Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1982–1983)

A drama series, based on the classic musical film of the same name.

Stars:

Pam Newman, Richard Dean Anderson, Roger Wilson

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Pam Newman	...	Jackie (22 episodes, 1982-1983)
Richard Dean Anderson	...	Adam McFadden (21 episodes, 1982-1983)
Roger Wilson	...	Daniel McFadden (21 episodes, 1982-1983)
Peter Horton	...	Crane McFadden (21 episodes, 1982-1983)
Drake Hogestyn	...	Brian McFadden (21 episodes, 1982-1983)
Bryan Utman	...	Ford McFadden (21 episodes, 1982-1983)
Tim Topper	...	Evan McFadden (21 episodes, 1982-1983)
River Phoenix	...	Guthrie McFadden (21 episodes, 1982-1983)
Terri Treas	...	Hannah McFadden (21 episodes, 1982-1983)
Joan Kjar	...	Marie (9 episodes, 1982-1983)

Storyline

A drama series, based on the classic musical film of the same name.

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Plot Keywords:

repetition in title | number 7 in title | based on film | number in title

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Genres:

Adventure

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 September 1982 (USA)

Also Known As:

Seitsemän veljeksen morsiamet

Filming Locations:

Murphys, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

David Gerber Productions, MGM/UA Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The pilot exteriors were filmed on location in Murphy, and Sonora, California. David Gerber owned the Murphy Hotel, which was used for the series production offices, guest star and temporary lodging for guest directors. Plus, the hotel bar and restaurant were used for interior filming. The exterior ranch house and barn was located three miles from the hotel. The fair building, jumping frog flats, was used to house the ranch set home's two floor interior staircase living room, kitchen and dining room. The other half of the fair building was used for constructing swing sets required for each show-program. This building and surrounding fair ground site was the production construction, paint, effects, property logistical home base and storage lot. Transportation utilized adjacent parking areas for vehicle repair, storage for Generator trucks, and company 5-tons.

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Connections

Spun-off from Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)

User Reviews

Series about orphaned ranchers.

First of all, the title probably wasn't the best, but what would have been a better title? Maybe they should have cut the number of brothers and given it a different title. "Seven Brides For Seven Brothers" and "The Magnificent Seven" are rather famous titles in the history of Western cinema, but younger people in 1982-1983 weren't familiar with them. The seven orphan brothers run a ranch in California. They are rather hard up for money. They had an old International pickup and a late-model Jeep. There was one episode where they broke into a bankrupt grain warehouse to get some feed they owned in there but weren't allowed to get. This was obviously based on the Wayne Cryts soybean incident in southeastern Missouri. In another episode there were cattle rustlers and they had to chase a potload of stolen cattle in the Jeep and shoot out a front tire. There was another episode with a blizzard.