This is a classic Bonanza episode. Each brother has to go on a separate errand for old moneybags Milbank. Joe is supposed to throw a squatter off a piece of land Milbank wants to evantually sell to the railroad. Hoss is supposed to buy a small farm from a young couple, because he wants it for a feeding station for his cattle. Adam is supposed to evict a family from a farm Milbank was selling to them over time, after the family has fallen on hard times.
As the brothers each have to deal with a different problem, each sees how much the land and home of the individuals they are sent to run off, buy out or evict means to them. Instead of doing Milbank's dirty work, they find themselves trying to help others in need. In the process, they all learn to appreciate what they have.
There are some great scenes in this episode. One of my favorites are the one in which Hoss trades the bill of sale for the farm he was supposed to buy for a cute puppy. The other is the scene in which the three sons return home to report how each of the missions turned out--also a scene with an appearance by the cute puppy!
Springtime is a classic that really shows the character of the Cartwrights. While the boys may get Spring fever and get into a tussle (A wrestling match in the mud!), their solid upbringing by Ben later prevails.moreless
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Ben's friend Jebediah Milbank is accidentally injured by the Cartwright boys' rowdy horseplay in the mud. While Milbank convalesces in their home, Ben has each of a boys attend to a piece of the recovering man's business, sending each off in a different direction.
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Dan Blocker
Eric "Hoss" Cartwright (1959-1972)
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Lorne Greene
Ben Cartwright
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Pernell Roberts
Adam Cartwright (1959-1965)
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ADD TRIVIA- Ben says "Do you realize that man started out with nothing on his back but his clothes?" (should be "nothing but the clothes on his back.") Edit
- In the fight scene in the prologue, the boys are rolling around on the ground and Hoss's hand grabs for Pernell Roberts's hair. Roberts can be heard shouting "the wig" as a warning not to knock off his toupee. Edit
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