Famous author Charles Dickens visits the Ponderosa, and finds himself embroiled in controversy.Famous author Charles Dickens visits the Ponderosa, and finds himself embroiled in controversy.Famous author Charles Dickens visits the Ponderosa, and finds himself embroiled in controversy.
E.J. André
- Jeb
- (as E.J. Andre)
George Bell
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Bill Borzage
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Danny Borzage
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
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- Peter Packer
- David Dortort(uncredited)
- Fred Hamilton(uncredited)
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- TriviaCharles Dickens (portrayed by Jonathan Harris), actually did tour the United States on book reading tours between December 1867-April 1868, however he spent his time in New York and Boston.
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Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright: Folks around here judge a man by what he is, not what he was.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Never Fear Smith Is Here! (1994)
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Annoying characterization by Harris is unpleasant....
There are some who consider Johnathon Harris a great actor mostly based upon his Lost in Space character, but not really. It's a one-dimensional character that is often disagreeable and cartoonish. I find his portrayal of Dickens here to be along the same lines. I really don't see much more than an extended Dr Smith character without the cowardly behavior, the scene with Hoss being the lone exception. I really don't see Harris as anything more than mediocre or average.
If Dickens himself was as snobbish and snooty as portrayed here, he certainly doesn't have much in common with his fictitious main characters, except for the overbearing ones. If he found the US unpleasant on his trips here, and hypocritical, he forgot that it was once a British colony and that it was the British who traded in slaves for sale in the colonies, and created that whole period of hypocrisy of being a free nation with slaves. The commercialism he disdained was also an import from Britain, and something necessary to the building of the nation.
This attitude shows narrow mindedness and complete lack of understanding about the settlement of the new world. As portrayed here, Diockens is just not much more than tolerable. An educated person would have pursued copyright infringement in a legal manner and not with such overt hostility towards his hosts. He would have been able and eager to explain his position to them without such an arrogant attitude.
I really dislike this episode and find few redeeming qualities within it to make it watchable.
If Dickens himself was as snobbish and snooty as portrayed here, he certainly doesn't have much in common with his fictitious main characters, except for the overbearing ones. If he found the US unpleasant on his trips here, and hypocritical, he forgot that it was once a British colony and that it was the British who traded in slaves for sale in the colonies, and created that whole period of hypocrisy of being a free nation with slaves. The commercialism he disdained was also an import from Britain, and something necessary to the building of the nation.
This attitude shows narrow mindedness and complete lack of understanding about the settlement of the new world. As portrayed here, Diockens is just not much more than tolerable. An educated person would have pursued copyright infringement in a legal manner and not with such overt hostility towards his hosts. He would have been able and eager to explain his position to them without such an arrogant attitude.
I really dislike this episode and find few redeeming qualities within it to make it watchable.
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- rixrex
- Jun 13, 2014
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