Bonanza S6E1 Invention of a Gunfighter

Bonanza TV show. Season 6, episode 1. Title: "Invention of a Gunfighter". Year: 1964.

[@vernwallen4246]

If you had a color TV in the early 60's and it was Sunday nite and watching Bonanza you were sitting on top of the world.🗽👍🐴🐄

[@judystanko3470]

I sure do remember that my favorite Cowboy shows always aired on a Saturday or Sunday. Gunsmoke was always on at 9pm on a Sunday. Those truly were the days🎉😊❤

[@mikeweizer3149]

​@judystanko3470 For me it was Gunsmoke on Monday night, Bonanza on Sunday and the Virginian on Wednesdays, That's what I remember!!!!.

[@cathyt144]

I remenber B&W TV and also getting our first color TV. 😂 i was born in 1960.

[@multirichardb]

Wow this babe, Olive is utterly an angel, she's so beautiful inside and outside obviously.

[@rogerzimet]

This is one of those occassions when a pupil can't beat the master. Never think of yourself like the best one, cause there will always be someone who is better than you.

[@hannahbell1612]

Some one else said that in another TV show... I think one of through rifleman episodes, the there is always someone better

[@Mrvwcc11]

Absolutely

[@pargolf3158]

I taught him everything he knows. I just didn't teach him everything I know

[@timmyjimmytoo]

A better Master dealing Disaster...

[@thomaspiccirillo6820]

@@pargolf3158 touche

[@georgeloyie7456]

Damn I got to say when Little Joe's pushed into a gunfight he's a helluva gun slinger, sort of an acrobat with his moves and fast as well.

[@splash5150izy]

Grew up Watching Bonanza, Love the Show to Bit's "Ben Carywright Was the Father I Never Had" God Bless Them All .. .

[@winonamassingill7895]

That took more courage from Johnny to be smart enough to not let that jerk goad him into drawing on him and getting himself killed than to merely 😅walk away. Good job 👏, Johnny. Way to go.👏👏👏👏👏👌👌👌👌👌

[@snakechrmr6398]

I actually remember lying in front of the TV in the family room watching this episode with my parents when is first came out.

[@texaswader]

Me too snakechrmr...we're old lol

[@lauriedavis400]

🙋‍♀️ Hey snakechrmr i just mentioned the same thing to my husband, about an episode of “The Big Valley”! Great *OLD* minds 🧠 think alike! 😉🤟🏼😘

[@jcspider7259]

Cool. Original air date was September 20, 1964.

[@europeon2wheels89]

@@texaswader Yeah, you right. And remember how exciting it was every Sept (I think) when Chevrolet brought out their new cars with ads on Bonanza. And let's not forget Little Joe's daughter carrying on the family tradition on "Yellowstone" today.

[@vind7938]

Intimidation comes from within; so does self-confidence. Ron Foster is great in here. You have to love all actors.

[@Skyluna07]

These shows were really good, weren't they!

[@cassiebigly5895]

It takes a big man to walk away from trouble than give in to it like people want some man to do and mock and make fun of a man for not fighting back.it takes a coward to call a man yellow because he didn't do want a nother man wanted him to do .being a man means standing up for yourself and many times walking away from a fool who wants trouble and a fight.praise all those men for walking way when he needed to

[@go-goakins1489]

Great episode ! Johnny became what he hated! Awesome 👏 bonanza rocks!👍😎

[@waynedillard1470]

gunsmoke and bonanza are still played on my tube and always will , get a chance , check out all the main stars of these shows and its very cool and interesting . and Mr . landon thank you for little house on the prarie and heaven can wait , two very heart warming and good morales for the little ones to learn . I could go on for hours about these shows but me sooooo tired lol . good night all , Craiger

[@waynedillard1470]

I meant to tell you to either google or you tube them for their biographies and back grounds , I can still remember when I was pretty young hearing festus and Doc bickering back in forth when I first woke up in the morning while my Dad or whoever was watching it down stairs , id ask my Dad who is that with the funny whinny voice and it it was festus who is my fav of all of them , they were all very special people and want to say that fans were so lucky to have people dedicate about a 1/4 0r 1/3 their lives to bring us such great tv . ;)

[@grandmother1n]

That was 'Highway To Heaven', not 'Heaven Can Wait'.

[@mariajohnson7702]

I just loveeee little Joe 😍

[@rjasontwenty1099]

Great lesson ..dont underestimate your master..

[@raphaelandrews3617]

My top favourite westerns was the Virginian and Bonanza.( the BBC used to show the High Charperal on Mondays and Bonanza on Saturdays)

[@strangelysane7387]

Was it Monday or Sunday? I seem to recall it was Sunday because I had mixed feelings. I loved the show but it meant the next day was a school day ... and I hated that school. A Christian school that took a dim view of people that wrote with their left hand. It seems incredible now but you'd get a sharp smack on the knuckles with the edge of a ruler for that.

[@lauriedavis400]

🙆🏼‍♀️WOW isn’t that crazy Strangely Sane?! They really did want to create us into cookie cutter perfect little robots 🤖 back in the day! 😢😤 So are you currently still left handed today? 🙆🏼‍♀️ Please tell me they didn’t _SMACK IT_ outta you?! 🤷‍♀️😉😘

[@strangelysane7387]

@@lauriedavis400 No, I never did comply. Our family moved to Australia and it was never an issue in my new school.

[@marianwalsh6297]

@@strangelysane7387 u where evil if u wrote with left hand my late father was left handed when he started school he get the belt if he didn't comply he learn to write both left and right when we where kids he use his left hand said it felt better rip pap

[@williamwebb2199]

Big Valley and Raw hide, Naw Gunsmoke and the riffleman, hmmn damit all of them.

[@bettycreamer8486]

Agree self defense at it's best love little Joe trying help him out Cartwright family honest and trustworthy

[@alexvaliansky7707]

The possessive pronoun is its, not it’s, which is a contraction of it is.

[@garfieldsmith332]

Everything in town is so clean. They even take the street dirt out to have it washed on a weekly basis.

[@margaretnash9553]

😂😂😂😂✌🤣🤙

[@RobertoLopez-xb1mj]

This was the premiere to season six of TV's all time greatest Western, Bonanza. Matter of fact, this marked the beginning of what turned out to be Pernell Roberts' final season as Adam Cartwright on the legendary show. I could tell at times that Pernell became disgruntled and unhappy with his role on the show, especially during the opening credits of this episode.

[@christholden652]

Wrong GUNSMOKE was the most awesome and longest running series ever

[@torridd]

I think they just showed his character's personality. I like that.

[@Calliegrl03]

Yeah he was checked out in season 6. Sad. He should have stayed as a recurring character...

[@janissauncy7019]

It looks to me like it is the same opening scene they showed in the previous five seasons.

[@craigaparton5545]

I miss those years I miss the people of those years both of the time I watched and a time when this United States was truly as one nation under God as one union.

[@steeldragon5867]

You can thank the internet for that

[@wwts1]

It seems so divided now..

[@michaelweizer7794]

@@wwts1 were we ever completely united?, Ever heard any Ford and Chevy guys get into it?.

[@TonyMontana-qv8cx]

Little Joe and his famous shooting while rolling on the ground. And he was sure smooth when twirling his pistol.

[@stephenchristian5739]

THIS WAS A GRETA WRITTEN EPISODE FOR TV NOW I KNOW WHY IT WAS ON FOREVER & 'WAS' THE LONGEST RUNNING SHOW @ THE END OF IT'S RUN IN TV HISTORY, THANKS SO MUCH I HAD FUN SEE'N MY OLD ROLLING HILLS I GREW UP IN & PLAYED,TORE UP, RODE MOTO, PARTIED, BUILT FORTS & TOOK GIRLS GOT STINK FINGER. UNDER MOST EVERY TREE U SEE IN THE SO CAL SHOTS I TOOK A LEAK, MADE OUT, CRIED LAUGHED, CRASHED IN PAIN, PISSED OFF FILM CREWS WITH OUR ENGINES OR LAUGHS GOD ITS WONDERFUL & PAINFUL ALL @ THE SAME TIME, JUST TO THINK I WAS RUNNING, WALKING & RIDING ON DIRT THAT WOULD 1 DAY BE WORTH MORE THAN GOLD ITSELF, ITS ALL HOMES NOW FOLKS EVERY DIRT ROAD EVERY ROLLING HILL HOUSES AS FAR AS YOU CAN SEE

[@lauriedavis400]

🤦🏼‍♀️ But STEPHEN CHRISTIAN _WHY_ are you *SCREAMING* 😆 at us?!? 🤷‍♀️ *GEEZ!* 🙄🤨

[@lauriedavis400]

And did you _REALLY_ have to mention getting “stink finger” 🖕🏻 STEPHEN CHRISTIAN?! That is soo F’ing *GROSS!* 😝💦

[@stevehoeard365]

Well written episode.

[@timmyjimmytoo]

Yes, I noticed that too, the way they opened the show with the gun fighter arriving, climbing off his horse and dusting himself off, then Johnny did the same thing when he arrived back in town...

[@patrealynn9749]

bullies were in all days, i just ignore them, all they want is attention, not from me ever., no matter who or how old they are, i dealt with it my whole 64 years of life. started with my mom. shes out of my life now too.

[@Pashasmom1]

I hear ya. Mine, too.

[@juniorglockner420]

Me to hate bullies

[@romyriquelme5085]

Same here,as a Mexican boy had a horrible childhood and it all started at home,I’m 53 now with not many people around me,I’m happier than ever.

[@jameshoran8]

Joe was definitely a cool guy and so sure of himself.

[@Pablo123456x]

He sure was

[@stigtuneback1966]

thats the best you can be , yourself , otherwise you have to pretend , right !

[@slee706]

Johnny turned into a whole sleeze ball. He was actually gonna kill his best friend.

[@derrickgervin1060]

I talked to Michael Landon one time in the Santa Barbara airport, what a nice guy.

[@emilyline3620]

I love the videos keep the good work up

[@carlosbenavidez2513]

I was Bonanza on my days off I think I've watched just about all the episodes if they would do a modern age of Bonanza who would play the parts I wonder

[@179cpv]

The actress who played Olive was one fine looking woman.

[@rickdavis1030]

Yes she was. Her name is Valerie Allen, and she did some movies but a lot of TV. in the '50s and '60s. She used to be married to Troy Donahue, if you remember him. She died of lung cancer at age 77 in 2013.

[@eggbertinkabod1121]

LIKE

[@eggbertinkabod1121]

BIKE LIFE IN PHILLY

[@eggbertinkabod1121]

@@rickdavis1030 BIKE LIFE IN PHILLY

[@eggbertinkabod1121]

179 my dick is prettier

[@livingadamman7994]

Great classic episode that one

[@Evan.Arapis]

This episode reminds me of popular, pulp and comic book characters who believe they're faster than a speeding bullet or their own shadow for that matter but in reality they would be hitting dirt faster than their trigger-happy fingers..

[@adamcheong4742]

Something great about gunfights between 2 men.

[@kimberlyyoung458]

Johnny had better be glad he was facing Little Joe, instead of Matt Dillon, because he'd be dead! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@sugarcreekconfections9813]

They always manage to knock a guy into a poker table lol

[@garymckee8857]

Yes if I would been sitting at that table it probably the only good hand I had that day.

[@stigtuneback1966]

part of the performance and in a days work .

[@HearTruth]

wow Strong Meat.. super enjoyed so much Bonaza Wisdom is rich

[@tnargskoorb1]

The fire never crackles inside the Cartwright house.

[@josemeda4592]

tnargskoorb1 mmmm

[@lauriedavis400]

🤔💭🔥 tnargskoorb1 ... *HUH?!* 🤷‍♀️

[@timmyjimmytoo]

That is one HUGE fireplace 5:21

[@bovnycccoperalover3579]

Guy Stockwell, who played Johnny, is the brother of Dean Stockwell from "Quantum Leap" and other shows and movies.

[@andrewdrabble8939]

He was also the traitor in the war film Tobruk with Rock Hudson and George Peppard

[@elchoya100]

CLASSIC,CLASSIC EPISODE!

[@OdeeOz]

One of the longest running TV shows ever.

[@josemeda4592]

That guy started "slow", but surely did learn fast.

[@KKohl]

That’s bcoz he had to learn fast as the show is only 50 mins long.

[@johnholms8199]

Ben - “well Johnny come right in, I hear you’re yella” 😂

[@TonyMontana-qv8cx]

🤣😅😂

[@NightridewithNikki]

Can we just talk about the fact that Olive was one of the few decent saloon girl depicted on Bonanza.

[@johnturner2065]

Gunsmoke

[@zachwulf-americanpatriot5015]

Tbh yes we can..

[@dmmusicmusic]

@@johnturner2065 that was "kitty" on gunsmoke

[@andrewc4187]

@@johnturner2065 ..

[@michaelmooney7341]

A doll

[@rogertemple7193]

Guy Stockwell brother of Dean Stockwell who also guested on an episode of Bonanza.

[@winonamassingill7895]

I've seen this movie once before and it was sad. 😢😢😢

[@jessehenderson8121]

CLASSIC EPISODE 👌

[@garymckee8857]

The Cartwright's should always remember no good deed goes unpunished.

[@wandaabercrombie320]

Daddy's. Little. Girl

[@Michael-wy2iz]

Dam.... Olive, Johnny, Mooney, and all the Cartwright's are dead now. I am depressed.

[@bernaebeatty2138]

Great 👍 westerns

[@friendswitdadealer]

And Lil Joe was so close to smashin Olive. I just started watching this show and I'm starting to learn that Adam n Joe are both "Mr. Steal Yo Girl".

[@17donhol]

Not Hoss too ??

[@johnholms8199]

Who are you kiddin Little Joe, you love blowing dudes away, lol

[@Mrvwcc11]

20:45 would have made for a good happy ending. But the rest of the episode was good to. However it was sad how Joe had to lose a friend. 😢

[@sunnycriti9809]

Only fight when necessary

[@CringePanda]

So it looks like by the end, Johnny Chapman went shopping in the same fashion boutique as Will Cartwright.

[@rainysunday6186]

Who the help is Will Cartwright

[@MrNYCman530]

"After you, tinhorn!"

[@GlorifiedTruth]

Johnny at 30:16--"Thanks for your Hoss-pitality."

[@jaybethatdude]

lol

[@josemeda4592]

Glorified Truth lol

[@aharanha]

Joe never taught him the dive-'n'-roll-'n'-come-up-shootin' move that he patented. Probably a good thing.

[@MisterMasterShafter1]

LOL Yeah. This episode, "Thunder Man," "Death At Dawn," and others - that move was always Joe's ace in the hole.

[@TonyMontana-qv8cx]

The Aharanha a master never gives away all his secrets.

[@huskyjerk]

I checked with the Patent Office...….there is no Joseph Cartwright listed.

[@hanks5379]

good one!

[@damarismarquez2082]

The Aharanha omg yes

[@brent440]

little Joe shut down the monster he accidentally created

[@METALLICARULES11]

11:19 First rule of target practise: DONT Put the Targets on a Thick ROCK. If you hit the Rock, That bullet could fly anywhere

[@fiddlesticksbessette398]

'' DUH....

[@michaelweizer7794]

Some stupid face Kind of sort of what happend to Ralph Parker in a Christmas story!.You'll shoot your eye out Kid!.

[@Camop-iz9kt]

I love the music for the production credits at 4:47,

[@winonamassingill7895]

WHY do they always have to ask someone to learn me how to do something????!!!! I hope 🤞🏻 the script writers do this intentionally and not simply they don’t realize that you need to ask someone if they could teach me how to do something. 😅😅😅

[@gleditparedesparedes4419]

Desde Perú traducir al español 🙏🙏🙏para disfrutarlo me encanta la serie.

[@Fromard]

Waiting for Little Joe to go all Teenage Werewolf on the gunfighter and amp this episode up.

[@goodentertainmentjohnson284]

You Tube is the Best

[@kevinnicks4444]

The teacher had to teach the student a lesson😯

[@juniorglockner420]

Hi

[@artschamberg4470]

All that money but still wore the same duds.

[@lauriedavis400]

🤣 *HAA* Art Schamberg! Such a GREAT POINT! 👆🏻 😉😘

[@Pashasmom1]

The had a reason for it. It saved them from shooting scenes over and over, they would just use the same footage. All that info is online about the show.

[@1burnman]

The reason they were the same clothes is for stock footage they saved money on having to film over and over

[@wolfedavid3700]

thanks for not killoing him...cartwright........

[@jesuspena2642]

wolfe david espanol

[@septiawoman2911]

"When the teacher teaches the student, the teacher is aware at the time of the student's flaws."

[@kodyjefferson8976]

Septia Woman the teacher is aware all the time & besides the teacher is not going to teach you everything he knows if he did the teacher will lose his edge Johnny never seen anything like that little joe have a bag full of tricks PICK ONE I’m out 🕶

[@michaelweizer7794]

@@kodyjefferson8976 Sounds like you could be talkin about the Gambler as well!.

[@ganapathiprakhya2063]

Nice 🎥

[@ronaldgaskins6522]

very good weaton not all repeat , need more westions to look at no shorts full movies

[@thewilster1000]

A lot of lessons in life....

[@smalltown7773]

He turn bounty hunter everone is upset, how crazy to me a bounty hunter get the bad guys out of the way for good people.

[@shanesmentek1702]

smalltown 777 I was thinking the same thing throughout the episode. But they had to turn him bad for dramatic reasons...

[@MrGovtCheese]

It's because it changed his whole character. From a nice innocent guy into an overconfident jerk who enjoyed killing (legally) for money.

[@jetcitysinatra7300]

I have noticed that some episodes uses the theme song and some have a different intro song. Not sure why but I like this one the best.

[@jcspider7259]

Varies by season.

[@hanks5379]

No Cartwrights were being set up, or framed for murder, kidnapped etc., actually a different episode for a change.

[@chrismc410]

Or being hung

[@wmg1958]

And don't marry a Cartwright whatever you do, not even Angela Cartwright, OK? It's like wearing a red shirt on Star Trek, you better hope your life insurance is paid up.

[@r.6731]

I love this SO much!!!

[@SeanGMalone]

Johnny Chapman comes to Joe to learn how to use a gun after being humiliated by the town bully. Joe doesn't see the deadly consequences that will follow when Johnny becomes a bounty hunter.

[@shutuplige6524]

Olive has a striking resemblance to Felicity Jones

[@wilsonblauheuer6544]

Two lefties in a gun duel

[@Pashasmom1]

I believe Guy Stockwell was in another episode, maybe later on. His brother, Dean, was also in one episode.

[@malbinpan1775]

Bunni you are well informed keep up the good work. 🐴🐴🐴💯💯🌹🤠

[@paulnorthington9844]

Might need to get doc look that arm for ya catch that there stage tin horn

[@LATVERIAN1]

Sometimes you have walk away to fight another day.

[@shazbatagatha6100]

LATVERIAN1 ..that's true

[@rjasontwenty1099]

Sometimes you dont have to flight to be a man

[@concord11ful]

The unit

[@lauriedavis400]

Cool ✌🏻 i like that RJason Twenty! 🤷‍♀️ If this were Twitter, that comment would be RT worthy material! 🏆😘

[@kathleenwilson619]

damb didnt think my eyes were that bad...Oh my word....no plastic wow I AM GOING BLIND!

[@billmorley3530]

The guy's got blood pouring out of his arm and the only thing she's concerned about is him "leaving on that stage" with her!

[@wmg1958]

Actually Little Joe was such a good shot that the bullet barely grazed the arm and as it did, it tattooed "Olive and Johnny 4Ever" inside a heart with an arrow through it. Now that's good shooting.

[@lauriedavis400]

🙋‍♀️ Bill Gross HAA! 🤣

[@genettalacey2627]

My Adam looks so good. Hoss is my big brother love him so.

[@fredjackson6576]

Teacher ALWAYS win against student.

[@jcspider7259]

Original air date was September 20, 1964. Joe teaches his friend Johnny Chapman to use a six-shooter, only for the man to embark on a career as a ruthless bounty hunter.

[@donkique956]

The girl looks like Eva Mendez and the bar tender like Richard Nixon, in my opinion.

[@RadicalLunatic]

Johnny Carson asked Michael Landon if the Cartwrights were homosexual because they never married. Landon replied 'No, but thank goodness Hop Sing was.'

[@MrSologratia]

""Maybe TOGETHER we can put the pieces back again."" 4 Love is long suffering patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant.5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.7 Love never gives up[Covers, bears all things], never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.8 Love never ends/fails.... 1Corinthians13 18 Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall. Proverbs16 2 Pride leads to disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.Proverbs11 12 Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all sins.Proverbs10 ...6 The LORD lifts up the humble; He casts the wicked down to the ground....Psalm147 ...6 But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: "God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble." ... 10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up....James4 ...6 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time,...1Peter5

[@MrShomesomethin]

If I want the bible, I will read it myself, Thank You.

[@doctorlarry2273]

@@MrShomesomethin Sounds like you need it.

[@lauriedavis400]

🖕🏻”Fuck these bitches, all of them!” ... 🙆🏼‍♀️ *ALL* OF THEM Jeffrey Bone?! 🤷‍♀️ Geez, way to *discriminate against* an entire _GENDER_ slick! 🤦🏼‍♀️😕

[@trollockian]

This just makes me think of Popeye.

[@lindalawon9151]

Well now, Johnny did that to himself. Sad but true Johnny did things for all the wrong reasons even as a Bounty. Johnny had to eat the whole cow before he realized he was eating beef.

[@thiabrabson2533]

How awful that Johnny became a MONSTER!!

[@aliostrowski1935]

Joe shot him just wounding him to show him that there will always be a faster gun and when that day comes he is lost forever

[@pargolf3158]

Where is Hoss with that damm coffee?

[@frankthetank1369]

She still wanted to leave with him! They don't make woman like that today.

[@lesliespyke2103]

Frank The Tank.. I'M GLAD THEY DON'T , I WOULDN'T WANT THE WOMEN IN MY FAMILY ENDING UP WITH MURDERING BEASTS LIKE HIM!!!

[@frankthetank1369]

@@lesliespyke2103 I know it's just a script but you read about it in the paper or see it on the news. Crazy crazy crazy.

[@fredfuchs3573]

Joe was all tapping that hole while he was out working

[@zacharycat]

Nothing wrong with being a bounty hunter. It's a respectable trade, even Clint Eastwood took it up in a few movies.

[@outlawsaint3012]

Most bounty hunters were just as bad as the people they hunted, they don't care about justice, just money

[@strangelysane7387]

@@outlawsaint3012 Nothing wrong with that so long as the right people get killed.

[@outlawsaint3012]

@@strangelysane7387 What I meant to.say was some bounty hunters were pretty ruthless, they'd beat, torture or kill any poor sap for a few bucks no matter how small the crime was even when they could be brought in alive at times. Some men are more worthy of death than others.

[@mohammadmisleh9005]

I subscribe to movie it’s because so so old!

[@esterrodriguesdasilva1431]

Amo esses filmes

[@hata2fayasomethindatway606]

I liked it aye

[@cyclingbulgarian-london8643]

Two words: blood money. Always a bad idea!

[@lockjaw5161]

I thought you everything you know, not everything I know.