Bonanza
NBC (ended 1973)
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Season 14
- Ep 15The Hunter1/16/73
Unhinged by the war, Bill Tanner takes sadistic pleasure in the role of predator. He escapes from a military asylum and encounters Joe Cartwright. After taking Joe's horse and supplies, he declares Cartwright his prey and gives him a four hour head start. Joe spends the rest of the day using every trick he can think of to throw the psychotic killer off his trail.moreless - Ep 14The Marriage of Theodora Duffy1/9/73
It's a serious game of "let's pretend" when Griff and government agent Theodora Duffy pose as husband and wife. Their task is to capture a Civil War renegade named Stanton. Complicating matters are the men of the Ponderosa who aren't clued in on the secret mission. - Ep 13The Witness1/2/73
Candy is framed for a murder and faces trial. While Griff goes after the only witness, who has fled town, Ben places his faith in a young lawyer's ability to defend Candy against a prosecutor with a spotless record. - Ep 12First Love12/26/72
Jamie falls in love with the wife of his new school teacher, Mr. Edwards. The arrogant instructor belittles his students in class and his wife, Kelly, in public. When Jamie discovers that Edwards is physically abusing Kelly, the young man stages a confrontation. Ben provides comforting words for Jamie when his heart is broken.moreless - Ep 11The Bucket Dog12/19/72
Jamie obtains an Irish setter pup and a special bond forms between dog and man. The dog's owner learns the puppy is at the Ponderosa and arrives to claim it...so he can put it to sleep. (The owner claims it was a runt and an inferior example of the breed). The dog is soon in a trial for its life.moreless - Ep 10The Sound of Sadness12/5/72
An elderly widower brings a couple of orphaned boys into his home. When he attempts to legally adopt them, he runs into bureaucratic obstacles that threaten his effort to keep the pair together. - Ep 9The Hidden Enemy11/28/72
Dr. Will Agar is Virginia City's new town doctor. He brings new skills and expertise to treat the area's residents' health maladies. Dr. Agar is also a morphine addict, and it results in the death of a patient during a routine surgery. - Ep 8Stallion11/14/72
Joe instantly falls in love with the magnificent black stallion that Ben gives him for his birthday. He's soon spending all of his time riding and grooming the gorgeous creature. Troublesome Billy Brenner shows up at the Ponderosa looking for work, starts a fight, and then steals the horse. Joe and the others set off to get the horse back.moreless - Ep 7The 26th Grave10/31/72
Mark Twain, editor of the "Virginia City Enterprise", is charged with slander for his accusations of fraud and murder against a government man. He loses the case when he won't reveal his source, and turns to the Cartwrights to bring the criminal to justice. - Ep 6Ambush at Rio Lobo10/24/72
Ben encounters a very pregnant woman, Teresa Burnside, who's husband is being forced to participate in a stagecoach robbery. Ben and Teresa end up being held hostage by the outlaws who plan to use the pair in their scheme. When the baby comes early, Cartwright is forced to play midwife. - Ep 5New Man10/10/72
After saving Ben's life in a prison riot, Griff King is released into Ben's custody and is hired as a Ponderosa ranch hand. Ben, Joe and the others exercise patience as they try to help an arrogant, resentful Griff adjust to society and live an honest life. - Ep 4Riot10/3/72
While at the Nevada State Prison to inspect conditions, Ben is one of several prominent men taken hostage. The riot is an attempt by frustrated inmates to expose horrific conditions at the prison. While Joe and Candy plan to resolve the situation, Ben begins a friendship with Griff King, and helps communicate the inmates' demands to the warden and state prison board.moreless - Ep 3The Initiation9/26/72
Jamie's part of a boy's club that has a severe initiation process. When one boy dies during the induction procedures, member Ted Hoag is blamed by the people of Virginia City, though all the boys agree to shoulder the responsibility. - Ep 2Heritage of Anger9/19/72
Ex-con John Dundee is being released from prison and Ben tries to help his old friend readjust to society. John's only interest, however, is revenge on those who sent him to prison, namely, his ex-business partners Anders, Bartlett and Sangster. Worse, the bad three are friends with a corrupt lawman and are hatching a plan to send John back to prison, this time, for murder.moreless - Ep 1Forever9/12/72
In this two-hour season premiere, Joe meets and falls in love with Alice Harper. They marry and soon learn they are expecting a child. Ruthless gambler Damien and his henchmen attempt to collect on a debt owed by Alice's deadbeat brother. When she refuses, she's murdered and then the house set ablaze. A devastated Joe wanders the countryside aimlessly for days before stumbling onto Damien's involvement. He recruits Candy and the two go in search of his wife's murderer.moreless
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Season 13
- Ep 26One Ace Too Many4/2/72
While Ben's away in Carson City, his doppelganger, crafty and crooked Bradley Meredith, returns to assume his identity. His scheme to get his hands on the Cartwright's properties involves pretending "Ben" is seriously ill and selling off the Ponderosa a piece at a time. - Ep 25A Visit to Upright3/26/72
Ben's ability to close a livestock contract with a widow who's part of the temperance movement hinges on the sale of a dilapidated saloon in Upright. The Cartwright "boys" decide to hold on to the dive after the town drunk insists there's a fortune hidden somewhere in the building. - Ep 24A Place to Hide3/19/72
The Cartwrights are asked to act as intermediaries when fugitive Confederate Col. Cody Ransom wants to turn himself in. Union Maj. Donahue has been pursing Ransom for many years after the war ended and has refused to accept anybody's terms of surrender especially since Donahue considers capturing Ransom a personal matter.moreless - Ep 23The Younger Brothers' Younger Brother3/12/72
After twelve years in prison, the attempts by the incompetent (though polite) Younger Brothers to recapture their infamous reputation all literally blow up in their faces. Thanks to a sheriff who's read too many pulp westerns, they can't even get themselves arrested. Hoss, Ben, and Little Joe, however, have no trouble getting themselves mistaken for the gang and thrown into the hoosegow.moreless - Ep 22He Was Only Seven3/5/72
A 7-year-old boy is killed when he walks into the bank during a robbery by the ruthless Springer gang. Joshua, the boy's angry, grieving, and wheelchair-bound grandfather, wants revenge. Joe, Jamie, and Joshua head towards Mexico to track down Springer. - Ep 21Search in Limbo2/20/72
Ben closes a land transaction with Sid Langley, a man he despises because of his shady business practices. After being overcome with a terrific headache, Ben awakens and realizes he remembers nothing of the past day. During that time, Langley was shot and killed by an unknown assailant. Unsure if he was the gunman, Ben tries to reconstruct the activities of the past day to prove his innocence.moreless - Ep 20Shanklin2/13/72
A band of ex-Confederate soldiers demand $25,000 from Ben to finance the formation of a Second Confederacy. Hoss tries to fight them and is shot by their leader, Shanklin. With the doctor unable to complete the surgery and Hoss near death, a nearly inconsolable Ben tries to persuade Shanklin, a competent doctor, to save his son's life. Meanwhile, Jamie, who witnessed the shooting, searches for Joe who's intently focused on a poker match.moreless - Ep 19The Customs of the Country2/6/72
In a comic episode, Joe and Hoss visit the small Mexican town of Agua Santos where they enforce some peculiar laws. Even the most mundane things get you tossed in jail, as the Cartwrights soon discover. Hoss wants to get out of jail as quickly as possible, but Joe's in no hurry. He's being spoiled by a bevy of senoritas who cater to his every whim.moreless - Ep 18Frenzy1/30/72
Ben helps shepherd a young family, the Kosovos (Nick, his wife, Anna and his son, Sandor), who have recently immigrated from Serbia. Nick can't handle the pressure needed to become successful in America and, one evening while Ben is visiting, he snaps. He goes on a rampage, trapping an injured Ben and a terrified Anna and Sandor inside their home. Ben does his best to keep Nick at bay and reason with the mentally ill rancher.moreless - Ep 17The Saddle Stiff1/16/72
Ben's decision to let a ranch hand go for incompetence gets the old man riled up. Cactus Murphy challenges the Cartwright patriarch to do the work he usually does in a week, and without using his status to get it accomplished. Ben accepts the challenge and goes to work incognito on the Ponderosa.moreless - Ep 16Second Sight1/9/72
A woman is blessed with the gift of "second sight", or clairvoyance. Jamie is missing and the Cartwrights would like Judith to use her talent to locate him. Her fiance, a minister, objects to her using her skills. - Ep 15The Lonely Man1/2/72
While on a vacation prospecting for gold, Hop Sing meets a shy, sheltered woman who's run away from her parents. The two fall in love and want to marry, but learn the law prohibits interracial marriage; when in Virginia City to meet with a judge, the townspeople display their bigotry. - Ep 14Warbonnet12/26/71
Indian chief Red Cloud wishes to reclaim his warbonnet so he may die with respect. It now hangs on the wall of saloon keeper and ex-Indian fighter Frank Ryan. Joe wants to help the chieftain who once saved his life, and tries to figure out how to get it back without upsetting his friend Frank.moreless - Ep 13A Home for Jamie12/19/71
Ben is ready to legally adopt Jamie as his son. His plans appear to be dashed with the arrival of Ferris Callahan, Jamie's grandfather from Boston, who wants to bring the young man back with him. Moving moments featuring Ben and Jamie are included from episodes A Matter of Faith and The Grand Swing.moreless - Ep 12Easy Come, Easy Go12/12/71
Seedy and uncouth prospector Luke Calhoun returns to town with his still-single daughter Meena. Luke has lost his newly-found fortune in short order and Meena is still desperate to corner a husband. Taking advantage of the Cartwrights, Luke quickly turns their Pondersosa home into a gambling hall. - Ep 11The Rattlesnake Brigade12/5/71
A prison wagon full of murderous criminals stops in Virginia City. Led by Doyle, they escape and take Jamin and three other teenagers hostage. Doyle and his cronies lock them in a remote cabin while they demand $50,000 of the townspeople for the hostages' safe return. - Ep 10The Iron Butterfly11/28/71
Hgh-strung actress, Lola Fairmont, on tour in Virginia City, is forced to kills her abusive boyfriend in self-defense. To protect her career and reputation, Hoss steps forward and takes the blame. This brings the wrath of the dead man's father, a senator, upon the Cartwrights. - Ep 9Blind Hunch11/21/71
Will Hewitt is a man with a crime to solve. Blinded in the final battle of the Civil War, he gets Jamie's assistance in tracking down the man who killed his brother. - Ep 8Face of Fear11/14/71
Jamie's friend Neta, a teen-age girl, witnesses the robbery and murder of a man about to inherit a windfall, but it too afraid to speak of it. The killer, Bannon, assumes the dead man's identity, gets a job at the Ponderosa, and begins to stalk the girl. If only Neta could get the courage to tell Jamie about what she witnessed.moreless - Ep 7Don't Cry, My Son10/31/71
Traumatized by the death of her baby, Ruth Sloan walks out on her husband, an overworked doctor. These two events are more than Dr. Sloan can handle; he snaps and takes the newborn of one of his patients, thinking it his his own child. - Ep 6Cassie10/24/71
Cassie's father, Kevin O'Casey, is running another of the many scams that frustrate his long-suffering wife and daughter, Cassie. This one involves selling and reclaiming a race horse. Hoss decides to teach O'Casey a lesson in honesty, with the help of Cassie and her mother. - Ep 5The Prisoners10/17/71
With the sheriff away, Joe is asked to escort a prisoner, Hank Simmons, through some treacherous terrain. The prisoner knows the route much better than Joe does, leading to danger for the Cartwright. - Ep 4Rock-a-Bye Hoss10/10/71
Hoss regrets becomes a judge in a beautiful baby contest contest. The chance of winning fleeting fame and a cheap trophy turn the parents of Virginia City into a bunch of back-stabbers and connivers. Some even go as far as attempting to bribe the judges. - Ep 3Bushwhacked!10/3/71
Joe is shot and wounded while he is on a cattle drive in the Nevada desert. Two ranchers find him delirious from thirst and the heat, and take Joe to their home to recover. While the ranchers summon a doctor, Joe struggles for life, mumbling incoherently and having surrealistic nightmares about a teepee and a wagon wheel. Ben and Hoss try to decipher Joe's ramblings to piece together what happened.moreless - Ep 2Fallen Woman9/26/71
An alcoholic woman lashes out at Hoss after his testimony sends her husband to prison. She gets back at him by forcing Hoss to take custody of her young son, Petey. Hoss must decide whether to ask the court to adopt him, or help the mother deal with her alcoholism. - Ep 1The Grand Swing9/19/71
Jamie deliberately disobeys Ben's order not to drive the supply wagons. During his ride, the wagon goes out of control on a sharp curve and is wrecked. Nobody is hurt but a badly injured horse has to be put to sleep. Fearing punishment, Jamie decides to run away. Ben takes him on a tour of the Ponderosa, namely to see how others handle their mistakes in positive and negative ways.moreless
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Season 12
- Ep 28An Earthquake Called Callahan4/11/71
Dusty Rhodes, a Ponderosa ranch hand is jailed, and the one person who can prove him innocent is nowhere to be found. Joe searches for and finds the man, a vagabond wrestler named Tom Callahan. Not only does Callahan prove to be an ornery cuss, but his seemingly-fragile girl is a lot tougher than she looks.moreless - Ep 27Kingdom of Fear4/4/71
Ben, Hoss and Joe, Candy and a fellow rancher are jailed on false trespassing charges by a greedy mining tycoon known as "The Judge." The despot runs a gold mine (really a thinly-veiled prison camp) and acquires slave labor by pressing phony criminal charges against the unfortunate inmates. - Ep 26Winter Kill3/28/71
Ben tries to help a group of ranchers from the Sierra Nevada who lost most of their herd during the brutal winter. He brings in a sturdier breed from Montana that can withstand the harsh weather, but faces sabotage from a rival rancher. - Ep 25A Time to Die3/21/71
When a friend of Ben's comes to the Ponderosa and is bitten by a animal that might be rabid. April must now come to terms with the fact that she could die a horrible death. - Ep 24The Stillness Within3/14/71
Joe becomes withdrawn and bitter after losing his sight in an explosion. Ben brings in Ellen Dobbs from San Francisco who teaches blind individuals how to navigate the world. The divide between Joe and his family gets wider as he refuses to learn from Miss Dobbs. - Ep 23Terror at 2:003/7/71
A racist and his henchmen steal a Gatling gun with plans to massacre everyone on the street at 2 o'clock; that's the time of a peace treaty signing between the U.S. Army and the Paitues in Virginia City. The man's hope is that the tragedy will spark another war and eventually lead to the genocide of all Native Americans.moreless - Ep 22The Silent Killer2/28/71
When the flu strikes the ranch hard, a doctor's wife's new techniques to combat the flu has everyone on edge. When Ben falls ill, Ms. Woodtree's ideas on treatment slowly help him become stronger, and help people realize the old way is not necessarily the best way. - Ep 21Shadow of a Hero2/21/71
Famed Indian fighter, General Ira Cloninger, plans to coast into the governor's office based on his reputation and his friendship with Ben. His election becomes less certain as a reporter from San Francisco investigates claims that the general was less a hero and more a genocidal murderer. - Ep 20The Reluctant American2/14/71
A British investment firm sends Leslie and Gillian Harwood from London to Virginia City to take over a ranch it owns. The Cartwrights become involved in their adventures when they mistakenly arrive at the Ponderosa, thinking it's their ranch. Before it's all over, Leslie changes from a fish out of water into a real westerner.moreless - Ep 19The Desperado2/7/71
A black couple seek refuge in the mountains after having been accused of killing two white men. They take Hoss as a hostage, fearful that they'll be lynched. Hoss tries to convince the desperate couple that they'll be given a fair trial, though he's not totally convinced of that himself. - Ep 18A Deck of Aces1/31/71
Two Ben Cartwrights leave chaos in their wake. A look-alike con man, Bradley Meredith, pretends he's the Ponderosa patriarch and agrees to sell a large piece of land to the railroad. The actual Ben had earlier given an unambiguous "no" to the idea. - Ep 17Top Hand1/17/71
Ben chooses veteran cowboy Kelly James to lead a huge local cattle drive, but rancher Weatherby is against the choice, having once fired James for drinking. Meanwhile, Weatherby's cocky, ambitious foreman Yates is actively gunning for the position. - Ep 16The Gold-Plated Rifle1/10/71
An insecure Jamie is unsure of his place in the family, having trouble adjusting at his new school. Without permission, he takes Ben's prized gold-plated rifle and accidentally breaks it. Ben punishes Jamie, who then runs away. - Ep 15A Single Pilgrim1/3/71
New Settler Tom Brennan accidentally wounds Hoss, and has his wife, Dilsey, nurse his wounds. Tom's distrusting father, convinced Hoss will seek revenge, does not inform the Cartwrights of Hoss' whereabouts. Additionally, he manipulates his son's jealousy, feeding him lies about Dilsey and her patient. - Ep 14For a Young Lady12/27/70
Jamie's young friend Carri Sturgis lives in fear of her guardians, child-hating Uncle Gifford and Aunt Vella. He can't understand why the pair are so intent on keeping the child. The answer turns out to be unadulterated greed; Carri is the heir to her grandfather's gold mine. - Ep 13Honest John12/20/70
A truth-stretching vagabond who goes by the deceptive name of Honest John lands on the Ponderosa. The Cartwrights want to get rid of him, but Jamie has become chummy with the character. Honest John finds himself in a tight spot when Jamie suggests the two of them hit the road together and live the hobo life.moreless - Ep 12The Impostors12/13/70
Joad Bruder's son may be in jail for holding up a stage coach, but he's holding onto the money. Hoss and Joe contrive a ridiculous strategy to get the money back. They visit Joad, posing as members of his jailbird son's gang. Things go as planned, until the real gang members start to drop by.moreless - Ep 11The Luck of Pepper Shannon11/22/70
Pepper Shannon is a former robber and outlaw whose reputation has been exaggerated to epic size by dime novel writers. Ben hires him on one condition: he stays away from Jamie. The boy idolizes the folk hero, but gets a disappointing lesson in reality when Shannon turns out to be less than brave.moreless - Ep 10El Jefe11/15/70
A cold-hearted mine owner and a corrupt sheriff team for a land grab. The Mexican born sheriff, Aranda, frames one of his own people for murder, part of their plan to buy up the farmers' property at pennies on the dollar. The Cartwrights become involved. - Ep 9The Love Child11/8/70
When a mother realizes she is dying, she comes back to her parents, hoping they will take care of her child after she is gone. She doesn't mention her health because she wants them to take her son out of love for the child. Unfortunately, the child was born out of wedlock and her father doesn't want anything to do with his grandchild.moreless - Ep 8Thornton's Account11/1/70
While away from home, Ben suffers a fall from his horse that leaves him badly injured. Joe brings his father to a nearby town seeking assistance, but arrives in the middle of a range feud. The only person offering their help is a mysterious stranger named Thornton. - Ep 7The Trouble with Trouble10/25/70
Hoss finds himself named temporary sheriff of Trouble, California, one of the most lawless towns in the state. It lives up to its name. Before Hoss is through, he's thrown most of Trouble's residents in jail. - Ep 6Gideon, the Good10/18/70
Joe turns to one of the state's most respected lawmen, Sheriff Gideon Yates, to report a murder that he witnessed. Yates is mortified when he realizes the identity of the killer: his wife, Lydia. The enforcer of the law shirks his duty and goes about the unpleasant business of permanently silencing Joe Cartwright.moreless - Ep 5The Power of Life and Death10/11/70
Joe and an injured Ben are trapped at a desert watering hole with the killer they were searching for. Ben's heath is rapidly deteriorating and a group of renegade Indians are approaching. Joe is forced to leave his father behind with the fugitive as he set out on foot for help.moreless - Ep 4The Wagon10/4/70
The sadistic wagon-boss of a group of prisoners replaces an escapee with Hoss. Facing years of hard labor, Hoss teams up with another prisoner to hatch an escape plan. - Ep 3The Weary Willies9/27/70
The Weary Willies are hippie-like Civil War veterans who are now drifters living off the land. Despite protests from fellow ranchers and the people of Virginia City, Ben allows the traveling band to stay at the Ponderosa. The trouble begins when a teen-aged girl is molested and the Willies are blamed.moreless - Ep 2A Matter of Faith9/20/70
Dusty Rhodes arrives with a young teen orphan, Jamie Hunter, in tow. The son of a recently-deceased rainmaker, Jamie announces his intention to carry on his father's work and bring rain to drought-stricken Virginia City. Ben is skeptical--and fearful that local ranchers will harm the youth when the rain doesn't come. In the end, Ben hires Dusty as a ranch hand and invites Jamie to stay with them.moreless - Ep 1The Night Virginia City Died9/13/70
As Season 12 opens, a series of deadly fires, all set at night, are destroying Virginia City. Sheriff Coffee and Deputy Clem face an angry public that demands they capture the arsonist immediately. On the side, Clem has begun a romance with new town resident Janie.
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Season 11
- Ep 28A Matter of Circumstance4/19/70
Joe stays back at the Ponderosa as Ben, Hoss, Candy and Hop Sing leave on a cattle drive. A thunderstorm spooks one of the horses which goes wild, and crushes an arm and breaks one of his legs. Joe goes in and out of consciousness as he tries to treat his own injuries. With his arm becoming infected, he debates amputating the limb to save his life.moreless - Ep 27What Are Pardners For?4/12/70
A couple of Easterners who've read too many pulp novels come to the Wild West to live lives like those of the characters in the books. Hoss learns they plan to rob a bank, so he races to the nearby town to warn the sheriff; he's too late and gets tossed in jail for being a conspirator. Things get worse when the two bust Hoss out of jail and force him to join their would-be gang.moreless - Ep 26The Horse Traders4/5/70
Having stuck it rich, the slovenly Calhouns return well dressed and cleaner. Daddy Luke is feeling so good he even allows the three dirt-for-brains robbers who earlier tried to rob him to now live on his land. One of them is even engaged to his daughter, Meena. In short order, the imbeciles wear out their welcome and Luke orders them to find work. Hoss and Joe come to Virginia City as the boys open their livery stable.moreless - Ep 25Caution, Easter Bunny Crossing3/29/70
A Quaker woman talks a reluctant Hoss into dressing as the Easter Bunny for the orphanage's children. While waiting for his big performance, Hoss, in his furry costume, contends with a group of inept outlaws who commit a comedy of errors in their attempts to rob stagecoaches. - Ep 24Decision at Los Robles3/22/70
Passing through Los Robles with Joe, Ben is shot by the cold-blooded town boss. Ben fires back in self-defense, killing the man and making himself the target of revenge by the boss' son, Jed. The spineless locals offer no help as Jed threats to blow up the town if they don't turn Ben over immediately. Joe finally gets through to the townspeople that they must stand up to Jed and take their town back.''''moreless - Ep 23The Gold Mine3/8/70
Joe becomes friends with Ramon, a young Mexican who is mixed up with a pair of drifters intent on robbing the Cartwrights. When Ramon finds a rich vein of gold, the drifters decide that it would be much easier to take Ramon's gold instead. - Ep 22Return Engagement3/1/70
En route to San Francisco, actress Lotta Crabtree arrives in Virginia City for a special performance. Hoss is smitten by the beautiful actress, which makes her leading man jealous. When he is killed during a performance, Lotta and then Hoss are suspected of the death. It is up to Ben to set things straight.moreless - Ep 21Long Way to Ogden2/22/70
The area cattlemen find their livelihoods threatened by a Chicago meat packer. Emmett Whitney owns the rights to all the cattle cars on the railroad and refuses to let anyone use them unless they sell their livestock to him at ridiculously low prices. Ben risks the Ponderosa to defeat Whitney at his own game.moreless - Ep 20The Law and Billy Burgess2/15/70
With the help of rich Matilda Curtis, Ben starts a free school for the kids of the Ponderosa's employees. When the schoolmaster is murdered, distressed student Billy Burgess gives an inflamed confession. Matilda intervenes to save Billy's life, asking that the youth be placed in her custody rather than facing trial. Ben doesn't believe the boy's confession and demands a trial to get to the truth.moreless - Ep 19Is There Any Man Here...?2/8/70
Family friend Jennifer Carlis is set to marry powerful banker Tuttle Ames, but leaves him at the alter to rush to the Ponderosa. There, she declares that she's always been in love with Ben. Of course, Ben has never had any interest in the girl, but that doesn't prevent the humiliated Ames from seeking revenge on the Cartwrights and trying to destroy the Ponderosa.moreless - Ep 18The Lady and the Mark2/1/70
When Chris Keller hits it big in the goldmines, every con man and salesman in the country wants a piece of him. While hiding out at the Ponderosa, he falls in love with Charity McGill who, coincidentally, needs most of his money for her father's medical bills. The Cartwrights question the sincerity of her love for Chris.moreless - Ep 17The Trouble with Amy1/25/70
Ben comes to the aid of Amy Wilder, an eccentric animal lover whose land is wanted by a neighbor for mining. Barton Roberts takes her to court, hoping to have her declared mentally incompetent so he can snatch up her land. Ben works quickly to track down Amy's relatives to defend her mental state.moreless - Ep 16The Big Jackpot1/18/70
Candy gets rich when he's left money by an old friend. Soon, he's an executive working with a seemingly successful land promoter. Dismayed to discover that he's in business with a crook, Candy calls on the Cartwrights to help him put the racketeer out of business. - Ep 15Danger Road1/11/70
Ben offers a treacherous construction job to Gunny, owner of a small freight-hauling business. The task is to transport 30-foot beams to a remote construction site. Gunny's an ex-Army officer who was discharged for desertion and Ben is anxious to see if he can prove himself. Also interested is Gunny's competitor Cambeau, who turned down the job because of the danger involved.moreless - Ep 14It's a Small World1/4/70
Virginia City banker John Flint scoffs at Ben's recommendation to fill a bank teller's position. George Marshall, a widower with an infant to raise, is ignored because he's a little person who used to work in the circus. Needing money, he turns to crime and decides to steal it from John Flint's bank.moreless - Ep 13Abner Willoughby's Return12/21/69
Abner returns from 17 years at sea to dig up the gold he buried during his mining days. His problem is that the burial site is now on Widow Sprague's property. When Abner attempts to talk the widow into moving, he and most of the men of the Ponderosa become trapped on the property because of a quarantine.moreless - Ep 12Old Friends12/14/69
Ben has to choose sides when two old friends suddenly reenter his life. One is his former prospecting partner Charlie Sheppard who's an outlaw on the run. The other is Jess Waddell, a bounty hunter who'd rather shoot first and ask questions later. - Ep 11Dead Wrong12/7/69
Salty, Sunville's biggest exaggerator and outright liar, identifies Hoss and Candy as outlaws Big Jack and Sid. For his own safety, Hoss is forced to stage his own death in a phony gunfight where Big Jack is gunned down. Thereal Big Jack hears about this and decides to rob Sunville's bank while the local are attending "his" funeral.moreless - Ep 10A Darker Shadow11/23/69
Wade Turner leaves his job at the bank and exits Virginia City, leaving behind the woman he was going to marry. His departure coincides with missing money at the bank. Joe tracks his old friend down for an explanation. What he learns is tragic: Wade is dying from a brain tumor.moreless - Ep 9Meena11/16/69
Joe is kidnapped by three of the most dim-witted crooks in the west: Jesse, Virge, and Owen. He's rescued by Meena Calhoun and brought back to their mine to meet her crusty father, prospector Luke. Luke promptly tries to force a wedding between Meena and Joe. The boneheaded trio regroups and decides to steal the gold they're confident Luke has stashed away.moreless - Ep 8The Stalker11/2/69
In self-defense, Candy has to kill the husband of Lisa Campbell. Hoping he can soften her bitterness, he goes to work for Lisa as a ranch hand. Love begins to blossom between the two, but it's a little too late. Lisa had hired a gunfighter to kill Candy and the outlaw refuses to back away from his job.moreless - Ep 7The Medal10/26/69
Matthew Rush is living a life of poverty despite having been awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor and being war hero for the North. Ben intervenes to help when Matthew becomes the victim of Seth Nagel, a bitter Southerner who lost his house and family to the Yankees. - Ep 6To Stop a War10/19/69
A range war is ready to break out between ranch owners and cattle rustlers. Dan Logan, an ex-sheriff, is hired to calm down the situation, but a rancher is adding fuel to the fire. He offers $300 for every rustler who's brought dead or alive to Logan. - Ep 5Anatomy of a Lynching10/12/69
The townspeople are up in arms when Will Griner is acquitted of murder. Convinced the trial was rigged, they're ready to take justice into their own hands. Sheriff Coffee, Candy and the Cartwrights protect Will during the dangerous night while Ben reexamines the case to see if the lynch mob is right.''''moreless - Ep 4A Lawman's Lot Is Not a Happy One10/5/69
When Roy Coffee is called to testify in a San Francisco case, he recruits Hoss to act as temporary sheriff. Hoss quickly makes a name for himself by locking up a millionaire and his valet for unknown reasons. Plus, he has to deal with a reluctant groom who plans a robbery to make himself less appealing to his pushy fiance.moreless - Ep 3The Silence at Stillwater9/28/69
A case of mistaken identity land Candy in the Stillwater jail. Sheriff Austin arrests him on eyewitness testimony from a little boy who says Candy is the one committing murders and arson. Austin refuses to tell Candy that he's suspected of, and refuses to tell the Cartwrights he's being held. - Ep 2The Witness9/21/69
Joe and Candy offer to protect Jenny Winters when she says she can identify the Logan gang as the outlaws who robbed a stagecoach and murdered the driver. Neither the Cartwrights nor the criminals realize one important fact: Jenny is a liar and her eyewitness story is completely fabricated. - Ep 1Another Windmill to Go9/14/69
The season opens with the Cartwrights encountering Don Q. Hought rowing a wheeled boat across their grazing land. It turns out he's not a goofball. Hought's comes to town on a mission to expose obscure and foolish Federal laws for what they are.
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