Can you imagine this on tv today? What a field day PETA and Native Americans would have! We've gotten WAY to sensitive and politically correct! I loved this show as a kid.
A real 50's series but who and what was Daniel Boone fighting to keep free in the country? We all know the answer to that question whether some want to admit it or not.Rugged individualism, Manifest Destiny -- real and mythical structures, aww forget it. Suffice it to say is that I remember this series as a little kid and even then something didn't come across as quite right to me.
I am a descendent of Nathan Corder who lived during that era and he is buried near Warington Missouri not all that far from where Daniel's family is buried.
According to Daniel Boone's memoires he was only really certain about killing one Indian, which was during the American Revolution at the battle of Blue Licks when some Indians and some settlers were fighting for European Imperialism and some Indians and settlers like Boone were fighting for Jeffersonian Democracy. Boone's parents were Quakers. Actor who played Paladin was one of his real descendants
My favorite opening for the show, one of my favorite seasons (love the whole show of course). My favorite season in the 2nd, however, since it maintains the grittyness with a bit more of a comfortable feel to go along with higher video and audio quality.
RCA was the parent company of NBC. Bonanza was created, and was filmed in color expressly to encourage people to buy RCA Color TV's. TV's were set up in store windows so that passersby could see what color TV looked like. How do you demonstrate color TV if all the shows were black and white? Film and sound quality were quite good. If you think otherwise, you've probably seen unauthorized knockoff DVDs made from poorly preserved prints. There's lots of them out there.
Hi billbounce. A minor correction: "The following program is brought to you in living color by NBC"....preceded shows much earlier than 1965...my grandpa bought an RCA Color TV set in early 1958, and I can clearly remember "Bonanza" starting with that same introduction as early as 1959.
I fully agree. The only minus is the film quality and the audio were often poor. When it went to color in fall 1965 picture quality was very sharp, hence "In living color"---The following NBC program is brought to you in living color the peacock promo made its debut that fall."
First season was the best. The episodes had real depth to them. Real issues. I think they got cold feet or a cut budget or something after that since as the series continued it became sillier and increasingly centered around that little blond boy. But season one is classic. With Daniel and Mingo dealing with real issues of race and character and loyalty.
This was the only season that the series was in black and white for the 1964-1965 season. Only 32 episodes were produced in black and white,which these days are rarely seen. When it was in syndication back in the mid-1960's and 1970's it was only the color episodes of the series that ran in repeats(1965-1970)
Daniel Boone was a man, yes a biiig man, but the bear was bigger so he ran like a nigger up a treeeee. Classic.
dotdotdash2 1 week ago
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Lived in Parker's mobile home park for 31 years, right around the corner fm his Mom.
1812navy 1 month ago
Up a tree...
TheZestanor 2 months ago
@kariebeez. and Colombus was a murderer blah blah blah....
WhippJunior 2 months ago
Can you imagine this on tv today? What a field day PETA and Native Americans would have! We've gotten WAY to sensitive and politically correct! I loved this show as a kid.
WhippJunior 2 months ago
I watched this show when I was a kid.R.I.P.Fess Parker
tylerrex41 3 months ago
A real 50's series but who and what was Daniel Boone fighting to keep free in the country? We all know the answer to that question whether some want to admit it or not.Rugged individualism, Manifest Destiny -- real and mythical structures, aww forget it. Suffice it to say is that I remember this series as a little kid and even then something didn't come across as quite right to me.
kariebeez 3 months ago
kill them injuns daniel!!!!
cary393 5 months ago
I am a descendent of Nathan Corder who lived during that era and he is buried near Warington Missouri not all that far from where Daniel's family is buried.
trailboyus66 5 months ago
According to Daniel Boone's memoires he was only really certain about killing one Indian, which was during the American Revolution at the battle of Blue Licks when some Indians and some settlers were fighting for European Imperialism and some Indians and settlers like Boone were fighting for Jeffersonian Democracy. Boone's parents were Quakers. Actor who played Paladin was one of his real descendants
Texasjim2007 5 months ago 2
This is a particularly great portrait of the actor and Gentleman, Mr. Parker.
MrMaxwellnith 6 months ago
Daniel Boone shot Indians to make all Americans free!
MrAdvancedAtheist 6 months ago
@MrAdvancedAtheist lol....
pongespob 6 months ago
@MrAdvancedAtheist lol
tonytarheel55 4 months ago
Shootin' Injuns, yeeeehaw! It's pretty easy to see why they abandoned this opening.
JimNauseam 6 months ago
My favorite opening for the show, one of my favorite seasons (love the whole show of course). My favorite season in the 2nd, however, since it maintains the grittyness with a bit more of a comfortable feel to go along with higher video and audio quality.
AgentSmithClan 6 months ago
yea this kicks ass this show was what got me to muzzeloader hunting ilove this show and im olny 16
Mr32ducecoupe 8 months ago 5
IT WAS A GREAT SHOW,GOOD TIME IN MY LIFE TOO,
godblessthebest 8 months ago
RCA was the parent company of NBC. Bonanza was created, and was filmed in color expressly to encourage people to buy RCA Color TV's. TV's were set up in store windows so that passersby could see what color TV looked like. How do you demonstrate color TV if all the shows were black and white? Film and sound quality were quite good. If you think otherwise, you've probably seen unauthorized knockoff DVDs made from poorly preserved prints. There's lots of them out there.
snufpark 1 year ago
Hi billbounce. A minor correction: "The following program is brought to you in living color by NBC"....preceded shows much earlier than 1965...my grandpa bought an RCA Color TV set in early 1958, and I can clearly remember "Bonanza" starting with that same introduction as early as 1959.
rolex452 1 year ago
I fully agree. The only minus is the film quality and the audio were often poor. When it went to color in fall 1965 picture quality was very sharp, hence "In living color"---The following NBC program is brought to you in living color the peacock promo made its debut that fall."
But the episodes got campier.
billbounce 1 year ago
I love this opening
JaneFanEyreViewer 1 year ago
First season was the best. The episodes had real depth to them. Real issues. I think they got cold feet or a cut budget or something after that since as the series continued it became sillier and increasingly centered around that little blond boy. But season one is classic. With Daniel and Mingo dealing with real issues of race and character and loyalty.
cjopbj 1 year ago
This was the only season that the series was in black and white for the 1964-1965 season. Only 32 episodes were produced in black and white,which these days are rarely seen. When it was in syndication back in the mid-1960's and 1970's it was only the color episodes of the series that ran in repeats(1965-1970)
rayssonation 1 year ago
I miss great shows like this.
Thank you.
George Vreeland Hill
GeorgeVreelandHill 1 year ago
@GeorgeVreelandHill My grandparents watch this a lot.
whattheheck1000 1 year ago
I swear to god he looks like he`s on a grass treadmill in the walking scene when the Daniel Boone heading comes up.
hunsta 1 year ago