Season 9 (Episode 34)

Air Date: 28 July 1968

Writer: Alex Sharp

Director: William F. Claxton

Synopsis

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

Guest Stars
Kathleen Crowley (Madamoiselle Denise), Walter Brooke (Fillmore), Mike Mazurki (Big Man), Shug Fisher (Driver), Bruno Ve Sota (Bartender), Ted Ryan (Waiter), King Moody (Man)

Notable Guest Stars

Kathleen Crowley

Mike Mazurki

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwrights: Joe and Hoss
• Business: Palace Hotel
• Saloon: The Silver Dollar
• Mademoiselle Denise’s dog is called Andre

Season 9 (Episode 33)

Air Date: 7 July 1968

Writer: Michael Fessier

Director: Lewis Allen

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
David Canary (Candy), Victor Sen Yung (Hop Sing)

Guest Stars
Susan Strasberg (Rosalita), J. Carrol Naish (Anselmo), Andre Philippe (Paco), Lili Valenty (Dolores)

Notable Guest Stars

J. Carrol Naish

Susan Strasberg

Production Notes

• Production Title: A Slight Case of Matrimony

Season 9 (Episode 32)

Air Date: 2 June 1968

Teleplay: Ward Hawkins and Helen B. Hicks

Story: Helen B. Hicks

Director: William F. Claxton

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
David Canary (Candy)

Guest Stars
Kevin Coughlin (Willy McNabb), Anne Helm (Abby Pettigrew), Morgan Woodward (Will McNabb), Steve Cory (Billy McNabb), Barbara Hunter (Mary), Bill Corcoran (Tommy), Heidi Musselman (Kathy)

Notable Guest Stars

Anne Helm

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Joe

Season 9 (Episode 31)

Air Date: 26 May 1968

Teleplay: John Hawkins

Story: W.R. Burnett

Director: Leon Benson

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
David Canary (Candy)

Guest Stars
Michael Witney (Josh Farrell), Paul Mantee (Mike Farrell), Lynda Day (Lisa Jackson), James Davidson (Dude O’Brien), William Bryant (Abner Jackson), Hal Baylor (Kelty), Martin Blaine (Moore), Robert Brubaker (Sheriff), Ref Sanchez (Pedro)

Notable Guest Stars

Lynda Day

Paul Mantee

Production Notes

• Lorne Greene does not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Joe
• Featured Character: Candy
• Town: Dry Wells
• Location: Arizona Territory – Acabo

Season 9 (Episode 30)

Air Date: 19 May 1968

Teleplay: Ward Hawkins

Story: John M. Chester

Director: Marc Daniels

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
David Canary (Candy), Bing Russell (Clem)

Guest Stars
Michael Vincent (Eddie McKay), Jim Davis (Sam Butler), Lincoln Demyan (Amos), Francis DeSales (Major)

Notable Guest Stars

Jim Davis

Michael Vincent

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Hoss

Season 9 (Episode 29)

Air Date: 12 May 1968

Teleplay: John Hawkins

Story: Colin MacKenzie and S.H. Barnett

Director: Leon Benson

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
David Canary (Candy)

Guest Stars
Albert Dekker (Barney Sturgess), Douglas Kennedy (Sheriff), Harlan Warde (Ogleby), Alan Baxter (Becker), Robert Sorrells (Ferguson), Charles Irving (Judge), Jon Lormer (Winter)

Notable Guest Stars

Albert Dekker

Production Notes

• Seven days prior to this episode airing, guest star Albert Dekker died in mysterious circumstances. His death remains unsolved.

Season 9 (Episode 28)

Air Date: 5 May 1968

Writer: Michael Landon

Director: Michael Landon

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
David Canary (Candy)

Guest Stars
James Whitmore (John Postley), Noah Keen (Warden)

Notable Guest Stars

James Whitmore

Production Notes

• This episode marks the directorial debut of Michael Landon
• David Canary cited this episode as his favourite

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Ben
• Featured Character: Candy
• Location: Nevada State Prison

Season 9 (Episode 27)

Air Date: 28 April 1968

Teleplay: William Douglas Lansford and Richard Wendley

Story: William Douglas Lansford

Director: Marc Daniels

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Lou Antonio (Davey), Arnold Moss (Chief Lone Spear), Cherie Latimer (Bright Moon), Ned Romero (White Wolf), Troy Melton (Skinner), Lane Bradford (Jud), John Lodge (Deputy), Arthur Peterson (Judge)

Notable Guest Stars

Lou Antonio

Production Notes

• This episode was originally due to air on 31 March, 1968 but was moved because of the coverage of then President Lyndon B. Johnson’s decision not to run for another term

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Hoss

Season 9 (Episode 26)

Air Date: 14 April 1968

Writer: Michael Landon

Director: William F. Claxton

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Julie Harris (Sarah Carter), Steve Ihnat (Josh Carter), Johnny Whitaker (Timmy Carter), Michele Tobin (Sally Carter), William Tannen (Bartender)

Notable Guest Stars

Julie Harris

Johnny Whitaker

Production Notes

• This episode was remade as “Someone Please Love Me” – a 1979 episode of Little House on the Prairie

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Hoss

Season 9 (Episode 25)

Air Date: 7 April 1968

Writer: Peter Germano

Director: Leon Benson

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
David Canary (Candy)

Guest Stars
Marj Dusay (Stephanie Regan), Peter Whitney (Emmett Hudson), Ivan Triesault (Thad), Ken Lynch (Deputy Sheriff Garrett), Greg Mullavey (Kabe), Hal Lynch (Steve Regan), Alan Reynolds (Polk)

Notable Guest Stars

Marj Dusay

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Joe
• Featured Character: Candy
• Businesses: Angelus Saloon; Angelus Mining Co.

Season 9 (Episode 24)

Air Date: 17 March 1968

Writer: David Lang

Director: Leon Benson

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
David Canary (Candy)

Guest Stars
Robert J. Wilke (Sheriff Claude T. Booker), Elizabeth MacRae (Lila Holden), Steve Brodie (Deputy Tom Horn), Joseph Turkel (Lupe), James Daris (Shorty), Tol Avery (Almont), William Bakewell (Slatter), Doodles Weaver (Stableman), A.G. Vitanza (Hank – Bartender)

Notable Guest Stars

Elizabeth MacRae

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwrights: Ben and Joe
• Featured Character: Candy
• Town: River Bend