Brings back fond memories of serenity I always felt as a boy in the early 1970s. Its hard to describe to anyone how it felt; youd have to live it to understand how amazing it was. Everything was better and everyone was more laid back..definately less anger, hatred and stress. I miss that beautuful time...
I was there, and yes, what you say is true. The music, TV and films were far better then than it is now. Pure nostalgia and wonderful warm memories of a much more magical time. Golden days.
That's the way I remember it too. There surely was turmoil with Watergate, the Vietnam War wrapping up, inflation, high oil prices and so on, but people must have somehow have had a better attitude about it back then for us to somehow look back on that time the way we do. Children pick up on what troubles or concerns their parents. Somehow, our parents must have felt confident enough that tomorrow would be better, a general mood that I feel is completely absent now. And the 70s were by no means a conservative's paradise. Segregation was over, integration was happening, we took an unflinching look at the horrors of slavery with Roots, the television event of its time, women's rights were in the ascendant, and even gay rights were starting to happen. The 60s counter-culture vibe still resonated. It was a time to feel good about the possibilities and I think television and film largely reflected that sensibility. Somehow, it all changed very quickly.
@@roquetinsixtysix thanks for a more nuanced comment than is usually given in nostalgic discussions. I too think that sense of hope you describe was less about what things were like _then_ and more about a sense of potential that was felt at the time. Of course being young and may have helped colour impressions too. :)
I love this intro. It really feels like a nice setup to the overall tone of the story and we get to see Caine's personal growth which is the best part!!!
The opening scene where Cain walks through the desert was filmed on the sand dunes of Glamis.....about 150 miles east of Los Angeles....been there several times....quite an amazing place
*David Carradine role as Kwai Chang Caine / Crane - Born: December 8, 1936 - Died: June 3, 2009* ◾ Kung Fu - (First Episode: October 14, 1972 - Last Episode: April 26, 1975) ◾ Kung Fu: The Movie - (February 1, 1986) ◾ Kung Fu: The Next Generation - (June 19, 1987) ◾ Kung Fu The Legend Continues - (First Episode: January 27, 1993 - Last Episode: January 1, 1997) ◾ Kung Fu Killer - (August 17, 2008) *Olivia Liang role as Nicky Shen - Born: May 11, 1993* ◾ Kung Fu - (First Episode: April 7, 2021 - present)
I was born in 1972 when this show first started. Me and my brother would reenactment when he was walking across rice paper. My brother made real Chinese throwing stars out of aluminum and they actually worked! Great show however Bruce Lee should have got the part.
@@Rockabillyman26 Nah, Bruce Lee talked like Elmer Fudd. That’s why he didn’t get the part. Not to mention he couldn’t act for shit. Caradine carried that show very well. His iconic role.
@@1sttvbn Nah I think its because Bruce Lee look more asian like, thats why he never got the part, racism at its finest, so they replace Lee an actual martial artist with a guy that can't fight for shit, can't throw a proper sidekick, they replace a dragon with a slow turtle, Bruce Lee could have carried the show alot better than Carradine, had lee got the lead part, besides Bruce Lee came up with the idea, it was his show to begin with, and it was stolen from him, enough said.
He had to leave but I can not recall where he needed to go and if there was a specific place. I loved this show. They wouldn't show anything like this on TV now.
When his master “Po” was killed by the emperors nephew, Caine threw a spear and killed the nephew. In his dying words master Po told him to leave China, as there would be no place for him to hide. He went to America to search for his half brother.
As a 9-10 year old, I always admired the essence of the series contrary to all my peers who had different expectations including gun violence and western.
I saw this as a child and one thing sticks with me. Caine saves someone's life, and that person asks how he can repay him. Caine tells him to save two other people in the course of _his_ life, asking _them_ to make the same commitment, and so on. What a concept! Anyone know which episode it was in?
Loved with a passion these old kung fu 1970s television series as a kid starring the very charismatic late great mr david carridine think i spelt it wrong oops he who starred along side martial arts expert actor mr chuck norris who now old in his late 70s 80s in a later film in the 1980s called Lone Wolf Mc quade. What i cannot understand is that people dont watch television much anymore dont blame them as folk view much media on their cell mobile phones. Often for decades i said best thing on the box the telly is the off button why dont tv people put these classic show films back on television etc instead of endless boring garbage rubbish reality tv shows and repeats and dull stuff not enough good music concerts on television neither
Funny thing you mention Mandella effect. When I was a teenager, Mandella was a terrorist and very brutal individual leading an army against whites and blacks alike... He was NEVER a good guy by any stretch of the imagination, especially when arrested for his crimes. Nowadays, he seen as a hero and THAT is the Mandella effect. If Bruce Lee got the part, then Jackie Chan would have been much bigger as a super lean Kung Fu guy.
@@SogoTX No he didn't. Bruce Lee had nothing to do with the Kung Fu television series. Ed Spielman is the creator of the Kung Fu television series. He wrote the first draft in the mid-1960s as movie script called Kung Fu: Way of the Tiger, Sign of the Dragon, and submitted it to WB offices in New York City, who rejected it at first. It was later developed into a TV movie and Bruce Lee auditioned but wasn't cast. Lee took inspiration from Spielmans'e idea and made his own TV concept called The Warrior, but Lee had nothing to do with creating Kung Fu.
I thought he could leave when he could (on the rice-paper) " walk its length and leave no trace . . " but I can't find this on CZcams - can anyone tell me where it is, please ?!
Master Po was like Yoda. I always wondered who would win a fight between Master Po and Mr. Miagi. Anyway, didnt they use some of the character names from this series when the made Kung Fu Panda.
Bruce Lee had nothing to do with the creation of the Kung Fu television series. It was entirely the creation of Ed Spielman, who wrote the original script in the early 1960s.
No excuse, snakeshit. When the boy becomes faster than you that means that you could NO LONGER smoke him. It's like that around here on the border in southern Arizona. When you figure out who the pigs are and who's got the boys on the run . . . the bitches and amigos: "It will be time for you to go."
No me gustó el. Robo ya que originalmente el protagonista principal seria bruce lee y al no lograrlo fue una gran frustración para el maestro lee quien se refugió en la marihuana por el extra ocasionado atravez de estas y otras cosas en su vida.....mierda de davir caradine
Brings back fond memories of serenity I always felt as a boy in the early 1970s. Its hard to describe to anyone how it felt; youd have to live it to understand how amazing it was. Everything was better and everyone was more laid back..definately less anger, hatred and stress. I miss that beautuful time...
I was there, and yes, what you say is true. The music, TV and films were far better then than it is now. Pure nostalgia and wonderful warm memories of a much more magical time. Golden days.
That's the way I remember it too. There surely was turmoil with Watergate, the Vietnam War wrapping up, inflation, high oil prices and so on, but people must have somehow have had a better attitude about it back then for us to somehow look back on that time the way we do. Children pick up on what troubles or concerns their parents. Somehow, our parents must have felt confident enough that tomorrow would be better, a general mood that I feel is completely absent now. And the 70s were by no means a conservative's paradise. Segregation was over, integration was happening, we took an unflinching look at the horrors of slavery with Roots, the television event of its time, women's rights were in the ascendant, and even gay rights were starting to happen. The 60s counter-culture vibe still resonated. It was a time to feel good about the possibilities and I think television and film largely reflected that sensibility. Somehow, it all changed very quickly.
well said Harry I was raised in New Zealand during this period and I couldn't agree more watching this clip stirs up wonderful emotions 😊
I totally agree, our times were better, I'd hate to be young today😢
@@roquetinsixtysix thanks for a more nuanced comment than is usually given in nostalgic discussions. I too think that sense of hope you describe was less about what things were like _then_ and more about a sense of potential that was felt at the time. Of course being young and may have helped colour impressions too. :)
This show had such a peaceful vibe to it. I could sit there and watch it any time when I was a kid.
One of the things I loved about shows from the seventies was that they had such great theme songs, like this one.
I love that show just as much today as I did in 72, when I was 12.😊❤❤❤
My favorite show when I was around 12 years old! I am 60 now and I wish I could watch reruns!
As long as I walk this Earth I'll never ever forget t this classic.
The entire series is on dvd
The show is also on Amazon video and ITunes.
Yeah. I own the whole series. 😊
Great stuff. Makes me happy to see it again.
Loved this show.
I love this intro. It really feels like a nice setup to the overall tone of the story and we get to see Caine's personal growth which is the best part!!!
Who remembers on the weekends? They would have all them Kung Fu movies.
I loved this show as kid in Arkansas! Funny how that works
This show was always so cool growing up. It has a lot of good messages and memories
The opening scene where Cain walks through the desert was filmed on the sand dunes of Glamis.....about 150 miles east of Los Angeles....been there several times....quite an amazing place
The ones near Yuma?
Love master Kahn and master po great wisdom
As a 10 year old kid, I was glued to this show every Thursday. I threw a fit if we were out and I could not see it. No VCRs or DVRs in those days.
*David Carradine role as Kwai Chang Caine / Crane - Born: December 8, 1936 - Died: June 3, 2009*
◾ Kung Fu - (First Episode: October 14, 1972 - Last Episode: April 26, 1975)
◾ Kung Fu: The Movie - (February 1, 1986)
◾ Kung Fu: The Next Generation - (June 19, 1987)
◾ Kung Fu The Legend Continues - (First Episode: January 27, 1993 - Last Episode: January 1, 1997)
◾ Kung Fu Killer - (August 17, 2008)
*Olivia Liang role as Nicky Shen - Born: May 11, 1993*
◾ Kung Fu - (First Episode: April 7, 2021 - present)
People said Caine didn’t look Chinese half to remember he was only HALF. He was seeking his half-brother in The Old West.
Exactly! He looked Chinese to me.
I’m 57 and I remember as a kid that “snatch the pebble for my hand” became an instant classic line among us kids
Growing up in South Wales when it snowed we used pretend to hold a boiled kettle with our forearms and fall in to the snow Kung Fu style 🔥😅🏴🫶🆗
yes good show back then
Reminds me of my own childhood. I was even called grasshopper.
I was born in 1972 when this show first started. Me and my brother would reenactment when he was walking across rice paper. My brother made real Chinese throwing stars out of aluminum and they actually worked! Great show however Bruce Lee should have got the part.
He would have been only 17 or 18 at the time. Too young. Not famous enough yet.
@@DavidRay39 Bruce Lee was 32 when he died in 1973...
agree, Bruce Lee would of made Kung Fu TV series a million times better had he been pick to star in.
@@Rockabillyman26 Nah, Bruce Lee talked like Elmer Fudd. That’s why he didn’t get the part. Not to mention he couldn’t act for shit. Caradine carried that show very well. His iconic role.
@@1sttvbn Nah I think its because Bruce Lee look more asian like, thats why he never got the part, racism at its finest, so they replace Lee an actual martial artist with a guy that can't fight for shit, can't throw a proper sidekick, they replace a dragon with a slow turtle, Bruce Lee could have carried the show alot better than Carradine, had lee got the lead part, besides Bruce Lee came up with the idea, it was his show to begin with, and it was stolen from him, enough said.
He had to leave but I can not recall where he needed to go and if there was a specific place. I loved this show. They wouldn't show anything like this on TV now.
When his master “Po” was killed by the emperors nephew, Caine threw a spear and killed the nephew. In his dying words master Po told him to leave China, as there would be no place for him to hide. He went to America to search for his half brother.
@@1sttvbn Thanks! Now I kinda recall! I appreciate your response!
I had a Kung Fu lunch box as a kid🙂
As a 9-10 year old, I always admired the essence of the series contrary to all my peers who had different expectations including gun violence and western.
He says "Time for you to leave", but in reality it was time for him to leave after he killed the man who murdered Master Po!
True That!
That occurred after he left. Not before.
Patience, Grasshopper.
wise words
I think he had a hard time in life, and i suppose he suffered with his nerves. God bless him.
Here in Germany, the intro featured Carl Douglas' "Kung Fu Fighting" as opening theme!
😂😊😀
Thorsten Paule
are you serious
I saw this as a child and one thing sticks with me. Caine saves someone's life, and that person asks how he can repay him. Caine tells him to save two other people in the course of _his_ life, asking _them_ to make the same commitment, and so on. What a concept! Anyone know which episode it was in?
Kung Fu!! Walked across the desert on one drink of water!!!
Loved the beginning
Memory 89-90 movie in Indonesia..❤
The inspiration for Xavier Renegade Angel.
当時日本の若者が小生を含め少なからず彼の生き様に憧れてたと思う
Nice One Philo ... I'm really only commenting just to bring the comments up to date. ; ) This show was a big one when for me when I was a kid.
Nice 👍
What the h-e-double hockey sticks. Frankenstein left the race to join the Shaolin Monks
Peace and Humble
Cool theme song
Did anyone else catch this intro on a TV screen in a scene in the Baz Luhrmann Elvis movie?
The only line I can remember 🙏= 'Grasshopper, why does the stick bend in the water ?' 🈴🉑💪
Remo Williams brought me here
Loved with a passion these old kung fu 1970s television series as a kid starring the very charismatic late great mr david carridine think i spelt it wrong oops he who starred along side martial arts expert actor mr chuck norris who now old in his late 70s 80s in a later film in the 1980s called Lone Wolf Mc quade. What i cannot understand is that people dont watch television much anymore dont blame them as folk view much media on their cell mobile phones. Often for decades i said best thing on the box the telly is the off button why dont tv people put these classic show films back on television etc instead of endless boring garbage rubbish reality tv shows and repeats and dull stuff not enough good music concerts on television neither
This show was supposed to go to Bruce Lee. Just imagine
it was Bruce Lee's idea, never got pick to star in, because of racism.
When I left the temple I was greeted by a white golden haired lady. Her words to me were "LET IT GO"
I wonder if there's an alternate mandela effect reality where Bruce Lee got the part instead.
Paul Canniff bruce lee was actually cast but was rejected for looking too asian during the vietnam war and david carridane was cast..
Funny thing you mention Mandella effect. When I was a teenager, Mandella was a terrorist and very brutal individual leading an army against whites and blacks alike... He was NEVER a good guy by any stretch of the imagination, especially when arrested for his crimes. Nowadays, he seen as a hero and THAT is the Mandella effect.
If Bruce Lee got the part, then Jackie Chan would have been much bigger as a super lean Kung Fu guy.
Bruce Lee WROTE the treatment for Kung Fu, and the douchebag Hollywood producers STOLE it from him... :(
@@SogoTX No he didn't. Bruce Lee had nothing to do with the Kung Fu television series. Ed Spielman is the creator of the Kung Fu television series. He wrote the first draft in the mid-1960s as movie script called Kung Fu: Way of the Tiger, Sign of the Dragon, and submitted it to WB offices in New York City, who rejected it at first. It was later developed into a TV movie and Bruce Lee auditioned but wasn't cast. Lee took inspiration from Spielmans'e idea and made his own TV concept called The Warrior, but Lee had nothing to do with creating Kung Fu.
Add a loud..."OUCHHHHH!"
I thought he could leave when he could (on the rice-paper) " walk its length and leave no trace . . " but I can't find this on CZcams - can anyone tell me where it is, please ?!
Just like the rice paper……there is no trace grasshopper 🤣
I remember that scene, too, so if you are misremembering, then it's a delusion we both share!
czcams.com/video/kSZz9b20kow/video.htmlsi=stjxu2peMmuN6yIm
Master Po was like Yoda. I always wondered who would win a fight between Master Po and Mr. Miagi. Anyway, didnt they use some of the character names from this series when the made Kung Fu Panda.
Consider that Miagi did not live in a monastery that focused daily on martial skills.
@@matreyia don't take my comment literally.
My Money is on Master Po
Thumbs Up For Bruce;Thumbs Up For David. Ape Thumbs Up in the ass for Warner Bros.
Bruce Lee had nothing to do with the creation of the Kung Fu television series. It was entirely the creation of Ed Spielman, who wrote the original script in the early 1960s.
Watch this inez
So sad this role wasn't given to Bruce Lee.
They used shuriken?
stupid hollywood thinks all asians are the same
Chinese monks can use Bladed Weapons and Shuriken were Invented in China along with Sais and Polearms.
Like mostly to learn of other forms of weapons of other martial art skills and diversity... Especially those who were their opponents at the time.
A role Bruce Lee didn't get. Things happen for the better after all.
He thought of it and they stole it
Intrduction
No excuse, snakeshit. When the boy becomes faster than you that means that you could NO LONGER smoke him. It's like that around here on the border in southern Arizona. When you figure out who the pigs are and who's got the boys on the run . . . the bitches and amigos: "It will be time for you to go."
No me gustó el. Robo ya que originalmente el protagonista principal seria bruce lee y al no lograrlo fue una gran frustración para el maestro lee quien se refugió en la marihuana por el extra ocasionado atravez de estas y otras cosas en su vida.....mierda de davir caradine
This has to be one of the lamest shows ever made. I loved it as a kid.
Lol!
🤣
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