Episode
Bonanza: Bullet for a Bride
Overview
While out hunting for a mountain lion, Joe accidently shots Tessa Caldwell causing her to go blind. As a result of his guilt, Joe ends up proposing to the girl. However, other circumstances arise that cause Tessa to make a rash decision - one that both her and Joe may regret in the future.
Details
- Series
- Bonanza
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 20
- Air date
- 1964-02-16
- Runtime
- 49 min
Episode context
Bullet for a Bride is Episode 20 in Season 5 of Bonanza. It aired on 1964-02-16. The runtime is 49 min.
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Episode 19: The Cheating Game
In this sequel to "The Waiting Game", Laura resents Adam's advice on how she ought to be running her ranch. A newcomer, Ward Bannister, comes to her aid, but is actually part of a scheme to steal her ranch.
Episode 21: King of the Mountain
When mountain man Jim Leyton decides to marry, he chooses Hoss as his best man. Julie's father, Grizzly, does not agree and Hoss must come to the rescue.
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Episode 18: The Gentleman from New Orleans
The new stranger in town claims to be the famous pirate Jean Lafitte, and Hoss believes him.
Episode 22: Love Me Not
While talking with an Indian, Ben is given an unexpected present...a woman. She is a young white woman named Joan who has lived with the Indians since she was a little girl. Through a humorous learning experience, Ben tries to teach Joan how to behave like a white woman. In the process, Ben finds himself in an awkward situation.
Episode 17: Alias Joe Cartwright
A man who looks similar to Joe uses Joe's name and gets Joe in the position of facing the firing squad.
Episode 23: The Pure Truth
Hoss is suffering from spring fever, goes to the wrong town and is accused of bank robbery.
Episode 16: My Son, My Son
Ben's plans to marry Katherine Saunders are upset when her son Eden is accused of killing his former girlfriend.
Episode 24: No Less a Man
The town council feels Roy Coffee can no longer do his job, and with the notorious Wagner gang on their way to rob the bank, everyone is in a panic. Ben and Adam disagree with the town council and do what they can to help Roy out.
Episode 15: Ponderosa Matador
Adam, Hoss, and Joe vie for the attention of a pretty young lady named Dolores. Hoss talks Joe into entering a bull fight, but it doesn't work out quite as planned.
Episode 25: Return to Honor
Ben must travel to pay his respects after he learns of the death of his nephew Will. When he visits the grave, he finds his nephew barely alive with a bullet wound. He takes him to a doctor and Will insists that he leave, but Ben refuses. Will explains that the men after him must believe that he is dead. Ben decides his best bet is to take Will home. He and Will are followed by the same men who are interested in some valuables Will is carrying.
Episode 14: The Lila Conrad Story
Joe and Adam protect a saloon girl, who has killed in self-defense, from an angry lynch mob. The accompanying Judge, along with his wife, takes a liking to Lila, and before it is all over, he and Lila discover much more about themselves.
Episode 26: The Saga of Muley Jones
The Cartwrights are visited by their second cousin, Muley Jones of Weedville, Missouri who sings with a window-shattering voice and stirs up trouble with Indian negotiations that Ben is trying to ensure.