Bobbing Along Goes to Knots Landing

Our second episode of "Bobbing Along" takes us to the fictional coastal Southern California town of Knots Landing. "Seaview Circle," the cul-de-sac at the heart of the classic show, is in Granada Hills, California, about 25 miles from the ocean. Here we meet the actual residents and learn what it's like to live on the real-life set of a show that ran a record-setting 14 seasons. Be sure to follow us at Bobbing Along TV on Facebook.

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  • @paulnelson7525
    @paulnelson75253 жыл бұрын

    Oh, one of my favorites shows. Thursday nights were reserved for Knots Landing.

  • @rjcelli

    @rjcelli

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yep. Mine, too! :-)

  • @traceywalker-fuqua5400

    @traceywalker-fuqua5400

    9 ай бұрын

    Ditto!

  • @timka98
    @timka987 жыл бұрын

    These people are sooooo lucky living in these houses! Knots is my favorite show, thanks for the tour!

  • @rjcelli

    @rjcelli

    7 жыл бұрын

    I'm happy you enjoyed it. Thanks for the nice words. :)

  • @proudasiangirl576
    @proudasiangirl5767 ай бұрын

    One of my all time favorite soaps, ever!

  • @QueenCityHistory
    @QueenCityHistory5 жыл бұрын

    Oh the knots landing theme....my childhood came running back in!! Such lovely owners! So nice of them to share their homes

  • @SnarkAngel
    @SnarkAngel10 жыл бұрын

    Great show! But Knots went off the air in 1993, not 1991. It ran from 1979 to 1993. 14 years of joy!

  • @rjcelli

    @rjcelli

    10 жыл бұрын

    I know--I totally blew that!

  • @anniek5880
    @anniek58802 жыл бұрын

    Dude your videos are the best! I love Knots! Thanks for sharing ! ❤️🏡

  • @rjcelli

    @rjcelli

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! So glad you are enjoying them! :)

  • @anniek5880

    @anniek5880

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@rjcelli you’re welcome. Sometimes I think people think I’m weird for loving all these shows and it’s 2021. But I don’t care ! Haha 😂❤️

  • @charleswalker5941
    @charleswalker59413 жыл бұрын

    WoW!! Thats cool. i was 13 yrs old when the show premiered..watched every show!! no show like it until Desperate Housewives came and went..Great Tv. Thanks!! 😁

  • @donnasmith311
    @donnasmith3118 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much! Great job! I LOVED Knots! That’s where you found me EVERY Thursday night!!

  • @rjcelli

    @rjcelli

    8 ай бұрын

    You're very welcome! And thank you! I was glued every Thursday, too!

  • @donnasmith311

    @donnasmith311

    8 ай бұрын

    @@rjcelli I get chills just hearing the theme music again…There is definitely something wrong with me 😜!!

  • @rjcelli

    @rjcelli

    7 ай бұрын

    😂😂😂@@donnasmith311

  • @willisapril
    @willisapril4 жыл бұрын

    I remember an episode where Larry Hagman was walking in the cul desac

  • @BAYCITY99
    @BAYCITY9911 жыл бұрын

    Loved this!! I'm an avid KNOTS LANDING fan. Knots actually aired its final episode on 5/13/93 not 1991 like you had said I'm this documentary. You did a great job on this. Thank you so much!

  • @deenasharise4009
    @deenasharise4009 Жыл бұрын

    This is so interesting Knots Landing... kool ..

  • @CoopyKat
    @CoopyKat Жыл бұрын

    I live 6-8 miles from this house, one day I'll be brave and drive past it - I'd love to see it in person. I did that with the Brady house a few years back - very early on a Sunday morning! It's very cool seeing these homes in person - especially this one because Knots Landing was one of my favorite shows.

  • @rjcelli

    @rjcelli

    Жыл бұрын

    No need to feel nervous. Very nice people and they're quite used to fans of the show coming by. I recommend parking before the cul-de-sac and walking through it so you can take time and really enjoy it.

  • @CoopyKat

    @CoopyKat

    Жыл бұрын

    @@rjcelli Oh cool, thanks for that advice. I was nervous driving past the Brady house but NOBODY was even on the street at the time, so it was a pretty cool experience. I'll take your advice and do the walk....it'll be surreal.

  • @funtravelagent
    @funtravelagent6 жыл бұрын

    I met the owners of the Ewings house on the Cul De Sac who lived there during the series production. They were compensated more than others on the street. Their house was open for cast and crew to use the bathrooms, telephone, etc... I was there during the production and had the opportunity to visit and be inside the house. The garage was also used by the Knots production to store items that were routinely used. Every homeowner on the Cul de sac and the street were compensated something, although different and less amounts. Some were compensated $500 per day while the Owners of Valene Ewing's house were compensated well over $2000 a day during production on the Cul de Sac.

  • @rockybuzzini2778
    @rockybuzzini27783 жыл бұрын

    Thanks .....a great fun episode..... its an Emmy winner.

  • @rjcelli

    @rjcelli

    3 жыл бұрын

    Don't I wish! Thank you very much.

  • @sharonjackson268
    @sharonjackson2683 жыл бұрын

    15:36 I love this home...whew...

  • @jasongibson3496
    @jasongibson34966 жыл бұрын

    Thank Bob for this video. The people who live in theses houses for real, seem kind, and very down to earth people.

  • @rjcelli

    @rjcelli

    6 жыл бұрын

    They are very nice. Thanks for the kind words. And trust me, if I could reshoot the part where I messed up the last year of broadcast I would! lol

  • @jasongibson3496
    @jasongibson34966 жыл бұрын

    I miss the early seasons of this show. To me Kenny and Ben were two of the cutest men in Knots Landing. I loved Kenny more than I did Ben, but they were both hot men.

  • @ljrockstar69

    @ljrockstar69

    6 жыл бұрын

    Jason Gibson I agree, I only wished that the show kept Kenny longer on the show, maybe paired with Paige. Also, Ben should have returned because it's not certain he actually died. So it was a opportune time to have brought him back in later season.

  • @pjesf

    @pjesf

    4 жыл бұрын

    Jason Gibson - OMG Kenny. Yes yes yes‼️

  • @Texaslawhorn

    @Texaslawhorn

    3 жыл бұрын

    Jim Houghton (Kenny) also made nice eye candy when he joined "The Colbys" in 1986.

  • @jaredjlinden
    @jaredjlinden2 жыл бұрын

    Gary and Val look a lot younger than I thought they would look so many years later.

  • @rjcelli

    @rjcelli

    2 жыл бұрын

    🤣😂🤣

  • @deborahdesanto2313
    @deborahdesanto23133 жыл бұрын

    I really enjoyed THIS thank you.

  • @rjcelli

    @rjcelli

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for taking the time to let me know. I really appreciate it! :-)

  • @karenkramer3760
    @karenkramer37604 жыл бұрын

    Great video. I didn't miss this show.

  • @rjcelli

    @rjcelli

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, Karen! :)

  • @mascottie
    @mascottie9 жыл бұрын

    They look like the nicest neighbors ever!

  • @TheEwing69
    @TheEwing695 жыл бұрын

    Whenever I finally get to LA, this circle is on my list of places to visit. Thanks for the video !!!!

  • @rjcelli
    @rjcelli11 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, Paul. Very much appreciated. Happy Holidays!!

  • @happymike44
    @happymike449 жыл бұрын

    I know the street was there in 1997 have a few photos of them along with my truck at the time...I was very quiet while there took my photos and on my way out the police passed by me...It's still a beautiful place to visit in person...

  • @theewingsofdallas
    @theewingsofdallas Жыл бұрын

    Technically it didn’t last longer than Dallas. Dallas aired during 14 seasons, 357 episodes. They both ran during 14 TV seasons. Knots Landing had 344 episodes. Dallas also had 3 movies with a Reunion as well. Dallas had a reboot in 2012 which had 3 more seasons with 40 episodes. So it ran a total of 17 TV season. That being said I love both Dallas and Knots.

  • @DENo1MatchGameFan
    @DENo1MatchGameFan11 жыл бұрын

    LOVE the "Match Game" departing contestant gift cue in the middle!

  • @pokergalpoker
    @pokergalpoker11 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for all the tips and for your video again...I watched it several times to be sure I didn't miss anything. As mentioned earlier, I do hope to visit the cul-de-sac one day and perhaps take that Burbank tour you mentioned. It's been fun talking about KL, I really miss that show. Happy Holidays!!!!

  • @rjcelli
    @rjcelli11 жыл бұрын

    The inside entry of the Val's real house is very similar to the set, so when the front door is open on the real house, it looks like the set does. The set also included a replica of the exterior front porch seen on the real house. In the reunion, once the cast is inside, they're on a set in a soundstage. Sets don't have second floors in most cases, Knots included. The actor walks up stairs, then they cut to the actor walking onto a different set that represents the upstairs. I shot in June.

  • @proudasiangirl576
    @proudasiangirl5767 ай бұрын

    Who would have thought that the "Fonz" would be a celebrity on the set!

  • @rjcelli
    @rjcelli11 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Just the other day I thought, "Why didn't I ask to go out back????" They rarely filmed in the actual backyards of the homes, and much has changed since the show went off the air. As for Hollywood Magic, it depends. If you see them outside of the house, say in the driveway, and they walk all of the way to the front door and go inside, they walked into the real house. But in all cases, the interior was a set. They'd cut to the studio shot. Often, the real owners were put in hotels.

  • @lecuyerdooley1084

    @lecuyerdooley1084

    Жыл бұрын

    They filmed one episode from the back of the Avery house in season 5, when Jason is out at the pool trying to unload things his now-runaway dad gave to him. You can see Laura exiting the home down some stairs to the pool, and this exterior looks nothing like the soundstage backyard of the Averys seen in earlier seasons.

  • @chrisatkins9177
    @chrisatkins91776 жыл бұрын

    Well done! Thank you so much!

  • @rjcelli

    @rjcelli

    6 жыл бұрын

    You're very welcome, Chris. And thank you as well. Merry Christmas.Bob

  • @PaulBarnes1968
    @PaulBarnes196811 жыл бұрын

    Great video! Loved the show.

  • @rjcelli
    @rjcelli11 жыл бұрын

    I'd love to have seen the sets for Knots. So many of them! 5 houses, the ranch, offices, Lotus Point, etc. They filmed at Lorimar (AKA MGM) now Sony. Very hard to find photos of the sets...I keep trying. Take the Warner Bros. VIP tour in Burbank--they take you onto TV and film sets in use at the time--not cheap, but a great tour!

  • @Meriale46
    @Meriale4610 жыл бұрын

    Val and Gary were not kicked off of Dallas.(They had to cameo Gary and Val's rolls for the Knots Landing Series) Knots Landing was written first but David Jacobs developed Dallas afterward and decided to shoot that series first, The original Knots landing series used 5 houses, The Ewing House, The Fairgate/McKensie house, The Avery house, and the Wards. And later on the Abby Cunningham house that was used by Claudia Sumner later in the seasons.

  • @jbro8934
    @jbro89345 жыл бұрын

    I wish the Williams' could've stayed on longer. I really liked Pat. It was so sad when she was killed by crazy Danny.

  • @kevinriley6320
    @kevinriley63205 жыл бұрын

    I don't blame you for not interviewing the neighbors in the next house. That place is cursed. One woman died of a brain tumor & the next owner got killed by a drunk driver.

  • @rjcelli

    @rjcelli

    5 жыл бұрын

    HA! True! I hadn't even considered that! And one of the husbands was a nut job kidnapper, if I recall.

  • @slammedniss
    @slammedniss12 жыл бұрын

    Love it!

  • @johngomes4278
    @johngomes427811 ай бұрын

    Cool 🎉

  • @aftoncooper1984
    @aftoncooper198411 жыл бұрын

    wow it's great to see that!! i hope one day be there !! tkx so much yoan from france!!

  • @johnzenone6940
    @johnzenone69407 жыл бұрын

    Hi Bob - great job!!! Loved KL growing up and still watch my DVD's and some of the episode's on YT. Did you know that I was told by the prior Val home owners in '96 or '97 that the production manager for KL owned Val's house? I think they were playing cards and one of the producers mentioned they needed a location and he volunteered his home! That's why they chose THAT cul-de-sac! SMART production manager - had his mortgage paid off for 14 years (as you stated), as did the other home owners that were featured in the series.

  • @rjcelli

    @rjcelli

    7 жыл бұрын

    I didn't know that. Yes, VERY smart indeed! :-) And thank you for the kind words.

  • @luvhart
    @luvhart12 жыл бұрын

    I REALLY wanted to live on that Cul de Sac!!

  • @Coacherontes
    @Coacherontes11 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this interesting episode. I always enjoyed watching Knots Landing and, from April 2013, I am going to do it all over again. Knots Landing is coming to the UK on the CBS Drama channel!!

  • @pokergalpoker
    @pokergalpoker11 жыл бұрын

    Thanks and will do!!!

  • @ljrockstar69
    @ljrockstar696 жыл бұрын

    I hope these people have an alarm system because Jill Bennett might break in and terrorize that woman in her bedroom. I hope she watched that episode when Val was almost killed by Jill, if I'm not mistaken she still has the key to her house.

  • @rjcelli

    @rjcelli

    6 жыл бұрын

    Ha!! Too funny.

  • @rhymeandreasoning
    @rhymeandreasoning6 жыл бұрын

    Very nice people.

  • @melissaw7579
    @melissaw75796 жыл бұрын

    Love it!!!!

  • @rjcelli

    @rjcelli

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much, Melissa. :)

  • @melissaw7579

    @melissaw7579

    6 жыл бұрын

    You did a fantastic job making this episode about Knots Landing. I love how informative it was.

  • @DENo1MatchGameFan
    @DENo1MatchGameFan11 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, us "Match Game" fans pick up on that one quickly (even if GSN refuses to show them these days!) Thank God for the DVD set, as it shows director Marc Breslow's great work with them!

  • @rjcelli
    @rjcelli11 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Falcon Crest is on our list. :-)

  • @rjcelli

    @rjcelli

    5 жыл бұрын

    My pleasure. I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)

  • @davidz2400
    @davidz24004 жыл бұрын

    Great site Bob! Do you happen to know where Abby and Gary's Malibu beach house was located during the CiJi episodes.

  • @ronniespradlin5406
    @ronniespradlin54065 жыл бұрын

    I ALWAYS WONDERED IF THAT CULDESAC WAS ON THE BACKLOT AT WARNER BROTHERS,ITS REAL WOW,

  • @rjcelli
    @rjcelli11 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! Stay tuned for more early next year. :)

  • @rjcelli

    @rjcelli

    3 жыл бұрын

    @yandrsupreme That is one bit of info that I keep secret.

  • @rjcelli
    @rjcelli11 жыл бұрын

    You're more than welcome. I miss the show, too. Happy Holidays to you as well. Once we get past the holidays, we'll rev up and do more Bobbing Along shows. You can also follow us on Facebook at Bobbing Along TV for all the latest news.

  • @LloydMacDuff
    @LloydMacDuff12 жыл бұрын

    It's Hard to believe they went off in May 1993 and not in 91 and here we are going into 2013 that makes it 20 years

  • @mascottie
    @mascottie9 жыл бұрын

    I wondered if the owners of Gary and Val's house are fans of the show bc they certainly resemble them!

  • @rjcelli

    @rjcelli

    9 жыл бұрын

    mascottie Oddly enough, they weren't that familiar with the show.

  • @cinapoowee7582

    @cinapoowee7582

    7 жыл бұрын

    I met them 3 years ago and they were well aware of the show. Gave some history about what went on in the neighborhood when the cast was there. ery nice people.

  • @BAYCITY99
    @BAYCITY9911 жыл бұрын

    My bucket list is to live on the cul- de-sac

  • @campgalore
    @campgalore11 жыл бұрын

    That was fab!! Always wondered if the houses were similar inside!! Can you visit the Falcon Crest mansion next???X

  • @MrCraigblaze
    @MrCraigblaze11 жыл бұрын

    Knots Landing!

  • @TimsDale4ever
    @TimsDale4ever8 жыл бұрын

    Thank you beyond words. This is probably my favorite show of all time - except for the last 3 seasons that were just horrible to me. I can't believe that 20 years after the show ended how extremely little the houses and landscapes have changed. Since the front door was wide open, I was so hoping you would quickly show a camera shot just inside "Val's" house from the front door just to see how different it was from the set. The thing I noticed most on the inside of the MacKenzie house was that instead of the fireplace being on the back wall, wasn't that their formal dining area just off the kitchen? I remember them sitting around a table back there in many episodes. I think the MacKenzie set actually had the fireplace on the side wall of the living room area that would but up against the side of Val's house. On another note, what was that purple blooming tree in front of Abby's house? Gorgeous! Must be native to California. Where were the exteriors of Gary's ranch shot? Thanks again. I must visit there one day!

  • @rjcelli

    @rjcelli

    8 жыл бұрын

    +TimsDale4ever You're so welcome. I had the opportunity to shoot inside the Ewing house but blew it. My apologies. It's actually pretty similar, just smaller. Gary's ranch is currently for sale and is still used frequently as a filming location. It's in the community of Hidden Valley. Here's a link to the sales video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/l4mixo-forPJc8o.html The purple tree is a jacaranda. :)

  • @citygirl5705
    @citygirl57056 жыл бұрын

    Doesn't make any sense how they wouldn't have known the house was in the show when they bought it. At the very least the real estate agent would have told them. Also, the house would have been priced much higher because of that.

  • @rjcelli
    @rjcelli11 жыл бұрын

    You're the first to catch that! :)

  • @pokergalpoker
    @pokergalpoker11 жыл бұрын

    When the actors/actresses were coming in or out of the house, did they actually go in the houses or was that all hollywood magic. Also, when they were filming scenes outside and there were so so many of them, where were the real homeowners. I wish you could've gone outback but this was a very interesting video. Thanks

  • @Kevin-1969
    @Kevin-19694 жыл бұрын

    I really enjoyed that, I wonder who lives in Abbys house.

  • @rjcelli

    @rjcelli

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. I contacted all of the homes featured in the show, including Kenny and Ginger's. The only two who responded were, fortunately, the two most important.

  • @Kevin-1969

    @Kevin-1969

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, the Abby house always looked smaller than the others. I never knew it was a real place, I am in the UK. There was another house near the Ewing’s that was never used. I really enjoyed this video, thanks ever so much, great KZread entertainment

  • @rjcelli

    @rjcelli

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Kevin-1969 Abby's house is the same floorplan as Karen and Mack's. It just has a different style exterior. Thanks again!! :-)

  • @Kevin-1969

    @Kevin-1969

    4 жыл бұрын

    Can I please just ask one more thing, why was the house next to the Ewings never used, I used to wonder that when it was on.

  • @rjcelli

    @rjcelli

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Kevin-1969 Of course you can. I'm not sure of this, but I imagine it was either the homeowners didn't want to be involved, or the writers didn't have any other characters that they wanted to have live in the cul-de-sac.

  • @cinapoowee7582
    @cinapoowee75828 жыл бұрын

    You must've not been a huge fan of the show like I was. KL ended in 1993 not 1991 as you said around 13:00. I also had the pleasure of visiting that cul-de-sac in 2014. The people in Val's house had a parrot of some kind that was just yelling....lol. She came out and greeted me....nice woman.

  • @rjcelli

    @rjcelli

    8 жыл бұрын

    I'm well aware that I messed up the date. I never missed an episode of the show.

  • @rjcelli
    @rjcelli11 жыл бұрын

    Trust me, we want to! We need to sell the show so we have an actual budget. Fingers are crossed!

  • @Kevin-1969
    @Kevin-19693 жыл бұрын

    Can you go to Flamingo Road and visit Lute Mayes please

  • @anniek5880
    @anniek58802 жыл бұрын

    One quick question. Anyone know where I can watch Knots reruns? I have season 1 dvd but that’s all that was ever released. Thanks !

  • @pokergalpoker
    @pokergalpoker11 жыл бұрын

    Oh, I do realize they are on sets and I realize the reunion was a set of Karen's house, and I know there are no upstairs on sets, I would just love to see pictures of an actual set or even a video. That would make for some great TV for us fans who love all the behind the scenes stuff. I've seen a few vid's on youtube of people who have visited the cul-de-sac, is it easy to find when you're in that area. I'm in PA and hope to visit one day. If you ever get on a set, please post pics!!!

  • @sarahferrah9284
    @sarahferrah92845 жыл бұрын

    Fan de knots landing j'aurais bien aimé que sa soit traduit en français

  • @phxmateo
    @phxmateo4 жыл бұрын

    The name of the cul de sac is crystal aire place.

  • @markleshane9314
    @markleshane9314 Жыл бұрын

    The first owner looks like a Will Farrell stand in.

  • @jwbmw6084
    @jwbmw60845 жыл бұрын

    The finale was May 15th 1993, not 1991.

  • @rjcelli

    @rjcelli

    5 жыл бұрын

    I know. Boy do I know! I knew it at the time. It was a mistake that many, MANY people have pointed out. lol If I could go back and change it I would.

  • @sharonjackson268
    @sharonjackson2683 жыл бұрын

    I'd wish they use my home for 🎥 we would have cooperated 🤣😅😆

  • @pokergalpoker
    @pokergalpoker11 жыл бұрын

    I've been watching knots for the past two weeks. There are many shots from the street of Valene walking out of the house you can see she must've been inside the real home. In the reunion the cast walks into the McKenzie home. Those homeowners must've spent lots of time in hotels...lol! Visiting the cul-de-sac is on my bucket list...how can I find it and also, when did you shoot your video? I would love to see pic of the actual set especially when an actor walks upstairs, what's up there!!!

  • @caseyl3789

    @caseyl3789

    5 жыл бұрын

    That culdesac is in Granada Hills, a suburb of Los Angeles. The actual street name is Crystalaire Place, not Seaview Circle which was the street name on the show. I think you can drive by at anytime. I guess I am dating myself but I would love to buy one of the houses on the Knots Landing culdesac if I lived in Los Angeles anyway. A friend of mine that was visiting LA anyway, drove by there, took pics. I guess that show has been off the air for 25 years, so it's not that well known anymore. My friend said that the neighborhood around it, is nice, but slightly rundown.

  • @mgrella63
    @mgrella634 жыл бұрын

    it went off in 1993

  • @rjcelli

    @rjcelli

    4 жыл бұрын

    I'm well aware of that. It's been pointed out MANY times. :)

  • @RayRayCrazy
    @RayRayCrazy11 жыл бұрын

    visit southfork ranch

  • @caseyl3789

    @caseyl3789

    5 жыл бұрын

    i Live in Dallas about 10 miles from Southfork Ranch, that was used in the tv show Dallas. The house is really not that impressive, the interior shots were filmed at another mansion in Dallas and sets in Los Angeles. Let's just say the house looks bigger and more impressive through the magic of television. lol. They offer tours of the ranch, and have had concerts and other events there. Always wanted to visit the Knots Landing Culdesac and wanted to live in one, because of that show. lol....

  • @Kevin-1969
    @Kevin-19694 жыл бұрын

    Both Blonde people like Gary and Val, coincidence

  • @jameskennedy4377
    @jameskennedy437711 жыл бұрын

    Ironic that the two people who live in Gary and Val's house are also blondes.

  • @user-kp8sx1nh1c
    @user-kp8sx1nh1c9 ай бұрын

    Hope you can do a visit to Laura's house. People missed her when she was dropped from Knot's Landing. I stopped watching because of that.

  • @funtravelagent
    @funtravelagent6 жыл бұрын

    The show did not end in 1991.

  • @rjcelli

    @rjcelli

    6 жыл бұрын

    I'm well aware. It was a mistake, as has been pointed out here in the comments section many, many times.

  • @funtravelagent

    @funtravelagent

    6 жыл бұрын

    Bob Celli sorry

  • @jasongibson3496
    @jasongibson34966 жыл бұрын

    Bob you are funny, Knots Landing, ended in 1993 not 1991. Now, Dallas ended in 1991.