The BEST episodes written by Frank Cleaver

The Search
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8.86
3 votes

#1 - The Search

Bonanza - Season 6 - Episode 21

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

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A Question of Strength
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8.19
14 votes

#2 - A Question of Strength

Bonanza - Season 5 - Episode 6

Hoss and a pair of nuns, the younger one having a difficult time training for the order, are robbed and stranded at a way station.

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Inger, My Love
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7.45
10 votes

#3 - Inger, My Love

Bonanza - Season 3 - Episode 29

Ben indulges in a nostalgic reverie about Hoss's deceased mother. Having worked his way west to Galesburg, IL., Ben is befriended by a girl named Inger, the fiancee of the tavern owner who gave him a job.

The Miracle Maker
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7.20
8 votes

#4 - The Miracle Maker

Bonanza - Season 3 - Episode 34

Hoss blames himself when a young woman is crippled in a wagon accident, and hopes a faith healer can help her walk again.

The Way Station
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7.00
14 votes

#5 - The Way Station

Bonanza - Season 4 - Episode 6

With a storm brewing, Adam takes refuge at a way station, run by cantankerous Jesse and his young grandaughter Marty, who yearns to see what exists away from the way station. The station is also visited by Luke Martin, a killer who is running from a posse. He makes Marty an empty promise to take her with him and see the world together, but Adam steps in and suggests Luke let her alone. Everybody but Marty is relieved to see him go, but he quickly returns and holds everyone hostage to protect himself from the posse.

Triangle
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6.85
10 votes

#6 - Triangle

Bonanza - Season 5 - Episode 33

Adam and Laura are finally engaged. Adam is secretly building a house and planning for the future. Laura realizes that it's Will she is in love with. Adam is then confined to a wheelchair after falling from a ladder and out of guilt, Laura and Will deny their feelings.

Blessed Are They
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6.60
8 votes

#7 - Blessed Are They

Bonanza - Season 3 - Episode 30

When two feuding families argue over the custody of two orphaned children, a reluctant Ben is called upon to straighten out the situation before real trouble erupts.

Found Child
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6.20
3 votes

#8 - Found Child

Bonanza - Season 7 - Episode 7

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.

The Flapjack Contest
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5.33
4 votes

#9 - The Flapjack Contest

Bonanza - Season 6 - Episode 15

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?

A Good Night's Rest
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5.00
2 votes

#10 - A Good Night's Rest

Bonanza - Season 6 - Episode 28

First Ben's sons are making lots of noise, so he goes into town to sleep in the hotel. Then, various noises and things interrupt Ben's sleep. Will he ever get his desired good night's rest?