Bonanza
(1959–1973)
Jeb Drummond is a murderous sheep herder that has Adam taken hostage to try and force Ben to sign over a large section of Ponderosa land to him.
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Title: Blood on the Land (13 Feb 1960)
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Cast
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| Pernell Roberts | ... | ||
| Dan Blocker | ... | ||
| Michael Landon | ... | ||
| Lorne Greene | ... | ||
| Everett Sloane | ... |
Jeb Drummond
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Ray Daley | ... |
Billy Drummond
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Jerry Oddo | ... |
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Glenn Holtzman | ... |
Sam Tucker
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| Tom Reese | ... |
Burton Drummond
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When a cold blooded, murdering sheep herder and his men try to cross the Ponderosa with their large herd of sheep, Ben Cartwright orders them off his property. The owner of the sheep then plots to kidnap one of the Cartwrights and force Ben to sign over 50,000 acres of his land to him. Written by Directorgene
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sheep | bully | bully comeuppance | comeuppance | opening action scene |Genres:
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13 February 1960 (USA) See more »Filming Locations:
Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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The Ponderosa consists of 640,000 acres. The pilot episode establishes that the Ponderosa Ranch is 1000 square miles. (1000 sq mi=640,000 acres) See more »Quotes
Adam Cartwright: [to Ben] Well Pa, the way I look at it, if a man expects to get ahead in this world, he's got to use his brains instead of his back.See more »
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Up to this point, Ben has always stressed the importance of doing what the law says. In fact, just a few episodes back, his sons struggled with bringing a man in with the posse instead of hanging him. They fought to keep the killer alive. That's always been the voice of the Pondarosa speaking - stay on the side of the law.
In this episode, Ben behaves differently. When a group of sheep herders try to cross the Cartwright land, he's willing to take the law into his own land and kill every last one of them. That didn't quite ring true to the vision we are to have of Ben. I suppose a lesson was learned in the end, but it was one that shouldn't have been taught in the first place.
3 dead, 1 injured