Here Come the Brides
To avoid losing their logging crew, the Bolt brothers bring 100 prospective brides from New Bedford, Massachusetts to Seattle, Washington, using money borrowed from sawmill owner Stempel. Should one of the girls decide to go home, or should they fail to meet Stempel's timber quotas, they will still lose their mountain to him.
- 1968-1970
- 2 seasons
- ABC
- Action & Adventure
- TV-G
To avoid losing their logging crew, the Bolt brothers bring 100 prospective brides from New Bedford, Massachusetts to Seattle, Washington, using money borrowed from sawmill owner Stempel. Should one of the girls decide to go home, or should they fail to meet Stempel's timber quotas, they will still lose their mountain to him.
Season 2 Episode Guide
26 Episodes 1969 - 1970
Episode 1
Far Cry from Yesterday
Fri, Sep 26, 1969 60 mins
Clancey returns to Seattle with Candy's brother & sister, as well as an engagement ring Jeremy requested for Candy. When Candy learns her mother died and her siblings need to stay in Seattle, she tells Jeremy she cannot accept his proposal.
Episode 2
The Wealthiest Man in Seattle
Fri, Oct 3, 1969 60 mins
Clancey receives a visit from his brother Ned, a priest whom he has convinced that he owns most of the businesses in Seattle. More chaos follows when a band of thieves hear of Clancey's supposed wealth.
Episode 3
The Soldier
Fri, Oct 10, 1969 60 mins
When the town folk hunt for an aggressive bear, Jeremy sees a bear and kills it. However, it was a trained, gentle bear, and the soldier that trained the bear wants revenge against Jeremy. Jeremy tries to find a way to repay the man.
Episode 4
Next Week, East Lynne
Fri, Oct 17, 1969 60 mins
When a Shakespearean troupe comes to entertain the town, they're taken with them. But after they leave they discover they've been robbed. So they assume the troupe did it while the town was watching their performance. But how they did it is the mystery, so they go. Jason decides to follow them and abducts the show's leading man and takes his place to find out how they did it?
Episode 5
A Wild Colonial Boy
Fri, Oct 24, 1969 60 mins
Irish visitors to Seattle are interested in the town and surrounding mountains. They plan to fight the British fleet nearby. Joshua escorts the daughter of the leader around Seattle.
Episode 6
Hosanna's Way
Fri, Oct 31, 1969 60 mins
An Indian family is murdered by trappers, leaving only a young son alive. The Bolt brothers befriend him, teaching him to speak English, learn how to fit into society, and then find him a home to live with his own tribe.
Episode 7
The Road to the Cradle
Fri, Nov 7, 1969 60 mins
Lottie & Jeremy travel over rough roads to an Indian territory to help a woman ready to give birth. A desperate man trying to escape to Canada joins their wagon.
Episode 8
The Legend of Big Foot
Fri, Nov 14, 1969 60 mins
Is Big Foot roaming around the mountains of Seattle? A townsman claims to have seen him, and the town is caught up in fear. Everyone starts to see and hear Big Foot whenever there is a noise.
Episode 9
Land Grant
Fri, Nov 21, 1969 60 mins
The Bolt brothers find some Greek immigrants living on their property. The Greeks show they have a deed to own the land, and nothing the Bolts can do will convince them to leave.
Episode 10
The Eyes of London Bob
Fri, Nov 28, 1969 60 mins
While checking a remote area of the Bolt property, Jason runs into an escaped convict. Since he has limited vision, the convict holds Jason captive to help further his escape and reveal a hidden treasure.
Episode 11
The Fetching of Jenny
Fri, Dec 5, 1969 60 mins
The town wants a railroad built through Seattle and plans to invite the governor into town to see the need for the railroad. To entice the governor, the town wants Jenny Lind to perform at a celebration, knowing the governor will attend.
Episode 12
His Sister's Keeper
Fri, Dec 12, 1969 60 mins
Aaron's sister Julie is determined to romance with Jason knowing that will upset him. Julie cannot get her inheritance unless Aaron approves of her selection for a husband.
Episode 13
Lorenzo Bush
Fri, Dec 19, 1969 60 mins
An unseen person starts shooting at the men working on cutting trees. He claims that he owns the land and the forest. The Bolt brothers must fight to keep their rights.
Episode 14
A Bride for Obie Brown
Fri, Jan 9, 1970 60 mins
Obie, a well-respected worker, tells Joshua he is quitting because there is no Africa-American woman in town for him. Joshua comes up with a plan. He hires an entertainer to visit Seattle for a performance and hopes the two fall in love.
Episode 15
Break the Bank of Tacoma
Fri, Jan 16, 1970 60 mins
Jeremy and Joshua go to Tacoma. They go to a saloon and play roulette and win the saloon. But what they don't know is that the owner let them. The next day they meet at his lawyer's, so that he could sign the saloon to them. After they leave he asks his lawyer why he had him do that. He tells him just to be thankful he got him out of his jam and advises him to leave town. When they go back to the saloon to check it out, they learn that the saloon is in debt of $10,000. Later the lawyer shows up with the owner of the biggest saloon in the city, who tells them that he paid their debt. But since they can't pay him, he intends to take ownership of 2/3 of their mountain. Jason, Candy, and Clancy show up and they learn what's happening. With the help of a young boy who spends a lot of his time in the saloon and a lawyer who is a drunk, they try to prevent their mountain from being taken.
Episode 16
Debt of Honor
Fri, Jan 23, 1970 60 mins
Holly had visited Seattle before, trying to get Jason to marry her. She says she wants to live in Seattle. Her mission is to find the gambler who paid his debt to her with counterfeit money.
Episode 17
The She-Bear
Fri, Jan 30, 1970 60 mins
Lottie's ex-husband comes to Seattle and demands that she pays him $5,000 to keep a secret about her past. When he is found dead Lottie becomes the prime suspect.
Episode 18
Another Game in Town
Fri, Feb 6, 1970 60 mins
A group of dancing performers stop in Seattle to book passage on Clancy's boat. Since Clancy's boat is currently out of commission, the dancers are stranded in town until it is repaired. The dancers provide entertainment and competition.
Episode 19
Candy and the Kid
Fri, Feb 13, 1970 60 mins
Jeremy (Bobby Sherman) is rescued from a cliff side accident by drifter Richard "Kid" Holiday (James Davidson), who is slightly injured in the incident. To Jeremy's chagrin, the other townsfolk are suspicious when they think Holiday is a former member of a gang of outlaws and Jeremy fervently defends him. Things change, though, when Holiday falls for Candy who is nursing him back to health. Holiday eventually kidnaps Candy with intent to make her his wife; Jeremy and the others begin a dangerous pursuit. In her conflict, finds there's more to Holiday than expected.
Episode 20
Two Worlds
Fri, Feb 20, 1970 60 mins
A regular visitor to town brings his daughter for an annual event. Joshua has feelings for Callie who is blind. There is an opportunity for her to have an operation to regain her sight, but her father is resistant.
Episode 21
To the Victor
Fri, Feb 27, 1970 60 mins
Joshua and a farmer like the same woman and they want her to pick the man she wants. When she cannot decide, the farmer says he and Joshua have to fight over her. Jason says they need to negotiate, not fight.
Episode 22
How Dry We Are
Fri, Mar 6, 1970 60 mins
Lottie's bar is running out of whiskey, and Clancy is overdue with a delivery. When he returns empty due to a distiller's strike, Jason goes to Canada in search of whiskey. While Jason is gone, Clancy and Biddy build a still.
Episode 23
Bolt of Kilmaren
Fri, Mar 13, 1970 60 mins
The Bolt brother's uncle arrives in town, dressed in full Scottish costume and with bagpipes. The Bolt land in Scotland has been sold, so Uncle Duncan hopes to lay stake in the land in Seattle.
Episode 24
Absalom
Fri, Mar 20, 1970 60 mins
A man comes to Seattle with a young boy who chose not to speak. He treats the boy as a circus act in a cage. Jeremy comes to the boy's defense. When the boy is left in Jason's care, Jeremy decides to help the boy learn to speak.
Episode 25
The Last Winter
Fri, Mar 27, 1970 60 mins
The Bolt brothers have a run in with some trappers. They think Jeremy is out to cause them problems. When Jeremy finds a dead trapper, the others think Jeremy killed him. Jeremy's only witness to the truth is an old Indian.
Episode 26
Two Women
Fri, Apr 3, 1970 60 mins
A woman with a beautiful daughter comes to town. She says she wants the Bolt's to build her an expensive home. However, she has an alternative plan which includes the brothers fighting over her daughter's love and destroying their business.