January 12, 1902 – April 2, 1976
This page celebrates the contribution Ray Teal made to the program Bonanza; joining the cast in the second season as Sheriff Roy Coffee.
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A Hatful of Guilt by Patina
Summary: A WHN for the episode No Less A Man. Roy resigns as sheriff when he believes the Virginia City Town Council thinks he can’t do his job. Now Adam is the only lawman and he has to prepare for the possible arrival of the Wagner Gang.
Rating: T Word Count=10,784
A Proper Friend by Freyakendra
Summary: For the good folks of Virginia City, Roy Coffee is a darned good sheriff. For the Cartwrights, he is also a proper friend, as he proves to himself when his job intermixes with a tragic event on the Ponderosa. Word Count: 2400; Rating: K
Company You Keep (The) by DJK
Summary: Sheriff Coffee has a lesson to teach Ben Cartwright’s son.
Rated: K+ Word count: 1320
Nightshade by JoaniePaiute
Summary: Ten-year-old Joe is tired of Adam treating him like a…well, like a kid. Enter Nightshade, Adam’s powerful and temperamental horse. What follows involves not only Joe and Adam, but some new Paiute friends and a revelation about Roy’s past.
Rated: K+ WC 16,000
Telegram (The) by BluewindFarm
Summary: Ben Cartwright receives an incomplete telegram. What is the message and who is it about?
2,695 words Rating: K
Three Peanuts by Indiana
Summary: Sheriff Coffee needs Adam’s help to resolve a strange affair in town…
Rating K+ WC 1700
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