Bonanza – Season 6

Bonanza – Old Sheba

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Season 6 (Episode 10)

Air Date: 22 November 1964

Writer: Alex Sharp

Director: John Florea

Synopsis
Joe convinces Hoss to wrestle Bearcat at Tweedy’s Circus which results in Hoss fracturing some of Bearcat’s ribs. So, in recompense for the income Tweedy will lose, Hoss stays on with Tweedy. After a month of fighting bouts, Joe and Hoss want to collect the money that Tweedy owes them. Tweedy, however, has lost all his money gambling and instead gives them something else. The two Cartwright boys arrive home with Old Sheba, an elephant. Ben isn’t happy and sets about trying to get rid of the elephant.

Recurring Actors/Characters
Ray Teal (Sheriff Coffee)

Guest Stars
William Demarest (Angus Tweedy), Henry Kulky (Bearcat), Phil Chambers (Anderson), Clegg Hoyt (Barney)

Notable Guest Stars

William DemarestWilliam Demarest

Episode Notes

  • Featured Cartwrights: Joe, Hoss and Ben
  • VC Business: Anderson’s Mercantile

 

← Between Heaven and Earth A Man to Admire →

Bonanza – Between Heaven and Earth

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Season 6 (Episode 9)

Air Date: 15 November 1964

Writer: Ed Adamson

Director: William Witney

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Richard Jaeckel (Mitch Devlin), Bob Biheller (Ken), Bob Miles (Les)

Notable Guest Stars

Richard JaeckelRichard Jaeckel

Production Notes

  • Pernell Roberts does not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

  • Featured Cartwright: Joe
  • The Cartwrights have sheep on the Ponderosa
  • Saloon: The Silver Dollar

 

← Square Deal Sam Old Sheba →

Bonanza – Square Deal Sam

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Season 6 (Episode 8)

Air Date: 8 November 1964

Writers: Jessica Benson and Murray Golden

Director: Murray Golden

Synopsis

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

Guest Stars
Ernest Truex (“Square Deal” Sam Washburn), Nydia Westman (Martha Washburn), Sandy Kenyon (Gibson), Danny Flower (Danny), Sidney Smith (Judge)

Notable Guest Stars

Nydia WestmanNydia Westman

Episode Notes

  • Featured Cartwright: Hoss

 

← A Dime’s Worth of Glory Between Heaven and Earth →

Bonanza – A Dime’s Worth of Glory

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Season 6 (Episode 7)

Air Date: 1 November 1964

Writers: Richard Shapiro and Esther Mayesh

Director: William F. Claxton

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Bruce Cabot (Reed Laramore), Walter Brooke (Tobias W. Finch), Charles Maxwell (Pickard), James Bell (Pop), Dal Jenkins (Raymond), Preston Pierce (Mike), Anthony Jochim (Deputy Sheriff), John Harmon (Telegrapher)

Notable Guest Stars

Bruce CabotBruce Cabot

Production Notes

  • Dan Blocker and Michael Landon do not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

  • Featured Cartwright: Adam
  • Dime Novel: True Life Adventures of Captain Billy Whipple Privateer by Tobias Wentworth Finch

 

← The Scapegoat Square Deal Sam →

Bonanza – Logan’s Treasure

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Season 6 (Episode 5)

Air Date: 18 October 1964

Teleplay: Ken Pettus

Story: Robert Sabaroff

Director: Don McDougall

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Ray Teal (Sheriff Coffee)

Guest Stars
Dan Duryea (Sam Logan), John Kellogg (Frank Reed), Virginia Gregg (Angie Malone), Tim McIntire (Mike Crawford), Russ Bender (George), Jack Carol (Hotel Clerk)

Notable Guest Stars

Dan DuryeaDan Duryea

Production Notes

  • Pernell Roberts and Michael Landon do not appear in this episode (Adam and Joe are in San Francisco)

Episode Notes

  • Featured Cartwright: Ben

 

← Thanks for Everything, Friend The Scapegoat →

Bonanza – Thanks for Everything, Friend

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Season 6 (Episode 4)

Air Date: 11 October 1964

Writer: Jerry Adelman

Director: Christian Nyby

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Ray Teal (Sheriff Coffee)

Guest Stars
Rory Calhoun (Tom Wilson), Linda Foster (Sue Miller), Tom Skerritt (Jerry), Barbara Wilkin (Matilda), John Mitchum (Grimes)

Notable Guest Stars

Rory CalhounRory Calhoun
John MitchumJohn Mitchum
Tom SkerrittTom Skerritt

Episode Notes

  • Featured Cartwright: Adam

 

← The Wild One Logan’s Treasure →

Bonanza – The Hostage

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Season 6 (Episode 2)

Air Date: 27 September 1964

Writer: Donn Mullally

Director: Don McDougall

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Harold J. Stone (Chad Cord), Jacqueline Scott (Willa Cord), Conlan Carter (Tip), Buck Taylor (Billy), Cal Bartlett (Len), Bill Clark (Jim)

Notable Guest Stars

Jacqueline ScottJacqueline Scott
Harold J. StoneHarold J. Stone
Buck TaylorBuck Taylor

Production Notes

  • This episode originally aired commercial free as part of a sponsorship deal between the producers and Chevrolet. The deal was to air one episode per season commercial free.

Episode Notes

  • Featured Cartwright: Ben

 

← Invention of a Gunfighter The Wild One →

Bonanza – Invention of a Gunfighter

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Season 6 (Episode 1)

Air Date: 20 September 1964

Writer: Dan Ullman

Director: John Florea

Synopsis
Joe teaches his childhood friend, Johnny Chapman how to handle a gun. After killing a man in a gunfight, Johnny finds out that the dead man had a bounty on his head. When Joe finds out that Johnny has taken up bounty hunting, he is disappointed and wishes that he had never taught Johnny in the first place.

Recurring Actors/Characters
Ray Teal (Sheriff Coffee)

Guest Stars
Guy Stockwell (Johnny Chapman), Valerie Allen (Olive), Ron Foster (Al Mooney), Bern Hoffman (Sam [Bartender])

Production Notes

  • This season starts showing the names of the characters the guest stars played during the final credits

Episode Notes

  • Featured Cartwright: Joe
  • Saloon: The Silver Dollar

 

← Walter and the Outlaws The Hostage →