The Dream Riders

Bonanza episode
“The Dream Riders”
Season 2, Episode 32 #64 in Series
Air date	May 20, 1961
Production code
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Written by	James Van Wagoner Jack McClain
Directed by	Robert Altman
Episode Guide
Previous Episode: The Secret	Next Episode: Elizabeth, My Love
External links
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Summary

Hoss gets diverted by a hot air balloon while a family friend robs the Virginia City bank.

Plot

Ben allows his old Army friend Major Cayley to use the Ponderosa as the site of his latest hot air balloon experiments. His goal is to develop an airship that can cross the ocean. He'll finance that flight with money stolen from the Virginia City bank, which his henchmen will rob while the public is occupied with his big balloon show.

Cast

The Cartwrights

• Lorne Green: Ben Cartwright
• Dan Blocker: Hoss Cartwright
• Michael Landon: Little Joe Cartwright
• Pernell Roberts: Adam Cartwright

Other

• Burt Douglas: Private Bill Kingsley
• Diana Millay: Diana Cayley
• Jonathan Hole: Hershell
• Sidney Blackmer: Major John F. Cayley
• Stuart Nisbet: Sergeant Hines

Notes

Did you know?

• German episode title: "Der Mann, der fliegen wollte", meaning "The Man, Who Would Fly".
• This was director Robert Altman's favorite of the episodes he directed for Bonanza. He and star Dan Blocker became close friends, a friendship that only ended with Blocker's untimely death.

Quotes

"I'm a lover, not a flyer."

―Joseph Cartwright

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