Long Hair, Strong Scripts

304.) Different Pines, Same Wind
         September 15, 1968
         Written by: Suzanne Clauser
         Directed by: Leon Benson
         Lost Episode

         An old woman thinks Joe is after her land when he actually wants her out of the hands of a destructive strip miner.

         Guest Stars: Carrie Picket...Irene Tedrow,...Doc...John Randolph,...Jason Milburn...Herbert Voland,...Jenks...G. D. Spradlin,...Marks...George Murdock,...Bartender...John Wheeler,...Hal Burton...(uncredited; stunts as logger),...Ed Jauregui...(uncredited; horseback double for Lorne Greene),...Bill Clark...(uncredited; horseback double for Dan Blocker),...Hal Burton (uncredited; horesback double for Michael Landon).

         Trivia: Irene Tedrow makes her third appearance, this time as Carrie, she was previously in three's, "Blessed Are They", and one's, "The Outcast", and later in eleven's, "Abner Willoughby's Return".  John Randolph makes his first of three appearances, later seen in twelve's, "Shadow Of A Hero", and fourteen's, "The Sound Of Sadness".  G.D. Spradlin makes his first appearance, later seen as the Sheriff, in twelve's, "The Trouble With Trouble".  George Murdock, as the heavy, previously seen in five's, "The Trap", as one of the local boys, who gets between Little Joe and Booth Shannon.  He was also in twelve's, "The Wagon".

         Music Trivia: This season and episode marks Bonanza's tenth anniversary.  In tune with the the series' decade-long success, David Rose and his 30 plus orchestra, play the Livingston-Evans theme in a new and powerful rendition; a very brassy and articulated arrangement, heard and rescored again, through the end of Bonanza's eleventh season, later scored by Harry Sukman.

         Music Trivia: The newly scored chapter title music cue is heard that accompanies the watercolor credits in sequence with the executive producer, writers and director, performed by David Rose and the studio sessionists.  David Rose based this cue music on a theme he composed and scored, "The Ponderosa" in 1961.  The cue is more commonly known as "The Ballad Of Virginia City".

         Location Scenes Filmed at: Franklin Lake, Southern California and Spooner Lake, Lake Tahoe, Nevada.

         Filming date: June 13-19, 1968.

305.) Child
         September 22, 1968
         Written by: Jack B. Sowards
         Directed by: Leon Benson
         Lost Episode

         While Hoss is in a remote town on business, he is arrested for murder and robbery.  The town's richest man has just been killed, and the townspeople are less concerned with justice, rather the old man's money.  They are convinced that if they threaten Hoss, he'll break down and tell them where he hid the fortune.  A few of the town's top citizens, including the mayor, form a lynch mob, but only hang Hoss "part of the way".  But when cowboy Child Barnett sees the lynch mob coming, he breaks Hoss out of jail, and the two men form a friendship on the run.

         Guest Stars: Child Barnett...Yaphet Kotto,...Sheriff Miller...John Marley,...Mayor Bringham...Harry Hickox,...Charlie Matson...Henry Beckman,...Brother Stoner...Frank DeVol,...Clerk...Robert Ball,...Buck...Charles Maxwell,...Chad...Bruce Kirby,...Harry...E. J. Schuster,...Bill Clark...( uncredited; horseback double for Dan Blocker ),...Ed Jauregui...(uncredited; horseback double for Lorne Greene),...Hal Burton...(uncredited; horseback double for Michael Landon),...Ray Mazy...(uncredited; horseback double for David Canary) .

         Trivia: Yaphet Kotto makes his only Bonanza appearance, as black cowboy, Child Barnett, and another appearance by serial star, Charles Maxwell, this time as a way station owner.

         Stunt Trivia: Bill Clark horseback doubles Hoss on location.  Dan Blocker only does his filmed close-ups.  Yaphet Kotto does all his filmed horseback shots with no stunt double.

         Location Scenes Filmed at: Albertson Ranch and September 1967 stock footage of Ben, Joe, and Candy riding along the dirt road at Gooseneck Meadow, Truckee, California.

306.) Salute To Yesterday
         September 29, 1968
         Written by: John Hawkins
         Directed by: Leon Benson

         When on a cattle drive on Ponderosa land, the Cartwrights and Candy find a dying cavalry officer on the trail.  With his last breath, he asks them to go help his commanding officer, Captain Harris.  Riding atop a slope, they see Captain Harris and his soldiers fighting off Mexican bandits who are trying to steal the four kegs of gold hidden in the Army ambulance.  The Cartwrights and Candy cut right between the soldiers and the Mexican bandits, in a spectacular chase through a little valley and wind up at a high and rocky outcrop, taking cover and assisting the soldiers.

         Candy soon gets a few surprises: the head of the outlaw gang, Angel Montana is an old childhood friend, of Mexican/Indian descent.  That's nothing compared to the other surprises: Sergeant Ordy, who raised him while he was a boy and his former wife, Ann, who is now Mrs. Harris.  The Sergeant explains Candy's youth to the Cartwrights; Candy and Ann grew up together when their fathers were in the Army.  Immediately after their marriage, Ann's father sent Candy away and had the marriage annuled.  He felt Candy wasn't good enough for Ann.

         To impress Ann, Candy sneaks into the enemy camp to steal water and ammunition, using a trick his old friend once taught him.  Afraid of competition from Candy, Captain Harris tries the same mission, and, not knowing Candy's helpful tricks, is captured by the Mexicans.  We get some insight into Candy's past.  Candy's father was a war hero who died when Candy was nine; and his mother died of "loneliness and the frontier life", when Candy was only four.  To rescue Captain Harris from the bandits, Candy and Sergeant Ordy, who is a expert demolitions man, must come up with a sure plan or they will never get out alive.  Third episode filmed for the tenth season.

         Guest Cast: Captain Harris...Pat Conway,...Ann Harris...Sandra Smith,...Sergeant Ordy...John Kellogg,...Angel Montana...Carlos Rivas,...Corporal Jensen...Troy Melton,...Rio...Rudy Diaz,...Rojo...Pepe Callahan,...Trooper Kelly...Richard Lapp,...Bob Miles...(uncredited; horseback stunt as bandit shot off horse),...Hal Burton...(uncredited; horseback stunts as bandit & falling stunt as sniper shot off boulder),...Ed Jauregui...(uncredited; horseback double for Lorne Greene),...Bill Clark...(uncredited; horseback double for Dan Blocker),...Hal Burton...(uncredited; horseback double for Michael Landon),...Ray Mazy...(uncredited; horseback double for David Canary).

         Trivia: Pat Conway makes his last appearance, this time as Captain Harris, previously seen in seven's, "The Lonely Runner", as Roy's corrupt Deputy, and in season nine's, "The Gentle Ones".  Sandra Smith makes her first appearance, as Candy's ex-wife, now, Mrs. Ann Harris, later seen in eleven's, "A Darker Shadow", as Wade's girlfriend.

         John Kellogg makes his last appearance, as Sergeant Ordy, seen in earlier episodes, such as nine's, "The Conquistadores", and in five's, "The Quality Of Mercy", and "No Less A Man".  Carlos Rivas makes his last appearance, as the Mexican bandit leader Angel Montana, previously seen in nine's, "The Conquistadores", and another appearance by Troy Melton, this time as Corporal Jensen.

         Location scenes filmed at: Gooseneck Meadow, Truckee, California and the highest filmed shots at what is now the Ponderosa Wagon Camp, 1200 feet above the Ponderosa Ranch grounds at Incline Village, Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Additional stock footage at Glenbrook Valley and Tahoe Meadows is edited in act one, filmed in September of 1967, at Lake Tahoe, Nevada.

         Filming date: June 20-26, 1968.

307.) The Real People Of Muddy Creek
         October 6, 1968
         Written by: Alf Harris
         Directed by: Leon Benson
         Original Story Title: "Incident at Stone Creek"
         Lost Episode

         Ben is in charge of a vicious prisoner and gets virtually no help from the cowardly citizens of the town where he is holding him from the law.

         Guest Stars: Luke Harper...Joe Don Baker,...Lawson...Clifton James,...Casey Collins...Jean Hale,...Mrs. Walker...Ann Doran,...Haines...Hal Lynch,...Simon...Russell Thorson,...Tommy...Mitch Vogel,...Linda...Susan Trustman,...Cliff Harper...Val Bisoglio,...Jody...Jon Lormer,...Sheriff Walker...Stuart Randall,...Deputy...Ed Long,...Bob Miles...(uncredited; stunts for Hal Lynch),...Bill Clark...(uncredited; stunts for Lorne Greene and Clifton James, stand-in for Dan Blocker),...Troy Melton...(uncredited; horseback stunts as Harper gunman).

         Trivia: Ann Doran, making her last appearance, previously seen in eight's, "Ballad Of The Ponderosa", Joe Don Baker, making his only one, later seen in the "Walking Tall" movies, Clifton James as a town member, later seen in twelve's, "Winter Kill".  Hal Lynch makes his last appearance, who gets into a bar fight with Joe, previously seen in nine's, "Commitment At Angelus", as Steve Regan, movie actress Jean Hale, making her only Bonanza appearance, and Mitch Vogel, as the little boy, later seen in Bonanza's twelfth season as Jamie Hunter.

         Trivia: The original working title was "Incident At Stone Creek".  This episode was originally written for the ninth season, but could not be filmed and later aired until the tenth season of the series.

         Filming Date: July 1968.

308.) The Passing Of A King
         October 13, 1968
         Written by: B. W. Sandefur
         Directed by: Leon Benson
         Lost Episode

         The son of a rancher to whom the Cartwrights are selling a prize bull is trying to get his father ruled mentally incompetant, and will let no one stand in his way.

         Guest Stars: Jeremy Roman...Jeremy Slate,...Claude Roman...Denver Pyle,...Mary Roman...Diana Muldar,...Judge Rideout...Dan Tobin,...Ballenger...Russ Conway,...Harrison...Jack Searl,...Sheriff...K. L. Smith,...Carver...Larry Ward,...Bob Miles...(uncredited; stunt double for Jeremy Slate),...Ray Mazy...(uncredited; stunt double for David Canary),...Hal Burton...(uncredited; stunts as cowboy in saloon),...Clint Sharp...(uncredited; extra as older ranch hand).

         Trivia: Jeremy Slate makes his last appearance, this time as the corrupt son, Jeremy Roman.  He was previously in eight's, "A Man Without Land".  Denver Plye makes another appearance, this time as Claude Roman, along with Diana Muldar, making her only Bonanza appearance, as Mary Roman.  Larry Ward as Jeremy's foreman, Carver, later seen in this season's, "Yonder Man", and in thirteen's, "Second Sight".  Ward, also a voice-over actor, provided the voice of the alien bounty hunter, Greedo, in Star Wars.  Russ Conway, as Claude's foreman, previously seen as a Judge, in nine's, "False Witness".  K. L. Smith makes another appearance, this time as the Sheriff.

         Stunt Trivia: In the fast-paced bar fight, Bob Miles doubles Jeremy Slate and Ray Mazy doubles David Canary. Michael does his complete fight with no double. In the climax, Ray Mazy doubles Canary when he jumps off the horse and tackles one of Roman's men. In the yard fight with Joe versus Jeremy, Bob Miles doubles Jeremy Slate again. The actor only does his close-up shots and Michael does his complete fight as usual.

         Location Scenes Filmed At: Iverson Ranch in Southern California.

309.) The Last Vote
         October 20, 1968
         Written by: Robert Vincent Wright
         Directed by: Joseph Pevney

         The Cartwrights are terribly overworked, so to preserve everyone's sanity, Ben sends Hoss and Joe into town for some R & R.  In the saloon, they hear folks talking about the upcoming mayoral election.  They decide to bet on the outcome, where the loser pays for the winner's trip to San Francisco.  The two candidates are Titus Simpson and Phineas Burke, two longtime friends and business partners who don't give a hoot about the election outcome.  With a large bet at stake, the two Cartwrights volunteer themselves as campaign manager for their respective candidates, Little Joe for Titus Simpson and Hoss for Phineas Burke.  A serene election turns into a hilarious chaos for Virginia City after they take over the campaign, and Ben holds the key: the last vote.

         Guest Stars: Titus Simpson...Tom Bosley,...Phineas Burke...Wally Cox,...Judge Clampton...Robert Emhardt,...Clem...Bing Russell,...Pete...Don Haggerty,...Tim...Lane Bradford,...Hop Sing...Victor Sen Yung,...Bartender...Bruno Ve Sota,...and the stuntmen go uncredited as the townsmen: Bob Miles, Hal Burton, Alex Sharp, Troy Melton, Jesse Wayne, Davey Sharp...Bill Clark...(uncredited; falling stunt for Dan Blocker).

         Trivia: Wally Cox makes his second and last appearance, this time as Phineas Burke, previously seen in nine's, "The Gold Detector", as Professor MacNulty.  Tom Bosley makes his first of two appearances, as Titus Simpson, later seen in eleven's, "A Lawman's Lot Is Not A Happy One", and later as Mr. Cunningham, in TV's, "Happy Days".  Robert Emhardt as the Judge, previously seen in four's, "A Stranger Passed This Way", and later in eleven's, "A Lawman's Lot Is Not A Happy One".  Don Haggerty as one of the town locals, seen with Lane Bradford, both Bonanza alumni, seen in past episodes.

         Trivia: In the comic fight, stuntmen Bob Miles, Hal Burton, and Jesse Wayne can be seen fighting, along with stuntman Davey Sharpe, who Bob Miles, yells, "Davey, Davey, fight!", and old Davey walks out a second story door, with no landing, and hits the ground, gets right up, and gets in the fight!

         Trivia: In the comic fight, involving about ten stuntmen, working with Michael and Dan, stuntman Jesse Wayne vividly remembers Dan punching him countless times, in this hilarious episode.  Interestingly enough, one of the guest stars in this episode, Wally Cox (who was also in "The Gold Detector"), Jesse had doubled for, on many occasions, since they were both the same height and weight.

         Trivia: This episode was originally written for the ninth season, but could not be made and aired until the following tenth season.

         Trivia: When Titus and Phineas run Joe and Hoss out of their shop, Michael takes the fall off the boardwalk onto the ground and Bill Clark doubles Dan Blocker for the big fall.  Bill also plays a townsmen in the comic street fight doing stunts.

310.) Catch As Catch Can
         October 27, 1968
         Written by: David Lang
         Directed by: Robert L. Friend

         Everything goes wrong for the Cartwrights and Candy in the town of Tinbucket, where rumor has it, the Ponderosa is about to go under.

         Guest Stars: Amos Parker...Paul Richards,...Sheriff...Slim Pickens,...Rice...Robert Yuro,...Tingle...Arthur Malet,...Hollis...Peter Marland-Jones,...Telegrapher...John Quade,...Billy...John Perak,...Daley...Richard Eric Winter,...Bill Clark...(uncredited; wagon double for Dan Blocker),...Ed Jauregui...(uncredited; stunt double for Lorne Greene).

         Trivia: Paul Richards makes his third and final appearance on the series, in this episode as Amos Parker.  He was previously in eight's "A Woman in the House" as Russ and in three's "The Lonely House" as Trock.  Slim Pickens makes another appearance, this time as the Sheriff, and Robert Yuro makes his first of two appearances as Parker's partner Rice, who claims Candy is a card-shark, Hoss a drunk, Joe a pick-pocket, who is secretly working with Parker to destroy the Cartwrights.  He is later seen in fourteen's, "The Marriage Of Theodora Duffy", as a heavy.

         John Quade makes his first of two appearances on Bonanza.  In this episode he is the telegrapher and later in thirteen's, "The Rattlesnake Brigade", he is playing a prison guard.  He would later rise to fame working with Clint Eastwood in the films, "Every Which Way But Loose", and it's sequel, "Any Which Way You Can".  His sons are Randy and Dennis Quade.

         Fight and Stunt Trivia: In the fight Joe versus Rice (played by Robert Yuro), is capable of doing his whole fight along with Michael Landon.  In the fight with Ben versus Parker in the barn, both Lorne Greene and Paul Richards do most of the fight together. Ed Jauregui doubles Ben in most of the shots, and Lorne Greene only does his filmed close-ups. Bill Clark doubles as Hoss for Dan Blocker when a drugged Hoss is on the out-of-control wagon and crashes and the only close-ups are of Blocker on the wagon's seat.

         Location Trivia:  Second episode filmed on the Western Street at the RKO-Desilu backlot in Culver City.

         Location Scenes Filmed at:  RKO Forty Acres, Culver City, Southern California.

311.) Little Girl Lost
         November 3, 1968
         Written by: Michael Fessier
         Directed by: Don Richardson
         Lost Episode

         Life on the ranch is disrupted by the arrival of a young brat who happens to be distantly related to the Cartwrights.

         Guest Stars: Samantha Dorcas...Linda Sue Risk,...Martha Cartwright Dorcas...Antoinette Bower,...Calvin Dorcas...George Mitchell,...Charlie...Bob Padilla,...Driver...Christian Anderson,...Hop Sing...Victor Sen Yung.

         Trivia: Guest star Antoinette Bower makes her only Bonanza appearance, seen in "Mission: Impossible", and in Star Trek's, "Catspaw", as Sylvia.

         Location Scenes Filmed at:  Franklin Lake, Southern California, with June 1961 stock footage of Joe riding Cochise across the wooded clearing at Incline Village, and June 1968 stock shot of the Ponderosa Ranch at Incline Village, Lake Tahoe, Nevada.

312.) The Survivors
         November 10, 1968
         Written by: S. H. Barnett, Colin MacKenzie, John Hawkins
         Directed by: Leon Benson
         Lost Episode

         A white woman abducted years before by the Paiutes is reunited with her husband, who is less than pleased to learn she has given birth to an Indian baby.

         Guest Stars: Alicia Purcell...Mariette Hartley,...Wayne Purcell...John Carter,...Mayor Anderson...Martin Ashe,...Elizabeth Bowan...Harriet Medina,...Agnes Smith...Lesley Woods,...Hake...Ed Bakey,...Paul Fletcher...Stuart Nisbet,...Peter Green...Sidney Smith.

         Trivia: Guest star Mariette Hartley makes her second appearance, previously seen as a schoolteacher, in six's, "Right Is The Fourth R", later seen in eleven's, "Is There Any Man Here?", and in thirteen's, "The Iron Butterfly".

         Location Scenes Filmed at: Agoura, Southern California.

313.) The Sound Of Drums
         November 17, 1968
         Written by: William F. Leicester
         Directed by: Robert L. Friend

         In the third and final installment of the Rossi family, Georgio Rossi doesn't understand why he cannot allow Indians who have left the reservation to live on his land.

         Guest Stars: Georgio Rossi...Jack Kruschen,...Regina Rossi...Brioni Farrell,...Maria Rossi...Penny Santon,...Lorenzo Rossi...Michael Stefani,...Sam Kettle...Byron Morrow,...Joe Sabin...Mark Tapscott,...Red Sky...Joaquin Martinez,...Indian Girl...Debra Domasin,...Lame Dog...Pete Hernandez,...Hop Sing...Victor Sen Yung.

         Trivia: This marks the last appearance of Jack Kruschen as Georgio, Penny Santon as Maria, Brioni Farrell as Regina, and Michael Stefani, as Lorenzo.  Byron Morrow makes another appearance, as the Indian relations official, previously seen in nine's, "Justice Deferred", and in eight's, "The Pursued", and later seen in eleven's, "A Lawman's Lot Is Not A Happy One".  Mark Tapscott, as Mr. Sabin, a veteran actor of film and serials, later seen in eleven's, "The Long Way To Ogden", as a friend of Ben's.  Joaquin Martinez, as the Paiute Indian, later seen in eleven's, "Decision At Los Robles", as Martinez, and in thirteen's, "The Rattlesnake Brigade", as a town member.

         Trivia Note: The Ponderosa exterior and settings are redressed on Stage 16 to depict the Rossi home, as are the living quarters-interiors on Stage 17.

         Location Scenes Filmed at: Vasquez Rocks, Southern California and June 1968 stock footage of the Ponderosa Ranch replica at Incline Village, Lake Tahoe, Nevada.

         Filming date: August 1968.

314.) Queen High
         December 1, 1968
         Written by: Michael Fessier
         Directed by: Leon Benson
         Original Story Title: "The Fifth Ace"
         Lost Episode

         Joe and Candy win a stamping mill in a poker game, but the fact of them not knowing how to run it, is the least of their worries.

         Guest Stars: Katie Kelly...Celeste Yarnall,...Miles Renfro...Paul Lambert,...Ludwig...Sandor Szabo,...Ivan Peterson...Dabney Coleman,...Sam Jacks...Ken Drake,..Beggs...Edward Sharf,...Bob Miles...(uncredited; falling stunt for Sandor Szabo),...Alex Sharp...(uncredited; stunts as big thug),...Hal Burton...(uncredited; extra as townsman),..Mine Guard...Clint Sharp,...Hal Burton (uncredited; horesback double for Michael Landon),...Ray Mazy (uncredited; horesback double for David Canary).

         Trivia: Celeste Yarnall makes her only appearance as Katie Kelly, who also guest-starred as Yeoman Martha Landon in Star Trek's "The Apple".  Dabney Coleman, making his first of two, later seen in eleven's, "A Darker Shadow".

         Trivia: The original working title was "The Fifth Ace".  This episode was originally written for the ninth season, but could not be filmed and later aired until the tenth season of the series.

         Location Scenes Filmed at: Bronson Canyon and Griffith Park, Southern California with June 1964 stock footage of Hoss riding through the pasture at Onyx, California.

315.) Yonder Man
         December 8, 1968
         Written by: Milton S. Gelman
         Directed by: Leo Penn
         Lost Episode

         An army scout Ben once knew comes to the Ponderosa and asks Ben to stake a cattle ranch in Mira Flores, Mexico.

         Guest Stars: Beaudry...John Vernon,...Noreen...Melissa Murphy,...Matar...Rodolfo Acosta,...Hawkface...Pepper Martin,...Bartender...Bruno Ve Sota,...Roy Coffee...Ray Teal,...Stryker...Larry Ward,...Hal Burton...(uncredited; horseback double for Michael Landon and stunts as cowboy in saloon),..Fred Carson...(uncredited; stunts for Pepper Martin in saloon),...Martha Manor...(uncredited; extra as Rosey),..Troy Melton...(uncredited; stunt double for John Vernon),..Bill Couch...(uncredited; cowboy in white shirt in the bar fight).

         Trivia: John Vernon, of Canada, making his only Bonanza appearance as Beaudry, Melissa Murphy making her first, later in eleven's, "The Witness", and in fourteen's, "The Hidden Enemy", Larry Ward returns, this time as Deputy Stryker, and another appearance by Mexican character actor, Rodolfo Acosta, as Matar, later seen in twelve's, "El Jefe", as the Sheriff.

         Stunt Trivia: In the awesome bar fight, Beaudry (John Vernon), does his fight scenes and is doubled by Troy Melton in the other shots, while stuntman Fred Carson doubles Hawkface (Pepper Martin), who starts the fight and stuntman Hal Burton manages to get knocked clear across the room into the stairlanding.

         Location Scenes Filmed at: Agoura, Southern California.

         Filming Date: September 5-11, 1968.

316.) Mark Of Guilt
         December 15, 1968
         Written by: Ward Hawkins, Frank Telford
         Directed by: Leon Benson
         Lost Episode

         Hop Sing tells Hoss and Candy they can use the ancient Chinese art of fingerprinting to prove Joe is innocent of murder.

         Guest Stars: Hop Sing...Victor Sen Yung,...Giltner...Dick Foran,...Gort...Alan Bergmann,...Davis...Michael Vandever,...Younger...Sam Greene,...Jackson...Lou Frizzell,...Judge...Gordon Dilworth,...Roy Coffee...Ray Teal,..Bob Miles...(uncredited; stunts for Sam Greene),...Hal Burton...(uncredited; extra as juror).

         Trivia: Victor Sen Yung, making a special guest star appearance, along with Alan Bergmann, as the prosecuting attorney, previously seen in seven's, "Home From The Sea", as Gilly.  Lou Frizzell makes his debut, this time, as Tom, the stable owner, later seen in eleven's, "The Horse Traders", as Dusty Rhoades, who would replace David Canary (Candy), in season twelve as the above character.  Hal Burton, seen as a member of the jury, in this episode.

         Trivia: Bob Miles doubles for actor Sam Greene (Younger), in the savage fight when Little Joe goes over to his ranch, to retrieve Hop Sing's pigtail.  Bob is visible in the close-ups and some long shots, and Sam Greene does a few himself.

         Location Scenes Filmed at: Agoura, Southern California with 1961 stock shots of Joe on horseback at Janss Conejo Ranch, June 1964 stock footage at Keyesville and Kernville, June 1968 stock footage of the Ponderosa Ranch replica and June 1962 stock footage of Hoss at Gooseneck Meadow, Truckee, California.

317.) A World Full Of Cannibals
         December 22, 1968
         Written by: Preston Wood
         Directed by: Gunnar Hellstrom

         Candy tells the Cartwrights "they are asking for trouble", by allowing a government witness to take refuge at the Ponderosa.

         Guest Stars: Charles Ball...James Patterson,...Harriet Ball...Linda Marsh,...Richard Vardeman...Peter Mark Richman,...Rodgers...John Milford,...Marshal Vern Ludlow...John Archer,...District Attorney...Harlan Warde,...Haley...Jeff Morris,...Purdy...Bart La Rue,...Reporter...Don Rizzan,...Preacher...David Bond,...Hal Burton...(uncredited; horseback double for Michael Landon),...Alex Sharp...(uncredited; horseback double for Peter Mark Richman),...Bob Miles...(uncredited; stunt double for Jeff Morris and John Milford),...Clint Sharp...(uncredited; extra as wagon driver),...Ed Jauregui...(uncredited; horseback double for Lorne Greene),...Ray Mazy...(uncredited; horseback double for David Canary),...Bill Clark...(uncredited; horseback double for Dan Blocker).

         Trivia: Peter Mark Richman makes his only appearance as Richard Vardeman along with James Patterson as Charles Ball and Linda Marsh as his wife Harriet Ball.  Character actors John Archer as Marshal Ludlow, along with John Milford and Harlan Warde make return appearances on the series.  New faces in this episode are character actors Bart La Rue as Purdy and Jeff Morris as Haley, who would makes return appearances over the next few seasons.

         Bart La Rue was famously known for illegally climbing Mount Ararat in Turkey, searching for Noah's Ark in 1974.  He obtained no legal permission, bribed the guards and came away with nothing.  The government stated if he ever came back to their country, he would face the harshest penalties.  La Rue stated he would be the last man on the mountain, far from true.  He died in 1990.

         Location Scenes Filmed at: Albertson Ranch, Southern California with June 1968 stock footage of the Ponderosa Ranch replica at Incline Village, Lake Tahoe Nevada, and June 1961 stock footage of Joe riding Cochise through the wooded clearing at Incline Village, Lake Tahoe, Nevada.  An early 60's stock shot at Iverson Ranch is slipped in this episode in act four.

         Filming date: September 1968.

318.) Sweet Annie Laurie
         January 5, 1969
         Written by: John Hawkins, Kay Lenard, Jess Carneol, Jackson Gillis
         Directed by: Don Richardson

         Hoss comes to the aid of a frightened young woman who is trying to run from her outlaw husband.

         Guest Stars: Laurie Adams...Joan Van Ark,...Paul Rogers...Lawrence Dane,...Kelly Adams...James Olson,...Sheriff Coffee...Ray Teal,...Duncan...James Jeter,...Hop Sing...Victor Sen Yung,...Clerk...Dean Goodhill,...Ryan...Ray Fine,...Bob Miles...(uncredited; stunt for James Olson).

         Trivia: Joan Van Ark makes her only appearance as Laurie Adams, and highly skilled character actors Lawrence Dane portrays Paul Rogers and James Olson portrays Kelly Adams in this episode.  Actor James Jeter makes another appearance, this time as Kelly's accomplice, previously seen in season five's, "A Question Of Strength", also this season's, "The Clarion", and later in, eleven's, "Caution: Easter Bunny Crossing", twelve's, "Terror At 2:00", as the stagedriver, in thirteen's, "The Younger Brother's Younger Brother", and as the storekeeper in fourteen's, "Forever".  Michael hired Jim to play Hans, the blacksmith, in "Little House On The Prairie".

         Location Scenes Filmed at: Agoura, Southern California.

319.) My Friend, My Enemy
         January 12, 1969
         Written by: Jack B. Sowards, Stanley Roberts
         Directed by: Leon Benson

         Only the testimony of an Indian wanted for horse theft can clear Candy of murder.  Hoss makes a reference to the death of Custer, which took place in 1876, several years after the time which this episode takes place.

         Guest Stars: Jacova...John Saxon,...Judge Butler...Chick Chandler,...Theodore Scott...Woodrow Parfrey,...Quinn...Ben Hammer,...Hiram...Raymond Guth,...Charley-Boy...Sunshine Parker,...Firman...Duane Grey,...Sheriff Crowley...Gregory Walcott,...John Leggett...Bill Clark...(uncredited; stunts and extra),...Ray Mazy...(uncredited; stunts for David Canary),...Hal Burton (uncredited; horseback double for John Saxon).

         Trivia: John Saxon makes the last of three appearances, as the elusive Indian, Gregory Walcott makes another appearance, Woodrow Parfrey as Candy's attorney, making another appearance, and Chick Chandler making another appearance, this time, as the "hanging judge".

         Stunt Trivia: Bill Clark plays John Leggett at Franklin Lake in the big fight with Candy (David Canary) in this episode.  Ray Mazy doubles Candy in the long shots, with Canary only doing his filmed close-ups, defeating Leggett, and then he's mysteriously shot by an unknown assailant.  Hal Burton doubles John Saxon on the horse when Ray gets a running head start and does a flying leap from the hill and they do the fall off the horse.  David Canary and John Saxon do their filmed close-ups in the skirmish and Burton doubles Saxon one last time as he jumps on the horse and rides away.

         Location Trivia:  Third episode with filmed segments at the Western Street on the RKO-Desilu backlot in Culver City.

         Location Scenes Filmed at:  RKO Forty Acres, Culver City, and Franklin Lake, Southern California, with June 1962 stock footage at Mount Rose Summit, Lake Tahoe, Nevada.

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