Funny, that as we grow, age and change- how different brothers come to appeal to us. Kind of soft on Hoss now- so sweet and kind.

@dakotahstr

22 күн бұрын

I think that way also. Have a soft spot for Hoss. I paid more attention when I was 7 to Adam and Little Joe,especially Adam❤❤

Is it just me, or after well over 50 years from the original broadcasts of Bonanza (and multiple viewings), the episodes not only stand the test of time, but get better with age?

@AndrewVelonis

2 жыл бұрын

Judging from the amount of people who watch and comment, it obviously isn't just you.

@rickowenkennedy

2 жыл бұрын

@@AndrewVelonis Right. It's just that I found myself watching these episodes several times. That's rare for me.

@user-bi3if4sw8f

6 ай бұрын

I'm 39 and have just started watching bonanza in the last few years and all I can say is I sure wish life really was like this show.

@rickowenkennedy

6 ай бұрын

@@user-bi3if4sw8f That's the truth right here👍🏻

Hoss put tears in my eyes with his kindness every time.

@terrythekittieful

10 ай бұрын

Ben might have been the patriarch but Hoss was the boss.

Hoss is the man.

"Angels ain't got whiskers." Hoss does and he's definitely an angel. Hoss was wonderful with all the kids on Bonanza.

@seanodwyer4322

Жыл бұрын

pity they did not have Micheal landons mom on the show- Peggy O'Neil.- Micheal says she a wild one growing up with in new york city. She problly taught Joe Cartright too punch folk in the shows.''

@beftymiller

10 ай бұрын

😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

@beftymiller

10 ай бұрын

😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

@beftymiller

10 ай бұрын

😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

@beftymiller

10 ай бұрын

😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

THIS EPISODE WAS ONE OF THE MOST TOUCHING SHOWING HOW HOSS GAVE HIS HEART LIKE HE HAS SO MANY TIMES BEFORE.

@highplainsdrafter595

2 жыл бұрын

True, but no need to use ALL UPPERCASE in your postings, flat lander!

@belbal5004

2 жыл бұрын

@@highplainsdrafter595 Ha, no "flatlander doctor is going to...".

@dundurnstaff3960

Жыл бұрын

😢

This episode made me think of how it is today-everyone so ready to believe in anything but God.

The scene between Ben and Tulsa shows some of Lorne Greene's best acting!

"We're hill people, we don't take handouts." Ten seconds later "You owe us."

A HORSESHOE & A HUMMINGBIRD? I TRULY BELIEVE IT. DAN BLOCKER HAS BEEN THE CORNERSTONE OF MANY POIGNANT MOMENTS IN THE SERIES. TRULY A CHARACTER LOST TOO SOON.('72)

@barbaranewton2902

2 жыл бұрын

That is some poetic writing if ever!!!!!! So beautiful! Thank you for bring that out! I believe it fits his true person when he was alive. Just think when we go to heaven and in the new Earth everyone there will be loving and kind like JESUS.

@belbal5004

2 жыл бұрын

OK, now I see where U got the hummingbird & horseshoe from 😌

I love the ponderosa at night especially with the lights on

@ppumpkin3282

2 жыл бұрын

I sometimes wonder if the Ponderosa scenes are filmed in a studio.

@eugeniolopez8539

2 жыл бұрын

Why? With lights on?

@patriciaarvanitis3371

2 жыл бұрын

Me Too.

Awwww you can sure see that hoss is a pretty good parent

Ben sure was a good fellow !!! Love bonanza so much.

@marthaashley2211

Жыл бұрын

Love bonanza too

Omg, that “ crying sounds “ track they have on repeat is enough to drive a person crazy!

@jimmybuffet4970

3 жыл бұрын

Hey it was a loop of tape. Guy who invented the machine to do it was an engineering genius.

Little girl a good actor for this episode.

Little Girl: Are you an angel? Hoss: *shakes his head* Little Girl: I guess you’re not an angel. Angels ain’t got no whiskers. Me: He stayed up with her without shaving. So you’re wrong. He *is* an angel!

John Anderson, who played the Rainmaker, was such a good actor and played a great part in this episode. Many thanks for for sharing this 🙏🏻

@oliviagonzales9040

2 жыл бұрын

Keith Davidson Wasn't he the Rainmaker, in Gunsmoke too?

@lynettepalecek3141

2 жыл бұрын

I saw John Anderson play bad guys in westerns often.

👍👌👏 Another great and really touching episode with and about Hoss. I swear that someone was peeling onions behind me. Thanks a lot for uploading and sharing this old series. Best regards luck and health.

What makes this series so great is the amazing characterizations. The family are played so well, and so consistently, that you can't help but believe they are real. And this is a credit to the writers as well. I have no doubt that even with a pile of different writers, Blocker, Roberts, etc. probably modify every script, to make sure the characters play consistently for every episode.

@thekrrib

2 жыл бұрын

I noticed that too. Not many shows actually keep the key players true to character for so long. Kudos to them all 😎👍

@angelostanzione7537

2 жыл бұрын

L

@Kirkee7

2 жыл бұрын

If it was that great why do you think Pernell Roberts left the series ?

@PointyTailofSatan

2 жыл бұрын

@@Kirkee7 Roberts was actually a well known stage actor. Basically he got tired of the TV show environment, and wanted to go back to stage acting.

@Kirkee7

2 жыл бұрын

@@PointyTailofSatan He got tired of the banal social irrelevance of trite scripts . Have a wikipedia read to see how angry he became with Bonanza. He was too much of a serious actor for this sort junk TV.

Where have the people like Ben Cartwright gone? The people who display logic, understanding, compassion, humility, confidence, self awareness, reasonable and kindness? People that used to exist in greater numbers. There definately aren't many left. When you are one you often walk alone and I feel more alone than ever. I learnt long ago that there aren't many left, but with the World gone crazy, we need people to start thinking about bringing these things out of themselves and take a hold of reality, not some percieved nonsense that so many are making up in thier heads.

@bluebird2604

2 жыл бұрын

There were a lot I remember , parents today teach the kids to be selfish.

@lebergerdesphotons4565

2 жыл бұрын

You mean the Ben Cartright who during this episode seems to have forgotten that his ponderosa shares a 30 mile border with Lake Tahoe and that all he had to do was go and get water out of the lake instead of sending Adam somewhere to get wagon loads of water?

@stanmyler9037

2 жыл бұрын

@@bluebird2604 No not just the parents... We our chosen society teaches all of us to be selfish. Selfishness is a very marketable commodity nowadays. And many nowadays have made fortunes off of it.

@AndrewVelonis

2 жыл бұрын

He sent Adam to buy water wagons to get water from the lake. He mentioned that.

@lynettepalecek3141

2 жыл бұрын

@thekrrib. There are a lot of people that fit your description, including me.

Big ol Hoss looked an Angel to that fever ridden little cutie, she was such a pretty little angel herself, and big ol Hoss simply felt his great big heart reachin into her heart and making her better with his heart and words of encouragement and love. And wouldn't cha know it, Hoss's words of encouragement a love worked that ol fever away and brought the tears of joy from the sky. Great Bonanza the home of the loving Cartwrights.

As I remember, this show was programmed on Sundays. Perfect time slot for late Sunday school. The themes espoused on many shows had a bit of G-D connectivity.. "I believe in the Rainmaker---the one you PRAYED to last night to help Mary Beth." The power of prayer. And angels come in all forms. When Mary Beth asks Hoss: "Are you an angel." How did she know, and have the humility to thank him. On the other hand her father was too proud, and transmitted this feeling to his son..."we're hill people and take no charity." I remember something about the "proud before the fall." Charity is man's ability to help one another...doingG-D's work. With such themes, with a good-hearted family, writers, actors and production people is is NO wonder that the show enjoyed a very long on TV. The values, Good Old American-Judeo-Christian values, seem to be lacking in the products coming out of Hollywood these days...note the declining viewership of the various self-congratulatory awards shows. And some of the actors/actresses of today seem "too proud," have the hubris that they, that we can affect "global warming, global cooling, climate change..." They said that melting artic ice would cause a rising of the seas, etc. Phooey, recent scientific data has shown that the ice pack has increased!!! Who changes the climate?? G-D does. I believe that the rain came before Adam's water wagons. Thanks Grjngo.

@lebergerdesphotons4565

2 жыл бұрын

not only did the rain come before Adam's water wagons, but the ponderosa has a miles long access to Lake Tahoe. I've never heard of Lake Tahoe drying up in recorded history.

lol at 13:14, the toad is going: "Waddup? Waddup? Waddup?" :D

Joe is so patient, that boy is getting on my last nerve and when he talks about Hoss like that, I want to get his behind😄talking about..we hill people, we don't no charity but rolled up and planted theirselves in someone else's barn..ugh that boy!

@CathyKitson

3 жыл бұрын

Oh, tell me about it. I thought I was the only one. If I'd been Joe, I'd have spanked that boy flat. There's his brother, risking his life to save that girl, and the boy's threatening everyone with a shotgun.

@Ettibridget

3 жыл бұрын

Well, that only means he is a good actor.

That is imo, the best episode of bonanza. I love bonanza, there is a quality to the show that is very consistent.

@GrjngoWesternSeries

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoy it! Thank you so much for tuning in! 🤠👌🎬🍿

The kid won't accept charity but he will break into his barn and threaten to kill a man? Nice values you have kid... not! Nothing wrong with accepting charity. Sometimes people need help they will never be able to repay, and there is nothing wrong with that.

@CathyKitson

3 жыл бұрын

The boy was a little brat and I'm surprised Joe was able to keep his patience, especially when he started insulting Hoss. He should have taken the gun from him and kicked him in the arse. You get this quite a few times in Bonanza. "We don't accept no charity, but we're perfectly willing to steal from you." !

@cherylangel1714

2 жыл бұрын

@n/a Where?

@belbal5004

2 жыл бұрын

@@CathyKitson not so different from now.. Societal standards, pride then, virtue signaling now. People wanting to appear up to snuff, whether the society value is entirely real or not. Some people are always in a mask, many are. They have a choice of what face, what mask to put on. And some public faces are less bad than others. Self actualized ones drop masks. But at times they still retain manners, which is almost another type mask - at least a societal contract.

@stanmyler9037

2 жыл бұрын

@@belbal5004 What on earth are you talking about?

@scootergurl48

2 жыл бұрын

Pride never filled a belly.

those cow actors played dead good. they need a raise.. hehe

Gives me chills when I watch this episode

This Would've Been A Great 4th Of July Episode Of Bonanza Seeing Those Fireworks

If your reading this before the episode is finished, make sure you have some tissues for the end..! Another awesome episode..! Stay safe y'all n God bless.! Thanks Grjngo. 🤠🍺🍻🙏💪👍

I hope Marybeth gets her new Doll her Pa promised her

Joss is a big gentle giant,

@dennishardy3869

2 жыл бұрын

Hoss. Not Joss

Phil Selzer's remark below is just perfect! Ben always knows the right path to take. It frightens me how primitive medicine was in the West of the USA at that time: in Europe, medicines for typhoid and other high fevers were already becoming known in those same years.

@lynettepalecek3141

2 жыл бұрын

@Joe Owens. I'm impressed Joe!! You know your history. It is too bad that Europe was ahead of America for having medicines for Typhoid fever and other fevers. America also took a very long time to have medicines for rare diseases. I'm glad that I didn't live back then because if I had I would have died at a young age. You're right about Ben Cartwright. He instilled moral values in his sons which is why Hoss took Mary Beth without hesitating to the ranch house to take care of her immediately. He knew enough to quarantine her and him in a room and have Joe bring what he needed by a contraption where Joe didn't get near the little girl. What you said was well said. Hoss had such a big heart ❤! That was such an awesome ending. Ben was exactly correct. God is the real rainmaker.

19th century cloud seeding. Thanks for the video

Good 'ol Hoss. If his big appetite every meal time was bigger than his gracious heart he'd starve everyone out of Nevada.

Thus sayeth the Lord. It shall rain. What a wonderful episode of Bonanza. Praise the Lord.

Lil Joe sounds a lot like Johnathan Smith here call this one Highway from Bonanza

My guess is there are Ben Cartwrights everywhere they just don’t get any press. And yes through all of the mess that we all have been brought up in has lowered the spirit of so many people. But when I read comments from many of the shows and movies that carry the honor and compassion for life tell me that there are more people with these precious qualities then we are led to believe. When the world starts up again we’re going to take off where the 50s left off. But this time we’re gonna get it right.

I've been watching some of the early episodes again that I watched in the early 60's. Dan Blocker was always my favourite. I knew that the sheriff would tell Ben that the temperature on the thermometer was 98 degrees. I remembered that from 1963!

Granted, the gun was not loaded, but Roy did not know that. Anyway, I cracked up when Roy just left that gun lying around in the store!

Dry weather . Hot climate everywhere. This hot weather made a devastating effect everywhere. This story is about artificial rain making. After a long awaited time rain came. Korbe Green and Dan Blocker gave outstanding performance. This story touched my heart. Fantastic story. Western Classics.❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊

@Jerry-up8bk

2 ай бұрын

Who IS KORBE GREEN? LORNE GREEN s REAL Name was LOYNE !

If they wanted it to rain why didn't they just wash their horse?

@OliviaAnciso

2 жыл бұрын

Lester Brown Right! It works when you wash your vehicle! Even on a clear blue sky.

@Benjaminleo815

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🐴

@scootergurl48

2 жыл бұрын

Lester Brown: Or hang out the laundry.

@whigboy9

Жыл бұрын

Lol😅😅😅😅😅

I Like Roy Coffee He's A Great Sheriff.I Think.He And Fred Madden On Big Valley.Ought To Get Together For Coffee ☕ Or A Beer 🍺

only you hold all power JESUS name above all names

Awesome series

Little Joe was the TV Elvis.

@CathyKitson

3 жыл бұрын

He was more handsome than Elvis.

Fantastic episode. Super great. Thank you

Joss is a big gentle giant, remember when he born, whatAdam said look how big he is"

@CathyKitson

3 жыл бұрын

Even at high school, Dan Blocker was 6'4" and weighed 300 pounds. His schoolfriends said he was very good-natured. So quite like Hoss, really.

Typhoid fever And Diptheria (I Remember Watching An Episode Of My Three Sons Where One Of Robbies Classmates On The Wrestling Team Had Diptheria Everyone Was Quarantined Except Steve And Mike I Guess Hoss And The Little Girl Had To Quarantine Their Selves So She Can Feel Better

Little Joe hoss Adam Ben dad all big hearts for family

Muchísimas gracias amigo👍🏽👌🏽🤗

Excellent!

@GrjngoWesternSeries

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! Thanks for tuning in! 🤠👌🎬🍿

Heartbreaking!

Thanks for posting

@GrjngoWesternSeries

3 жыл бұрын

Our pleasure! Thanks for watching! 🤠👌🍿🎬

But you can tell that he’s living in a fancy that he thinks that he can try and force it to rain but in reality you can’t make it rain as hard as you try you can’t make it rain

Thanks for keeping the credits and tune. Best regards

A old sailor's saying, "Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink."

@julieannblack3

11 ай бұрын

The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner

I sure miss the old days where man actually lived in the real world and associated and did things without technology.

This one brought tears to my eyes

I'm not sure why I'm watching these now. Use to watch them as a kid. Certainly is different.

Well I have to give it to him that he tried his best

Hoss was my favourite Cartwright

They sure wouldn't allow this script to be aired on tv now.

In so many of these shows Adam has virtually no role. He shows up at the beginning or the end. I wonder if this was his way of phasing out of the show.

@Benjaminleo815

2 жыл бұрын

He thought he was too good an actor for TV shows.

@patriciaarvanitis3371

2 жыл бұрын

So right. I hardly see him. Only now do I realize that Michael Landon was made to be the Star.

@josecorporaal6470

Жыл бұрын

There are enough episodes with not all four of them. Everyone of them had episode were 1 is the hero. This one is about Hoss. There are also ones with adam the cruisible the jack knife a knight to rember the toy soldier ect.

@peterpaul6725

Жыл бұрын

He left cause he thought three grown men being treated like young kids by his father made no sense. His words from an interview I did read looong time ago.

If Ben Cartright were here today, he'd own a slice of Nasa for being a rain maker.

Good episode with a touching ending!

Talk about the good old days when you could actually have a real Cannon. I would like to have one like The rainmaker had in this show

Thank you so much ❤

I love how Ben is with God

Big hoss. Did it and the rain came the. End😅

Damn, Adam never came back 😔 We don't even need the water wagons anymore 🙄 😂 good episode

@tobe1207

2 жыл бұрын

Probably a whole other episode where he got beat half to death by miners

@lebergerdesphotons4565

2 жыл бұрын

yes. you don't need the water wagons because your ranch has 3 miles of lake tahoe beach. It's a fresh water lake. Good drinking water! Good water to make grass grow for the cows.

That boy was stressing me out 😵‍💫

Limitless ammunition this Rain Maker have.

Actor John Anderson always seems to sound and look so old.

@bb22602

2 жыл бұрын

He was ageless.

He’s gone out of his mind I think the sun has cooked his head to long 😂

Just time travel and get her antibiotics!

Liked.

So there is a drought. Everything is dry, dry, dry. So, yes, lets set off fireworks to bring rain. Great idea.

I guess lake Tahoe must have dried up.

Yeees Gid is the rainmaker ❤

"Never bitch about rain " - Dingus T. Piggtickle

26:59 They just don't paint backdrops the way they used to.

@Ettibridget

3 жыл бұрын

I am sure they did their best. Bonanza was made in an other time. It was even produced in color to promote the sale of color televisions. Hard to comprehend today ...

The rain was by chance after a long draught, and expected, never knew there were vultures in that part of America, long may it rain.

Hoss comes thru again.

❤❤❤❤

Is that how 4 July started ?

I love boss😘😘😘...

Rainmaker played by John Anderson. I'm sure it's not the same guy who campaigned for the US presidency back in 1980 versus both Carter and Reagan, scoring ZERO electoral votes.

Cloud seeding the man has the right idea

I know the hill folks were ignorant ;but it just annoyed the heck out of me how ungrateful to the Cartwright's the mom and son acted.It's an example of how sinful self-righteous pride can be. If Hoss hadn't been so assertive and demanding about caring for the girl she would have surely died.

If Lake Tahoe was touching the ponderosa why didn’t they just get water from there

@bv6086

2 жыл бұрын

Because they did not have a way to transport it. Why Adam went to get the water trucks...:)

@lebergerdesphotons4565

2 жыл бұрын

@@bv6086 and yet in another episode they built a pumping station.

@bv6086

2 жыл бұрын

@@lebergerdesphotons4565 yeah in TV land I guess anything goes..:)

Eventually it rains anyway Just a matter of time 🤫

Roy to Clemm: "Well why are you telling me, get on your horse and go after em! " That's such a classic, well what the heck are you sitting here wasting time shithead lol

i think they should sell the ranch and just keep the bed and breakfast and hospital open

The obvious initial solution rather than spending money on charity was to pay him half now so that he can take care of his family and half if he makes it rain, but then we wouldn't have a story... Ben knows enough to isolate the girl but not the rest of the family because it would interrupt the story.

I wonder if the actress who played the little girl is the same person who played Chaka on the Land of the Lost?

how times have changed ppl back then if u offered them somthing for nothing they woulda shot u for the very insult, now a days ppl stand around the corner waiting for free stuff

Oh he reminds me of his mom

This kind of cloud seedings has got any scientifical support?

Aw dang, I wanted the scene where Hoss confronts the ornery kid. Might have been cut for length.