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The Gift

Episode Number: 59    Season Num: 2    First Aired: April 1, 1961    Prod Code: n/a
Little Joe, along with Mexican, Emiliano, are bringing a beautiful white stallion home from Yuma, as a surprise birthday gift to Ben from all three sons. As they make the trip, however, there is an indian uprising and they are cut off from the fort where Joe was to meet his family. Ben, Adam and Hoss learn of the indian troubles as they wait for Joe, when a man, shot with an arrow, comes riding into the fort. He reports that he believes that the indians have not let a white man alive between the fort and Yuma. Naturally, Ben and the boys set out to find Little Joe before it's too late!

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Writer: Thomas Thompson, Denne Bart Petitclerc
Director: William Witney
Star: Dan Blocker (Eric "Hoss" Cartwright (1959-1972)),  Lorne Greene (Ben Cartwright),  Pernell Roberts (Adam Cartwright (1959-1965)),  Michael Landon (Joseph "Little Joe" Francis Cartwright)
Guest Star: Felipe Turich (Jail Guard),  Robert Christopher (Lieutenant),  Bob Miles (Wounded Soldier),  Jack Hogan (Cash),  Joe Yrigoyen (Cayetano),  Martin Landau (Emeliano),  Jim Davis (Sam Wolfe)

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This episode was originally intended to air the previous week. (edit)
Featured Cartwright: Joe (edit)
Writer Denne Bart Petitclerc is credited as Denne Petitclerc. (edit)

Quotes

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Ben: (to Joe) I have my gift, son. (edit)
Ben: Old fools make poor fathers. (edit)

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The United States army unit based at Tyson Wells is the 2nd Batallion. (edit)
Towns mentioned - Yuma and Tyson Wells (both in Arizona). (edit)
Little Joe has to use his "last bullet" to put down the injured white horse. He shoots the horse and tosses his now-useless pistol. As he walks toward the horse we can see the back of his gunbelt is full of ammunition! (edit)
When Little Joe and his friend break out of their cell, Joe drags a right-handed Commanchero into the cell and comes out with a left-handed pistol belt. (edit)

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The Gift
"Fine example"
One of the best Bonanza Episodes
Continue » Posted May 7, 2008 12:02 pm PST

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The Gift
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Little Joe is caught in the desert between renegade indians and evil comancheros as he tries to bring a white stallion home, as a gift to Ben from he and his brothers. Meanwhile, Ben, Hoss and Adam try to find him before it's too late.
Continue » Posted Apr 26, 2006 3:27 pm PST
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