The Marriage of Theodora Duffy

Bonanza episode
“The Marriage of Theodora Duffy”
Season 14, Episode 14 #429 in Series
Air date	January 9, 1973
Production code
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Written by	Ward Hawkins
Directed by	William F. Claxton
Episode Guide
Previous Episode: The Witness	Next Episode: The Hunter
External links
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Summary

It's a serious game of "let's pretend" when Griff and government agent Theodora Duffy pose as husband and wife. Their task is to capture a Civil War renegade named Stanton. Complicating matters are that the Cartwrights aren't clued in on the secret mission.

Plot

Unknown to the Cartwrights, Griff is asked to be a government witness in helping to bring a gang of war criminals to justice. Griff is asked to pose as the husband of beautiful Theodora Duffy, whom the Cartwrights think Griff had abandoned years ago.

Cast and Characters

The Cartwrights

• Lorne Greene: Ben Cartwright
• Michael Landon: Little Joe Cartwright
• Mitch Vogel: Jamie Hunter Cartwright

Recurring

• David Canary: Candy Canaday
• Tim Matheson: Griff King
• Victor Sen Yung: Hop Sing

Other

• Bill Clark: Bates
• Jerry Gatlin: Barnes
• Hal Burton: Read
• Karen Carlson: Theodora Duffy
• Ramon Bieri: Jonas Holt
• Rayford Barnes: Shaw
• Richard Eastham: Stanton
• Robert Yuro: Dody Hendrickson
• Willard Sage: Marshal Taylor

Notes

Did you know?

• German episode title: "Eine Dame namens Duffy", meaning "A Lady named Duffy".
• This was the last episode to be filmed. Upon learning of the show's cancellation, Michael Landon went to the location where the crew was filming exteriors for the episode to break the news.

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