Bonanza – Season 14

Season 14 (Episode 15)

Air Date: 16 January 1973

Writer: Michael Landon

Director: Michael Landon

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Tom Skerritt (Corporal Bill Tanner), Phillip Avenetti (Mexican), Peter O’Crotty (Old Man), Grizzly Green (Harve), Hal Burton (Man)

Notable Guest Stars

Tom Skerritt

Production Notes

• David Canary and Tim Matheson do not appear in this episode
• Location scenes filmed at Coronado National Forest and Old Tucson, Tucson, Arizona
• This episode contains very little dialogue

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Joe

Season 14 (Episode 14)

Air Date: 9 January 1973

Writer: Ward Hawkins

Director: William F. Claxton

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Victor Sen Yung (Hop Sing)

Guest Stars
Karen Carlson (Theodora Duffy), Ramon Bieri (Jonas Holt), Robert Yuro (Dody Henderickson), Richard Eastham (Stanton), Rayford Barnes (Shaw), Willard Sage (Marshal Taylor), Bill Clark (Bates), Jerry Gatlin (Barnes), Hal Burton (Read)

Notable Guest Stars

Ramon Bieri

Karen Carlson

Production Notes

• Final appearances of Victor Sen Yung, David Canary and Tim Matheson
• Last episode to be filmed

Episode Notes

• Featured Character: Griff

Season 14 (Episode 13)

Air Date: 2 January 1973

Teleplay: Joel Murcott and Arthur Heinemann

Story: Arthur Heinemann

Director: Lewis Allen

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Sally Kemp (Kate Fallon/Kathryn Gardner), Stephen Nathan (Oscar Hammer), Byron Mabe (Louis Gardner), William Wintersole (Frank Schulte), Shirley O’Hara (Ella Peterson), Ross Elliott (Harvey Walters), David McLean (Sheriff Touhy), Sam Jarvis (Buford), Mark Allen (Barnes), Dick Ryal (Will Reilly), Larry Finley (Sam)

Notable Guest Stars

Sally Kemp

William Wintersole

Production Notes

• Mitch Vogel does not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

• Featured Characters: Candy and Griff
• Business: Salter House

Season 14 (Episode 12)

Air Date: 26 December 1972

Writer: Richard Collins

Director: Leo Penn

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Victor Sen Yung (Hop Sing)

Guest Stars
Pamela Franklin (Kelly Edwards), Jordan Rhodes (Dan Edwards), Lisa Eilbacher (Eloise), David Doremus (Gene), Steve Benedict (Henry), Michael Blake (Lew), Dennis Robertson (Harve), Eileen Ryan (Emily), Brenda Smith (Mary)

Notable Guest Stars

Lisa Eilbacher

Pamela Franklin

Production Notes

• Michael Landon and David Canary do not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Jamie

Season 14 (Episode 11)

Air Date: 19 December 1972

Writer: John Hawkins

Director: William F. Claxton

Synopsis

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

Guest Stars
Don Knight (Tim Riley), William Sylvester (Horace Kingston), Ivan Bonar (Minister), Don Harris (Mr. Turner), Carl Pitti (George Spencer), John Zaremba (Judge Jack Wilcox)

Notable Guest Stars

Don Knight

John Zaremba

Production Notes

• Bing Russell’s last appearance as Clem Foster
• The hymn they sing in church is Bringing in the Sheaves. The words were written by Knowles Shaw in 1874 and the music by George A. Minor in 1880.

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Jamie

Season 14 (Episode 10)

Air Date: 5 December 1972

Writer: Michael Landon

Director: Michael Landon

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Bing Russell (Clem)

Guest Stars
Jack Albertson (Jonathon May), John Randolph (Mr. Dawson), Marty McCall (Tim), Carol Lawson (Mrs. Holcombe), Irene Tedrow (Miss Gaines), Dan Ferrone (Mr. Holcombe), Jerry Harper (Silas), Harry Holcombe (Dr. Martin), Timothy Marshall (Robbie), Penelope Gillette (Mrs. Farmer)

Notable Guest Stars

Jack Albertson

Carol Lawson

Irene Tedrow

Production Notes

• Original Title: The Sound of Loneliness
• David Canary does not appear in this episode
• This was another script Michael Landon would recycle as Little House on the Prairie’s “The Silent Cry”

Episode Notes

• Featured Character: Griff

Season 14 (Episode 9)

Air Date: 28 November 1972

Teleplay: Stanley Roberts and Jack B. Sowards

Story: Stanley Roberts

Director: Alf Kjellin

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Bing Russell (Clem)

Guest Stars
Mike Farrell (Dr. James Wills), Melissa Murphy (Nancy Wills), David Huddleston (Miles Johnson), Clifford David (Evans), Gary Busey (Henry Johnson), Mons Kjellin (Chris Wills), Mel Gallagher (Smitty), Russell Thorson (Judge Harvey Phelps), Jason Wingreen (Dan Graham), Harry Holcombe (Dr. Martin), Ayn Ruymen (Evie Parker)

Notable Guest Stars

Gary Busey

Mike Farrell

Harry Holcombe

Production Notes

• Mitch Vogel does not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Ben
• Dave Johnson dies on February 23

Season 14 (Episode 8)

Air Date: 14 November 1972

Teleplay: Jack B. Sowards

Story: Mort Zarcoff and Juanita Bartlett

Director: E.W. Swackhammer

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Clu Gulager (Billy Brenner), Mitzi Hoag (Alice Brenner), Vincent Van Patten (Tommy Brenner), Lew Brown (Seth), Michael Greene (Travis), Wallace Chadwell (Doctor)

Notable Guest Stars

Clu Gulager

Mitzi Hoag

Vincent Van Patten

Production Notes

• The music from this episode was later used as the theme music to the television series Little House on the Prairie
• This episode was filmed on location in the Sierra Foothills near Sonora
• By the time this episode aired the show had been cancelled by NBC due to low ratings

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Joe

Season 14 (Episode 7)

Air Date: 31 October 1972

Writer: Stanley Roberts

Director: Leo Penn

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Bing Russell (Clem)

Guest Stars
Ken Howard (Samuel Clemens/Mark Twain), Dana Elcar (Mr. Merrick), Philip Kenneally (McNabb), Walter Burke (Campbell), Richard Bull (Mr. Goodman), Wayne Heffley (Bert), Stacy Keach, Sr. (H.B. Prentiss), Staats Cotsworth (Judge Hale), Harlan Warde (Solicitor George Osgood), Curt Conway (Caldwell), Arthur Peterson (Martin), Britt Leach (Postal Clerk), Victor Izay (Foreman), Owen Bush (Station Agent), Sean Kelly (Petey)

Notable Guest Stars

Richard Bull

Dana Elcar

Ken Howard

Production Notes

• First episode to be filmed for Season 14
• This is the third of three episodes that feature Samuel Clemens/Mark Twain
• Quote at the beginning of the episode: “The first twenty-six graves in the Virginia City Cemetery were occupied by murdered men.” – Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain)

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Ben

Season 14 (Episode 6)

Air Date: 24 October 1972

Writer: Joel Murcott

Director: Nicholas Colasanto

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Sian Barbara Allen (Teresa Burnside), James Olson (Vance), Albert Salmi (Stretch), Murray MacLeod (Zachariah Burnside), Douglas Dirkson (Gabe)

Notable Guest Stars

Sian Barbara Allen

James Olson

Albert Salmi

Production Notes

• Former Title: The Sound of Tomorrow
• David Canary and Tim Matheson do not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Ben
• Hoss is referred to briefly during this episode
• Town: Rio Lobo

Season 14 (Episode 5)

Air Date: 10 October 1972

Writer: Jack B. Sowards

Director: Leo Penn

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Bing Russell (Clem)

Guest Stars
Ronny Cox (Lucas), Charles Dierkop (Shorty), Jeff Morris (Tulsa), Carol Vogel (Amy), Chuck Hayward (Guard), Bill Clark (Man)

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Ben
• Featured Character: Griff
• Locations: Nevada State Prison; Seminole Canyon

Season 14 (Episode 4)

Air Date: 3 October 1972

Writer: Robert Pirosh

Director: Lewis Allen

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Aldo Ray (Mr. Isaac), Gregory Walcott (Will Cooper), Marco St. John (Johnny Plank), Denver Pyle (Warden), Barney Phillips (Asa Calhoun), Bob Delegall (Willie Noon), William Paterson (Mr. Vannerman), Noble Willingham (Mr. Kirby), William Bryant (Governor Jim), Biff Manard (Scoggins), Morton Lewis (Idaho), Red Morgan (Kelly), Charles Wagenheim (Donovan), Nolan Leary (Old Charlie)

Notable Guest Stars

Aldo Ray

Gregory Walcott

Production Notes

• Former Titles: Day of Disaster and The Red Shirts
• First appearance of Tim Matheson as Griff King
• Mitch Vogel does not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Ben
• Featured Characters: Candy and Griff
• Location: Nevada State Prison