Then Came Bronson
Then Came Bronson

Then Came Bronson

1969 1 Seasons 26 Episodes ⭐ 5.2 Action & Adventure Drama

Then Came Bronson is an American adventure/drama television series produced by MGM Television and broadcast on NBC from 1969 to 1970. Created by Denne Bart Petitclerc, the series began with a feature-length pilot on March 24, 1969. It was greenlit for one year and began first run on September 17, 1969. Disillusioned reporter Jim Bronson quits his job and starts wandering the road on his Harley-Davidson motorcycle as a form of soul-searching. He meets various characters; some he helps, others he educates.

Then Came Bronson is an American adventure/drama television series produced by MGM Television and broadcast on NBC from 1969 to 1970. Created by Denne Bart Petitclerc, the series began with a feature-length pilot on March 24, 1969. It was greenlit for one year and began first run on September 17, 1969. Disillusioned reporter Jim Bronson quits his job and starts wandering the road on his Harley-Davidson motorcycle as a form of soul-searching. He meets various characters; some he helps, others he educates.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

The Runner

Bronson takes a temp job at Hanrahan School, a summer camp for disturbed children run by noted therapist Edward Hanrahan

EP 2

The Old Motorcycle Fiasco

Bronson's bike is damaged when an old woman who offers to sell him some gasoline mistakenly fills the tank with weed kil

EP 3

...A Famine Where Abundance Lies

Knowing that Bronson is short on cash, lonely widow Monica offers him a job on her guest ranch. During his stay, Monica'

EP 4

The Circle of Time

Bronson ends up in a ghost town whose sole resident is the venerable Hattie Calter, who piques his interest with her tal

EP 5

Where Will the Trumpets Be?

Miguel approaches motorbike riding using the same aggressive methods that he uses to fight bulls in the bullring. Bronso

EP 6

Amid Splinters of the Thunderbolt

Bronson travels to Colorado to find an old friend named Bucky O'Neill, a priest with a crisis of conscience. Bucky has f

EP 7

The 3:13 Arrives at Noon

Former local hero turned bank robber Clay Turner has been imprisoned for years. When paroled and he returns to his homet

EP 8

Old Tigers Never Die—They Just Run Away

While staying at the home of retired pressman Oliver, Bronson enters a local motorbike race. But when town champ Russ Fa

EP 9

Your Love Is Like a Demolition Derby in My Heart

Bronson arrives in a new town, where he meets and asks Leona Czandowski on a date. However, her brother Darryl's overpro

EP 10

Two Percent of Nothing

Bronson accepts two percent of a potential oil well that is possibly ready to blow, in lieu of cash for work done for Ro

EP 11

All the World and God

Bronson befriends an attractive nurse, Barbara Timmons, who mourns the death of a doctor she worked with. She considers

EP 12

A Long Trip to Yesterday

Bronson helps Henry Tate, a reluctant biker in distress, with a loan when his bike breaks down. In order to repay him, T

EP 13

The Spitball Kid

The arrogant William Lovering is regarded as a great pitcher in a local bush league baseball team. When Bronson takes a

EP 14

Against a Blank Cold Wall

Native American Tony Wade has taken his family into bleak country to perform his Vision Quest in order to reclaim his sp

EP 15

Sibyl

Bronson is charmed by Sibyl, who fancies herself a witch and is part of a band of occultists led by Hermes. Bronson at f

EP 16

A-Pickin' an' a-Singin'

Bronson partners with Billy Mulavey in order to compete in a song contest and land a job at a highway honky-tonk. Greed

EP 17

The Gleam of the Eagle Mind

When eccentric artist Juan Longorio paints a naked woman on the side of a barn, it places him and Bronson in trouble wit

EP 18

That Undiscovered Country...

When Bronson arrives in an Amish community, his tales of the 'outside world' captivate Harold and Dorothy, a young betro

EP 19

Lucky Day

In Reno, Bronson visits his cousin Eve, who is engaged to marry Len. He gives Eve money for a wedding dress but she impe

EP 20

Mating Dance for Tender Grass

Bronson and Native American Boise Idaho vie for the attention of beautiful Tender Grass by entering a cross-country race

EP 21

The Mountain

Like Hemingway, and like the character out of his novel The Sun Also Rises, Wilson Ford is a renowned novelist with a 's

EP 22

Still Waters

Harve Traine, publisher of the 'The Pacific Grove Press', warns the community in a series of editorials about the ecolog

EP 23

The Forest Primeval

Bronson takes a trip in the Los Padres National Forest and runs into trouble after his bike falls down an embankment. De

EP 24

The Ninety-Nine Mile Circle

Much like the vagabond Bronson, widower Isadore Katz left his business in New York City and took to the road in a camper

EP 25

The Mary R

Bronson helps uncle Herman and cousin Carl repair and restore an old fishing boat. Carl is passionate about restoring th

EP 26

What's an Ark Without Centaurs?

Gus Samos hires Bronson to work on his yacht. Samos and his daughter Vhea don't communicate well due to their conflictin

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