Bonanza - The Fear Merchants
Season 1, Episode 20
Original Airdate: Jan 30, 1960
Director: Lewis Allen
Cast: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Victor Sen Yung, Ray Teal
Guests: Gene Evans
Runtime: 48 min.
Andrew Fulmer is running for mayor when Chinese-American Jimmy Chong is accused of murder.
Trivia: With The Fear Merchants, Bonanza became one of the first prime-time TV shows to directly address racial tensions. NBC initially hesitated to air the episode, but the cast and crew stood behind it and the network ultimately broadcast the story unchanged.


