Bonanza

Season 7 (Episode 16)

Air Date: 9 January 1966

Writer: Michael Fisher

Director: William F. Claxton

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Victor Sen Yung (Hop Sing)

Guest Stars
Jose DeVega (Tatoo), Steve Gravers (Martinez), Trudy Ellison (Julie), Sarah Selby (Mrs. Flanner), Grandon Rhodes (Doctor), Ralph Moody (Old Indian)

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Hoss

Season 7 (Episode 15)

Air Date: 2 January 1966

Writer: Mort Thaw

Director: William F. Claxton

Synopsis
Joe has doubts about agreeing with fellow jury members in finding Terence O’Toole guilty of murder. He begins his own investigation to find out what really happened and finds out that not everybody has been telling the truth.

Recurring Actors/Characters
Ray Teal (Roy Coffee)

Guest Stars
Liam Sullivan (Terrence O’Toole), Margaret Mahoney (Molly Dimmer), Tim McIntire (Jeb Dimmer), Paul Birch (Porter), Paul Genge (Judge), Bern Hoffman (Bartender – Sam), Robert Carson (Jury Foreman)

Notable Guest Stars

Margaret Mahoney

Liam Sullivan

Production Notes

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

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Joe
• Saloon: The Silver Dollar
• Locations: Virginia City Courthouse; Virginia City Jail

Season 7 (Episode 14)

Air Date: 19 December 1965

Writer: William Blinn

Director: William F. Claxton

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Leif Erickson (Tom Caine), Clint Howard (Michael Thorpe), Rodolfo Acosta (Lijah), Simon Scott (Evan Thorpe), Harvey Stephens (Dr. Randall)

Notable Guest Stars

Rodolfo Acosta

Leif Erickson

Clint Howard

Production Notes

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

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Joe

Season 7 (Episode 13)

Air Date: 12 December 1965

Teleplay: William Blinn

Story: Suzanne Clauser

Director: Robert Totten

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Victor Sen Yung (Hop Sing)

Guest Stars
Eddie Hodges (Charles William “Skeeter” Dexter), Jacqueline Scott (Joy Dexter), Karl Swenson (Dr. Woods), Douglas Kennedy (Stoney), Robert Rothwell (Ranch Hand)

Notable Guest Stars

Eddie Hodges

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Hoss

Season 7 (Episode 12)

Air Date: 5 December 1965

Writer: William L. Stuart

Director: Gerd Oswald

Synopsis
Ben is called into to town to deputise for Roy Coffee, who has been injured while preventing an escape attempt. Hoss, who came in with his father is made deputy because Harry Lassiter’s family are out to stop his hanging. Harry’s mother and brother have threatened to kidnap one man every day for the next five days until Harry is released. If Harry’s sentence is carried out, the Lassiter family vows to kill every one of their hostages. It’s up to Ben, Hoss, and some of the men in Virginia City to find them and stop them before it’s too late.

Recurring Actors/Characters
Ray Teal (Roy Coffee)

Guest Stars
Marie Windsor (Elizabeth Lassiter), James Davidson (Carver Lassiter), Tom Drake (Kirt), John Hoyt (Major Sutcliffe), G.B. Atwater (L.B. Merrick), Douglas Henderson (Reverend Holmes), Stacy Harris (Judge Simpson), John Alderson (Gwylnedd), Jack Chaplain (Harry Lassiter), Bruce Mars (Johnny), William Tannen (Albee), Dan White (Weems), K.L. Smith (Deets)

Notable Guest Stars

G.B. Atwater

Tom Drake

John Hoyt

Marie Windsor

Episode Notes

• Ben is acting sheriff and Hoss is one of the deputies during this episode

Season 7 (Episode 11)

Air Date: 21 November 1965

Writer: Wally George

Director: R.G. Springsteen

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Tim Considine (Billy Penn), Royal Dano (Hank Penn), Keith London (Sam Cotterfield), Craig Curtis (Sport), Mike Ragan (Burkhart), Ray Hemphill (Shale), Janis Hansen (Millie)

Notable Guest Stars

Tim Considine

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Hoss
• The Cartwrights have a bull called Macho Seguno

Season 7 (Episode 10)

Air Date: 14 November 1965

Teleplay: Jo Pagano and Stephen Lord

Story: Stephen Lord

Director: Gerd Oswald

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Louise Sorel (Marie), Willard Sage (Wynn), Robert McQueeney (Sheriff Jeremy), Jean Engstrom (Francine), Michael Barrier (Luke), Grandon Rhodes (Doctor), Jean Del Val (Rene)

Notable Guest Stars

Louise Sore

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