Bonanza – Season 5

Bonanza – Walter and the Outlaws

Season 5 (Episode 34)

Air Date: 24 May 1964

Writer: Lois Hire

Director: Ralph E. Black

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Arthur Hunnicutt (Obie), Steve Brodie (Macy), James Luisi (Willard), Vic Werber (Teague)


Notable Guest Stars

Steve BrodieSteve Brodie
Arthur HunnicuttArthur Hunnicutt
James LuisiJames Luisi

Production Notes

Episode Notes

  • Featured Cartwright: Hoss
  • The year in this episode is 1859 since it’s been sixteen years since Obie last saw his sister in 1843

 

← Triangle Invention of a Gunfighter →

Bonanza – Triangle

Season 5 (Episode 33)

Air Date: 17 May 1964

Writer: Frank Cleaver

Director: Tay Garnett

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Guy Williams (Will Cartwright), Kathie Browne (Laura Dayton), Katie Sweet (Peggy Dayton)

Guest Stars
Grandon Rhodes (Doctor)

Production Notes

  • The fourth of four episodes featuring Laura Dayton and her daughter Peggy
  • The fifth of five episodes featuring Will Cartwright

Episode Notes

  • Featured Cartwrights: Adam and Will
  • Eleven months have past since the events in The Waiting Game

 

← The Pressure Game Walter and the Outlaws →

Bonanza – The Pressure Game

Season 5 (Episode 32)

Air Date: 10 May 1964

Writer: Don Tait

Director: Tay Garnett

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Guy Williams (Will Cartwright), Kathie Browne (Laura Dayton), Katie Sweet (Peggy Dayton)

Guest Stars
Joan Blondell (Lillian “Aunt Lil” Manfred), Charles Bateman (Rick Bonner), Robert Karnes (Jeff Bonner), Bern Hoffman (Sam the Bartender), Grandon Rhodes (Doctor), Dee Carroll (Townswoman)


Notable Guest Stars

Joan BlondellJoan Blondell

Production Notes

  • Michael Landon does not appear in this episode
  • The fourth of five episodes featuring Will Cartwright
  • The third of four episodes featuring Laura Dayton and her daughter Peggy

Episode Notes

  • Featured Cartwrights: Adam and Will
  • VC Business: Sam Kiley’s Saloon/Restaurant
  • VC Event: Annual Independence Day Picnic – Donnevan Flats

 

← The Dark Past Triangle →

Bonanza – The Dark Past

Season 5 (Episode 31)

Air Date: 3 May 1964

Writer: William Bruckner

Director: Murray Golden

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Dennis Hopper (Dev Farnum), Susan Seaforth (Holly Burnside), Ron Starr (Jamey Boy Briggs), Lewis Charles (Wetzell), Jim Boles (Pete Burnside)


Notable Guest Stars

Dennis Hopper Dennis Hopper
Susan Seaforth HayesSusan Seaforth

Episode Notes

  • Featured Cartwright: Ben and Joe
  • Business: Murphy’s Rooming House

 

← Enter Thomas Bowers The Pressure Game →

Bonanza – Enter Thomas Bowers

Season 5 (Episode 30)

Air Date: 26 April 1964

Writers: Jessica Benson and Murray Golden

Director: Murray Golden

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Ray Teal (Sheriff Roy Coffee)

Guest Stars
William Marshall (Thomas Bowers), Kelly Thordsen (Sam Cahill), Alice Frost (Mrs. Gable), Ken Renard (Jed), Ena Hartman (Caroline), Jason Wingreen (Luke), J. Edward McKinley (Charlie Simpson), Robert P. Lieb (Mr. Walker), Jeanne Determann (Middle-aged Woman), George Petrie (Hotel Clerk), Don Washbrook (Telegrapher – Donnie), Russ Bender (Station Master), Dorothy Neumann (Townswoman), Robert Adler (Station Master)


Notable Guest Stars

William MarshallWilliam Marshall

Episode Notes

  • Featured Cartwright: Hoss
  • Organisation: Virginia City Culture Society
  • VC Business: Anderson General Store

 

← The Companeros The Dark Past →

Bonanza – The Companeros

Season 5 (Episode 29)

Air Date: 19 April 1964

Writers: Ken Pettus and John Hawkins

Director: William F. Claxton

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Guy Williams (Will Cartwright)

Guest Stars
Frank Silvera (Mateo Ibara), Faith Domergue (Carla Ibara), Rico Alaniz (Juan Pacheco), Anthony Carbone (Vincente), Rodolfo Hoyos (Luis), Pepe Hern (Maximo), Roy Engel (Doctor), Joe Yrigoyen (Santos)


Notable Guest Stars

Faith DomergueFaith Domergue
Frank SilveraFrank Silvera>

Production Notes

  • Pernell Roberts and Dan Blocker do not appear in this episode
  • The third of five episodes featuring Will Cartwright

 

← A Pink Cloud Comes from Old Cathay Enter Thomas Bowers →

Bonanza – A Pink Cloud Comes from Old Cathay

Season 5 (Episode 28)

Air Date: 12 April 1964

Writer: Lewis Clay

Director: Don McDougall

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Victor Sen Yung (Hop Sing)

Guest Stars
Marlo Thomas (Tai Lee), Benson Fong (Na Shan), Philip Ahn (Wang Sai), William Fawcett (Rafe), Mike Ragan (Rod), Phil Chambers (Mr. Tindle)


Notable Guest Stars

Philip AhnPhilip Ahn
Marlo ThomasMarlo Thomas

Episode Notes

  • Featured Cartwright: Hoss

 

← The Roper The Companeros →

Bonanza – The Roper

Season 5 (Episode 27)

Air Date: 5 April 1964

Writer: Peter Packer

Director: John Florea

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Guy Williams (Will Cartwright), Ray Teal (Sheriff Roy Coffee)

Guest Stars
Scott Marlowe (Lee Hewitt), Julie Sommars (Emma Hewitt), James Beck (Dolph), John Hubbard (Doctor), Corey Allen (Lt. Bower), Donald Elson (Ed Wharton), Barbara Morrison (Kate Wharton), Armand Alzamora (Fletch), Stephen Holmes (Charlie)


Notable Guest Stars

Julie SommarsJulie Sommars

Production Notes

  • The second of five episodes featuring Will Cartwright

Episode Notes

  • Featured Cartwright: Will

 

← The Saga of Muley Jones A Pink Cloud Comes from Old Cathay →

Bonanza – The Saga of Muley Jones

Season 5 (Episode 26)

Air Date: 29 March 1964

Teleplay: Robert V. Barron

Story: Alex Sharp and Robert V. Barron

Director: John Florea

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Ray Teal (Sheriff Roy Coffee)

Guest Stars
Bruce Yarnell (Muley Jones), Jesse White (Eskey), Jerome Cowan (Mr. Thornbridge), Strother Martin (Yuri), Ken Drake (Brave Pony), Ralph Moody (Chief White Bear), Bern Hoffman (Bartender), Billy M. Greene (Stranger in Saloon)


Notable Guest Stars

Strother MartinStrother Martin
Jesse WhiteJesse White
Bruce YarnellBruce Yarnell

Production Notes

  • Pernell Roberts and Michael Landon do not appear in this episode
  • The first of two episodes featuring the Cartwrights’ cousin Muley Jones
  • Songs: Believe Me, if All Those Endearing Young Charms (1808); Wait for the Wagon (1850); Beautiful Dreamer (1864)

Episode Notes

  • Featured Cartwright: Hoss

 

← Return to Honor The Roper →

Bonanza – Return to Honor

Season 5 (Episode 25)

Air Date: 22 March 1964

Writer: Jack Turley

Director: Don McDougall

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Guy Williams (Will Cartwright)

Guest Stars
Arch Johnson (Butler), Robert Wilke (Marshal Hollister), Gregg Palmer (Gannett), Hugh Sanders (Dr. Moore), I. Stanford Jolley (Liveryman), Bill Clark (Jenner), James Tartan (Townsman), Ralph Montgomery (Bartender)


Notable Guest Stars

Arch JohnsonArch Johnson
Robert J. WilkeRobert Wilke

Production Notes

  • First of five episodes where Guy Williams plays the nephew of Ben Cartwright
  • This episode introduced Guy Williams as Ben’s nephew Will Cartwright. He was intended to be a possible replacement for Pernell Roberts, who was considering leaving at that time.

Episode Notes

  • Featured Cartwrights: Ben and Will

 

← No Less a Man The Saga of Muley Jones →

Bonanza – No Less a Man

Season 5 (Episode 24)

Air Date: 15 March 1964

Writer: Jerry Adelman

Director: Don McDougall

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Ray Teal (Sheriff Roy Coffee)

Guest Stars
John Kellogg (Wagner), Parley Baer (Frank Amistead), Bill Zuckert (Browning), Justin Smith (Carter), Ed Faulkner (Green Shirted Bank Robber), Ed Prentiss (Banker), Billy Corcoran (Jerry Wilson), Bill Clark (Bank Robber), Adrienne Marden (Mrs. Wilson), Joseph Breen (Townsman), Rush Williams (Townsman), Bob Miles (Bank Robber)

Episode Notes

  • Featured Cartwright: Adam

 

← The Pure Truth Return to Honor →