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The Best Episodes of Bonanza Season 6

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

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.
  1. Background image for Invention of a Gunfighter
    7.4/10(141 votes)

    #1 - Invention of a Gunfighter

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for The Hostage
    7.6/10(117 votes)

    #2 - The Hostage

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for The Wild One
    6.7/10(131 votes)

    #3 - The Wild One

    S6:E3

    Lafe Jessup doesn't really want to be married, and now he's about to be a father! The horse wrangler finds a fight with Hoss at his reluctance to perform his duties.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Thanks for Everything, Friend
    7.5/10(140 votes)

    #4 - Thanks for Everything, Friend

    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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    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Logan's Treasure
    7.4/10(119 votes)

    #5 - Logan's Treasure

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for The Scapegoat
    7.1/10(114 votes)

    #6 - The Scapegoat

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for A Dime's Worth of Glory
    7.0/10(115 votes)

    #7 - A Dime's Worth of Glory

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Square Deal Sam
    6.1/10(118 votes)

    #8 - Square Deal Sam

    S6:E8

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Between Heaven and Earth
    7.1/10(137 votes)

    #9 - Between Heaven and Earth

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Old Sheba
    7.6/10(122 votes)

    #10 - Old Sheba

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for A Man to Admire
    7.9/10(122 votes)

    #11 - A Man to Admire

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for The Underdog
    7.5/10(136 votes)

    #12 - The Underdog

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for A Knight to Remember
    7.1/10(130 votes)

    #13 - A Knight to Remember

    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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    Director:Unknown
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  15. Background image for The Saga of Squaw Charlie
    7.5/10(113 votes)

    #14 - The Saga of Squaw Charlie

    S6:E14

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for The Flapjack Contest
    7.9/10(128 votes)

    #15 - The Flapjack Contest

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for The Far, Far Better Thing
    7.0/10(119 votes)

    #16 - The Far, Far Better Thing

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for Woman of Fire
    7.1/10(123 votes)

    #17 - Woman of Fire

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for The Ballerina
    7.5/10(137 votes)

    #18 - The Ballerina

    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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    Director:Unknown
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  20. Background image for The Flannel-Mouth Gun
    7.3/10(115 votes)

    #19 - The Flannel-Mouth Gun

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Leo Gordon
  21. Background image for The Ponderosa Birdman
    6.8/10(127 votes)

    #20 - The Ponderosa Birdman

    S6:E20

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for The Search
    7.5/10(113 votes)

    #21 - The Search

    S6:E21

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

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  23. Background image for The Deadliest Game
    6.9/10(117 votes)

    #22 - The Deadliest Game

    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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  24. Background image for Once a Doctor
    7.6/10(109 votes)

    #23 - Once a Doctor

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for Right Is the Fourth R
    7.3/10(112 votes)

    #24 - Right Is the Fourth R

    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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  26. Background image for Hound Dog
    6.2/10(110 votes)

    #25 - Hound Dog

    S6:E25

    Cousin Muley Jones returns to the Ponderosa, along with a pack of noisy hound dogs, in this funny sequel to "The Saga Of Muley Jones".

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Season 6 Ratings Summary

"Invention of a Gunfighter" is the best rated episode of "Bonanza" season 6. It scored 7.4/10 based on 141 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/20/1964. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Hostage".