rip Mr Conrad....My boy hood hero
Nice. Such lovely memories of "Wild Wild West."
AS A KID GROWING UP , I LOVED WATCHING THIS SHOW. PRESENT DAY WATCHING RERUNS THE ACTING AND STORY LINE IS SO CORNY . MET ROBERT CONRAD A FEW YEARS AGO OUTSIDE A RESTAURANT IN ASPEN CO. SUPER NICE GUY
Wow! Victor Buono and Richard Pryor!
I LOVED this show! It was aired back when I was in elementary school.
This show was one of the 10 best ever
My hats off . Mr Conrad was pretty good at his craft .
The wild Wild West was the only show I ever saw him in .
R . I. P. Bob . Thanks .
So sad to hear that Robert Conrad has passed. Loved this show, it was always a blast to watch. And some of the Sets may have been used in Star Trek TOS because I remember that first scene looks very much like one used previously on "The Squire of Gothos"
I loved "The Wild Wild West" when I was growing up (and after); but there can be no doubt about one point. The hardest thing to believe about the stories wasn't the futuristic devices that Jim and Artie used; it was the question of how on earth Jim could fight the bad guys at his superhuman level while wearing those inhumanly tight pants. ("Saturday Night Live" could have done a great skit -- especially with Robert Conrad hosting -- of Jim giving the villains his tough-guy talk, and then trying to swing into action: only to find that he couldn't move because of his pants.)
Robert Conrad. RIP. I always looked forward to watching Wild Wild West after school back in the 70s. He was a friend of Elvis too.
I love how Jim West´enemies are bent with his destruction
I love the fantastic word play going on in this series, sadly, many shows today don’t use this anymore, this is the height of camp and whoever said that TV in the 60s at least rots the brain, well watch this show and that is clearly not the case.
LOVE ❤️ THIS SERIES .!!!! . ACTION & ADVENTURE.!!!! . & GOOD ACTING . !!!! . 😎🇺🇸😎👍..
A little-known fact the public didn't know during Boris Karloff's lifetime: he actually WAS of Anglo-Indian ancestry, like Merle Oberon.
Avatar610 regardless,, Boris Karloff is by far my favorite actor also he was one heck of gentleman, so be it Indian or British he's without a doubt,one true top notch gentleman
@@rafaelramirez3180 Something common to both nations!
The irony here is that Boris Karloff is playing an Indian character, when his family background was actually Anglo-Indian.
I was thinking the same thing
This series is far better than so many currently running. It should be running 24-7!
Best show for it’s time
Robert Conrad RIP..the man forever will be Jim west ...loved the series ..classic...bess Bob ..
R.I.P Bob Conrad! Best and ONLY Wild Wild West!
Looking back, this series was kinda "Steam Punky." Sad to hear he just died. His co-star died a long time ago.
What does 'steam punky" mean.
@@billh.6135 Something with anachronisms; items out of their proper place and time.
@@martysmith5260 Ha ha. Thank you Marty. I can't imagine how the term steam punky came from the word anachronism. 🤔🙂. Thank you again for your help.
A " golden era", Wild Wild West, Batman, Get Smart, The Untouchables, Laugh -In, Flip Wilson, Smothers Brothers, Twilight Zone,we were thoroughly distracted!
VICTOR BUONO WAS A GREAT CHARACTER ACTOR, LOVED HIM AS COUNT MANZEPPI, ALSO AS KING TUT IN BATMAN.
His droll/dry humor was hilarious!
James T. Kirk's ancestor, 400+ years earlier.
Lots of simularitys to STAR TREK.Had many of the same guest stars and CONRADS partner allways reminded me of DR.MACOY.In that western scene when he says to CONRAD "He's right Jim",The STAR TREK vibes are strong !!
Jeff Tappan I like the way you think :)
This show was like Gun Smoke on acid.
Part of my favorite lineup as a kid
Oh mine too Thomas Weeks. My boys have no idea how good tv used to be:):)
I LOVED this Show!! and "Mission: Impossible"
The Wild Wild West and The Adventures Of Briscoe County Jr. were and will always be two of my favorite TV shows!
R.I.P. Robert Conrad!
damm this show was one of the best!! Watching this as a young boy was mind blowing
I forgot how many we’ll known actors and actresses starred on this show and they were all so creatively villainous. I always loved when Migaleto Loveless was the villain
Richard Pryor ,Boris karlof Mike Dunn the last lady I don't remember the 60s was a great time for TV.🙌✨
I may be wrong, and I probably am, at 4:22, is that Yvonne Craig? Commissioner Gordons daughter...a.k.a. Batgirl.
I can see the resemblance, but that's an actress named Audrey Dalton.
@@21kalel Oh, okay. I wasn't sure. Thank you.
I remember having a major crush on Robert Conrad. I never missed a show. Fine actor. Fine man. Deadly boxer. RIP
Gran actor Victor Buono.😃👀👍🌅🌌🌈🌅🌌🌈
It would have been interesting if Count Manzeppi and Dr. Loveless would have teemed up. Missed opportunity.
"Agnes Morehead played Emma Valentine,who sent deadly valentines to her enemies."-😮.🌐📱🌐.
Roger Temple Endora?
Ida Lupino!
King Tut from Batman and Richard Pryor as a ventriloquist on the same show?? OMG!!