That was a awesome show… I use to roll up a blanket and put on my mini bike and ride around in the yard… I pretended to be Bronson… that was my favorite show back in 1969 .. thanks for bringing back memories…
I grew up in the Bay Area and this show inspired me to buy a motorcycle at the age of 16..... a red Kawasaki 400. I decided to take a solo motorcycle trip to Yosemite just after Christmas. It was a trip just like this! Funny, it was just the beginning of a lifelong journey I'm still exploring. Thanks for this video!
I remember watching this episode on TV, I never forgot it or the title. Something about this episode was special. I'm so grateful to be able to watch this again with your narration! What memories.
I was a honda/yamaha mechanic back in them days & did motocross. After seeing this episopde, I sold all my tools & bought a buncha rocks. I was immediately a better mechanic.
O M G ! This is the episode I always tell people about! The one where he straightens the forks and rechromes the frt fender with a rock and a screwdriver ! Lol, thanks I thought I'd never see this again.
I loved this show as a kid, I talked about it so much that my parents friends started calling me Bronson , eventually my friends did the same, even today friends say it sometimes and I use it as part of my passwords , I loved Sportster's, what a great bike
Bronson has amazing metal working skills- He can take a rock and hammer that Soportster back into shape so effectively that there is not even a dent or a scratch present. His work on the headlamp nacelle is especially impressive(!) Hey- Despite some technical inaccuracies I loved the show. It inspired me, at the age of 19, to take my BMW R75/5 on a 35 state, 33,000 mile odyssey, camping out all the way. So glad I did it; had many adventures.
A few years ago Tom Hanks was interviewed on NPR. He was asked what TV shows he watched while growing up. He immediately answered, "Then Came Bronson". In trying to describe the show's uniqueness he said "sometimes there would be no dialogue". I think he might have been referring to this episode in particular.
Great story, I never new that about Tom Hanks. You are probably right about this episode. Jerry Seinfeld said something similar in one of his Coffee and Cars episodes with Sarah Jessica Parker. Thanks for watching!
@@buickman4878 I just dug out an mp3 recording of the relevant quote from Tom Hanks (along with further comments about what he watched on TV as a kid). Here is a partial transcript: Host Terry Gross asks "What did you wanna watch - what were your favorite TV shows that made a lasting impression on you?" Tom eagerly replies, "Then Came Bronson - it was on for one year - it starred Michael Parks as an iconoclastic reporter who gives up everything and rides across the country on a motorcycle - (it) was like a one man version of Route 66. It was a very odd television show that was on for one season on NBC and I just thought it was the hippest thing in the world cause - sometimes there'd be no dialogue in one of the shows. It was not like an episode of Mannix or Medical Center or Gunsmoke - it was something else.
Wow! This one really takes me back. Blue Chip stamps with fill up. 32 cents for a gallon of gas! Loved this episode...and wish I had a nickle for everytime I heard the term "Bronson Rock". Thanks for the video and memories.
Those who never ridden an old Ironhead Sportster can’t appreciate how heavy they are. With tall cast iron cylinders and cylinder heads all the weight is high on the bike and once they’re down it’s a bear picking them up. Great riding skills, when the bike fell down the hill I was sure it was destroyed (bent fork, frame and handlebars?)
I used to sneak to the top of the stairs to watch on Wednesday night....I bought a 1989 xlh883 in 1989 after my father passed. When I told him I was going to buy one he looked forward to riding it because he had one when he was a MP in the army....unfortunately he passed away from a stroke in March of that year. I still have the bike 🏍 and it is black and orange 🍊 racing colors. I will never sell it. It makes me think of him and how much I 😢miss him. Thank you Michael Parks. I will miss you dearly 💔. I also saw John Huston's Bible...what a nice butt ❤.
I was a huge fan of TCB being born in 57 it had a profound effect on me getting motorcycles....my first was a honda sl 70 then a 72 yellow kawasaki 100 g5. ....then a yamaha rd350 a yamaha 78 xt500 then a 79 hd red sportster which i rode for 18k miles before being stolen at my GF apt in okc in 82. I had bought her a 250 suzuki twin gs250 which was a great bike. Im 67 now but bought 23 bike before i gave it up.....i had a bad crash in a kz 650 i had bought and had 700 miles on and spent 2 months in a hospital on traction.....broke back....3 operations later im walking with a walker now...wish i could ride again but a powerchair is all i do.....
I used to watch this. I love it. My Daddy had a Harley too,all my life. He always had one. I had to get one a Harley Davidson sporster 883.I really think this show has alot to do with me getting one.❤deb
I just watched this video review again and I liked it just as much as the first time! One thing, using the word “technical” to describe difficult terrain is too modern a term!
I wonder if Bronson felt foolish and frustrated with the forest scene in this episode. Using the rock and fixing that busted and dented Sportster. He must have felt this is so fake. Michael Parks, I'd prefer that you didn't turn your back on Bronson fans over the years. You must have had some idea what TCB meant to some of us.
I was born in 1947 so I was around 21 or 22 or going on 23 years old at the time. There was not much choice on tv at the time of the Bronson series. Watched the pilot without the nudity when it aired I also was a fan of the original release never saw any reruns if they existed? Had a real good friend who died at 33years old the same age I and about 30 million other boomers at the time of this series.We would get together after a viewing to discuss basically tear it a new bung hole great fun carpping together two young bucks pontificating about life?
That was a awesome show… I use to roll up a blanket and put on my mini bike and ride around in the yard… I pretended to be Bronson… that was my favorite show back in 1969 .. thanks for bringing back memories…
Cool story! Thanks for watching!
You bet! Thanks for watching!
I grew up in the Bay Area and this show inspired me to buy a motorcycle at the age of 16..... a red Kawasaki 400. I decided to take a solo motorcycle trip to Yosemite just after Christmas. It was a trip just like this! Funny, it was just the beginning of a lifelong journey I'm still exploring. Thanks for this video!
Thanks for watching Peter!
Thanks for sharing! And thanks for watching!
I was in the 4th grade when I saw this episode on march 4th 1970.
Then Came Bronson aired every wednesday night at 10pm.
I never missed an episode.
I remember watching this episode on TV, I never forgot it or the title. Something about this episode was special. I'm so grateful to be able to watch this again with your narration! What memories.
Thank you so much for watching, Curtis!
I still wear
This same bonnet because of this series
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This show I remember as a child at 11 not fully understanding it's depth but now pushing 66 this show had it's points of deep thought .
Many agree with you as I do and that it was ahead of it's time! Thanks for watching!
Thanks for posting this video. The show meant the world to me when it aired!
Me too! Thanks for watching!
Wonderful thank you, it seems an unusual episode where Bronson spends most of it alone. Thank you again. Gérard.
Thank you! Yes, that is one of the things that made this episode unique, he had very few lines.
That was great and very adventurous. Keep up the good work, job well done., Thanks
Thank you William, I appreciate the kine words!
I was a honda/yamaha mechanic back in them days & did motocross. After seeing this episopde, I sold all my tools & bought a buncha rocks. I was immediately a better mechanic.
That's hilarious! Thanks for watching!
Yes, I remember this episode! I used too stay up too watch Bronson's adventures.
Thanks for watching!
O M G ! This is the episode I always tell people about! The one where he straightens the forks and rechromes the frt fender with a rock and a screwdriver ! Lol, thanks I thought I'd never see this again.
Thanks for watching!
It's hard to watch that motorcycle rolling down the hill. As always a really good video.
Thank you Ernie. Yes, I know what you mean.
It's downright Sicking watching that Sportster falling down that hill. It's almost a sin doing that to one of the bikes.
I agree! I wonder what happened to that bike!
I grew up watching then came Bronson. It always stuck with me. I always wanted to be like him.
Yep, me too! Thanks for watching!
The only thing missing is him meeting up with big foot and big foot taking his bike back to the road
I loved this show as a kid, I talked about it so much that my parents friends started calling me Bronson , eventually my friends did the same, even today friends say it sometimes and I use it as part of my passwords , I loved Sportster's, what a great bike
Very cool! Thanks for watching!
Bronson has amazing metal working skills- He can take a rock and hammer that Soportster back into shape so effectively that there is not even a dent or a scratch present. His work on the headlamp nacelle is especially impressive(!)
Hey- Despite some technical inaccuracies I loved the show. It inspired me, at the age of 19, to take my BMW R75/5 on a 35 state, 33,000 mile odyssey, camping out all the way. So glad I did it; had many adventures.
Hollywood had to get involved with some of the technical motorcycle stuff. Thanks for watching Scott!
Wonderful presentation. Thanks
Thanks! And thanks for watching!
This was one of my elderly grandmother's favorite shows...also the A-Team.
Granny was a gem.
That's cool! Thanks for watching!
A few years ago Tom Hanks was interviewed on NPR. He was asked what TV shows he watched while growing up. He immediately answered, "Then Came Bronson". In trying to describe the show's uniqueness he said "sometimes there would be no dialogue". I think he might have been referring to this episode in particular.
Great story, I never new that about Tom Hanks. You are probably right about this episode. Jerry Seinfeld said something similar in one of his Coffee and Cars episodes with Sarah Jessica Parker. Thanks for watching!
@@buickman4878 I just dug out an mp3 recording of the relevant quote from Tom Hanks (along with further comments about what he watched on TV as a kid). Here is a partial transcript:
Host Terry Gross asks "What did you wanna watch - what were your favorite TV shows that made a lasting impression on you?" Tom eagerly replies, "Then Came Bronson - it was on for one year - it starred Michael Parks as an iconoclastic reporter who gives up everything and rides across the country on a motorcycle - (it) was like a one man version of Route 66. It was a very odd television show that was on for one season on NBC and I just thought it was the hippest thing in the world cause - sometimes there'd be no dialogue in one of the shows. It was not like an episode of Mannix or Medical Center or Gunsmoke - it was something else.
Thank you so much for that!@@petermorley3910
Wow! This one really takes me back. Blue Chip stamps with fill up. 32 cents for a gallon of gas! Loved this episode...and wish I had a nickle for everytime I heard the term "Bronson Rock". Thanks for the video and memories.
Thanks for watching Rob!
Those who never ridden an old Ironhead Sportster can’t appreciate how heavy they are. With tall cast iron cylinders and cylinder heads all the weight is high on the bike and once they’re down it’s a bear picking them up. Great riding skills, when the bike fell down the hill I was sure it was destroyed (bent fork, frame and handlebars?)
Yep they are heavy! Thanks for watching!
My shovel head had me pinned until a couple of people stopped and helped..
I watch this as a kid
Me too! Thanks for watching!
Great! A good long review. I do have a different opinion on whether Bronson and the gas station attendant were friends. Other than that, spot on!
Thank you Peter! Isn't it interesting how the scene was filmed and how the viewer doesn't know for sure one way or the other?
I used to sneak to the top of the stairs to watch on Wednesday night....I bought a 1989 xlh883 in 1989 after my father passed. When I told him I was going to buy one he looked forward to riding it because he had one when he was a MP in the army....unfortunately he passed away from a stroke in March of that year. I still have the bike 🏍 and it is black and orange 🍊 racing colors. I will never sell it. It makes me think of him and how much I 😢miss him. Thank you Michael Parks. I will miss you dearly 💔. I also saw John Huston's Bible...what a nice butt ❤.
1989, 20 years after Then Came Bronson, nice! Thanks for watching!
I was a huge fan of TCB being born in 57 it had a profound effect on me getting motorcycles....my first was a honda sl 70 then a 72 yellow kawasaki 100 g5. ....then a yamaha rd350 a yamaha 78 xt500 then a 79 hd red sportster which i rode for 18k miles before being stolen at my GF apt in okc in 82. I had bought her a 250 suzuki twin gs250 which was a great bike.
Im 67 now but bought 23 bike before i gave it up.....i had a bad crash in a kz 650 i had bought and had 700 miles on and spent 2 months in a hospital on traction.....broke back....3 operations later im walking with a walker now...wish i could ride again but a powerchair is all i do.....
Wow, lots of bikes, cool. Sorry to hear about you accident. Thanks for watching!
Was that Bud Ekins in the crash scene?
Yes Bud Ekins did all the stunt work. Thanks for watching!
That’s gotta he Bud Ekins in the off-road scenes. He raced Baja with Steve McQueen.
I have done some weird motorcycle camping but never anything like this...
Yep, me too! Thanks for watching!
thanks this was great
Thank you for watching!
I used to watch this. I love it. My Daddy had a Harley too,all my life. He always had one. I had to get one a Harley Davidson sporster 883.I really think this show has alot to do with me getting one.❤deb
Good for you and thanks for watching!
言葉は、英語？は、全くわからないが、映像から、全てが、伝わってきます。ブロンソンいつも最高！！です。
English translation: 1958Guritin-kun's words, English? I don't know at all, but everything is transmitted from the video. Bronson is always the best.
Thank you!
At 3 gallons for a dollar of gas and that little tank modern miracles happen back then ha ha😂😂😂
Yep! Thanks for watching!
This series gave me the drive to tour by motorcycle, which I did for 50 years.
Yep, me too! Thanks for watching!
Peace sign on gas pump
32 cents a gallon
first real job out of high school, people didnt know what side their gas cap was on (-:
That's funny! Thanks for watching!
I wonder how many bikes they destroyed making the crash scene?
My understanding it was just one. Thanks for watching!
I just watched this video review again and I liked it just as much as the first time! One thing, using the word “technical” to describe difficult terrain is too modern a term!
This aired a month before the first Earth Day. :)
Interesting trivia, thanks! And thanks for watching!
Can't complain about that AMF Sportster.............Built AMF Tough
That Sportster could almost do anything! Thanks for watching!
Was this recorded off of a TV set?
I wonder if Bronson felt foolish and frustrated with the forest scene in this episode. Using the rock and fixing that busted and dented Sportster. He must have felt this is so fake. Michael Parks, I'd prefer that you didn't turn your back on Bronson fans over the years. You must have had some idea what TCB meant to some of us.
If that's a sportster fording that river, I'm a monkeys uncle. 😂
You might be a Monkeys uncle. Thanks for watching!
2 1/2 gallon tank that lasts 4 days.
Never bent the handlebars after all that crashing, way tougher than any modern machines no traction control, abs or lean angle sensors back then.
Hollywood can do amazing things. Thanks for watching!
I was born in 1947 so I was around 21 or 22 or going on 23 years old at the time. There was not much choice on tv at the time of the Bronson series. Watched the pilot without the nudity when it aired I also was a fan of the original release never saw any reruns if they existed? Had a real good friend who died at 33years old the same age I and about 30 million other boomers at the time of this series.We would get together after a viewing to discuss basically tear it a new bung hole great fun carpping together two young bucks pontificating about life?
Great story and thanks for watching!
The ranger looks like gopher on the love boat
No he was on the Virginian
I guess that's what they mean when they say. That will buff out
Funny! Thanks for watching!
Funny, look at the Illuminati symbol on his gas tank.
All Seeing Eye on the back of a dollar bill. Thanks for watching.
The original MacGyver
I think you are right! And the original Adventure Rider before it became popular on BMW GS . Thanks for watching!
This dude probably shouldn't ride a motorcycle. 😅