Bonanza: The Last Viking

About Bonanza: The Last Viking

"The Last Viking" is episode 10 of season 2 of Bonanza, first broadcast on November 12, 1960 on NBC. It was directed by Johnny Florea and written by Anthony Lawrence.

Hoss's uncle Gunnar (Neville Brand) turns out to be the leader of a vicious band of outlaws called the Commancheros that kidnaps Little Joe and his girlfriend.

Bonanza (NBC, 1959-73) follows widower Ben Cartwright (Lorne Greene) and his sons Adam (Pernell Roberts), Hoss (Dan Blocker) and Little Joe (Michael Landon) on the Ponderosa, their vast ranch near Virginia City, Nevada. It was one of the first TV westerns filmed in color and one of the longest-running series in American television.

Quick facts

• Year: 1960
• Runtime: 48 minutes
• Type: TV episode · Western
• Series: Bonanza
• Sound: Original soundtrack