Episode
Bonanza: Square Deal Sam
Overview
A conman heads into town and takes advantage of the Cartwrights with a fake land deal. The conman ends up staying in Virginia city to run an orphanage.
Details
- Series
- Bonanza
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 1964-11-08
- Runtime
- 49 min
Episode context
Square Deal Sam is Episode 8 in Season 6 of Bonanza. It aired on 1964-11-08. The runtime is 49 min.
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Episode 7: A Dime's Worth of Glory
An author is inspired to write about the heroic Cartwrights after watching first-hand as they fight off an attempted robbery of a stage. As Ben and Adam see no use for the glory of such a novel, they turn the writer down forcing him to turn to the sherriff who quickly accepts.
Episode 9: Between Heaven and Earth
When Joe and his friend Mitch go after a puma, Joe climbs a big peak and throws his gun up higher, intending to crawl up after it. But as he looks down, things begin to spin. He realises he can't go any higher, and he retreats down the hill. Needing to prove himself, Joe spars against Mitch.
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