Bonanza – The Wish

Season 10 (Episode 23)

1970 Western Heritage Awards
Fictional Television Drama – Winner (Bronze Wrangler)

Air Date: 9 March 1969

Writer: Michael Landon

Director: Michael Landon

Synopsis

Recurring Actors (Characters)
David Canary (Candy)

Guest Stars
Ossie Davis (Sam Davis), George Spell (John O. Davis), Roy Jenson (Craig), Harry Page (Jesse Davis), Barbara Parrio (Beth Davis), Charles Seel (Titus), Jerry Summers (Johnson)


Notable Guest Stars

Ossie DavisOssie Davis

Production Notes

  • Michael Landon cited this episode as his favourite

Episode Notes

  • Featured Cartwright: Hoss
  • Town: Chiso

 

← Five Candles The Deserter →

Bonanza – Five Candles

Season 10 (Episode 22)

Air Date: 2 March 1969

Writer: Ken Trevey

Director: Lewis Allen

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
David Canary (Candy)

Guest Stars
Don Knight (Bristol Toby), Scott Thomas (Jonathan Pike), Eddie Firestone (Banty), Ted Gehring (Arch Tremayne), Louise Fitch (Mrs. Connors), William Keene (Dr. Hill), Bobbie Pickett (Gibson), Tiffany Bolling (Callie McGill)

Episode Notes

  • Location: Virginia City Courthouse

 

← The Lady and the Mountain Lion The Wish →

Bonanza – The Lady and the Mountain Lion

Season 10 (Episode 21)

Air Date: 23 February 1969

Writer: Larry Markes

Director: Joseph Pevney

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Ray Teal (Sheriff Coffee)

Guest Stars
Richard Haydn (Malcolm The Magnificent), Rhae Andrece (Joan), Alyce Andrece (Janice), Dabbs Greer (Dr. Dunkatt), Michael Keep (Brett Rankin), Chet Stratton (Clerk), Jack Searl (Lanky Man), Bern Hoffman (Bartender)


Notable Guest Stars

Richard HaydnRichard Haydn

Episode Notes

  • Featured Cartwright: Hoss and Joe

 

← The Clarion Five Candles →

Bonanza – The Clarion

Season 10 (Episode 20)

Air Date: 9 February 1969

Writers: John Hawkins and Frank Chase

Director: Lewis Allen

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
David Canary (Candy)

Guest Stars
Phyllis Thaxter (Ruth Manning), Simon Oakland (Judge Seth Tabor), William Jordan (Mr. Lech), Hamilton Camp (Henry Dobbs), Philip Kenneally (Sheriff Knox), Ken Mayer (Jim North), Connie Sawyer (Mrs. Lewis), James Jeter (Cotton), Arthur Peterson (Dr. Adams), Ed McCready (Purdy)


Notable Guest Stars

Hamilton CampHamilton Camp
Simon OaklandSimon Oakland
Phyllis ThaxterPhyllis Thaxter

Episode Notes

  • Featured Cartwright: Ben

 

← Company of Forgotten Men The Lady and the Mountain Lion →

Bonanza – Company of Forgotten Men

Season 10 (Episode 19)

Air Date: 2 February 1969

Writers: Kay Lenard and Jess Carneol

Director: Leon Benson

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
David Canary (Candy)

Guest Stars
James Gregory (Sgt. Mike Russell), Charles Maxwell (Jeb), John Pickard (Perkins), Ken Lynch (Gibson), William Bryant (Beau), I. Stanford Jolley (Jackson), Phil Chambers (Webster)


Notable Guest Stars

James GregoryJames Gregory

Episode Notes

  • Featured Character: Candy
  • Town: Carson City

 

← Erin The Clarion →

Bonanza – Erin

Season 10 (Episode 18)

Air Date: 26 January 1969

Writer: Sandy Summerhayes

Director: Don Richardson

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
David Canary (Candy)

Guest Stars
Mary Fickett (Erin O’Donnell), Don Briggs (Clint Murray), Michael Keep (Bear Hunter), Joan Tompkins (Mrs. Murray), Harry Holcombe (Doc), Helen Stevens (Marybeth)


Notable Guest Stars

Mary FickettMary Fickett

Production Notes

  • Michael Landon does not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

  • Featured Cartwright: Hoss

 

← Mrs. Wharton and the Lesser Breeds Company of Forgotten Men →

Bonanza – Mrs. Wharton and the Lesser Breeds

Season 10 (Episode 17)

Air Date: 19 January 1969

Writer: Preston Wood

Director: Leon Benson

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
David Canary (Candy)

Guest Stars
Mildred Natwick (Elizabeth Catherine Wharton), Jess Pearson (Ed), Oren Stevens (Billy Buckman), Jeff Morris (Dunne), Chanin Hale (Laura Mae), J.S. Johnson (Carmody), Charles Bail (Reese), Ollie O’Toole (Bartender), Bill Beckett (Drummer)


Notable Guest Stars

Mildred NatwickMildred Natwick

Episode Notes

  • Featured Character: Candy

 

← My Friend, My Enemy Erin →

Bonanza – My Friend, My Enemy

Season 10 (Episode 16)

Air Date: 12 January 1969

Teleplay: Jack B. Sowards

Story: Stanley Roberts

Director: Leon Benson

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
David Canary (Candy)

Guest Stars
John Saxon (Jacova), Chick Chandler (Judge Butler), Woodrow Parfrey (Theodore Scott), Ben Hammer (Quinn), Raymond Guth (Hiram), Sunshine Parker (Charley Boy), Duane Grey (Firman), Gregory Walcott (Sheriff Crowley)


Notable Guest Stars

John SaxonJohn Saxon

 

← Sweet Annie Laurie Mrs. Wharton and the Lesser Breeds →

Bonanza – Sweet Annie Laurie

Season 10 (Episode 15)

Air Date: 5 January 1969

Teleplay: John Hawkins

Story: Kay Lenard, Jess Carneol and Jackson Gillis

Director: Don Richardson

Synopsis

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

Guest Stars
Joan Van Ark (Annie Laurie Adams), Lawrence Dane (Paul Rodgers), James Olson (Kelly Adams), James Jeter (Duncan), Dean Goodhill (Clerk), Ray Fine (Ryan)


Notable Guest Stars

James OlsonJames Olson
Joan Van ArkJoan Van Ark

Production Notes

  • Lorne Greene does not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

  • Featured Cartwright: Hoss

 

← A World Full of Cannibals My Friend, My Enemy →

Bonanza – A World Full of Cannibals

Season 10 (Episode 14)

Air Date: 22 December 1968

Writer: Preston Wood

Director: Gunnar Hellstrom

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
David Canary (Candy)

Guest Stars
James Patterson (Charles Ball), Linda Marsh (Harriet Ball), Mark Richman (Richard Vandeman), John Milford (Rodgers), John Archer (Marshal Ludlow), Harlan Warde (District Attorney), Jeff Morris (Haley), Bart La Rue (Purdy), Don Rizzan (Reporter), David Bond (Preacher)


Notable Guest Stars

James PattersonJames Patterson
Peter Mark RichmanMark Richman

Episode Notes

  • Featured Cartwright: Ben

 

← Mark of Guilt Sweet Annie Laurie →

Bonanza – Mark of Guilt

Season 10 (Episode 13)

Air Date: 15 December 1968

Teleplay: Ward Hawkins

Story: Frank Telford

Director: Leon Benson

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Victor Sen Yung (Hop Sing), David Canary (Candy), Ray Teal (Sheriff)

Guest Stars
Dick Foran (Ed Gittner), Alan Bergmann (Sam Gordon), Lou Frizzell (Tom Jackson), Sam Greene (Emo Younger), Michael Vandever (Davis), Gordon Dilworth (Judge), Bert Holland (Burns)


Notable Guest Stars

Alan BergmannAlan Bergmann

Episode Notes

  • Featured Character: Hop Sing
  • Ben is in St. Louis for most of this episode
  • Business: Chiso Livery Stable – owned by Tom Jackson

 

← Yonder Man A World Full of Cannibals →

Bonanza – Yonder Man

Season 10 (Episode 12)

Air Date: 8 December 1968

Writer: Milton S. Gelman

Director: Leo Penn

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
David Canary (Candy), Ray Teal (Sheriff Roy Coffee)

Guest Stars
John Vernon (Beaudry), Rodolfo Acosta (Matar), Melissa Murphy (Noreen), Pepper Martin (Hawkface), Bruno Ve Sota (Bartender), Larry Ward (Deputy Stryker)


Notable Guest Stars

John VernonJohn Vernon

Episode Notes

  • Featured Cartwright: Ben
  • Featured Character: Candy

 

← Queen High Mark of Guilt →