"Here Come the Brides" (1968) TV series 1968-1970

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

25 September 1968 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Western | Comedy

Plot:

To avoid losing their logging crew, the Bolt brothers bring 100 prospective brides from Massachusetts to Seattle...

Plot Keywords:

Sitcom | Seattle Washington

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys.

Cast

Robert Brown	...	Jason Bolt (29 episodes, 1968-1969)
Bobby Sherman	...	Jeremy Bolt (29 episodes, 1968-1969)
David Soul	...	Joshua Bolt (29 episodes, 1968-1969)
Joan Blondell	...	Lottie Hatfield (29 episodes, 1968-1969)
Bridget Hanley	...	Candy Pruitt (27 episodes, 1968-1969)
Mark Lenard	...	Aaron Stempel (27 episodes, 1968-1969)
Susan Tolsky	...	Biddie Cloom / ... (24 episodes, 1968-1969)
Henry Beckman	...	Capt. Roland Francis Clancey (22 episodes, 1968-1969)
Hoke Howell	...	Ben / ... (14 episodes, 1968-1969)
Robert Biheller	...	Corky / ... (12 episodes, 1968-1969)

Runtime:

60 min (52 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Perfect Pathe)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Columbia/Sunset Gower Studios - 1438 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Screen Gems Television

Trivia:

Capt. Clancy seems older than Jason Bolt, but in reality Henry Beckman and Robert Brown are about the same age.

Movie Connections:

Spin off from Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)

Soundtrack:

Seattle

Terrible Title -- Great Show

"Here Come the Brides" sounded like one of the worst bits of schlock to hit the tube when it was being advertised for TV's fall line-up in the 1968-69 season. At the enlightened age of 12, I was far too sophisticated for such drivel. Imagine my surprise when, being forced to watch the show by a controlling older sister, I actually LIKED it. It fast became my favorite program at that time -- I was enormously moved by its heart and its humanity. By today's standards it probably seems pretty tame and trite stuff, but back then, it was different and courageous and had a voice that spoke to me. My favorite episode was titled, I think, "The Rainmaker". Jack Albertson guest starred as The Rainmaker, the shyster who is nevertheless magical enough to cure Jeremy's (Bobby Sherman) stuttering by presenting him with a magic stone. When The Rainmaker is revealed as a fraud, Jeremy's faith is shattered, and his stuttering returns tenfold. That's when Big Brother Jason Bolt lovingly explains to Jeremy that neither The Rainmaker nor the Magic Stone cured Jeremy's stuttering -- Jeremy had done it on his own. Jeremy, convinced, launches into a passionate, and flawless, speech, defending The Rainmaker to the rest of Seattle. Corny? Yup. But I'll tell you what -- that episode of "Brides" helped this 12 year old to believe in himself. Those characters in "Brides", especially the Bolt Brothers, still live within me, and I'm grateful for it.