Bonanza - The Fear Merchants | Episode 20 | Classic TV Series | Western Movie

[@evelynaustin9679]

Yay, an episode about Hop Sing. I always wanted to know his back story.

[@rjhollenbeck8442]

I love that Bonanza tackles these difficult issues without beating you over the head with it. This is how you write a good show.

[@leemobai762]

This show was way ahead of its time.

[@c.calliecoleman1531]

Let's you see this show, and cast, are good hearted people, to expose it. Racism is so crazy for me, to wrap my head around it. Because I wasn't raised around it, and I know now my mama shielded me, from knowing about the bad things going on, in the world around. I felt nothing but love, around me, and inside me, in my growing up years. So, being grown now, and am now, knowing those things, and learning my ancestry history of what they endured, the thing I just cannot wrap my head around, is what gives any race, the audacity, to actually believe they're better than another race, when God sees every one, of us, as a speck, of dust. "Don't ever think, too highly, of yourself, than you ought to,"

[@detectivefiction3701]

On the contrary, I think the show was very in touch with its own time, which was essentially the Civil Rights era. The issues it treated on the show reflected the struggles against prejudice that were happening in the real world.

[@imransheikhinfo]

Love the use of accents here. When the actor who plays Hop-Sing speaks without an accent in the teaser, it shows he's speaking in Hop-Sing's native tongue. Very clever for a show from the 60s!

[@linsqopiring6816]

You actually think the show did it on purpose? If so why not let him speak in a normal accent for the rest of the series. It was an uncaught slip up

[@detectivefiction3701]

No, the actor had to use a Chinese accent most of the time, in order to indicate that a language barrier exists between him and the Cartwrights. In that teaser, on the other hand, all the characters are Chinese, so I think we're meant to imagine that they're conversing in Chinese. Hence the actor didn't need to use his accent in the teaser.

[@detectivefiction3701]

In short, of course the show "did it on purpose.". The creators of the series weren't idiots; they wouldn't have allowed an "oversight" that big to make the final cut.

[@yeshuasbeloved549]

I enjoy Bonanza. This episode, as others, invokes strong emotions of anger at the lies, half truths, injustice, prejudice, and hatred. Still very relevant today unfortunately. When will humans learn.

[@orange70383]

The media tries it's best to make something seem a lot worse and widespread than it actually is, that's their role in the divide and conquer tactic. The media controls peoples reality to such an extent they lose the ability to think rationally.

[@joanpalko8389]

@@orange70383 I couldn't agree with you more. United we Stand, Divided we fall. What better way than to anger the masses. Ever wonder how the 1% are able to control the 99%?

[@c.calliecoleman1531]

Same here. This is one episode that didn't bring good feelings as their others do. Racism is such an ugly word, and even to see it acted in a show, just let you see the stupidity, of it, though I greatly appreciate Bonanza for having the courage, to expose it, because some like to sweep it under the rug, like it's not there. I'm just looking for the day when everyone will be, on the same page. We sure were on the same page, in 2020 when the whole world was shut down, quarantined, and God was in everybody's face. That probably was the only time, in human history that God got some peace, from this world, of violence, and hate. During that period there was a brief time, in life where we all seemed like brothers, and sister's. God was saying to everyone, and esp. those who can't shut their mouth from talking, to "Shut up, and listen, to Me." I am very wary, of any who came out, of that still acting a fool. I don't want to be standing next, to them, no telling what's coming their way.

[@OriginalPuro]

When will humans learn?* Never.

[@TheUzamaki1234]

Has a black man it's more fabricated than actually accurate in today's society. We have facts data and statistics. Yet most are population especially media does not ever source it instead they want to push their agendas and biases while keeping people in the dark on the actual truth.

[@carolcarter3712]

Bonanza forever teaches you to love the world and the land and each other it can be a beautiful world if we love and care for it.

[@brodietaylor7467]

I know I'm pretty randomly asking but do anyone know of a good place to stream new tv shows online ?

[@mchoffner8497]

There was a day when we collectively rooted for the good guy, not the bad. We have watched America regress over the past 20 years to a point where our moral compass is broken.

[@linsqopiring6816]

@@brodietaylor7467 u still looking for one ?

[@AndrewVelonis]

One of the best ensemble episodes. BTW, The Lone Ranger had a good anti-racism episode as well. He stood up for the right of a Chinese couple to marry. Nowhere in the pages of history can one find a greater champion of justice.

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[@yeguenianantranik4003]

UNBELIEVABLY, INCREDIBLY, EXTREMELY AWESOME EPISODE ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@stevenrobert8567]

ah-soo

[@gruivis]

...you and I father, we're the guilty ones The writing on this show is incredible

[@deloriserodriguez8942]

Best western TV show ever. I watch this show for over 50 years to this very day. And Gunsmoke too. I love my Bonanza the most.! ✌️♥️😃

[@survivingsicklecell1732]

I just can't get enough of the cartwrights ❤️🙏

[@AbrasiousProductions]

it's good to know despite the time period that the cartwrights didn't jump on the racist train. i find that admirable

[@coltgun876]

Time period doesn't necessarily matter

[@teijaflink2226]

Because they are good people who don't care about the race if you're a good person too.

[@dalepartap120]

some men will fight even to save one lamb...these men we call heros

[@linsqopiring6816]

Even if it means the slaughter of the whole herd? That's not so cut and dry.

[@stanmyler9037]

I can tell in many episodes that Adam is the most beloved by his father, Ben. He is as wise and level-headed as he is handsome. And I can't blame him.

[@mechellehuber5352]

Makes sense as he had the closest bond with Adam. That happens in siblings who have wide age gaps.

[@teijaflink2226]

He's always so concerned about him even if he's a full grown, intelligent man, must be bit annoying to Adam. But they are very close and Ben must trust him the most of every person he knows... Okay I know that I'm kind of talking like these people are real lol but after watching many episodes des now I imagine there is an alternative reality with the Cartwrights.

[@mechellehuber5352]

@@teijaflink2226 I know people in real life who have a close relationship with their parents like Adam has with Ben. There is some truth there.

[@jenniferclarke9683]

This bitter hatred still exist through out the world.

[@pebblesinshoes]

Because so many do not have the Love of the Almighty Creator in their ❤️s!

[@molliemae6855]

And the liberals are fanning the flames! It really got bad when Obama took office. He was always raving about racism against blacks. Now there’s so much racism against whites from the blacks! Blacks are allowed to openly call whites racial slurs and nothing is ever done about it. If the situation was reversed the blacks would riot in the streets. But because blacks claim white privilege they feel it’s ok.

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

Thanks for uploading and sharing this old series. Best regards luck and health.

[@kevinsims2876]

44:51 Damn that was slick👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@aprilhodges444]

Thank you very much for posting these.

[@Daftcannon]

Bonanza is a good western

[@aaraar4055]

Felt as proud of Ben Cartwright as I'd have been of me own Dad. I'm sure he'd do the same in his place.

[@linsqopiring6816]

He had the gun pointed right in his direction 44:50 but for some reason he decides to point the guy way up at the clouds just before firing lol

[@bonanzafan8313]

Love bonanza!

[@kenbaker-ps6ej]

I love this episode. I can’t imagine Bobby Flay running for mayor though. He was a jerk then and he is a jerk now.

[@mattwilliams9442]

Us people will never learn how to be like hoss and joe and Ben where in life

[@susanvenkatraman9503]

I like this story very much 👍👌👌🤩🤩🤩😍🥰😘❤

[@mechellehuber5352]

I like to think Hop Sing speaks better English away from the Cartwrights because he is just messing with them with bad English. 🤣

[@MarcysGarden]

I wish they would have shown what Jimmy's birthday present was.

[@abrooksize]

How sweet that they went up to be ushers at Lorne‘s granddaughter’s wedding 😌. Sidenote: I wonder if Canadians know how much some Americans admire them.

[@analoguecity3454]

Funny how hopsings accent is perfect English around his contemporaries, but his accent is like the "noble chinaman" around the Americans!

[@lerakalrc2027]

Excelente episódio... parabéns!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@rosered103]

Am I wrong in thinking that Little Joe winks with his right eye during the theme song?

[@maychua3465]

Always ❤such episodes whereby the Cartwright family would fight and protect the timid, innocent and bullied ones. Prefer such episodes to romantic ones esp Joe's episodes😐

[@AbrasiousProductions]

yeah im only a few episodes in and im noticing a pattern with joe's episodes joe meets lady. she dies. joe is sad.

[@maychua3465]

@@AbrasiousProductions He would almost fell in love so quickly with any lady he met🤦‍♀️. Stay safe and blessed as covid is still so bad.

[@AbrasiousProductions]

@@maychua3465 i relate a little since im so lonely im like little joe minus the beauty so my life's rough but if my life was a tv show i dont want repititions of the same relationships over and over im on this episode right now so im not as sick of it but they're have been a few repitive joe episodes however i loved the last hunt. that episode was so good

[@anacordoba5042]

mejor esos que los de Adam hablando con políticos, esos si que aburren y también son todos iguales

[@jameswilliamjohnson]

Twice Ben called Hop sing "boy" as was the custom even though he must be near 40 years old.

[@Kim-bp1kb]

In a lot of episodes he calls all his sons boy here and there 😂😂 it must be his thing.

[@imransheikhinfo]

Although used as a slur against African Americans, I think here Pa uses it as a sign of affection; Hop-Sing is like one of his boys to him.

[@detectivefiction3701]

When Ben Cartwright uses "boy," he no doubt means it in the sense of Hop Sing being his surrogate "son.". It is the neighborhood bullies who would use "boy" in an insulting way.

[@binnicksforge9359]

Did that beating make (hop sing) talk with a Chinese accent? Lol, hop-sing talked better English in a English accent than me at the beginning. 😂

[@GathKingLeppbertI]

And just like that racism was defeated.

[@c.calliecoleman1531]

No, it was being exposed, which is crucial. Because first a problem has to be recognized, as existing, by being exposed, before the work of digging that weed out begins.

[@GathKingLeppbertI]

@@c.calliecoleman1531 I think racism had long been exposed before this episode.

[@c.calliecoleman1531]

@@GathKingLeppbertI Yes, of course it had been exposed many, many years, before this episode. Thing is it sure wasn't being shown on tv, just the la la la make believe stuff. For the sake, of new generations it should occasionally be shown, on tv, so at least they'll be able to recognize it when they see it, and know better how to deal with it.

[@SunRabbit]

Everybody in the USA is an immigrant except the Indians. The Indians were not only the first inhabitants but they were also the first nativists and it did not work out too well for them. They fought against immigration into their lands, and lost.

[@molliemae6855]

Lol! Are you serious?! I think you need to read history instead of listening to what others say! 🙄 And there’s a big difference between an immigrant and a settler!

[@donaldmichaellumsden2714]

And still to this day predugice exists in the USA ., as much as ever . DML

[@f.u.p.m_rah9669]

It’s everywhere

[@nannydpurcell2315]

Trash thinking itself diamond. The world has hardly changed 😔

[@tedisinla]

In real life don't ever walk in to a jail willingly especially when they tell you "it is for you own good"

[@dazza2024]

Now 2020 and it's still happening I wonder WHY.

[@Meow_1992]

Politicians, political parties, always using their voters and still don't things done.

[@dazza2024]

@@Meow_1992 👍

[@scoobymc3375]

The media and government dividing people. If all liked each other and hated the government, they be screwed.

[@bob_btw6751]

This was made some 60 odd years ago about bigotry and prejudice. Seems like those trouble causing few with hate in their souls still manipulate the politics, even today.

[@tintocherian7715]

Why did Hop Sing have a more American accent in the first scene when he was speaking with his Chinese friends and then suddenly switched back to his usual accent after? Lol

[@linsqopiring6816]

I was waiting for for someone to bring this up. Guess just no one noticed and let him get away with his accent slipping. I can't imagine the actor that played him would have enjoyed being forced to use such a cartoonish accent.

[@detectivefiction3701]

No, the reason Hop Sing sounds more American in that first scene is that he's speaking with other Chinese people; the viewer is supposed to imagine that they're all conversing in Chinese. When Hop Sing speaks to the Cartwrights, he uses a Chinese accent to indicate that a language barrier exists between him and them.

[@marthaperdomo8763]

Me gustaría esta película con su títulos en español o idioma español

[@pattimccraw6168]

didnt recognize mr fulmer without out his beard

[@jenniferclarke9683]

Andy should remember whose land it really is.

[@GathKingLeppbertI]

Right. Whom did the digger indians displace when they moved in?

[@c.calliecoleman1531]

God's land.

[@sylivalancer8292]

YOU Make me ASHAMED To be a Member of the White race !!!

[@salty5706]

This is the only episode where hop sing talk’s normally. It’s only for a little bit at the beginning. I wonder why they chose to have him do that?

[@TV-ph1tw]

this is not a trial it is an *inquest; indicted vs convicted; he was just indicted not convicted; you are *at liberty; free;

[@mchoffner8497]

The sound of a silver dollar hitting the counter...

[@camillajames4044]

Did adam have any girlfriend in the movies 🎶 well as the best actor the pictures and he's the best actor between the two boys.,💋

[@MrJuvefrank]

The producer didn't like the idea of the Cartwright men having steady girlfriends. He thought the show would be under rated by a large chunk of the public.

[@c.calliecoleman1531]

@@MrJuvefrank oh, that's kind of sad, to hear. I was actually glad when they had a girlfriend they seemed serious about, and was hoping for a wedding, but something would always happen, to the girl. Now I see why. I don't think it would have taken anything away, from the show, only added new scenarios, to it.

[@linsqopiring6816]

@@c.calliecoleman1531 A wife would have dragged the show down. Any time anything happened we'd have to listen to her nagging and worrying and curtailed their freedom. It wouldn't have contributed anything and would have been a bunch of dead weight. You all say you think this show is so well done, but then you second guess the producer lol. As if you're smarter than he was.

[@solog6518]

"Let it boil"

[@MsHimmelskind]

Total aktuell 😢

[@coltgun876]

I don't think Mr. Ridley was gonna actually shoot Jimmy. The deceased daughter would of lived if she didn't interfere and 80% of this episode wouldn't happen.

[@rflooker]

Too bad Andy is winning now.

[@Tony-1950]

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@devoncassmoreharris4499]

This racist shit been going on for so long... Omfg wtf 💔😭💔

[@deloriserodriguez8942]

Damn near 500 years! Welcome to America! Indians, Jews and Blacks are hated by many others. It's 2022 and racism and hate never end. And don't forget the love for power, Greed for money. Trust in God and never give up. Peace and love to all. ✌️♥️

[@scoobymc3375]

@@deloriserodriguez8942 Whites are the most hated now. Racism exists from all races.

[@misslucky5474]

I love love love Adam, but those cuffed jeans got to go. I hate them!

[@MrJuvefrank]

Back then, people's fashion was different. it was all right for the era.

[@suskaklapp6641]

What about the hair piece.?

[@MrJuvefrank]

@@suskaklapp6641 Of course he has to look nice for T.V.; who would watch him if he were as bald as Friar Tuck?

[@misslucky5474]

@@MrJuvefrank I know, but I just hate seeing that light blue cuff at the bottom. 😂

[@misslucky5474]

@@suskaklapp6641 He doesn't have a hair piece on yet. This is the First Season. Hair piece came later.

[@dannypalmer7701]

Who says so?? 😂😂

[@chrisreiss5348]

That guy running for mayor sounded like Joe Biden. TOO BAD THIS COUNTRY DOES NOT HAVE ANYMORE BACKBONE!!! ] AND I JUST DON'T MEAN THE REPUBLICAN POLITTICIANS.IN D.C!

[@NakedEyes-lm3bj]

Why do all the women ended up dying in Bonanza?

[@LucidDreamer54321]

As Donald Trump would say, "Chai Nah".

[@charlesbarkwell7693]

As much as I watched "Bonanza" growing up , it was BAD to hear the Father of the Ponderosa calling "HopSing" 'Boy' after he got off the Horse from being Beaten Up by Racist. Vietnam Era Veteran Southern California ( 90802 )

[@Kim-bp1kb]

He calls everyone boy. Including his sons. It's just something Ben says. It's not a racial slur.

[@imransheikhinfo]

Although used as a slur against African Americans, I think here Pa uses it as a sign of affection; Hop-Sing is like one of his boys to him.

[@pebblesinshoes]

@Charles Barkwell, Thank you for your service!

[@linsqopiring6816]

@@imransheikhinfo His sons are one thing since they actually are his 'boys'. But he was a good friend of sheriff coffee and I don't remember ben using it on him or any of his much younger ranch hands or anyone else other than his sons or hop sing. Definitely some condescention there. Even the name "hop sing" sounds like someone you expect to jump when you call and do a dance for you. Plus the corny accent he had to use for every episode except in the intro to this one.

[@fbi10]

@@linsqopiring6816you reaching. It’s pathetic

[@MokoRowe]

🎉why were the majority of caucasians/Europeans very racist?

[@stanmyler9037]

Probably the LEAST favorite episode to MAGA Trump Supporters. WAaaaaasY too WOKE!

[@scoobymc3375]

I like Trump but loved this episode.