Bonanza – Honest John

Season 12 (Episode 13)

Air Date: 20 December 1970

Writer: Arthur Heinemann

Director: Lewis Allen

Synopsis

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

Guest Stars
Jack Elam (John), Bucklind Beery (Luke)


Notable Guest Stars

Jack ElamJack Elam

Episode Notes

  • Featured Cartwrights: Ben and Hoss
  • Featured Character: Jamie

 

← The Impostors For a Young Lady →

Bonanza – The Impostors

Season 12 (Episode 12)

Air Date: 13 December 1970

Writer: Robert Vincent Wright

Director: Lewis Allen

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Bing Russell (Deputy Clem)

Guest Stars
Strother Martin (Joad Bruder), Anthony James (Willie), Diane Shalet (Mrs. Bud York), William Lucking (Gabe Leroy), Jarion Monroe (Cass), Jim Raymond (Deputy Harris), Harry Harvey (Bixle), Robert Ridgely (Marley), Larry W. Finley (Petey), Anthony Colti (Randy Bruder)


Notable Guest Stars

Anthony JamesAnthony James
William LuckingWilliam Lucking

Episode Notes

  • Featured Cartwrights: Hoss and Joe

 

← The Luck of Pepper Shannon Honest John →

Bonanza – The Luck of Pepper Shannon

Season 12 (Episode 11)

Air Date: 22 November 1970

Teleplay: John Hawkins

Story: John Hawkins, George Schenck and William Marks

Director: Nick Webster

Synopsis

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

Guest Stars
Neville Brand (Pepper Shannon), Walter Brooke (Corey), Dan Tobin (Mills), Arthur Peterson (Donovan), Harry Holcombe (Doctor Harris), Raymond Guth (Jones)


Notable Guest Stars

Neville BrandNeville Brand
Dan TobinDan Tobin

 

← El Jefe The Impostors →

Bonanza – El Jefe

Season 12 (Episode 10)

Air Date: 15 November 1970

Teleplay: Ken Pettus

Story: Dick McDonagh

Director: William F. Claxton

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Victor Sen Yung (Hop Sing)

Guest Stars
Rodolfo Acosta (Sheriff Rodolfo Aranda), Warren Stevens (Owen Driscoll), Jaime Sanchez (Ramon Cardenas), Anna Navarro (Sara), Shug Fisher (Toler), Troy Melton (Graves), Bill Shannon (Brady), Alex Sharp (Truitt), Pepe Hern (Rojas)


Notable Guest Stars

Rodolfo AcostaRodolfo Acosta
Anna NavarroAnna Navarro

Episode Notes

  • Featured Cartwrights: Hoss and Ben
  • Business: Driscoll Mining & Mill Co. Prince River, Nevada

 

← The Love Child The Luck of Pepper Shannon →

Bonanza – The Love Child

Season 12 (Episode 9)

1971 Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition – For a Series or a Single Program of a Series (First Year of Music’s Use Only) – Winner
David Rose (Composer)

Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for Entertainment Programming – For a Series or a Single Program of a Series – Nominee
Ted Voigtlander

Air Date: 8 November 1970

Writer: Michael Landon

Director: Michael Landon

Synopsis

Recurring Actors (Characters)
Victor Sen Yung (Hop Sing)

Guest Stars
Carol Lawson (Etta), Michael-James Wixted (Scott), Will Geer (Jack Randolph), David Bond (Doctor), Josephine Hutchinson (Martha Randolph)


Notable Guest Stars

Josephine HutchinsonJosephine Hutchinson

Production Notes

  • Michael Landon re-used this script in 1985 for the Highway to Heaven episode “A Child of God”

Episode Notes

  • Featured Cartwright: Ben
  • Featured Character: Jamie

 

← Thornton’s Account El Jefe →

Bonanza – Thornton’s Account

Season 12 (Episode 8)

Air Date: 1 November 1970

Writer: Preston Wood

Director: William F. Claxton

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Gregory Walcott (Ed Thornton), Carl Reindel (Frank Wells), Heather Menzies (Martha Thornton), Chick Chandler (Doctor), Harlan Warde (Tom Boyle), Darrell Larson (Brian), Ken Mayer (Sheriff), Scott Walker (Blue), Jerry Gatlin (Harvey)


Notable Guest Stars

Heather MenziesHeather Menzies
Gregory WalcottGregory Walcott

Episode Notes

  • Featured Cartwrights: Joe and Ben

 

← The Trouble with Trouble The Love Child →

Bonanza – The Trouble with Trouble

Season 12 (Episode 7)

Air Date: 25 October 1970

Writer: Jack B. Sowards

Director: Herschel Daugherty

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Gene Evans (Montana Perkins), G.D. Spradlin (Chip), E.J. Andre (Judge), Jeff Morris (Matthew Brody), Hal Holmes (Mark), Ray Young (Reverend Brody), Edgar Daniels (Tom Blackwell), Don Hanmer (Fred), Lane Bradford (Jack Clanton), Chanin Hale (Lily), Bobo Lewis (1st Lady), Athena Lorde (2nd Lady), E.A. Sirianni (Jethro), Sunshine Parker (Wally), Bobby Riha (Eben)


Notable Guest Stars

Gene EvansGene Evans

Episode Notes

  • Featured Cartwrights: Hoss and Joe
  • Town: Trouble

 

← Gideon the Good Thornton’s Account →

Bonanza – Gideon the Good

Season 12 (Episode 6)

Air Date: 18 October 1970

Writer: Ken Pettus

Director: Herschel Daugherty

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Richard Kiley (Sheriff Gideon Yates), Terry Moore (Lydia Yates), Carmen Zapata (Maria), John Himes (Dr. Myles), Wes Bishop (Hicks), Allen Emerson (Pike Rogers), A Martinez (Luis)


Notable Guest Stars

Richard KileyRichard Kiley
A MartinezA Martinez
Terry MooreTerry Moore
Carmen ZapataCarmen Zapata

Episode Notes

  • Featured Cartwright: Joe
  • Towns: Black River; Warbonnet

 

← The Power of Life and Death The Trouble with Trouble →

Bonanza – The Power of Life and Death

Season 12 (Episode 5)

Air Date: 11 October 1970

Writer: Joel Murcott

Director: Leo Penn

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Lou Frizzell (Dusty Rhodes)

Guest Stars
Rupert Crosse (Davis), Larry Ward (Sheriff), Ted Gehring (Matt), Tina Menard (Mexican Woman)


Notable Guest Stars

Rupert CrosseRupert Crosse

Production Notes

  • Location Scenes Filmed at Old Tucson, Tucson, Arizona

Episode Notes

  • Featured Cartwrights: Ben and Joe

 

← The Wagon Gideon the Good →

Bonanza – The Wagon

Season 12 (Episode 4)

Air Date: 4 October 1970

Writer: Ken Pettus

Director: James Neilson

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Bing Russell (Sheriff Clem)

Guest Stars
Denver Pyle (Price Buchanan), Salome Jens (Madge Tucker), Jonathan Lippe (Kyte), Lee Jay Lambert (Jase), Stuart Randall (Sheriff Brody), Bob Vanselow (Fred Quinn), George Murdock (Luis Getty)


Notable Guest Stars

Salome JensSalome Jens
George MurdockGeorge Murdock

Episode Notes

  • Featured Cartwright: Hoss
  • Town: Yucca Wells

 

← The Weary Willies The Power of Life and Death →

Bonanza – The Weary Willies

Season 12 (Episode 3)

Air Date: 27 September 1970

Writer: Robert Pirosh

Director: Leo Penn

Synopsis

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

Guest Stars
Richard Thomas (Billy), Lee Purcell (Angie), Lonny Chapman (Colter), Elisha Cook (Marcus), Mayf Nutter (Pelletin), Kevin Tighe (Krulak), Scott Graham (Trimble), David Hayward (Hurley), Remo Pisani (Bartender), Stacy Keach (Farmer), Harry Holcombe (Doctor)


Notable Guest Stars

Lonny ChapmanLonny Chapman
Elisha CookElisha Cook
Lee PurcellLee Purcell
Richard ThomasRichard Thomas
Kevin TigheKevin Tighe

Production Notes

  • Songs: Man Passing Through, Blood Brothers and It Won’t Be Very Long by Michael Martin Murphey and Owens Boomer Castleman. Vocals by Michael Martin Murphey

Episode Notes

  • Featured Cartwrights: Ben and Joe

 

← A Matter of Faith The Wagon →

Bonanza – A Matter of Faith

Season 12 (Episode 2)

Air Date: 20 September 1970

Teleplay: Jack B. Sowards and John Hawkins

Story: D.C. Fontana

Director: William Wiard

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Lou Frizzell (Dusty Rhodes)

Guest Stars
Jack Collins (Mayor Corey), Geoffrey Lewis (Rogers), Michael Hinn (Garrison), Bruce Gordon (Scott)


Notable Guest Stars

Geoffrey LewisGeoffrey Lewis

Production Notes

  • First appearance of Mitch Vogel as Jamie Hunter

Episode Notes

  • Featured Cartwright: Ben
  • Featured Character: Jamie

 

← The Night Virginia City Died The Weary Willies →