Episode
Bonanza: The Gentle Ones
Overview
Most people consider Mark Cole a coward, but he does not hesitate to step forward when his brother attempts to break a horse by torturing it.
Details
- Series
- Bonanza
- Season
- Season 9
- Episode
- Episode 7
- Air date
- 1967-10-29
- Runtime
- 49 min
Episode context
The Gentle Ones is Episode 7 in Season 9 of Bonanza. It aired on 1967-10-29. The runtime is 49 min.
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While at the bank in Sandust, Little Joe and the bank's secretary witness an armed robbery. During a subsequent gunfight, the main culprit kills the banker, but is quickly brought to justice. Joe, Hoss and Candy agree to be witnesses but must avoid being killed in the meantime.
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Driving horses to Utah, the Cartwrights and Candy discover only two people left in a town wiped out by rampaging Paiute Indians. Together, Mary Burns and Josh Tanner must travel through hostile territory, along with the Cartwrights and Candy.
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