Thoroughly immersed in the mystery novel {^Inspector Foot of Scotland Yard}, Joe Cartwright begins to fancy himself an ace detective. Attempting to apply the latest Scotlard Yard techniques to prevent a bank robbery, Joe causes more trouble than he's worth-while his dad Ben and Sheriff Coffee end up in jail! The episode's key fight scene is a deliberately spoof of the then-popular Batman TV series. Cowritten by Bonanza star Michael Landon and Oliver Crawford, "Joe Cartwright, Detective" was first shown on March 5, 1967. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi