CTVA Western - "Bonanza" (Paramount/NBC)(seasons 1-7)(1959-66) starring Lorne Greene

CTVA
The Classic TV Archive - TV Western series
The High Chaparral (1967-71)
Lorne Greene Series:
Sailor of Fortune (1955-56)  -   Griff (1973-74)
Pernell Roberts series:
Trapper John MD (1979-86) starring Pernell Roberts

Bonanza: pt 1 (seasons 1-7) (1959-66)       Bonanza: pt 2 (seasons 8-14) (1966-73)
Bonanza: pt 1 (1959-66)
 Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Louis H. Allgood, Sal Crisanti
references:
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (http://us.imdb.com)
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BONANZA (syndicated title:'Ponderosa')
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Filmed at Paramount Studios, Hollywood
National Broadcasting Company, Inc.
Executive producer David Dortort
Created and Produced by David Dortort
Production Exeutive James W. Lane (season 2 verified)
Associate Producer Thomas Thompson (season 2 verified)
Story Editor John Hawkins (season ?)
for
NBC (Saturdays 7:30 pm EST)(1959-61)(seasons 1-2)
NBC (Sundays 9:00 pm EST)(1961-1972)(seasons 3-13)
NBC (Tuesdays 8:00 pm EST)(1972-73)(season 14)

US Western series 1959-73 14 seasons 431 episodes x 60 min color
starring
Lorne Greene as Ben Cartwright (1959-1973)
Michael Landon as Little Joe Cartwright (1959-1973)
Dan Blocker as "Hoss" Cartwright (1959-1972)(died 1972)
Pernell Roberts as Adam Cartwright (1959-1965)(seasons 1-6)  Pernell Roberts - L.A. Times Obituary



David Canary as Candy Canaday (1967-1970) and (1972-1973)
Mitch Vogel as Jamie Hunter (1970-1973)
Tim Matheson as Griff King (1972-1973)

Ray Teal as Sheriff Roy Coffee (1960-1972)
Bing Russell as Deputy Clem Poster (1963-1972)
and
Victor Sen Yung as Hop Sing, the Chinese Cook (1959-1973)

recurring stars
Harry Holcombe as Dr.Lewis / Dr. Harris / Dr. Martin
Lou Frizzel as Dusty Rhoades (1970-1972)
Jack Collins as Mayor Harlow and other characters
Charles Maxwell as various characters
Ted Gehring as various characters
Victor French as various characters

Premise:
Adventures of the Cartwright family on their Ponderosa Ranch
near Virginia City.

music by David Rose
'Bonanza' theme tune by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans

directors of photography include:
Lester Shorr

Michael Landon: Memories with Laughter & Love (Part 1)
Michael Landon: Memories with Laughter & Love (Part 2)
Michael Landon: Memories with Laughter & Love (Part 3)
Michael Landon: Memories with Laughter & Love (Part 4)
Michael Landon: Memories with Laughter & Love (Part 5)
Michael Landon: Memories with Laughter & Love (Part 6)
Michael Landon: Memories with Laughter & Love (Part 7)
Michael Landon: Memories with Laughter & Love (Part 8)
Michael Landon: Memories with Laughter & Love (Part 9)
Michael Landon: Memories with Laughter & Love (Part 10)
Michael Landon: Memories with Laughter & Love (Part 11)


################# Bonanza ####################
############# season 1 1959-60 ###############
##############################################
NBC Saturdays 7:30 pm Eastern
32 episodes
Produced by David Dortort

 1.1 [--] Bonanza: A ROSE FOR LOTTA
12Sep59 NBC
bonanza a rose for lotta part 1
bonanza a rose for lotta part 2
bonanza a rose for lotta part 3
bonanza a rose for lotta part 4
bonanza a rose for lotta part 5
Written and Produced by David Dortort
Directed by Edward Ludwig
Director of Photography, Bert Glennon
Guest Star
Yvonne DeCarlo ................ Lotta Crabtree
With: (end credits)
George Macready ............... Alpheus Troy
Barry Kelley .................. Aaron Hooper
Willis Bouchey ................ George Garvey
Christopher Dark .............. Langford Poole
Victor Sen Yung ............... Hop Sing
Sammee Tong ................... Hop Ling
Ned Glass ..................... Coach Driver
Powerful silver barons scheme to hold Joe (Michael Landon) hostage
in return for valuable timber. He is lured to his captive by singer
and actress Lotta.
1.2 [--] Bonanza: DEATH ON SUN MOUTAIN (copyright title)
aka THE SUN MOUNTAIN HERD
19Mar59
written by Gene L. Coon and David Dortort
directed by Paul Landres
guest star
Barry Sullivan ................ Mark Burdette
featuring
Leo Gordon .................... Early Thorne
Bek Nelson .................... Glory
Karl Swenson .................. Carl Harris
Harry Bartell ................. Winnemucca
Ron Soble ..................... Tokwa
Jeanne Bates .................. Stella Harris
Robin Warga ................... Michael Harris
Jay Hector .................... Harold Harris
Zon Murray .................... Miner
Barry Sullivan portrays a greedy opportunist who kills antelope on
Indian grounds - and sells the meat at a large profit.

1.3 [--] Bonanza: THE NEWCOMERS
26Sep59
written by Thomas Thompson
directed by Christian Nyby
guest star
Inger Stevens ................. Emily Pennington
featuring
John Larch .................... Blake McCall
Robert Knapp .................. John Pennington
Charles Maxwell ............... Krug
George J. Lewis ............... Jose Moreno
Byron Foulger ................. Justin Flannery
Diane Grey .................... Wyoming
Jon Lormer .................... Doc Riley
Martin Mason .................. 1st Miner
Troy Melton ................... Merrill
Hoss (Dan Blocker) invites trouble when he falls for Emily Pennington,
the fiancée of a treacherous prospector.

1.4 [--] Bonanza: THE PAIUTE WAR
3Oct59
written by Gene L. Coon
directed by Paul Landres
guest star
Jack Warden ................... Mike Willson
featuring
Anthony Caruso ................ Chief Winnemucca
Michael Forest ................ Young Winnemucca
Walter Coy
Douglas Kennedy
Howard Petrie
Peter Coe
George Keymas
Michael Ragan
I. Stanford Jolley
Gregg Martell
Sinister trader Mike Wilson sparks an Indian war when he assaults
two Paiute women - and shifts the blame to Adam (Pernell Roberts).

1.5 [--] Bonanza: ENTER MARK TWAIN
10Oct59
written by Harold Shumate
directed by Paul Landres
guest star
Howard Duff ................... Samuel Langhorn Clemens
featuring
John Litel .................... Judge Yetrington
Dorothy Green ................. Minaie
Ann Whitfield ................. Rosemary
Percy Helton .................. Blurry Jones
Patrick McVey ................. Bill Raleigh
Edmund Lyon
Lane Bradford
Arthur Lovejoy
Robert Carson
Reporter Samuel Clemens spearheads a newspaper's fight against a corrupt
judge.

1.6 [--] Bonanza: THE JULIA BULETTE STORY
17Oct59
written by Al C. Ward
directed by Christian Nyby
guest star
Janet Greer ................... Julia Bulette
featuring
Alexander Scourby ............. John Millain
Harry Seymour ................. Piano Player
Robert J. Stevenson ........... George Romley
Kem Dibbs ..................... Sheriff Olins
Roy Engel
Kay Kuter
Mary Munday
Rush Williams
Robert B. Williams
Joe falls into the hands of a gold digger.

1.7 [--] Bonanza: THE SAGA OF ANNIE O'TOOLE
24Oct59
written by Thomas Thompson
directed by Joseph Kane
guest star
Ida Lupino .................... Annie O'Toole
featuring
Alan Hale, Jr. ................ Swede Lunberg
Jon Patrick ................... Kevin O'Toole
Henry Lascoe .................. Gregory Spain
Richard Reeves ................ Clayton
Ollie O'Toole ................. Simpson
Armed with a claim filed by her beau, Annie O'Toole struggles to
protect her gold mine from schemers.

1.8 [--] Bonanza: THE DIEDESCHIEMER STORY
31Oct59
written by Thomas Thompson
directed by Joseph Kane
guest stars
John Beal ..................... Philip Diedeschiemer
Mala Powers ................... Helene
featuring
R.G. Armstrong ................ Andrew Holloway
Charles Cooper ................ Gil Fenton
Paul Birch .................... Tregalis
Mae Marsh
A mining accident results in a better design for
supporting mine shafts. But will the extra cost
be a problem? An excellent episode.
Philip Diedesheimer, a Pied Piper, is refused payment after he
saves Virginia City's silver mines from a cave-in.

1.9 [--] Bonanza: Mr. Henry Comstock (1959.11.07)
Jack Carson ................... Henry T.P. Comstock
Joanna Sages .................. Princess Saratuchee
Terence De Marney ............. Pat O'Reilly
Jack Mather ................... Heck Turner
Richard Cutting ............... Old Virginny
Bruce Gordon .................. Winemucca
Charles Wagenheim ............. Pike
John Dierkes .................. Pat McLaughlin
Abel Fernandez ................ Lean Knife
The founding of Virginia City and the discovery of the Comstock
Lode are recounted in this story of claim jumper Henry Comstock.

1.10 [--] Bonanza: THE MAGNIFICENT ADAH
14Nov59
written by Donald S. Sanford
directed by Christian Nyby
guest star
Ruth Roman .................... Adah Menken
featuring
Don Megowan ................... John C. Regan
Hal K. Smith .................. Watkyns
Mauritz Hugo .................. Hotel Manager
William Mires
Fay Roope
Nancy Root
The Cartwright boys suspect that actress Adah Menkin is setting
the stage to become their stepmother.

1.11 [--] Bonanza: THE TRUCKEE STRIP
21Nov59
Written by Herman Groves
Directed by Christian Nyby
Director of Photography Lester Shorr, A.S.C.
Featuring: (end credits)
Adrienne Hayes
Carl Benton Reid .............. Luther Bishop
James Coburn .................. Pete Jessup
Charles Horvath
S. John Launer ................ Jason Cauter
John Merrick
Jim Hayward
Peter Chong
A silver baron plots to grab timber by promoting a feud between
neighbors Ben Cartwright (Lorne Greene) and Luther Bishop.

1.12 [--] Bonanza: The Hanging Posse (1959.11.28)
Onslow Stevens ................ Flint Johnson
Adam Williams ................. Blackie Marks
Arthur Hunnicutt .............. Plute
Ray Hemphill .................. Buck
Alan Reed, Jr.
Ron Hagerthy
Robert Griffin
John Harmon
Robert Kline
Dick Rich
George Sawaya
Evelyn Scott
Barbara Pepper
Adam and Joe try to prevent a posse from becoming a lynch mob.

1.13 [--] Bonanza: Vendetta (1959.12.05)
Mort Mills .................... Carl Morgan
Simon Scott ................... Tom Pryor
William Quinn ................. Doc Travis
William Pullen ................ Sheriff Toller
Steve Rowland ................. Billy Morgan
Hoss and a seriously wounded Ben run into cowardice when they seek
help in fighting the revenge-seeking Morgan gang.

1.14 [--] Bonanza: THE SISTERS
12Dec59
Produced by David Dortort
Written by Carey Wilbur
Directed by Christian Nyby
Director of Photography, Lester Shorr, ASC
Special Guest Stars:
Buddy Ebsen ................... Sheriff
Fay Spain ..................... Sue Ellen Terry
*
Featuring: (end credits)
Jean Willes
Malcolm Atterbury ............. Ol' Virginny
John Stephenson
Victor Sen Yung (as Hop Sing)(recurring)
Charles Meredith
Clarke Alexander
Synopsis 1:
Saloon girl Sue Ellen (Fay Spain) falls in love with Adam Cartwright
and causes jealousy amongst her former boyfriends as they plot to kill
him. However their plan goes wrong and Sue Ellen gets shot..
Synopsis 2:
Ol' Virginny - who will swear to anything for drinking money
- claims he saw Adam kill a dance-hall girl.

1.15 [--] Bonanza: THE LAST HUNT
19Dec59
written by Donald S. Sanford
Directed by Christian Nyby
no guest stars credited
featuring
Chana Eden .................... Shoshoni Girl
Steven Terrell ................ Jason Kyle
Carlyle Mitchell .............. Doctor
Raymond Bailey ................ Sumner Kyle
Joe and Hoss shelter a pregnant Indian from a blizzard
- and Shoshones ordered to find her.

1.16 [--] Bonanza: EL TORO GRANDE
2Jan60
Produced by David Dortort
Written by John Tucker Battle
Directed by Chrisrian Nyby
Director of Photography, Lester Shorr, ASC
Special Guest Star:
Ricardo Cortez ................ Don Xavier
Featuring: (end credits)
Barbara Luna .................. Cayetena (larger font)
Armand Alzamora ............... Eduardo
Alan Roberts
Jose Gonzales-Gonzales ........ Valiente
Penny Santon
Alma Beltran .................. Maria Teresa
Tina Menard
Ralph Moody
Rod Red Wing
Don Kelly
Duane Cress
En route to California to purchase a bull, Joe and Hoss are ambushed
- and robbed of $15,000.

1.17 [--] Bonanza: THE OUTCAST
9Jan60
written by Thomas Thompson
directed by Lewis Allen
guest stars
Susan Oliver .................. Leta Malvet
Jack Lord ..................... Clay Renton
with
Edward C. Platt ............... Harvey Burford
Mark Allen .................... Garth
Irene Tedrow
Robert Lieb
Joel Ashley
Ostracized when her father and brother are hanged for murder, Leta
Malvet turns to drifter Clay Renton.

1.18 [--] Bonanza: HOUSE DIVIDED
16Jan60
written by Lewis Allen
Directed by Al C. Ward
guest star
Cameron Mitchell .............. Fred Kyle
with
Stacy Harris .................. Regis
Mickey Simpson ................ Northern Miner
John Locke .................... Southern Miner
Marianne Stewart .............. Lily
Howard Wendell ................ Mine Owner
John Anderson
Dan Riss
Kenneth MacDonald
Stafford Repp
Barry Cahill
Cameron Mitchell as a Confederate sympathizer who splits Virginia City
- and the Cartwrights - into factions.

1.19 [--] Bonanza: THE GUNMAN
23-Jan-60
Gunmen
written by Gary Wilbur
Directed by Christian Nyby
guest stars
Henry Hull .................... B. Bannerman Brown
Ellen Corby ................... Lorna Doone
Douglas Spencer ............... Alonzo McFadden
Jonathan Gilmore .............. Anse Hadfield
featuring
George Mitchell ............... Jubal
King Donovan
Dennis Holmes
Ann Graves
Jenny Maxwell
Billy McLean
Dorothy Neumann
Jody Fair
Dorothy Crehan
Hoss and Joe become embroiled in a family feud.

1.20 [--] Bonanza: THE FEAR MERCHANTS
30-Jan-1960
Fear Merchants
Gene Evans .................... Andrew Fulmer
Pat Michon .................... Sally Ridley
Helen Westcott ................ Amanda Ridley
Ray Stricklyn ................. Billy Wheeler
Christopher Dark .............. Jesse Tibbs
Guy Lee ....................... Jimmy Chong
Frank Ferguson
Philip Ahn
Arthur Space
Gregg Barton
Alexander Campbell
Peter Chong
The town's Chinese citizens are the targets of a mayoral candidate's
"hate outsiders" campaign.

1.21 [--] Bonanza: THE SPANISH GRANT
6-Feb-1960
Spanish Grant
Teleplay by David Dortort and Leonard Heideman
Story by Morris Lee Green
Directed by Christian Nyby
Sspecial Guest Star
Patricia Medina ............... Rosita Morales
featuring
Sebastian Cabot ............... Don Antonio Luga
Paul Picerni .................. Sanchez
Michael Ragan ................. High Card Smith
Celia Lovsky
Ned Wever
Salvador Baguez
John Merrick
Claudia Bryar
Stuart Randall
Genaro Gomez
Two swindlers and a dance-hall girl join in a plot to grab Nevada
land - including the Ponderosa.

1.22 [--] Bonanza: BLOOD ON THE LAND
13-Feb-1960
Blood on the Land
Everett Sloane ................ Jeb Drummond
Ray Daley ..................... Billy
Tom Reese ..................... Burton
Ken Lynch
Jerry Oddo
Glen Holtzman
Greedy sheepherder Jeb Drummond will stop at nothing to fatten
his animals on the Ponderosa grasslands.

1.23 [--] Bonanza: DESERT JUSTICE
20-Feb-1960
Desert Justice
Claude Akins .................. Marshal Dowd
Wesley Lau .................... Billy Walker
Fintan Meyler ................. Andrea
Ron Hayes ..................... Hurd Cutler
John Wengraf .................. Dr. Strasser
Bud Osborne ................... Charlie
Will Wright ................... Bailey
Tom Greenway
The Cartwrights step in when ranch hand Billy Walker is arrested
by an enraged Marshal Dowd for killing the lawman's wife.

1.24 [--] Bonanza: THE STRANGER
27-Feb-1960
The Stranger
 Lloyd Nolan ................... Charles Leduque
Robert Foulk .................. Sheriff
Joan Staley ................... Dixie
Hal Baylor .................... Tom Cole
Charles Tannen ................ Clerk
Donald Foster ................. Alfred Gibbons
Arthur Shields
Elizabeth York
Jomarie Pettit
Hank Worden
Ben's bid for the governorship is threatened by a vengeful New
Orleans police inspector.

 1.25 [--] Bonanza: ESCAPE TO THE PONDEROSA
05-Mar-1960
Escape to Ponderosa
 Teleplay by Robert E. Thompson
Story by Bill Barrett & Malcolm Stuart Boylan
Directed by Charles F. Haas
Director of Photography, Lester Shorr, A.S.C.
*
Featuring:(end credits)
Joe Maross .................... Sutton
Gloria Talbott ................ Neda
Grant Williams ................ Tyler
Chris Alcaide ................. Captain Bolton
Dayton Lummis ................. Colonel Metcalfe
James Parnell ................. Mertz
Sherwood Price ................ Corporal
Ben has second thoughts about helping a brutal stockade commander
capture three escaped prisoners.

1.26 [--] Bonanza: THE AVENGER
19-Mar-1960
The Avenger
Vic Morrow .................... Lassiter
Jean Allison .................. Sally
Dan White ..................... Jackson
Bern Bassey ................... Giles
Nestor Paiva .................. Thornton
Robert Griffin ................ Sheriff Hansen
Richard Devon
James Anderson
Harry Swoger
Ian Wolfe
Eugene Martin
Bill Catching
Robert Brubaker
"The Avenger," who witnessed the lynching of his parents, struggles
to save Ben and Adam from the same fate.

1.27 [--] Bonanza: The Last Trophy (1960.03.26)
Hazel Court ................... Lady Dunsford
Edward Ashley ................. Lord Dunsford
Bert Freed .................... Simon Betcher
Ken Mayer ..................... Whkey
The Cartwrights are visited by Lord Dunsford and his wife, who
thinks her husband is a coward.

1.28 [--] Bonanza: SAN FRANCISCO HOLIDAY
2-Apr-1960
San Francisco Holiday
Robert Nichols ................ Johnny
O.Z. Whitehead ................ Hamp
Murvyn Vye .................... Cut-Rate Joe
Kathleen Crowley .............. Kathleen
David White ................... Mr. Pendleton/Shanghai Pete
Richard Deacon ................ Captain Shark
Herb Vigran ................... Bartender
Tor Johnson ................... Busthead Brannigan
James Hong
Stephen Roberts
Michael Ross
Donnelly Rhodes
Ben's search for two ranch hands leads him to the Barbary Coast
- where he's shanghaied and put on a boat for China.

1.29 [--] Bonanza: BITTER WATER
9-Apr-1960
Bitter Water
 Don Dubbins ................... Tod McKaren
Merry Anders .................. Virginia
Robert F. Simon ............... Len Keith
Ken Becker .................... Tucker
The Cartwrights fear pollution of their water when neighbor
Tod McKaren threatens to sell his land to a miner.

 1.30 [--] Bonanza: FEET OF CLAY
16-Apr-1960
Feet of Clay
 David Ladd .................... Billy
Logan Field ................... Vance Allen
Robert Tetrick ................ Pike
Tom Greenway
Guy Prescott
Philip Grayson
John Eldredge
Riza Royce
Hoss's efforts to pull Billy Allen from his shell are upset
when Billy's father escapes from prison.

1.31 [--] Bonanza: DARK STAR
23-Apr-1960
Dark Star
 Hugo Haas ..................... Zurka
Susan Harrison ................ Tirza
Arthur Batanides .............. Spiro
Lili Valenty .................. Bruja
Argentina Brunetti
Grandon Rhodes
Joe's romance with a Gypsy is complicated by the girl's belief
that she's a witch.

 1.32 [--] Bonanza: DEATH AT DAWN
30-Apr-1960

Death at Dawn
 w: Laurence Mascott d: Charles F. Hass
Special Guest Star:
Robert Middleton .............. Sam Bryant
*
Gregory Walcott ............... Farmer Perkins
Morgan Woodward ............... Sheriff Biggs
Nancy Deale ................... Beth
Wendell Holmes ................ Judge Scribner
Paul Carr ..................... McNeil
Peter Leeds ................... Norton
Hugh Sanders .................. Dr. Brah
Ric Marlow
Anthony Jochim
Bill Edwards
Organized crime comes to Virginia City - in the form of a
protection racket.

################# Bonanza ####################
############# season 2 1960-61 ###############
##############################################
NBC Saturdays 7:30 pm Eastern
34 episodes
Produced by David Dortort
Production Executive James W. Lane
Associate Producer Thomas Thompson

 2.1 [33] Bonanza: SHOWDOWN
10-Sep-1960
Showdown
 Written by Dean Riesner
Directed by Lewis Allen
guest star:
Ben Cooper .................... Sam Kirby
featuring:
Jack Lambert .................. Pardo
Jody Warner ................... Ellie
John Maxwell .................. Tom Clure
Norman Leavitt ................ Telegrapher
Red Morgan
A bank robber takes a job with the Cartwrights to prevent the
sheriff from tracking down his accomplices.

2.2 [34] Bonanza: THE MISSION
17-Sep-1960
Mission
Written by James Neilson
Directed by Robert E. Thompson
Guest Star:
Henry Hull .................... Charlie Trent
featuring:
Peter Whitney ................. Lewt Cutter (large font)
John Dehner ................... Captain Pender (large font)
Don Collier ................... Sergeant
Harry Carey, Jr. .............. Corporal Burton
Lane Bradford ................. Buck
Dale Van Sickle ............... Morgan
Don Rhodes .................... Latigo
Michael Ragan ................. Kelly
Ray Hemphill .................. Johnson
Robert Adler .................. O'Hara
not credited:
Leo Needham ................... Bank Clerk
Hoss befriends Charlie Trent, a man who went from top Army scout to
town drunk after he led his troops into a massacre.

2.3 [035] Bonanza: BADGE WITHOUT HONOR
24-Sep-1960
Badge Without Honor
 Dan Duryea .................... Gerald Eskith
Fred Beir ..................... Jason Blaine
Christine White ............... Mariette
Wendell Holmes ................ Judge Rand
Richard Warren ................ Gid Clevenger
James Hong .................... Cousin
Bob Miles, Jr. ................ Bill Clevenger
The Cartwrights become suspicious of the deputy marshal assigned
to escort a prosecution witness.

 2.4 [36] Bonanza: THE MILL
1-Oct-1960
The Mill
 Claude Akins .................. Ezekiel
Harry Townes .................. Tom Edwards
Dianne Foster ................. Joyce Edwards
The Cartwrights try to end a disabled rancher's dependence on
his corrupt hired hand.

 2.5 [37] Bonanza: THE HOPEFULS
8-Oct-1960
The Hopefuls
 Larry Gates ................... Jacob Darien
Patricia Donahue .............. Regina Darien
Dennis Patrick ................ Sam Bold
Charles Maxwell ............... Shenandoah
Jason Johnson
Paul Genge
Richard Reeves
Clegg Hoyt
Hank Patterson
Clarence Straight
Tom Newman
Pretty Regina Darien persuades Adam to escort her wagon train
on a treacherous journey west.

 2.6 [38] Bonanza: DENVER McKEE
15-Oct-1960
Denver McKee
 Franchot Tone ................. Denver McKee
Natalie Trundy ................ Connie McKee
Ken Mayer ..................... Miles
Stephen Courtleigh ............ Harley
William Fawcett ............... Pete
Jack Lester ................... Johnson
Pete Robinson ................. Fleming
Bob Barker .................... Mort
Jim Galante
Franchot Tone as a former lawman bent on assuring his daughter's happiness.

 02.07 [039] Bonanza: DAY OF RECKONING
22-Oct-1960
Day of Reckoning
 Ricardo Montalban ............. Indian Matsou
Madlyn Rhue ................... Mrs. Matsou
Karl Swenson .................. Ike Daggett
Anthony Caruso ................ Lagos
Roy Engel
Gail Bonney
Bigoted Ike Daggett takes action when Ben gives an Indian a plot of land.

 2.8 [040] Bonanza: THE ABDUCTION
29-Oct-1960
Abduction
 Gerald Mohr ................... Phil Reed
Jackie Russell ................ Jennifer Beale
Barbara Lawrence .............. Della
Jerry Oddo .................... Gerner
Robert Maffei ................. Bull Wyatt
Theodore Marcuse
Bob Hopkins
Laurie Mitchell
Stafford Repp
Mary Orozco
A visit to a carnival becomes a deadly serious affair when
Joe's date disappears.

2.9 [041] Bonanza: BREED OF VIOLENCE
5-Nov-1960
Breed of Violence
 John Ericson .................. Vince Dagen
Myrna Fahey ................... Dolly Kincaid
Val Avery ..................... Sheriff Kincaid
Hal Baylor .................... Clegg
Norm Alden .................... Poke
Paul Lukather
Stuart Randall
Charles Wagenheim
Dolly Kincaid welcomes the chance to leave town with a handsome
stranger - unaware that he's a bank robber.

2.10 [042] Bonanza: THE LAST VIKING
12-Nov-1960
Last Viking
 Pr: DD / Prod. Exec: James W. Lane / Assoc. Pr: Thomas Thompson
Written by Anthony Lawrence
Directed by Johnny Florea
Director of Photography: William Synder, A.S.C
Guest Star:
Neville Brand ................. Gunnar Borgstrom
Featuring: (end credits)
Sonja Wilde ................... Carrie McClane
Al Ruscio ..................... Vaca
Louis Mercier ................. Duzzaq
Ric Marlow .................... Morgan
Herbert C. Lytton
Synopsis 1:
Outlaw Gunnar Borgstrom interrupts his journey to Canada to
pay a visit to his brother-in-law - Ben.
Synopsis 2:
Hoss' Uncle Gunnar arrives at the Ponderosa on a visit, bringing
more than just memories with him.

 2.11 [043] Bonanza: THE TRAIL GANG
26-Nov-1960
Trail Gang
 Dick Davalos .................. Johnny Logan
James Westerfield ............. Sheriff Logan
Edgar Buchanan ................ Hallelujah Hicks
Robert J. Wilke ............... Brazos
Linda Lawson .................. Melinda
Richard Devon
Harry Antrim
Outlaw Johnny Logan plots revenge against his sheriff-father,
who jailed him the year before.

 2.12 [44] Bonanza: THE SAVAGE
3-Dec-1960

The Savage (1)
Anna-Lisa ..................... White Buffalo Woman
Hal Jon Norman ................ Chato
Vic Millan .................... Dako
Frank Sentry .................. Iowa
Bob Wiensko ................... Kaska
Maurice Jara .................. Tolka
Larry Chance .................. Haddon
Henry Wills ................... McGregor
Adam falls in love with a girl known to the Indians as the white buffalo woman.

 02.13 [045] Bonanza: SILENT THUNDER
10-Dec-1960
Silent Thunder
 Stella Stevens ................ Ann Croft
Albert Salmi .................. Albie
James Griffith ................ Preacher
Kenneth MacKenna .............. Sam Croft
Sherwood Price ................ Eb
Harry Swoger .................. Tom
Joe's efforts to teach Ann Croft sign language are
misinterpreted by the girl as love.

2.14 [46] Bonanza: THE APE
17-Dec-1960
Ape
Leonard Nimoy ................. Freddie
Cal Bolder .................... Arnie Gurne
Karen Sharpe .................. Shari
Rodolfo Hoyos ................. Mexican
Charles Tannen ................ Bartender
Hoss tries to help Arnie Gunn, a man with the mind of a
child - and an uncontrollable temper.

2.15 [047] Bonanza: THE BLOOD LINE
31-Dec-1960
Blood Line
Lee Van Cleef ................. Appling
Jan Sterling .................. Dianne Jordan
David Macklin ................. Todd Grayson
Norman Leavitt ................ Bert
Allan Lane .................... Luke Grayson
Thomas B. Henry ............... Jenkins
Ed Prentiss
Dan Riss
A revenge-seeker blames Ben for the death of his father.

02.16 [048] Bonanza: THE COURTSHIP
7-Jan-1961
The Courtship
 Julie Adams ................... Helen Layton
Marshall Reed ................. Hammond
Lyle Talbot ................... Sugar Daddy
Paul Dubov .................... Dealer
Hoss proposes to Helen Layton, despite Adam's warning
that she's a compulsive gambler.

 2.17 [49] Bonanza: THE SPITFIRE
14-Jan-1961
Spitfire
 Written by Ward Hawkins
Directed by William Dario Faralla
director of photography Haskell Boggs
Featuring: (end credits)
Katherine Warren .............. Maud Hoad
Anita Sands ................... Willow
Jack Elam ..................... Dodie
Ray Teal ...................... Sheriff Roy Coffee (recurring)
May Treen
Jack Matter
Don Harvey .................... Jeb Hoad
Claude Hall
Ted Lehran
NOT ON SCREEN CREDITS ? ...
(Steven Terrell as Bud Harvey ?)
Maud Hoad leads her revenge-seeking family against Joe, who
was forced to shoot treacherous Jeb Hoad.

 2.18 [50] Bonanza: THE BRIDE
21-Jan-1961

The Bride. 1.
Written by Richard Newman
Directed by Alvin Ganzer
director of photography William Synder, ASC
Guest Star:
John Mcintire ................. Sheriff Mike Latimer
Featuring:
Suzanne Lloyd ................. Jennifer
Adam West ..................... Frank Milton
William Mims .................. Eb Bailey
Hank Worden
Mickey Simpson
Herb Vigran
Ben is confronted by a woman who claims to be his wife, and a
sheriff who pins a murder charge on him.

02.19 [051] Bonanza: BANK RUN
28Jan61
Written by N.B. Stone, Jr.
Directed by Robert Altman
Director of Photography William Synder, ASC
Featuring:
Dan Tobin ..................... Finch
Wynn Pearce ................... Teller
Ray Teal ...................... Sheriff Roy Coffee (recurring)
Walter Burke .................. Tim O'Brien
Ian Wolfe ..................... Harrison
Owen Bush
Arnold Merritt
Howard Wendell
Carl Milletaire
Mickey Finn
Joe and Hoss rob the bank in a bumbling effort to prevent the
owner from foreclosing on a depositor.

02.20 [052] Bonanza: THE FUGITIVE
4Feb61
Written by Richard Landeau
Directed by Lewis Allen
Director of Photography Haskell Boggs
Featuring: (end credits)
Ziva Rodann ................... Maria
James Best .................... Carl
Frank Silvera ................. El Jefe
Arthur Batanides .............. Pablo
Veda Ann Borg ................. Beulah
Salvador Baguez ............... Gomez
Alex Montoya
Will Wright ................... Will Reagan
In Mexico, investigating the death of a friend, Adam is confronted
by hostile townspeople and the dead man's wife.

02.21 [053] Bonanza: VENGEANCE
11Feb61
Written by Marion Parsonnet
Directed by Dick Moder
Director of Photography Walter H. Castle, A.S.C.
Featuring: (end credits)
(large font):-
Adam Williams ................. Red Twilight
Beverly Tyler ................. Mary
(small font):-
Keith Richards ................ Willie Twilight
Robert E. Griffin ............. Sheriff
Olan Soule .................... Hotel Clerk
Roy Engel ..................... Doc Tolliver
A despondent Hoss refuses to defend himself against the vengeful
brother of a man he accidentally killed.

02.22 [054] Bonanza: Tax Collector (1961.02.18)
Eddie Firestone ............... Jock Henry
Kathie Browne ................. Ellen
Russ Conway ................... Dave Hart
Charles Watts ................. Ellery
Florence MacMichael
Maudie Prickett
Henry Corden
The townspeople unite in rebellion against new tax collector
Jock Henry.

02.23 [055] Bonanza: THE RESCUE
25Feb61
Written by Steve McNeill
Directed by William Dario Faralla
Director of Photography William Snyder, A.S.C.
Guest Star:
Leif Erickson ................. Josh Tatum
Featuring: (end credits)
Richard Coogan ................ Jake Moss
Victor Sen Ying
Burt Douglas .................. Jack Tatum
Joseph Patridge .................. Gus Tatum
Ron Hayes ..................... Johnny Reed
Lane Bradford
The Cartwrights tangle with cattle rustlers.

02.24 [056] Bonanza: THE DARK GATE
4Mar61
Written by Ward Hawkins
Directed by Robert Gordon
Director of Photography Walter H. Castle, A.S.C.
Featuring: (end credits)
James Coburn .................. Ross Marquett
CeCe Whitney .................. Mrs. Marquett
Med Flory ..................... Monk
Dean Stanton .................. Billy Todd
Ray Teal ...................... Sheriff Roy Coffee (recurring)
James Anderson
Joe di Reda
Roy Engel
Donald Foster
John Mitchum
Rush Williams
James Coburn appears as a rancher who accuses Adam of having an
affair with his wife.

02.25 [057] Bonanza: THE DUKE
11Mar61
Teleplay by William R. Cox
Story by Teodore and Mathilde Ferro
Directed by Robert Altman
Director of Photography William Snyder, A.S.C.
Featuring: (end credits)
Maxwell Reed .................. Duke
Randy Stuart .................. Marge
Jason Evers ................... Lambert
J. Pat O'Malley ............... Limey
Ray Teal ...................... Sheriff Roy Coffee (recurring)
Al Christy
An English boxer with a weakness for women is pitted against
Hoss in a prizefight.

02.26 [058] Bonanza: CUT-THROAT JUNCTION
18Mar61
Written by Nat Tanchuck
Directed by Dick Moder
Director of Photography William Snyder, A.S.C.
Guest Star:
Robert Lansing
Featuring: (end credits)
Shirley Ballard (large font)
Richard Wessel
John Harmon
J. Edward McKinley
Dan White
Bob Anderson
Jim Hayward
Robert Adler
Bob Miles
The Cartwrights join forces with trouble-shooter Ted Trask to break up a mob.

02.27 [059] Bonanza: THE GIFT
1Apr61
Written by Denne Petitclerc and Thomas Thompson
Directed by William Witney
Director of Photography Walter H. Castle, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Martin Landau ................. Emeliano
Jim Davis ..................... Sam Wolfe
Featuring: (end crdits)
Jack Hogan .................... Cash
Robert Christopher
Joe Yrigoyen .................. Cayetano
Felipe Turich
Bob Miles
Horse thieves stalk Joe and his friend, who journey across the
desert with a valuable Arab stallion.

02.28 [060] Bonanza: The Rival (1961.04.15)
Peggy Ann Garner .............. Cameo Johnson
Charles Aidman ................ Jim Applegate
Robert McQueeney .............. Gideon
Joe De Santis
Orville Sherman
Bill Clark
Charlene Brooks
Hoss struggles with his conscience when he spots his rival
for Cameo Johnson's affections leaving a lynching.

02.29 [061] Bonanza: THE INFERNAL MACHINE
22Apr61
Written by Ward Hawkins
Directed by William Witney
Director of Photography William Snyder, A.S.C.
Featuring: (end credits)
Eddie Ryder ................... Daniel Pettibone
June Kenney ................... Robin
Nora Hayden ................... Big Red
George Kennedy ................ Pete Long
Willard Waterman .............. Throckmorton
Vaughn Taylor
Ken Mayer
Shug Fisher
Rickey Kelman
Richard Correll
A con man induces the townspeople to invest in Daniel Pettibone's
horseless carriage.

02.30 [062] Bonanza: THUNDERHEAD SWINDLE
29Apr61
Written by Gene L. Coon
Directed by Dick Moder
Director of Photography William Snyder, A.S.C.
Featuring: (end credits)
Parley Baer ................... Jack Cunningham
Judson Pratt .................. Jim Bronson
Vito Scotti
Ross Elliott .................. Watkins
Ray Teal ...................... Sheriff Roy Coffee (recurring)
Walter Coy .................... Frank Furnas
Harvey Stephens
Michael Hinn
William Flaherty
Charles Horvath
The Cartwrights try to discredit reports of a silver strike -
and become marked for death by miners.

02.31 [063] Bonanza: THE SECRET
6May61
Written by John Hawkins
Directed by Robert Altman
Director of Photography Walter H. Castle, A.S.C.
Featuring: (end credits)
Stephen Joyce ................. Jerome Bell
Pat Michon .................... Betty May
Crahan Denton ................. Jake Parson
Russell Collins ............... John Hardnet
Dayton Lummis ................. Hiram
Morgan Woodward ............... Deputy Conlee
Sherwood Price ................ Pete Parson
Bob Harris .................... Bill Parson
Roy Engel
Bill Edwards
Joe is arrested for murder as a result of his best friend's false
testimony.

02.32 [064] Bonanza: The Dream Riders (1961.05.20)
Sidney Blackmer ............... Major Cayley
Burt Douglas .................. Bill Kingsley
Stuart Nisbet ................. Sergeant Hines
Diana Millay .................. Diana Cayley
Jonathan Hole ................. Hershell
Sidney Blackmer plays Maj. Cayley, a balloonist who distracts
the town while his associates map plans to rob the bank.

02.33 [065] Bonanza: ELIZABETH, MY LOVE
27May61
Written by Anthony Lawrence
Directed by Lewis Allen
Director of Photography William Snyder, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Geraldine Brooks .............. Elizabeth
Torin Thatcher ................ Captain Stoddard
Featuring: (end credits)
Berry Kroeger ................. Mandible
Richard Collier ............... Otto
Ted Knight
Bob Hopkins ................... Mariner
Bill Quinn
Molly Roden ................... Mrs. Callahan
Alex Sharpe ................... Blackner
Selmer Jackson
John Close .................... Bell
Max Slaten .................... Bartender
(NOT CREDITED ??? Jack Rice ..... Van Meer)
In flashbacks, Ben recalls his life with Elizabeth, Adam's mother.

02.34 [066] Bonanza: SAM HILL (unsold western pilot)
3Jun61
Written by David Dortort
Directed by Robert Altman
Director of Photography Walter H. Castle, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Claude Akins .................. Sam Hill
Edgar Buchanan ................ John Henry Hill
Featuring: (end credits)
Ford Rainey ................... Colonel Tyson
Robert Ridgely ................ Billy Joe
Caroline Richter .............. Lonesome Lil
Ray Teal ...................... Sheriff Roy Coffee (recurring)
Howard Wendell ................ Willis
Mickey Simpson ................ Bartender
Richard Bartell ............... Hathaway
Nesdon Booth .................. Hotel Clerk
Synopsis 1:
The adventures of Sam Hill (Claude Akins), a traveling backsmith who
roams throughout the West of 1864
Synopsis 2:
The Cartwrights try to help blacksmith Sam Hill regain title to the
land where his mother is buried.


################# Bonanza ####################
############# season 3 1961-62 ###############
##############################################
NBC Sundays 9:00 pm Eastern
34 episodes
Writer/ Director/ Producer credits now on opening credits
(previously on end credits)

03.01 [067] Bonanza: THE SMILER
24Sep61 NBC
Written by Lewis Reed
Directed by Thomas Carr
Director of Photography Haskell Boggs, A.S.C.
Special Guest Star:
Herschel Bernardi ............. Clarence Bolling
Featuring: (end credits)
Catherine McLeod .............. Mrs. McClure
Ray Teal
Bill Zuckert .................. Gilbert
Robert Foulk .................. Deputy
Scatman Crothers .............. Jud
Hy Terman ..................... Arthur Bolling
When Hoss accidentally kills drunken Arthur Bolling, he is confronted
by the dead man's brother, who masks his plan for revenge.

03.02 [068] Bonanza: SPRINGTIME
1Oct61
Director of Photography Walter H. Castle, A.S.C.
Featuring: (end credits)
John Carradine ................ Jebediah
John Qualen ................... Parley
Jena Engstrom ................. Ann
Claude Johnson ................ Paul
Denver Pyle ................... Theodore
Lorna Thayer
Clegg Hoyt
Selmer Jackson
Horseplay at the Ponderosa ends abruptly when Joe accidentally
injures old Jedediah Milbank.

03.03 [069] Bonanza: THE HONOR OF COCHISE
8Oct61
Written by Elliott Arnold
Directed by Don McDougall
Director of Photography Haskell Boggs, A.S.C.
Special Guest Star:
Jeff Morrow ................... Cochise
Featuring: (end credits)
DeForest Kelley ............... Captain Johnson (large font)
Stacy Harris .................. Colonel Wilcox
Bing Russell
Al Ruscio ..................... Delgado
Hal Jon Norman
Robert Rothwell
Raymond Mayo
The Cartwrights shield an Army captain from Cochise's warriors.

03.04 [070] Bonanza: The Lonely House (1961.10.15)
Paul Richards ................. Trock
Faith Domergue ................ Lee Bolden
Jim Beck ...................... Gavin
Vito Scotti ................... Pooch
Ray Hemphill
Lonely widow Lee Bolden shields a wounded bank robber.

03.05 [071] Bonanza: THE BURMA RARITY
22Oct (1961.10.22)
Written by - ?
Directed by - ?
Director of Photography Walter H. Castle, A.S.C.
Guest Star:
Beatrice Kay .................. Clementine Hawkins
Featuring: (end credits)
James Griffith
Charles Watts
Joan Staley
Victor Sen Yung (recurring)
Wally Brown ................... Henry Morgan
Dave Willock .................. Phil Axe
Nestor Paiva
Ray Teal ...................... Sheriff Roy Coffee (recurring)
William Keene
Howard Wright
A former showgirl turns the tables on con artists who try to sell
her a worthless gem.

03.06 [072] Bonanza: BROKEN BALLAD
29Oct61
Written by John T. Kellley
Directed by Robert Butler
Director of Photography Walter H. Castle, A.S.C.
Special Guest Star:
Robert Culp ................... Ed Payson
Featuring: (end credits)
Ray Daley ..................... Billy Buckley
Abbagail Shelton .............. Sally
Dabbs Greer ................... Will Cass
Robert Christopher ............ Cahill
Richard Rosmini ............... Jamie
John Graham
(NOT CREDITED ???? Cosmo Sardo ....... Bartender)
Robert Culp as a former gunfighter trying to live down his past.


03.07 [073] Bonanza: The Many Faces of Gideon Flinch (1961.11.05)
Ian Wolfe ..................... Gideon Flinch
Arnold Stang .................. Jake the Weasel
Sue Ane Langdon ............... Jennifer
Harry Swoger .................. Bullethead Burke
Joe Turkel
Robert Jordan
Robert Foulk
Clem Bevans
Burt Mustin
Rickey Kelman
Charles Horvath
George Dunn
Owen Bush
Vengeful Bullethead Burke mistakes Joe for con man Gideon Flinch.

03.08 [074] Bonanza: THE FRIENDSHIP
12Nov61
Director of Photography Haskell Boggs, A.S.C.
Special Guest Star:
Dean Jones .................... Danny Kidd
Featuring: (end credits)
Janet Lake .................... Ann Carter (large font)
Ed Faulkner ................... Bob Stevens
Norm Alden .................... Teller
Rusty Lane .................... Warden
Stafford Repp ................. Carter
Roy Wright
Released in Joe's custody, a former chain-gang prisoner has difficulty
adjusting to his freedom.

03.09 [075] Bonanza: THE COUNTESS
19Nov61
Written by William R. Cox and William D. Powell
Directed by Robert Sparr
Director of Photography Walter H. Castle, A.S.C.
Special Guest Star:
Maggie Hayes .................. Linda Chadwick
Featuring: (end credits)
John Alderson ................. Montague
Dan Sheridan .................. Kelly
Dick Wittinghill
Orville Sherman
Norman Leavitt
Michael Ross
Robert Ridgely
Victor Sen Yung (recurring)
Lady Linda Chadwick returns to Virginia City to rekindle her romance
with Ben.

03.10 [076] Bonanza: THE HORSE BREAKER
26Nov61
Written by Frank Chase
Directed by Don McDougall
Director of Photography Haskell Boggs, A.S.C.
Special Guest Star:
Ben Cooper .................... Johnny Lightly
Featuring: (end credits)
Sue Randall ................... Ann Davis
R.G. Armstrong ................ Nathan Clay
Don Burnett ................... Gordie
Addison Richards .............. Dr. Kay
John Cole ..................... Gunnar
Ben intervenes when self-pity and loneliness take their toll on
a bronco-buster who has lost the use of his legs.

03.11 [077] Bonanza: DAY OF THE DRAGON
3Dec61
Written by John T. Dugan
Directed by Don McDougall
Director of Photography, Haskell Boggs, A.S.C.
Special Guest Star:
Lisa Lu ....................... Su Ling
Featuring: (end credits)
Richard Loo ................... General Tsung
Philip Ahn .................... Kam Lee
Mort Mills .................... Gordon
Harry Lauter .................. Barrett
Victor Sen Yung (recurring)
In a poker game Joe wins a Chinese slave girl - who resists
all his attempts to free her.

03.12 [078] Bonanza: THE FRENCHMAN
10Dec61
Written by Norman Lessing
Directed by Christian Nyby
Director of Photography, Walter H. Castle, A.S.C.
Featuring: (end credits)
Andre Philippe ................ Francois Viiion (large font)
Erika Peters .................. Eloise (large font)
Victor Sen Yung (recurring)
Ray Teal (recurring)
Robert J. Stevenson ........... Proprietor
The Cartwrights tangle with a Frenchman who claims to be the
reincarnation of poet Francois Villon.

03.13 [079] Bonanza: THE TIN BADGE
17Dec61
Written by Don Ingalls
Directed by Lewis Allen
Director of Photography, Haskell Boggs, A.S.C.
Special Guest Stars:
Vic Morrow .................... Ab Brock
Karen Steele .................. Sylvia Ann
Featuring: (end credits)
John Litel .................... Mayor Goshen
Robert Fortier ................ Higgler
David Manley .................. Virgil
Bill Catching ................. Bankey
Stephen Chase
Joe is appointed sheriff of a nearby town by two citizens who are plotting
a murder.

03.14 [080] Bonanza: GABRIELLE (Christmas Episode)
24Dec61
Written by Anthony Lawrence
Directed by Thomas Carr
Director of Photography, Walter H. Castle, A.S.C.
Introducing:
Diane Mountford ............... Gabrielle Wickham
Featuring: (end credits)
John Abbott ................... Zachariah (large font)
Kevin Hagen ................... Everett
Evelyn Scott
Mike McGreevey
Victor Sen Yung (recurring)
Selmer Jackson
The Cartwrights help a blind girl find her grandfather, a recluse who spent
21 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit.

03.15 [081] Bonanza: LAND GRAB
31Dec61
John McGiver .................. Colonel Bragg
(Possibly this episode)
Director of Photography, Haskell Boggs, A.S.C.
Featuring: (end credits)
George Mitchell ............... Mike Sullivan
Victor Sen Yung
Ray Teal
Don Wilbanks .................. Jacks
Don Oreck
Dennis Whitcomb
Jason Johnson
Eileen Ryan
Fay McKenzie
Fred Sherman
Bob Miles
Range war looms when settlers backed by deeds claim ownership of
the Ponderosa.

03.16 [082] Bonanza: THE TALL STRANGER
7Jan62
Director of Photography, Haskell Boggs, A.S.C.
Senn McClory .................. Mark Connors
Kathie Browne ................. Margie Owens
Featuring: (end credits)
Jacqueline Scott .............. Kathy
Russell Thorson ............... Owens
Ed Prentiss
Dorothy Neumann
Robert Ridgely
Forrest Taylor
Bart Carlon
Henry Wills
Hoss's romance with wealthy Margie Owens is shattered by a fortune
hunter who captivates Margie with extravagant promises.

03.17 [083] Bonanza: THE LADY FROM BALTIMORE
14Jan62
Written by Elliott Arnold
Directed by John Peyser
Director of Photography Walter H. Castle, A.S.C.
Special Guest Stars:
Mercedes McCambridge .......... Deborrah Banning
Audrey Dalton ................. Melinda Banning
Featuring: (end credits)
Hayden Rorke
Victor Sen Yung (recurring)
Robert Adler
Melinda Banning doesn't love Joe but she is being forced to marry
him by her status-seeking mother.

 3.18 [084] Bonanza: THE RIDE
21-Jan-1962

The Ride (Part 1)
 Written by Ward Hawkins
Directed by Don McDougall
Featuring: (end credits)
Jan Merlin .................... Bill Enders
Grace Gaynor .................. Mary Enders
Ray Teal
Chubby Johnson ................ Toby Barker
Hal Baylor .................... Stewart
Bob Harris
Adam is forced to take action when he recognizes a stagecoach
robber as his friend Bill Enders.

03.19 [085] Bonanza: The Storm (1962.01.28)
Brooke Hayward ................ Laura White
Frank Overton ................. Captain White
Joe's the object of Laura White's affections when she and her father
visit the Ponderosa.

03.20 [086] Bonanza: The Auld Sod (1962.02.04)
Cheerio Meredith .............. Nellie Lynch
James Dunn .................... Danny Lynch
Jeff DeBenning ................ Higgins
Howard Wright ................. Howie
Keith Richards
Norman Leavitt
Jack Carr
Pete Robinson
The Cartwrights change places with hand Danny Lynch, whose mother
is coming to see "his" ranch.

03.21 [087] Bonanza: GIFT OF WATER
11Feb62
Written by Borden Chase
Directed by Jesse Hibbs
Director of Photography, Haskell Boggs, A.S.C.
Special Guest Star:
Royal Dano .................... Gunther
Featuring: (end credits)
Majel Barrett ................. Mrs. Ganther
Pam Smith ..................... Lindy Ganther
James Doohan .................. Bill Collins
Kay Stewart ................... Mrs. Collins
Ray Teal
Paul Birch .................... Kent
The Cartwrights use their wits to keep drought-ridden farmers
from invading the Ponderosa.

03.22 [088] Bonanza: The Jacknife (1962.02.18)
Bethel Leslie ................. Ann Grant
John Archer ................... Mathew Grant
Donald Losby .................. Jody Grant
Robert H. Harris .............. Chad
Robert Karnes
A boy enlists Adam's help in saving his parents' marriage.

03.23 [089] Bonanza: THE GUILTY
25Feb62
Written by Clifford Irving
Directed by Lewis Allen
Director of Photography, Walter H. Castle, A.S.C.
Special Guest Star:
Lyle Bettger .................. Lem Partridge
Featuring:
Charles Maxwell ............... Jack Groat
Anne Benton ................... Caroline
Edward Platt .................. Wade
Ray Teal (recurring)
Jack Easton, Jr.
Ben becomes a target for revenge when he witnesses the shooting of
a friend's son.

03.24 [090] Bonanza: THE WOOING OF ABIGAIL JONES
4Mar62
Written by Norman Lessing
Directed by Christian Nyby
Special Guest Star:
Vaughn Monroe ................. Hank Meyers
Featuring: (end credits)
Eileen Ryan ................... Abigail Jones (large font)
Norma Varden .................. Ma Nutley
Robert J. Stevenson
Diana Darrin .................. Margie
The Cartwrights play Cupid for shy ranch hand Hank Meyers, who is in
love with the local schoolmarm.

03.25 [091] Bonanza: The Law Maker (1962.03.11)
Arthur Franz .................. Asa Moran
Les Tremayne .................. Judge Jackson
Charles Briggs ................ Charlie Fitch
John Mitchum .................. Lou Palmer
Rosalind Roberts
Roy Engel
Bob Miles
J.P. Catching
Acting Sheriff Asa Moran endangers the townspeople when he misuses
his sudden authority.

03.26 [092] Bonanza: LOOK TO THE STARS
18Mar62
Written by Robert M. Fresco and Paul Fink
Directed by Don McDougall
Director of Photography, Walter H. Castle, A.S.C.
Special Guest Star:
Douglas Lambert ............... Albert Michelson
Featuring: (end credits)
William Schallert ............. Mr. Norton
Joe De Santis ................. Samuel Michelson
Penny Santon .................. Rosalie Michelson
Booth Colman
Salvador Baguez
Wallace Rooney
Richard Vera
"Look to the Stars", based on the life of Nobel Prize scientist
Albert Michelson.

03.27 [093] Bonanza: THE GAMBLE
1Apr62
Teleplay by Frank Cleaver and Michael Landon
Story by Frank Cleaver
Directed by William Witney
Director of Photography, Haskell Boggs, A.S.C.
Special Guest Star:
Charles McGraw ................ Sheriff Gains
Featuring: (end credits)
Ben Johnson ................... Stan (large font)
Robert Sampson ................ Artie (large font)
Jan Harrison
Joey Walsh
Raymond Greenleaf ............. Judge
I. Stanford Jolley
Robert Foulk
Morris Ankrum
Joe races against time to halt the execution of his father and
brothers, who have been framed for murder.

 3.28 [094] Bonanza: THE CRUCIBLE
8-Apr-1962

The Crucible (1)
Lee Marvin .................... Peter Kane
Howard Ledig .................. Frank Preston
Barry Cahill .................. Jim Gann
William Edmonson
Roy Barcroft
Paul Barselow
Stranded in the mountains, Adam is forced to rely on a deranged miner
who leads a hermit's existence.

03.29 [095] Bonanza: Inger, My Love (1962.04.15)
Inga Swenson .................. Inger
James Philbrook ............... McWhorter
Jeremy Slate .................. Gunnar
Johnny Stephens
Taggarr Casey
Harlan Warde
Charles Fredericks
Helen Brown
Nolan Leary
Ben recalls his courtship with Hoss's mother.

03.30 [096] Bonanza: Blessed Are They (1962.04.22)
Robert Brown .................. Reverend
Ford Rainey ................... Clarke
Leslie Wales .................. Peggy
Irene Tedrow .................. Mrs. Mahan
Rory O'Brien .................. Kenny
Walter Sande
Amzie Strickland
Robert Brubaker
Robert Foulk
Tracy Stratford
Arthur Peterson
Ben steps in when a feud between two families threatens to
split the townspeople into warring factions.

 3.31 [97] Bonanza: THE DOWRY
29-Apr-1962

The Dowry (1)
Steven Geray .................. Alexander Dubois
Luciana Paluzzi ............... Michele Dubois
Lee Bergere ................... Ricardo Fernandez
Ken Mayer ..................... Crusty
Roy Engel ..................... Doctor
The Cartwrights shelter a wounded man and his daughter, who may
have been robbed of $10,000.

 3.32 [98] Bonanza: THE LONG NIGHT
6-May-1962

The Long Night (1)
James Coburn .................. Trace
Bing Russell .................. Poindexter
Jack Chaplain ................. Billy McCord
William Bramley ............... Townsend
Whit Bissell .................. Neighbor
Frank Ferguson
Paul Dubov
Dorothy Adams
E.J. Andre
Eric Barnes
Al Avalon
Framed for murder, Adam is caught between a crooked deputy and a lynch mob.

 3.33 [99] Bonanza: THE MOUNTAIN GIRL
13-May-1962

The Mountain Girl (1)
Directed by Don McDougall [SC]
Written by John Furia, Jr. [SC]
Guest Cast:
Nina Shipman .................. Trudy Harker
Warren Oates .................. Paul
Carl Benton Reid .............. Josiah Harker
Nancy Hadley .................. Stephanie
Will Wright ................... Seth
Mary Treen .................... Annie
Synopsis 1:
A dying old man asks Little Joe to take his granddaughter Trudy
to meet her parental grandfather.
Synopsis 2:
Joe tackles the task of turning mountain girl Trudy Harker into
a refined young lady.

03.34 [100] Bonanza: THE MIRACLE MAKER (1962.05.20)
Ed Nelson ..................... Garth
Patricia Breslin .............. Susan Blanchard
Mort Mills .................... Thorne
Jean Inness ................... Aunt Celia
Tol Avery ..................... Dr. Moore
Raymond Bailey ................ Sam Blanchard
Bill Quinn
Robert Adler
Guilt disables a woman who was at the reins in a wagon crash that
killed her father.


[--] 24Jun62 - pre-empted for "TV Guide Awards"

################# Bonanza ####################
############# season 4 1962-63 ###############
##############################################
NBC Sundays 9:00 pm Eastern
34 episodes

 4.1 [101] Bonanza: THE FIRST BORN
23-Sep-1962

The First Born (Part 1)
Barry Coe ..................... Clay Stafford
Eddy Waller ................... Harry
Don Beddoe .................... Stan Perkins
Mike Ragan .................... Miners
Robert Karnes ................. Miners
Ben Erway
Joe faces a dilemma when he learns that the ranch hand being run
out of town is his half-brother.

04.02 [102] Bonanza: THE QUEST
30-Sep-1962
Written by John Furia Jr. & Frank Chase [SC]
(TV Tome has - w: John Joseph and Thomas Thompson)
Directed by Christian Nyby [SC]
Grant Richards ................ Will Poavey
James Beck .................... Dave Donoran
Frank Gerstle ................. Weber
Dan Riss ...................... Crawford
Charles Seel .................. Hawkins
Grandon Rhodes
Harry Lauter
Tired of being babied, Joe tackles a man-sized job - outbidding
the unscrupulous Will Poavey for a big timber contract.

04.03 [103] Bonanza: THE ARTIST
7Oct62 NBC Sun
Dan O'Herlihy ................. Mathew Raine
Virginia Grey ................. Ann Loring
Arch Johnson .................. Gavin
William Keene ................. Stevens
S. John Launer ................ Buyer
Frank Chase
Ralph Montgomery
Synopsis 1:
When he loses his sight, artist Mathew Raine withdraws into self-pity
- until Ben intervenes.
Synopsis 2:
Ben Cartwright and the great creative talent of a blind artist going
to waste in self pity. Ann Loring, the artist's housekeeper, ask
Cartwright to help.
(10Nov62 ATV London UK, Sat 6:30 pm)

04.04 [104] Bonanza: A Hot Day for a Hanging (1962.10.14)
Denver Pyle ................... Sheriff Stedman
Olive Sturgess ................ Mary Ann
Roy Roberts ................... Fillmore
Terry Becker .................. Shukie
Kelly Thordsen ................ Larsen
John Harmon
Gene Roth
Rayford Barnes
Lane Bradford
John Mitchum
Robert Carson
Hoss is framed for murder by a sheriff who hopes to revive a dying town.

04.05 [105] Bonanza: The Deserter (1962.10.21)
Claude Akins .................. Col. Edward J. Dunwoody
Robert Sampson ................ Bill Winters
Gale Garnett .................. Maria
Anthony Caruso ................ Keokuk
George Keymas ................. Running Wolf
Hal Jon Norman
Andrea Darvi
Robert Carricart
Ricky Branson
The Cartwrights must decide between law and friendship in "The Deserter."
The man hunted is their neighbor.

04.06 [106] Bonanza: The Way Station (1962.10.29)
Robert Vaughn ................. Luke Martin
Dawn Wells .................... Marty
Trevor Bardette ............... Jesse
Dorothy Green ................. Lucy
Walter Reed
Raymond Guth
Keith Richards
Adam and the other occupants of a remote way station are held captive
by a desperate killer.

04.07 [107] Bonanza: The War Comes to Washoe (1962.11.04)
Harry Townes .................. Judge Terry
Joyce Taylor .................. Morvath Terry
Barry Kelley .................. Stewart
Alan Caillou .................. Craigsmuir
David Whorl
Wallace Rooney
Harry Swoger
Marshall Reed
Delegates to a statehood convention are divided on one issue:
which side will Nevada take in the Civil War?

04.08 [108] Bonanza: Knight Errant (1962.11.18)
John Doucette ................. Walter Prescott
Judi Meredith ................. Lotty
Phil Chambers ................. Dick Thompson
Roy Engel ..................... Doctor
Tyler McVey ................... Townsman
Tina Menard ................... Francesca
George Robotham ............... Frank
Gil Perkins ................... Whitey
A romantic triangle develops when Hoss meets his friend's mail-order
bride.

04.09 [109] Bonanza: The Beginning (1962.11.25)
Ken Lynch ..................... Milton Tanner
Carl Reindel .................. Billy Horn
Robert Burton ................. Lewis
Raymond Bailey
Francis De Sales
Lon Dean
Billy Horn, who was abducted by Indians as a child, has difficulty
adjusting to the Ponderosa.

04.10 [110] Bonanza: The Deadly Ones (1962.12.02)
Leo Gordon .................... Forsythe
Will Kuluva ................... General Diaz
Lee Farr ...................... Sims
Jena Engstrom ................. Molly
The Cartwrights try to protect gold needed for the Mexican revolution
from a schemer.

04.11 [111] Bonanza: Gallagher Sons (1962.12.09)
Eileen Chesis ................. Will Gallagher
Larrian Gillespie ............. Charlie Gallagher
Robert Strauss ................ Blake
Craig Curtis .................. Tully
Tom Greenway .................. Sheriff
Chubby Johnson
Victor French
Ken Mayer
Bill Henry
Two orphan girls drive Hoss to distraction when he tries to
unravel the events that led to their father's death.

04.12 [112] Bonanza: The Decision (1962.12.16)
DeForest Kelley ............... Dr. Jones
John Hoyt ..................... Judge Grant
Lisabeth Hush ................. Karen Jones
Walter Sande .................. Sheriff
Eddie Quillan ................. Culp
Will J. White
With Hoss in desperate need of medical attention, Ben tries to
halt the execution of the doctor, a convicted murderer.

04.13 [113] Bonanza: The Good Samaritan (1962.12.23)
Jeanne Cooper ................. Abigail Hinton
Don Collier ................... Wade Tyree
Noreen DeVita ................. Bonnie Hinton
Roy Engel ..................... Doctor
Hoss tries to spark a romance between ranch hand Wade Tyree
and widow Abigail Hinton.

04.14 [114] Bonanza: The Jury (1962.12.30)
Jack Betts .................... Jamie Wrenn
James Bell .................... Olson
Don Haggerty .................. Murdock
Arthur Space .................. Judge Crane
Tol Avery ..................... Breese
Bobs Watson
Byron Foulger
Sara Haden
Bob Harris
Michael Hinn
Hoss is the lone holdout in a jury intent on convicting
ne'er-do-well Jamie Wrenn of murder.

04.15 [115] Bonanza: The Colonel (1963.01.06)
John Larkin ................... Col. Frank Medford
Helena Westcort ............... Emily
Warren Kemmerling ............. Asa Flanders
Edward Platt .................. Will Flanders
Mary Wickes ................... Martha
Lindsay Workman
Phil Chambers
Ben's old Army buddy endangers the Cartwrights when he tells
lies to cover his failures.

04.16 [116] Bonanza: Song in the Dark (1963.01.13)
Edward Andrews ................ Johnson
Gregory Walcott ............... Danny Morgan
Virginia Christine ............ Mary
Mort Mills .................... Deputy
Harry Swoger
James Tartan
Adam tries to clear a simple-minded troubadour of a murder charge.

04.17 [117] Bonanza: Elegy for a Hangman (1963.01.20)
Keir Dullea ................... Bob Jolley
Otto Kruger ................... Judge Harry Whitaker
Kevin Hagen ................... Hubie
William Zuckert ............... Cal Prince
Ron Soble
Roy Engel
Keir Dullea plays a man who forces the reopening of a murder case
for which his father was executed.

04.18 [118] Bonanza: Half a Rogue (1963.01.27)
Slim Pickens .................. Jim Leyton
Judson Pratt .................. Nelson
John Milford .................. Jelke
Believing murder suspect Jim Leyton to be innocent, Hoss goes in
pursuit of the real killer.

04.19 [119] Bonanza: The Last Haircut (1963.02.03)
Perry Lopez ................... Duke Miller
Jered Barclay ................. Cal
Rex Holman .................... Orle
Alex Montoya .................. Carlos
John Harmon ................... Barber
Chubby Johnson
John Archer
Rafael Lopez
Howard Wendell
Willis Bouchey
Shelby Grant
Joe Higgins
Joe goes after a killer, who has escaped punishment through a
tricky legal maneuver.

04.20 [120] Bonanza: MARIE, MY LOVE
10Feb63 NBC
Directed by Lewis Allen
Guest Cast:
Felicia Farr ........... Marie Olivier
Eduard Franz ........... Marius Angerville
George Dolenz .......... D'Arcy
Lily Valenty
Richard Angarola
Jean Del Val
Synopsis 1:
Ben recalls his courtship of Marie, his third wife.
Synopsis 2:
Little Joe's fall from a horse starts Ben remembering the days he spent
in New Orleans, and the woman who became his third love, Marie Olivier.
(23Mar63 ATV London UK, Sat 6:35pm)

 4.21 [121] Bonanza: THE HAYBURNER
17-Feb-1963

The Hayburner 1
William Demarest .............. Enos
Ellen Corby ................... Cora
Howard Wright ................. Sam
Percy Helton .................. Lafe
Paul Bryar .................... Horse Trader
The Cartwright brothers wheel and deal in a bumbling effort to come
out ahead in the Virginia City Sweepstakes.

04.22 [122] Bonanza: THE ACTRESS
24Feb63 NBC Sun
Directed by Christian Nyby
Guest Star:
Patricia Crowley .............. Julia Grant
Featuring:
Joey Scott .................... Tommy Grant
Lester Matthews ............... Forrester
John Rodney ................... Edwin Booth
Robert J. Stevenson ........... Larkin
Robert Hoy
Synopsis 1:
Itinerant actress Julia Grant is torn between her love for Joe and her
desire for a career.
Synopsis 2:
Romance shatters the calm of the Ponderosa when Little Joe falls in
love with an itinerant actress.
(13Apr63 ATV London UK, Sat 6:35 pm)

04.23 [123] Bonanza: A Stranger Passed This Way (1963.03.03)
Signe Hasso ................... Christina
Robert Emhardt ................ Klass
Addison Richards .............. Dr. Hickman
Robert Carricart .............. Don Escobar
Dan White ..................... Stable Man
Amnesia-victim Hoss is taken in by a Dutch couple still mourning
the death of their own son.

04.24 [124] Bonanza: The Way of Aaron (1963.03.10)
Aneta Corsaut ................. Rebecca Kaufmann
Ludwig Donath ................. Aaron Kaufmann
Jason Wingreen ................ Hank
Harry Dean Stanton ............ Stiles
Sarah Selby
Romance blossoms between Adam and Rebecca Kaufman, despite their
different faiths.

04.25 [125] Bonanza: A Woman Lost (1963.03.17)
Ruta Lee ...................... Rita Marlow
Don Megowan ................... Mase Sindell
Harry Hickox .................. Dink
Roger Torrey .................. Tiny
Bern Hoffman .................. Fisherman
Dick Miller ................... Sam
Bill Edwards
Don Kennedy
John Indrisano
Ben struggles to keep bitter alcoholic Rita Marlow away from the bottle.

04.26 [126] Bonanza: Any Friend of Walter's (1963.03.24)
Arthur Hunnicutt .............. Obie
Steve Brodie .................. Macie
Vic Werber .................... Teague
James Luisi ................... Willard
Katie Barrett ................. Bessie Sue
Robert Foulk,
Hoss tries to help a prospector and his sleepy watchdog fend off three
gold thieves.

04.27 [127] Bonanza: Mirror of a Man (1963.03.31)
Ron Hayes ..................... Jud Barnes/Rube Barnes
Ford Rainey ................... Luke
Nancy Rennick ................. Amelia
Tris Coffin ................... Ralph Austin
Joseph Breen .................. Sol
Kathleen O'Malley ............. Janey
Eugene Martin ................. Tobey
In this study of good and evil, kindly Jud Barnes is arrested for a
murder committed by his vicious twin.

04.28 [128] Bonanza: My Brother's Keeper (1963.04.07)
Carolyn Kearney ............... Sheila
Brendan Dillon ................ Emmet
Ken Lynch ..................... Doud
Adam rebels against the violent way of life in the West when he
accidentally shoots Joe.

04.29 [129] Bonanza: Five into the Wind (1963.04.21)
Kathleen Crowley .............. Lory Hayden
Betsy Jones Moreland .......... Nora Whitley
Kelly Thordsen ................ Howard Benson
Mario Alcaide ................. Roberto de Sorto
Dabbs Greer
This whodunit finds Joe the prime suspect in the murder of a trapper.

04.30 [130] Bonanza: The Saga of Whizzer McGee (1963.04.28)
George Brenlin ................ Whizzer McGee
Jeanne Bal .................... Melissa
Med Flory ..................... Otis
Burt Mustin ................... Mashburn
Hal Baylor .................... Big Red
Hoss takes a liking to pint-size Whizzer, who seems dedicated to the
proposition that "the bigger they are, the harder they fall."

 4.31 [131] Bonanza: THUNDER MAN
5-May-1963

Thunder Man (Part 1)

Special Guest Star:
Simon Oakland ................. William Poole
*
Evelyn Scott .................. Mrs. Gibson
Harvey Stephens ............... Uncle Fred
Bill Quinn .................... Doctor
Toby Michaels
A explosives expert terrorizes the Ponderosa.

 4.32 [132] Bonanza: RICH MAN, POOR MAN
12-May-1963

Rich Man, Poor Man 1.
J. Pat O'Malley ............... Clancy
John Fiedler .................. Claude Miller
Florence Sundstrom ............ Daisy
Jay Lanin ..................... Slauson
Ken Mayer
Phil Chambers
Ken Drake
Clegg Hoyt
Bill Hickman
Bumbling Claude Miller tries to buy the town's respect with his new-found wealth.

04.33 [133] Bonanza: The Boss (1963.05.19)
Carroll O'Connor .............. Tom Slayden
Denver Pyle ................... Sheriff
Judee Morton .................. Karen Slayden
Philip Ober ................... Oliver
Chris Alcaide ................. Gus Hanna
William Tannen
Dan White
Roy Engel
The Cartwrights try to rally the town against a tyrannical freight-line
owner.

 4.34 [134] Bonanza: LITTLE MAN--TEN FEET TALL
26-May1963

Little Man - Ten Feet Tall (1)
Ross Martin ................... Nick Biancci
Denver Pyle ................... Sheriff
Michael Davis ................. Mario Biancci
James Anderson ................ Al
Lane Bradford ................. Tod
Bern Hoffman .................. Bartender
A young Italian immigrant loses respect for his physically weak father
after meeting Hoss.

################# Bonanza ####################
############# season 5 1963-64 ###############
##############################################
NBC Sundays 9:00 pm Eastern
34 episodes

05.01 [135] Bonanza: She Walks in Beauty (1963.09.22)
Gena Rowlands ................. Ragan Miller
Jeanne Cooper ................. Emilia
Phil Chambers
Robert Adler
Craig Duncan
Ragan Miller's good looks have brought her nothing but unhappiness
- and Hoss, who's taken a shine to her.

05.02 [136] Bonanza: A Passion for Justice (1963.09.29)
Jonathan Harris ............... Charles Dickens
Victor Maddern ................ Dan
Frank Albertson ............... Sam Walker
Charles Irving ................ Rogers
Sydney Smith
E.J. Andre
Don Washbrook
Alice Frost
James Stone
Clegg Hoyt
On a visit to Virginia City, Charles Dickens antagonizes the populace
with his arrogant manner.

05.03 [137] Bonanza: Rain from Heaven (1963.10.06)
John Anderson ................. Tulsa Weems
Mickey Sholdar ................ Jube Weems
Claudia Bryar ................. Mrs. Weems
Eileen Chesis ................. Mary Beth Weems
Phil Chambers
Herb Lytton
Bing Russell
Mary Newton
A self-styled rainmaker offers his services to drought-stricken
Virginia City.

 5.4 [138] Bonanza: TWILIGHT TOWN
13-Oct-1963

Twilight Town (1)
Davey Davison ................. Louise Corman
Stacy Harris .................. Corman
Michael Mikler ................ Mathews
Doris Dowling ................. Katy
Walter Coy
Andy Albin
Don Dillaway
Joseph Breen
Stranded in the desert, Joe staggers into a remote town occupied
by a strange assortment of characters.

 5.5 [139] Bonanza: THE TOY SOLDIER
20-Oct-1963

The Toy Soldier (Part 1)
Philip Abbott ................. James Callan
Morgan Woodward ............... McDermott
Trevor Bardette ............... Scotty
Donna Martell ................. Esther
Michael Keep
Quinn Redeker
Adam helps a talented but alcoholic artist face bigots who object
to his marriage to an Indian.

05.06 [140] Bonanza: A Question of Strength (1963.10.27)
Judy Carne .................... Sister Mary Kathleen
Ilka Windish .................. Mother Veronica
John Kellogg .................. Stager
Raymond Guth .................. Toby
James Jeter
I. Stanford Jolley
When their stage is wrecked by bandits, Hoss and two nuns begin
a journey through the wilderness.

05.07 [141] Bonanza: Calamity Over the Comstock (1963.11.03)
Stefanie Powers ............... Calamity Jane
Christopher Dark .............. Doc Holliday
Fifi D'Orsay .................. Babette
Bern Hoffman .................. Bartender
Russ Bender ................... Walt
Big John Hamilton
Joe befriends Calamity Jane to the displeasure of her boyfriend,
Doc Holliday (Christopher Dark).

05.08 [142] Bonanza: Journey Remembered (1963.11.10)
Inga Swenson .................. Inger Cartwright
Gene Evans .................... Lucas
Kevin Hagen ................... Simon
Johnny Stephens ............... Little Adam
Dee Carroll ................... Rachel
Ken Lynch ..................... Welks
John Frederick ................ Payne
Kathleen O'Malley ............. Mrs. Payne
Ben reminisces about his journey West with Inger, his second
wife.

 5.9 [143] Bonanza: THE QUALITY OF MERCY
17-Nov-1963

The Quality of Mercy (1)
Richard Rust .................. Seth Pruitt
Nancy Rennick ................. Sara
Kitty Kelly ................... Mrs. Gibbons
Ed Prentiss ................... Minister
Bob Miles ..................... Card Player
Bill Clark .................... John Dagliesh
Joe grapples with his conscience after he witnesses a mercy killing.

05.10 [144] Bonanza: The Waiting Game (1963.12.08)
Kathie Browne ................. Laura Dayton
Katie Sweet ................... Peggy Dayton
Jacqueline Loughery ........... Rita
Wayde Preston ................. Frank Dayton
Bill Quinn .................... Clinton
Craig Duncan .................. Driver
Adam is attracted to recently widowed Laura Dayton, who won't
tell her daughter that her father is dead.

05.11 [145] Bonanza: The Legacy (1963.12.15)
Robert H. Harris .............. Dormann
James Best .................... Page
Philip Pine ................... Gannon
Sandy Kevin ................... Billy
Jeanne Baird .................. Jennie
Percy Helton
Rory Stevens
Dayton Lummis
James Doohan
Will J. White
John Mitchum
Adam, Hoss and Joe set out to find the men who shot Ben.

05.12 [146] Bonanza: Hoss and the Leprechauns (1963.12.22)
Senn McClory .................. Prof. McCarthy
Robert Sorrells ............... Charles
Clegg Hoyt .................... Dorsel
Frank Delfino ................. Timothy
Billy Curtis
Roger Arroya
Nels Nelson
Harry Monte
Felix Silla
Hoss brings home a strongbox full of gold - and claims it
belongs to "a little feller in green."

 5.13 [147] Bonanza: THE PRIME OF LIFE
29-Dec-1963

The Prime of Life (1)
Jay C. Flippen ................ Barney Fuller
Melora Conway ................. Martha
Dan Riss
Ralph Moody
Raymond Guth
Butch Patrick
Roy Engel
Roy Jenson
Ben competes with his old rival Barney Fuller to win the railroad's lumber contract.

05.14 [148] Bonanza: The Lila Conrad Story (1964.01.05)
Andrew Duggan ................. Judge Knowlton
Patricia Blair ................ Lila Conrad
Cathy O'Donnell
Don Haggerty
Lindsay Workman
Stuart Randall
Scott Peters
Don O'Kelly
Don Wilbanks
The Cartwrights invite trouble when they shield a dance-hall
girl from the brothers of the man she killed.

05.15 [149] Bonanza: Ponderosa Matador (1964.01.12)
Marianna Hill ................. Dolores Tenino
Nestor Paiva .................. Senor Tenino
Frank Ferguson ................ Jigger
Tol Avery ..................... Troutman
Mike Ragan .................... Saloon Keeper
The Cartwright boys vie for the attentions of Dolores Tenino.

05.16 [150] Bonanza: My Son, My Son (1964.01.19)
Teresa Wright ................. Katherine Saunders
Dee Pollock ................... Eden
Sherwood Price ................ Miller
Zon Murray
Ben's marriage to Katherine Saunders is endangered when the
widow's son is accused of murder.

05.17 [151] Bonanza: Alias Joe Cartwright (1964.01.26)
Michael Landon ................ Borden
Keenan Wynn ................... Sergeant O'Rourke
Douglas Dick .................. Captain Merced
Owen Bush ..................... Dugan
Hugh Sanders .................. Billings
Joseph Turkel ................. Private Peters
Dave Willock .................. Weems
Bill Yeo
Joe is forced to trade places with his lookalike - a deserter and murderer.

05.18 [152] Bonanza: The Gentleman from New Orleans (1964.02.02)
John Dehner ................... Jean Lafitte
Sheldon Allman ................ Betts
Jean Willes ................... Molly
Harry Swoger .................. Whittaker
Bern Hoffman .................. Bartender
Joan Connors
Hoss befriends a boisterous newcomer who claims to be Jean Lafitte.

05.19 [153] Bonanza: The Cheating Game (1964.02.09)
Kathie Browne ................. Laura Dayton
Peter Breck ................... Ward Bannister
Katie Sweet
Lee Henry
Roy Barcroft
Lincoln Demyan
Lew Brown
Norman Leavitt
Charles Seel
Robert Broyles
A stranger tells Laura Dayton that she will receive a large sum
from her late husband's insurance.

05.20 [154] Bonanza: BULLET FOR A BRIDE
16Feb64
Produced by David Dortort/ Associate Producer James W. Lane
Production Executive Robert Stillman
Written by Tom Seller
Directed by Tay Garnett
Director of Photography William F. Whitley, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Marlyn Mason .................. Tessa Caldwell
Denver Pyle ................... Mr. Caldwell
Featuring: (end credits)
Steve Harris .................. Lon Caldwell
John Matthews ................. Clergyman
Gail Bonney
*
(Not on Screen Credits .... Grandon Rhodes as Doctor ?)
Synopsis:
Little Joe Cartwright and Adam are out hunting a mountian lion
when a bullet richets off a rock and injures Tessa on a buggy ride
wirh her father. As a result of the accident, Tessa becomes blind
leaving Little Joe feeling very guilty. A guilt-ridden Joe proposes
to the girl.

05.21 [155] Bonanza: King of the Mountain (1964.02.23)
Robert Middleton .............. Grizzly
Slim Pickens .................. Jim Leyton
Laurie Mitchell ............... Julie
Byron Foulger ................. Parson
Billy M. Greene ............... Storekeeper
Ray Hemphill
Bruce McFarlane
Hoss steps in to avoid bloodshed between mountaineer Jim Leyton and
his fiancée's father.

05.22 [156] Bonanza: Love Me Not (1964.03.01)
Anjanette Comer ............... Joan
Jack Bighead .................. Chief
Gene Tyburn ................... Tom
Ray Hemphill
Bill Yeo
Wynn Pearce
A young girl, held captive by the Paiutes for many years, falls in
love with Ben when he brings her to the Ponderosa.

05.23 [157] Bonanza: The Pure Truth (1964.03.08)
Glenda Farrell ................ Looney
Lloyd Corrigan ................ Simmons
Stanley Adams ................. Sheriff Tate
Jay Lanin
Raymond Guth
Olan Soule
Maudie Prickett
Sent to bring in a prisoner, acting deputy Hoss goes to the wrong
town, where he's accused of bank robbery.

05.24 [158] Bonanza: No Less a Man (1964.03.15)
Parley Baer ................... Armistead
John Kellogg .................. Wagner
Bill Zuckert .................. Browning
Justin Smith .................. Carter
Billy Corcoran
Adrienne Marden
Ed Faulkner
Ed Prentiss
Bill Clark
Joseph Breen
Rush Williams
Bob Miles
With the Wagner gang on the loose, Virginia City's citizens
decide to replace aging Sheriff Coffee.

05.25 [159] Bonanza: Return to Honor (1964.03.22)
Guy Williams .................. Will Cartwright
Arch Johnson .................. Butler
Robert J. Wilke ............... Marshall
Hugh Sanders .................. Doctor
Gregg Palmer .................. Gannett
I. Stanford Jolley ............ Bixby
Bill Clark .................... Jenner2015342
James Tartan
Ben investigates reports of his nephew's murder.

05.26 [160] Bonanza: The Saga of Muley Jones (1964.03.29)
Bruce Yarnell ................. Muley Jones
Jesse White ................... Esky
Strother Martin ............... Urey
Jerome Cowan .................. Thornbridge
Ken Drake ..................... Brave Pony
Bern Hoffman .................. Bartender
Ralph Moody
Billy M. Greene
Muley Jones brings his glass-shattering voice to the Ponderosa.

05.27 [161] Bonanza: The Roper (1964.04.05)
Guy Williams .................. Will Cartwright
Scott Marlowe ................. Lee Hewitt
Julie Sommars ................. Emma
John Hubbard .................. Doctor
James Beck .................... Dolph
Corey Allen
Donald Elson
Barbara Morrison
Armand Alzamora
Stephen Holmes
Will (Guy Williams) is taken hostage by outlaws who robbed Ben.

05.28 [162] Bonanza: Pink Cloud Comes from Old Cathay (1964.04.12)
Mario Thomas .................. Tai Li
Philip Ahn .................... Wang Sai
Benson Fong ................... Na Shan
William Fawcett
Mike Ragan
Phil Chambers
Rumors fly when a Chinese woman labeled "wife" arrives - addressed to Hoss.

05.29 [163] Bonanza: The Campaneros (1964.04.19)
Guy Williams .................. Will Cartwright
Faith Domergue ................ Carla
Frank Silvera ................. Mateo
Roy Engel ..................... Doc
Rico Alaniz ................... Pacheco
Rodolfo Hoyos ................. Luis
Pepe Hern ..................... Maximo
Anthony Carbone ............... Vicente
Joe Yrigoyen .................. Santos
Will joins his friend Mateo in defense of Mexican President Juarez.

 5.30 [164] Bonanza: ENTER THOMAS BOWERS
26-Apr-1964

Enter Thomas Bowers (1)
William Marshall .............. Thomas Bowers
Jason Wingreen ................ Luke
Ena Hartman ................... Caroline
Kelly Thordsen ................ Sam
Ken Renard .................... Jed
J. Edward McKinley
Dorothy Neumann
Robert P. Lieb
Jeanne Determann
Alice Frost
George Petrie
Don Washbrook
Russ Bender
Robert Adler
A black opera singer, in Virginia City for a concert, is suspected
of being a runaway slave.

05.31 [165] Bonanza: The Dark Past (1964.05.03)
Dennis Hopper ................. Dev Farnum
Susan Seaforth ................ Holly Burnside
Jim Boles ..................... Pete
Ron Start ..................... Jamey Boy Briggs
Lewis Charles ................. Wetzell
Dennis Hopper as bounty hunter Dev Farnum, a loner who seems haunted
by a mysterious incident in his past.

05.32 [166] Bonanza: The Pressure Game (1964.05.10)
Kathie Browne ................. Laura Dayton
Joan Blondell ................. Aunt Lil
Katie Sweet ................... Peggy Dayton
Robert Karnes ................. Jeff
Charles Bateman ............... Rick
Bern Hoffman
Adam's romance with Laura Dayton is progressing nicely, and Laura's
Aunt Lil thinks it's time he proposed.

05.33 [167] Bonanza: Triangle (1964.05.17)
Guy Williams .................. Will Cartwright
Kathie Browne ................. Laura Dayton
Katie Sweet ................... Peggy Dayton
Grandon Rhodes
A triangle develops when Will falls in love with Laura Dayton Adam's
fiancée.

05.34 [168] Bonanza: Walter and the Outlaws (1964.05.24)
Arthur Hunnicutt .............. Obie
Steve Brodie .................. Macie
James Luisi ................... Willard
Vic Wetber .................... Teague
An old prospector seeks Hoss's help when his dog is kidnapped by
gold thieves.


################# Bonanza ####################
############# season 6 1964-65 ###############
##############################################
NBC Sundays 9:00 pm Eastern
34 episodes

06.01 [169] Bonanza: Invention of a Gunfighter (1964.09.20)
Guy Stockwell ................. Johnny Chapman
Valerie Allen ................. Olive
Ron Foster .................... Al Mooney
Bern Hoffman .................. Bartender
John Hubbard .................. Doctor
Johnny Chapman uses his new prowess with a six-shooter to become
a gunfighter.

06.02 [170] Bonanza: The Hostage (1964.09.27)
Harold J. Stone ............... Chad
Jacqueline Scott .............. Willa
Conlan Carter ................. Tip
Buck Taylor ................... Billy
Cal Bartlett .................. Len
Bill Clark .................... Jim
Ben is kidnapped by outlaws, who demand $100,000 in ransom.

06.03 [171] Bonanza: The Wild One (1964.10.04)
Aldo Ray ...................... Lafe Jessup
Kathryn Hays .................. Prudence
Gruff mountaineer Lafe Jessup is confronted by the wife
he deserted years before.

06.04 [172] Bonanza: Thanks for Everything, Friend (1964.10.11)
Rory Calhoun .................. Tom Wilson
Linda Foster .................. Sue
Tom Skerritt .................. Jerry
Barbara Wilkin ................ Matilda
John Mitchum .................. Grimes
Adam is saved from drowning by Tom Wilson (Rory Calhoun),
a drifter who's an expert with cards and women.

06.05 [173] Bonanza: Logan's Treasure (1964.10.18)
Dan Duryea .................... Sam Logan
John Kellogg .................. Frank Reed
Virginia Gregg ................ Angie
Tim Mcintire .................. Mike
Jack Carol
Russ Bender
Released from prison, Sam Logan struggles to elude those
certain he hid a fortune in gold.

06.06 [174] Bonanza: The Scapegoat (1964.10.25)
George Kennedy ................ Waldo Watson
Richard Devon ................. Weaver
Sandra Warner ................. Nancy Coilings
Jon Lormer .................... Collins
Troy Melton ................... Reese
Bill Catching ................. Pitts
Waldo Watson, who bungled two suicide attempts, is about
to try again when Hoss intervenes.

06.07 [175] Bonanza: A Dime's Worth of Glory (1964.11.01)
Walter Brooke ................. Tobias Finch
Bruce Cabot ................... Sheriff Reed Laramore
Charles Maxwell ............... Pickard
Dal Jenkins ................... Raymond
Preston Pierce ................ Mike
Anthony Jochim ................ Deputy
John Harmon ................... Telegrapher
James Bell
When Ben upsets his plan to write about the Cartwrights, a dime
novelist takes his promises of fame and fortune to Sheriff Laramore.

06.08 [176] Bonanza: Square Deal Sam (1964.11.08)
Ernest Truex .................. Sam Washburn
Sandy Kenyon .................. Gibson
Nydia Westman ................. Martha Washburn
Danny Flower .................. Danny
The Cartwrights fall prey to con artist Square Deal Sam.

06.09 [177] Bonanza: Between Heaven and Earth (1964.11.15)
Richard Jaeckel ............... Mitch
Bob Biheller
Bill Moss
In this psychological drama, Joe is baffled by a fear that
prevents him from climbing a mountain.

06.10 [178] Bonanza: Old Sheba (1964.11.22)
William Demarest .............. Tweedy
Clegg Hoyt .................... Barney
Henry Kulky ................... Bearcat
Phil Chambers ................. Anderson
Joe and Hoss have a large problem: an elephant received in
payment of a debt.

06.11 [179] Bonanza: A Man to Admire (1964.12.06)
James Gregory ................. Whir Parker
Booth Colman .................. Flint Duffee
Hal Baylor .................... Ev Durfee
William Mims .................. Evans
Michael Petit ................. Benjie
Jason Johnson ................. Doctor
Dave Willock
Jonathan Hole
Bern Hoffman
The Durfee brothers vow revenge when Hoss causes them to lose
a big court case.

06.12 [180] Bonanza: The Underdog (1964.12.13)
Charles Bronson ............... Harry Start
Tom Reese ..................... Lee Burton
Bill Clark .................... Warren
Charles Bronson is cast as half-breed Harry Starr, a constant
victim of prejudice who takes a job on the Ponderosa.

06.13 [181] Bonanza: A Knight to Remember (1964.12.20)
Henry Jones ................... King Arthur
Robert Sorrells ............... Cyril
Charles Watts ................. Sheriff Munsey
Zeme North .................... Phoebe
Rodolfo Acosta ................ Juan
In this episode, Adam's stage is stopped by bandits, but they
promptly scatter when a knight in armor appears.

06.14 [182] Bonanza: The Saga of Squaw Charlie (1964.12.27)
Anthony Caruso ................ Charlie
Virginia Christine ............ Martha
Don Barry ..................... Bud
Vickie Coe .................... Angela
Myron Healey .................. Buck
William Tannen ................ 12m
Old Squaw Charlie endures the ridicule of the towns - until
he meets a little girl named Angela.

06.15 [183] Bonanza: The Flapjack Contest (1965.01.03)
Written by Frank Cleaver
Johnny Seven .................. Trager
Joan Huntington ............... Lily
Mel Berger .................... Big Ed
Howard Wendell ................ Banker
Olan Soule .................... Ira
Bern Hoffmann
Entered in a flapjack-eating contest, Hoss struggles to stay
on a strict diet until the big event.

06.16 [184] Bonanza: The Far, Far Better Thing (1965.01.10)
Brenda Scott .................. Lucinda Melviney
X Brands ...................... Sharp Tongue
Warren Vanders ................ Tuck
Stacy Harris
Jack Bighead
Joe and a ranch hand vie for a pretty young Easterner with
a thirst for adventure.

06.17 [185] Bonanza: Woman of Fire (1965.01.17)
Joan Hackett .................. Margarita
Jay Novello ................... Don Miguel
Cesare Danova ................. Don Luis
Susan Silo .................... Elena
Valentin De Vargas
Eugene Iglesias
Don Miguel comes to find a husband for his volatile daughter.

06.18 [186] Bonanza: The Ballerina (1965.01.24)
Barrie Chase .................. Kellie Conrad
Warren Stevens ................ Paul Mandel
Douglas Fowley ................ Ned Conrad
Hugh Sanders
Read Morgan
Barrie Chase as a former dancer being hounded by her past.

06.19 [187] Bonanza: The Flannel-Mouth Gun (1965.01.31)
Earl Holliman ................. Clegg
Robert J. Wilke ............... Simmons
Don Collier ................... Tatum
Harry Carey, Jr. .............. Shelton
Plagued by rustlers, desperate ranchers hire a gunman.

06.20 [188] Bonanza: Ponderosa Birdman (1965.02.07)
Ed Wynn ....................... Prof. Phineas T. Klump
Marlyn Mason .................. Amanda
Ed Wynn as an eccentric inventor who plans to take flight
with a pair of meticulously fashioned wings.

06.21 [189] Bonanza: The Search (1965.02.14)
Lola Albright ................. Ann
Kelly Thordsen ................ Sheriff Conners
Elaine Devry .................. Valerie
John Harding .................. Jason
Howard Wright
Phil Chambers
Lindsay Workman
Adam searches for his lookalike, who is taking profitable
advantage of the resemblance.

06.22 [190] Bonanza: The Deadliest Game (1965.02.21)
Cesar Romero .................. Borelli
Ilze Taurins .................. Petina
Lili Valenty .................. Donna Lnisa
Fabrizio Mioni ................ Carlo Alfieri
Jealousy threatens to destroy a circus when an aerialist's
girlfriend falls for Joe.

06.23 [191] Bonanza: Once a Doctor (1965.02.28)
Michael Rennie ................ Prof. Poppy
Ashley Cowan .................. Thomas Crippin
Elizabeth Rogers .............. Allie Lou
Bill Clark
Grandon Rhodes
Thomas Crippin travels from England in pursuit of the
doctor he claims murdered his wife.

06.24 [192] Bonanza: Right Is the Fourth R (1965.03.07)
Mariette Hartley .............. Barbara
Everett Sloane ................ Colonel Scott
Adam tries to help a pretty teacher gain the respect of
her unruly pupils.

06.25 [193] Bonanza: Hound Dog (1965.03.21)
Bruce Yarnell ................. Muley Jones
Sue Ane Langdon ............... Tracey
Chubby Johnson ................ Abner
Guitar-strumming Muley Jones returns to the Ponderosa
- accompanied by howling hound dogs.

 6.26 [194] Bonanza: THE TRAP
28-Mar-1965

The Trap (1)
Joan Freeman .................. Hallie Shannon
Steve Cochran ................. Burk Shannon/Booth Shannon
Paul Lukather ................. Cletus
Hallie Shannon thinks Joe murdered her husband so she could be
free to marry him - and so does the dead man's twin.

06.27 [195] Bonanza: Dead and Gone (1965.04.04)
Hoyt Axton .................... Howard Mead
Susanne Cramer ................ Hilda
Steve Ihnat ................... Johann
Adam tries to reform Howard Mead, a wandering troubadour
with a penchant for stealing.

06.28 [196] Bonanza: A Good Night's Rest (1965.04.11)
Abigail Shelton ............... Lucy
Robert Ridgley ................ Wilfred
Jean Willes ................... Mrs. Jenkins
Jay Ripley .................... Larry
Eddie Firestone ............... Potts
Michael Forest ................ Schirmer
Lloyd Corrigan
Ben registers at the local hotel in a futile attempt to
get a good night's rest.

06.29 [197] Bonanza: To Own the World (1965.04.18)
Telly Savalas ................. Charles Hackett
Linda Lawson .................. Maria Hackett
Curt Conway ................... Harry Towers
John Hubbard .................. Carl Davis
J. Edward McKinley ............ Mayor
Telly Savalas portrays wealthy Charles Hackett, who's out
to buy the Ponderosa.

06.30 [198] Bonanza: Lothario Larkin (1965.04.25)
Noah Beery, Jr. ............... Lothario Larkin
Dorothy Green ................. Laura
Jim Davis ..................... Johnny
Linda Bennett ................. Francine
Olive Sturgess ................ Nancy
Morgan Woodward ............... Gillis
Jane Norris ................... Meg
Frank Ferguson ................ Abner
Lothario Larkin returns - still irresistible to women,
infuriating to fathers and a headache to the sheriff.

06.31 [199] Bonanza: The Return (1965.05.02)
Tony Young .................... Trace Cordell
Joan Blackman ................. Clara Dorn
John Conte .................... Paul Dorn
Dan Riss ...................... Latham
Phil Chambers ................. Hubbell
Robert J. Stevenson
Bill Clark
The Cartwrights become embroiled in a feud between banker
Paul Dorn and his wife's former beau.

06.32 [200] Bonanza: The Jonah (1965.05.09)
Andrew Prine .................. George Whitman
Angela Clarke ................. Teresa
Erin O'Donnell ................ Susan
Dean Harens ................... Poole
Ken Mayer ..................... Kern
Bill Clark .................... Will
Troy Melton ................... Charlie
Martha Manor .................. Martha
A ranch hand who saves Hoss's life is offered a job on the
Ponderosa - despite a rumor that he's a jinx.

06.33 [201] Bonanza: The Spotlight (1965.05.16)
Viveca Lindfors ............... Angela Drake
Ron Randell ................... Carleton
Winnie Coffin ................. Mrs. Brown
Jeanne Determann .............. Mrs. Finch
Robert Foulk
John Fredericks
Ian Wolfe
Billy M. Greene
Ben tries to persuade retired opera star Angela Drake to return
to the stage.

06.34 [202] Bonanza: Patchwork Man (1965.05.23)
Grant Williams ................ Patch
Bruce Gordon .................. Bronson
Sue Randall ................... Ann
Lane Bradford ................. Stimler
Grandon Rhodes ................ Doctor
A recluse is hired by Hoss to work on the Ponderosa.

===========================================
Leaving the series at the end of season 6
Pernell Roberts as Adam Cartwright (1959-1965)(seasons 1-6)
============================================

################# Bonanza ####################
############# season 7 1965-66 ###############
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NBC Sundays 9:00 pm Eastern
33 episodes

07.01 [203] Bonanza: The Debt (1965.09.12)
Tommy Sands ................... Wiley Kane
Brooke Bundy .................. Annie Kane
Ford Rainey ................... Sam Kane
Because their father once swindled Ben, Wiley and Annie Kane
come to work off the debt.

07.02 [204] Bonanza: The Dilemma (1965.09.19)
Tom Tully ..................... Sundown
Anthony Call .................. Billy
Elizabeth Perry ............... Ruth
Walter Sande .................. Hamilton
Kelly Thordsen ................ Drugan
John Hubbard .................. Snell
Dayton Lummis ................. Judge O'Hara
John Archer ................... Powell
Lincoln Demyan ................ Hicks
A man Ben helped to parole is suspected of robbing the bank.

07.03 [205] Bonanza: The Brass Box (1965.09.26)
Ramon Navarro ................. Jose Ortega
Michael Dante ................. Miguel
Adam Williams ................. Muller
Sydney Smith .................. Ira Minton
Bill Clark .................... Jim
Roy Jenson .................... Harry
Grandon Rhodes ................ Doctor
Bruno Ve Sota ................. Bartender
Old Jose Ortega is always spinning tales - including one about a
land grant giving him ownership of the territory.

07.04 [206] Bonanza: The Other Son (1965.10.03)
Ed Begley ..................... Clint Watson
Tom Simcox .................... Andy Watson
Richard Evans ................. Ellis Watson
Ben hires mule skinner Clint Watson and his sons to transport
nitroglycerin to California.

07.05 [207] Bonanza: The Lonely Runner (1965.10.10)
Gilbert Roland ................ Jim Acton
Pat Conway .................... Pete
Ken Lynch ..................... Sam Whipple
Roy Barcroft .................. Frank
Jim Acton isn't about to give up his prize mare - even
though a judge awarded it to another man.

07.06 [208] Bonanza: Devil on Her Shoulder (1965.10.17)
Ina Balin ..................... Sarah Reynolds
John Doucette ................. Rev. Evan Morgan
Peter Helm .................... Gwylem
Adrienne Marden ............... Emma Morgan
Angela Dorian/Victoria Vetri .. Essie
Karl Lukas .................... Brother
Hounded by misfortune, a group of religious zealots accuse
one of its members of being possessed.

07.07 [209] Bonanza: Found Child (1965.10.24)
Eileen Baral .................. Lisa
Gerald Mohr ................... Collins
Charles Bateman ............... Jim
Quentin Sondergaard ........... Hank
H.T. Tsiang ................... Su Chin
Phil Chambers ................. Store Owner
The Cartwrights shelter the sole survivor of a stagecoach
robbery - a terrified girl who may still be in danger.

07.08 [210] Bonanza: The Meredith Smith (1965.10.31)
Strother Martin ............... Little Meredith
Anne Helm ..................... Meredith Smith
Robert Colbert ................ Ace
Guy Lee ....................... Ah Chow
Winnie Coffin ................. Widow Smith
Bert Mustin ................... Jake Smith
Eddie Firestone ............... Mr. Potts
Robert Sorrells ............... Swanson
Kam Tong ...................... Ching
Wynn Pearce ................... Ozzie
Owen Bush ..................... Ira
Howard Wright ................. Cal
Ben tries to determine which of several Meredith Smiths
is the heir to Jake Smith's estate.

07.09 [211] Bonanza: Mighty Is the Word (1965.11.07)
Glenn Corbett ................. Rev. Paul Watson
Michael Whitney ............... Cliff Rexford
Sue Randall ................... Sue Watson
Julie Gregg ................... Dolly
Cliff Rexford seeks revenge against a gunfighter-turned-
parson who killed his brother.

07.10 [212] Bonanza: The Strange One (1965.11.14)
Louise Sorel .................. Marie
Robert McQueeney .............. Jeremy
Willard Sage .................. Wyn
Suspected of being a witch, a woman takes refuge on the Ponderosa
- where she astounds the Cartwrights with her knowledge of their
personal lives.

07.11 [213] Bonanza: The Reluctant Rebel (1965.11.21)
Tim Considine ................. Billy Penn
Royal Dano .................... Hank Penn
Keith London .................. Sam Cotterfield
Craig Curtis .................. Sport
Janis Hansen .................. Millie
Mike Ragan .................... Burkhart
Ray Hemphill .................. Shale
Young Billy Penn has second thoughts about outlaw life when
he's caught stealing Cartwright cattle.

07.12 [214] Bonanza: Five Sundowns to Sunup (1965.12.05)
Marie Windsor ................. Ma Lassiter
Douglas Henderson ............. the Rev. Mr. Holmes
John Hoyt ..................... Major Sutcliffe
James Davidson ................ Carver Lassiter
Jack Chaplain ................. Harry Lassiter
G.B. Atwater .................. Merrick
Stacy Harris .................. Judge Simpson
Tom Drake ..................... Kirt
John Alderson ................. Gwylnedd
Bruce Mars .................... Johnny
William Tannen ................ Albee
Dan White ..................... Weems
K.L. Smith .................... Deets
Harry Lassiter's family embarks on a kidnapping spree to halt
a murderer's execution.

07.13 [215] Bonanza: A Natural Wizard (1965.12.12)
Eddie Hodges .................. Skeeter Dexter
Jacqueline Scott .............. Joy Dexter
Karl Swenson .................. Dr. Woods
Douglas Kennedy ............... Stoney
Robert Rothwell ............... Ranch Hand
Skeeter Dexter loves animals - so much that he frees them from
the traps set by his stepfather.

07.14 [216] Bonanza: All Ye His Saints (1965.12.19)
Clint Howard .................. Michael Thorpe
Leif Erickson ................. Caine
Rodolfo Acosta ................ Lijah
Simon Scott ................... Evan Thorpe
Harvey Stephens ............... Dr. Randall
******** no synopsis ********

07.15 [217] Bonanza: A Dublin Lad (1966.01.02)
Liam Sullivan ................. Terence O'Toole
Maggie Mahoney ................ Molly
Tim Mcintire .................. Jeb
Paul Birch .................... Porter
Paul Genge .................... Judge
Bern Hoffman .................. Bartender
Robert Carson ................. Jury Foreman
Joe stands alone in a jury intent upon convicting Terrence O'Toole
of murder.

07.16 [218] Bonanza: To Kill a Buffalo (1966.01.09)
Jose De Vega .................. Tatu
Steven Gravers ................ Martinez
Grandon Rhodes ................ Doctor
Sarah Selby ................... Mrs. Flanner
Ralph Moody ................... Old Indian
Trudy Ellison ................. Julie
The effects of prejudice take their toll on a badly injured Indian
(Jose De Vega) who reacts violently to Hoss's offer of help.

07.17 [219] Bonanza: Ride the Wind (Part 1/2) (1966.01.16)
07.18 [220] Bonanza: Ride the Wind (Part 2/2) (1966.01.23)
Victor Jory ................... Charles Ludlow
Rod Cameron ................... Curtis Wade
DeForest Kelley ............... Tully
Tom Lowell .................... Jabez Ludlow
Wolfe Barzell ................. Bornstein
Stewart Moss .................. Aaron
Warren Vanders ................ Hoke
Richard Hale .................. Winnemucca
Clay Tanner ................... Herb
Jack Bighead .................. Bear Dance
James Noah .................... Sykes
Robert Brubaker ............... DeVere
Gilbert Green ................. Jensen
David Pritchard ............... Pat
S. Newton Anderson ............ Gus
Tom Lutz ...................... Emmett
Raymond Guth .................. Homer
Peter Ritter .................. Hank
Ben Wright .................... Spires
Bill Edwards .................. Hoffman
Roger Etienne ................. Fontaine
Bill Clark .................... Wilson
Synopsis: Part 1:
Ben isn't pleased when Little Joe says he plans to become a
Pony Express rider.
Synopsis: Part 2:
Despite the Indians' increasing attacks on his riders, Curtis
Wade is determined to keep the Pony Express operating.

07.19 [221] Bonanza: Destiny's Child (1966.01.30)
Richard Peabody ............... Sonny
Walter Burke .................. Jesse
Tim Stafford .................. Jamie
Steve Raines .................. Darrel
Lindsay Workman ............... Badgert
Grandon Rhodes ................ Doctor
Chris Anderson ................ Hunter
Ben tries to find jobs for two strangers who helped him
when his wagon bogged down in the mud.

07.20 [222] Bonanza: Peace Officer (1966.02.06)
Eric Fleming .................. Wes Dunn
Ron Foster .................... Dave Morissey
Ray Stricklyn ................. Cliff
Dee Pollack ................... Chuck
Ted Knight .................... Mayor
Clyde Howdy ................... Deputy Bill Harris
Grandon Rhodes ................ Doc Brown
I. Stanford Jolley ............ Jonesy
Roy Barcroft .................. Deputy Hacker
Lorna Thayer .................. Mrs. Roberts
In Sheriff Coffee's (Ray Teal) absence, ruthless lawman
Wes Dunn is hired to quell violence.

07.21 [223] Bonanza: The Code (1966.02.13)
George Montgomery ............. Dan Taggert
Robert Ellenstein ............. Fitts
Jan Shepard ................... Sally
Gordon Wescourt ............... Win
Zalman King ................... Pete
Charles Wagenheim ............. Felger
Bruno Ve Sota ................. Tucker
Martha Manor .................. Martha
Joe is goaded into a duel - with a big bet against him.

07.22 [224] Bonanza: Three Brides for Hoss (1966.02.20)
Stuart Erwin .................. Jester
Danielle Aubrey ............... Yvette
Majel Barrett ................. Annie Slocum
Mitzi Hoag .................... Libby
Wynn Pearce ................... Jed
Claude Hall ................... Ned
Sharyl Locke .................. Jenny
Orville Sherman ............... Matt
Grandon Rhodes ................ Doctor
Hoss is as surprised as everyone else when a widow from
Kentucky announces that she's his mail-order bride.

07.23 [225] Bonanza: The Emperor Norton (1966.02.27)
Sam Jaffe ..................... Emperor Norton
Parley Baer ................... Harry Crawford
John Napier ................... Chris Milner
William Challee ............... Mark Twain
Charles Irving ................ Judge
Tom Palmer .................... Harris
Audrey Larkin ................. Woman
Self-styled emperor Joshua Norton brings his own private
war to the Ponderosa.

07.24 [226] Bonanza: Her Brother's Keeper (1966.03.06)
Nancy Gates ................... Claire Amory
Wesley Lau .................... Carl
Grandon Rhodes ................ Doctor
Ralph Montgomery .............. Charlie
Norman Leavitt ................ Clerk
Ben's romance with Claire Amory is complicated by her brother,
an invalid.

07.25 [227] Bonanza: The Trouble with Jamie (1966.03.20)
Michael Burns ................. Jamie
Ross Elliott .................. Mathew
Tracy Olsen ................... Elizabeth
The Ponderosa is disrupted when Ben's Eastern cousin brings
his spoiled son for a visit.

07.26 [228] Bonanza: Shining in Spain (1966.03.27)
Judi Rolin .................... Wendy Dant
Woodrow Parfrey ............... Huber
Gene Lyons .................... Taylor Dant
Hal Baylor .................... Drummer
Robert B. Williams ............ Hotel Clerk
Grandon Rhodes ................ Doctor
Clint Sharp ................... Stage Driver
Joe falls for Wendy Dant, who eagerly awaits the arrival of her
highly successful - but long missing - father.

07.27 [229] Bonanza: The Genius (1966.04.03)
Lonny Chapman ................. Will Smith
Jorja Curtwright .............. Lydia Evans
Salvador Baguez ............... Jesus
Troy Melton ................... Draves
Grandon Rhodes ................ Doctor
Bruno Ve Sota ................. Bartender
Hoss tries to help poetry-spouting Will Smith overcome his
craving for liquor.

07.28 [230] Bonanza: The Unwritten Commandment (1966.04.10)
Wayne Newton .................. Andy Walker
Anne Jeffreys ................. Lily
Malcolm Atterbury ............. Willard Walker
Jerry Newton .................. Mike
******** no synopsis ********

07.29 [231] Bonanza: Big Shadows on the Land (1966.04.17)
Jack Kruschen ................. Giorgio Rossi
Brioni Farrell ................ Regina Rossi
Michael Stephani .............. Lorenzo Rossi
Penny Santon .................. Maria Rossi
Hoke Howell ................... Billy
Robert Foulk .................. Seth
Robert Corso .................. Tonio
The Cartwrights tangle with immigrant winegrowers who have
decided to plant on the Ponderosa.

07.30 [232] Bonanza: The Fighters (1966.04.24)
Philip Pine ................... Ross Dugan
Michael Conrad ................ Hank Kelly
Mari Aldon .................... Ruby Keely
Cal Bolder .................... Charlie
Bruce Mars .................... Bert
Gene Tyburn ................... Smitty
Grandon Rhodes ................ Doctor
Hoss tries to help an over-the-hill boxer adjust to life outside
the ring.

07.31 [233] Bonanza: Home from the Sea (1966.05.01)
Alan Bergmann ................. Gilly Maples
Ivor Barry .................... Morgan
Margaret Shinn ................ Saloon Girl
Wayne Heffley ................. Andy
A con man schemes to use his friendship with Adam to rob the
Cartwrights.

07.32 [234] Bonanza: The Last Mission (1966.05.08)
R.G. Armstrong ................ Col. Keith Jarell
Tom Reese ..................... Sergeant Devlin
Brendon Boone ................. Lowell
Ken Mayer ..................... Poker
George Keymas ................. Chief Elkoro
Clay Tanner ................... Wiggins
Ben joins an old Army buddy on a peacemaking mission to the hostile Paiutes.

07.33 [235] Bonanza: A Dollar's Worth of Trouble (1966.05.15)
Sally Kellerman ............... Kathleen Walker
Mabel Albertson ............... Madame Adella
Elisha Cook, Jr. .............. John Walker
Hampton Fancher III ........... Craig Bonner
Robert Foulk .................. Seth
A palmist predicts that two people will enter - and alter - Hoss's life:
a blonde, and a gunman with murder on his mind.

################# Bonanza ####################
########### seasons 8-14 1966-73 #############
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 Bonanza (seasons 8-14) (1966-73)


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