Every once in awhile, there would be mention made of Adam traveling somewhere. Just to let everyone know that he still existed, I guess. And Keith, I wouldn't say Pernell Roberts carrrer had failed. He may have made a mistake for leaving Bonanza but, the rest of his carrer was pretty good. His Trapper John MD show had a pretty good run and was fairly popular here in the states. Plus, he did quite afew guest shots on other shows and I believe he did some successful stage work.
Posts from WaynamoJim in thread „Bonanza (1959-1973)“
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Watched every episode from the first one on when it originally aired. Some great moments and memories. I'm from Rochester, NY and since Eastman Kodak was a sponsor, they took great pains with the color broadcasts which really popped back then. The few reruns I've seen seem faded.
My only quibble is that if a Cartwright ever got serious about a woman, say to the point of proposing, she was dead meat by the end of the episode.
We deal in lead, friend.
LOL, my wife has said the same thing many times, Gorch. Didn't matter if it was Ben or his boys, any romance for any of them, usually resulted in death for the girl. -
I don't know if it was at the end of an actual episode or if it was filmed for it, then scrapped. But there is footage of Greene, Roberts, Blocker and, Landon singing the Bonanza theme song as they're leaving town, complete with loud whoops and yells of BONANZA!. I seen it on some blooper show years ago. If they used after an episode in the first year, it was only the one time. It didn't go over well and it was never done again.
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Don't forget Stumpy, Mike Landon also created, produced and starred in Highway To Heaven. Thought that was a pretty good show in itself. He also wrote and directed the tv movie, The Lonliest Runner, starring Lance Kerwin who played a teenager who was a bedwetter and whose mother constantly embarrassed him by hanging his bedsheets outisde his bedroom window. It was supposed to be based loosely on Landons life.
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Always thought Bonanza was a great show but, to me the best part about it was the vivid color it was presented in. Even after all these years of constant showing, the colors in it are still just as rich as ever and makes it look like it was just filmed yesterday. Back when color tv's were just coming on, we'd always like going over to my uncles house. He worked for RCA and always had color tv's from the very start. Be there on a Sunday night and get to see Disneys Wonderful World Of Color, followed by Bonanza. What a treat.
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For all you soap opera fans, David Canary can be found on All My Children playing a dual role of twin brothers, one mentally challenged, the other normal. Been on for quite a few years now.
