Bonanza – The Love Child

Season 12 (Episode 9)

Air Date: 8 November 1970

Writer: Michael Landon

Director: Michael Landon

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Victor Sen Yung (Hop Sing)

Guest Stars
Carol Lawson (Etta), Michael-James Wixted (Scott), Will Geer (Jack Randolph), David Bond (Doctor), Josephine Hutchinson (Martha Randolph)

Notable Guest Stars

Josephine Hutchinson

Production Notes

• Composer David Rose was awarded an Emmy award for Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for this episode
• Director of Photography, Ted Voigtlander was nominated for an Emmy award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for this episode
• Michael Landon re-used this script in 1985 for the Highway to Heaven episode “A Child of God”

Episode Notes

• Featured Cartwright: Ben
• Featured Character: Jamie