First broadcast January 28, 1961, "Bank Run" was one of several second-season Bonanza episodes directed by Robert Altman. Left in charge of the Ponderosa, Joe Cartwright receives word that town banker Harrison (Ian Wolfe) plans to create a phony bank panic so he can foreclose on a mining property for a quick financial turnover. To thwart Harrison's machinations, Joe decides to stage a bank robbery-and drags a reluctant Hoss into the scheme. Also appearing are Walter Burke as Tim O'Brien, Wynn Pearce as the Bank Teller, and Owen Bush as Huggins. This comic episode was written by N.B. Stone Jr.. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi