Bonanza - Episode 96 - Blessed Are They - Ben Cartwright and Virginia City's enigmatic new minister work together to decide which set of feuding grandparents, the Mahans or the Clarkes, will have custody of their recently orphaned twin grandchildren.
Blessed Are They
Director: Don McDougall
Writers: Borden Chase (teleplay), Frank Cleaver (teleplay) | 1 more credit »
Stars: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker
Genre: Western
Country: USA
Language: English
Release Date: 22 April 1962 USA
Filming Locations: Stage 17, Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Storyline:
The townsfolk of Virginia City find their loyalties divided right down the middle during the raging feud between the Mahans and the Clarkes. It is up to Ben Cartwright to negotiate a cease-fire, and also to decide which family will get custody of twin grandchildren. Helping Ben weather this crisis is the town's new minister (Robert Brown). Written on rottentomatoes.com
Reviews:
"I caught this today on TV Land (possibly the same day as the first reviewer), & it was quite a gripping episode. When the story brought up the twins, I wondered if they were heading toward a certain Biblical story, which they did. But there's a real surprise waiting for you even after the apparent end of the story, so stay tuned all the way to the end.
This episode relies heavily on Biblical references at key points - including the preaching of the Sermon on the Mount, which provides the basis for both the title, and setting up Ben Cartwright's resolution to the custody battle between the feuding families.
This is the type of show that was seen 40 to 45 years ago, but rarely is any more. And TV is poorer for it." Written by news77 on IMDb.com
"When I do reviews for individual television episodes it's rare that I find someone before me, rarer still to find two people ahead of me in their assessments. This particular episode of Bonanza, Blessed Are They apparently is well remembered by people who viewed it. It is definitely one of the more unusual episodes the series ever had.
A new minister in the person of Robert Brown arrives in Virginia City and right into the middle of a controversy with the whole town buzzing. Two small children, Rory O'Brien and Tracy Stratford are the subject of a custody battle between dueling grandparents, the parents having both died. It was apparently a runaway marriage that didn't please either set of parents. Now they battle over the grandchildren.
Reverend Brown moves in mysterious ways to bring about this settlement, even involving Lorne Greene as a kind of unofficial arbiter. What Greene does in this religious type episode is use the Bible for guidance.
I can't say too much more about Blessed Are They except that the ending will come out of nowhere and that if this were a true story, Virginia City would be the American version of Fatima.
This one will stay with you forever once viewed." Written by bkoganbing on IMDb.com
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