Episode

Bonanza: Right Is the Fourth R

Name: Bonanza: Right Is the Fourth R
Released: 1965-03-07
Duration: 49 min
Cast: Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, Dan Blocker, Pernell Roberts, Victor Sen Yung

BonanzaSeason 61965-03-07

Overview

While working as a substitute teacher, Adam uncovers an ugly secret about the territory's past that others prefer remain hidden.

Details

Series: Bonanza
Season: Season 6
Episode: Episode 24
Air date: 1965-03-07
Runtime: 49 min

Episode context

Right Is the Fourth R is Episode 24 in Season 6 of Bonanza. It aired on 1965-03-07. The runtime is 49 min.

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Episode 26: The Trap 1965-03-28 | 49 min One of Joe's old girlfriends thinks he killed her husband so they could come together. Unfortunately, that is what her husband's twin brother also believes.

Episode 21: The Search 1965-02-14 | 49 min Adam sets out to track down the man who has been impersonating him to clear his reputation.

Episode 27: Dead and Gone 1965-04-04 | 49 min Adam tries to find the good in Howard Mead, a talented troubadour who refuses to stay on the right side of the law. Dramatic debut of singer/songwriter Hoyt Axton. Last episode Pernell Roberts worked on, although he appears in the next two, that were made prior to this episode and aired afterwards.

Episode 20: The Ponderosa Birdman 1965-02-07 | 49 min Professor Klump and Amanda pull Hoss into their flying machine scheme. The ""Hoss-mobile"" doesn't seem to be destined for a great take-off.

Episode 28: A Good Night's Rest 1965-04-11 | 49 min First Ben's sons are making lots of noise, so he goes into town to sleep in the hotel. Then, various noises and things interrupt Ben's sleep. Will he ever get his desired good night's rest?

Episode 19: The Flannel-Mouth Gun 1965-01-31 | 49 min Adam becomes involved with a quick-triggered range detective hired by the Virginia City Cattleman's Association to find out who is responsible for all the rustling going on in the area.

Episode 29: To Own the World 1965-04-18 | 49 min One of the wealthiest men in the world, Charles Augustus Hackett, offers to buy the Ponderosa, price no object. Ben says the ranch is not for sale and Hackett refuses to give up.

Episode 18: The Ballerina 1965-01-24 | 49 min Kellie Conrad dances and her father plays the fiddle to earn a living. Hoss feels a sense of guilt after he unintentionally hurts the arm that Kellie's father uses to play the fiddle, in a saloon fight with some roughnecks. He gets them to stay at the Ponderosa while the girl's father recuperates. While there, Ben introduces Kellie to his friend Paul Mandel, a ballet star before an explosion cut his dancing career short. Kellie persuades Paul to help her learn ballet. She soon comes to the realization that she loves both the ballet and Paul. She struggles inwardly to make a choice between her love of ballet and giving it all up for the love of her father.

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