 here come the brides is an american comedy western series from screen gems that aired on the abc television network from september 25, 1968 to april 3, 1970. the series was loosely based upon the mercer girls, asa mercer's efforts to bring civilization to old seattle by importing marriageable women from the east coast of the united states in the 1860s, where the ravages of the american civil war left towns short of men. ==backstory== the producers said the show was inspired by the movie seven brides for seven brothers in an interview with la times tv critic cecil smith. as a television western, set shortly after the end of the civil war, the series rarely featured any form of gunplay, and violence was generally limited to comical fistfights. this was in keeping with the restrictions on television violence at the time. stories highlighted the importance of cooperation, racial harmony, and peaceful resolution of conflict. plots were usually a mix of drama and humor. being one of the first shows targeted at young women, most of the humor was at the expense of the men, but not particularly bitingly so. ==plot summary== thumb|left|150px|candy's brother and sister arrive in seattle in the pilot episode, smooth-talking, charismatic logging company boss jason bolt (robert brown) is faced with a shutdown of his operation as lonely lumberjacks are ready to leave seattle due to the lack of female companionship. he promises to find 100 marriageable ladies willing to come to the frontier town (population&nbsp;152) and stay for a full year. sawmill owner aaron stempel (mark lenard) puts up much of the ex
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