Big Valley is one of my all time favorites... Heath being my favorite Lee Majors is the best. My favorite was Lost Treasure when he almost gives up the place in the family. Thanks so much for everything. By the way I loved the Nick and Heath dynamic too... Barbara
👏 BRAV-OOOOO 🎉 Still our all-time favorite Western with a family - 😮 The Battlin' Barkleys 😮 - whose courage and commitment royally resonates even now. 👏 🎉 Thank you for your affectionate and charming tribute. 🎉
When I was a kid in the 60s we watched this on Monday night at 9:00. As soon as it was over I had to go to bed. I am 72 years old now and I'm watching all of the episodes again. As soon as the episode is over I can still hear my mother yelling at me telling me it's time to hit the bed😂
I was born in 1964 and feel like I was the last generation to really love Westerns. Big Valley was my favorite, followed by Maverick and Wild Wild West, these all played in reruns in the 70s all the time. Heath was my favorite TV Cowboy. I would have been a life long Lee Mayors fan just for Big Valley, but when he became Steve Austin in 1973 I went crazy! Lee Mayors was childhood hero. Until my 13th Birthday on May 25 1977 when Harrison Ford took over and the space Cowboy was born.
I'm surprised you didn't touch more on Victoria. Most females in TV Westerns at the time were usually portrayed as one off love interest(Bonanza) or waiting love interest(Gunsmoke). Victoria can shoot and fight with the best of them.
I agree, Victoria Barkley is amazing. Unfortunately, with Spotlights, there is so much to cover that I can't spend too much time on a single topic. I'm planning a Top Ten list of female characters from television and Victoria will be featured there, so stay tuned after the holidays.
Great job! I love this show. I have all four seasons on DVD and rewatch them regularly, and I think you really nailed all the characters here. I love all the Barkleys and the actors who portraits them, but Jarrod is my favorite because I love his maturity and sophistication coupled with his big heart and caring nature --and of course his passion for justice. I also love Richard Long in just about everything he did on his 28 year career. I too love The Great Safe Robbery; it's a true comic gem (even though Jarrod isn't in it--Richard got to show his comic chops in The Battle of Mineral Springs) I love the episodes that showcase Jarrod's combined strength and vulnerability: Time After Midnight and The Man from Nowhere
sorry, I never could warm up to his character, I viewed him as an interloper....they should have brought in a cousin or maybe created a son for Adam who would be in his teens, to come live them...
I'm just wrapping up watching The Big Valley for the first time, on TH-cam. Its a terrific show with great characters and great guest stars. Bruce Dern, James Whitmore, Strother Martin and Richard Anderson (Lee Majors' co-star on Six million dollar man) all made multiple appearances. My favourite Barkley was Audra, without a doubt the prettiest lady in any western TV show or movie.
I always loved “Big Valley” I was only Seven when it started and I instantly fell in love with Lee Majors. To this day I still love him. I have so many favorite episodes. Also liked all there names.
If you remember the episode with the statue of the young Tom Barkley as a war hero. Heath was the image of his dad. I think everytime Mrs. Barkley looked at Heath, she was seeing her husband when they were a young married couple.
Just as you were named after Linda Evans, my son was named after Richard Long. I met him as a child of 8 years old, and he was very kind to me. At that age I really wasn't fully aware of who he was. To me he was the first person who was truly kind to me, and I decided to name my first born son after him. But...I my brother's name was Richard and I didn't want to use his name. When I was a teenager and The Big Valley was shown in syndication, I watched an episode "Under a Dark Star" The only episode where Jarrod"s full name was used. When my son was born, I kept my promise and named him Jarrod Thomas, after Richard's Character Jarrod Thomas Barkley
While appearing in The Big Valley, Briles received a draft notice in 1965[ , and had to leave the show. He served in the California Army National Guard until 1972. His character on The Big Valley was written out of the show, as Eugene Barkley went to study medicine in Berkeley
I've always liked this show, but I could only rarely find it on TV. Just a few days ago I finally found it on YT. I hope I get to see all the episodes I missed before it gets taken down.
@Forgotten Hollywood Goes back and forth between Gunsmoke and Bonanza as to which was my favorite show in the 60s but right behind those two was another classic western the Virginian, which would have been my third favorite and next would have been the wild wild west which came on the same year as the big valley did and yes the big valley was my fifth favroite western in the 60s and no I'm not forgetting bout the High Chappperal either as well as a few others!!!!.
Increíble, lo vi cuando era niña y ahora he vuelto a verlos, con ésta nueva tecnología, y no me canso de ver capitulo tras capitulo, junto con Bonanza, siguen siendo mis favoritas ❤❤❤
Richard Long had another series (Nanny and the Professor) right after BV, then a summer series and a couple TV movies. He had a bad heart and died in 1974, but he worked right up until the end.
At 13 min you could have went about 4 more minutes and done more in depth on Barbara Stanwyck. She was a legend. Big Valley was competing as a new series in an over saturated western shows already. She brought cl ought and star power. If not for her, viewers wouldn't have gotten drawn into the excellent chemistry of the others. Anyway, still a good video. Thumbs up. I am a huge Big Valley fan and wish it had of lasted longer than Bonanza with was a sub par western series and Big Valley was way better.
I didn't go very deep with any of the actors here because this video is focused on the show. However, I do plan to do a video dedicated just to Barbara Stanwyck and her career, like I did for Ross Martin.
Unfortunately this show was a total failure in the 60's ratings wise but did become popular in syndication and is still with us today. Personally love all 3 guys and that is the reason I watch it though I big Lee Majors fan. Peter and Richard were great
ILove everybody on the big vally Heath Autrey and Victory Nick Jerry and the the Cook he play a special parts in that pictures you all never talk abou him he kept the how up and he did everythings for the Barkly family to me he was part are the family very intellent and good looking color man it's so sad you all did not bring him up it's so sad Thank You
I didn't mention any reoccurring or support characters as my review was meant to be a brief overview of the family. I wish I could have covered all aspects of the show, including Silas, but I don't make videos longer than an hour.
I always knew there was something about Heath's background , but until your explanation I never knew that he was the Son of Victoria Barclay's late husband...Maybe my parents kind of hide the fact from me? We watched it every week, so it's quite an experience to discover the truth all these years later.....wow...
Richard Long was an lead actor in the 1959-1960 PI drama Bourbon St. Beat. The late 50's early 60's had a number of shows styled after PI Firms such as Surfside 6, Hawaiian Eye, 77 Sunset strip, The Roaring 20's and while just as compelling but not a series as the ones mentioned above was The Alfred Hitchcock Hour...." Good Evening ". Two others i'd like to mention were crossovers that combined detective and the western Yancy Derringer and of course The Wild, Wild West . One episode of Bourbon St. Beat had a plot line styled after Edger Allen Poe's ' The Gold Bug '. A look back at this genre would be interesting and there is a who's who of Hollywood talent that either stared in or made appearances. Aloha
@@objetty11 I found the following : " I understand that you are curious about the resemblance between Richard Long and Gig Young. Richard Long was an American actor who made his debut in 1946 and played juvenile leads in many Universal productions 1. Gig Young, on the other hand, was an American actor who won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1969 2. While there is a flash similarity between the two actors, they do not look alike if they are together . I
@@alpha-omega2362 No, i know the difference between these two fine actors, ( see my original post ) was just replying to your first post. Take care and aloha
I remember a comedian (Maybe Alan King:? ) going thru different shows...Robert Young as Father Knows Best then Donna Reed as Mother Knows Best...then Lorne Greene as Father Knows Best in the West and Barbara Stanwyck as Mother Knows best in the West.........
O' YES .....THE BIG VALLEY.....I WAS LIKE 7 WHEN IT WAS ON BACK IN 65, I THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT EVEN THEN!! TOO BACK IT DIDN'T STAY ON LONG....... MY FAVORITE ACTOR? BARBARA STANWICK OF COURSE!!.......SHE WAS LIKE MY MOTHER WAS, MS. ELEANOR PERSON....STRONG AND TOUGH....YET SHE HAD A BROKEN HEART..... THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES 🥺🙏😢🌹
Yes, that's true. When talking about it in person, I always drop the "The", but on videos I try to use proper titles. And Barbara Stanwick was amazing, especially as Victoria.
If you remember the episode with the statue of the young Tom Barkley as a war hero. Heath was the image of his dad. I think everytime Mrs. Barkley looked at Heath, she was seeing her husband when they were a young married couple.
Big Valley is one of my all time favorites... Heath being my favorite Lee Majors is the best. My favorite was Lost Treasure when he almost gives up the place in the family. Thanks so much for everything. By the way I loved the Nick and Heath dynamic too... Barbara
Yes it is still one of my favorites I also loved Lee Majors
@@ethelhoose7624mine too.
I’m watching it all again now. I’m impressed by how respectful of other people and culture it was for its time.
I Watch Big Valley A Lot Good Show ☺️ Nick Was My Pick
Thank You
👏 BRAV-OOOOO 🎉 Still our all-time favorite Western with a family - 😮 The Battlin' Barkleys 😮 - whose courage and commitment royally resonates even now. 👏
🎉 Thank you for your affectionate and charming tribute. 🎉
I love the show, and Heath is my favorite!
When I was a kid in the 60s we watched this on Monday night at 9:00. As soon as it was over I had to go to bed. I am 72 years old now and I'm watching all of the episodes again. As soon as the episode is over I can still hear my mother yelling at me telling me it's time to hit the bed😂
I was born in 1964 and feel like I was the last generation to really love Westerns. Big Valley was my favorite, followed by Maverick and Wild Wild West, these all played in reruns in the 70s all the time. Heath was my favorite TV Cowboy. I would have been a life long Lee Mayors fan just for Big Valley, but when he became Steve Austin in 1973 I went crazy! Lee Mayors was childhood hero. Until my 13th Birthday on May 25 1977 when Harrison Ford took over and the space Cowboy was born.
I'm surprised you didn't touch more on Victoria. Most females in TV Westerns at the time were usually portrayed as one off love interest(Bonanza) or waiting love interest(Gunsmoke). Victoria can shoot and fight with the best of them.
I agree, Victoria Barkley is amazing. Unfortunately, with Spotlights, there is so much to cover that I can't spend too much time on a single topic.
I'm planning a Top Ten list of female characters from television and Victoria will be featured there, so stay tuned after the holidays.
I love all the episodes
I liked every episode that Barbara Stanwyck was staring in !!!
Great job! I love this show. I have all four seasons on DVD and rewatch them regularly, and I think you really nailed all the characters here. I love all the Barkleys and the actors who portraits them, but Jarrod is my favorite because I love his maturity and sophistication coupled with his big heart and caring nature --and of course his passion for justice. I also love Richard Long in just about everything he did on his 28 year career. I too love The Great Safe Robbery; it's a true comic gem (even though Jarrod isn't in it--Richard got to show his comic chops in The Battle of Mineral Springs) I love the episodes that showcase Jarrod's combined strength and vulnerability: Time After Midnight and The Man from Nowhere
Candy Canaday on Bonanza added great interest to that series
sorry, I never could warm up to his character, I viewed him as an interloper....they should have brought in a cousin or maybe created a son for Adam who would be in his teens, to come live them...
I'm just wrapping up watching The Big Valley for the first time, on TH-cam.
Its a terrific show with great characters and great guest stars. Bruce Dern, James Whitmore, Strother Martin and Richard Anderson (Lee Majors' co-star on Six million dollar man) all made multiple appearances.
My favourite Barkley was Audra, without a doubt the prettiest lady in any western TV show or movie.
One of my favorites
I always loved “Big Valley” I was only Seven when it started and I instantly fell in love with Lee Majors. To this day I still love him. I have so many favorite episodes. Also liked all there names.
If you remember the episode with the statue of the young Tom Barkley as a war hero. Heath was the image of his dad. I think everytime Mrs. Barkley looked at Heath, she was seeing her husband when they were a young married couple.
💜I am a fan of the Big Valley😎
Loved this show!
Just as you were named after Linda Evans, my son was named after Richard Long. I met him as a child of 8 years old, and he was very kind to me. At that age I really wasn't fully aware of who he was. To me he was the first person who was truly kind to me, and I decided to name my first born son after him. But...I my brother's name was Richard and I didn't want to use his name. When I was a teenager and The Big Valley was shown in syndication, I watched an episode "Under a Dark Star" The only episode where Jarrod"s full name was used. When my son was born, I kept my promise and named him Jarrod Thomas, after Richard's Character Jarrod Thomas Barkley
While appearing in The Big Valley, Briles received a draft notice in 1965[ , and had to leave the show. He served in the California Army National Guard until 1972. His character on The Big Valley was written out of the show, as Eugene Barkley went to study medicine in Berkeley
I've always liked this show, but I could only rarely find it on TV. Just a few days ago I finally found it on YT. I hope I get to see all the episodes I missed before it gets taken down.
My favorite is Victoria Barkley she had Back Bone and Bite !!!
Although Gunsmoke will always be my favorite(not forgotten),this one is in my top 5 of all time TV westerns.
I plan to do a Spotlight of Gunsmoke in the very near future. Stay tuned.
@Forgotten Hollywood Goes back and forth between Gunsmoke and Bonanza as to which was my favorite show in the 60s but right behind those two was another classic western the Virginian, which would have been my third favorite and next would have been the wild wild west which came on the same year as the big valley did and yes the big valley was my fifth favroite western in the 60s and no I'm not forgetting bout the High Chappperal either as well as a few others!!!!.
Victoria is my favorite ❤️. Love the show
I can see you favored "The Heath Show."
It's hard to hide bias. Heath is my favorite, but I do love the rest of the family, too. Especially Victoria and Jarrod.
Increíble, lo vi cuando era niña y ahora he vuelto a verlos, con ésta nueva tecnología, y no me canso de ver capitulo tras capitulo, junto con Bonanza, siguen siendo mis favoritas ❤❤❤
Thank you ❤
Lee Majors wasn't the only successful actor after Big Valley; Linda Evans in Dynasty in the 80's and 90's.
He has had the distinction of starring/appearing in FOUR successful TV series!
Richard Long had another series (Nanny and the Professor) right after BV, then a summer series and a couple TV movies. He had a bad heart and died in 1974, but he worked right up until the end.
I watched hide the children episode tonight. That Gypsy girl was sooooo alluring!!!!
I am a big fan of Richard Long. He died early. What an actor he was.
At 13 min you could have went about 4 more minutes and done more in depth on Barbara Stanwyck. She was a legend. Big Valley was competing as a new series in an over saturated western shows already. She brought cl ought and star power. If not for her, viewers wouldn't have gotten drawn into the excellent chemistry of the others. Anyway, still a good video. Thumbs up. I am a huge Big Valley fan and wish it had of lasted longer than Bonanza with was a sub par western series and Big Valley was way better.
I didn't go very deep with any of the actors here because this video is focused on the show. However, I do plan to do a video dedicated just to Barbara Stanwyck and her career, like I did for Ross Martin.
Unfortunately this show was a total failure in the 60's ratings wise but did become popular in syndication and is still with us today. Personally love all 3 guys and that is the reason I watch it though I big Lee Majors fan. Peter and Richard were great
ILove everybody on the big vally Heath Autrey and Victory Nick Jerry and the the Cook he play a special parts in that pictures you all never talk abou him he kept the how up and he did everythings for the Barkly family to me he was part are the family very intellent and good looking color man it's so sad you all did not bring him up it's so sad Thank You
I didn't mention any reoccurring or support characters as my review was meant to be a brief overview of the family. I wish I could have covered all aspects of the show, including Silas, but I don't make videos longer than an hour.
I always knew there was something about Heath's background , but until your explanation I never knew that he was the Son of Victoria Barclay's late husband...Maybe my parents kind of hide the fact from me? We watched it every week, so it's quite an experience to discover the truth all these years later.....wow...
Richard Long was an lead actor in the 1959-1960 PI drama Bourbon St. Beat. The late 50's early 60's had a number of shows styled after PI Firms such as Surfside 6, Hawaiian Eye, 77 Sunset strip, The Roaring 20's and while just as compelling but not a series as the ones mentioned above was The Alfred Hitchcock Hour...." Good Evening ". Two others i'd like to mention were crossovers that combined detective and the western Yancy Derringer and of course The Wild, Wild West . One episode of Bourbon St. Beat had a plot line styled after Edger Allen Poe's ' The Gold Bug '. A look back at this genre would be interesting and there is a who's who of Hollywood talent that either stared in or made appearances. Aloha
where he and Gig Young sometimes confused for each other?
@@alpha-omega2362 That my friend is a great question that alas i do not have an answer....Aloha
@@objetty11 I found the following : " I understand that you are curious about the resemblance between Richard Long and Gig Young. Richard Long was an American actor who made his debut in 1946 and played juvenile leads in many Universal productions 1. Gig Young, on the other hand, was an American actor who won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1969 2. While there is a flash similarity between the two actors, they do not look alike if they are together .
I
@@alpha-omega2362 No, i know the difference between these two fine actors, ( see my original post ) was just replying to your first post. Take care and aloha
I remember a comedian (Maybe Alan King:? ) going thru different shows...Robert Young as Father Knows Best then Donna Reed as Mother Knows Best...then Lorne Greene as Father Knows Best in the West and Barbara Stanwyck as Mother Knows best in the West.........
I wish Victoria was mymom
Barbara Stanwyck died in 1990 ,
Mr. Lee Majors (Heath) is a hunk.
at that time Lee Majors looked and acted a lot like Elvis Presley.....in my humble opinion .
Yes Elvis noticed that too and he contacted Lee and they became friends. Elvis even got him a part in one of his movies.
O' YES .....THE BIG VALLEY.....I WAS LIKE
7 WHEN IT WAS ON BACK IN 65, I THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT EVEN THEN!!
TOO BACK IT DIDN'T
STAY ON LONG.......
MY FAVORITE ACTOR?
BARBARA STANWICK
OF COURSE!!.......SHE
WAS LIKE MY MOTHER
WAS, MS. ELEANOR
PERSON....STRONG AND TOUGH....YET
SHE HAD A BROKEN
HEART.....
THANKS FOR THE
MEMORIES
🥺🙏😢🌹
AND SOMETHING ELSE...... NOBODY
CALLED IT,
"THE BIG VALLEY",
IT WAS CALLED
"BIG VALLEY".....
BY US KIDS THEN...
AND EVERY BODY
ELSE.......
🌟🌟🌟🌟
Yes, that's true. When talking about it in person, I always drop the "The", but on videos I try to use proper titles.
And Barbara Stanwick was amazing, especially as Victoria.
I like the Great Safe Robbery too!
Victoria
I loved this show!!
As do I!!
Me to love Nick
If you remember the episode with the statue of the young Tom Barkley as a war hero. Heath was the image of his dad. I think everytime Mrs. Barkley looked at Heath, she was seeing her husband when they were a young married couple.
That would also explain why she didn't question his story for even a moment. She knew, just by looking at him, that he was Tom's son.
Keep in mind Barbara Stanwyck wanted Heath to be Victoria’s illegitimate son not her husbands. That influences some of her performance.