Here Come the Brides - A Christmas Place (Part Six of Six)

This episode of HCTB originally aired on December 18, 1968. For those of you who have never seen this delightful 60's series, it was loosely based on the film Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.

In this version, in order to keep his mountain from falling into the hands of Aaron Stempel (Mark Lenard), Jason Bolt (Robert Brown) and his two brothers Joshua (David Soul) and Jeremy (Bobby Sherman) had to bring 100 eligible brides from Massachusetts to Seattle where they had to stay for a year.

While a premise such as this could have easily turned out to be something silly, it turned out to be just the opposite, often tackling controversial issues along the way. Yet, it managed to stay very entertaining.

The first season is available on DVD and we're patiently waiting for the release of the second season but I'm not sure it will ever see the light of day. Anyway, in keeping with the Christmas them, this is the Christmas episode from the first season. Although it's okay, I don't think it's a true indicator of what the series was about.

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[Juliette402]

I grew up in Seattle, and remember seeing this episode in 1968 when I was 9 years old. There is something poignant and sweet about Jeremy and Candy...I still love Bobby Sherman! Thanks!

[merri222]

i love this show when i was in my teens it keep me feeling happy and clean about the world but nowadays these shows that are put out there scary !!!!!

[kduideo]

LOL!! Same MUSIC was used on BEWITCHED CHRISTMAS SHOWS.

[greenpilgrim50]

@dmnemaine well we've seen what anti-religious indoctrination brought us because our nation is so trashed theres nothing but garbage spewing out of hollywood these days. Jesus Christ and Him crucified IS the hope of the nations. You think about what's happened to our world since religi-phobic hollywood & the supreme court threw the baby Jesus out with the bathwater(baptism). You think about it. No one is ever too young to understand the gospel of Jesus Christ.

[terimeriful]

I LOVED this show when I was a teen. I never missed it. I remember this episode.

Thanks so much for putting it on here. I really enjoyed it. It wasn't very accurate in costume and props but I didn't notice. They weren't as meticulous back then apparently.

[suddenlysusan99]

I've been missing this show for 40 years!!!!

[Riograce]

This show ran when I was a child, and it's one of my favorites. Thanks so much for posting this - the song is lovely!

[silvialovesdavidsoul]

Thank you very very much for the video!

[dmnemaine]

I was wondering if anyone would catch a very important point about this show, and not one comment I saw even hinted at it -- the danger of indoctrinating children in religious dogma when they're too young to understand it. Think about it.

[Songsmirth]

I forgot this series. Corny. Those children could have killed this child yet everything comes out hunky dory! I don't get it.