Dan was my favorite.I said I wanted to marry him.He was my gentle Giant.

I can't stand that robot voice!!

​@@vickydupree8871 Well, why didn't u marry Dan Blocker?

This video is trash. You ramble on and on about his entire life, yet you title the video to make people think its about his diet. Instead, it's a bunch of filler, so you can have a longer video... And you blame his death on his diet, when that is wildly inaccurate. Just delete your channel already, as it SUCKS.

At 4:29 - You editor shows someone kicking a soccer ball... that's not the American 'football' that Dan played. 🤨🙄

You are wrong, doctors even told him to lose weight BEFORE he had the surgery, he lost 40 lbs. but they had ask for double that. Dan's mother evidently ate too much during her pregnancy for him to be born weighing so much then his parents owned a grocery store so food was in front of him 24x7. he could never control his eating. He was that Heavy!!! He developed blood clots after he went home, not enough exercise. He had simple gall bladder surgery so how many die from that unless there are underlying health problems. I had it at 34 years old, my mom at 70 years old and my brother at 46 years old and all breezed thru it but we were not over weight. At one time Dan weighed close to 400 lbs.

he did a great job playing hoss and he loved to eat- can't you just leave it be??

6'4" and 300'ish is more than average but still nothing huge.

He was at the hospital when he died

more youtube crap as usual

Makes me cry

😂

How was his father John Holmes? Lmao!

My dad was just over 13lbs when he was born

Bet Hoss was her last child. My father weighed 11 lbs. and my gram was in the hospital for 6 months, afterwards.

@@motorcyclemark2889my dad was 13lb and I was 11lb. I’m a little bit bigger than average but neither of us turned out to be huge. Just 6’ and what they used to call “husky”.

Same in our house the hossless episode ,it was if a close family member had passed away ,it affected us kids and mum and dad ,very strong love for hoss (dan) rip big fella and ty amen xxxxxx

Let him? I'm pretty sure we can't change it because of KZfaq. 😅

Lets also remember him, which this video is helping to do, to a new generation.

I'm 69 and feel the same. God rest his Soul

@@danmcclung861 if I'm NOT mistaken, think Michael Landen died at fifty... ALSO TOO young.! RIP gentlemen 🇺🇸🫡

@@user-zi8ux6fy2n I still watch it looking for episodes I missed. Few though. Thks man. Dan Blocker WAS the show. Even with many big stars. It couldn't continue after. God Bless.

@@danmcclung861 AMEN, charlie. I tried to do the same but it was difficult finding a channel that showed reruns. I sure miss late, late matinees on Fridays RIP Dan Blocker 🇺🇸🫡

He couldn't stay away from the burgers.......

Yes ...

You typed out a nice respectful comment then couldn't be bothered to type out the actual words of 'THANK YOU'?

Inane comment

@@charlieross4674 you know what they meant.

@@charlieross4674 Because he is fast.

Yes.......

Earned a PhD in Education and taught in schools.

Greene had a degree in Chemical Engineering...Pernell went to Georgia Tech (didnt graduate though) Landon went to USC on a football scholarship but tore his shoulder and dropped out....

I know plenty of really stupid people with college degrees

Good point!

I never watched many westerns (Oaters, as we called them)....I shoveled out the barn way too many times growing up in rural OR.......Sci/fy was where it was at for me....although Star Trek was too regimented......"Dark Star" was much more intriguing and better suited for me. Although there was one theater in Portland, OR, in the early 50's, which showed three westerns (Oaters..we termed them) repeatedly all day long. As the eldest of five, I often accompanied my dad, we'd materialize into the theater, catch the movie somewhere in the middle, stay until we'd seen all of them thar "Shoot em ups" to the point where we started, then get up and leave....go to a local Chinese eatery where I was first exposed to deep fried oysters....still one of my favorites to this day. BHE

Oysters raw with lemon and hot stuff!

Orson Welles reached 400 lbs and weighed 240 lbs at the time of his death

he WAS morbidly obese my friend.

@@markfrost2707 he never had a big belly

@@eivindgjengstjohansen9625 Orson was massive, probably more than 400lbs. oh the French, the are known for their mmoohhahhho

@@CoolGobyFish one guy claimed he was closer to 450 based on the fact that he was 6'2 and had such a massive belly

Well said.......yes ....

All true. I will also add to that that this video does include a brief 1-2 second transition sequence at 21:27 clearly revealing that Dan Blocker offscreen apparently was a cigarette smoker. I dont think that blood clot was a result directly of the gallbladder surgery, that was simply *the final straw that broke the camel's back,* _in a manner of speaking._ Gallbladder surgery alone does not directly trigger blood clots in lungs, cigarette tar buildup does. Chronic tar buildup, further exacerbated by obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels (i.e. a carton of eggs just at a breakfast meal alone ?), etc etc.. I'm 59 and even back then the combination of those factors was a known medical equivalent of playing russian roulette with one's health. Also agree with your comment that OTC substances are as much powerful a health hazard as prescribed meds since there's no control factor. There's technology now that a car driver takes a breathalyzer before their car will start, but as far as I know there's nothing similar like that stopping misuse or abuse of OTC meds that can be purchased by anyone, even minors. As an aside, even ordinary lemon extract, considered a mild inconspicuous grocery item, used in flavoring of baked goods, pastry items, deserts, cake icings, etc, sold freely without restriction, has a surprising amount of alcohol, potency comparative to wine over beer products, clearly stated on the label, _that noone reads,_ including cashiers, while ringing it up to anyone _including minors._ There could be a barcode alert prompt warning within the programming of retail checkout cash register POS devices (point of sale), alerting checkout cashiers that the item being rang up at checkout contains alcohol (prompting customer age-verification check)but, once again, not surprisingly, there isn't. That product is sold typically in very small containers that resemble nearly identical to a bottle of visine or clear eyes, with a very small label, etc etc, and is just scanned across a checkout barcode scanner, then sold. Just like that. I've witnessed it a million times, never understood how that's legal, but apparently it must be. I guess nobody bothered to notice but me. Pardon the TL:DR of the post, just wanted to point out for anyone who may be reading this a 100% real example and not just make a vague reference or generalization. . . . . have a good day . . . . [EDIT] : it just occurred to me, in order to avoid any confusion on the matter, to point out the reason lemon extract is sold in very small visine bottle sized containers, packaged and _labeled as_ an *"extract"* not juice, means it's a *concentrate,* used sparingly in measured drops or .5 ounces at a time etc, not used as an already water-added diluted ingredient or end product, versus lemon JUICE for example. I'm just pointing that out to be clear and make the distinction between the two similar but different products, that I didn't casually or accidentally refer to one but meant the other or that they are interchangeable and synonymous, since they *are not* . _Traditional lemon juice does not contain alcohol._ Most common household name brands of lemon extract *do contain alcohol* , and a few alternative/generic/store label brands offer non-alcoholic versions. Google search terms "percent of alcohol in lemon extract" and immediate top of page big boldfont lettering display-type premiere result includes eyebrow-raising alcohol contents listed as high as 88% in one brand though most are in mid-20's-30's, and even imitation lemon extract sold at approx 17%. Refer to Google Search directly for specific brand names which I wont mention here, for posterity, as this is not a witchhunt or a callout. Just consumer awareness.

Wow! That was fantastic! I wish I knew you!

@@bobheck8326 Thank You Sir. Sincerely ! -best [EDIT : it just occurred to me that I am going to edit the post to include the point that the reason lemon extract is in very small visine bottle sized containers is, as an "extract" means it's a concentrate, used sparingly in measured drops or .5 ounces at a time etc, not used as an already walter-added diluted ingredient or end product, versus lemon JUICE for example.

@@bobheck8326 Thank You Sir. -Sincerely [EDIT] : it just occurred to me that I am going to edit my previous post to also include the point that the reason lemon extract is in very small visine bottle sized containers, packaged and _labeled as_ an *"extract"* not juice, means it's a *concentrate,* used sparingly in measured drops or .5 ounces at a time etc, not used as an already water-added diluted ingredient or end product, versus lemon JUICE for example. I'm just pointing that out to be clear and make the distinction between the two similar but different products, that I didn't casually or accidentally refer to one but meant the other or that they are interchangeable and synonymous, since they *are not* . _Traditional lemon juice does not contain alcohol._ Most common household name brands of lemon extract *do contain alcohol* , and a few alternative/generic/store label brands offer non-alcoholic versions. Google search terms "percent of alcohol in lemon extract" and immediate top of page big boldfont lettering display-type premiere result includes eyebrow-raising alcohol contents listed as high as 88% in one brand though most are in mid-20's-30's, and even imitation lemon extract sold at approx 17%. Refer to Google Search directly for specific brand names which I wont mention here, for posterity, as this is not a witchhunt or a callout. Just consumer awareness.

I had thoughts along those same lines. At 43, I still considered me Young and Pretty!

Little Joe for me then Hoss

Absolutely agree.

yeah Hoss was also my fave Cartwright, followed by Ben Cartwright, and Bonanza my fave tv show ever.

"My 600 Pound Life" (the one with capital letters) wasn't back in the 60's when people were skinny. 600 lbs back then would have been a sideshow exhibit, but today they're slobs who keep causing my health insurance premium to rise....

You are right about him not being overly fat. However big or small you may be everyone's heart is about the same size so his heart worked harder from day one. That leads to an enlarged heart which is because it's a muscle it enlarges with more stress put on it. The same thing happens with hypertension.Very large people have shorter life expectancy even if they are in good condition.

I always wondered how William Conrad maintained such a long career, and basically a full life. I love Cannon.

@@ceeemm1901 Nah couldnt have anything to do with our food supply loaded with sugar and all kinds of other chemicals could it? I know one things for sure, Id rather be fat than stupid. Nothing you can do for stupid. Sorry about your luck.

​@@gmmakesmehurlnah, couldn't anything to do with choices and gluttony 😅

Why did you write the exact same comment that was written right before you? That's weird. Coincidence? No, the words are exactly the same!

CLICKBAIT!

@@bruce8808 thanks- i didn't know what the hell he meant with that 2nd sentence

Definitely......

It's CGI crap. The same with the narrators voice. Listening to the voice soon becomes tiring.

​@@roberttuss5349 Yes. Very choke-able.

Lawreys?

LMAO!

Or show an american football clip you mean?

and call NBC - National Broadcasting Company - ( words I have never heard uttered before ) the many many repetitions too -- total. AI

I loved Adam.

Definitely...... good stuff...

🎯👍💯💥

He was a heavy smoker

What did he smoke??

@@user-ob1oi7kn2w good ol rollin tobacco

@@user-ob1oi7kn2w your moma...

You can bet he had the largest, strongest and youngest mount in the corral and his takes on horseback were probably shorter than some other character. I have been to O'Donnell, Texas and the story is still told there of how teenage Dan would lie down on the ground at one end of the family store's porch so young kids could run the porch and jump onto Dan's stomach.

@@edbrake2723 He was tough, and it seems to me when looking back that Michael Landon was a natural and very accomplished horseman.

He was without a doubt, way too heavy and was overweight !

@@richardswann5300 He was big all over.The thumbnail isn’t Dan Blocker

@@richardswann5300 Big Man, you are wrong

The show was good every week. One of the best ever

He could have been both, big and fat.

Agree.....

He must have reduced to have been accepted for there was no "porkchop platoon" then.

1979 I joined the National Guard and in boot camp we had a huge guy named John...of course we all called him Big John. The drill sargeants on occasion would measure him...he passed because his fat % was low enough. We would all laugh everytime...as he called out to the drill sargeants..."I'm a lean mean fighting machine" :>) LOL

HMinot bruh they let anyone go to Vietnam eventually

He was sent to serve in the heavy infantry.

Yes ma'am, I'm 66 to, and we watched him every Sunday night here in Texas

I Still Watch The Show On Ccable Faye seunarine

Cable

When I was 17 I saw Dan Blocker at a SCCA sports car race at the Los Angles County Fairgrounds in 1960. He was in the passenger seat of some exotic European sports model and the car had stopped to engage the guy who headed the group I was with. We had to turn around on our low bleacher seats to see what was going on. He had an enormous grin and talked at a distance of some 30 feet with our guy. I recall that he was very flushed in the face and that probably was the effect of a double dose of the heat and beer. He was said to like sports car racing very much.

Cool💥

Eventually a PhD in Philosophy.

Smoking. Nothing worse.

@@bobheck8326 agree

Country singer Charlie Rich was a heavy smoker and drinker and he died of pulmanory embolism at 62...

Spot on.....I remember......

Yes, he has a son named Dirk Blocker. 😉

dirk

Black Sheep Squadron

That episode was a favorite of mine! Some episodes made you cry, but this one made me laugh!

Definitely agree 💯

Maybe the Korean war wound could of caused a weakness in the Gall Bladder. I noticed they didn't say where he got wounded.

that is true for just about every kind of surgery....

You've never watched competitive eating, have you? 😜