Bonanza – Six Black Horses

Season 9 (Episode 11)

Air Date: 26 November 1967

Teleplay: William Jerome and Michael Landon

Story: William Jerome

Director: Don Daves

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Victor Sen Yung (Hop Sing)

Guest Stars
Burgess Meredith (Onie Dugan), David Lewis (Hubert Giblin), Richard X. Slattery (McCoy), Judy Parker (Julie Dugan), Hal Baylor (Tierney), Don Haggerty (Patrick O’Neill), Grandon Rhodes (Dr. Martin), Liam Dunn (Father O’Brien)


Notable Guest Stars

Hal BaylorHal Baylor
Burgess MeredithBurgess Meredith

Production Notes

  • Song: Living the Life of Riley

Episode Notes

  • Featured Cartwright: Ben
  • Saloon: Golden Horseshoe
  • Business: Cartwright Lumber Company

 

← Showdown at Tahoe Check Rein →

Bonanza – Showdown at Tahoe

Season 9 (Episode 10)

Air Date: 19 November 1967

Writer: Thomas Thompson

Director: Gerald Mayer

Synopsis

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

Guest Stars
Richard Anderson (Jameson Fillmore), Karl Swenson (Capt. Nells Larson), Sheila Larken (Julie Larson), Kevin Hagen (Brother Guy Gilray), Christopher Dark (Testy), Troy Melton (Houston), Bill Clark (Deputy Tucker)


Notable Guest Stars

Richard AndersonRichard Anderson
Sheila LarkenSheila Larken

Production Notes

  • Location Scenes Filmed at Ponderosa Ranch, Incline Village, Lake Tahoe, Nevada

Episode Notes

  • Featured Cartwright: Ben
  • Featured Character: Candy

 

← The Sure Thing Six Black Horses →

Bonanza – The Sure Thing

Season 9 (Episode 9)

Air Date: 12 November 1967

Teleplay: Sidney Ellis and Robert Vincent Wright

Story: Sidney Ellis

Director: William Witney

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Victor Sen Yung (Hop Sing)

Guest Stars
Kim Darby (Trudy Loughlin), Tom Tully (Burt Loughlin), William Bryant (Harper), King Moody (Carter), Duane Grey (Townsman), Matt Emery (Official)


Notable Guest Stars

Kim DarbyKim Darby
Tom TullyTom Tully

Episode Notes

  • Featured Cartwrights: Ben and Joe
  • Location: Lone Pine Canyon
  • The horse race is the 6th Annual Virginia City Stake Race. It is five miles long and the winner gets $1000

 

← Desperate Passage Showdown at Tahoe →

Bonanza – Desperate Passage

Season 9 (Episode 8)

Air Date: 5 November 1967

Writer: John Hawkins

Director: Leon Benson

Synopsis

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

Guest Stars
Steve Forrest (Josh Tanner), Tina Louise (Mary Burns), James Forrest (Paul Burns)


Notable Guest Stars

Tina LouiseTina Louise

Production Notes

  • Location scenes filmed at Ponderosa Ranch, Incline Village, Lake Tahoe, Nevada

Episode Notes

  • According to one of the gravestones, this episode was set in 1868
  • Town: Coulter Corners

 

← The Gentle Ones The Sure Thing →

Bonanza – The Gentle Ones

Season 9 (Episode 7)

Air Date: 29 October 1967

Writer: Frank Chase

Director: Harry Harris

Synopsis

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

Guest Stars
Robert Walker (Mark Cole), Lana Wood (Dana Dawson), Pat Conway (Frank Cole), Douglas Henderson (Major Dawson), Stuart Anderson (Henry Trask)


Notable Guest Stars

Robert Walker Jr.Robert Walker
Lana WoodLana Wood

Production Notes

  • Michael Landon does not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

  • Ranch Hands: Charlie and Bill

 

← False Witness Desperate Passage →

Bonanza – False Witness

Season 9 (Episode 6)

Air Date: 22 October 1967

Writer: Eric Norden

Director: Michael Moore

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
David Canary (Candy)

Guest Stars
Davey Davison (Valerie Townsend), Michael Blodgett (Billy Slater), Bill Fletcher (Doug Slater), Robert McQueeney (Sheriff Dunkel), Frederic Downs (Matt Haskell), Jerry Douglas (Jeremiah), Russ Conway (Judge Horace Wheeler), Len Hendry (Deputy Jensen), Frank Gerstle (Strand), Bill Henry (Farrell)


Notable Guest Stars

Michael BlodgettMichael Blodgett
Davey DavisonDavey Davison

Production Notes

  • Lorne Greene does not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

  • Featured Cartwrights: Hoss and Joe
  • Featured Character: Candy
  • Businesses: Sand Dust Cattle Company, Wilson’s Hotel
  • Town: Sand Dust

 

← Night of Reckoning The Gentle Ones →

Bonanza – Night of Reckoning

Season 9 (Episode 5)

Air Date: 15 October 1967

Writer: Walter Black

Director: Leon Benson

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
David Canary (Candy)

Guest Stars
Richard Jaeckel (Dibbs), Ron Hayes (Donnie Butler), Joan Freeman (Kelly Lincrom), Teno Pollick (Carew), William Jordan (Rusher), James Wainwright (Webster), Grandon Rhodes (Dr. Martin), Eve McVeagh (Harriet Guthrie)


Notable Guest Stars

Joan FreemanJoan Freeman
Richard JaeckelRichard Jaeckel
Eve McVeaghEve McVeagh
Grandon RhodesGrandon Rhodes
James WainwrightJames Wainwright

Production Notes

  • Featured Cartwrights: Joe and Hoss
  • Featured Character: Candy

 

← Judgment at Olympus False Witness →

Bonanza – Judgment at Olympus

Season 9 (Episode 4)

Air Date: 8 October 1967

Writer: Walter Black

Director: John Rich

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
David Canary (Candy)

Guest Stars
Barry Sullivan (Dayton Fuller), Brooke Bundy (Mary Elizabeth Fuller), Arch Johnson (A. Z. Wheelock), Robert Brubaker (Sheriff Henning), James Griffith (Deputy Sheriff Gibbs), Vaughn Taylor (Eggers), Dabbs Greer (Prosecuting Attorney Dawes), Rusty Lane (Judge), Olan Soule (Telegrapher)


Notable Guest Stars

Brooke BundyBrooke Bundy

Production Notes

  • Original title: Judgment at Olympia

Episode Notes

  • Featured Cartwrights: Hoss and Joe
  • Featured Character: Candy
  • Business: A.Z. Wheelock ~ Investments and Properties

 

← The Conquistadores Night of Reckoning →

Bonanza – The Conquistadores

Season 9 (Episode 3)

Air Date: 1 October 1967

Writer: James Amesbury

Director: Leon Benson

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Ray Teal (Roy Coffee)

Guest Stars
John Saxon (Blas), John Kellogg (Anderson), Mike de Anda (Quail), Carlos Rivas (Miguel), Rodolfo Hoyos, Jr (Emiliano), Eddie Ryder (Perkins), King Moody (Charlie), Clyde Howdy (Boke), Jim Boles (Aldrich)

Episode Notes

  • Featured Cartwright: Joe
  • Business: Virginia City Bank

 

← Sense of Duty Judgment at Olympus →

Bonanza – Sense of Duty

Season 9 (Episode 2)

Air Date: 24 September 1967

Teleplay: John Hawkins

Story: Gil Lasky and Abe Polsky

Director: William Witney

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
David Canary (Candy)

Guest Stars
Gene Rutherford (Sergeant Ankers), Michael Forrest (Wabuska), Ron Foster (Steve), Richard Hale (Chief Winnettka), Ben Gage (Deputy Pete Hansen), John Matthews (Colonel Brill), Kip Whitman (Tim Kelly)


Notable Guest Stars

Michael ForrestMichael Forrest

Production Notes

  • David Canary’s first episode

Episode Notes

  • Featured Cartwright: Ben

 

← Second Chance The Conquistadores →

Bonanza – Second Chance

Season 9 (Episode 1)

Air Date: 17 September 1967

Teleplay: John Hawkins and Paul Schneider

Story: Paul Schneider

Director: Leon Benson

Synopsis

Guest Stars
James Gregory (Mulvaney), Bettye Ackerman (Estelle Dawson), Joe De Santis (Dr. Isaac Dawson), Douglas Kennedy (Jonathon Frazier), Jane Zachary (Anna Mulvaney), Ken Drake (Breck), James Beck (Lt. March), Martin Eric (Telegrapher)


Notable Guest Stars

Bettye AckermanBettye Ackerman
Douglas KennedyDouglas Kennedy

Production Notes

  • Production Title: The Losers

 

← The Greedy Ones Sense of Duty →

Bonanza – Crew – Season 9

Art Direction

  • Earl Hedrick
  • Hal Pereira: Second Chance; Sense of Duty; The Gentle Ones; The Sure Thing; Six Black Horses; The Gold Detector; A Severe Case of Matrimony; Stage Door Johnnies

Assistant Director

  • Miles S. Middough: Second Chance; Sense of Duty; The Conquistadores; Night of Reckoning; The Gentle Ones; Desperate Passage; Check Rein; A Girl Named George; The Thirteenth Man; The Price of Salt; The Crime of Johnny Mule; The Late Ben Cartwright; Trouble Town; Commitment at Angelus; The Bottle Fighter; The Stronghold; A Severe Case of Matrimony
  • John Barnwell: Judgment at Olympus; False Witness; Showdown at Tahoe; Justice Deferred
  • Clancy Hearne: The Sure Thing; Six Black Horses; The Gold Detector; Stage Door Johnnies
  • Bill D’Arcy: The Trackers; The Burning Sky; Blood Tie; Star Crossed; A Dream to Dream; In Defense of Honor; To Die in Darkness; The Arrival of Eddie; Pride of a Man

Casting Supervisor: William Maybery

Color Consultant: Edward P. Ancona Jr.

Costumer: Dario Piazza

Director of Photography

  • William F. Whitley: Second Chance; Sense of Duty; Judgment at Olympus; False Witness; The Gentle Ones; Showdown at Tahoe; Justice Deferred; The Trackers; The Burning Sky; A Severe Case of Matrimony
  • Haskell Boggs: The Conquistadores; Night of Reckoning; Desperate Passage; The Sure Thing; Six Black Horses; Check Rein; The Gold Detector; A Girl Named George; The Thirteenth Man; The Price of Salt; The Crime of Johnny Mule; The Late Ben Cartwright; Trouble Town; Commitment at Angelus; The Bottle Fighter; The Stronghold; Stage Door Johnnies
  • Harkness C. Smith: Blood Tie; Star Crossed; A Dream to Dream; In Defense of Honor; To Die in Darkness; The Arrival of Eddie; Pride of a Man

Editor

  • Jack Harnish: Second Chance; The Conquistadores; False Witness; Check Rein; The Gold Detector; The Trackers; The Crime of Johnny Mule; Trouble Town; A Dream to Dream; To Die in Darkness; The Stronghold
  • Ellsworth Hoagland: Sense of Duty; Judgment at Olympus; Desperate Passage; Six Black Horses; Justice Deferred; The Thirteenth Man; Blood Tie; The Late Ben Cartwright; In Defense of Honor; Pride of a Man; The Bottle Fighter; A Severe Case of Matrimony
  • Marvin Coil: Night of Reckoning; The Gentle Ones; The Sure Thing; Showdown at Tahoe; A Girl Named George; The Burning Sky; The Price of Salt; Star Crossed; Commitment at Angelus; The Arrival of Eddie; Stage Door Johnnies

Executive Consultant

  • Thomas Thompson: Second Chance; Sense of Duty; The Gentle Ones; The Sure Thing; Six Black Horses; The Gold Detector; A Severe Case of Matrimony; Stage Door Johnnies

Hairstyle Supervision

  • Nellie Manley: Second Chance; Sense of Duty; The Conquistadores; Judgment at Olympus; Night of Reckoning; False Witness; The Gentle Ones; Desperate Passage; The Sure Thing; Showdown at Tahoe; Six Black Horses; Check Rein; Justice Deferred; The Gold Detector; A Severe Case of Matrimony; Stage Door Johnnies

Hair Stylist

  • Jeanette Marvin: The Trackers; A Girl Named George; The Thirteenth Man; The Burning Sky; The Price of Salt; Blood Tie; The Crime of Johnny Mule; The Late Ben Cartwright; Star Crossed; Trouble Town; Commitment at Angelus; A Dream to Dream; In Defense of Honor; To Die in Darkness; The Bottle Fighter; The Arrival of Eddie; The Stronghold; Pride of a Man

Makeup Artist

  • Tommy Thompson: The Trackers; A Girl Named George; The Thirteenth Man; The Burning Sky; The Price of Salt; Blood Tie; The Crime of Johnny Mule; The Late Ben Cartwright; Star Crossed; Trouble Town; Commitment at Angelus; A Dream to Dream; In Defense of Honor; To Die in Darkness; The Bottle Fighter; The Arrival of Eddie; The Stronghold; Pride of a Man

Makeup Supervision

  • Wally Westmore: Second Chance; Sense of Duty; The Conquistadores; Judgment at Olympus; Night of Reckoning; False Witness; The Gentle Ones; Desperate Passage; The Sure Thing; Showdown at Tahoe; Six Black Horses; Check Rein; Justice Deferred; The Gold Detector; A Severe Case of Matrimony; Stage Door Johnnies

Music: David Rose

Post Production Co-Ordinator

  • Bill Wistrom: The Trackers; A Girl Named George; The Thirteenth Man; The Burning Sky; The Price of Salt; Blood Tie; The Crime of Johnny Mule; The Late Ben Cartwright; Star Crossed; Trouble Town; Commitment at Angelus; A Dream to Dream; In Defense of Honor; To Die in Darkness; The Bottle Fighter; The Arrival of Eddie; The Stronghold; Pride of a Man

Set Decoration

  • Grace Gregory
  • Robert Benton: Second Chance; Sense of Duty; The Sure Thing; Six Black Horses; The Gold Detector; A Severe Case of Matrimony; Stage Door Johnnies

Sound Recording

  • Lyle Figland
  • Joel Moss

Story Consultant: John Hawkins

Unit Production Manager: Dick Mang-Shiu Look


Created by David Dortort

Executive Producer: David Dortort (episodes 3-6, 8, 10, 12-13, 15-18, 21)

Producer: David Dortort (episodes 1, 2, 7, 9, 11, 14, 19-20, 22-34)

Producer: Robert Blees (episodes 3-6, 8, 10, 12-13, 15-18, 21)

Associate Producer: James W. Lane

Song: “Bonanza” by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans

Processed by Consolidated Film Industries

Filmed at Paramount Studios, Hollywood, California

Episodes Copyright: 1967 (1-17, 33-34), 1968 (18-32)

TV Ratings (USA): 25.5 (No. 4) Estimated Audience: 14,450,850

An NBC Production

 

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