Bonanza - A Stranger Passed This Way | Episode 123 | Western Series | Cowboy | English

Free Western Series: Bonanza - Episode 123 - A Stranger Passed This Way - Bushwacked and suffering from amnesia, Hoss is found wandering down the road by the Vandervorts, an older couple who are happy to take the gentle giant into their family to replace the son they lost.
A Stranger Passed This Way
Director: Lewis Allen
Writer: William L. Stuart (as William Stuart)
Stars: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker
Genre: Western
Country: USA
Language: English
Release Date: 3 March 1963 USA
Filming Locations: Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Storyline:
Bushwacked and suffering from amnesia, Hoss is found wandering down the road by the Vandervorts, an older couple who are happy to take the gentle giant into their family to replace the son they lost. But when Ben comes looking for his missing son, the Vandervorts lie about seeing him and refuse to tell Hoss who he really is, planning to take him to Michigan with them and away from his real family, and the Ponderosa, for good. Written by shepherd1138 on IMDb.com
Reviews:
"In this Bonanza story Dan Blocker is assaulted and robbed of everything including his memory. When husband and wife immigrant Dutch farmers find him Blocker has some severe amnesia.
Robert Emhardt and Signe Hasso are the farmers and they lost their son and Hasso is quite willing to adopt Blocker as their own. Even after Lorne Greene comes calling looking for his lost middle son.
This was a really tender and gentle episode with Hasso just wonderful as the grieving mother." Written by bkoganbing on IMDb.com
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[@martinbirmingham4450]

Looking on the bright side for the Van der Voors, Hoss regaining his memory has saved them a fortune on future food bills.

[@Ettibridget]

* Vandervoort

[@gerritsteenbreker4781]

@@Ettibridget In this movie it is written Vandervorst. It is supposed to be Dutch, Van der Voorst. Especially his first name Klaas is Dutch

[@Ettibridget]

@@gerritsteenbreker4781 Yeah, used in Danish too spelled Claes.

[@gerritsteenbreker4781]

@@Ettibridget In this movie there is a plate on their property with the name on it. Spelled Klaas. The way it is used originally in a northern province of the Netherlands, Friesland. Which makes the connection with Danish.

[@deborahb4830]

@@gerritsteenbreker4781 at 17:45 the sign shows "Vandervort"

[@energyexecs]

...Bonanza somehow teaches lessons about life and love of family. Thank you to the writers of Bonanza.

[@GrjngoWesternSeries]

Well said! 🤠✌🍿🎬

[@ikerinnierosyani3136]

Absolutely 👍

[@dianadunlap7242]

I agree 💯 I always learn a valuable lesson when the show ends

[@th723]

That look when Ben closes his eyes at the end just before Hoss says lets go get something to eat says everything.

[@nancysherburne7445]

This is the second time I have seen this episode since bookmarking episodes posted by Grjngo but had not really looked at Ben's face at the end until reading your comment on it. I see what you mean as it looks almost like a prayer of thanks to God that Hosss's memory had come back, and he had his three sons together again.

[@torridd]

I believe he's thanking God.

[@nancyhowell4505]

​@@torridd Yes, this show was made when belief in God was accepted as a true and undeniable fact. "An ever-present help in times of trouble."

[@baby_yoda489]

Who wouldn't want to keep Hoss around, he's so honest to goodness sweet.

[@lynettepalecek3141]

IT IS NEVER OKAY TO STEAL SOMEONE ELSE'S SON!! SHE WAS ATTEMPTING TO STEAL BEN CARTWRIGHT'S SON!

[@danibhen]

Ben shows his true paternal love for his son: he'd rather be away from Hoss than causing him any pain. As for the couple, who wouldn't like to have a son like Hoss? The themes of Bonanza are full of humanity, this show is unforgettable!

[@kenbina]

It sure is unforgettable. It is one of a kind.

[@jadezee6316]

this is a silly episode....you dont give up your son because fighting for him may be painful....and just how do you predict his future so easily that losing his real family is just fun and dandy?

[@kenbina]

@@jadezee6316 When it comes to writing and developing a story line for fictional TV shows, it's not always easy. In fact, I don't think it ever is. The writers are trying to find that delicate balance between reality and fantasy for entertainment. Many times they are doing that while addressing social issues that the audience may be grappling with. In this case, it seems they were addressing the challenges of trauma resulting in memory loss and the difficulties and dangers that a patient with this problem has. It is important to note however that Ben didn't really give up on his son. May be the writers had to make it seem that way for the sake of the story line, but Ben's actions show a father desperate to fight for his son and do what is best for him, even at great pain to himself as a father.

[@hestiaa9354]

@@jadezee6316 If revealing that knowledge could be medically or psychologically dangerous for him than yes, I would give him up. Parents put the welfare of their child before anything else-even if it’s painful or at least they should.

[@andreysalas8263]

@@jadezee6316 la i no

[@oldblackstock2499]

My son has been gone for four years. Everything reminds me of him. I could never replace him.

[@dianaacord64]

Old Blacksmith. God bless you there's nothing worse than burying your own Child

[@double-eagle-dave]

Yes there is nothing more unatural then parents burying there children part of them die when there kid does the only time I've ever seen my dad truly scared was one day we were cleaning a fallen shed up on our ranch I flipped a piece of metal unbeknown at the time to my dad there was a rattler underneath the tin who struck me I pulled my 22 mag single action shooter ( I was only about 9) and blew it's fangs off with three shots had my sleev up looking at my wrist my parents got over looked at the ground and me like I lost my mind when the headless rattler came tumbling out of the air the sheer panic and terror on my dad's face was something I never forgot fortunately the rattler caught my roping cuff which is a leather cuff we sometimes wear to protect our veins in our wrist but it could a been pretty bad

[@dianaacord64]

Dear Lord just give them strength ❤

[@mitchbower3216]

Sorry for your loss

[@shaneseaford4824]

I get this i lost my son last March its very hard

[@jameswoods4793]

The way his brothers wanted to be with him was touching

[@williamking8110]

I was waiting for Hop Sing to come running out of the kitchen telling Hoss I got you flapjacks, guarantee Hoss's memory would have come back then 🤣

[@carolinehampton9973]

That lady got on my last nerve, trying to kidnap Hoss, some nerve. Glad he regained memory just in time!

[@lynettepalecek3141]

@Caroline. I agree!!

[@katakurifan5213]

Should have been against the law and landed them in jail.

[@garydiggs1346]

I think that all of bonanza episodes showes respect, family values,fairness to others and accomplishment. Thrue hard work and enjoyment.

[@kashyap3120]

True. Wish our world today is like this. Primitive simple living kind filled with love

[@arky5610]

really miss shows like this, today's t v i don't even try to watch what is on t v now is just junk , i grew up on bonanza and big valley, Gunsmoke , miss them days

[@alnear4953]

Well I don't know 'bout you fellers but I'm hungry.. Let's go eat..! Classic ol' Hoss..! Lord love him.! 🤣🤣 🤠🍻🍺👍

[@Tralala691]

Just amazing! Lovely guest actors, fabulous set designs and always a moral to the story. Hollyweird what you have become is shameful.

[@GrjngoWesternSeries]

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[@trwent]

Blah, blah, blah, evil Hollyweird.

[@ladybird127]

Thank God Hoss is back where he belongs and funny as always: "Well, I don't know about you fellows I'm hungry. Let's go to eat."

[@wajihanaquib1122]

So emotional episode hoss get amnesia and that lady took advantage of it poor Ben couldn't do anything but i love that scene when hoss remember everything

[@shannong014]

I feel a spiritual connection with Dan Blocker 🥰

[@linjp2773]

Definitely one of my favorite Bonanza episodes.

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[@daysyperez5103]

This is a really heart touching episode. ♥️ Full of tenderness, fatherly and brotherly love and emotion. Pa Ben's feelings are only compared to Joe's. One of the very best BONANZA episodes.

[@joesantos8563]

Once again ..another FANTASTIC EPISODE . This one's probably one of my favorites. Of many .lol🤠

[@gloriabond9008]

This was a great episode with a bit of suspense, tender moments, & great acting. Thanks as always for posting these.

[@steveclayton2353]

When Dan blocker died Loren Greene told his wife this series is over,he was that important to the show

[@wally1452]

A beautiful, and also heartbreaking story...when Hoss has amnesia for a short time...his father Ben searching for him. A bit fuzzy at 1st, but true awakening for Hoss when he sees a picture of his late, beautiful mother. This is the best performance that Dan Blocker did (that I saw.)

[@ArmenianBishop]

In 1957, six years before this 1963 Bonanza Episode, Karl, the only child of Swedish guest star Signe Hasso (1915-2002), died in an automobile accident. Karl was 22 years old at the time of his death. Looking at her, in this episode, I can see her grief pain, and holding back tears, as she performs in a parallel story to her own life.

[@meggrotte4760]

I think Ben not only was caring about his son but he also was carrying about these poor people who had lost their son. I probably would have done the same thing

[@stevenrussell5340]

The Hendrics at the table talk about being from Holland, but Holland Michigan. is a huge Dutch community by where I live 40 miles from there, and they do a traditional Tulip Day festival every year, they celebrate by having everyone sweep the streets clean, plant tens of thousands of tulips in uncountable tulip beds, even the Holland windmill, yes, a working windmill is in pristine condition, and it really does work. I have toured it several times. It is about a 35-minute drive south of where my sister's family lives, in Grand Haven, Michigan. They also mentioned Hope College which is huge and famous in the Holland area. God bless.

[@sarinaedwards6705]

Awww I like hoss such a lovely guy

[@aimeesullivan5990]

Hosd carries a photo of his mother. Thats so sweet ❤ and does serm in character, very fitting

[@ROMANABSOLUT]

Min. 6:14 - "Klaas Vandervort" is written on that woodboard. It's Dutch and the meaning is "Klaus from the Fort". I know that the Dutch people founded New York (Nieuw Amsterdam) and they spread all over US. The Dutch community is a quiet and hard working one.

[@torridd]

Before The City of the Edge of Forever, there was this episode.

[@joijaxx]

Joe's horse Cochise has the most beautiful canter (6:45)

[@patbiggam8138]

Holland, Grand Rapids, Grand Blanc--all in southwestern part of state of Michigan, have a large Dutch community. It is a lovely area of Michigan and the people very industrious, family and community minded. Holland holds a tulip festival each year celebrating with many Dutch traditions.

[@dianetaylor6676]

Hoss is my favorite character on BONANZA!

[@jackiesurridge8178]

Amazing episode, luv Hoss and all the Cartwrights, wish they'd made more episodes with Adam in..

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[@odddogwarrior9407]

Love how at 15:20 she suggest Hoss's real name, Erik

[@mechellehuber5352]

It's so weird when we get reminded that his first name is Eric.

[@rhymereason3449]

The Cartwrights never seemed to have learned not to flash around large sums of money...

[@Wtvn123]

It takes three Cartwrights to put salve on a horses leg. But, when there is a large transfer of money cross country to buy horses, they only send one.

[@rhymereason3449]

@@Wtvn123 One of the things that annoyed me about the show is that every time one of them was carrying a large sum of cash they were somehow careless and let the crooks know. Either counting it out in public, or making a comment about it in public, or something else.

[@bob_btw6751]

I have been watching videos of Near Death Experiences, of people who have died and returned to this physical life. Many NDE'rs talk about how people here on Earth have forgotten how much they are Loved by God. This episode of Ben's love for his son who does not remember him but will let him leave because trying to make him remember his family is a reminder of some of those NDE stories at Heaven Awaits channel on utube. It helps to remind me that my service dog who passed on is alive in spirit in Heaven and waits for me to join her and her predecessor at the gateway vision that was given me. Ben Cartwright cared and loved his son more than the pain of Hoss's going away, perhaps forever. This is a very powerful lesson of Love, not to be forgotten.

[@steventuck1524]

This has always been my favorite episode of bonanza...kinda hard to explain, but...i love it...since I first saw it in the early 60s...

[@GrjngoWesternSeries]

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[@joesantos8563]

This is now my favorite out of all of them.🤠👏👏

[@ginafromcologne9281]

That was such a sweet, but deep episode. Here, Hoss is like little Rose from Little House, when she was kidnapped to replace a family's dead child. :)

[@ginafromcologne9281]

@@abby5791 lol yes :)

[@harrisingh8795]

Most emotional episode...I would be lying if I said it didn't bring tears to my eyes .

[@joyannamsprague6784]

Great episode for Dan

[@flowerpower2079]

Boy...I was scared there for a moment; I thought he was going to leave with them. How selfish of that lady.

[@lynettepalecek3141]

@Flower Power. Finally! I'm glad that you agree with me! I get so sick and tired of so many people overlooking the FACT that she was trying to steal Hoss from his father! She knew that Ben Cartwright was Hoss's father and that Hoss lost his mother when he was just a baby. She knew that that made Ben a widower. You're exactly correct. She was extremely selfish. She even tried to move far away so that Hoss's real dad couldn't get Hoss back! Shame on her for being so selfish!

[@katakurifan5213]

She should have been thrown in jail

[@sarinaedwards6705]

I like this episode with hoss, it's actually my second time watching it

[@GrjngoWesternSeries]

Thats awesome, Hoss is so wholesome! 🤠👌🎬🍿

[@toinimoore3463]

I don’t know about you folks out there but I Love Dutch people 😊 This was so beautiful and Hoss tastes their food and helps plant the crops made work go fast can understand poor woman feelings after losing her kin.

[@dianeblack8849]

that was one of the best episodes I've seen

[@victoriaferrarini1781]

Maybe I’m just sentimental. But this was truly a heartfelt episode. I found myself teary-eyed for everybody. 48:08

[@MrJwalker0317]

Bonanza First episode date 9/12/59 (my Birthday) I knew their was a reason I loved this show, Thanks Gringo for the nice crisp graphics😂

[@katakurifan5213]

Ben could have said you may visit whenever you want to and you have our thanks for caring for Hoss. Maybe offer to help them in any way possible

[@dimidomo7946]

This was one of the funnier episodes. The old rancher man was once again cheating on the ranch ledger. The boy caught him falsifying the books when he was directed to saddle up his nag. The narco doc was suspicious of the silver-haired cheat and reminded him of harming the boy brute. Another exciting upload Grjngo.

[@AndrewVelonis]

Okay, but that wasn't this episode.

[@nuryoakley4272]

Very good episode, we love it!

[@marcuscofield6035]

Grew up watching Bonanza me and my three twin brothers good old days family used to watch TV together I do miss them days

[@GrjngoWesternSeries]

Bonanza brings back some great memories! 🤠✌🍿🎬

[@TigerUpperCut22]

ben cartwright been always straight up a G

[@suev3339]

Dan Blocker did a superb acting w/the amnesia.

[@joaquinR1stargate]

great ep. Big Hoss

[@nancysherburne7445]

I wish I had the patience to read all 230 comments and replies o them, but I get too restless and impatient for that. When the Vandervorts are leaving, they find out from Ben that his son Hoss has regained his memory. When Hoss comes down the stairs, Ben introduced him as his third son. How the writer/s made that error amazes me, assuming it was an error. Adam was his firstborn child, Hoss (Eric) was his second, and Joseph (Little Joe) was his third. If anyone can confirm the birth order or explain how Hoss could be Ben's third son, I'd be pleased to read it. A Stranger Passed This Way was much deeper than most episodes of other series based in the West. I was impressed that so many questions could be raised by the actions and behaviors of people. I felt for the woman who had lost her only child but was upset when she felt that it entitled her to take advantage of a man who could not remember who he was or where he came from. The writer did a superb job of interweaving so much into one 48-minute episode and making it so apparent how lacking in such understanding and compassion are missing from our current batch of shows. We are indebted to folks like Grjngo who are able to upload many shows from earlier years when programming was head and shoulders above current fare.

[@mikehedrick7223]

I believe that Ben was making a point to Mrs. Vandervorts that Hoss was his son also. Ben had already introduced Adam and Joe as his two son's. Hoss did not know them he had no memory of the Vandervorts so Ben introduced Hoss as his 3rd son because they did not know Hoss. Everyone was starting fresh from the beginning. Does that make since? One thing about these old shows writers didn't leave plot holes and continuity gaps.

[@huguettecolflesh5565]

I Love Bonanza episodes.

[@Aesthicness4life]

Me too and hi

[@susanvenkatraman9503]

Beautiful, beautiful👍 👌👌😍🥰😘❤❤❤❤⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@GrjngoWesternSeries]

Happy you liked it. Thanks for tuning in so frequently! 🤠✌🍿🎬

[@pokemonesje]

Love bonanza❤

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

Thanks a lot for uploading and sharing this old series. Best regards luck and health.

[@mahdikhosh9153]

Amazing movie. 👍👍👍 Thank you

[@Aesthicness4life]

Thanks for posting

[@maritzaagosto1793]

Good story with a happy ending .

[@josebro352]

Even though she was in the wrong, I still felt sorry for Mrs Vandervort once Hoss regained his memory. She was devastated.

[@philipolson1965]

She acted like a witch. She knew what it was like to lose a son and yet she was glad to inflict that same pain on Ben Cartwright. And she lied to him and manipulated Hoss. She was selfish and masked it as care for Hoss.

[@stanmyler9037]

@@philipolson1965 She ain't acted like no daggone "witch". I mean afterall She was nice to him when he was in their care.

[@lynettepalecek3141]

@Jose Bro. I didn't because she trying to STEAL Ben Cartwright's son!! It is NEVER okay to steal!

[@katakurifan5213]

@@lynettepalecek3141 Agreed kidnapping is wrong

[@lynettepalecek3141]

@@katakurifan5213 Yes, it is wrong.

[@debrachristensen2331]

Love the series and the messages. Ty

[@janpiet4740]

Those nice friendly people are VanderVoorts. They are Dutch. Greetings from Holland.

[@roneaton2661]

never saw this episode before that I remember, but that dr and the wife quickly became 2 of the biggest villains for me....I guess I take crappy dr advice and child stealing very personally

[@lynettepalecek3141]

@Ron Eaton. She was a very selfish and cruel woman! Not only did she try to STEAL Ben Cartwright's son Hoss, but she was trying to move very far away quickly so that Ben Cartwright couldn't get Hoss back! Shame on her!!

[@scootergurl48]

Greed-We had it from Adam and Eve and we always will have it!

[@scootergurl48]

I can't imagine giving another person my sons' name as though the real son suddenly ceased to exist and Hoss became the beloved son.

[@timothykozlowski2945]

Very good and well acted episode

[@cherylangel1714]

What a strange idea of how amnesia works. Good (but weird lol) episode :)

[@sandib4234]

Oh I just love this episode very very nice ❤️

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[@nian5829]

The music playing during Hoss’s memory loss is the same tune/lullaby his mother sang, isn’t it?

[@lolitaalagao7159]

After knowing Hoss's identity, for whatever reason, the couple has no right to keep Hoss. Telling him who he is wouldn't kill him. If those couple knew how it hurts to lose a son, why can't they understand how Ben and Hoss's brothers would feel if they take him away?

[@mechellehuber5352]

Ben knows it wouldn't kill Hoss, but it could make him mentally ill, which is why he was ready to let Hoss leave with them. Ben could have easily gone to the nearest judge, proved he was Hoss's father and took guardianship of him.

[@joyannamsprague6784]

Great episode for all the guys

[@joeystout3214]

Mothers are super heroes

[@katakurifan5213]

Not in this one

[@hucanal3460]

I didn't believe witches were real, nice show

[@barbaranewton2902]

This is a great show!! Some are Bible-based and teaches moral values. Michael Landon carried these characteristics over into "Littlie House and Highway to Heaven." I don't know if anyone got or noticed two things: 1. The major message is the same message as the story of Solomon and the Two Mothers that is in the Holy Bible. 2. Take a look at what happens with the picture frame after Ben knocks it on the floor; he did not even reach down far enough to pick it up off the floor, yet it is in his hand. It looked like he picked it up off another table or someone passed it to him. (He must have had a bad back that day.) I love looking at details in a show plus the major plot and finding usual things.

[@alisabah4302]

amazing

[@bostonchurchill4175]

WOULD HAVE BEEN A NICE DYNAMIC IF THE EPISODE FEATURED HOP-SING..

[@pbmbasaiawmoit9660]

A psychological film. Thank you.

[@GrjngoWesternSeries]

You are welcome, thanks for tuning in! 🤠👌🎬🍿

[@williegordon9236]

It took his mother's photo falling to the floor to get his memory back.

[@AndrewVelonis]

Notice that, did you.

[@oliviaperrin1146]

Lovely to watch this again x

[@jehovahuponyou]

THAT WAS A GOOD VIDEO, MY WIFE AND I EBJOYED IT VERY MUCH, BRAVO!!!!!!!

[@dianaacord64]

I never caught that. Third son.

[@richardhamblen5526]

LOL, the 'Mayor' of Mayberry on "Andy Griffith"..

[@arieswaters]

Best show ever we thank God said it was all put together for those many years now it is March 20 21 Hoss Cartwright died in 1972 and little Joe Landon died in 1991

[@philliphager6107]

Episode is nearing the end, hoss is about to fall outta bed or something and hit his head and come to his senses.

[@gregt8638]

Wow! What a wonderful episode!

[@glynisgibson3986]

Awesome!

[@bettycreamer8486]

Cartwright men hard workers amazing family together

[@CC-te5zf]

"Thank you for the Hoss-pitality"

[@charlesvan13]

Under the rules of 60s TV Hoss will regain his memory after being hit on the head a second time.

[@nancydc9422]

Awesome

[@scootergurl48]

You are right about the birth order. I believe that Ben introduced the two sons he had with him and then was telling them that Hoss is then his third son. The birthing order isn't important here. I couldn't believe she actually said that Ben had two sons already, and tells Ben that it was morally his duty to give them one of his sons!! If I had 20 children I would always keep my children. Shameful behaviour for a mother and father.

[@gazof-the-north1980]

Nice Beanie, Hoss!

[@jujuandwamwams165]

Grief and loss 😢

[@maychua3465]

I didnt like the lady though I felt sorry for her at end of episode...to me, she was rather selfish...she just wanted Hoss to replace loss of her own son. She should understand how Ben Cartwright might feel losing a son as she had been thru that pain. My tears dropped when Hoss recognised his dad...Bonanza's episodes really could affect our emotions😐

[@lynettepalecek3141]

She was completely selfish! She tried to STEAL Hoss from his real father. Shame on her!

[@wisconsinfarmer4742]

Suddenly the country doctor becomes an expert psychiatrist on amnesia. This one really tugs at the heart.

[@mechellehuber5352]

Doctors read medical journals.

[@dewaynejones2792]

Don't wish the world was full of Hoss's

[@icetanarygriffin4277]

Lll joe n Adam stay strong for they brother

[@ForgetMeNot2022]

Of all the places to camp Ben picks the exact same as Hoss

[@nivardmalcolm3495]

I'm not to worried. When Hoss starts asking for more food she will be more than happy to get rid of him.

[@DIDYOUSEETHAT172]

LMAO! Recycled, I think each one of them has wound up with amnesia. Still always fun.

[@marcuscofield6035]

good as good gets 😁

[@icetanarygriffin4277]

Lil Joe n Adam Wright that s they brother