Bonanza Brand Episode Guide: Season 12

Season 12 Episode Guide
Episodes 362- 389

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Episodes appear in order of original air date which may not coincide with when they were actually filmed.

Episode #362
The Night Virginia City Died
September 13, 1970
An arsonist is on the loose in Virginia City and it happens to be Clem's fiancé. Roy's job is on the line when the fires don't stop.
Written by: John Hawkins
Directed by: William Wiard
Guest Stars: Janie(Angel Tompkins), Roy Coffee(Ray Teal), Clem(Bing Russell), Dusty Rhoades(Lou Frizzell)

Trivia: This episode featured the recurring characters of Clem Foster and Roy Coffee. Season 12 marked the beginning of the series being shot at Warner Brothers, the first 11 seasons being filmed at Paramount Studios. This change resulted in the burning of the 'old' Virginia City and the introduction of the 'new' Virginia City in this episode, since the series was being shot in a different studio.

Season 12 also brought change to the opening cast credits, as the long-running ride up scene was replaced with individual action shots of the main characters. Also, the now famous watercolors that ran with the end credits would be seen for the last time in season 12. David Rose also scored new title music that started with this season.

Episode #363
A Matter of Faith
September 20, 1970
The Cartwrights discover that Dusty Rhoades has joined up with the young boy whose rainmaker father was killed. First episode that features Mitch Vogel as Jamie Hunter.
Written by: Jack B. Sowards, John Hawkins
Directed by: William Wiard
Guest Stars: Jamie Hunter(Mitch Vogel), Dusty Rhoades(Lou Frizzell), Mayor Corey(Jack Collins), Rogers(Geoffrey Lewis)

Trivia: Mitch Vogel makes his first of 39 appearances as Jamie Hunter in this episode. Dabbs Greer has an unscripted appearance in this episode as the mercantile owner ~ can you find him?

Episode #364
The Weary Willies
September 27, 1970
The Cartwrights become aware of the hard time Civil War veterans are having as they readjust to civilian life.
Written by: Robert Pirosh
Directed by: Leo Penn
Guest Stars: Billy(Richard Thomas), Angie(Lee Purcell), Colter(Lonny Chapman), Marcus(Elisha Cook, Jr.), Pelletin(Mayf Nutter), Krulak(Kevin Tighe)

Trivia: This was Richard Thomas' first and only appearance in the series. He is probably best remembered for his portrayal of John Boy Walton in the long running CBS drama, 'The Waltons.'

In an interesting tidbit, Richard Thomas was being considered as an addition to the Bonanza cast, but this idea was rejected by the brass at NBC.

Episode #365
The Wagon
October 5, 1970
After being taken into custody by a sheriff who does not care if he is guilty or innocent of a crime, Hoss escapes from the prison wagon with a woman he is convinced got a raw deal.
Written by: Ken Pettus
Directed by: James Neilson
Guest Stars: Price Buchanan(Denver Pyle), Madge Tucker(Salome Jens), Kyte(Jonathan Lippe), Jase(Lee Jay Lambert), Sheriff Brody(Stuart Randall), Fred Quinn(Bob Vanselow), Sheriff Clem(Bing Russell)/font>

Trivia: This was Denver Pyle's 7 of 8 appearances in the series. He is probably best known for his role as Uncle Jesse on the CBS series, 'Dukes of Hazzard(1979).'

While working with John Wayne on The Alamo (1960), Wayne became impressed with Pyle's photography and made special arrangements with his public relations office to designate Pyle as the official set photographer for the picture.

Episode #366
The Power of Life and Death
October 11, 1970
A man is killed and Ben and Joe cross the desert in pursuit of the killer. Ben is shot by Indians wanting to steal their horses and Joe has to cross the desert on foot to get help.
Written by: Joel Murcott
Directed by: Leo Penn
Guest Stars: Davis(Rupert Crosse), Sheriff(Larry Ward), Matt(Ted Gehring), Mexican Woman(Tina Menard), Dusty Rhoades(Lou Frizzell)

Trivia: This was Rupert Crosse's first and only appearance in the series. The son-in-law of the legendary Cab Calloway, he was one of the actors Jack Nicholson dedicated his Best Actor Oscar to when he won for 'As Good As It Gets.' Nicholson wanted his old friend Rupert to play opposite him in The Last Detail (1973) as the sailor Mulhall, but Crosse was terminally ill and could no longer work.

Episode #367
Gideon The Good
October 18, 1970
On the trail, Joe witnesses a woman kill a man and reports it to the sheriff. When the sheriff realizes his wife is the murderer, he tries to kill Joe, the only witness.
Written by: Ken Pettus
Directed by :Herschel Daugherty
Guest Stars: Sheriff Gideon Yates(Richard Kiley), Lydia Yates(Terry Moore), Maria(Carmen Zapata), Myles(John Hime), Hicks(Wes Bishop), Pike Rogers(Allen Emerson), Luis(A. Martinez).

Trivia: This was Richard Kiley's first and only appearance in the series. He won two Tony Awards as Best Actor (Musical): in 1959 for "Redhead" and in 1966 for his signature role, "Man of La Mancha".

This was A Martinez' first and only appearance in the series. He would later gain popularity on the NBC soap opera, 'Santa Barbara,' playing the role of Cruz Castillo, one part of the Eden and Cruz 'supercouple.'

Episode #368
The Trouble With Trouble
October 25, 1970
When Hoss volunteers to be Sheriff of a town called Trouble, he soon finds out that the town had correctly been named. He almost manages to arrest the whole town, and captures the Clanton gang all by himself.
Written by: Jack B. Sowards
Directed by: Herschel Daugherty
Guest Stars:: Montana Perkins(Gene Evans), Chip(G. D. Spradlin), Judge(E. J. Andre), Matthew Brody(Jeff Morris), Mark(Hal Holmes), Rev(Ray Young)

Trivia: This was Gene Evans' third and last appearance in the series. Although he often played tough, snarling sergeants, gunslingers or cops, in reality Evans had very poor eyesight and could barely see without his glasses. Only in Donovan's Brain (1953) did his character, a scientist, get to wear glasses, and Evans at the time remarked that it was a revelation for him to be able to actually see the actors he was working with.

Episode #369
Thornton's Account
November 1, 1970
Ben's horse, Cinnamon, throws him down a steep slope, injuring his back. Joe tries to find some help, but the settlers in the valley live in fear of the land owner and his hired guns. Joe has to ask for help from these men and they leave him when they are most needed. Joe seeks revenge much to Hoss' dismay.
Written by: Preston Wood
Directed by: William F. Claxton
Guest Stars: Ed Thornton(Gregory Walcott), Frank Wells(Carl Reindel), Martha Thornton(Heather Menzies), Dr. Lucas Myles(Chick Chandler)

Trivia: This is Greg Walcott's sixth of seven appearances in the series. Square jawed, tall and handsome Gregory Walcott was born "Bernard Mattox" in Wendell, North Carolina on January 13th 1928 and he was kept perpetually busy throughout the 1950s and 1960s guest starring in dozens of TV shows, usually westerns such as "Cheyenne" (1955), "Zane Grey Theater" (1956), "Wagon Train" (1957) and "Rawhide" (1959) that took advantage of his clean cut looks and broad shouldered

Episode #370
The Love Child
November 8, 1970
A dying woman and her son are rejected by her father because she had a child out of wedlock.
Written by: Michael Landon
Directed by: Michael Landon
Guest Stars: Etta(Carol Lawson), Scott(Michael-James Wixted) Zack Randolph(Will Geer), Hop Sing(Victor Sen Yung)

Trivia: Michael Landon recycled this script for his third series 'Highway to Heaven,' changing th title to 'A Child of God.'

Episode #371
El Jefe
November 15, 1970
Ben and Hoss come to the aid of Mexican farmers who are forced off their land by the greedy mine owner who runs the town of Prince River.
Written by: Ken Pettus
Directed by: William F. Claxton
Guest Stars: Sheriff Vincente Arranda(Rodolfo Hoyos), Owen Driscoll(Warren Stevens), Ramon Cardenas(Jaime Sanchez), Sara(Anna Navarro)

Trivia: This is Warren Stevens' last of four appearances. Warren Stevens was born in Pennsylvania and joined the Navy at age 17. His interest in acting was piqued while he was attending Annapolis, and this resulted in 12 weeks of summer stock in Virginia. His friends, Gregory Peck and Kenneth Tobey, later arranged interviews for Stevens at the renowned Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City.

In this episode, there is one interesting scene inside the Ponderosa ~ where Joe wears a red shirt!

Episode #372
The Luck of Pepper Shannon
November 22, 1970
Pepper Shannon is a dime novel hero and outlaw. Ben gives him a job on the condition the one-time outlaw stays away from Jamie, who happens to admire him.
Written by: John Hawkins, George Scheneck, William Marks
Directed by: Nick Webster
Guest Stars: Pepper Shannon(Neville Brand), Mr. Corry(Walter Brooke), Mr. Mills(Dan Tobin), Donovan(Arthur Peterson), Sheriff Coffee(Ray Teal), Deputy Clem(Bing Russell)

Trivia: This was Neville Brand's second of three appearances in the series. Brand was regularly cited as the 4th most decorated soldier in WWII, but that information is incorrect and was denied by Brand before his death. He was, however, according to official military records, the recipient of the Silver Star for gallantry in combat. His other awards and decorations are the Purple Heart, the Good Conduct Medal, the American Defense Service Ribbon, the European/African/Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon with three Battle Stars, one Overseas Service Bar, one Service Stripe, and the Combat Infantryman's Badge.

Episode #373
The Imposters
December 13, 1970
Hoss and Joe pretend to be stage robbers' partners in order to recover stolen Cartwright money. All goes well until the wife of one of the thieves shows up.
Written by: Robert Vincent Wright
Directed by: Lewis Allen
Guest Stars: Joe Bruder(Strother Martin), Willie Bruder(Anthony James), Mrs. York(Diane Shalet), Gabe Leroy(William Lucking), Cass(Jarion Monroe), Deputy Clem(Bing Russell)

Trivia: This was Strother Martin's fourth of fifth appearances in the series. He did an episode of the "The Dick Van Dyke Show" (1961) called "Baby Fat" in which he portrayed a playwright based on Tennessee Williams in 1965. Fifteen years later while hosting "Saturday Night Live" (1975), he admitted during the monologue that because of that part, many times he was actually mistaken for the famous playwright.

Episode #374
Honest John
December 20, 1970
Jamie forms a friendship with a bum and his petcrow. Before long, Jamie suggests they fix up an old wagon and leave the Ponderosa.
Written by: Arthur Heinemann
Directed by:Lewis Allen
Guest Stars: Honest John(Jack Elam), Sheriff Clem(Bing Russell), Hop Sing(Victor Sen Yung)

Trivia: This was Jack Elam's third and final appearance in the series. He appeared with Dan Blocker in the movie comedy, 'The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County'(1970). Elam also appeared in two 'Bonanza' Movies: 'Bonanza: The Return'(1993) and 'Bonanza: Under Attack'(1995), which was his last television appearance.

Episode #375
For A Young Lady
December 27, 1970
Joe figures out that a young girl's aunt and uncle want custody of her only because they believe she has the rights to her late grandfather's mine.
Written by: B.W. Sandefur
Directed by: Don Richardson
Guest Stars: Carrie Sturgis(Jewel Blanch), Vella Owens(Madeleine Sherwood), Buford Sturgess(Paul Fix), Doctor(Harry Holcombe), Clara(Peggy Rea), Deputy(Bing Russell), Hop Sing(Victor Sen Yung)

Trivia: This is Madeline Sherwood's first and only appearance in the series. Her best remembered role was as the Mother Superior in "The Flying Nun" (1967), and she was born in a town founded, interestingly enough, by an order of nuns. She was a great believer in civil rights, working with Martin Luther King, Jr. and being a member of CORE (Congress on Racial Equality). She was arrested during a freedom walk and received six months hard labor.

Episode #376
A Single Pilgrim
January 3, 1971
Settlers from Virginia argue over Hoss' fate after one of them accidentally shoots him.
Written by: Suzanne Clauser
Directed by: William Wiard
Guest Stars:Dilsey Brennan(Beth Brickell), Frank Brennen(Jeff Corey), Tom Brennan(John Schuck)

Trivia: This is John Schuck's first and only appearance in the series. He is best remembered for his role in the NBC Series, 'McMillan and Wife.' He is the first actor to ever use the f-word in a major motion picture - M*A*S*H(1970).

Beth Brickell(Dilsey Brennan) was nominated for an Emmy for performance in this episode; unfortunately, she did not win.

Episode #377
The Gold Plated Rifle
January 10, 1971
jamie runs away from home after he breaks a rifle he was told not to touch.
Written by: Preston Wood
Directed by: Joseph Pevney
Guest Stars:Mrs. Hagen(Jessica Myerson), Frank(George Paulsin) Hop Sing(Victor Sen Yung), Sheriff Coffee(Ray Teal)

Trivia: This was George Paulsin's first and only appearance in the series. Paulsin is the son of singer Dee Shepherd. His sisters are Georgette Mossbacher (CEO of Borghese Cosmetics and co-chair of the Finance Committee the Republican National Committee. Other sisters are model Lyn Paulsin and Melody Dwyer. Their father George Paulsin died in a 1959 automobile crash. His stepfather Randy Shepherd is the brother of writer Jean Shepherd.

Episode #378
Top Hand
January 17, 1971
The Cartwrights join forces with neighboring ranchers for a cattle drive. Deciding who will be trail boss leads to a dispute.
Written by: John Hawkins, Arthur Heinemann
Directed by: William F. Claxton
Guest Stars: Jim Kelly(Ben Johnson), Burt Yates(Roger Davis), Weatherby(Walter Barnes), Quincy(Jerry Gatlin), Sourdough(Richard Farnsworth), Jimpson(Bill Clark)

Trivia: This is Ben Johnson's third and final appearance in the series. He initially turned down the role of Sam the Lion in The Last Picture Show (1971) when it was first offered to him by Peter Bogdanovich because he thought the script was "dirty," and he did not approve of swearing and nudity in motion pictures. Bogdanovich appealed to John Ford, who got Johnson to change his mind as a favor to him. With the permission of Bogdanovich, Johnson rewrote his part with the offensive words removed. Johnson went on to win a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for playing the role

Episode #379
A Deck of Aces
January 31, 1971
Bradley Meredith, a Ben Cartwright look-a-like, causes trouble when he sells land to the railroad. Ben has already turned down the deal, but Meredith, acting as Ben, accepts the deal, which stirs up all kinds of trouble.
Written by: Herbert Kastle, Stanley Hawkins
Directed by: Lewis Allen

Guest Stars: Wentworth(Alan Oppenheimer), Dixie(Linda Gaye Scott), Turk(Jeff Morris), Nicholson(Charles Dierkop), Dan Fielding(Tom Basham,) Sheriff Coffee(Ray Teal), Ned Blaine(Jack Collins,) Hop Sing(Victor Sen Yung)

Trivia: This was Alan Oppenheimer's first of three appearances in the series. Oppenheimer was a regular on 1960s TV sitcoms as eggheaded foils to Lucille Ball and many others, playing official types. He is also one of the finest animated voice artists in the business, Oppenhemer has provided many famous cartoon voices including Mighty Mouse, Skeletor, and Ming the Merciless, among hundreds of others over a four-decade career.

Episode #380
The Desperado
February 7,, 1971
Hoss is held prisoner by a fugitive black couple who they admit hate white people and have nothing to lose by killing them.
Written by: George Lovell Hayes
Directed by: Phillip Leacock
Guest Stars:Guest Stars: Buck Walters(Lou Gossett, Jr.), Sheriff Solomon(Ramon Bieri), Liza Walters(Marlene Clark), Thad(Michael Mikler), Andy(George Dunn), Cal(Warren Vanders).

Trivia:Gossett made his professional acting debut at the age of 17, winning the Donaldson Award as best newcomer to theatre. He went to NYU on a basketball scholarship and was invited to try out for the NY Knicks, yet he decided to continue his acting career with a role in the Broadway production of "A Raisin in the Sun".

He was originally cast as Gale Sayers in the 1971 TV movie Brian's Song (1971) (TV). Just days before shooting began, Gossett tore his Achilles' tendon while working out for the film. The studio execs scrambled and quickly hired Billy Dee Williams as a replacement. Gossett, depressed over missing his "shot", was promised by producer David L. Wolper the first great role that came along. About six years later, Wolper called Gossett to play "Fiddler" in "Roots" (1977), the Emmy-winning role that made him a star.

Episode #381
The Reluctant American
February 14, 1971
An English couple comes to Nevada to learn why a ranch owned by the British investment firm is the only company holding not showing a profit.
Written by: Stanley Roberts
Directed by: Phillip Leacock
Guest Stars: Leslie Harwood(Daniel Massey), Gillian Harwood(Jill Haworth), Bolton(Daniel Kemp), Big Mac(J. Pat O' Malley), Gore Stanhope(Ronald Long), Clem(Bing Russell), Hop Sing(Victor Sen Yung)

Trivia: This is Daniel Massey's first and only appearance in the series. Golden Globe winner for 'Star!' (1968) in which he played Noel Coward, his real-life godfather.

Episode #382
Shadow of a Hero
February 21, 1971
Ben is shocked to learn the Army general he is backing as governor, advocates a policy of genocide towards all Indians.
Written by: John Hawkins, B.W. Sandefur, Mel Goldberg
Directed by: Leo Penn
Guest Stars: Ira Cloninger(Dean Jagger), Freed(Laurence Luckinbill), Donovan(John Randolph).

Trivia:
This was Dean Jagger's first and only appearance in the series. Jagger found his niche as a character actor and the highlight of his career was winning an Oscar for "Best Supporting Actor," in the 1949 movie Twelve O'Clock High (1949). Jagger was very taken by the character of Brigham Young, reacting warmly when his performance was praised by then President of the LDS Church, Heber J. Grant. This led to a careful study of the Mormon faith for Jagger, who was ultimately baptized a member of the faith in 1972. Subsequently, he willed his personal papers and movie memorabilia to the Harold B. Lee library at Brigham Young University.

Episode #383
The Silent Killer
February 28, 1971
An epidemic of influenza hits the Ponderosa and the only person who seems sure of what to do is the wife of a doctor, whom Doc Martin says is a fraud.
Written by: John Hawkins, Edward DeBlasio
Directed by:Leo Penn
Guest Stars:Evangeline Woodtree(Meg Foster), Harriet Clinton(Louise Latham), Dr. Joshua Martin(Harry Holcombe), Deputy Clem(Bing Russell)

Trivia: This was Meg Foster's first and only appearance in the series. She was the original Chris Cagney in the 1970 CBS series, 'Cagney and Lacey', but was replaced by Sharon Gless after 6 episodes because CBS reportedly wanted someone 'more feminine.'

Episode #384
Terror at 2:00
March 7, 1971
A man plans to rid every person on the street of Virginia City that has come to witness a peace treaty signing. With his Gatling gun pointed out the hotel window, Joe realizes something is wrong and stops him only minutes before a tragedy takes place.
Written by: Michael Landon
Directed by: Michael Landon
Guest Stars: Mr. Ganz(Steve Ihnat), Sam Dawson(Dabbs Greer), Deputy Clem(Bing Russell), Hunter(Byron Mabe), Graham(Ron Foster), Mrs. Carruthers(Helen Kleeb), Mr. Loomis(Bruce Kirby), John Baines(Chubby Johnson)

Trivia:This is Steve Ihnat's first and only appearance in the series. He had the rare ability to turn a one-dimensional stereotype into a multi-dimensional character, and possessed a marvelous speaking voice that could imbue even the most banal dialogue with emotion, interest, and charm. Ihnat was raised on a farm in Lynden, Ontario. His family settled there after fleeing his native Czechoslovakia in 1939, when he was five. Ihnat, his mother, father and two young boys from other families left Czechoslovakia, three days before Prague was closed. He died in 1972 at the age of 38. In a eerie twist of fate, his only son also died young - at the age of 32 from complications of diabetes.

Episode #385
The Stillness Within
March 14, 1971
Joe is blinded by an explosion of nitroglycerin. Joe's prolonged blindness, along with the depression that sets in causes Ben to hire a teacher for the blind. Ben is quite upset to find out she is also blind. Miss Dobbs reassures Ben that she is more than capable to teach Joe how to deal with his blindness and live in the world around him. She then sets off on her mission with Joe, not telling him that she too is blind.
Written by: Suzanne Clauser
Directed by: Michael Landon
Guest Stars: : Ellen Dobbs(Jo Van Fleet), Dr. Martin(Harry Holcombe), Hop Sing(Victor Sen Yung), Sally Morris(Jeannine Brown)

Trivia: This is Jo Van Fleet's second and last appearance in the series. She played the role of the Stepmother in the 1965 television remake of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella, but was replaced by another (uncredited) actress when the cast album was recorded

When Suzanne Clauser originally wrote this script, Miss Dobbs was to be a younger woman who Joe would fall in love with. When Michael Landon read the script, he changed her to an older character as he was tired of Joe falling in love with every woman that crossed his path.

Episode #386
A Time To Die
March 21, 1971
While visiting the Ponderosa, Ben's friend, April Christopher, is bitten by a rabid wolf. Ben and April and her daughter must come to terms with her illness as they all realize the terrible fate that awaits her.
Written by: Don Ingalls
Directed by: Phillip Leacock
Guest Stars: April Christopher(Vera Miles), Dr. Phelps(Henry Beckman), Hop Sing(Victor Sen Yung), Sam(Rance Howard), Deputy Clem(Bing Russell)

Trivia: This is Vera Miles' second and last appearance in the series. She was a favorite of Alfred Hitchcock after Grace Kelly retired, but pregnancy prevented her from many starring roles. Her first husband was long-time Bonanza stuntman Bob Miles.

Episode #387
Winter Kill
March 28, 1971
The foreman of a neighboring ranch shoots a special steer that Ben has shipped in from Montana that he hopes will withstand the severe winters, and his scheming boss plots to take unfair advantage of the mistake.
Written by: John Hawkins, Robert Pirosh, Jack Rummler
Directed by: William Wiard
Guest Stars:Howie Landis(Glenn Corbett), Marie Landis(Sheliah Wells), Jake Quarry(Clifton James)

Trivia: This is Glenn Corbett's second and final appearance in the series. He is probably best remembered for his portrayal of Paul Morgan on the long running CBS nighttime soap, 'Dallas.'

Episode #388
Kingdom of Fear
April 4, 1971
The Cartwrights and Candy fall victim of a mad man who chains and enslaves them to work on his gold mine. Joe escapes and returns to try and save his family along with the rest of the men held prisoner.
Written by: Michael Landon
Directed by: Joseph Pevney
Guest Stars: The Judge(Alfred Ryder), Deputy Hatch(Luke Askew), Farley(Richard Mulligan), Billy(Charles Briles)

Trivia: This was Alfred Ryder's first and only appearance in the series. For many years, he was the voice of Sammy in the radio serial "Rise of the Goldbergs." Despite his achievements on the stage, film and radio, Ryder is mostly remembered as a prolific and versatile TV character actor, with over 100 appearances to his credit.

This episode was filed around the time of the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy. As a result, Michael Landon's script needed to be toned down to get rid of what was perceived as excess violence in the script. Filmed in 1968, it did not air until 1971(this is why Candy is in the episode) - by that time, NBC felt it was it was OK to air. Ironically, it aired on April 4, 1971 which was the third anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King's assassination.

Episode #389
An Earthquake Called Callahan
April 11, 1971
The only person who can get Dusty out of jail is a professional fighter who will not return to Virginia City with Joe. Joe is determined and does what he has to do to get him and his quirky sidekick to return with him.
Written by: Preston Wood
Directed by: Herschel Daugherty
Guest Stars: Tom Callahan(Victor French), Angeline(Sandy Duncan), Otto(Dub Taylor), Alex Steiner(Larry D. Mann), Marshal(Ted Gehring), Deputy Clem(Bing Russell), Dusty Rhoades(Lou Frizzell)

Trivia: This was Victor French's fifth and last appearance in the series. The son of stuntman Ted French, his television debut was a small role in "Lassie" (1954). He had his first experiences in western-films, where he always played the "bad guy." This changed with "Little House on the Prairie" (1974) (as Isaiah Edwards). In 1977, he left "Little House on the Prairie" (1974) to play in his own sitcom "Carter Country" (1977). He directed in LA Theaters and won the Crtics Circle Award for "12 Angry Men." In the 1980s, he declined to play "bad guys." Victor French died of lung cancer in 1989 after finishing the last episode of "Highway to Heaven" (1984).

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