Category:Bonanza

Season 13 (Episode 6)

Air Date: 24 October 1971

Writer: True Boardman  Director: Herschel Daugherty

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Jack Cassidy (Kevin O’Casey), Diane Baker (Norma O’Casey), Lisa Gerritsen (Cassie O’Casey), Walker Edmiston (Auctioneer), Lindsay Workman (Kendall), Jan Arvan (Jensen), Elliott Lindsey (Larson), Harry Holcombe (Doc Martin)

Notable Guest Stars

Diane Baker

Jack Cassidy

Lisa Gerritsen

Production Notes

• Location Scenes Filmed at Los Padres National Forest
• Parts of the background music by David Rose was later used in the season 14 episode Forever

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Hoss
• Featured Character: Jamie

Season 13 (Episode 5)

Air Date: 17 October 1971

Writer: Arthur Heinemann  Director: William F. Claxton

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Victor Sen Yung (Hop Sing)

Guest Stars
Michael Witney (Hank Simmons), Morgan Woodward (Sheriff Clyde Morehouse), Priscilla Garcia (Maria), Bob Hoy (Yancy), Manuel Padilla (Pedro)

Notable Guest Stars

Manuel Padilla

Production Notes

• Location Scenes Filmed at Los Padres National Forest

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Joe

Season 13 (Episode 4)

Air Date: 10 October 1971

Writer: Preston Wood  Story: Robert Vincent Wright

Director: Herschel Daugherty

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Victor Sen Yung (Hop Sing)

Guest Stars
Patricia Harty (Cissy Porter), Edward Andrews (Bert), Ellen Moss (Elaine Summers), George Furth (), Ivor Francis (), Al Checco (Rufus), Jack Manning (Henry Clagger), E.A. Sirianni (Lon Meecham), Darrell Sandeen (Mark), Remo Pisani (Joel Sawyer), Jan Burrell (Clara), Gillian Spencer (Edith), Helen Funai (Lim Toy), Joyce Perry (Roseann), Don Chuy (Matt Tait), Cindy Eilbacher (Cathie), Ralph James (Gambler)

Notable Guest Stars

Edward Andrews

Ivor Francis

Patricia Harty

Production Notes

• Most of the “babies” featured in this episode are lifelike dolls, thanks to union laws prohibiting babies from being under the camera lights for more than a few minutes a day.

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Hoss
• The first prize for the baby contest is $100
• This episode is set sometime after 1866
• The baby contest is being sponsored by the Virginia City Merchants Association
• Town: Grover’s Creek

Season 13 (Episode 3)

Air Date: 3 October 1971

Writer: Preston Wood  Director: William Wiard

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Peggy McCay (Pat Griswold), Richard O’Brien (Tom Griswold), David Huddleston (Dr. Scully), Walter Barnes (Sheriff Truslow), Tony Colti (Orv), Bill Stevens (Fenton), Victoria Thompson (Julia), Keith Carradine (Ern), Sandy Rosenthal (Steen), Evans Thornton (Flanders)

Notable Guest Stars

Keith Carradine

Production Notes

• Location Scenes Filmed at Old Tucson, Tucson Arizona

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Joe

Season 13 (Episode 2)

Air Date: 26 September 1971

Writer: Ward Hawkins  Director: Lewis Allen

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Victor Sen Yung (Hop Sing)

Guest Stars
Susan Tyrrell (Jill Conway), Arthur O’Connell (Dr. Samuel Hubert), Ford Rainey (Judge Simms), Johnny Lee (Petey Conway), Lillian Field (Katie Tomlin), Stuart Nisbet (Colter), Fletcher Allen (Becker)

Notable Guest Stars

Arthur O’Connell

Ford Rainey

Susan Tyrrell

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Hoss

Season 13 (Episode 1)

Air Date: 19 September 1971

Teleplay: Ward Hawkins and John Hawkins

Story: William Koenig

Director: William F. Claxton

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Charlotte Stewart (Betsy Rush), Med Flory (Clint Rush), Ted Gehring (Harlow Trapp), Ralph Moody (Tall Pony), Raymond Guth (Bill Cooper), Lane Bradford (Jake Rasko), Bill Shannon (Charlie Trapp), Mary Mayumi (White Squirrel), Chuck Bail (Kale), Duane Grey (Sheriff Snell)

Notable Guest Stars

Med Flory

Charlotte Stewart

Production Notes

• Location Scenes Filmed at Old Tucson, Tucson Arizona

Episode Notes

• Ponderosa Marker: Sec 109; NE Cor; 20° West

Season 12 (Episode 28)

Air Date: 11 April 1971

Writer: Preston Wood  Director: Herschel Daugherty

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Bing Russell (Deputy Clem), Lou Frizzell (Dusty Rhodes)

Guest Stars
Victor French (Tom Callahan), Sandy Duncan (Evangeline), Dub Taylor (Otto), Larry D. Mann (Alex Steiner), Ted Gehring (Marshal), Hal Baylor (Shad Willis), Don Haggerty (Sheriff), Roy Johnson (Barber), John Mitchum (Meyers), Beth Peters (Woman)

Notable Guest Stars

Sandy Duncan

Ted Gehring

Larry D. Mann

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Joe
• Towns: Cross Creek; Gurney’s Landing; Okaloosa City

Season 12 (Episode 27)

Air Date: 4 April 1971

Writer: Michael Landon  Director: Joseph Pevney

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Alfred Ryder (Judge), Luke Askew (Deputy Hatch), Richard Mulligan (Farley), David Canary (Candy Canaday), Warren Finnerty (2nd Gunman), Jay Jones (1st Gunman), Charles Briles (Billy)

Notable Guest Stars

Richard Mulligan

Production Notes

• This episode was originally filmed in 1968
• Location Scenes Filmed at Ponderosa Ranch, Incline Village, Lake Tahoe, Nevada

Season 12 (Episode 26)

Air Date: 28 March 1971

Teleplay: John Hawkins and Robert Pirosh

Story: Jack Rummler

Director: William Wiard

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Glenn Corbett (Howie Landis), Sheilah Wells (Marie Landis), Clifton James (Mr. Quarry), John Pickard (Griggs), Robert Knapp (Denman), Stuart Nisbet (Fred Tyson), Remo Pisani (Bartender), Troy Melton (Gorley)

Notable Guest Stars

Glenn Corbett

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Ben

Season 12 (Episode 25)

Air Date: 21 March 1971

Writer: Don Ingalls  Director: Philip Leacock

Synopsis

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

Guest Stars
Vera Miles (April Christopher), Henry Beckman (Dr. Phelps), Rance Howard (Sam), Michael Clark (Perkins), Kimberly Beck (Girl), Melissa Newman (Lori Christopher)

Notable Guest Stars

Rance Howard

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Ben

Season 12 (Episode 24)

Air Date: 14 March 1971

Writer: Suzanne Clauser  Director: Michael Landon

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Victor Sen Yung (Hop Sing)

Guest Stars
Jo Van Fleet (Ellen Dobbs), Harry Holcombe (Dr. Martin), Jeannine Brown (Sally Morris), Robert Noe (Ranch Hand #1)

Notable Guest Stars

Jo Van Fleet

Production Notes

• We gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of the Braille Institute of America, Inc.

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Joe
• Ben states the main room of the ranch house is three rooms in one

Season 12 (Episode 23)

Air Date: 7 March 1971

Writer: Michael Landon  Director: Michael Landon

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Bing Russell (Deputy Clem)

Guest Stars
Steve Ihnat (Mr. Ganns), Dabbs Greer (Sam Dawson), Byron Mabe (Hunter), Ron Foster (Graham), Helen Kleeb (Mrs. Carruthers), Bruce Kirby (Mr. Loomis), Chubby Johnson (John Baines), Jesse Vint (Toby Harris), Kerry MacLane (Teddy Daws), James Jeter (Buck), Iron Eyes Cody (Winnemucca), Robert Noe (Fred Caldwell)

Notable Guest Stars

Steve Ihnat

Episode Notes

• VC Organisation: Virginia City Ladies Club
• VC Businesses: Palace Hotel; Virginia City Star (newspaper)