Writer:	Borden Chase
Director:	Jesse Hibbs
Star:	Dan Blocker (Eric "Hoss" Cartwright (1959-1972)),  Michael Landon (Joseph "Little Joe" Francis Cartwright),  Pernell Roberts (Adam Cartwright (1959-1965)),  Lorne Greene (Ben Cartwright)
Recurring Role:	Ray Teal (Sheriff Roy Coffee)
Guest Star:	Paul Birch (Luther Kent),  Kay Stewart (Mrs. Bill Collins),  Pam Smith (Lindy Ganther),  James Doohan (Bill Collins),  Majel Barrett (Mrs. Ganther),  Royal Dano (Jason Ganther),  Betty Endicott (Mrs. Fred Collins)

James Doohan (Bill Collins) and Majel Barrett (Mrs. Ganther) later appeared in many episodes of the original Star Trek series and several of the Star Trek movies. (edit)

Ben: Hey wait a minute. If we hook that pump shaft to a, to a windmill - that'll pump around the clock.
Adam: Why not, Pa. Windmills have been used all over the, all over the world for hundreds of years. They could turn every grindstone and every mill in Holland for centuries.
Hoss: Well, how come we ain't never used them?
Ben: Well we've never had any use for them here until now. But, you know with God's help, we could bring water to this dried up country and maybe that will be a way of stopping people from killing each other. (edit) Adam: It's no use, Hoss. You can't talk to a man who has nothing to lose.
Hoss: They can lose their lives.
Adam: Somehow I have the feeling that it doesn't really matter to them right now. (edit) Hoss: It might work. Adam. Doggone it you're still the brainiest one in the family. (edit) Joe: (about Hoss) Well now it's finally happened - the sun's fried his brains so he doesn't make sense anymore. (edit)

Borden Chase is also the writer for the screen play for the movie, "Red River", considered to be one of John Wayne's best and one of the best westerns of all time. (edit)

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