Bonanza (TV-1960) THE AVENGER (S1E26) 

What an awesome episode! Back in the '50s-'60s, Dan 'Hoss' Blocker was one of my boyhood heroes, not only because of his roll as 'Hoss' but also because of his heroic record in The Korean War and the fact that he was a great and loving father and loyal friend. 'Hoss' was a Real Texan, Born in 1928 in De Kalb, Texas to a poor farm family, Dan Blocker was large from the day he was born... At an astonishing fourteen pounds at birth, to this day Dan Blocker remains to be the largest baby ever born in Bowie County, Texas! He attended Texas Military Institute afterward, Dan was in the United States Army during the Korean War. He served well as an infantry sergeant in F Company, 2nd Battalion, 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division in Korea, from December 1951 to August 1952. He earned a Purple Heart for wounds in combat. In addition to the Purple Heart, Blocker received the National Defense Service Medal, Korean Service Medal with two bronze campaign stars, Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, United Nations Service Medal, Korean War Service Medal, and Combat Infantryman Badge. I remember and admired his acting career in everything from "Gunsmoke," "Playhouse 90," "Cheyenne," "Tales of Wells Fargo," "The Restless Gun," "Maverick," "The Rifleman," and "Zane Grey Theater," just to mention a few. Standing at a height of 6’4″ and weighing over 300 lbs, Dan once said “Being big has its advantages, especially when you’re doing the rounds of the agents’ offices. They don’t forget you in a hurry.” After his untimely death at age 43 in 1972, Dan Blocker’s body was returned to DeKalb, Texas, the place of his birth; where his remains were buried under a plot with a marker that simply reads "Blocker". However, in nearby O’Donnel, Texas, a memorial to Dan Blocker was erected in 1973. A bust of Dan is located in a small park called "Heritage Plaza", in which a plaque reads “Thanks to film Hoss Cartwright will live, but all too seldom does the world get to keep a Dan Blocker.” America would do well to remember him for his kind heart.

Bonanza was a great show with great stories and great actors. Seems to have really good fans too..

I love Bonanza and this is one of my favorite episodes. Vic Morrow was special. RIP

Vic Morrow, wow Didn't that boy have it💪👍 thanks great to see the man that died for his ART, God rest his soul.🙏💥🆘🥺😵😭❣️🇬🇧

VIC MORROW WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITE ACTORS. HE PROVES ONCE AGAIN HOW GREAT HE WAS. GOD BLESS HIM ALWAYS.

One of the best episodes of Bonanza!!!! ❤ Vic Morrow ❤

BONANZA my favorite TV series of all time. This episode shows why I liked it so much. Justice prevailed! Too dam bad, that is not nearly how it turns out in reality and especially today!

Real good episode of bonanza love this show

Hoss is my HERO, Vic Morrow sits next to him😥RIP. Bonanza and Combat, my favorites since I was a kid.

the shadow of the gallows with sound effects scenes steals this one!

Vic Morrow turned this ep into the best one of all 14 years the series ran

Enjoyable episode. Vic Morrow walks away taking the prize. Thanks for uploading

"I Loved Him as Dad, to Everyone Else He Was Vic" (Carrie Morrow 1850 Outpost Dr, Hollywood, California 90068) .. .Vic Morrow February 14 1929 - July 23rd 1982 R. I. P [Brother Man] .. .

Haven't done enough episodes we need more Pernell

This was one of my favorite episodes from Bonanza

One of the Greatest Episodes And Vic Morrow Is Fantastic in this story💙😇😁

From one of the greatest western fiction writers of all time--Clair Huffaker--and a top veteran director, Christian Nyby (The Thing). One of the best episodes of the whole series!

A lot of values in this particular show were portrayed. Vic Morrow stood out...

The man that protected the Cartright was an outstanding man, the woman that falsely accused the Cartright and could have them injustly hang should at least go to jail for five or more years for false witnessing and perjury that could cost the lives of two innocent men: Ben and Adam.

An excellent family entertainment.

Jean Allison (October 24, 1929) appeared in numerous films and TV series throughout the 1950s to the 1980s She was 30 here and is 90 this year !

Seen this episode twice - Good episode

When asked if he's a friend of the Cartwrights, he says yes immediately, knowing he's in a saloon full of people who hate them. That's the kind of friend you wanna have

Ben was the father we all wanted, me at least.

Great show.

I have been a fan of these series for many decades, and I remember asking my oldest sister years back, why wasn’t there ever any blacks on here and her answer was because they are not fond of blacks but then I went on to watch touched by an angel and little house on the prairie and I knew little Joe, must have felt different!! Don’t know if what my sister told me was true but color really makes no difference to me, good actors and actresses, can’t be faked.

What a cool, exceptional personality, Vic Moro had, even more so than James Dean, or Steve McQueen, a great talent that was taken away, way to early .

Another great episode.

Definitely one of my favorite episodes!!

When I was a kid I never really liked this one. I always thought it was a strange. Watching it this time though as an adult it was actually quite good. Thanks for sharing it

Man really brings back memories. Watching these shows in reruns with my uncle

Whoa Now That is One of the Best Episode's I've Seen Thus Far Wow I Never Knew the Name of the Guy Who Was Hunting Them Mofo's, I Remember Him as a Kid Probably From the Rifleman or Some Other Western, But I Know's His Name Now Vic Morrow What a Guy a Smooth And Gracious Actor And the Look's to Boot Just Wow Freakin' Wow .. .

Woah ! This was an awesome show !

True friends are hard to find in this world now days not like it was back than grew up watching this with Dad and Mom still do on RU-vid and movies

Little Joe is really young here. No wonder he got upset when Lassiter told him to take it easy kid.

34:27 - THE AVENGER (47:40) Ah man, best episode that I've seen yet.

Cartwrights will never be killed, it would end the series. When Hoss died in real life at age 40 , that killed the series.

I first saw this episode when I was about 4 years old.... it never made a lot of sense until I was older, but I would always watch this tape becuz I really liked Vic Morrow... Even today, i think this'll always be one of my favs

The incomparable Mister Vic Morrow.

Awesome Episode! I Love this show!!!

Thank you P F for the upload. Enjoying & Watching from NSW Australia.

Watching this reminds me of my grand mother #RIP #ABUELA ❤️

This episode served as a pilot for a spin-off westerns series with Vic Morrow as the lead.

Might be the best episode in the series...Morrow was cool as hell...

I wish I had a nickel for every time one of the Cartwright's was wrongfully jailed for a crime they didn't commit. I like Vic Morrow as a good guy better.

VicMorrow. A superb actor ! Father of Jennifer Jason Leigh.

That has to be the calmest sheriff in the entire Wild West! “That’s enough shootin....yaaawwnn”

Three reasons why this was one of Bonanza's best episodes: 1) Clair Huffaker wrote a great script; 2) Christian Nyby (who directed the original "The Thing") did a great job directing; 3) and Vic Morrow starred in it.

I had forgotten what enormous ears Michael Landon had!

good show

Beautiful story👍 👌👌✌😍🥰😘

Good show

a great episode. i am a true Vic Morrow fan RIP Vic Morrow

Just love it. Mamas home cookin and daddy's Westerns. .🤠💕🇺🇲

Vic brought a lot to that table. Set a standard for many seasons to follow.

Vic Morrow was a great actor. RIP

Piza Flix : Bonanza ; The Avenger Another one of great acting of shedding the moral of this story,...of a man who came into Virgina City,...I'm his own quest, for the wrong hanging of His own father intervened,...in a most appropriate way, to get to the bottom, in the way, the script writers,...had for this man,...to get Sally to fess - up,...a 👍up to the script writers, 😃, one can only imagine, wot a reality, this wudve been, in the century,...of the American West, with people's lives being killed off thru the such of the likes of the lies of many false wittnesses of innocent hangings in that time of life. Excellent script writers,...😃👍❤.

Awesome 🙂

I actually took my family on a tour of the Ponderosa Ranch and the inside of the house located in Incline Village, Nevada near Lake Tahoe really enjoyed it. Place closed and was sold in 2004 .

Vic Morrow is the personification of a true man.

#VicMorrow must have been born cool. I think he started as a #stuntman before becoming an actor/ star, could be wrong. Well no one has said it so I'll put it out there. Him and two Vietnamese children, he was actually holding the small boy in his arms, were killed when an explosive effect caused a helicopter to virtually crash right on top of them. All three were instantly killed and both #Morrow and the boy were decapitated. Horrific. It was 82', or 1983, the Twilight Zone movie John Landis was directing, #Morrow was 53 yrs old. I'm sure all of you know this already. There is footage, here on #RU-vid. Warning, it is very GRAPHIC. He was a very talented actor and I guess he died doing what he loved to do. Thanks for posting #Bonanza

Vic died so tragically.

"Somebody I'd hate to be even more. Anyone of the men he's looking for". The word avenger fits huh?

9:13 Good heavens! Joe ("the kid") is always looking for a fight. Now he's chosen hotty Vic Morrow. If Hoss hadn't stopped him, he would have gotten a good beating and I wouldn't have felt sorry for him. Not one bit.

Guy in the box: Confounded Cartwrights! Lol!!

Great Episode!

You know, I realized that Little Joe is the only Cartwright never to have made it to the gallows--Pa and Adam and Hoss have, but Little Joe was always cleared before he could be sentenced, and in the Gamble, he escaped first.

Hoss was always the best of em. Keep your hat on, and take a dump before the hangin.

It's always fun to spot the actor in Bonanza and wonder where else you saw them? The ruffian for the boss here played the prison warden in 'Take the Money and Run'. Vic Morrow of course was in 'Combat' and later, sadly, passed away during the fateful re-make of the Twilight Zone.

My favorite tv series during the 90s

Good

RIP Vic Morrow AKA Sgt Saunders

How come everyone seems to have had to hand their guns in except the baddies and our hero.

the great Vic Morrow

A stranger who turn to be a knight for the Cartwright when nobody help the Cartwright . When some people's scare to help. The man in brown short came out from nowhere to help the Cartwright

vic morrow in the twilight zone

Dang, if this was just a pilot idea for Vic Marrow I would have loved to see what kind of show he would have had. If it was anything like this episode I would have been a huge fan.

Vic Morrow never fails to add veracity to the character he portrays.

Love bonanza.little joe

What's up guys ! Bonanza !

God is Love so we. Must love every one because vengeance is not the answer that is why our world is so. fill up with many problems. psalms. 11..5

It always seemed to me this was a pilot for a spinoff Vic Morrows character searching for revevge

Thanks guys these are some favorites

This needs to be a movie or a series just based on this character...

Good old times..

*10:00** PAIR OF BEDROLLED SHOTGUNS!*

Don't mess with Sergeant Saunders. They should have known better.

That one creep must be a pyromaniac the way he's playing with those matches.

we met before mistah

Little Joe better watch it , you don't mess with Sarge cause his back up is Cage , Kerbie and Little John .

43:05, Vic Morrow tries to convince the lady.

I stopped breathing at 1:38 for fear of an "accident"

Sem crítica , não há sucesso!.

those nooses make a lot of noise when u see um DAH DAHHHHHHHHHH LOL'

Looks like this was setting up for a series with morrow.

How many men did the Cartwrights kill in self defense during the show run, must have been hundreds

That actress is beautiful

Gee, I don't know what I'd do if Little Joe 'watched that temper of his' like Hoss told him to--he wouldn't be Little Joe without it.

Got to love Hoss man. Hoss is the best! And #Hoss with a splatter gun, look out

Put the chevy commercials back in .