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The Best Episodes of Bonanza Season 6

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Every episode of Bonanza Season 6 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Bonanza Season 6!

The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community.
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  1. 7.9/10(122 votes)

    #1 - A Man to Admire

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    S6:E11

    Hoss relies on clever attorney Whitney Parker, who has a drinking problem, to clear him of a murder charge.

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  2. 7.9/10(128 votes)

    #2 - The Flapjack Contest

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    S6:E15

    Hoss unknowingly enters a flapjack contest and Joe puts Hoss on a diet which Hoss doesn't care for. Joe's betting on the flapjack contest could get him into some trouble and will he ever succeed in getting the window pane his Pa wants?

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  3. 7.6/10(116 votes)

    #3 - The Hostage

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    S6:E2

    Outlaws capture Ben and hide him in an abandoned mine, holding him for a ransom. The boys must come up with a plan to save him before it's too late.

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  4. 7.6/10(122 votes)

    #4 - Old Sheba

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    S6:E10

    As payment for a performance in a circus, Joe and Hoss are given an elephant. They want to keep it but encounter opposition from Adam and Ben.

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  5. 7.6/10(109 votes)

    #5 - Once a Doctor

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    S6:E23

    Hoss' latest acquaintance, an Englishman named Professor Poppy, is actually Percival Alexander Mundy, M.D., who has given up the practice of medicine. However, when Hoss is shot in the back, only Mundy's skill can save his life.

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  6. 7.6/10(134 votes)

    #6 - To Own the World

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    S6:E29

    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.

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  8. 7.5/10(140 votes)

    #7 - Thanks for Everything, Friend

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    S6:E4

    After inadvertantly falling into the river, Adam is rescued by Tom Wilson. Wilson has feelings for Sue Miller, which bring him into trouble after her father is killed.

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  9. 7.5/10(136 votes)

    #8 - The Underdog

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    S6:E12

    Little Joe convinces Ben to hire Harry Starr, a half-Indian who is accused by other ranchers of being a chronic horse thief. Joe sets out to prove the others wrong, but is the youngest Cartwright's trust misplaced?

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  10. 7.5/10(113 votes)

    #9 - The Saga of Squaw Charlie

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    S6:E14

    A peaceful Indian is framed for the kidnapping of a young girl, a stunt which ends of tragedy.

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  11. 7.5/10(137 votes)

    #10 - The Ballerina

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    S6:E18

    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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  12. 7.5/10(113 votes)

    #11 - The Search

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    S6:E21

    Adam sets out to track down the man who has been impersonating him to clear his reputation.

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  13. 7.4/10(141 votes)

    #12 - Invention of a Gunfighter

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    S6:E1

    Joe teaches Johnny Chapman how to use a gun for defense. What Joe doesn't see is the deadly consequences that it has in the long run when Johnny becomes a gunfighter.

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  14. 7.4/10(119 votes)

    #13 - Logan's Treasure

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    S6:E5

    Sam Logan is released from jail after serving his twenty year sentence for stealing $100,000 worth of gold dust. He is followed by a bounty hunter who believes Sam will lead him to where the gold is buried.

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  15. 7.4/10(110 votes)

    #14 - Patchwork Man

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    S6:E34

    Hoss befriends a self-demeaning recluse named Patch, who makes the best apple pie Hoss has ever tasted. Hoss is so impressed with him, especially his pie, that he hires him to work on the Ponderosa. Ben, however, is unimpressed with Hoss' new friend when the Cartwrights get into a gunfight with a mining outfit, and Patch cowers. He has a deepseeded fear of violence stemming from an incident in his teen years, but he knows in order to survive in the West, he must overcome it.

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  16. 7.3/10(115 votes)

    #15 - The Flannel-Mouth Gun

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    S6:E19

    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.

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  17. 7.3/10(112 votes)

    #16 - Right Is the Fourth R

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    S6:E24

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

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  18. 7.2/10(120 votes)

    #17 - The Trap

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    S6:E26

    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.

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  19. 7.1/10(114 votes)

    #18 - The Scapegoat

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    S6:E6

    Hoss hires Waldo as a ranch hand after keeping Waldo from killing himself. Hoss soon learns that Waldo is lousy at his job and only causes problems for everyone else due to his clumsiness. Although Hoss is willing to defend him, he soon finds out a secret about Waldo.

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  20. 7.1/10(137 votes)

    #19 - Between Heaven and Earth

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    S6:E9

    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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  21. 7.1/10(130 votes)

    #20 - A Knight to Remember

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    S6:E13

    Two robberies take place on stagecoaches that Adam is traveling on, and both times a knight in shining armor scares the robbers away. Adam is accused of robbery, and his story about the knight is none too helpful.

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  22. 7.1/10(123 votes)

    #21 - Woman of Fire

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    S6:E17

    Ben's friend, Don Miguel, visits the Ponderosa with his two daughters, Margarita and Elena, and Elena's two very anxious suitors. Their mission? They're on their way to California to meet Margarita's suitor, Don Luis. Trouble is, Margarita is a "woman of fire" who manages to scare away all suitors with her hot temper. Since Margarita is the older daughter, she must be married before Elena. Elena's two suitors are quickly losing their patience, and Don Miguel fears his name will be disgraced if Margarita rejects Don Luis.

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  23. 7.0/10(115 votes)

    #22 - A Dime's Worth of Glory

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    S6:E7

    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.

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  24. 7.0/10(119 votes)

    #23 - The Far, Far Better Thing

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    S6:E16

    On their way to prevent a young woman from encountering the renegade Indians, Joe and Tuck are captured, and in order to save them all, Joe must fight Sharp Tongue, who is the leader of the band who went to school with Joe as a youth.

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  25. 7.0/10(149 votes)

    #24 - Dead and Gone

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    S6:E27

    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.

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  26. 6.9/10(117 votes)

    #25 - The Deadliest Game

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    S6:E22

    The Cartwrights play host to Guido Borelli, a world renowed aerial acrobat who once saved Ben's life in Italy. Borelli's troup is beset by internal strife, and is performing in Virginia City.

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Season 6 Ratings Summary

"A Man to Admire" is the best rated episode of "Bonanza" season 6. It scored 7.9/10 based on 122 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 12/6/1964. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Flapjack Contest".