Bonanza

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  • : 1959
  • : 431
  • : 29
  • NBC
  • Action Adventure Western

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12x1
The Night Virginia City Died
Episode overview
13, 1970
In the 12th season premiere, a series of destructive fires strike Virginia City, and always late at night. Is it the work of a ruthless arsonist, or someone very close to Deputy Clem?
12x2
A Matter of Faith
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20, 1970
Dusty takes in orphaned Jamie Hunter, the son of a recently-deceased rainmaker. Jamie is determined to carry on his father's tradition by using drought-stricken Virginia City to prove his talents.
12x3
The Weary Willies
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27, 1970
The Weary Willies are hippie-like former Civil War veterans who are now drifters and live off the land. Despite protests from fellow ranchers and the people of Virginia City, Ben allows .. show full overview
12x4
The Wagon
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04, 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.
12x5
The Power of Life and Death
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11, 1970
A man called Davis has shot Colonel Clayton and escapes on horseback. Joe and Ben join the posse that sets out to find Davis. Ben and Joe volunteer to cross the desert. Ben and Joe .. show full overview
12x6
Gideon, the Good
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18, 1970
On the trail, Joe witnesses a woman kill a man, but the woman rides away before he can positively identify her. He rides into the nearest town, Black River and reports the crime to .. show full overview
12x7
The Trouble with Trouble
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25, 1970
When Hoss volunteers to be Sheriff of a town called Trouble, he soon finds out that the town had correctly been named. Hoss almost manages to arrest the whole town, and captures the Clanton gang all by himself.
12x8
Thornton's Account
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01, 1970
Ben's new horse throws him down a steep slope, injuring his back. Joe tries to round up some help, but the settlers in the valley live in fear of the devious owner and his hired help. .. show full overview
12x9
The Love Child
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08, 1970
A dying woman and her son are rejected by her father because she had a child out of wedlock.
12x10
El Jefe
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15, 1970
Ben and Hoss come to the rescue of Mexican farmers who are forced off their land by the greedy mine owner who runs the town of Prince River.
12x11
The Luck of Pepper Shannon
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22, 1970
Pepper Shannon is a dime novel hero and outlaw. Ben gives a job to Pepper Shannon on the condition the one-time outlaw stays away from Jamie, who happens to admire him.
12x12
The Impostors
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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.
12x13
Honest John
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20, 1970
Jamie forms a bond with a bum and his tame crow. Before long, Jamie suggests they repair an old wagon and leave the Ponderosa.
12x14
For a Young Lady
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27, 1970
A girl's uncle and aunt want custody of her only because they believe she has the rights to her late grandfather's mine.
12x15
A Single Pilgrim
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03, 1971
Settlers from Virginia argue over Hoss' fate after one of them accidentally shoots him.
12x16
The Gold-Plated Rifle
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10, 1971
An insecure Jamie is unsure of his place in the family, having trouble adjusting at his new school and keeps getting harassed by a bully. When he takes Ben's prized gold-plated rifle and breaks it, he runs away, sending Ben to go looking for him.
12x17
Top Hand
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17, 1971
The Cartwrights are about to start a major cattle drive with other ranchers. It has been decided that Ben's foreman will be trail boss on the drive. Weatherby, a fellow rancher who is .. show full overview
12x18
A Deck of Aces
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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.
12x19
The Desperado
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07, 1971
Hoss is held prisoner by a fugitive black couple who they admit hate white people and have nothing to lose by killing them.
12x20
The Reluctant American
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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.
12x21
Shadow of a Hero
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21, 1971
Ben is shocked to learn the Army general he is backing as governor, advocates a policy of genocide towards all Indians.
12x22
The Silent Killer
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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.
12x23
Terror at 2:00
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07, 1971
A racist and his henchmen steal a Gatling gun, with plans to massacre everyone -- including the Cartwrights -- involved in a peace treaty signing between the U.S. Army and the Paitues in .. show full overview
12x24
The Stillness Within
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14, 1971
Blinded by an explosion, Joe wallows in self-pity, and at first resists the efforts of a woman trying to teach him to live without sight, not knowing she is also blind.
12x25
A Time to Die
Episode overview
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 April.
12x26
Winter Kill
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28, 1971
The foreman of a neighboring ranch shoots a special steer belonging to the Cartwrights, and his scheming boss plots to take unfair advantage of the mistake.
12x27
Kingdom of Fear
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04, 1971
Ben, Hoss and Joe, along with Candy and a fellow rancher, are jailed on false trespassing charges by a greedy mining tycoon. The despot runs a gold mine (i.e., a thinly-veiled prison .. show full overview
12x28
An Earthquake Called Callahan
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11, 1971
The only person who can get Dusty out of jail is a professional fighter who will not return to Virginia City, so Joe stays on the man's heels no matter where he goes.

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