Bonanza: The Mission

About Bonanza: The Mission

"The Mission" is episode 2 of season 2 of Bonanza, first broadcast on September 17, 1960 on NBC. It was directed by James Neilson and written by Robert E. Thompson.

Hoss befriends Charlie Trent (Henry Hull), the town drunk who was once a top scout in the Army before he led his troops into a massacre. Hoss helps him regain his self-esteem. John Dehner guest stars.

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: 49 minutes
• Type: TV episode · Western
• Series: Bonanza
• Sound: Original soundtrack