Here Come the Brides
| Here Come the Brides | |
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Joan Blondell as Lottie
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| Genre |
Comedy Western |
| Starring |
Robert Brown David Soul Bobby Sherman Bridget Hanley Mark Lenard Joan Blondell Henry Beckman Susan Tolsky |
| Theme music composer |
Hugo Montenegro Jack Keller Ernie Sheldon |
| Opening theme | "Seattle" |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 48 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Screen Gems |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Picture format | Color |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | September 25, 1968 – April 3, 1970 |
Here Come the Brides is an American comedy Western series from Screen Gems that aired on the ABC television network from September 25, 1968 to April 3, 1970. The series was loosely based upon the Mercer Girls project, Asa Mercer's efforts to bring civilization to old Seattle in the 1860s by importing marriageable women from the east coast cities of the United States, where the ravages of the American Civil War left those towns short of men.
The producers said the show was inspired by the movie Seven Brides for Seven Brothers in an interview with LA Times TV critic Cecil Smith.
As a television western, set shortly after the end of the Civil War, the series rarely featured any form of gunplay, and violence was generally limited to comical fistfights. This was in keeping with the restrictions on television violence at the time. Stories highlighted the importance of cooperation, inter-racial harmony, and peaceful resolution of conflict. Plots were usually a mix of drama and humor. Being one of the first shows targeted at young women, most of the humor was at the expense of the men, but not particularly bitingly so.
In the pilot episode, smooth-talking, charismatic logging company boss Jason Bolt (Robert Brown) is faced with a shutdown of his operation as lonely lumberjacks are ready to leave Seattle due to the lack of female companionship. He promises to find 100 marriageable ladies willing to come to the frontier town (population 152) and stay for a full year. Sawmill owner Aaron Stempel (Mark Lenard) puts up much of the expense money as a wager that Bolt won't succeed, with the three Bolt brothers betting their mountain (home to their logging company).
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