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Bonanza: The Code (1966)
Classic tale falls out of character.
Despite some solid performances especially from Michael Landon and George Montgomery, this episode was out of sync with the series. Gunfight challenges in the day were not that common, and not treated lightly. To have a challenge over a difference of words with two sober parties where there was no fight over a girl, or land seems suspicious. Add in a third stranger fueling the conflict with his bets, and it becomes even more clear there is something rotten here. As an intelligent and caring father, Ben would of been with the Sheriff that very afternoon at the telegraph office sending out the description of the pair and the big fight would of never happened. But then again, neither would have the nice little aging gunfighter story.