BONANZA-TA ΠΡΩΤΑ 32 ΕΠΕΙΣΟΔΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΠΡΩΤΗΣ ΠΕΡΙΟΔΟΥ 1959-1960

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Season 1 (1959–60)[edit]

Bonanza, season 1 episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"A Rose for Lotta"	Edward Ludwig	David Dortort	September 12, 1959
Mining tycoon Alpheus Troy uses an actress called Lotta Crabtree (Yvonne De Carlo) in a plot to hold Joe Cartwright hostage in exchange for timber wood. George Macready guest stars.
2	2	"Death on Sun Mountain"	Paul Landres	Gene L. Coon and David Dortort	September 19, 1959
A pair of greedy opportunists kill antelope on Indian grounds and sell them to Virginia's city silver miners for a large profit. Barry Sullivan and Karl Swenson guest star.
3	3	"The Newcomers"	Christian Nyby	Thomas Thompson	September 26, 1959
The Cartwrights discover an old enemy killing steers on the Ponderosa. Hoss falls for the fiancée of a treacherous prospector who suspects the Cartwrights of hiding gold. John Larch and Inger Stevens guest star.
4	4	"The Paiute War"	Paul Landres	Gene L. Coon	October 3, 1959
A sinister trader starts a war between the tribe and a local militia when he frames Adam for the assault of two Paiute women. Anthony Caruso, Walter Coy, and Jack Warden guest star.
5	5	"Enter Mark Twain"	Paul Landres	Harold Shumate	October 10, 1959
The Cartwrights help Virginia City reporter Samuel Clemens/Mark Twain (Howard Duff) in his investigation against a corrupt judge (John Litel).
6	6	"The Julia Bulette Story"	Christian Nyby	Al C. Ward	October 17, 1959
Ignoring the admonitions of his father and brothers, Joe falls for a much older woman, the owner of the town's saloon, a madam named Julia Bulette (Jane Greer).
7	7	"The Saga of Annie O'Toole"	Joseph Kane	Thomas Thompson	October 24, 1959
Annie O'Toole (Ida Lupino) arrives to Virginia with her old Da and sets a canteen in a silver mine with Adam's help. Alan Hale Jr. guest stars.
8	8	"The Philip Deidesheimer Story"	Joseph Kane	Thomas Thompson	October 31, 1959
Pied Piper Philip Deidesheimer (John Beal), with the help of Adam and Hoss, tries to create a method for saving the silver mines of Virginia City from a cave-in.
9	9	"Mr. Henry Comstock"	John Brahm	David Dortort	November 7, 1959
When they are threatened by a man who fraudulently sold a part of the Ponderosa, the Cartwrights remember the day they met claim-jumper Henry Comstock (Jack Carson), whose discovery of the Comstock Lode laid the foundation for Virginia City.
10	10	"The Magnificent Adah"	Christian Nyby	Donald S. Sanford	November 14, 1959
The Cartwright boys suspect actress Adah Menkin (Ruth Roman) of having an ulterior motive for marrying their father. Adah's old lover John C. Regan (Don Megowan) comes along seeking his former glory.
11	11	"The Truckee Strip"	Christian Nyby	Herman Groves	November 21, 1959
A silver baron schemes to promote a fight between Ben and his neighbor just to get his hands on timber. Joe Cartwright falls in love with Amy Bishop (Adrienne Hayes) and the two lovers try to stop the family feud between the Cartwrights and the Bishops. James Coburn guest stars.
12	12	"The Hanging Posse"	Christian Nyby	Carey Wilber	November 28, 1959
Adam and Joe attempt to stop a posse bent on catching the murderers of Vannie Johnson from changing into a lynch mob. Arthur Hunnicutt, Onslow Stevens, and Adam Williams guest star.
13	13	"Vendetta"	Joseph Kane	Robert E. Thompson	December 5, 1959
Ben is seriously wounded as he and Hoss seek help in fighting the vengeful Morgan brothers, only to be confronted with cowardice when all the friends they thought he had in town decide to hide away. Whitney Blake, Harry Carey Jr., John Milford, Mort Mills and Steve Rowland guest star.
14	14	"The Sisters"	Christian Nyby	Carey Wilber	December 12, 1959
Adam is falsely accused of killing a dance-hall girl (Fay Spain) after she's shot in his arms and the real killer he shot at gets away. Buddy Ebsen and Jean Willes guest star.
15	15	"The Last Hunt"	Christian Nyby	Donald S. Sanford	December 19, 1959
Joe and Hoss protect a pregnant Indian woman who tried to rob their hunting camp from a blizzard as well as a group of Shoshones given orders to find her. Raymond Bailey and Chana Eden guest star.
16	16	"El Toro Grande"	Christian Nyby	John Tucker Battle	January 2, 1960
Joe and Hoss go south lands to buy a unique bull for the Ponderosa, but they discover that the bull has been spirited away by a little boy. Alma Beltran and Ricardo Cortez guest star.
17	17	"The Outcast"	Lewis Allen	Thomas Thompson	January 9, 1960
An outcast woman named Leta Malvet is helped by the Cartwrights after her father and brother are hanged for murder. Clay Renton, Leta's beau, arrives in town. Jack Lord and Susan Oliver guest star.
18	18	"A House Divided"	Lewis Allen	Al C. Ward	January 16, 1960
Confederate sympathizer Frederick Kyle schemes to tear apart Virginia City and the Cartwrights. Ben tries to uncover his agenda after he befriends Little Joe. John Anderson, Stacy Harris and Cameron Mitchell guest star.
19	19	"The Gunmen"	Christian Nyby	Carey Wilber	January 23, 1960
Hoss and Joe get themselves involved in a family feud in a small Texas town when they are mistaken for bloodthirsty hired killers. Ellen Corby, Henry Hull, and George Mitchell guest star.
20	20	"The Fear Merchants"	Lewis Allen	Story by : Frank Unger Teleplay by : Frank Unger and Thomas Thompson	January 30, 1960
The Chinese citizens of Virginia City are targeted by a manipulative mayoral candidate's campaign to "hate outsiders". Philip Ahn and Helen Westcott guest star.
21	21	"The Spanish Grant"	Christian Nyby	Story by : Morris Lee Green Teleplay by : Leonard Heideman and David Dortort	February 6, 1960
A pair of swindlers team with a dance-hall girl (Patricia Medina) to get their hands on Nevada land, including the Ponderosa. The Cartwrights try to stop them by disproving the validity of a Spanish land grant. Sebastian Cabot and Paul Picerni guest star.
22	22	"Blood on the Land"	Felix Feist	Robert E. Thompson	February 13, 1960
Jeb Drummond (Everett Sloane) is a greedy sheepherder determined to fatten his animals on the Ponderosa grasslands: he takes Adam hostage to force Ben to sign over part of the Ponderosa.
23	23	"Desert Justice"	Lewis Allen	Donald S. Sanford	February 20, 1960
Adam and Hoss try to help a ranch hand (Wesley Lau) who's being taken to California for trial by a brutal U.S. marshal (Claude Akins), but things are not as they first seem.
24	24	"The Stranger"	Christian Nyby	Story by : Oliver Crawford Teleplay by : Leonard Heideman	February 27, 1960
The vengeful police inspector LeDuque (Lloyd Nolan) from New Orleans jeopardizes Ben's bid for the governorship over a twenty year murder.
25	25	"Escape to Ponderosa"	Christian Nyby	Story by : Bill Barrett and Malcolm Stuart Boylan Teleplay by : Robert E. Thompson	March 5, 1960
Ben starts to have second thoughts about helping a brutal stockade commander track down three prisoners on the lam when he realizes what they had to deal with. Joe Maross, Gloria Talbott, and Grant Williams guest star.
26	26	"The Avenger"	Christian Nyby	Clair Huffaker	March 19, 1960
A mysterious stranger called Lassiter (Vic Morrow) helps Hoss and Joe to save Ben and Adam before they're hanged like his father. The drifter is searching for the men who committeed a lynching in Kansas years ago. Ian Wolfe guest stars.
27	27	"The Last Trophy"	Lewis Allen	Bill S. Ballinger	March 26, 1960
A British couple visits the Cartwrights - and the woman (Hazel Court) thinks her own husband is a coward. Everything changes when the couple is kidnapped for ransom along with Adam Cartwright. Edward Ashley and Bert Freed guest star.
28	28	"San Francisco"	Arthur Lubin	Thomas Thompson	April 2, 1960
The Cartwrights finish a cattle drive in San Francisco with Hop Sing. Ben is shanghaied at the Barbary Coast while searching for a pair of ranch hands. Kathleen Crowley, Richard Deacon, James Hong, and David White.
29	29	"Bitter Water"	George Blair	Harold Jack Bloom	April 9, 1960
The Cartwrights are worried their water will be polluted when their neighbor Andy (Rhys Williams)'s son, Todd (Don Dubbins), threatens to sell his land to a miner.
30	30	"Feet of Clay"	Arthur Lubin	John Furia Jr.	April 16, 1960
Hoss attempts to comfort a boy (David Ladd) whose mother has just died and whose father is in jail, but not for long.
31	31	"Dark Star"	Lewis Allen	Anthony Lawrence	April 23, 1960
Joe romances a Gypsy named Tirza (Susan Harrison) who thinks she's a witch. Her people also believe she's bewitched and she's banished from the community.
32	32	"Death at Dawn"	Charles Haas	Laurence E. Mascott	April 30, 1960
A criminal gang that has taken over Virginia City in the form of a protection racket kidnaps Ben. Paul Carr, Robert Middleton, and Morgan Woodward guest star.