Bonanza: Season 14

1972 · 16 episodes

What Season 14 of Bonanza

The season kicks off with Little Joe Cartwright, the youngest son of Ben, who falls in love with Alice Harper, a newcomer to town. After a whirlwind courtship, they get engaged, marry, and begin their life together in a new home. The episodes then follow the family at the Ponderosa, where situations force them to make tough decisions. Some storylines revolve around an ex-convict seeking revenge against former partners, a riot at the Nevada state prison, or a bitter ranch hand trying to rebuild his life. Others focus on the Virginia City doctor, who is hooked on morphine, and a group of boys at the local school.

16episodes

Sep 12, 1972premiered

Jan 16, 1973Latest episode

13.1 hrtotal runtime

Season 14 Episodes

14x01 Forever
Sep 12, 1972 · 49 min
Little Joe finds true love in newcomer Alice Harper. Following a courtship, the two are engaged. Unlike most of the Cartwrights' previous girlfriends, Alice makes it to the altar. Joe and Alice are starting their new life together, and she soon becomes pregnant. All appears well, as Joe and Alice start their new life together in their new home ... until one day Joe is out. Alice's indolent brother owes money to a ruthless businessman and has not yet paid, so they find Alice instead. When she can't pay the debt, they brutally kill her and burn Joe's house down.
Directed by: Michael Landon · Written by: Michael Landon · Starring: Luana Anders, Bonnie Bedelia, Andrew Robinson, Bing Russell
14x02 Forever (2)
Sep 12, 1972 · 49 min
Little Joe learns of the tragic and savagely brutal circumstances of Alice's death and is determined to bring her killers to justice.While a good part of this episode focuses on the pursuit of the thugs that killed Alice, what made this episode was a moving scene where Ben comforts Joe over the death of his new wife. Sitting in the smoldering ruins of what was Joe's new home, Ben (who rarely gets emotional) and the ever-emotional Joe really grieve for Alice.
Directed by: Michael Landon · Written by: Michael Landon · Starring: Luana Anders, Bonnie Bedelia, Andrew Robinson, Bing Russell
14x03 Heritage of Anger
Sep 19, 1972 · 49 min
Ex-con John Dundee, a friend of the Cartwights, is being released from prison. Ben tries to help John readjust to society, but John wants revenge on those who sent him to prison - namely, ex-business partners, Anders, Bartlett and Sangster. Worse, the bad guys, who are friends with a corrupt lawman, are hatching a plan to send John back to prison ... this time, for murder.
Starring: Robert Lansing, Fionnula Flanagan, Len Lesser, Harry Harvey
14x04 The Initiation
Sep 26, 1972 · 49 min
Jamie's friend, Ted Hoag, is unfairly blamed for the death of another young fellow during a club initiation. In the end, it's a lesson in responsibility for the boys of Virginia City School.
Directed by: Alf Kjellin · Written by: Douglas Day Stewart · Starring: Nicolas Beauvy, Ron Howard, Victor Sen Yung, Jack Gordon
14x05 Riot!
Oct 3, 1972 · 49 min
While at the Nevada State Prison to inspect conditions, Ben is taken hostage in a riot. The riot is an attempt by frustrated inmates to expose horrific conditions at the prison. While Joe and Candy plan to resolve the situation, Ben begins a friendship with Griff King (who isn't exactly receptive), and helps communicate the inmates' demands to the warden and state prison board.
Starring: Aldo Ray, Gregory Walcott, Denver Pyle, Barney Phillips
14x06 New Man
Oct 10, 1972 · 49 min
In what was essentially the second part of a two-part episode centering on Griff King, the young parolee arrives at the Ponderosa and is hired as a ranch hand. Ben, Joe and the others exercise patience as they tries to help an arrogant, resentful Griff adjust to society and life an honest life.
Starring: Ronny Cox, Charles Dierkop
14x07 Ambush at Rio Lobo
Oct 24, 1972 · 49 min
Ben and a pregnant woman named Teresa are held hostage by desperate outlaws, who plot to rob a stagecoach and force the two to go along with the scheme.
Directing: Nicholas Colasanto · Starring: Sian Barbara Allen, Albert Salmi, James Olson, Owen Bush
14x08 The 26th Grave
Oct 31, 1972 · 49 min
Mark Twain ruffles dangerous feathers in Virginia City with accusations of claim-jumping and murder.
Directed by: Nicholas Colasanto · Starring: Dana Elcar, Richard Bull, Wayne Heffley, Victor Izay
14x09 Stallion
Nov 14, 1972 · 49 min
The moving tale of Little Joe and his beloved black stallion, which Ben purchases for his son as a birthday gift.
14x10 The Hidden Enemy
Nov 28, 1972 · 49 min
Dr. Will Agar is Virginia City's new town doctor, and brings with him new skills and expertise to treat area residents' health maladies. Only thing is, Dr. Agar is seriously addicted to morphine, and it results in serious trouble for everyone.
Starring: Melissa Murphy, Ayn Ruymen, David Huddleston, Gary Busey
14x11 The Sound of Sadness
Dec 5, 1972 · 49 min
A lonely old man opens his home to two orphan boys but runs into bureaucratic opposition when attempting to adopt them.
14x12 The Bucket Dog
Dec 19, 1972 · 49 min
Jamie obtains an Irish setter pup and forms a special bond between dog and man. The dog's owner learns the puppy is at the Ponderosa and arrives to claim it ... so he can put it to sleep (since it was a runt and, according to the master, an inferior example of the breed. The dog is soon in a trial for its life.
Starring: Victor Sen Yung, Don Knight, Ivan Bonar
14x13 First Love
Dec 26, 1972 · 49 min
Jamie becomes friends with the wife of an unpopular schoolmaster, who often browbeats her.
Starring: Pamela Franklin, Victor Sen Yung
14x14 The Witness
Jan 2, 1973 · 49 min
An elderly business associate of Ben's is killed after a man, posing as Candy, tries to rob her; the woman suffers a fatal heart attack, which - since it happens during the commission of a felony - is considered to be the same as if the assailant had pulled the trigger. The real Candy, who had been assaulted at a hotel by the same man, is held in connection with the old woman's death.A woman named Kate is the only one who can back up Candy's alibi, but she has left town with her husband, who is the thief. Griff agrees to go after Kate and have her provide a statement. Only thing is, he discovers - as Ben and Joe do later - that she, too, has a past that, if revealed at trial, could do serious harm to Candy's defense.Meanwhile, Ben is unsure about the young defense attorney's ability to defend Candy, particularly since the state's attorney has a nearly spotless conviction record. But the budding lawyer is determined to play David to the prosecutor's Goliath.
14x15 The Marriage of Theodora Duffy
Jan 9, 1973 · 49 min
A serious game of ""let's pretend"" begins when Griff and government agent Theodora Duffy pose as husband and wife to capture a gang of war criminals.
Starring: Karen Carlson, Victor Sen Yung, Ramon Bieri, Robert Yuro
14x16 The Hunter Season Finale
Jan 16, 1973 · 49 min
In what turned out to be the series finale, Little Joe is making a delivery for Ben when he meets Bill Tanner, a psychotic killer that is posing as a soldier he has killed. His delivery wagon stolen and sans supplies, food or water, Joe - whom Tanner has called his ""prey"" - tries to evade the well-stocked madman, who takes sadistic pleasure in his role as a predator.
Starring: Tom Skerritt