Category:Bonanza – Season 8

Season 8 (Episode 23)

Air Date: 19 February 1967

Writer: Joel Murcott

Director: Gerd Oswald

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Victor Sen Yung (Hop Sing)

Guest Stars
Diane Baker (Mary Wharton), Paul Richards (Russ Wharton), Dennis Cross (Monk), Raymond Guth (Goliath), Robert Brubaker (Lassiter)

Notable Guest Stars

Diane Baker

Paul Richards

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Ben

Season 8 (Episode 22)

Air Date: 12 February 1967

Teleplay: John Hawkins and Jack Turley

Story: Jack Turley

Director: William F. Claxton

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Ray Teal (Roy Coffee)

Guest Stars
Henry Darrow (Amigo), Gregory Walcott (Capt. John Fenner), Warren Kemmerling (Hartley), Anna Navarro (Consuelo), Tim Herbert (Mosquito), Grandon Rhodes (Dr. Martin), Robert J. Stevenson (Benton), Troy Melton (Carson)

Notable Guest Stars

Henry Darrow

Anna Navarro

Production Notes

• Dan Blocker does not appear in this episode
• The role of Amigo was originally written for Sammy Davis, Jr.

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwrights: Ben and Joe
• This episode is set sometime after the end of the Civil War

Season 8 (Episode 21)

Air Date: 5 February 1967

Writer: Joel Murcott

Director: Lewis Allen

Synopsis

Guest Stars
John Ericson (Wade Hollister), Jason Evers (Tom Blackwell), Elizabeth Rogers (Ellie Sue Blackwell), Kevin Hagen (Sheriff King), Kerry MacLane (Benjie Blackwell), Lindsay Workman (Doc Jensen), Richard Hale (Neal Hollister), Lory Patrick (Rita)

Notable Guest Stars

John Ericson

Elizabeth Rogers

Lindsay Workman

Production Notes

• Dan Blocker does not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Joe

Season 8 (Episode 20)

Air Date: 29 January 1967

Writer: Frank Chase

Director: Gerd Oswald

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Leslie Nielsen (Sheriff Paul Rowen), Nancy Malone (Catherine Rowen), Jack Lambert (Landers), Bill Fletcher (Tollar), Douglas Henderson (Dr. Evens), Cal Bartlett (Garrett), Frankie Kabott (Timmy Rowen), Percy Helton (Bleeker)

Notable Guest Stars

Nancy Malone

Leslie Nielsen

Production Notes

• Dan Blocker and Michael Landon do not appear in this episode
• Leslie Nielsen previously studied acting under Lorne Greene in their home country, Canada

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Ben
• Towns: Concho; Minden

Season 8 (Episode 19)

Air Date: 22 January 1967

Writers: Herbert Kastle and John Hawkins

Director: William F. Claxton

Synopsis

Guest Stars
John Saxon (Steven Friday), Ford Rainey (Judge Wyllit), James Davidson (Cole Berry), Robert Phillips (Ned Jakes), Robert McQueeney (Enos Low), Robert Christopher (Clerk), Willard Sage (Sheriff), Nelson Leigh (Dr. Geis), Ken Drake (Charlie)

Notable Guest Stars

John Saxon

Production Notes

• Lorne Greene and Dan Blocker do not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Joe

Season 8 (Episode 18)

Air Date: 15 January 1967

Writer: Robert V. Barron

Director: William F. Claxton

Synopsis

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

Guest Stars
Lola Albright (Dolly Bantree), Jack Elam (Buford Buckelew), Paul Brinegar (Rev Buckelew), Richard Devon (Blackie Wells), Robert B. Williams (Searcy)

Notable Guest Stars

Paul Brinegar

Richard Devon

Jack Elam

Production Notes

• Songs: Your Handsome Feet; Oh Dear! What Can the Matter Be? (1792); Aura Lee (an American Civil War song written by W. W. Fosdick (words) and George R. Poulton (music)); Oh! I Should Like to Marry

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Hoss
• Saloon: The Gilded Lily

Season 8 (Episode 17)

Air Date: 8 January 1967

Writer: Richard Wendley

Director: Lewis Allen

Synopsis

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

Guest Stars
Beau Bridges (Horace), Lurene Tuttle (Mrs. Cutler), Shirley Bonne (Sally Bristol), Roy Roberts (George Bristol), Anthony Costello (Cliff)

Notable Guest Stars

Beau Bridges

Lurene Tuttle

Production Notes

• This is the first of two appearances by Roy Roberts as George Bristol

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Joe

Season 8 (Episode 16)

Air Date: 1 January 1967

Writer: Alex Sharp

Director: William F. Claxton

Synopsis
Joe and Hoss go into business as rabbit fur producers much to the chagrin of Ben. However, when the time comes to get the rabbit fur, Joe and Hoss find out that they have let themselves in for more than they bargained for.

Recurring Actors/Characters
Victor Sen Yung (Hop Sing)

Guest Stars
Dub Taylor (Barlow), Chubby Johnson (Clyde), Chick Chandler (Nate Swenson), Phil Chambers (Storekeeper)

Notable Guest Stars

Dub Taylor

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwrights: Joe and Hoss
• Ben’s birthday occurs during the course of events in this episode

Season 8 (Episode 15)

Air Date: 25 December 1966

Writer: Thomas Thompson

Director: Gerd Oswald

Synopsis

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

Guest Stars
Wayne Newton (Andy Walker), Jack Oakie (Thaddeus Cade), Mary Wickes (Hattie Mainwaring), Dabbs Greer (Sam Bryant), Dean Michaels (Mike)

Notable Guest Stars

Wayne Newton

Jack Oakie

Mary Wickes

Production Notes

• Songs: Fare Thee Well Joe Clark, Sweet Betsy from Pike (1858), Looking Through a Tear (1965), Home Is Where I Wanna Be On Christmas (1966), Silent Night (1818) and Jingle Bells (1857)

Episode Notes

• Business: Overland Stage Lines
• Location: Virginia City Orphanage Fund Headquarters

Season 8 (Episode 14)

Air Date: 18 December 1966

Teleplay: Mort Thaw and Mary Terri Taylor

Story: Mary Terri Taylor and Thomas Thompson

Director: William Witney

Synopsis

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

Guest Stars
Janet De Gore (Allie Miller), Michael Witney (Jess Miller), Teddy Quinn (Tommy Miller), Frank Puglia (Brother Nicholas), Jorge Moreno (Waiter), Grandon Rhodes (Doctor), Rodolfo Hoyos Jr. (Police Chief)

Notable Guest Stars

Grandon Rhodes

Teddy Quinn

Production Notes

• The outdoor scenes for this episodes was filmed at Janns Conejo Ranch

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwrights: Ben and Hoss
• Allie’s father according to Ben was the best ranch foreman he ever had. Allie was bought up on the Ponderosa and considers it home.
• Tommy is seven years old and Jess Miller is his stepfather
• Brother Nicholas is a monk
• Business: Overland Stage Lines
• Town: Elm City

Season 8 (Episode 13)

Air Date: 4 December 1966

Writer: Walter Black

Director: William F. Claxton

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Joanne Linville (Maggie Dowling), Ron Hayes (Jarrod Wilson), Jeff Corey (Tuck Dowling)

Notable Guest Stars

Jeff Corey

Ron Hayes

Joanne Linville

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Joe

Season 8 (Episode 12)

Air Date: 27 November 1966

Writer: Herman Hoffman

Director: Herman Hoffman

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Louise Latham (Willie Mae Reichmann), Mark Slade (Judd Reichmann), Robert Doyle (Jeb Reichmann), Vaughn Taylor (C.R. Lively), Robert Foulk (Deputy), Herb Vigran (Card Player), Clegg Hoyt (Sheriff), Bobby Byles (Skinny), Burt Mustin (Old Man), Billy M. Greene (Freddie)

Notable Guest Stars

Mark Slade

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Hoss
• Hoss briefly mentions Adam in this episode
• C.R. Lively is the undertaker and barber
• Saloon: Freddie’s Saloon