Bonanza

Season 14 (Episode 7)

Air Date: 31 October 1972

Writer: Stanley Roberts

Director: Leo Penn

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Bing Russell (Clem)

Guest Stars
Ken Howard (Samuel Clemens/Mark Twain), Dana Elcar (Mr. Merrick), Philip Kenneally (McNabb), Walter Burke (Campbell), Richard Bull (Mr. Goodman), Wayne Heffley (Bert), Stacy Keach, Sr. (H.B. Prentiss), Staats Cotsworth (Judge Hale), Harlan Warde (Solicitor George Osgood), Curt Conway (Caldwell), Arthur Peterson (Martin), Britt Leach (Postal Clerk), Victor Izay (Foreman), Owen Bush (Station Agent), Sean Kelly (Petey)

Notable Guest Stars

Richard Bull

Dana Elcar

Ken Howard

Production Notes

• First episode to be filmed for Season 14
• This is the third of three episodes that feature Samuel Clemens/Mark Twain
• Quote at the beginning of the episode: “The first twenty-six graves in the Virginia City Cemetery were occupied by murdered men.” – Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain)

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Ben

Season 14 (Episode 6)

Air Date: 24 October 1972

Writer: Joel Murcott

Director: Nicholas Colasanto

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Sian Barbara Allen (Teresa Burnside), James Olson (Vance), Albert Salmi (Stretch), Murray MacLeod (Zachariah Burnside), Douglas Dirkson (Gabe)

Notable Guest Stars

Sian Barbara Allen

James Olson

Albert Salmi

Production Notes

• Former Title: The Sound of Tomorrow
• David Canary and Tim Matheson do not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Ben
• Hoss is referred to briefly during this episode
• Town: Rio Lobo

Season 14 (Episode 5)

Air Date: 10 October 1972

Writer: Jack B. Sowards

Director: Leo Penn

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Bing Russell (Clem)

Guest Stars
Ronny Cox (Lucas), Charles Dierkop (Shorty), Jeff Morris (Tulsa), Carol Vogel (Amy), Chuck Hayward (Guard), Bill Clark (Man)

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Ben
• Featured Character: Griff
• Locations: Nevada State Prison; Seminole Canyon

Season 14 (Episode 4)

Air Date: 3 October 1972

Writer: Robert Pirosh

Director: Lewis Allen

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Aldo Ray (Mr. Isaac), Gregory Walcott (Will Cooper), Marco St. John (Johnny Plank), Denver Pyle (Warden), Barney Phillips (Asa Calhoun), Bob Delegall (Willie Noon), William Paterson (Mr. Vannerman), Noble Willingham (Mr. Kirby), William Bryant (Governor Jim), Biff Manard (Scoggins), Morton Lewis (Idaho), Red Morgan (Kelly), Charles Wagenheim (Donovan), Nolan Leary (Old Charlie)

Notable Guest Stars

Aldo Ray

Gregory Walcott

Production Notes

• Former Titles: Day of Disaster and The Red Shirts
• First appearance of Tim Matheson as Griff King
• Mitch Vogel does not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Ben
• Featured Characters: Candy and Griff
• Location: Nevada State Prison

Season 14 (Episode 3)

Air Date: 26 September 1972

Writer: Douglas Day Stewart

Director: Alf Kjellin

Synopsis

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

Guest Stars
Ronny Howard (Ted Hoag), Ed Bakey (Lumis), William Bramley (Harlan Mueller), Biff Elliot (Harley Lewis), Sean Kelly (Josh Adams), Nicholas Beauvy (Ron Lewis), Jeff Smart (Sonny Mueller), Jimmy Van Patten (Corky Sibley), Al Barker Jr. (Billy Newton), James Chandler (George Adams), Pitt Herbert (Mr. Cropin), John Zaremba (Judge), Ivan Bonar (Preacher), Sam Javis (Bailiff), William Challee (Stableman), Harry Basch (Prosecutor), Jim Moore (Ray), Phyllis Love (Miss Griggs)

Notable Guest Stars

Ronny Howard

Sean Kelly

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Jamie
• Ben mentions burying a son recently

Season 14 (Episode 2)

Air Date: 19 September 1972

Writer: Don Ingalls

Director: Nick Webster

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Robert Lansing (John Dundee), Fionnuala Flanagan (Elizabeth Dundee), Warren Kemmerling (Sheriff Garth), Len Lesser (Fancher), Roydon Clark (Bartlett), Ed Long (Anders), Harry Harvey, Sr. (Sangster), Henry Oliver (Telegrapher)

Notable Guest Stars

Fionnuala Flanagan

Warren Kemmerling

Robert Lansing

Production Notes

• The majority of filming was done on location at Sonora

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Ben
• Location: Nevada State Prison

Season 14 (Episode 1)

Air Date: 12 September 1972

Writer: Michael Landon

Director: Michael Landon

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Bing Russell (Sheriff Clem Foster)

Guest Stars
Bonnie Bedelia (Alice Harper), Andy Robinson (John Harper), Roy Jenson (Mr. Hanley), Robert Doyle (Sloan), Lee de Broux (Krater), Jay Jones (Carver), Ivan Bonar (The Minister), Joan Lemmo (Gloria), Helen Kleeb (Miss Grayson), John J. Fox (Jack), William Challee (Jake)

Notable Guest Stars

Bonnie Bedelia

Andy Robinson

Production Notes

• Original Title: Hoss’ Dream
• This episode was originally written for Dan Blocker but after Blocker’s death, Michael Landon was forced to rewrite it for his own character
• This episode also marked the return of the original theme music after two seasons
• This episode originally aired as a two hour episode. It was later shown as two parts for syndication purposes.
• Elements of the David Rose musical score to this episode were later used in Little House on the Prairie and Highway to Heaven

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Joe

Season 13 (Episode 26)

Air Date: 2 April 1972

Writer: Stanley Roberts

Director: Lewis Allen

Synopsis

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

Guest Stars
Greg Mullavey (Jordan), Kate Jackson (Ellen), William Mims (Williams), Jack Collins (Mayor Harlow), William Bramley (Dan Fowler), Bill Zuckert (Matt Fowler), Harlan Warde (Solicitor George Osgood), Harry Holcombe (Dr. Martin), Eddie Ryder (Clerk), Gene Dynarski (Wheeler), Dave Cass (Deputy Coghlan), Richard X. Slattery (Henderson)

Notable Guest Stars

William Bramley

Kate Jackson

Greg Mullavey

Production Notes

• This is the second of two episodes that feature Bradley Meredith (A Deck of Aces)
• Lorne Greene also played the part of Bradley Meredith
• Final appearance of Dan Blocker as Hoss Cartwright
• Final appearance of Ray Teal as Sheriff Roy Coffee

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Ben
• Town: San Francisco

Season 13 (Episode 25)

Air Date: 26 March 1972

Writer: Joseph Bonaduce

Director: William Wiard

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Alan Oppenheimer (Darius Dalrymple), Loretta Swit (Ellen Sue Carpenter), Anne Seymour (Miss Frost), Dan Tobin (Blakely), Ernest Sarracino (Frenchy), Fran Ryan (Widow Lucas), Harry Hickox (Mr. Turner), Beverlee Reed (Dance Hall Girl), Stuart Nisbet (Sheriff), James Rawley (Telegraph Operator), Richard Stahl (Snedaker)

Notable Guest Stars

Loretta Swit

Episode Notes

• Saloons: Trails End; Golden Spur
• Sign: Upright Nev. ~ A GOOD PLACE TO BRING KIDS UP RIGHT

Season 13 (Episode 24)

Air Date: 19 March 1972

Teleplay: William D. Gordon

Story: Ward Hawkins and William D. Gordon

Director: Herschel Daugherty

Synopsis

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

Guest Stars
Suzanne Pleshette (Rose Becket/Katie Summers/Mrs. Ransom), Jon Cypher (Colonel Cody Ransom), Hurd Hatfield (Major Donahue), John Perak (McCleod), Wayne Sutherlin (Thibideaux), Edward Knight (Sgt. Brown), Stephen Coit (Plummer), Biff Manard (Hartsfield), Richard Ryal (Boardman), Reid Smith (Wells), Robert Ridgely (Liscomb), Jay Jones (Twohy), Jodie Foster (Bluebird Ransom)

Notable Guest Stars

Jon Cypher

Jodie Foster

Production Notes

• Final episode to be filmed featuring Dan Blocker and Ray Teal

Season 13 (Episode 23)

Air Date: 12 March 1972

Writer: Michael Landon

Director: Michael Landon

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Strother Martin (Cole Younger), Chuck McCann (Lonnie Younger), Henry Jones (Sheriff), Ken Lynch (Warden), James Jeter (Stage Guard), John Steadman (Sam), William Challee (Pa Younger), Ted Gehring (Bart Younger)

Notable Guest Stars

Henry Jones

Strother Martin

Chuck McCann

Production Notes

• Michael Landon revised this later as the Little House on the Prairie episode “The Older Brothers”
• Hoss sings a little during this episode – Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair by Stephen Foster (1854)

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Hoss
• Sheriff Barton reads two dime novels during this episode: Badmen of the West and The Outlaw of Hangman’s Gulch
• Towns: Silver Hill; Barton
• Location: Grants Prison

Season 13 (Episode 22)

Air Date: 5 March 1972

Writer: Michael Landon

Director: Michael Landon

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Bing Russell (Deputy Clem)

Guest Stars
Roscoe Lee Browne (Joshua), William Watson (Zack), Robert Doyle (Clem), Edward Crawford (Jonah Morgan), Jeff Morris (Hal), Dick Farnsworth (Troy), Claudia Bryar (Martha), Sean Kelly (Billy), Harry Holcombe (Dr. Martin), Beverly Carter (Alice), Napoleon Whiting (Bert), Joseph Perry (Sheriff Tyson)

Notable Guest Stars

Roscoe Lee Browne

Harry Holcombe

William Watson

Production Notes

• This episode was later re-worked by Michael Landon into the Little House on the Prairie episode “He Was Only Twelve”

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwrights: Joe and Jamie