HOP SING OF THE PONDEROSA

Hop Sing was the Chinese cook for the Cartwrights. Hop Sing was played by Victor sen Yung, who played him very convincingly. Hop Sing and was quite a character and I believe an important ingredient in Bonanza. Hop Sing added comic relief when needed and was really quite lovable. He had a temper and had no problem expressing his feelings on the show, but the Cartwrights accepted him almost as a member of the family.

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• Pernell Roberts
• Victor sen Yung
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[amchow78]

I understood the gist of the Cantonese that Hop Sing was saying in that clip!

From 2:11-2:13, as he's closing the door, he was definitely saying "Working from sunrise, working til nightfall!"

Afterwards, the gist of what he's saying (if I understand correctly) is, "and then these moments where I have to deal with these added hassles" or "this added craziness" or "this added foolishness", etc.

Hope that helps!

[LittleSister60]

Nice to see a tribute to Hop Sing - he was such a great character. I'd love to know what some of his Chinese "mutterings" actually said. Thanks for posting.

[capacola262743]

why did you cut it off at the end??? hop sing was about to catch a beatin off those 4 guys, like he did every time he went into virginia city. you skipped the best part.

[americanidol434]

HONG KONG MONALGAN

[americanidol434]

stealing donuts

[americanidol434]

lol

[cocoshake16]

what episode is at 0:16?

[Coelacanth1938]

I heard a rumor once that they were going to 'resurrect' a Hop Sing character for a second season of Firefly.

[SuperMegaUberGenius]

cartright?

[proterrazerg]

Happy Birthday Hop Sing

[cmforevea92]

i love it when hop sing scolded hoss for taking a donut classic!