Episode
Bonanza: The Genius
Overview
Hoss chooses a difficult path when he decides to rehabilitate a famous poet, Will Smith, who is really William Warlock Evans, who spends too much time drinking and eventually his wife arrives at the Ponderosa.
Details
- Series
- Bonanza
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 27
- Air date
- 1966-04-03
- Runtime
- 49 min
Episode context
The Genius is Episode 27 in Season 7 of Bonanza. It aired on 1966-04-03. The runtime is 49 min.
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Episode 26: Shining in Spain
Young, adoring Wendy Daniels has come to Virginia City to meet up with her father, Taylor Daniels, who has been traveling on business for the last five years. Joe is attracted to Wendy, but he faces stiff competition for her affections. She idolizes her father and cannot stop talking about his great business visions, although she has not seen him in five years.
The Cartwrights realize there is something wrong when Wendy's supposedly rich father leaves her stranded in Virginia City with no money. When she is evicted from the hotel after running up a debt of $50, Joe takes her to the Ponderosa, only to have her dreams of her father shattered when he shows up flat broke.
Episode 28: The Unwritten Commandment
Everyone feels Andy Walker is an outstanding singer but his father, who feels the boy should concentrate on ranch work instead. Joe mentions receiving a letter from Adam, currently in Paris.
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Episode 30: The Fighters
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Episode 23: The Emperor Norton
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Episode 31: Home from the Sea
A sailor, claiming to be one of Adam's closest friends, is given a warm welcome by the Cartwrights, who have no way of knowing the man and his accomplice plan on robbing them.
Episode 22: Three Brides for Hoss
Not one, but three mail-order brides show up unexpectedly at the Ponderosa, all of them believing they are to marry Hoss.
Episode 32: The Last Mission
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Episode 21: The Code
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Episode 33: A Dollar's Worth of Trouble
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