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Bonanza episode
“The Lawmaker”
Season 3, Episode 25
#91 in Series
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Air date March 11, 1962
Production code
Guest starring:
Written by Dick Nelson
Directed by Christian Nyby
Episode Guide
Previous Episode:
The Wooing of Abigail Jones
Next Episode:
Look to the Stars
External links
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Summary[]

The Cartwrights may have to take the law into their own hands when Virginia City's temporary sheriff, rancher Asa Moran, uses his new badge as a license to kill.

Plot[]

Sheriff Coffee tries to capture the gang holding up the Virginia City express office. In the process, he's trampled by horses stampeded by the criminals.

While he recuperates, shady Asa Moran, who's in cahoots with the bandits, is named the acting sheriff. Adam's plans to expose Moran puts him on the crooked sheriff's hit list.

Cast[]

The Cartwrights

Recurring[]

  • Roy Engel: Dr. J.P. Martin

Other[]

  • Arthur Franz: Asa Moran
  • Bill Catching: Banker robber
  • Bob Miles: Ponderosa ranchman
  • Charlie Briggs: Charlie Fitch
  • John Mitchum: Lou Palmer
  • Les Tremayne: Judge George Jackson
  • Rosalind Roberts: Vicki

Notes[]

Did you know?[]

  • German episode title: "Ein Sheriff auf Zeit", meaning "Temporary Sheriff".

Quotes[]

"It's almost worth the headache to hear you admit that you're wrong for once."
Adam to Ben[src]

Gallery[]

Videos[]

Bonanza_The_Lawmaker

See also[]

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