The Law and Billy Burgess
A temporary schoolhouse is opened on the Ponderosa, and one of the students is an angry teen-aged boy named Billy Burgess. After a difficult day at school, Billy angrily wishes that his teacher would die. Sure enough, the teacher ...
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"David Cassidy guest stars in this Bonanza story about an abused kid who refuses to go to school and is one disciplinary problem for schoolmaster Les Tremayne. When Cassidy wishes him dead, Tremayne is found dead and Cassidy is looked on with suspicion. No separate laws for juveniles then, Cassidy faces an adult hanging if convicted. Lorne Greene takes an interest in both the school and Cassidy. Hoss is dispatched to 'learn' those kids some grammar. In real life Dan Blocker did teach school at some point. Mercedes McCambridge is in this episode as a crusader for the rights of juveni..."
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Joaquin Murrieta (c. 1829 - c. July 25, 1853), also called the Mexican Robin Hood or the Robin Hood of El Dorado, was a famous figure in California during the California Gold Rush of the 1850s. Depending on the point of view, he was considered as either an infamous bandit or a Mexican patriot.
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A temporary schoolhouse is opened on the Ponderosa, and one of the students is an angry teen-aged boy named Billy Burgess. After a difficult day at school, Billy angrily wishes that his teacher would die. Sure enough, the teacher ...