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It's Seven Brides for Seven Brothers without the singing and dancing. But more, it's David Soul and Bobby Sherman on the cusp of teen idoldom as loggers Joshua and Jeremy Bolt, who, with their buckskin-bedecked older brother, Jason (Robert Brown), operate Bridal Veil Mountain in booming 1870s Seattle. To ensure the city's future prosperity, the Bolts make a deal with their nemesis and business rival, Aaron Stempel (recurring Star Trek Romulan Mark Lenard), to bankroll an expedition east to recruit 100 "marriageable" women for the local bachelors. The catch: If any of the women leaves before a year is up, the Bolts have to turn over their land to Stemple. That's the inviting premise of this rollicking series, which kicked off ABC's Wednesday night schedule in the 1968-69 season but perished after a move to Friday nights the following year. Over the course of the raucously entertaining first 26 episodes, we become heavily invested in these idealistic and hopeful settlers as they struggle to build a community. Among the crises they face are prejudice in "A Jew Named Sullivan" (featuring future Hill Street Blues star Daniel J. Travanti); the absence of a doctor in "A Crying Need"; an overzealous sheriff in "Letter of the Law" (featuring John Marley, owner of the ill-fated horse in The Godfather); and voting rights in "Democracy Inaction." And yes, that's Bruce Lee in "Marriage Chinese Style." Among the more unorthodox romantic entanglements include Jason's love for an Amish woman in "A Kiss Just for So," with a pre-Brady Bunch Barry Williams as the woman's brother, and a Mormon who wants five brides for himself in "One to a Customer." The season's most satisfying love story is between the shy and awkward Jeremy and Candy (Bridget Hanley), the independent and strong-willed leader of the brides. Among Brides' more colorful and comical characters are Lottie (the venerable Joan Blondell), the saloonkeeper with the proverbial heart of gold; Captain Clancy (Henry Beckman), the salty mule boat operator; and charming Biddie (Susan Tolsky), the ditziest of the brides. Not for Sherman and Soul fans only, Here Come the Brides is an unexpected '60s TV treat to have and to hold on DVD. Donald Liebenson

Product Details

• UPC: 043396130265
• Source: SONY PICTURES
• Region Code: 1
• Aspect Ratio: Pre-1954 Standard (1.33.1)
• Sound: Dolby Digital Stereo
• Language: English
• Time: 22:25:00
• Sales Rank: 29,491

This set contains DVDs which may be available separately:

• Here Come the Brides: Pilot
• Here Come the Brides: A Crying Need
• Here Come the Brides: And Jason Makes Five
• Here Come the Brides: The Man of the Family
• Here Come the Brides: A Hard Card to Play
• Here Come the Brides: Letter of the Law
• Here Come the Brides: Lovers and Wanderers
• Here Come the Brides: A Jew Named Sullivan
• Here Come the Brides: The Stand Off
• Here Come the Brides: A Man and His Magic
• Here Come the Brides: A Christmas Place
• Here Come the Brides: After a Dream Comes Mourning
• Here Come the Brides: The Log Jam
• Here Come the Brides: The Firemaker
• Here Come the Brides: Wives for Wakando
• Here Come the Brides: A Kiss for Just So
• Here Come the Brides: Democracy Inaction
• Here Come the Brides: One Good Lie Deserves Another
• Here Come the Brides: One to a Customer
• Here Come the Brides: A Dream That Glitters
• Here Come the Brides: The Crimpers
• Here Come the Brides: Mr. & Mrs. J. Bolt
• Here Come the Brides: A Man's Errand
• Here Come the Brides: Loggerheads
• Here Come the Brides: Marriage, Chinese Style
• Here Come the Brides: The Deadly Trade

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