Bonanza

Season 7 (Episode 28)

Air Date: 10 April 1966

Teleplay: Jo Pagano and William Blinn

Story: Dan Ullman

Director: Gerd Oswald

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Wayne Newton (Andy Walker), Anne Jeffreys (Lily), Malcolm Atterbury (Willard Walker), Jerry Newton (Mike Walker), Robert Cleaves (Reverend Porter)

Notable Guest Stars

Anne Jeffreys

Wayne Newton

Production Notes

• Location Scenes filmed at Incline Village, Lake Tahoe, Nevada
• Songs: Old Joe Clark (US Folk Song), Scarlet Ribbons (Lyrics by Jack Segal; Music by Evelyn Danzig, 1949), Danny Boy (Lyrics by Frederic Weatherly, 1910) and The Old Rugged Cross (Written by George Bennard, 1912)
• Jerry Newton is the brother of Wayne Newton

Season 7 (Episode 27)

Air Date: 3 April 1966

Writer: Don Mullally

Director: R.G. Springsteen

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Lonny Chapman (William “Will” Smith/William Warlock Evans), Jorja Curtright (Lydia Evans), Salvador Baguez (Jesus), Grandon Rhodes (Doctor), Troy Melton (Dravas, Ranch Hand), Bruno Ve Sota (Bartender)

Production Notes

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

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Hoss

Season 7 (Episode 26)

Air Date: 27 March 1966

Writer: Elliot Gilbert

Director: Maury Geraghty

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Judi Rolin (Wendy Dant), Gene Lyons (Taylor Dant), Woodrow Parfrey (Huber), Hal Baylor (Drummer), Robert B. Williams (Hotel Clerk), Grandon Rhodes (Dr. Martin), Clint Sharp (Clint, stagecoach driver)

Notable Guest Stars

Woodrow Parfrey

Judi Rolin

Production Notes

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

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Ben

Season 7 (Episode 25)

Air Date: 20 March 1966

Writer: Helen B. Hicks

Director: R.G. Springsteen

Synopsis
Ben’s cousin Mathew turns up at the Ponderosa with his son Jamie and ward, Elizabeth. Jamie has attitude problems and Mathew asks Ben for help. Mathew goes to San Francisco on a business trip, leaving Ben to deal with Jamie in his own way.

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

Guest Stars
Michael Burns (Jamie), Ross Elliott (Mathew), Tracey Olsen (Elizabeth Drew)

Production Notes

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

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Ben

Season 7 (Episode 24)

Air Date: 6 March 1966

Teleplay: Mort Thaw

Story: Lee Pickett

Director: Virgil W. Vogel

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Nancy Gates (Claire Amory), Wesley Lau (Carl Amory), Grandon Rhodes (Doctor), Ralph Montgomery (Charlie), Norman Leavitt (Clancy – Clerk)

Notable Guest Stars

Nancy Gates

Wesley Lau

Production Notes

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

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Ben

Season 7 (Episode 23)

Air Date: 27 February 1966

Teleplay: Robert Sabaroff

Story: Gerry Prince Young and Robert Sabaroff

Director: William F. Claxton

Synopsis

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

Guest Stars
Sam Jaffe (Joshua Norton), Parley Baer (Harry Crawford), John Napier (Chris Milner), Charles Irving (Judge), Tom Palmer (George Harris), William Challee (Samuel Clemens/Mark Twain), Audrey Larkins (Woman)

Notable Guest Stars

Sam Jaffe

Production Notes

• This is the second of three episodes that Samuel Clemens/Mark Twain appears in

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Ben
• Business: Crawford Mining and Development
• Location: Bulls Creek

Season 7 (Episode 22)

Air Date: 20 February 1966

Writer: Jo Pagano

Director: Ralph E. Black

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Victor Sen Yung (Hop Sing)

Guest Stars
Stuart Erwin (Jester McGillicuddy), Majel Barrett (Annie Slocum), Mitzi Hoag (Libby Spencerfield), Danielle Aubry (Yvette), Claude Hall (Ned Slocum), Wynn Pearce (Jed Slocum), Sharyl Locke (Jenny McGillicuddy), Orville Sherman (Matt), Grandon Rhodes (Doctor)

Notable Guest Stars

Majel Barrett

Mitzi Hoag

Season 7 (Episode 21)

Air Date: 13 February 1966

Writer: Sidney Ellis

Director: William F. Claxton

Synopsis
After showing off some of his shooting skills, Joe is challenged to a gun duel by Dan Taggart. Bets on whether Joe will show up, start mounting and it seems everybody has an opinion. The problem is that Joe is not keen on fighting the duel and he must decide whether or not to meet Taggart at the appointed time. If he doesn’t show up, then per “the code” of the west, Joe will be forever branded a coward.

Guest Stars
George Montgomery (Dan Taggart), Jan Shepard (Sally), Robert Ellenstein (Fitts), Zalman King (Pete), George Wescourt (Win), Charles Wagenheim (Felger), Bruno Ve Sota (Sam Tucker [Bartender]), Martha Manor (Martha)

Notable Guest Stars

Robert Ellenstein

George Montgomery

Martha Manor

Jan Shepard

Bruno Ve Sota

Production Notes

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

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Joe
• Saloon: The Silver Dollar
• VC Business: Palace Hotel

Season 7 (Episode 20)

Air Date: 6 February 1966

Writer: Donn Mullally

Director: William Witney

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Eric Fleming (Wes Dunn), Ron Foster (Dave Morrissey), Dee Pollock (Chuck), Ray Stricklyn (Cliff), Ted Knight (Mayor Amos Garrett), Lorna Thayer (Mrs. Roberts), Roy Barcroft (Deputy Tom Hacker), Grandon Rhodes (Dr. Brown), Clyde Howdy (Deputy Bill Harris)

Notable Guest Stars

Eric Fleming

Ted Knight

Episode Notes

• The Morissey Gang: Dave Morrisey, Chuck Wilson, Fred Roberts and Paul Curtis
• Roy Coffee is in St. Louis at a murder trial
• Virginia City Deputies are paid $40 per month plus meals

Season 7 (Episode 19)

Air Date: 30 January 1966

Writer: Robert V. Barron

Director: Gerd Oswald

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Ray Teal (Roy Coffee)

Guest Stars
Dick Peabody (Sonny), Walter Burke (Jesse Pearson), Tim Stafford (Jaime), Steve Raines (Darrell), Lindsay Workman (Badgett), Grandon Rhodes (Doctor), Chris Anderson (Hunter)

Notable Guest Stars

Walter Burke

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Hoss

Season 7 (Episode 18)

Air Date: 23 January 1966

Writer: Paul Schneider

Director: William Witney

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Victor Sen Yung (Hop Sing)

Guest Stars
Rod Cameron (Curtis Wade), Tom Lowell (Jabez Ludlow), DeForest Kelley (Tully), Stewart Moss (Aaron Bornstein), Warren Vanders (Hoke), James Noah (Sykes), Clay Tanner (Herb), David Pritchard (Pat), Peter Ritter (Hank), Richard Hale (Chief Winnemucca), Wolfe Barzell (Samuel Bornstein), Ben Wright (Spires), Bill Edwards (Hoffman), Robert Brubaker (DeVere), Roger Etienne (Fontaine), Bill Clark (Wilson)

Production Notes

• This episode and Ride the Wind ~ Part I were put together and released as a feature film in Europe and Australia
• Lorne Greene does a voice-over at the end of the episode

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Joe
• Ben mentions Adam briefly in this episode
• Ben mentions that Joe’s mother, Marie was alive at the time the ranch house was built
• Saloon: The Silver Dollar
• Location: Indian Wells Way Station

Season 7 (Episode 17)

Air Date: 16 January 1966

Writer: Paul Schneider

Director: William Witney

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Victor Sen Yung (Hop Sing)

Guest Stars
Victor Jory (Charles Ludlow), Rod Cameron (Curtis Wade), Tom Lowell (Jabez Ludlow), DeForest Kelley (Tully), Stewart Moss (Aaron Bornstein), Warren Vanders (Hoke), James Noah (Sykes), Clay Tanner (Herb), Robert Brubaker (DeVere), Gilbert Green (Jenson), Richard Hale (Chief Winnemucca), David Pritchard (Pat), Tom Lutz (Emmett Carver), Raymond Guth (Homer)

Notable Guest Stars

Rod Cameron

Victor Jory

Stewart Moss

Production Notes

• Location Scenes filmed at Incline Village, Lake Tahoe, Nevada
• This episode and Ride the Wind ~ Part II were put together and released as a feature film in Europe and Australia

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Joe
• Ben mentions Adam briefly during this episode