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Thunder Man

Episode Number: 131    Season Num: 4    First Aired: May 5, 1963    Prod Code: n/a
Little Joe's 19-year old girlfriend is killed by a good samaritan, an explosives expert who had stopped to render aid to the woman's uncle after he suffers a stroke. Unable to talk, the only clue he can offer the investigating Cartwrights is a scrawled title of the song the assailant was whistling — "New Orleans Woman."

Cast and Crew

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Writer: Lewis Reed
Director: Lewis Allen
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)
Recurring Role: Bill Quinn (Dr. Martin),  Victor Sen Yung (Hop Sing),  Bing Russell (Deputy Clem Foster)
Guest Star: Toby Michaels (Ann Wilson),  Simon Oakland (William Poole),  Evelyn Scott (Mrs. Gibson),  Harvey Stephens (Fred Wilson)

Notes

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Featured Cartwright: Joe (edit)
Bill Quinn's most famous role was that of Mr. Van Ranseleer, the blind patron of Archie Bunker's Place. (edit)
Simon Oakland – who plays misogynistic explosives expert William Poole – was best known for his role as Gen. Thomas Moore on Black Sheep Squadron, which starred Robert Conrad and Dirk Blocker (Dan's son). (edit)

Quotes

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Ben: Joseph, we all do things in our life for which we’re sorry. But that doesn't mean that we must torment ourselves for the rest of our lives. (edit)
Clem: Killers have something in common – they don’t like to get caught. (edit)
Joe: (about Clem) Sheriff Coffee is out of town. That new deputy of his couldn’t find fleas on a dog. (edit)
Adam: (to Joe) You know you work on that left side a little more, you’d be a thing of beauty. (edit)

Trivia

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Harry Newbert is the undertaker. (edit)
At the start of the episode, it's Joe's birthday party. (edit)

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Episode: Thunder Man
Season Number: 4
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