Knots Landing - The Fishers' Goodbye (1985)

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1965eroomdarb

12 жыл бұрын

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@myview65 11 жыл бұрын

I love the end the scene with Fisher's saying goodbybe to the twins without any words. The body language and gestures of the actors were just amazing to express the moment.

@Guitarman092004 5 жыл бұрын

I think the same way

@bartkasper4172 10 жыл бұрын

The best storyline from KNOTS LANDING - EVER!!!

@fool4singing 5 жыл бұрын

If this doesn't make you cry, you're not human...

@dzanier 2 жыл бұрын

That’s true, plus the scene was expertly filmed and acted.

@trcooper5793 5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely gut-wrenching when it first aired and it still is today.

@1965eroomdarb 5 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@juliegalin5121 5 жыл бұрын

It took alot of guts for him to go to the door..the empathy Val felt showed so clearly

@indianahoosier6367 5 жыл бұрын

The most tear jerking scene on a tv series ever. Very well written !

@thebigloc1 2 жыл бұрын

I cry each time I see this

@sekenamcmurren2217 Жыл бұрын

🗣️Superb acting!

@MrGhostfaceLives 3 жыл бұрын

The final moments when Sheila Fisher hugs the baby, touches her face and then hugs Val... daaaamn that's sad.

@MrPrince0046 6 жыл бұрын

What a fantastic actress Joan Van Ark is....she doesn't have to say anything...a true talent.

@jackjackson9812 5 жыл бұрын

so much agree greg...do you remember the ranch scene when gary supposedly died? she was amazing in that scene!

@ElJefeNLA 11 жыл бұрын

This made me cry, I felt Sheila's pain.

@rain73ful 4 жыл бұрын

Wow! What a wonderful scene. That's why Knot's Landing lasted on the air so long because it knew how to reach people's hearts with common(or uncommon) issues. Hoping for a reboot of the series.

@margannaful 4 жыл бұрын

2020 and my quarantined self is STILL sobbing over this scene

@kenmartin1345 3 жыл бұрын

Same here

@jackjackson9812 5 жыл бұрын

another of Van Arks outstanding performances...her facial expressions and acting in this is brilliant...her face in scenes and her movements just says it all she never has to say nothing...brilliant!

@MsJourneyfan 10 жыл бұрын

I cry every time I watch this part. Val and the Fisher's were victims in this baby stealing/selling scheme. Harry knew deep down that the adoption was shady, but that's how much he loved his wife. And poor Sheila, after all her heartache from miscarriages, she finally had the babies she always wanted, and then lost them. The way her and Val interact with each other, not a word, just tears, it gets me choked up every time!

@keithhunter5564 10 жыл бұрын

I fully agree with you. I do remember that some episodes later, I believe that Val gets a letter from the Fishers that Sheila is pregnant but I am not sure which episode it was. As I recall, Val was touched by this and very happy.

@MsJourneyfan 10 жыл бұрын

Keith Hunter You're right, Val does get word from them about their pregnancy. If I remember correctly, they send gifts for the twins on their first birthday, and a letter telling Val they're expecting.

@keithhunter5564 10 жыл бұрын

***** That is the episode! I think that is the same one where Gary gives the twins half of Empire Valley for their birthdays.

@MsJourneyfan 9 жыл бұрын

Yep, that's the one! Ben wasn't too thrilled about that gift.

@marvinnewbill6470 5 жыл бұрын

Knots Landing always did have great storyline. Yes I do think the babys storyline was probably the best, but there was so many good story's. Remember when Hunt Block Peter was killed? Remember how the story was? Just A A+ show this was

@kennethreshard1905 10 жыл бұрын

This broke my heart.

@madghee 10 жыл бұрын

i remember this so well ahhh so sad the babies were vals but i felt mrs. fishers pain good acting;;;;

@keithhunter5564 9 жыл бұрын

This scene is a great example of why "Knots Landing" was the best nighttime drama in the mid 1980s. The Fishers were collateral victims of the baby stealing storyline and it was in Valene's character to recognize their pain to and allow them closure even though it was painful for her as well.

@chiedu90069 4 жыл бұрын

As usual, the acting is first rate and the emotional layers of the scene are so intense. Julie Harris who conveys Lila Mae's guilt over abandoning Val all those years ago (and Joshua!). And Joan Van Ark channeling Valene's pain over being forced to give up Lucy. So much going on in this scene.

@yvonnelewis9848 4 жыл бұрын

Still brings a tear to my eyes

@keithhunter5564 10 жыл бұрын

I have never seen a more moving dramatic scene on television than when the Fishers say goodbye to Val's twins. No words in the last couple of minutes, just the music and flawless acting. I never understood why "Knots Landing" never won an Emmy Award nor why Joan Van Ark did not win one. There was no better drama on television in the mid-1980s. Thank you for posting the scene.

@TimsDale4ever 9 жыл бұрын

Keith Hunter Very well said. KNOTS did tons of these throughout their run. Just amazing show all around! Have you seen the clip of Van Ark at the ranch when she's told by Mack that Gary is dead? The ambulance pulls away and Van Ark chases after it screaming for Gary in disbelief as Mack runs after her? The scene is so real that it is actually painful to watch. It's on here somewhere. Now you talk about an Emmy performance.

@brianhenson8083 8 жыл бұрын

+Keith Hunter Are you sure they never won anything? That's a crime an out and out crime!

@keithhunter5564 7 жыл бұрын

I think Joan Van Ark and Michele Lee may have won Soap Opera Digest Awards in the 1980s but there was never any Emmy nominations, which was an outrageous oversight. I agree with you. The scene when Val finds out that Gary is "dead" while she is pregnant with his twins was very painful to watch, unbelievably gut wrenching and heartbreaking. I remember the original airing in March 1984. I thought Gary was really dead although I thought it was strange that his family from "Dallas" did not attend. That was fishy, and, of course, during the funeral Gary appears in a black shirt and we realize he was not dead after all. Great drama. I still miss the show even after 23 years.

@vistaprime 6 жыл бұрын

emmy's were too busy rewarding hill street blues and st. Elsewhere.

@Guitarman092004 5 жыл бұрын

I see this and know - we have just a limit of words to use. This sceen shows so much. All of these moments has one in common: The change during acting. Emphaty, love, pain, loss, sense of guilt....look to vals Mom. There is so much more than a word could express. Thank you for Upload

@jackjackson9812 4 жыл бұрын

van ark is astonishing..best show ever on tv!!

@laminage 5 жыл бұрын

Joe Regalbuto is such an amazing Actor. He worked with Candice Bergen in Murphy Brown, played a Real Estate Executive in The Leona Helmsley Story and even played an Emotionally Abusive Boyfriend on The Golden Girls.

@angelina_moon_child 8 жыл бұрын

Poor Val she's gone through so much

@rosemariegeorge4264 7 жыл бұрын

wow that was dramatic . Knots Landing forever.

@tommy10009 4 жыл бұрын

Julie Harris was an amazing actress - the emotion in her eyes and gestures - that's acting.

@margannaful 4 жыл бұрын

simply brilliant. 2019 and I'm still sobbing

@1965eroomdarb 10 жыл бұрын

Yes, the family and friends are gathered for the twins' first birthday, and Val is reading the cards aloud. After reading one from Ben's Aunt, she begins to read the next card happily and then her mood changes and she stops. Ben takes the card from her hand and he continues reading it aloud, discovering the card was from Harry & Sheila Fisher. Val is clearly a little distressed, because it brings back those memories of the many months she was not with them and, frankly, Sheila Fisher's instability. Val looks down and Karen and Mack look a little somber as Ben continues to read the last sentence where Harry announces Sheila is pregnant. That news of course overcomes Val with relief and she does one of her classic happy/almost crying moments. Karen and Mack also smile with relief. And then the party continues. I nice way to put a finishing touch on the story line.

@keithhunter5564 10 жыл бұрын

I agree! At the end of the scene with them opening the gifts, isn't that when Val opens the gift from Gary with him giving the twins 1/2 of Empire Valley? In the next episode Val goes to see Gary to return the gift and they have a great scene where Gary felt betrayed that she did not tell him the babies were his, and she still would not acknowledge it. I think Jill Bennett overhears this but it was another 2 seasons before Jill went psycho.

@organicskating 8 жыл бұрын

+Keith Hunter Is this scene anywhere on You Tube? I've never seen it... :-(

@organicskating 8 жыл бұрын

+1965eroomdarb Do you have the scene that Keith talks about where Gary gives Val the gift....?

@margannaful 3 жыл бұрын

2021 and I'm still bawling my eyes out

@Chris-lp2uf 3 жыл бұрын

Van Ark ALWAYS accelerated a scene-she played Val so well and deserved so many emmys for her outstanding performances!

@cidweinberg 3 жыл бұрын

Joan Van Ark is amazing...she always made you feel. Didn’t expect to cry watching these olds clips. Wow. Was aware of Knots back in the day was more a Dynasty fan. Came to Knots around the crazy Jill time. I was a teen then & didn’t appreciate the nuanced acting, writing, overall quality at the time.

@cindyperoceschi5360 4 жыл бұрын

Heartbreaking 😭

@carolinen5396 3 ай бұрын

Loved this show! Wish they would air it again.

@RollerDisc88 5 жыл бұрын

Joe Regalbuto pre Murphy Brown

@jivonleejackson1673 11 ай бұрын

This aired in 1985 & is seriously such beautiful TV. I watched. I viewed this story on SoapNet years later. In 85 , I was 6. The production stood the test of time. I crying 22 years after I saw that return lol.

@indianahoosier6367 11 күн бұрын

Watching this 5 years later I have to add, that I wish Val & The Fishers stayed in touch over the years & maybe had them on here & there. The Fishers did write to Val & let the family know they were finally expecting a child of their own.

@crawlbitchcrawl 4 жыл бұрын

DAMMIT why isn't this WHOLE series on DVD?!

@elenamuller3240 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, that's mean behaviour to the fans.

@Teddyluvsbrick 4 жыл бұрын

I've been wondering the same thing. I have season 1 & 2 on DVD and been waiting years for the others to be released.

@SaxonC 4 жыл бұрын

Bosita tv channel on KZfaq has all 14 seasons full length episodes!

@Teddyluvsbrick 4 жыл бұрын

@@SaxonC Thank you, I will definitely have to check it out.

@crawlbitchcrawl 4 жыл бұрын

@@SaxonC thank YOU!!!

@bionicrat Жыл бұрын

THIS SCENE WAS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!!!!!! THE WAY MRS. FISHER HELD VALENE HUGGED HER WAS FANTASTIC THAT WAS HER WAY OF SAYING "IM SOOOO SORRY FOR WHAT WE DID FORGIVE ME FORGIVE US".😢

@Italman45 2 ай бұрын

What a scene....... Wow !

@juiesobservationalhumourstuff 5 жыл бұрын

I vividly remember thinking that at the end of the scene while the heartbroken Fishers were going back to their car. the camera got a close up of Val,Karen&Lilli Maes faces to show their emphaty for the Fishers and lastly a shot of Joshuas' ice cold unfeeling expression..that the producers/writers were giving the audience a tiny glimpse/hint of the "real" Joshua emerging

@elizabethmckenna5397 11 ай бұрын

I loved this show.

@user-di9op8wf5n Ай бұрын

Shows Valene has a heart...great story line.

@hollykinkade7848 10 ай бұрын

Such a sad moment. I cry every time I watch this scene. It makes me sad to see the looks on everyone except Joshua's faces.

@dannycarrington1601 4 жыл бұрын

A lesser show would have portrayed the Fishers as villains but "Knots Landing" was better than that and knew how to write nuanced characters.

@kenmartin1345 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent point.

@angievincent2458 3 жыл бұрын

This is so heart breaking watching the Fischer’s but yet sweet for valene!

@hazeleyes1951 10 ай бұрын

That’s so sad I feel for them 😢

@daviddaniel387 Жыл бұрын

between this and Laura's funeral both brought tears to my eyes

@chakiihooks4077 4 жыл бұрын

This was real tv 😂 got lost after the eighties and ninety's

@janethockey3297 4 жыл бұрын

Sad scene.

@reolangster3582 Жыл бұрын

As much as the twins are Val's You can still feel the pain from The Fishers. If this scene is still making fans cry imagine what powers can be if there was a reboot. I'm thinking about starting a petition to release the series on DVD or streaming services. Any suggestions

@casons.170 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! Amazing!!!

@juliegalin5121 5 жыл бұрын

And the tone in Joshua's voice when he said "No way" was a hint at what he was to become later..mean&abusive

@kenmartin1345 10 күн бұрын

At the end of this episode Joshua’s instability increases when he tells Cathy that Lilimae is dying.

@bobbylee_ 2 жыл бұрын

This scene gets me every time.

@dzanier 2 жыл бұрын

They don’t make scenes like this anymore.

@Guitarman092004 2 жыл бұрын

This scene changed things without words. The "father" who says goodbye to the twins lovingly but with distance and the "mother" with all her emotions comes to the lady's. First Vals face shows distance, rejection, caution. -After all she was very strong in this scene. She said to her volks that they should stay calm. She stopped her mother to call the police, she stopped joshua to be a protector for her because she doesn't needed it. She talked to the "father" and was able to show emphaty.- A weak person couldn't do anything of it. Back the "mothers scene". In her pain she was looking for closeness and has given val a little hug. From mother by heart to real mother. Not to much and everything build on feelings for love for the twins. Very simple but also not easy to show, I think. Maybe in real situations but not if cameras and lots of people are on set. Great great acting.

@MrCraigblaze 12 жыл бұрын

Neat you got this from when this was on tnt's lunch box tv.When I stared watching it.Do you have the clip when Gary tells abby that he is divorcing her?

@druler65 10 ай бұрын

tearjerking

@gordonpiercey7458 2 жыл бұрын

This scene is just crazy good... No dialogue; and the back story being the separation/abandonment issues that both Lilimae and Valene had with their children in the past.

@heiswise2012 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! This scene is extremely touching! I never had a chance to watch this series but in my opinion, all the actors in this scene did a great job! Soap operas had a really good quality back then. I wish I could see this series and I wonder if it has been released on DVD. I loved Dallas, btw, and I know Val of this series was Lucy's mother.

@jeff5048 9 ай бұрын

So sad… 😢

@tld7195 2 жыл бұрын

A fantastic scene.

@tomelder6359 2 жыл бұрын

Every…single….time…😭

@robrichpo Жыл бұрын

Sheila Fisher was equally a victim in this situation. She didn't know that the babies were adopted through shady means. Robin Ginsburg, who portrayed Sheila, also did an outstanding job in this scene where she conveyed the pain of bidding goodbye to the children. Unfortunately, Ms. Ginsburg's acting career was brief.

@deanevans2505 10 ай бұрын

If you guys think Joan Van Ark is a fine dramatic actress you should see her doing comedy. She started in a short-lived medical sitcom called, Temperature's Rising with Cleavon Little and James Whitmore

@wheninrome345 6 жыл бұрын

l always felt the writers should have brought Mrs..Fisher back in another season as a deranged lunatic. Her husband had died and she had a miscarriage and stole the twins from school. lt would have been a perfect cliffhanger when Valene gets the call that the twins were kidnapped by Mrs. Fisher..

@richardgarcia618 5 жыл бұрын

That's more of a trashy Dynasty plot twist. Knots Landing was classier.

@Texaslawhorn 3 жыл бұрын

@@richardgarcia618 Haha! So true.

@tammymartinez7488 4 жыл бұрын

Was Alec Baldwin on knots landing!?

@Texaslawhorn 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, that's him.

@RosariaCina-zn3jz 2 ай бұрын

Cm si fa a vedere in italiano

@gultenparlak9077 5 ай бұрын

😅

@fousies 3 жыл бұрын

Who was at fault for this? Did the doctor sell the babies to the adoption agency?

@mrtodd3620 8 ай бұрын

Does anyone know the actors' names?

@executivedirector7405 8 ай бұрын

Husband Harry Fisher was played by actor Joe Regalbuto. A year after his appearance on Knots Landing, we would be cast in the sitcom "Murphy Brown," which would be his biggest career success. Wife Sheila Fisher was played by actress Robin Ginsburg. Robin only appeared in minor roles in a few films and TV series, and I believe has been out of the spotlight since the 1990s.

@mrtodd3620 8 ай бұрын

@@executivedirector7405 It is interesting how people in show business can play for a while, then find something else they want to do and move on. It would make an interesting article about this sort of thing.