This is a very funny episode. Written and directed by Michael Landon, the Younger brothers escapades after they are released from jail are nothing short of hilarious. They rob a stage carrying only mail, break into a bank in an abandoned town, end up kidnapping Hoss for a ransom… And that’s just for...

The episode was on TVLand this morning. I can't stand Ma Hoad. She reminds me of the actress who played Jimmy Cagney's ma in White Heat. Very close resemblance in looks and speech. Quite eerie, actually. Then we have Ben in the end inviting her in. Mr. Hospitality strikes again. "My house is yo...

I thought David Rose’s musical score had a kind of ethereal feeling to it. Maybe a Scandinavian influence as I pictured the brook, the greene grass and the tall pines in the background. Maybe he wrote it that way as if the story was meant to be a dream. Someone mentioned something about there not be...

I think this is one of the grittiest, manliest, downright dirty doggiest episodes of them all. Never mind the crew, but Ben himself is the roughest, toughest as nails I’ve seen him since the first episode. Man, he is not putting up with any malarky from anybody. It’s a complete 360 from the Ben we w...

daisy60 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 08, 2022 11:15 am Thae parts of them falling in the snow is my favorite part! If you look closely, the last time Mike falls because Dan pushes him. Silly boys.

I believe it. Man, they were funny in this.

Never mind the story, Dan and Michael trying to navigate snow-covered terrain in snowshoes was just too funny. The laughter didn't seem to be scripted. It seemed genuine. They kept tripping on their snowshoes and falling and laughing. Winter Kill.jpg They had to stay overnight so the next morning th...

littlejoenice wrote: ↑Wed Mar 30, 2022 4:38 pm @Janet the Wicked I have watched that movie, We're No Angels. It's one of the only films I liked with Humphrey Bogart.

Yeah, it's a great flick. Don't like Bogey, huh? Too bad. He made some great films before and after Casablanca, if that's what you're thinking.

I thought Aldo Ray's performance in this episode was incredible. True, he was mean and cruel man towards both his wife and child, as well as his animals, but in the end, thanks to a little help from Hoss, he realized that he did indeed love his wife and baby, and didn't want nobody taking them away...

flabirder wrote: ↑Mon Mar 28, 2022 10:54 am I agree. I think that was one of the best fight scenes in the entire series. According to Ponderosa Scenery, Pernell did the entire fight himself without a stunt double. Now that's impressive. Bobby Miles doubled the bad guy in the fight.

He did indeed do the entire fight and he was awesome!

Thanks, patina . You've been very helpful. So First Born is when we first hear that Marie had a baby. I'm assuming that's why there was a line about it in Marie, My Love. So very confusing. But I finally understand what happened. Not that it makes sense. And here comes Ben willing to get into anothe...