I watched this episode and I felt that Jack Lord's role was overacted. I'm a fan of Susan Oliver and she played the role well. The episode felt "off" in a way and I now why now. Thanks Barb for the video.

I believe you hit all the right notes in this one. Yes, that last scene in The Crucible is one of my all time favourite Adam/Ben scenes too. I have trouble watching the actual episode (too much emotional pain on Adam’s part), but I routinely watch the last few minutes. Another great father/son moment between Ben and Adam is The Pressure when Ben talks to Adam about Adam’s relationship with Laura. It starts out rough…Adam’s sarcasm…but Ben persists and ultimately Adam tells him he was right. I agree with you 100% that Lorne Greene’s portrayal helps to make this show what it is…still beloved by millions over fifty years later. Good job! ❤

I liked your podcast. In my opinion it was an average episode. In holland we would say no pepper no salt. Meaning nothing special. I do not like the beginning. All are in a chaotic running/riding without explanation. It was certainly not the strongest episode.

One of my favorite bits is right after Joe and Adam have buried the first guy who got killed and the posse draws a gun on the Cartwright boys. It's subtle but you see Adam turn his head and check where Joe is before he stands up, and when he stands up, he is between Joe and the other man's gun. I actually calculated it at one point and there's at least 6 years between Adam and Hoss, and 11-13 years between Adam and Joe. Another interesting fact is that the normal age for going to college was 15-16 years old, sometimes as early as 14. I think that Adam delayed going to college though, because that would've been right around the same time that Marie died. So I think Adam went to college at 16-17. Just some interesting things I figured out! 😃

"Digs herself a hole deep enough to live a nice hobbit life..." Love it! Pardon me as I steal your quote! It's hilarious! Oh, so many lovely references in this podcast.

I do agree that Ben uses different love languages with each boy, but his main one is physical touch. While yes, he hugs/embraces Joe the most, the love language of physical touch goes beyond just hugs and embraces. It's the shoulder slaps, the pats on the back, the shoulder squeezes etc. all of which Ben does frequently with each of his sons, and they do with each other. So, Ben may not embrace the older two as much, but he is always reaching out to touch them, and all of the boys are very accepting of this affection.

Eu de novo aqui, amo Adam, amo bonanza ❤ No tempo 1:57 a 2:16,mostra o homem que me apaixonei na adolescência rsrsrs,quando vi o moço de camisa vermelha, pensa ,vou me casar esse homem kkkkk,aiai meu Deus. Hoje com 60 anos, assisto todos os dias bonanza, pra matar a saudade do meu lindo amor Adam ❤❤❤

Eu de novo aqui ❤ Como é, era e sempre será lindo o Pernell/Adam, meu amo❤

Some of the best shots of Adam …and a great song! Love it! ❤

Que bello eres mi Adam hombre hermoso ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

A very interesting video! Thanks a lot for your insights. Maybe the similarities also have something to do with the fact that the majority of stories rely on the four character-archetypes: choleric (Ben), sanguine (Joe), phlegmatic (Hoss) and melancholic (Adam). With those four "temperaments" the most interesting storylines can be created and they also complement each other. I recently watched the first Jurassic Park film again and realized after a while that Jeff Goldblum's character Ian Malcolm is a 90's version of Adam - a highly intelligent smart-ass, charming, full of sarcasm, always cool and calm and fully dressed in black 😁

And you know by now that I am another obsessed Bonanza fan! ❤️🤠

This film came out 40 years ago!! Its one of my favs!! I read the book in Jr High and as I said, loced the film. As I was watching the film, it seemed a little bit more familiar; now I know why! And Stay Gold..love the theme, but makes me oogly cry!!😢😢😢😢😢😢 I think about it and I just boohoo!! Its written ny Stevie Wonder of course A brilliant, beautiful song for all time!! Thanks, Barb for all you do to keep Bonanza in our hearts and minds!! You stay gold, too!!!

Y Hoss era tierno.por q siempre se preocupava d Adam y d Joe❤

Adam ( Pernell ) Era Gracioso cuando se medio reia d Hoss Y ❤ Le Decía cosas burlosas para enojar a hoss

Adam y Hoss ( Pernell y Dan ) Grandes amigos Magnífica amistad en Bonanza (2 Grandes y queridísimos hermanos q cuidaban mucho el uno d el.otro ) ❤❤❤❤❤ Bonita Canción . Precioso video❤

Adam what i liked about him is when he plays his guitar ans sings poor maiden sow early one morning

Beau gosse pour l eternite mon pernell❤❤❤❤

TODOS OS EPISÓDIOS. DE BONANZA, SÃO MARAVILHOSOS. 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔🐎🐎.

Que homem lindo, voz maravilhosa. Amo Pernell/Adam ❤❤

Amo las canciones de Adán, especialmente ; la de los episodios ; el cortejo de Abigail; muerto y olvidado y onder pine

Pernell Roberts was a female's dream. He was true to his wife and his children.

I love Joe but I like Adam too. Their relationship makes me think of my sister and I. My sister is 7 years older than me and 6 years older than my brother. For reasons I won't discuss, my sister ended up raising my brother and I for a couple of years. My sister and I didn't always get along and I think it was because, like with Adam and Joe, she had to parent me and my brother to some degree. I really appreciate her now and even sent her a Happy Mother's Day message when Mother's Day rolled around.

Adam and Ruth perfect adam and laura not good

Hola mi bello hombre ❤ te amo Adam ❤❤❤❤❤❤

I definitely wish they would have been married in the show. I never understood the fans not wanting this. I am working on a fan fiction novel to break the Cartwright curse :)

Muito lindo esse homem, ❤ Tudo bem ajustado, voz,sorriso, andar,postura, como ele coloca o chapéu, um charme, aiai o que dizer dessa delícia de homem ❤❤❤❤

Great chapter ❤ Thank you so much for sharing this vídeo ❤ Bonanza the best

How did I miss this one. Great video. Love the song. ❤

Good commentary. I really enjoy watching Adam be big brother to Joe in this episode.

If the boys got married, poor Pa would be roaming around the ranch with just Hop Sing! Ha

Of all the women Ann and Regina were Adams equal. I would have loved it if they got married. The possiblities would have been endless.Thank god for fanfiction.

Very insightful video and to answer your question, 100% yes!! I would have loved to see the Cartwright's get married and have families of their own. I would have even loved to see it happen with Candy! Lol. It's crazy to me that fans reacted the way they did to the idea. But I agree I think it might have had more to do with the fact that fans just didn't like Laura for Adam and I agree. Had Laura been better written, I might have gone for it. I preferred Adam with Ruth, I thought she was perfect for him. There were a lot of other women that I thought would have been a better fit for Adam than Laura, but Peggy was still adorable, lol. But yeah, just imagining Ben interacting with his grandchildren just melts my heart thinking about it. 🥺 I so wish they would have done it but it is what it is and yes justice for Alice!! Lol. I just loved her and Joe together and I loved seeing Joe married however brief it was. It did give you a glimpse into what it could have been like for one of them. And yes the women would need to be better developed first in order for it to work. And I believe it would have worked. But oh well, there's always fan fiction, lol. I've written my own fan fiction stories with Alice alive and happily married to Joe and she had the baby. #justiceforalice 😁😂

I’m one of those who watched Bonanza when it first came out. I loved watching the Boys fall in love and hoped each time it happened that the romance would end with wedding bells. Hoss was wonderful with kids and watching Adam with Peggy and Jody…The Jacknife is one of my favourites…was bliss. I agree with you totally re living vicariously by watching our favourite Cartwright man playing the role of husband and father. But, I agree with the other two comments. Laura would never have filled the bill for Adam. The women chosen by our favourite guys had to be worthy.

Ouch. Maybe don't use words you don't know. It's "gyp" which unfortunately has its roots as a reference to being swindled by gypsies.

I think it would have been an improvement if at least Adam married, but not to Laura. At his age, even in just the years he was on the show, it didn’t make sense that the character didn’t put more effort into becoming a husband and father in his own house somewhere on the Ponderosa.

I think if Adam had married The lady from The Hopefuls or Sheila it would have been ok , but Laura was never acceptable.

Pernell magnifique a jamais je t aimerai toujours❤❤❤❤

I never saw Bonanza After Adam left.

Again I had to come back to my sunshine. Missing him deeply. Loving him still. Thank you for sharing this beautiful video.

Maravilloso actor y mejor persona,y muy guapo ❤

Hoje é 18/5/24,acho que seria aniversário de Pernell ❤ Video lindo, música linda e um homem lindo, maravilhoso, charmoso, gostoso. As fotos perfeitas como ele, e elas nos acalenta o coração cheio de saudades do que não vivemos com ele. Amo você Pernell/Adam ❤❤❤

I’ve recalled something that I think would go in this thread. It pertains to Michael and Pernell as well as Joe and Adam. There are a couple episodes in the later seasons that have caused some speculation. Season 11 “Matter of Circumstance “ and in season 13 “Bushwhacked “. In both episodes Joe is seriously wounded (yes again!). He becomes delirious in both stories and some have said they heard Joe calling out for Adam; who has been gone for several years. I believe it would be fitting if Joe really did so because there must have been times through those years that Joe did need his eldest brother more than other times. These two times could have been among them. Not that he needed to be delirious to do so; of course not. Ben and Hoss were sure to have had their moments of really missing and needing Adam too. I have watched both episodes listening closely because it is easy to miss. But I did hear in both what could have been Joe calling out or saying his name. It wasn’t as clear as when he did in “My Brothers Keeper ,” but it was there it seems. Some haven’t been able to hear it and others have. I’ve also read that it was highly probable Michael did that because he knew what Adam meant to Joe. As well as his own regard for Pernell.

This is soooo boring!

One of my favorite scenes between the two of them is at the end of ‘My Brother’s Keeper.’ During all of his delirium; Joe must have known the pain and guilt Adam had been going through over shooting him. And then causing Joe much suffering by having to remove the bullet himself. But one of the last scenes at the end is where Joe is looking at Adam briefly. But that look of love for Adam said it all. He loved his brother and wanted him to know he could put away the guilt. And that Joe appreciated all that Adam had done in taking care of him through the night. It was brief, but it was sweet and even happy. Adding love to that look made that scene unique above all the other great scenes between them, I think.

Thank you again for a wonderfull podcast. Love your points of vieuw❤

Another great video! Good episode. Looking forward to the next one!!