The Storm

Season 3, Episode 19, Aired
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Joe's childhood sweetheart Laura comes for a visit with her stern seafaring father, Captain White. Laura and Joe fall in love again and want to marry, but her father will not allow it. The captain has information that he doesn't intent to share with Joe: Laura is terminally ill and he doesn't want Joe to marry her out of pity.moreless
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  • Joe's childhood sweetheart, Laura, and her seafaring father come to visit the Ponderosa. Unbeknownst to the Cartwrights, there is a reason for the visit.

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    Little Joe's childhood sweetheart, Laura, and her stern seafaring father come to visit the Ponderosa. Joe and Laura fall in love and want to get married, but her father is dead set against it. Joe fixes up an old cabin for he and Laura to live in, hoping it would help her father to see that he really loves her and that they want to be together. Soon he finds out the real reason for their visit and her father's failure to approve their union. Laura is dying, and her father was trying to do everything he could to make her happy before she dies. Joe is heartbroken, but his family helps him through it.moreless

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    • Joe was freckled-faced as a child. Edit
    • The Cartwrights visited New Orleans 12 years prior to the time of this episode. Edit

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    • New location scenes were filmed at Janss Conejo Ranch, Conejo Valley, California. Edit
    • German episode title: "Lauras letzter Frühling", meaning "The Last Spring of Laura". Edit
    • Featured Cartwright: Joe Edit

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    • Adam: Well, I'm the architect in the family - remember? Edit
    • Joe: The Ponderosa is a lot more than just land. It's, it's kind of our place of this earth. We work it. We sweat over it. At times we've had to fight for it. I guess we've got part of ourselves in it. Edit
    • Captain White: Fine quarters, Benjamin. A man's house. Ben: Well we find it very comfortable. The boys and I are very happy here. Edit

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