[r9etb]

... the episode of Bonanza where they had to transport a wagon load of it across the mountains....

That was an episode of The Big Valley, IIRC....

[newgeezer]

That was an episode of The Big Valley, IIRC....

Now that you mention it, I'm sure you're right.

I seem to remember the Cartwrights transporting nitroglycerin. It was the Barkleys who used the hearse, though.