Bonanza the hostage episode full#
Bonanza the hostage episode tv#

“The Unwritten Commandment” stars Wayne Newton! The Riverboat Gambler is ready to deal his notes to the Cartwrights. Hoss wants to clean him up so the guy can focus on his art. “The Genius” puts a drunk poet to work on the Ponderosa. Although his future father-in-law might be a major issue. “Shining in Spain” puts Joe on the road to getting hitched. “The Trouble with Jamie” is the classic story of the spoiled brat being taught a lesson in the Wild West. Ben wears a cool eyepatch during the episode. “Her Brother’s Keeper” makes Ben want to marry Nancy Gates. He supposedly wrote her and two other marriage proposals. “Three Brides For Hoss” includes Majel Barrett ( Star Trek) as a woman out for his heart. “The Code” guest stars Zalman King who’d go on to make Red Shoes Diaries.

Bonanza the hostage episode tv#

It must have been a shock for TV viewers to finally see him in color. Fleming had just left Rawhide after seven seasons. The Mayor ( Mary Tyler Moore Show‘s Ted Knight) must bring in Eric Fleming ( Rawhide) to restore law and order. “Peace Officer” lets Virginia City get taken over by nogoodnicks when the Sheriff leaves town. This is a version of Of Mice and Men without the rabbits. “Destiny’s Child” is not about Beyonce’s early work.

The production was a larger scale than usual episode since it was transformed into a feature film. DeForest Kelly ( Star Trek‘s Bones) is the reporter that’s making this messenger service into an American legend. Things get rough when a tribal chief promises a Denial of Service attack using arrows.

Bonanza the hostage episode full#

Little Joe gets on his horse to deliver the mail at full gallop. “Ride the Wind” is a two-parter that charts the start of the fabled Pony Express. Doesn’t help that the Indian hates white people, but Hoss won’t let that stop him from being good to his fellow man. Little does he count on Hoss nursing him back to health. “To Kill A Buffalo” leaves an Indian to die in the wilderness. He breaks the rule of being on a jury and investigates for himself. He thinks there’s something suspicious about the testimony of a witness.

Can he tell the difference? “The Dublin Lad” puts Little Joe in a jury that’s ready to hang Liam Sullivan.

He meets God, but it turns out to be a normal man. “All Ye His Saints” sends Clint Howard ( Gentle Ben) up to the mountains in search of God. She uses Little Joe as a hostage to get her son out of jail. “Five Sundowns to Sunup” puts Little Joe in the clutches of an outlaw gang run by a mother. Luckily Hoss isn’t ready to string him up. He gets nabbed stealing animals from the Ponderosa. The kid runs away from home and gets mixed up with trouble. “The Reluctant Rebel” makes Hoss a big brother to a troubled Tim Considine ( My Three Sons). Strother Martin ( The Wild Bunch) thinks he deserves it all over the other fakes. “The Meredith Smith” has a man’s estate get claimed by numerous people swearing to be his lost relative. This seems like a script that can be written today in Colorado. Naturally all her book learning gets her branded as a witch by the local holy rollers. “The Devil On Her Shoulder” gets Ben all smitten with a new teacher ( Charo!‘s Ina Balin) who understands science. Oddly enough, neither son is Ed Begley Jr. Will the kids rejoin their old man and go back to their true family ways? “The Other Son” has Ed Begley and two kids transporting nitroglycerin across dangerous territory. Things take a turn when it’s discovered that dad’s death was also a swindle. Seems their late father had done the Cartwrights wrong. Tommy Sands ( Love in a Fish Bowl) and his sister Brooke Bundy ( A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master) arrive at the Ponderosa looking to restore their family name. “The Debt” is a tale of a family obligation. Bonanza: The Official Seventh Season – Volume 1 & Volume 2 presents a family that got stronger after a loss. Hoss (Dan Blocker) and Little Joe ( Little House on the Prairie‘s Michael Landon) split their missing brother’s screen time. The writers just had to make shows that forgot to include Adam until the audience forgot that Ben Cartwright ( Battlestar Galactica‘s Lorne Greene) had an oldest son. So it wasn’t that dramatic of a departure. For quite a few seasons there had been episodes that were solo adventures or left out a Cartwright or two. There was no immediate need to recast or replace Adam on the show. He’d been part of 200 episodes so he stuck it out for quite a while. At the end of the sixth season, Adam (Parnell Roberts) rode away from Bonanza. And then there were only three Cartwrights on the wide Ponderosa.