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Bonanza Season 5 Episodes
Season 5 Episode Guide
34 Episodes 1963 - 1964
Episode 1
She Walks in Beauty
Sun, Sep 22, 1963 60 mins
Ragan Miller's good looks have brought her nothing but unhappiness---and Hoss, who's taken a shine to her. Ragan: Gena Rowlands. Emilia: Jeanne Cooper. Adam: Pernell Roberts. Ben: Lorne Greene. Little Joe: Michael Landon.
Episode 2
A Passion for Justice
Sun, Sep 29, 1963 60 mins
On a visit to Virginia City, Charles Dickens antagonizes the populace with his arrogant manner. Dickens: Jonathan Harris. Ben: Lorne Greene. Dan: Victor Maddern. Walker: Frank Albertson. Adam: Pernell Roberts. Hoss: Dan Blocker. Joe: Michael Landon. Sheriff: Ray Teal.
Episode 3
Rain From Heaven
Sun, Oct 6, 1963 60 mins
A self-styled rainmaker offers his services to drought-stricken Virginia City. Weems: John Anderson. Ben: Lorne Greene. Hoss: Dan Blocker. Joe: Michael Landon. Jube: Mickey Sholdar. Adam: Pernell Roberts. Sheriff: Ray Teal. Mary: Eileen Chesis. Mrs. Weems: Claudia Bryar.
Episode 4
Twilight Town
Sun, Oct 13, 1963 60 mins
Joe is bushwhacked in the desert and awakens to find himself in Martinville, a town that may or may not be populated by ghosts. An errie, surrealistic and well-produced episode.
Episode 5
The Toy Soldier
Sun, Oct 20, 1963 60 mins
Adam encounters drunken artist James Callan, branded a "squaw man" because he is married to an Indian, and whose talent is going to waste in the town of Sheep Head.
Episode 6
A Question of Strength
Sun, Oct 27, 1963 60 mins
Hoss and a pair of nuns, the younger one having a difficult time training for the order, are robbed and stranded at a way station.
Episode 7
Calamity over the Comstock
Sun, Nov 3, 1963 60 mins
Joe has a run-in with Calamity Jane, and takes her home with him after promising her dying father to take care of her. At first the Cartwrights (besides Joe) think ""Cal"" is a boy, but they soon find out differently. Cal begins to fall in love with Joe, but Joe finds her attentions unwanted...especially when Cal's boyfriend, Doc Holliday, has it in for Joe.
Episode 8
Journey Remembered
Sun, Nov 10, 1963 60 mins
Ben reminisces about his journey West with Inger, his second wife. Inger: Inga Swenson. Lucas: Gene Evans. Simon: Kevin Hagen. Welks: Ken Lynch. Adam (as a child): Johnny Stephens. Payne: John Frederick.
Episode 9
The Quality of Mercy
Sun, Nov 17, 1963 60 mins
Joe grapples with his conscience after he witnesses a mercy killing. Pruitt: Richard Rust. Sara: Nancy Rennick. Hoss: Dan Blocker. Ben: Lorne Greene. Adam: Pernell Roberts. Mrs. Gibbons: Kitty Kelly.
Episode 10
The Waiting Game
Sun, Dec 8, 1963 60 mins
Adam is attracted to recently widowed Laura Dayton, who won't tell her daughter that her father is dead. Adam: Pernell Roberts. Peggy: Katie Sweet. Ben: Lorne Greene. Hoss: Dan Blocker.
Episode 11
The Legacy
Sun, Dec 15, 1963 60 mins
Adam, Hoss and Joe set out to find the men who shot Ben. Adam: Pernell Roberts. Hoss: Dan Blocker. Joe: Michael Landon. Ben: Lorne Greene. Dormann: Robert H. Harris. Billy: Sandy Kevin. Page: James Best. Gannon: Phillip Pine.
Episode 12
Hoss and the Leprechauns
Sun, Dec 22, 1963 60 mins
Hoss brings home a strongbox full of gold---and claims it belongs to "a little feller in green." McCarthy: Sean McClory. Ben: Lorne Greene. Timothy: Frank Delfino. Adam: Pernell Roberts. Joe: Michael Landon.
Episode 13
The Prime of Life
Sun, Dec 29, 1963 60 mins
Ben competes with his old rival Barney Fuller to win the railroad's lumber contract. Ben: Lorne Greene. Adam: Pernell Roberts. Hoss: Dan Blocker. Joe: Michael Landon. Martha: Melora Conway. Gabe: Ralph Moody. Watts: Raymond Guth.
Episode 14
The Lila Conrad Story
Sun, Jan 5, 1964 60 mins
The Cartwrights invite trouble when they shield a dance-hall girl from the brothers of the man she killed. Judge: Andrew Duggan. Joe: Michael Landon. Adam: Pernell Roberts. Sara: Cathy O'Donnell. Arnie: Don O'Kelly. Gabe: Scott Peters. Sheriff: Stuart Randall.
Episode 15
Ponderosa Matador
Sun, Jan 12, 1964 60 mins
The Cartwright boys vie for the attentions of Dolores Tenino. Tenino: Nestor Paiva. Hoss: Dan Blocker. Joe: Michael Landon. Adam: Pernell Roberts. Ben: Lorne Greene. Jigger: Frank Ferguson.
Episode 16
My Son, My Son
Sun, Jan 19, 1964 60 mins
Ben's marriage to Katherine Saunders is endangered when the widow's son is accused of murder. Eden: Dee Pollock. Miller: Sherwood Price. Ben: Lorne Greene. Adam: Pernell Roberts. Hoss: Dan Blocker. Joe: Michael Landon.
Episode 17
Alias Joe Cartwright
Sun, Jan 26, 1964 60 mins
Joe is forced to trade places with his lookalike---a deserter and murderer. O'Rourke: Keenan Wynn. Joe/Borden: Michael Landon. Merced: Douglas Dick. Ben: Lorne Greene. Adam: Pernell Roberts. Peters: Joseph Turkel. Weems: Dave Willock.
Episode 18
The Gentleman From New Orleans
Sun, Feb 2, 1964 60 mins
Hoss befriends a boisterous newcomer who claims to be Jean Lafitte. Joe: Michael Landon. Ben: Lorne Greene. Sheriff: Ray Teal. Betts: Sheldon Allman.
Episode 19
The Cheating Game
Sun, Feb 9, 1964 60 mins
A stranger tells Laura Dayton that she'll receive a large sum from her late husband's insurance. Laura: Kathie Browne. Adam: Pernell Roberts. Peggy: Katie Sweet. Canfield: Lee Henry. Dave: Roy Barcroft.
Episode 20
Bullet for a Bride
Sun, Feb 16, 1964 60 mins
A guilt-ridden Joe proposes to the girl he blinded in a hunting accident. Tessa: Marlyn Mason. Caldwell: Denver Pyle. Ben: Lorne Greene. Lon: Steve Harris. Adam: Pernell Roberts.
Episode 21
King of the Mountain
Sun, Feb 23, 1964 60 mins
Hoss steps in to prevent bloodshed between mountaineer Jim Leyton and his fiancée's father. Julie: Laurie Mitchell. Grizzly: Robert Middleton. Ben: Lorne Greene. Parson: Byron Foulger.
Episode 22
Love Me Not
Sun, Mar 1, 1964 60 mins
A young girl, held captive by the Paiutes for many years, falls in love with Ben when he brings her to the Ponderosa. Adam: Pernell Roberts. Hoss: Dan Blocker. Joe: Michael Landon. Chief: Jack Bighead.
Episode 23
The Pure Truth
Sun, Mar 8, 1964 60 mins
Sent to bring in a prisoner, acting deputy Hoss goes to the wrong town, where he's accused of bank robbery. Looney: Glenda Farrell. Ben: Lorne Greene. Ward: Jay Lanin. Sheriff: Stanley Adams. Simmons: Lloyd Corrigan. Joe: Michael Landon.
Episode 24
No Less a Man
Sun, Mar 15, 1964 60 mins
With the Wagner gang on the loose, Virginia City's citizens decide to replace aging Sheriff Coffee. Adam: Pernell Roberts. Ben: Lorne Greene. Joe: Michael Landon. Armistead: Parley Baer. Browning: Bill Zuckert. Wagner: John Kellogg.
Episode 25
Return to Honor
Sun, Mar 22, 1964 60 mins
Ben investigates reports of his nephew's murder. Will: Guy Williams. Hoss: Dan Blocker. Adam: Pernell Roberts. Butler: Arch Johnson. Marshal: Robert J. Wilke. Doctor: Hugh Sanders.
Episode 26
The Saga of Muley Jones
Sun, Mar 29, 1964 60 mins
Muley Jones brings his glass-shattering voice to the Ponderosa. Hoss: Dan Blocker. Esky: Jesse White. Ben: Lorne Greene. Thornbridge: Jerome Cowan. Sheriff: Ray Teal. Brave Pony: Ken Drake. Urey: Strother Martin.
Episode 27
The Roper
Sun, Apr 5, 1964 60 mins
Will (Guy Williams) is taken hostage by outlaws who robbed Ben. Hewitt: Scott Marlowe. Emma: Julie Sommars. Joe: Michael Landon. Adam: Pernell Roberts. Hoss: Dan Blocker. Doctor: John Hubbard.
Episode 28
A Pink Cloud Comes from Old Cathay
Sun, Apr 12, 1964 60 mins
Rumors fly when a Chinese woman labeled "wife" (Marlo Thomas) arrives---addressed to Hoss. Na Dahn: Benson Fong. Wang Sai: Philip Ahn. Ben: Lorne Greene. Adam: Pernell Roberts. Joe: Michael Landon. Hop Sing: Victor Sen Yung
Episode 29
The Companeros
Sun, Apr 19, 1964 60 mins
Will joins his friend Mateo in defence of Mexican President Juarez.
Episode 30
Enter Thomas Bowers
Sun, Apr 26, 1964 60 mins
A black opera singer, in Virginia City for a concert, is suspected of being a runaway slave.
Episode 31
The Dark Past
Sun, May 3, 1964 60 mins
Dennis Hopper as bounty hunter Dev Farnum, a loner who seems haunted by a mysterious incident in his past.
Episode 32
The Pressure Game
Sun, May 10, 1964 60 mins
Adam's romance with Laura Dayton is progressing nicely, and Laura's Aunt Lil thinks it's time he proposed.
Episode 33
The Triangle
Sun, May 17, 1964 60 mins
A triangle develops when Will falls in love with Laura Dayton Adam's fiancée.
Episode 34
Walter and the Outlaws
Sun, May 24, 1964 60 mins
In the Season 5 finale, an old prospector seeks Hoss's help when his dog is kidnapped by gold thieves.