Episode
Bonanza: The Gold-Plated Rifle
Overview
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.
Details
- Series
- Bonanza
- Season
- Season 12
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 1971-01-10
- Runtime
- 49 min
Episode context
The Gold-Plated Rifle is Episode 16 in Season12 of Bonanza. It aired on 1971-01-10. The runtime is 49 min.
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Episode 15: A Single Pilgrim
Settlers from Virginia argue over Hoss' fate after one of them accidentally shoots him.
Episode 17: Top Hand
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.
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