Category:Bonanza – Season 7

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)

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Notable Guest Stars

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← Mighty is the Word

The Reluctant Rebel →

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)

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Notable Guest Stars

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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

 

← The Meredith Smith

The Strange One →

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)

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Notable Guest Stars

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Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Ben
• Ira Minton is Ben’s lawyer
• At least six months pass by during this episode
• Business: Palace Hotel

 

← Found Child

Mighty is the Word →

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)

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Notable Guest Stars

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Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Hoss

 

← Devil on Her Shoulder

The Meredith Smith →

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)

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Notable Guest Stars

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Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Ben

 

← The Lonely Runner

Found Child →

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)

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Notable Guest Stars

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Production Notes

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

 

← The Other Son

Devil on Her Shoulder →

Season 7 (Episode 4)

Air Date: 3 October 1965

Writer: Thomas Thompson

Director: William F. Claxton

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Ed Begley (Clint Watson), Tom Simcox (Andy Watson), Richard Evans (Ellis Watson)

Production Notes

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

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwrights: Ben and Joe
• Ben narrates part of this episode
• Adam is mentioned a few times during the episode
• Town: Placerville

 

← The Brass Box

The Lonely Runner →

Season 7 (Episode 3)

Air Date: 26 September 1965

Writer: Paul Schneider

Director: William F. Claxton

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Michael Dante (Miguel Ortega), Ramon Navarro (Jose Ortega), Adam Williams (Mueller), Sidney Smith (Minton), Roy Jenson (Harry), Bill Clark (Jim),  Grandon Rhodes (Doctor), Bruno Ve Sota (Bartender)

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Notable Guest Stars

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← The Dilemma

The Other Son →

Season 7 (Episode 2)

Air Date: 19 September 1965

Writers: John Hawkins and Ward Hawkins

Director: William F. Claxton

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Ray Teal (Roy Coffee)

Guest Stars
Tom Tully (Sundown Davis), Anthony Call (Billy Davis), Elizabeth Perry (Ruthie), Kelly Thordsen (Drugan), Walter Sande (Hamilton), John Hubbard (Doctor Snell), Dayton Lummis (Judge O’Hare), John Archer (Powell), Lincoln Demyan (Hicks)

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Notable Guest Stars

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Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Ben

 

← The Debt

The Brass Box →

Season 7 (Episode 1)

Air Date: 12 September 1965

Writer: William Blinn

Director: William F. Claxton

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Ray Teal (Roy Coffee)

Guest Stars
Tommy Sands (Wiley Kane), Brooke Bundy (Annie Kane), Ford Rainey (Sam Kane)

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Notable Guest Stars

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Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Joe

 

← Patchwork Man

The Dilemma →

Art Direction

• Hal Pereira
• Earl Hedrick

Assistant Director

• Don Daves: The Debt; The Dilemma; The Brass Box; Mighty is the Word; Five Sundowns to Sunup; To Kill a Buffalo; Ride the Wind – Part 2; The Code; Shining in Spain; The Unwritten Commandment; Big Shadow on the Land; Home from the Sea
• Nathan Barrager: The Lonely Runner; Devil On Her Shoulder; Found Child; The Reluctant Rebel; A Natural Wizard; Ride the Wind – Part 1
• Clancy Herne: Three Brides for Hoss; The Genius; The Fighters; The Last Mission
• George Walls: A Dollar’s Worth of Trouble

Casting Supervisor: William Maybery

Color Consultant: Edward P. Ancona Jr.

Director of Photography

• Haskell Boggs: The Debt; The Dilemma; The Brass Box; Mighty is the Word; Five Sundowns to Sunup; To Kill a Buffalo; Ride the Wind – Part 2; The Code; The Emperor Norton; Shining in Spain; The Unwritten Commandment; Big Shadow on the Land; Home from the Sea; A Dollar’s Worth of Trouble
• William F. Whitley: The Lonely Runner; Devil On Her Shoulder; Found Child; The Meredith Smith; The Reluctant Rebel; A Natural Wizard; Ride the Wind – Part 1; Destiny’s Child; Three Brides for Hoss; The Trouble with Jamie; The Genius; The Fighters; The Last Mission

Editor

• Everett Douglas: The Debt; Found Child; The Reluctant Rebel; To Kill a Buffalo; The Code; Shining in Spain; The Fighters; A Dollar’s Worth of Trouble
• Marvin Coil: The Dilemma; The Lonely Runner; Mighty is the Word; A Natural Wizard; Ride the Wind – Part 2; The Emperor Norton; Big Shadow on the Land
• Ellsworth Hoagland: The Brass Box; Devil On Her Shoulder; Five Sundowns to Sunup; Ride the Wind – Part 1; Three Brides for Hoss; The Genius; The Unwritten Commandment; Home from the Sea
• Maurice J. Harnish: The Last Mission

Hairstyle Supervision: Nellie Manley

Makeup Supervision: Wally Westmore

Music: David Rose

Set Decoration

• Robert Benton
• Grace Gregory

Sound Recording

• Lyle Figland
• Joel Moss

Story Consultant

• Denne Bart Petitclerc: The Debt; The Dilemma; The Brass Box; The Other Son; The Lonely Runner; Found Child; Mighty is the Word; The Reluctant Rebel; Five Sundowns to Sunup; A Natural Wizard; To Kill a Buffalo; Ride the Wind – Part 1; Ride the Wind – Part 2; Destiny’s Child; The Code; Three Brides for Hoss; The Emperor Norton; Her Brother’s Keeper; The Trouble with Jamie; Shining in Spain; The Genius; The Unwritten Commandment; Big Shadow on the Land; The Fighters; Home from the Sea; The Last Mission; A Dollar’s Worth of Trouble
• Jo Pagano: Devil On Her Shoulder; Found Child; The Meredith Smith; Mighty is the Word; The Strange One; Five Sundowns to Sunup

Wardrobe Supervision

• Dario Piazza: To Kill a Buffalo; Ride the Wind – Part 1; Ride the Wind – Part 2

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Created by David Dortort

Producer: David Dortort

Associate Producer: James W. Lane

Production Manager: Kent McCray

Song: “Bonanza” by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans

Processed by Consolidated Film Industries

Filmed at Paramount Studios, Hollywood, California

Episodes Copyright: 1965 (1-14), 1966 (15-33)

TV Ratings (USA): 31.8 (No. 1) Estimated Audience: 17,124,300

NBC Television Network Presentation

 

← Season 6

Season 8 →

Other Recurring Characters

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Hop Sing (Victor Sen Yung)

Episodes
A Natural Wizard; To Kill a Buffalo; Ride the Wind ~ Part I; Ride the Wind ~ Part II; Three Brides for Hoss; The Emperor Norton; The Trouble with Jamie; The Fighters; Home from the Sea; The Last Mission; A Dollar’s Worth of Trouble

 

 

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Roy Coffee (Ray Teal)

• Virginia City Sheriff

Episodes
The Debt; The Dilemma; The Lonely Runner; Found Child; Five Sundowns to Sunup; A Dublin Lad; Destiny’s Child; The Emperor Norton; The Trouble with Jamie; A Dollar’s Worth of Trouble

 

← Season 6

Season 8 →