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Season 8 – Bonanza

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Ben Cartwright is the patriarch of an all-male Nevada ranching family. Set during and after the Civil War, "Bonanza" is the story of life on the family's thousand-acre spread, known as the Ponderosa, near Virginia City. Ben has his three sons, each with a different (and deceased) mother. Serious eldest son Adam hopes to follow in his father's footsteps; middle son Hoss is a gentle giant -- physically strong, but sometimes naive; and youngest son Little Joe is the most impetuous and romantic of the offspring.
Bonanza — Season 8

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Episode 1 Aired Sep 11, 1966 Something Hurt, Something Wild A young woman falsely accuses Little Joe of assault, ending the Cartwrights' friendship with her family. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 18, 1966 Horse of a Different Hue A poor Southern colonel and his granddaughter (Julie Parrish) unknowingly involve the Cartwrights in a horse-racing scheme. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 25, 1966 A Time to Step Down An aging trail hand, bitter after Little Joe asks Ben to give him an easier job, falls prey to a kidnapping scheme; guest Ed Begley. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 2, 1966 The Pursued A Mormon rancher (Eric Fleming) and his wives (Dina Merrill, Lois Nettleton) are persecuted by their small-town neighbors. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 9, 1966 The Pursued A lynch mob chases Little Joe and the Mormon family, including a pregnant woman, across the desert; guest Vincent Beck. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 16, 1966 To Bloom for Thee Hoss falls in love with a beautiful stranger (Geraldine Brooks) and proposes, despite his family's objections. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 23, 1966 Credit for a Kill Little Joe takes sole credit for killing an outlaw to save his companion from the dead man's brothers. Details Episode 8 Aired Oct 30, 1966 Four Sisters From Boston Unaware Ben has saved her land by paying back taxes, a Boston woman thinks the Cartwrights are trying to take her newly inherited ranch. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 6, 1966 Old Charlie An old man's untrue boast that he single-handedly killed an outlaw puts him in mortal danger from the dead man's vengeful brothers. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 13, 1966 Ballad of the Ponderosa A young minstrel's (Randy Boone) ballad claims his father was sent to jail because Ben lied. Details Episode 11 Aired Nov 20, 1966 The Oath Ben delivers a murderer to the sheriff then becomes the target of the man's vengeful son (Tony Bill). Details Episode 12 Aired Nov 27, 1966 A Nice, Friendly Little Town Searching for a gunman who wounded mainly Little Joe's pride, Hoss confronts two rowdy brothers and their feisty mother (Louise Latham). Details Episode 13 Aired Dec 4, 1966 The Bridegroom Little Joe helps bolster a plain girl's (Joanne Linville) self-esteem to catch a widower's eye. Details Episode 14 Aired Dec 18, 1966 Tommy An outlaw's harassment forces his wife to leave her deaf son and the safety of the Cartwright home. Details Episode 15 Aired Dec 25, 1966 A Christmas Story A shady manager (Jack Oakie) involves his singer nephew (Wayne Newton) in a Christmas fund-raising drive. Details Episode 16 Aired Jan 1, 1967 Ponderosa Explosion Hoss and Little Joe raise rabbits for fur coats, then find they lack the heart to finish the job; guest Dub Taylor. Details Episode 17 Aired Jan 8, 1967 Justice A lovesick boy (Beau Bridges) resorts to fanatic measures to court a bank teller who likes Little Joe. Details Episode 18 Aired Jan 15, 1967 A Bride for Buford Hoss interferes when a shady manager pushes his dancer client (Lola Albright) to romance a wealthy miner. Details Episode 19 Aired Jan 22, 1967 Black Friday Little Joe risks his life to nurse a desperately ill gunfighter (John Saxon) back to health before a scheduled duel. Details Episode 20 Aired Jan 29, 1967 Unseen Wound A veteran sheriff (Leslie Nielsen) driven to insanity by years of senseless killings turns his gun on the people of his town. Details Episode 21 Aired Feb 5, 1967 Journey to Terror Little Joe's visit to a friend's farm turns dangerous when the woman's husband returns as the hostage of a fugitive bank robber. Details Episode 22 Aired Feb 12, 1967 Amigo An outlaw band's wounded cook (Henry Darrow) must decide between loyalty to the gang and gratitude to the Cartwrights who saved his life. Details Episode 23 Aired Feb 19, 1967 A Woman in the House Ben gets caught in a marital mess trying to protect a woman from her alcoholic husband. Details Episode 24 Aired Feb 26, 1967 Judgment at Red Creek Little Joe stands in the way of a vengeful guard's plans to find a legal method of executing two murder suspects; guest John Ireland. Details Episode 25 Aired Mar 5, 1967 Joe Cartwright, Detective Inspired by detective novels, Little Joe tries to prove two strangers are planning to rob the Virginia City bank. Details Episode 26 Aired Mar 12, 1967 Dark Enough to See the Stars A Texas lawman shatters a young drifter's (Richard Evans) hopes of a new life on the Ponderosa. Details Episode 27 Aired Mar 26, 1967 The Deed and the Dilemma Ranchers frame an Italian emigrant for murder to halt his plans for a vineyard on the Ponderosa. Details Episode 28 Aired Apr 2, 1967 The Prince An outlaw (Lloyd Bochner) introduces himself as a Russian nobleman to get close to a countess and her jewels. Details Episode 29 Aired Apr 9, 1967 A Man Without Land A land-hungry foreman plots to keep Ben from paying a rancher's back taxes by framing Little Joe for the murder of the rancher's son. Details Episode 30 Aired Apr 16, 1967 Napoleon's Children A boy who models himself after Napoleon terrorizes Virginia City and ambushes Hoss with his army of teenage hoodlums. Details Episode 31 Aired Apr 23, 1967 The Wormwood Cup A girl who holds Little Joe responsible for murdering her brother offers a $1,000 reward to anyone who will kill him in a gunfight. Details Episode 32 Aired Apr 30, 1967 Clarissa Ben's visiting cousin (Nina Foch) uses the Cartwrights' sympathy to gain control of the household. Details Episode 33 Aired May 7, 1967 Maestro Hoss A Gypsy fortuneteller (Zsa Zsa Gabor) convinces Hoss he is a musical genius. Details Episode 34 Aired May 14, 1967 The Greedy Ones A legal technicality may prevent Ben from stopping an unscrupulous mine owner who believes gold has been found on the Ponderosa. Details
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Season Info

Director
Lewis Allen, William F. Claxton, William Witney, Don Daves, Gerd Oswald, Alan Crosland Jr.
Executive Producer
James W. Lane
Screenwriter
Thomas Thompson, Michael Landon, Frank Chase, Joel Murcott, William F. Leicester, James Amesbury, Sidney Ellis, Kelly Covin, John Hawkins, Marc Michaels, Joy Dexter, Williams Driskill
Network
NBC
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Drama, Western
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 11, 1966