Bonanza

The Best Episodes of Bonanza Season 7

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Every episode of Bonanza Season 7 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Bonanza Season 7!

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. 8.0/10(113 votes)

    #1 - The Other Son

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    S7:E4

    A mule skinner and his two sons are hired by Ben to transport nitroglycerin to California.

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  2. 8.0/10(119 votes)

    #2 - All Ye His Saints

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    S7:E14

    In this series' highlight, little Michael Thorpe heads to the high country to ask God to spare his critically wounded father, believing he has found Him in the form of longtime fugitive Tom Cain.

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  3. 7.9/10(137 votes)

    #3 - Found Child

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    S7:E7

    Hoss comes upon an overturned stagecoach and discovers a little girl suffering from shock. After the Cartwrights suceed in bringing her around, Hoss is disappointed she has relatives and cannot stay. The girl's uncle turns out to be the enemy and Hoss saves her.

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  4. 7.9/10(114 votes)

    #4 - Mighty is the Word

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    S7:E9

    Virginia City's newest preacher is an ex-gunfighter who wants only to build a new church, but the brother of one of his victims has other ideas. The blueprints for the church are said to be a gift from Adam.

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  5. 7.9/10(110 votes)

    #5 - The Trouble with Jamie

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    S7:E25

    The Cartwrights attempt to straighten out the snobbish young son of Ben's cousin.

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  6. 7.5/10(105 votes)

    #6 - The Lonely Runner

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    S7:E5

    A judge awards itinerant horse breeder Jim Acton's beloved mare to rancher Sam Whipple. Jim tries to buy her back, but Whipple refuses his offer, after which a fight ensues and Jim kills Whipple in self-defense. The Cartwrights want to bring Jim in to make sure he receives a fair trial, but an ambitious and overzealous deputy doesn't care how he brings him in.

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  8. 7.5/10(109 votes)

    #7 - Five Sundowns to Sunup

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    S7:E12

    The mother of a young outlaw condemned to hang, threatens to have her gang's hostages killed if her son is not set free. One of the hostages is Joe.

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  9. 7.5/10(100 votes)

    #8 - The Fighters

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    S7:E30

    Feeling guilty for unintentionally ending the career of a professional boxer, Hoss vows never to fight again. But things change when Joe is nearly beaten to death.

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  10. 7.4/10(100 votes)

    #9 - The Brass Box

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    S7:E3

    Juan Ortega claims he has a land grant which gives him ownership of the entire Nevada Territory.

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  11. 7.4/10(119 votes)

    #10 - Peace Officer

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    S7:E20

    While Sheriff Coffee is in Saint Louis, the Morrisey bunch decides to work off excess energy by wrecking the saloon in a violent spree. When Deputy Bill Harris tries to arrest them, they hit him on the head with a whiskey bottle, accidentally killing him. All of them get away except Cliff, who is put in jail. He refuses to say the names or locations of his friends. Mayor Garrett holds an emergency meeting of the Virginia City town council. They hire legendary lawman Wes Dunn, as the temporary sheriff. He is a humorless man who is determined to restore order in town. He beats Cliff almost to death to find out where his friends are, but Cliff will not say anything. Meanwhile, Hoss finds Chuck, a wounded gang member. When he tries to take Chuck's gun away, he shoots Hoss. Joe goes with Dunn to find the other men. He thinks Dunn is a hero until he sees him murder one of the suspects in cold blood.

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  12. 7.3/10(115 votes)

    #11 - Ride the Wind (2)

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    S7:E18

    Conclusion to the previous-week's episode, where the Cartwrights provide needed assistance to the Pony Express.

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  13. 7.2/10(107 votes)

    #12 - The Dilemma

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    S7:E2

    Ben helps a convict win a parole only to have the man later become the chief suspect in a bank robbery.

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  14. 7.2/10(123 votes)

    #13 - The Meredith Smith

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    S7:E8

    Ben must determine who is the rightful heir to a fortune that includes water rights vital to the Ponderosa.

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  15. 7.2/10(102 votes)

    #14 - The Reluctant Rebel

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    S7:E11

    The Generation Gap, Western-style, as Hoss tries to bring a young man and his father closer together.

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  16. 7.2/10(92 votes)

    #15 - A Natural Wizard

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    S7:E13

    Hoss finds a kindred spirit in Skeeter Dexter, a lonesome young man who feels closer to animals than most people.

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  17. 7.2/10(119 votes)

    #16 - The Code

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    S7:E21

    Joe is goaded into facing gunman Dan Taggert, unaware there is more to be prearranged than he realizes.

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  18. 7.2/10(101 votes)

    #17 - Big Shadow on the Land

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    S7:E29

    Italian immigrants are determined to establish their own vineyard on Ponderosa property.

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  19. 7.1/10(126 votes)

    #18 - Ride the Wind (1)

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    S7:E17

    The Pony Express sets up office in Virginia and Joe is one of the first to join up. Ben also decides to invest in the fledgling enterprise. However, troubles soon plague the Pony Express with the Paiutes and a newspaper reporter, both trying to get their own agendas across.

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  20. 7.1/10(122 votes)

    #19 - The Unwritten Commandment

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    S7:E28

    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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  21. 7.0/10(113 votes)

    #20 - The Debt

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    S7:E1

    Wiley and Annie Kane arrive at the Ponderosa to work off their father's debt to Ben. It seems as though the elder Kane once swindled the Cartwright patriarch.

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  22. 7.0/10(93 votes)

    #21 - The Last Mission

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    S7:E32

    Ben and Hoss unwittingly aid a vengeful army colonel who plans to wipe out every Indian he can with a Gatling gun.

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  23. 7.0/10(103 votes)

    #22 - A Dollar's Worth of Trouble

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    S7:E33

    Hoss finds himself in another mess, this one involving a beautiful blonde, a moonshiner, and a nearsighted outlaw who is allergic to chocolate and flowers.

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  24. 6.9/10(103 votes)

    #23 - Destiny's Child

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    S7:E19

    After his only friend is killed, the Cartwrights take in a slow-witted man, who Roy Coffee informs them, is wanted for murder by Arizona authorities.

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  25. 6.9/10(110 votes)

    #24 - Three Brides for Hoss

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    S7:E22

    Not one, but three mail-order brides show up unexpectedly at the Ponderosa, all of them believing they are to marry Hoss.

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  26. 6.9/10(96 votes)

    #25 - Her Brother's Keeper

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    S7:E24

    Ben and Claire Armory fall in love, but their future is jeopardized by her disabled brother.

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Season 7 Ratings Summary

"The Other Son" is the best rated episode of "Bonanza" season 7. It scored 8/10 based on 113 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/3/1965. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "All Ye His Saints".