Bonanza – Invention of a Gunfighter

Invention of a Gunfighter

Season 6 (Episode 1)

Air Date: 20 September 1964

Writer: Dan Ullman

Director: John Florea

Synopsis
Joe teaches his childhood friend, Johnny Chapman how to handle a gun. After killing a man in a gunfight, Johnny finds out that the dead man had a bounty on his head. When Joe finds out that Johnny has taken up bounty hunting, he is disappointed and wishes that he had never taught Johnny in the first place.

Recurring Actors/Characters
Ray Teal (Sheriff Coffee)

Guest Stars
Guy Stockwell (Johnny Chapman), Valerie Allen (Olive), Ron Foster (Al Mooney), Bern Hoffman (Sam [Bartender])

Production Notes

  • This season starts showing the names of the characters the guest stars played during the final credits

Episode Notes

  • Featured Cartwright: Joe
  • Saloon: The Silver Dollar

 

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