Bonanza – Season 7

Season 7 (Episode 9)

Air Date: 7 November 1965

Teleplay: Thomas Thompson

Story: Robert L. Goodwin

Director: William F. Claxton

Synopsis
Joe and Hoss are helping Reverend Paul Watson build a new church. Watson, a former gunfighter has found a new life for himself and his wife, Sue. When the twin brother of a man he killed five years before comes looking for revenge, Watson must decide whether or not to put on his gun again.

Guest Stars
Glenn Corbett (Rev. Paul Watson), Michael Witney (Cliff Rexford), Sue Randall (Sue Watson), Julie Gregg (Dolly)

Notable Guest Stars

Glenn Corbett

Michael Witney

Production Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Joe
• A passing reference is made about Adam during this episode. Adam designed the plans for the church.
• Town: Coopersville
• VC Businesses: Sazerac Saloon; Sue’s Fashion
• Sue’s father was a foreman on the Ponderosa

Season 7 (Episode 8)

Air Date: 31 October 1965

Writer: Lois Hire

Director: John Florea

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Robert Colbert (“Ace in the Hole” Jones/Jake Meredith Smith), Anne Helm (Meredith Smith/Callie Martin/Betsy Hackenbush), Strother Martin (Little Meredith Smith), Winnie Collins (Widow/Meredith Smith), Eddie Firestone (Mr. Potts), Robert Sorrells (John Swanson/Meredith Smith), Guy Lee (Ah Chow/Meredith Smith), Burt Mustin (Jake Smith), Kam Tong (Ching), Wynn Pearce (Ozzie Flynn), Owen Bush (Ira Minton), Howard Wright (Cal)

Notable Guest Stars

Robert Colbert

Winnie Collins

Eddie Firestone

Anne Helm

Strother Martin

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Ben
• Ira Minton is Ben’s lawyer
• At least six months pass by during this episode
• Business: Palace Hotel

Season 7 (Episode 7)

Air Date: 24 October 1965

Writer: Frank Cleaver

Director: Ralph E. Black

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Ray Teal (Roy Coffee)

Guest Stars
Eileen Baral (Lisa), Gerald Mohr (Collins), Charles Bateman (Jim), Quentin Sondergaard (Hank), H.T. Tsiang (Su Shin), Phil Chambers (Store Owner)

Notable Guest Stars

Eileen Baral

Gerald Mohr

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Hoss

Season 7 (Episode 6)

Air Date: 17 October 1965

Writer: Suzanne Clauser

Director: Virgil W. Vogel

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Ina Balin (Sarah Reynolds), John Doucette (Reverend Evan Morgan), Peter Helm (Gwylem), Angela Dorian (Essie), Adrienne Marden (Emma Morgan), Karl Lukas (Brother)

Notable Guest Stars

Ina Balin

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Ben

Season 7 (Episode 5)

Air Date: 10 October 1965

Writer: Thomas Thompson

Director: William Witney

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Ray Teal (Roy Coffee)

Guest Stars
Gilbert Roland (Jim Acton), Pat Conway (Deputy Sheriff Pete), Ken Lynch (Sam Whipple), Roy Barcroft (Frank)

Notable Guest Stars

Gilbert Roland

Production Notes

• Sequences filmed in Toiyabe National Forest, U.S. Forest Service, Department of Agriculture
• Location Scenes filmed at Incline Village, Lake Tahoe, Nevada

Season 7 (Episode 4)

Air Date: 3 October 1965

Writer: Thomas Thompson

Director: William F. Claxton

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Ed Begley (Clint Watson), Tom Simcox (Andy Watson), Richard Evans (Ellis Watson)

Production Notes

• Location Scenes filmed at Incline Village, Lake Tahoe, Nevada

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwrights: Ben and Joe
• Ben narrates part of this episode
• Adam is mentioned a few times during the episode
• Town: Placerville

Season 7 (Episode 3)

Air Date: 26 September 1965

Writer: Paul Schneider

Director: William F. Claxton

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Michael Dante (Miguel Ortega), Ramon Navarro (Jose Ortega), Adam Williams (Mueller), Sidney Smith (Minton), Roy Jenson (Harry), Bill Clark (Jim),  Grandon Rhodes (Doctor), Bruno Ve Sota (Bartender)

Notable Guest Stars

Michael Dante

Ramon Navarro

Grandon Rhodes

Season 7 (Episode 2)

Air Date: 19 September 1965

Writers: John Hawkins and Ward Hawkins

Director: William F. Claxton

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Ray Teal (Roy Coffee)

Guest Stars
Tom Tully (Sundown Davis), Anthony Call (Billy Davis), Elizabeth Perry (Ruthie), Kelly Thordsen (Drugan), Walter Sande (Hamilton), John Hubbard (Doctor Snell), Dayton Lummis (Judge O’Hare), John Archer (Powell), Lincoln Demyan (Hicks)

Notable Guest Stars

Tom Tully

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Ben

Season 7 (Episode 1)

Air Date: 12 September 1965

Writer: William Blinn

Director: William F. Claxton

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Ray Teal (Roy Coffee)

Guest Stars
Tommy Sands (Wiley Kane), Brooke Bundy (Annie Kane), Ford Rainey (Sam Kane)

Notable Guest Stars

Brooke Bundy

Tommy Sands

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Joe