While attending a gaudy carnival with their girlfriends, Joe and Hoss Cartwright are plunged into a baffling mystery when Joe's sweetheart (Jackie Russell) disappears. Determined to locate the missing girl, Joe is forced to venture into the very special and secret world of the "carnies", who resent his intrusion and do everything they can to throw roadblocks in his path. Gerald Mohr guest-stars as the carnival's sinister owner; also on hand is another reliable TV-series heavy, Theo Marcuse. First telecast on October 29, 1960, "The Abduction" was written by Herman Groves. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide. Bonanza: The Abduction (TV episode). Answers.com. Movies, All Media Guide, 2006. http://www.answers.com/topic/bonanza-the-abduction-tv-episode, accessed July 13, 2008.