Bonanza season 7

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Cast of Bonanza in 1959
Cast of Bonanza in 1959
Starring
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 33
Release
Original network NBC
Original release September 12, 1965 (1965-09-12) – May 15, 1966 (1966-05-15)
List of Bonanza episodes

The seventh season of the American Western television series Bonanza premiered on NBC on September 12, 1965, with the final episode airing May 15, 1966.[1] The series was developed and produced by David Dortort. Season seven starred Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, and Michael Landon. It was the first season without Pernell Roberts. The season consisted of 33 episodes of a series total 431 hour-long episodes, the entirety of which was produced in color.[2] Season seven was aired on Sundays at 9:00 p.m. It ranked #1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1965-1966 season, the second of three straight seasons in the top spot.[3]

Synopsis

Bonanza is set around the Ponderosa Ranch near Virginia City, Nevada and chronicles the weekly adventures of the Cartwright family, consisting of Ben Cartwright and his three sons (each by a different wife), Adam, Eric ("Hoss"), and Joseph ("Little Joe"). A regular character is their ranch cook, Hop Sing.

Cast and characters

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Main cast

Recurring

Guest cast

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Production

Casting

After trying for years to exit his six-year contract early, Pernell Roberts left the show at the end of season six. Season seven was the first to air without Roberts in the main cast.[4]

Writing

With the departure of Pernell Roberts, the original plan was to kill off the character. However, the decision was made to have the character travel away from the Ponderosa. Should Roberts have changed his mind, he could have been written back into the series.[5]

Filming

Filming locations for season seven included:

Episodes

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<templatestyles src="Screen reader-only/styles.css" />Bonanza, season 7 episodes
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date
203 1 "The Debt" William F. Claxton William Blinn September 12, 1965 (1965-09-12)
Wiley Kane (Tommy Sands) and his sister Annie (Brooke Bundy) come to the Ponderosa to work off a debt from when their father Sam (Ford Rainey) swindled Ben.
204 2 "The Dilemma" William F. Claxton John Hawkins and Ward Hawkins September 19, 1965 (1965-09-19)
Ben is appointed as a temporary circuit judge, but he faces a dilemma when a man he helped to parole is suspected of robbing the bank. Tom Tully guest stars.
205 3 "The Brass Box" William F. Claxton Paul Schneider September 26, 1965 (1965-09-26)
Old teller of tall tales Don Jose Ortega (Ramon Novarro) claims to have a brass box of land grants that gives him ownership over most of the area around Virginia City, including the Ponderosa.
206 4 "The Other Son" William F. Claxton Thomas Thompson October 3, 1965 (1965-10-03)
Ben hires mule skinner Clint Watson (Ed Begley) and his sons to take nitroglycerin to California.
207 5 "The Lonely Runner" William Witney Thomas Thompson October 10, 1965 (1965-10-10)
A judge awards horse breeder Jim Acton (Gilbert Roland)'s beloved prize mare to rancher Sam Whipple (Ken Lynch).
208 6 "Devil on Her Shoulder" Virgil W. Vogel Suzanne Clauser October 17, 1965 (1965-10-17)
The Cartwrights try to help a woman who is the member of a religious group: she is being accused of being possessed and being a witch. Ina Balin, John Doucette and Victoria Vetri guest star.
209 7 "Found Child" Ralph E. Black Frank Cleaver October 24, 1965 (1965-10-24)
Hoss protects and becomes attached to a little girl called Lisa (Eileen Baral), whose parents were killed in a stagecoach robbery.
210 8 "The Meredith Smith" John Florea Lois Hire October 31, 1965 (1965-10-31)
Ben must figure which person, all claiming to be Meredith Smith, is the true heir to the estate of Jake Smith, a friend of his who asked him to make sure his estate would be given to a relative. Robert Colbert, Anne Helm, Strother Martin guest star.
211 9 "Mighty is the Word" William F. Claxton Story by: Robert Goodwin
Teleplay by: Thomas Thompson
November 7, 1965 (1965-11-07)
One of the Ponderosa's ranch hands plots revenge against the gunfighter-turned-preacher who killed his brother. Glenn Corbett, Michael Witney and Sue Randall guest star.
212 10 "The Strange One" Gerd Oswald Story by: Stephen Lord
Teleplay by: Jo Pagano and Stephen Lord
November 14, 1965 (1965-11-14)
A woman suspected of being a witch takes refuge on the Ponderosa—where she amazes the Cartwrights with her ability to see the future. While recuperating, she predicts a future misfortune for Little Joe. Louise Sorel, Robert McQueeney and Jean Engstrom guest star.
213 11 "The Reluctant Rebel" R. G. Springsteen Wally George November 21, 1965 (1965-11-21)
Young rebel Billy Penn (Tim Considine) has second thoughts about life as an outlaw when the Cartwrights catch him stealing cattle.
214 12 "Five Sundowns to Sunup" Gerd Oswald William L. Stuart December 5, 1965 (1965-12-05)
A family of outlaws, guided by the mother, Elizabeth Lassiter (Marie Windsor), embarks on a kidnapping spree in order to prevent one of their own from being executed.
215 13 "A Natural Wizard" Robert Totten Story by: Suzanne Clauser
Teleplay by: William Blinn
December 12, 1965 (1965-12-12)
Skeeter Dexter (Eddie Hodges) is a boy who loves animals and he helps Hoss take care of a pregnant cow. Skeeter had a brutal stepfather and he is now being blamed by his mother for his father abandonment.
216 14 "All Ye His Saints" William F. Claxton William Blinn December 19, 1965 (1965-12-19)
Little Michael Thorpe (Clint Howard) sets out to find God in the hope that he can heal his gravely wounded father.
217 15 "A Dublin Lad" William F. Claxton Mort Thaw January 2, 1966 (1966-01-02)
Joe serves on a jury intent on convicting Terrence O'Toole (Liam Sullivan) of murder.
218 16 "To Kill a Buffalo" William F. Claxton Michael Fisher January 9, 1966 (1966-01-09)
A badly injured Indian, affected by prejudice, reacts violently to Hoss's helping hand. Hoss tries to teach him to overcome his hostility to the white man. Steve Gravers guest stars.
"Ride the Wind" William Witney Paul Schneider

Part 1: Ben is not pleased with Joe's decision to join the Pony Express. Victor Jory, Rod Cameron and DeForest Kelley guest star.

Part 2: In spite of increasing Indian attacks, Curtis Wade (Rod Cameron) is determined to keep the Pony Express going.
221 19 "Destiny's Child" Gerd Oswald Robert V. Barron January 30, 1966 (1966-01-30)
Ben tries to find jobs for a pair of strangers who helped him pull his wagon out of the mud. Robert V. Barron, Dick Peabody and Walter Burke guest star.
222 20 "Peace Officer" William Witney Don Mullally February 6, 1966 (1966-02-06)
Ruthless lawman Wes Dunn (Eric Fleming) is hired to halt the violence in Virginia City while Sheriff Coffee is out of town.
223 21 "The Code" William F. Claxton Sidney Ellis February 13, 1966 (1966-02-13)
Joe must decide whether to obey the code of the west and answer a gunfighter's challenge. George Montgomery, Jan Shepard and Robert Ellenstein guest star.
224 22 "Three Brides for Hoss" Ralph E. Black Jo Pagano February 20, 1966 (1966-02-20)
And ordinary day becomes everything but ordinary when Hoss receives three mail-order brides. Stuart Erwin, Majel Barrett and Mitzi Hoag guest star.
225 23 "The Emperor Norton" William F. Claxton Story by: Gerry Prince Young and Robert Sabaroff
Teleplay by: Robert Sabaroff
February 27, 1966 (1966-02-27)
Joshua A. Norton (Sam Jaffe), a friend of Ben's who fancies himself an emperor, is about to be committed to an insane asylum.
226 24 "Her Brother's Keeper" Virgil W. Vogel Story by: Lee Pickett
Teleplay by: Mort Thaw
March 6, 1966 (1966-03-06)
Claire Armory (Nancy Gates) falls in love with Ben, but her invalid brother Carl (Wesley Lau) complicates her courtship with him.
227 25 "The Trouble with Jamie" R. G. Springsteen Helen B. Hicks March 20, 1966 (1966-03-20)
Ben's cousin Matthew (Ross Elliott) from the East brings his wife Elizabeth (Tracy Olsen) and his spoiled son Jamie (Michael Burns) for a visit to the Ponderosa, requesting that Ben keeps an eye on Jamie for the next 2 months while on a business trip.
228 26 "Shining in Spain" Maurice Geraghty Elliott Gilbert March 27, 1966 (1966-03-27)
Joe falls for Wendy Daniels (Judi Rolin), a beautiful girl who's anticipating the arrival of her father Taylor (Gene Lyons).
229 27 "The Genius" R. G. Springsteen Don Mullally April 3, 1966 (1966-04-03)
Hoss tries to help poet William Warlock Evans (Lonny Chapman) beat his alcoholism by hiring him as a ranch hand for the Ponderosa.
230 28 "The Unwritten Commandment" Gerd Oswald Story by: Dan Ullman
Teleplay by: Jo Pagano and William Blinn
April 10, 1966 (1966-04-10)
Young singer Andy Walker (Wayne Newton) wants to develop his talents against his stern father's wishes.
231 29 "Big Shadows on the Land" William F. Claxton William F. Leicester and Richard H. Bartlett April 17, 1966 (1966-04-17)
The Cartwrights deal with an immigrant winemaker family setting up business on Ponderosa land. Jack Kruschen and Brioni Farrell guest star.
232 30 "The Fighters" R. G. Springsteen Robert Goodwin April 24, 1966 (1966-04-24)
Hoss badly injures an over-the-hill boxer in a fight and refuses all other offers to box professionally. Michael Conrad, Phillip Pine and Mari Aldon guest star.
233 31 "Home from the Sea" Jean Yarbrough George F. Slavin and Stanley Adams May 1, 1966 (1966-05-01)
An old shipmate of Adam's plans to steal a shipment of gold from the Cartwrights. Ivor Barry and Wayne Heffley guest star.
234 32 "The Last Mission" R. G. Springsteen Story by: S. S. Schweitzer
Teleplay by: William Douglas Lansford and S. S. Schweitzer
May 8, 1966 (1966-05-08)
Ben accompanies old Army buddy Colonel Keith Jarrell (R. G. Armstrong) on a mission to make peace with the Paiutes, but Hoss becomes suspicious about the Colonel's real intentions.
235 33 "A Dollar's Worth of Trouble" Donald R. Daves Robert Goodwin May 15, 1966 (1966-05-15)
Hoss has his palm read and is told that two people—a blonde and a gunman—will affect his life. Sally Kellerman, Mabel Albertson and Hampton Fancher guest star.

Release

Season seven aired on Sundays from 9:00 pm–10:00 pm on NBC.[15]

The two-part episode "Ride the Wind" was combined into a full-length theatrical release and released internationally in 1967.[16]

Reception

Season seven held the #1 position in the Nielsen ratings. It was the second season of three straight seasons to hold that position.[3]

Awards and nominations

Award Year[lower-alpha 1] Category Nominee(s) / Work Result Ref(s)
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 1966 Outstanding Dramatic Series David Dortort (producer) Nominated [17]
Individual Achievements in Music—Composition David Rose Nominated [17]
Individual Achievements in Cinematography—Cinematography Haskell Boggs and William F. Whitley Nominated [17]
Individual Achievements in Cinematography—Special Edward Ancona (color coordinator) Nominated [17]
Individual Achievements in Film Editing Marvin Coil, Everett Douglas and Ellsworth Hoagland Won [17]

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References

Footnotes

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Bibliography

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External links

  1. Shapiro 1997, pp. 101, 106.
  2. Shapiro 1997, pp. 5, 65–157.
  3. 3.0 3.1
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  4. Shapiro 1997, pp. 13, 15.
  5. Leiby & Leiby 2015, p. 211.
  6. Leiby & Leiby 2015, p. 100.
  7. 7.0 7.1 Leiby & Leiby 2015, p. 105.
  8. Leiby & Leiby 2015, p. 108.
  9. Leiby & Leiby 2015, p. 111.
  10. 10.0 10.1 Leiby & Leiby 2015, p. 113.
  11. Leiby & Leiby 2015, p. 101.
  12. Leiby & Leiby 2015, p. 102.
  13. Leiby & Leiby 2015, p. 104.
  14. Leiby & Leiby 2015, p. 109.
  15. Brooks & Marsh 2007, p. 164.
  16. Greenland 2010.
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