Whatever Happened to Johnny Crawford from TV's "The Rifleman" 

Thanks my friend. Sadly, it's pretty advanced. Mom knows that I'm family...but she rarely recognizes me as her oldest son.

My Grandmother lived to 89 and Alzheimers she had for so long. Heck, even in her 60's she started to show the signs.

@Pipers Fun Oddly enough it was the hospital that kill my granny and not the disease as they let her get staph infections from just not taking care of her. No attorney would take the case (happens a lot for those with the most cash gets the most justice). My family feels she would have lived at least another four or five years and another ten if she didn't have that damn disease. My thing is my step dad has it now too as he can't remember anything and checks out from the docs. Could be anything masquerading as Alz though. Luckily Mom has not shown the signs of it (just normal old age) but I am starting to have issues I don't like. I am 54, mom is 75 and grandmother was 89 in 2001 when she passed Aug of that year I believe.

@@jdsundstrom I'm sorry about your Mum. Thanks for another very interesting and very informative video!

@@thebeststooge That's horrible! May your beloved Grandmother Rest In Peace 💐🙏💐

Cool! Thanks for sharing your memories, Mr X X!

Totally agree, Wayne. The Rifleman (and Chuck & Johnny) is/are great!

True, he was a fine actor, but was even better at singing. Don't believe me? Check out Cindy's Birthday somewhere here on RU-vid.

* "Westerns." (No apostrophe.) With exceptions so rare that they can be all but ignored, an apostrophe-s never makes a word plural, it makes it a singular possessive. Example: "There were several westerns airing at the time, but one western's writing stood out from the rest."

I used to watch it with my grandfather. Loved it!!! I would go to bed wishing I lived during that time and pretend I was a cowgirl lol

Don Nicholas ... It sure is.

MeTV has got some great shows including The Rifleman!

watch it every day back to back Monday _Friday back to back Sat.that is 12, 1/2 hour programs per week love it.Love Gunsmoke also 6 days a week.life is good.lol. thanks Dave god bless you and yours.

@Jaime Alonzo Yep! It used to be on at 3pm EST. "Gunsmoke" used to be on before it.

It is.

How awesome is that?!! Life can be pretty darn sweet sometimes, Zach. Thanks for the great comment!

Exactly right, DOC! I think we all think of ourselves as 20 years old. At least I do. And then, of course, the mirror is there to remind me that I am not!

DOC well said

Exactly. I still remember him yelling PA and and throwing that rifle to him. I hate looking at the mirror. Probably why I don't go to high school reunions anymore.

@@Henpitts Boy you got that right, gave up on reunions yrs ago. they other day a man telling someone near me his age im saying to my self no way. He was two yrs older then myself but he looked a good 10 yrs older, I'm hopping other people won't say that about myself. but we know that we are all coming up to BAT of LIFE. nice talking to you Henry

Sorry to hear about your mom, RanchStock Stray! And...thank you for sharing your memories.

Yep. It's a bummer!

Thanks to RU-vid, I've seen that performance as well. Truly wonderful!

@@jdsundstrom Yes, definitely, RU-vid is simply marvellous. Over the last few years I caught up on every episode of The Rifleman. And channels like yours are so great, and also so many from numerous bodybuilding sites, to Living In A Tiny House, to quality short movies, to Gentleman's Gazette, to any Muhammad Ali fight you want to see, any monumental baseball historical, or any song and memory that you want to recapture.

Another great part of The Rifleman was the musical scoring of Herschel Burke Gilbert, writing one of the most iconic opening and closing themes, but especially, the melody that came to be known as "Mark's Song". I still include it in some medleys on the piano, when I'm warming up the audience before showtime, and some people still recognize it.

Thanks for sharing your memories, Elyse! And yes, you're right...Alzheimers is an incredibly sad and devastating disease.

Thanks for the kind words, Kate! It is a tough disease. That's for sure.

Totally agree, Joan!

And...I'm quite confident that you are a better person because of it, Sherri!

Thanks for sharing your memories, Cayrick Pan!

Great comments, Blaise! And, I totally agree. Spend time with those that you love!

It's awesome when you can use a show to bond with a family member. Nice work, Melissa!

both brothers were in the movie Indian Paint

That's how I felt when I started watching the show again as well!

Isn't The Rifleman still on during the weekends? If not, you can catch many of the episodes right here on RU-vid!

So happy flintstones had great inspired from one greatest shows around great late Jackie Gleason. The Hooneymooners , sadly only one season.

Jackie Gleason that be great one for video on

Love it, CJ! Thanks for the great comment!

@@jdsundstrom "Soitanly, Knuck-Knuck-Knuck" enJOY 'yer day Dave Sundstrom ~

Thanks for the kind and supportive words, Richelle!

You're most welcome, Heather!

Thanks for subscribing, Dan!

It is truly heartbreaking. It's tough to see those you love go through such a terrifying ordeal. Thanks for the comment and well wishes, Peaches. Truly appreciated!

That's awesome, STB 1971! Thank you for your service, good sir!

Thanks for the kind words, John!

Thanks super nova! I appreciate the support and kind words.

Sending prayers and God's Blessings to he and his wife. Does he have children? Do you have any info on Jon Provost, Paul Peterson.. I will think of others for next time. THANK YOU FOR POSTING EVERYTHING. MADDY FROM UPSTATE NY (about 35 minutes from the Baseball Hall of Fame).

No kids as far as I can tell, Maddy.

You're welcome. And...that's a pretty awesome list of shows, Kevin J!

Thanks for sharing your memories, Lady Augusta!

you never forget your first love....... I wont.

I'm sorry to hear that things were so strained with your dad, Shelly. Losing a sibling is tough (I've lost 2) but it's no reason to push away your members of your family.

@@jdsundstrom Yeah it is , he had I think PDSS. He was in the army to in 1942 and he hated Japanese. Every night he would dream about them and talk in his sleep. This went on for years. He had been abused by his dad to. We talked about but never would deal with it. He kept it locked up. Well now he is at peace. That is all that matters. They call it shell shock in the 50's. Thanks for concern.🖒

@@shellyblanchard5788 My buddy's dad would always be sleeping on their couch on Saturday afternoons (usually with a John Wayne movie or at least a western on the TV) and he always had one eye open when he slept, one day I finally screwed up the courage to ask him why (if he even knew) he slept with one eye open, he told me "I learned how to do that during the Battle of the Bulge and have been doing it ever since".

@@dukecraig2402 Daddy was in Italy and other parts over in Sicily. He learned some French. 🙄

@@shellyblanchard5788 My mother's cousin was a navigator on a B24 and was shot down and killed during a bombing run on the Ferrara railroad bridge in Italy in August of 1944, the after action reports tell that the first 88 shell hit the plane about 2 seconds after their bomb release, about 2 seconds after the first hit the second 88 hit it and as a result the plane was damaged beyond being airworthy, the pilot and two other crewmen made it out alive and spent the rest of the war in a POW camp. Just several months ago I moved back to Pa after having lived in Ohio for 11 years, I knew nothing about my mother's cousin or about his death in the war until after I moved back to Pa, after doing some research about him and his crew I found out that the pilot lived about 30 minutes away from me in Ohio and passed away just a few years before I moved back to Pa, his widow is still alive and my mother and me got to talk to her on the phone several months ago, her and her husband had gotten to be close with my mother's cousin during the war and when the plane was shot down the Army couldn't tell the families who made it and who got killed, all they knew was that 3 crewman parachuted to safety and were POW's, turns out she traveled from NYC to southwestern Pennsylvania to be with my family while everyone was waiting to find out who made it and who didn't, it was quite an experience talking to her on the phone. For 2nd Lt Virgil R Davison and six other members of the "Weiss" crew the last thing they did in their lives was put their bombs on target, and that's why he's buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

Hello Dennis from Canada!

Thanks Vincent! Truly appreciated!

There are quite a few good interviews with Johnny out there. Here's one: www.amc.com/talk/2013/03/the-rifleman-interview-johnny-crawford

What in the world is WETV? Must...go...search...Google...NOW!!!

@@jdsundstrom Sorry, that was a typo on my part. I meant METV, classics from 1950s-90s. WETV is Women's Entertainment, which was OK until they chose reality formats😔

Yep, he was in the Mickey Mouse Club during the very first year when they had 24 Mouseketeers. After year one, they reduced the number to 12 and Johnny was gone!

My pleasure! I hope all is well. 🙂

@@jdsundstrom We're holding up. Preparing for a one year Remembrance on April 30th.

You're welcome, SHR!

Every once is a while, the "suits" get it right!

Thanks Brent. And kudos to you, my friend. I know how difficult being a full-time caregiver can be!

God loves ya,as well as your parents. My mom went the same way & same yr July 5th at peace now.

Thanks Mary! Truly appreciated.

Thanks for subscribing, D. Grouard!

Thanks Steve! Truly appreciated!

Thanks for sharing your memories, Underground Warrior! I've heard a lot of great things about "Village of the Giants". I'll have to check it out.

@@jdsundstrom It is a hooky teenage B movie, but entertaining to watch. Don't forget the popcorn, hot dogs, candy and soft drinks, and if you have kids, an enjoyable movie to watch on a Saturday afternoon. (And don't forget to watch a second feature movie. I do miss dbl. feature movies and cartoons at the the movie theaters. In 1959 and 1960, there was this one theater in my hometown that showed only movies from Mexico and showed Newsreels before the start of the movie(s), as well as cartoons. My mom and I used to go there back then. I don't go to movie theaters that much now days.)

It's a good one, Ticky66MN!

Definitely one of my all-time favorites too. Could hardly believe it when I learned Chuck Connors was a homosexual.

Thanks Neil!

You are very welcome, Robert!

I'm sorry to hear that your mother and her twin sister (and of course all of their loved ones) had to deal with such a terrible disease. Not fun for anyone. I'm glad you are enjoying the videos, Gene! They are lots of fun to put together.

Thanks for sharing your memories, Syd!

Aww. Thanks Dave. ;) Rifleman was a wonderful wholesome show.

Cool piece of trivia, TPS! Thanks for sharing.

I remember reading that. Thanks for sharing the extra info, DansFlix!

I'm glad you enjoyed the video, Keith!

Thanks servicarrider. It's a journey that we've already been on for a couple of years now. Fortunately, it's not just me there to help and support my mother.

Those Gold Key comics were the best!

It's a fun little hobby. I'm glad you are enjoying the videos, Axel Alex!

I was prompted about a silent auction of his stuff and a Go Fund Me account he's got.

Great comment, Rob. Totally agree about Go Fund Me. When those pages are set up for the right reasons, they can be a true blessing.

You're welcome, J.S!

Thanks DZL!

Dave Sundstrom I have a request. How about Petticoat Junction?!?

Thanks Davida! Yep, life has some funny twists and turns.

Thanks Jay!

Thanks Daniel S8. I appreciate the kind and supportive words.

Thanks for the kind and supportive words, Thelma! I hope you have a great weekend as well.

That was a good episode, Randy!

@@jdsundstrom I still watch reruns of this show when I get the chance on Saturday. Me TV runs back-to-back episodes at 5:00 pm. (EST)