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Bonanza episode
“The Mountain Girl”
Season 3, Episode 33
#99 in Series
Mountaingirl
Air date May 13, 1962
Production code
Guest starring:
Written by John Furia
Directed by Don McDougall
Episode Guide
Previous Episode:
The Long Night
Next Episode:
The Miracle Maker
External links
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The Mountain Girl on IMDb

Summary[]

Backwoods country girl Trudy Harker is left in Joe's care after the death of the grandfather who raised her. Joe is determined to fulfill his promise to the old man: finding Trudy’s relatives so she can live in the California mansion of her other grandfather.

Plot[]

Joe is entrusted to see that Grandpa Coomb's deathbed wish is carried out. That his granddaughter is returned to the people she never knew, the high society Harkers. Joe must teach her to be like them before they arrive as all she's known is the life of a sheepherder living in the mountains.

Cast and Characters[]

The Cartwrights

Recurring[]

Other[]

  • Carl Benton Reid: Josiah Harker
  • Mary Treen: Annie Wilson
  • Nancy Hadley: Stephanie Harker
  • Nina Shipman: Trudy Coombs-Harker
  • Robert F. Hoy: Jeb
  • Warren Oates: Paul Magruder
  • Will Wright: Seth Coombs

Notes[]

Did you know?[]

  • German episode title: "Das Mädchen aus den Bergen", meaning "The Girl from the Mountains".
  • This was Will Wright's last TV appearance. He died in June 1962.

Quotes[]

"Little brother, I gotta hand it to you - when it comes to women, you're the real expert in the family."
Hoss[src]
"Mornin', Mr. Cartwright. Mornin', Mr. Cartwright. Mornin', Mr. Cartwright. Mornin', Little Joe!"
Trudy[src]

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