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Episode 144 - THE WAITING GAME

Last post by Nettle57 « Sun Jun 04, 2023 5:20 pm
Posted in Season 5
Replies: 36
by Episode Guide » Mon Jun 22, 2015 9:52 pm » in Season 5
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Date: December 8,1963

Summary: When Frank Dayton is thrown from his horse and killed, his wife Laura tells their daughter, Peggy, that he went on a...

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I’ve only watched this - the first - of the four Laura eps and what struck me most was how there was no real spark between Laura and Adam. She was a...
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Last post by Nettle57
Sun Jun 04, 2023 5:20 pm
Episode 143 - THE QUALITY OF MERCY

Last post by Nettle57 « Sun Jun 04, 2023 4:56 pm
Posted in Season 5
Replies: 35
by Episode Guide » Mon Jun 22, 2015 9:43 pm » in Season 5
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Date: November 17, 1963

Summary: After a mine-cave in Little Joe’s friend Seth kills his fiancée’s father in order to put him out of his misery....

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Hmmm, it's interesting, because it could have gone three ways, imo:

a) It could be that Seth wasn't a murderer at all, that it happened just as he...
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Last post by Nettle57
Sun Jun 04, 2023 4:56 pm
Introducion

Last post by AgnethaF « Sun Jun 04, 2023 3:08 pm
Posted in Introduce Yourself
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by Bonanza-girl » Tue May 30, 2023 2:49 am » in Introduce Yourself
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Hello, I am new here! I am already in another Bonanza forum and Facebook group and wanted to try this forum. Maybe I can find some new fanfiction...

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:hello Welcome To Boomers, Bonanza-girl.
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Last post by AgnethaF
Sun Jun 04, 2023 3:08 pm
Episode 176 - SQUARE DEAL SAM

Last post by Oxgirl « Sun Jun 04, 2023 2:10 pm
Posted in Season 6
Replies: 24
by Episode Guide » Tue Jun 23, 2015 9:55 am » in Season 6
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Date: November 8, 1964

Summary: All the Cartwrights and Hop Sing get taken by con artist Sam Washburn when they buy into his phony land deal....

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Saw this again today, an okay ep, some enjoyable pieces.
When Hoss brings them back, Hop Sing is apparently in his room, sleeping?! I guess he’s...
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Last post by Oxgirl
Sun Jun 04, 2023 2:10 pm
Episode 413 - A PLACE TO HIDE

Last post by daisy60 « Sun Jun 04, 2023 2:46 am
Posted in Season 13
Replies: 7
by Episode Guide » Thu Jun 25, 2015 12:09 am » in Season 13

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Date: March 19, 1972

Summary: When friend, Rose Beckett and her daughter arrive at the Ponderosa, Ben doesn’t know that they are hiding from the...

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This is one of the first Jodie Foster did, although she was in the TV show The Courtship Of Eddie's Father. I don't know which role came first. She...

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Last post by daisy60
Sun Jun 04, 2023 2:46 am
Episode 141 - CALAMITY OVER THE COMSTOCK

Last post by Oxgirl « Sat Jun 03, 2023 1:16 pm
Posted in Season 5
Replies: 57
by Episode Guide » Mon Jun 22, 2015 9:41 pm » in Season 5
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Date: November 3, 1963

Summary: Joe takes a girl named Cal back home to the Ponderosa. Trouble begins when Cal’s boyfriend, Doc Holliday arrives at...

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Ooer…I can see it. Have I done something wrong??

Ah, now I see it, before it was just a string of letters! :thumbup
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Last post by Oxgirl
Sat Jun 03, 2023 1:16 pm
I'm back!

Reintroduction

Last post by AgnethaF « Sat Jun 03, 2023 7:04 am
Posted in Introduce Yourself
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by weavereb » Thu Jun 01, 2023 11:55 am » in Introduce Yourself
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Hi everyone! It's been way too long since I visited Boomers, so I'm righting that wrong! If there are any familiar faces out there, I look forward to...

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Welcome back, weavereb Glad you are here again. I've seen your posts and when you met Pernell!! You lucky lady!
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Last post by AgnethaF
Sat Jun 03, 2023 7:04 am
Episode 142 - JOURNEY REMEMBERED

Last post by Nettle57 « Fri Jun 02, 2023 4:55 pm
Posted in Season 5
Replies: 16
by Episode Guide » Mon Jun 22, 2015 9:42 pm » in Season 5
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Date: November 10, 1963

Summary: While Hoss is tending a mare, Ben joins him and remembers the journey during which Hoss was born.

Written by:...

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The theme of new life runs through this episode - the birth of the foals at the start and the end, the birth of Hoss and the promise of the new life...
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Last post by Nettle57
Fri Jun 02, 2023 4:55 pm
Episode 172 - THANKS FOR EVERYTHING FRIEND

Last post by daisy60 « Fri Jun 02, 2023 11:19 am
Posted in Season 6
Replies: 50
by Episode Guide » Tue Jun 23, 2015 9:49 am » in Season 6
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Date: October 11, 1964

Summary: Drifter Tom Wilson saves Adam from a near drowning. The Cartwrights introduce Wilson to Sue Miller whose father is...

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I wonder if that's the same car that was parked under Joe's window? That guy really gets around.

Most ladies in the 1800's just let men dictate...
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Last post by daisy60
Fri Jun 02, 2023 11:19 am
Episode 123 - A STRANGER PASSED THIS WAY

Last post by Nettle57 « Fri Jun 02, 2023 3:36 am
Posted in Season 4
Replies: 37
by Episode Guide » Mon Jun 22, 2015 8:28 pm » in Season 4
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Date: March 3, 1963

Summary: Hoss gets amnesia and is taken in by a Dutch couple whose son has died.

Written by: William Stuart
Directed by:...

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I call this ep “Hoss with no name”
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Last post by Nettle57
Fri Jun 02, 2023 3:36 am
Episode 140 - A QUESTION OF STRENGTH

Last post by Nettle57 « Wed May 31, 2023 6:09 pm
Posted in Season 5
Replies: 16
by Episode Guide » Mon Jun 22, 2015 9:40 pm » in Season 5
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Date: October 27, 1963

Summary: Hoss goes to Denver on a stage with 2 nuns. The stage is attacked by 2 bandits and is wrecked. Hoss comes to when 2...

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I think of this as “The Sound of Music” episode. Mother Veronica was a bit of a bully to Mary Kathleen. What was the question of strength? Did mother...
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Last post by Nettle57
Wed May 31, 2023 6:09 pm
Episode 184 - THE FAR, FAR BETTER THING

Last post by Oxgirl « Wed May 31, 2023 1:43 pm
Posted in Season 6
Replies: 21
by Episode Guide » Tue Jun 23, 2015 10:04 am » in Season 6
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Date: January 10, 1965

Summary: Joe and his friend Tuck vie for the attentions of Lucy, a sheltered young woman who longs for the adventure she...

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Nobody mentioned yet about the fight with Sharp Tongue, Michael is wearing crepe soled boots for surer footing.
@Oxgirl Insert images please....
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Last post by Oxgirl
Wed May 31, 2023 1:43 pm
Episode 429 - THE MARRIAGE OF THEODORA DUFFY

Last post by January « Wed May 31, 2023 10:42 am
Posted in Season 14
Replies: 8
by Episode Guide » Thu Jun 25, 2015 12:37 am » in Season 14

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Date: January 9, 1973

Summary: A lady comes to the Ponderosa claiming to being Griff’s wife.

Written by: Ward Hawkins
Directed by: William F....

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Just watched this episode for the first time. I just received my Bonanza DVDs for the entire series. I chose to watch the later episodes. I've also...

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Last post by January
Wed May 31, 2023 10:42 am
Episode 122 - THE ACTRESS

Last post by daisy60 « Wed May 31, 2023 7:54 am
Posted in Season 4
Replies: 53
by Episode Guide » Mon Jun 22, 2015 8:24 pm » in Season 4
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Date: February 24, 1963

Summary: Actress Julia Grant comes to town and falls for Little Joe.

Written by: Norman Lessing
Directed by: Christian...

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I liked the opening scene the best where she hits him!

Poor Joe! :pounce She thought he was Ben Cartwright, who put an ad in the newspaper for a...
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Last post by daisy60
Wed May 31, 2023 7:54 am
What does your nick stand for?

Last post by torie « Tue May 30, 2023 8:23 pm
Posted in Introduce Yourself
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by idmarryhoss » Mon Jul 11, 2011 2:24 pm » in Introduce Yourself
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I remember creating my nick very hastily for one platform, when I just got too curious about actor's background info. Reading all parts of the...

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My name is part of my middle name. My middle name is Victoria.
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Last post by torie
Tue May 30, 2023 8:23 pm
Episode 128 - MY BROTHER'S KEEPER

Last post by Bonanza-girl « Tue May 30, 2023 3:32 pm
Posted in Season 4
Replies: 164
by Episode Guide » Mon Jun 22, 2015 8:35 pm » in Season 4
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Date: April 7, 1963

Summary: Adam shoots at a wolf and accidentally shoots Joe.

Written by: Seeleg Lester
Directed by: Murray Golden
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Yeah, I wonder if Adam even cleaned those knives before he dug around in his brother with them! :ohmy

In any case, I love the scene...too little...
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Last post by Bonanza-girl
Tue May 30, 2023 3:32 pm
Episode 171 - THE WILD ONE

Last post by Oxgirl « Tue May 30, 2023 2:06 pm
Posted in Season 6
Replies: 40
by Episode Guide » Tue Jun 23, 2015 9:11 am » in Season 6
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Date: October 4, 1964

Summary: Hoss plans to buy a wild stallion from horse wrangler Lafe Jessup. He goes with Jessup to look at the horses and soon...

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Saw this again yesterday … still a stinker! :no
He kept calling Hoss ‘Little fella” for some strange reason! :shrug
How annoying was she! I would...
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Last post by Oxgirl
Tue May 30, 2023 2:06 pm
Hello!

Introducing myself

Last post by Adamant « Tue May 30, 2023 1:50 pm
Posted in Introduce Yourself
Replies: 19
by Nettle57 » Thu May 11, 2023 1:39 am » in Introduce Yourself
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Posting from Norfolk, England and pleased to have joined a forum that celebrates the TV show Bonanza. I grew up watching it in the 60s and have...

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:welcome to :ranch2
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Last post by Adamant
Tue May 30, 2023 1:50 pm
Episode 101 - THE FIRST BORN

Last post by Oxgirl « Tue May 30, 2023 3:36 am
Posted in Season 4
Replies: 40
by Episode Guide » Mon Jun 22, 2015 3:54 pm » in Season 4
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Date: September 23, 1962

Summary: Clay Stafford is hired on as a hand on the Ponderosa. He reveals to Joe that they are half-brothers – Clay’s...

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Of course with a lot of Joe and SJS.

Can't beat it! :thumbup
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Last post by Oxgirl
Tue May 30, 2023 3:36 am
Episode 138 - TWILIGHT TOWN

Last post by Bonanza-girl « Tue May 30, 2023 3:17 am
Posted in Season 5
Replies: 36
by Episode Guide » Mon Jun 22, 2015 9:37 pm » in Season 5
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Date: October 13, 1963

Summary: Joe is robbed in the desert, knocked out and his horse is stolen. Coming across Martinville, a deserted ghost town,...

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somehow everything was real..for a short time. Otherwise Joe would not have recovered after staggering through the desert . Good episode.
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Last post by Bonanza-girl
Tue May 30, 2023 3:17 am

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