Bonanza season 9

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Bonanza
Season 9
Bonanza main cast 1959.JPG
Cast of Bonanza in 1959
Starring
No. of episodes34
Release
Original network NBC
Original releaseSeptember 17, 1967 (1967-09-17) 
July 28, 1968 (1968-07-28)
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The ninth season of the American Western television series Bonanza premiered on NBC on September 17, 1967, with the final episode airing July 28, 1968. [1] The series was developed and produced by David Dortort. Season nine starred Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, and Michael Landon. The season consisted of 34 episodes of a series total 431 hour-long episodes, the entirety of which was produced in colour. [2] Season nine was aired on Sundays at 9:00 p.m. After three straight seasons at number one, it slipped to #6 in the Nielsen ratings. [3]

Contents

Synopsis

Bonanza is set around the Ponderosa Ranch near Virginia City, Nevada and chronicles the weekly adventures of the Cartwright family, consisting of Ben Cartwright and his three sons (each by a different wife), Adam, Eric ("Hoss"), and Joseph ("Little Joe"). A regular character is their ranch cook, Hop Sing.

Cast and characters

Main cast

Recurring

Guest cast

Production

Filming

On location filming took place at the following:

The episode "Showdown at Tahoe" used the M. S. Dixie II, an operating tour vessel on Lake Tahoe. [5]

Episodes

  1. Shapiro 1997, pp. 129, 134.
  2. Shapiro 1997, pp. 5, 65–157.
  3. 1 2
    • "TV Ratings: 1964–1965". ClassicTVGuide.com. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
    • "TV Ratings: 1965–1966". ClassicTVGuide.com. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
    • "TV Ratings: 1966–1967". ClassicTVGuide.com. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
    • "TV Ratings: 1967–1968". ClassicTVGuide.com. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  4. Leiby & Leiby 2015, p. 128.
  5. 1 2 3 Leiby & Leiby 2015, p. 129.
  6. Leiby & Leiby 2015, p. 131.
  7. Leiby & Leiby 2015, p. 134.
  8. Leiby & Leiby 2015, p. 138.
  9. Leiby & Leiby 2015, p. 135.
  10. 1 2 Leiby & Leiby 2015, p. 136.
  11. Brooks & Marsh 2007, p. 164.

Bibliography

Bonanza, season 9 episodes
No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
2701"Second Chance"Leon BensonStory by: Paul Schneider
Teleplay by: John Hawkins and Paul Schneider
September 17, 1967 (1967-09-17)
Ben joins an Army patrol to try and save Hoss and Joe from Indians. When Joe is wounded, they meet a dying doctor who is willing to help them. James Gregory guest stars.
2712"Sense of Duty" William Witney Story by: Gil Lasky and Abe Polsky
Teleplay by: John Hawkins
September 24, 1967 (1967-09-24)
Ben leads a militia troop unit that takes Paiute Indian Wabuska (Michael Forest), a man who is seen as a God by the Indians, to prison. (The first episode to feature David Canary as Candy Canady).