Bonanza: The Legacy
Episode score
8.7
Great
The Legacy
- 145.
- Season: 5
- Episode: 11
- First Aired: 12/15/1963
Adam, Hoss and Joe mistakenly believe their father was murdered. They split into three different directions to confront the supposed killers. In his heart, Ben knows his sons will not act outside the law; but he is not 100% sure that Joe will behave correctly. Add a recap »
- Writers:
- Anthony Wilson
- Director:
- Bernard McEveety
- Stars:
- Michael Landon (Joseph "Little Joe" Francis Cartwright)
- Pernell Roberts (Adam Cartwright (1959-1965))
- Lorne Greene (Ben Cartwright)
- Dan Blocker (Eric "Hoss" Cartwright (1959-1972))
- Recurring Role:
- Ray Teal (Sheriff Roy Coffee)
- Cosmo Sardo
- John Mitchum (Bartender)
- Guest Star:
- James Best (Page)
- Percy Helton (Pete, Way Station Owner)
- Phillip Pine (Gannon)
- James Doohan (Colonel's Man)
- Dayton Lummis (Col. Chapin)
- Rory Stevens
- Jeanne Baird (Jeanie Gannon)
- Sandy Kevin (Billy Chapin)
- Will J. White
- Robert H. Harris (Dorman)
- Bob Miles (Chapin Ranch Hand)
- Saloon of choice: The Wild Horse edit »
- German episode title: "Das Vermächtnis", meaning "The Legacy". edit »
- James Doohan is best known as Montgomery "Scotty" Scott from Star Trek. edit »
- This episode was reedited to form the frame of the 1994 NBC special Back to Bonanza. Ben is shown getting shot and tended to by the coachman. Then as he tells the driver about each of his sons, we see clips from other episodes featuring that specific son. edit »
- A. Earl Hedrick was credited as Earl Hedrick. edit »
- Ben: Three wives. Three sons. All of them so different. edit »
- Adam: I'm not interested in your character references. edit »
- Roy: Now you just hold on. That's alright is you want to go looking for him but if you find them remember that's a case for the law. You remember that. edit »
- Joe: No, I didn't kill him. Nobody deserved killing like he did, but I couldn't do it. Had the rifle pointed at him and my finger on the trigger and I just couldn't do it—maybe it was because it was your rifle. He confessed to his father. Sheriff Coffee is going to go pick him up tomorrow. edit »
- Ben: You tend to see in your children only what you hope to see. I don't think Adam could do anything without giving it some real deep thought. Any more than Hoss could do anything without giving it some real deep feeling. edit »
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