Bonanza Season 12

September. 13,1970      TV-PG
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7.3
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Trailer Synopsis

The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community.

Episode 28 : An Earthquake Called Callahan
April. 11,1971
The only person who can get Dusty out of jail is a professional fighter who will not return to Virginia City, so Joe stays on the man's heels no matter where he goes.
Episode 27 : Kingdom of Fear
April. 04,1971
Ben, Hoss and Joe, along with Candy and a fellow rancher, are jailed on false trespassing charges by a greedy mining tycoon. The despot runs a gold mine (i.e., a thinly-veiled prison camp) and acquires slave labor by pressing phony criminal charges against the unfortunate inmates.
Episode 26 : Winter Kill
March. 28,1971
The foreman of a neighboring ranch shoots a special steer belonging to the Cartwrights, and his scheming boss plots to take unfair advantage of the mistake.
Episode 25 : A Time to Die
March. 21,1971
While visiting the Ponderosa, Ben's friend, April Christopher, is bitten by a rabid wolf. Ben and April and her daughter must come to terms with her illness as they all realize the terrible fate that awaits April.
Episode 24 : The Stillness Within
March. 14,1971
Blinded by an explosion, Joe wallows in self-pity, and at first resists the efforts of a woman trying to teach him to live without sight, not knowing she is also blind.
Episode 23 : Terror at 2:00
March. 07,1971
A racist and his henchmen steal a Gatling gun, with plans to massacre everyone - including the Cartwrights - involved in a peace treaty signing between the U.S. Army and the Paitues in Virginia City. The man's hope is that the tragedy will spark another war and eventually lead to the genocide of all Native Americans.
Episode 22 : The Silent Killer
February. 28,1971
An epidemic of influenza hits the Ponderosa and the only person who seems sure of what to do is the wife of a doctor, whom Doc Martin says is a fraud.
Episode 21 : Shadow of a Hero
February. 21,1971
Ben is shocked to learn the Army general he is backing as governor, advocates a policy of genocide towards all Indians.
Episode 20 : The Reluctant American
February. 14,1971
An English couple comes to Nevada to learn why a ranch owned by the British investment firm is the only company holding not showing a profit.
Episode 19 : The Desperado
February. 07,1971
Hoss is held prisoner by a fugitive black couple who they admit hate white people and have nothing to lose by killing them.
Episode 18 : A Deck of Aces
January. 31,1971
Bradley Meredith, a Ben Cartwright look-a-like, causes trouble when he sells land to the railroad. Ben has already turned down the deal, but Meredith, acting as Ben, accepts the deal, which stirs up all kinds of trouble.
Episode 17 : Top Hand
January. 17,1971
The Cartwrights are about to start a major cattle drive with other ranchers. It has been decided that Ben's foreman will be trail boss on the drive. Weatherby, a fellow rancher who is also with Ben, has agreed to have Kelly as trail boss, until he finds out that Kelly was previously on a cattle drive with him, and fired him for drinking. Weatherby also suggests that his younger wrangler take the job as trail boss, and a conflict is started between both Ben's foreman and Weatherby's wrangler.
Episode 16 : The Gold-Plated Rifle
January. 10,1971
An insecure Jamie is unsure of his place in the family, having trouble adjusting at his new school and keeps getting harassed by a bully. When he takes Ben's prized gold-plated rifle and breaks it, he runs away, sending Ben to go looking for him.
Episode 15 : A Single Pilgrim
January. 03,1971
Settlers from Virginia argue over Hoss' fate after one of them accidentally shoots him.
Episode 14 : For a Young Lady
December. 27,1970
A girl's uncle and aunt want custody of her only because they believe she has the rights to her late grandfather's mine.
Episode 13 : Honest John
December. 20,1970
Jamie forms a bond with a bum and his tame crow. Before long, Jamie suggests they repair an old wagon and leave the Ponderosa.
Episode 12 : The Impostors
December. 13,1970
Hoss and Joe pretend to be stage robbers' partners in order to recover stolen Cartwright money. All goes well until the wife of one of the thieves shows up.
Episode 11 : The Luck of Pepper Shannon
November. 22,1970
Pepper Shannon is a dime novel hero and outlaw. Ben gives a job to Pepper Shannon on the condition the one-time outlaw stays away from Jamie, who happens to admire him.
Episode 10 : El Jefe
November. 15,1970
Ben and Hoss come to the rescue of Mexican farmers who are forced off their land by the greedy mine owner who runs the town of Prince River.
Episode 9 : The Love Child
November. 08,1970
A dying woman and her son are rejected by her father because she had a child out of wedlock.
Episode 8 : Thornton's Account
November. 01,1970
Ben's new horse throws him down a steep slope, injuring his back. Joe tries to round up some help, but the settlers in the valley live in fear of the devious owner and his hired help. Joe goes for help from a man named Thornton, but he is wounded by the lowlife cowboys, and has no choice but to ask them for help. A very imaginitive and visually creative dream Ben has of Joe calling out to him and falling beside him, before waking up and realizes he has just had a terrifying nightmare.
Episode 7 : The Trouble with Trouble
October. 25,1970
When Hoss volunteers to be Sheriff of a town called Trouble, he soon finds out that the town had correctly been named. Hoss almost manages to arrest the whole town, and captures the Clanton gang all by himself.
Episode 6 : Gideon, the Good
October. 18,1970
On the trail, Joe witnesses a woman kill a man, but the woman rides away before he can positively identify her. He rides into the nearest town, Black River and reports the crime to Sheriff Gideon Yates, and the two ride out to find clues. They find a handkerchief embroidered with the letter "L". Sheriff Yates knows who the killer is, his wife Lydia. She married him before she got a legal divorce from her first husband, Loomis, and killed him to silence him. Gideon tries to coax Joe out of town, but he recognizes Lydia's picture in a photographer's window. When Joe refuses to leave, Gideon tries to shoot him down in cold blood and orders a manhunt against him. Joe's only hope is a Mexican stable boy, who saw Gideon shoot him, and ultimately Joe and Gideon have one of the most memorable confrontations in the series' history.
Episode 5 : The Power of Life and Death
October. 11,1970
A man called Davis has shot Colonel Clayton and escapes on horseback. Joe and Ben join the posse that sets out to find Davis. Ben and Joe volunteer to cross the desert. Ben and Joe find Davis hold up at a water hole, when Indians attack and Ben is wounded in the leg, and steal the horses. Joe unties Davis, who tends to a wounded Ben, who is suspicious that Davis will try to escape. After playing a game of cat and mouse, Ben and Davis come to an agreement: survival. Joe makes the decision to cross the desert on foot, while Ben and Davis are at the water hole, both men in need of medical help and justice.
Episode 4 : The Wagon
October. 04,1970
After being taken into custody by a sheriff who does not care if he is guilty or innocent of a crime, Hoss escapes from the prison wagon with a woman he is convinced got a raw deal.
Episode 3 : The Weary Willies
September. 27,1970
The Weary Willies are hippie-like former Civil War veterans who are now drifters and live off the land. Despite protests from fellow ranchers and the people of Virginia City, Ben allows the traveling band to stay at the Ponderosa. The real trouble begins when a teen-aged girl is raped and the Willies are blamed.
Episode 2 : A Matter of Faith
September. 20,1970
Dusty takes in orphaned Jamie Hunter, the son of a recently-deceased rainmaker. Jamie is determined to carry on his father's tradition by using drought-stricken Virginia City to prove his talents.
Episode 1 : The Night Virginia City Died
September. 13,1970
In the 12th season premiere, a series of destructive fires strike Virginia City, and always late at night. Is it the work of a ruthless arsonist, or someone very close to Deputy Clem?

Seasons

Season 14
Season 14 1972
Season 13
Season 13 1971
Season 12
Season 12 1970
Season 11
Season 11 1969
Season 10
Season 10 1968
Season 9
Season 9 1967
Season 8
Season 8 1966
Season 7
Season 7 1965
Season 6
Season 6 1964
Season 5
Season 5 1963
Season 4
Season 4 1962
Season 3
Season 3 1961
Season 2
Season 2 1960
Season 1
Season 1 1959

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