Bonanza – Season 12

Season 12 (Episode 16)

Air Date: 10 January 1971

Writer: Preston Wood

Director: Joseph Pevney

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Victor Sen Yung (Hop Sing), Ray Teal (Sheriff Coffee), Lou Frizzell (Dusty Rhodes)

Guest Stars
Jessica Myerson (Mrs. Hagen), George Paulsin (Frank Schneider), John Daniels (1st Boy), Jimmy Brown (2nd Boy)

Episode Notes

• Featured Character: Jamie

Season 12 (Episode 15)

Air Date: 3 January 1971

Writer: Suzanne Clauser

Director: William Wiard

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Beth Brickell (Dilsey Brennan), Jeff Corey (Frank Brennan), John Schuck (Tom Brennan)

Notable Guest Stars

Beth Brickell

Jeff Corey

John Schuck

Production Notes

• Filmed on Location in Los Padres National Forest

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Hoss

Season 12 (Episode 14)

Air Date: 27 December 1970

Writer: B.W. Sandefur

Director: Don Richardson

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Bing Russell (Deputy), Victor Sen Yung (Hop Sing)

Guest Stars
Jewel Blanch (Carrie Sturgis), Madeleine Sherwood (Vella Owens), Paul Fix (Buford Sturgis), Harry Holcombe (Doctor), Peggy Rea (Clara), William Bramley (Gifford Owens)

Notable Guest Stars

Jewel Blanch

Peggy Rea

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Joe
• Featured Character: Jamie

Season 12 (Episode 13)

Air Date: 20 December 1970

Writer: Arthur Heinemann

Director: Lewis Allen

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Bing Russell (Sheriff Clem), Victor Sen Yung (Hop Sing)

Guest Stars
Jack Elam (John), Bucklind Beery (Luke)

Notable Guest Stars

Jack Elam

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwrights: Ben and Hoss
• Featured Character: Jamie

Season 12 (Episode 12)

Air Date: 13 December 1970

Writer: Robert Vincent Wright

Director: Lewis Allen

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Bing Russell (Deputy Clem)

Guest Stars
Strother Martin (Joad Bruder), Anthony James (Willie), Diane Shalet (Mrs. Bud York), William Lucking (Gabe Leroy), Jarion Monroe (Cass), Jim Raymond (Deputy Harris), Harry Harvey (Bixle), Robert Ridgely (Marley), Larry W. Finley (Petey), Anthony Colti (Randy Bruder)

Notable Guest Stars

Anthony James

William Lucking

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwrights: Hoss and Joe

Season 12 (Episode 11)

Air Date: 22 November 1970

Teleplay: John Hawkins

Story: John Hawkins, George Schenck and William Marks

Director: Nick Webster

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Ray Teal (Sheriff Coffee), Bing Russell (Deputy Clem), Victor Sen Yung (Hop Sing)

Guest Stars
Neville Brand (Pepper Shannon), Walter Brooke (Corey), Dan Tobin (Mills), Arthur Peterson (Donovan), Harry Holcombe (Doctor Harris), Raymond Guth (Jones)

Notable Guest Stars

Neville Brand

Dan Tobin

Season 12 (Episode 10)

Air Date: 15 November 1970

Teleplay: Ken Pettus

Story: Dick McDonagh

Director: William F. Claxton

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Victor Sen Yung (Hop Sing)

Guest Stars
Rodolfo Acosta (Sheriff Rodolfo Aranda), Warren Stevens (Owen Driscoll), Jaime Sanchez (Ramon Cardenas), Anna Navarro (Sara), Shug Fisher (Toler), Troy Melton (Graves), Bill Shannon (Brady), Alex Sharp (Truitt), Pepe Hern (Rojas)

Notable Guest Stars

Rodolfo Acosta

Anna Navarro

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwrights: Hoss and Ben
• Business: Driscoll Mining & Mill Co. Prince River, Nevada

Season 12 (Episode 9)

Air Date: 8 November 1970

Writer: Michael Landon

Director: Michael Landon

Synopsis

Recurring Actors (Characters)
Victor Sen Yung (Hop Sing)

Guest Stars
Carol Lawson (Etta), Michael-James Wixted (Scott), Will Geer (Jack Randolph), David Bond (Doctor), Josephine Hutchinson (Martha Randolph)

Notable Guest Stars

Josephine Hutchinson

Production Notes

• Michael Landon re-used this script in 1985 for the Highway to Heaven episode “A Child of God”

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Ben
• Featured Character: Jamie

Season 12 (Episode 8)

Air Date: 1 November 1970

Writer: Preston Wood

Director: William F. Claxton

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Gregory Walcott (Ed Thornton), Carl Reindel (Frank Wells), Heather Menzies (Martha Thornton), Chick Chandler (Doctor), Harlan Warde (Tom Boyle), Darrell Larson (Brian), Ken Mayer (Sheriff), Scott Walker (Blue), Jerry Gatlin (Harvey)

Notable Guest Stars

Heather Menzies

Gregory Walcott

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwrights: Joe and Ben

Season 12 (Episode 7)

Air Date: 25 October 1970

Writer: Jack B. Sowards

Director: Herschel Daugherty

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Gene Evans (Montana Perkins), G.D. Spradlin (Chip), E.J. Andre (Judge), Jeff Morris (Matthew Brody), Hal Holmes (Mark), Ray Young (Reverend Brody), Edgar Daniels (Tom Blackwell), Don Hanmer (Fred), Lane Bradford (Jack Clanton), Chanin Hale (Lily), Bobo Lewis (1st Lady), Athena Lorde (2nd Lady), E.A. Sirianni (Jethro), Sunshine Parker (Wally), Bobby Riha (Eben)

Notable Guest Stars

Gene Evans

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwrights: Hoss and Joe
• Town: Trouble

Season 12 (Episode 6)

Air Date: 18 October 1970

Writer: Ken Pettus

Director: Herschel Daugherty

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Richard Kiley (Sheriff Gideon Yates), Terry Moore (Lydia Yates), Carmen Zapata (Maria), John Himes (Dr. Myles), Wes Bishop (Hicks), Allen Emerson (Pike Rogers), A Martinez (Luis)

Notable Guest Stars

Richard Kiley

A Martinez

Terry Moore

Carmen Zapata

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Joe
• Towns: Black River; Warbonnet

Season 12 (Episode 5)

Air Date: 11 October 1970

Writer: Joel Murcott

Director: Leo Penn

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Lou Frizzell (Dusty Rhodes)

Guest Stars
Rupert Crosse (Davis), Larry Ward (Sheriff), Ted Gehring (Matt), Tina Menard (Mexican Woman)

Notable Guest Stars

Rupert Crosse

Production Notes

• Location Scenes Filmed at Old Tucson, Tucson, Arizona

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwrights: Ben and Joe