Bonanza
NBC (ended 1973)
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The Spitfire
Full Episode
S 2 : Ep 17 - 1/14/61
Joe tries to stop a homesteader he finds starting a fire on the Ponderosa and ends up shooting in self-defense. Feeling responsible for the dead man's daughter, Joe brings the petulant daughter Willow back to the Ponderosa. Willow's mother Maude Hoad, a determined woman from the Kentucky hills, descends with her hulking son, intent on exacting revenge on the Cartwrights.moreless -
The Courtship
Full Episode (49:29)
S 2 : Ep 16 - 1/7/61
Ben sends Hoss and Joe to Sacremento to check on the widow of an old friend. Hoss falls in love with the woman, Helen Layton, and decides to bring her back to the Ponderosa. He intends to marry her, unaware that she is a chronic gambler. When Adam returns, he informs both Ben and Joe about what really happened with her late husband. The Cartwrights decide how to break the news to Hoss without breaking his heart.moreless -
The Blood Line
Full Episode (49:39)
S 2 : Ep 15 - 12/31/60
The son of Luke Grayson arrives from the East and learns that Ben Cartwright shot and killed his father. Ben fired only in self-defense and feels badly for young young man. Todd Grayson vows revenge and recruits a professional gunman to get back at the Cartwrights.moreless -
The Ape
Full Episode (49:27)
S 2 : Ep 14 - 12/17/60
Hoss tries to help Arnie, a childlike hulking man with a dangerous temper and great strength. Things seem to be going well until Arnie falls for a saloon girl Shari. Hoss regretfully realizes that he he's facing an uphill battle to help Arnie have the kind of life he's always wanted.moreless -
Silent Thunder
Full Episode
S 2 : Ep 13 - 12/10/60
Captivated by the pretty, deaf-mute daughter of a reclusive mountain man, Little Joe teaches Ann sign language. Thrilled with her new-found ability to communicate, Annie mistakes her gratitude to Little Joe for love. This sits poorly with Albie, an oafish man obsessed with Ann who wants her for his own.moreless -
The Savage
Full Episode (49:30)
S 2 : Ep 12 - 12/3/60
While traveling, Adam is wounded by Indians and left for dead. He is found by Ruth, a white Shoshone woman who was long believed to have the power to heal. Once the tribe decided that she had no powers, they sentenced her to death. With Adam's injuries, "White Buffalo Woman", as she's known, has a chance to redeem herself in the eyes of her tribe.moreless -
The Trail Gang
Full Episode (49:35)
S 2 : Ep 11 - 11/26/60
Ben and Hoss hire a new trail gang to take cattle back to Nevada. The group includes a young drifter using the name Sam Jackson. In reality, he's outlaw Johnny Logan who intends to kill Sheriff Logan, his father, when they pass through Waycross. The leader of the trail gang, Brazis, recognizes Logan but keeps it to himself.moreless -
The Last Viking
Full Episode
S 2 : Ep 10 - 11/12/60
Gunnar Borgstrom is the leader of a vicious band called the Commancheros. They burn houses, kill people and steal anything of value. When the Commancheros get to Nevada, Gunnar decides to visit his relatives, the Cartwrights. Meanwhile the gang capture Little Joe and his girlfriend. When Gunnar returns to the gang, he has no idea who Joe is because he'd never met his nephew before.moreless -
Breed of Violence
Full Episode (49:28)
S 2 : Ep 9 - 11/5/60
Joe's friend Dolly Kincaid rebels against her authoritarian father, a sheriff, and runs off with the charming Vince Dagen. She's blissfully unaware that Vince is a criminal and she's involved with a dangerous crowd. Joe fears for Dolly's safety, so he hops on his horse to catch up with the couple.moreless -
The Abduction
Full Episode
S 2 : Ep 8 - 10/29/60
Joe and Hoss take their dates to a bizarre traveling carnival and Joe's girlfriend Jennifer disappears. She's abducted by the evil owner, Phillip Reed, and held for one million dollars ransom. Reed's girlfriend Della is jealous of the attractive hostage and spills the beans to Joe. He and Hoss tear the circus apart to find her, meeting resistance from the carny folk.moreless -
Day of Reckoning
Full Episode (49:30)
S 2 : Ep 7 - 10/22/60
After being injured in a fight, Ben is nursed back to health by Matsou and his wife Hatoya. In return, Ben gives the two Indians land on the Ponderosa to settle and farm. Their new lives face dangerous resistance from Matsou's brother, who hates the white man, and a white neighbor who hates the Indian.moreless -
Denver McKee
Full Episode
S 2 : Ep 6 - 10/15/60
While celebrating the return of his daughter Connie from a fancy school back East, former lawman Denver McKee is asked to assist in the capture of an outlaw gang. No one is aware that McKee is in cahoots with the very criminals he's expected to bring to justice. Meanwhile, Joe is busy courting Connie.moreless -
The Hopefuls
Full Episode (49:29)
S 2 : Ep 5 - 10/8/60
Adam, Hoss, and new friend Sam Board act as escorts for a wagon train of Quakers who are heading to California to purchase land for their settlement. While Adam falls for the group leader's daughter, Reginia, Board plots to rob the group of its life savings.moreless -
The Mill
Full Episode (49:27)
S 2 : Ep 4 - 10/1/60
The Cartwrights construct a grist mill to help neighbor Tom Edwards, a disabled man who bitterly blames Ben for his condition. Tom is being manipulated by hired hand Ezekiel, who's not only cheating him out of his money, but also intends to steal his wife.moreless -
Badge Without Honor
Full Episode (49:29)
S 2 : Ep 3 - 9/24/60
Adam is rescued from an ambush by Gerald Eskith, a lawman who is on a mission to Virginia City. He's looking for Jackson Blaine, a friend of the Cartwrights, claiming he needs Blane to testify against the Murdoch gang. Accompanying them to San Francisco, Adam realizes Eskith's real agenda and discovers it may be too late to save Blaine's life.moreless -
The Mission
Full Episode (49:29)
S 2 : Ep 2 - 9/17/60
Hoss befriends Charlie Trent, a man who was once the best scout in the Army. Now a drunk, he blames himself for having led troops to their massacre. Captain Pender is looking for a reliable scout to lead his men across the desert with a shipment of gold. Seeing the chance for Charlie to redeem himself, Hoss recommends Charlie for the position. The man he's replacing, Cutter, is waiting in the desert to steal the valuable shipment.moreless -
Showdown
Full Episode (49:28)
S 2 : Ep 1 - 9/10/60
The season opens with the Virginia City bank being robbed. One of the robbers, Sam Kirby, gets hired as a ranch hand at the Ponderosa to keep an eye on the search activity for his gang. The Cartwrights find the new hand friendly and trustworthy--except for Joe, who has his suspicions.moreless -
Death at Dawn
Full Episode (49:45)
S 1 : Ep 32 - 4/30/60
Criminals have taken over Virginia City and are forcing citizens to pay for protection lest they suffer an "accident". A store owner who didn't pay is murdered by gang member and the sole witness, the victim's wife Beth, is offered protection at the Ponderosa. For his trouble, Ben is kidnapped by the gang leader.moreless -
Dark Star
Full Episode (49:28)
S 1 : Ep 31 - 4/23/60
Joe is about to shoot what he thinks is a wolf that turns out to be a young gypsy woman. Tirzaza has been condemned to death by her people claiming she's a witch. She's brought to the Ponderosa where she and Joe fall in love. Joe goes about the task of explaining the strange happenings that are blamed on the woman.moreless -
Feet of Clay
Full Episode
S 1 : Ep 30 - 4/16/60
The Cartwrights take young Billy Allen to the Ponderosa following the death of his mother. Hoss is the only one that is able to penetrate the boy's hostility and bitterness. As the two begin to get close, Billy's father Vance breaks out of prison and comes for the boy.moreless -
Bitter Water
Full Episode
S 1 : Ep 29 - 4/9/60
The Cartwrights object when a neighbor's son wants to sell his family's property to his future father-in-law Len Keith. The uncaring mine operator would ruin the region's water supply with pollution. Angry that the Cartwrights are cause problems, Keith plants diseased cattle in the Ponderosa herd.moreless -
San Francisco
Full Episode
S 1 : Ep 28 - 4/2/60
After a long cattle drive, the Cartwrights and their men looking forward to painting the town of San Francisco. Despite Ben's warning to be careful, a couple of their naive hands get themselves shanghaied and on a boat heading to China. After Ben goes to save the men, Hoss and Joe end up having to do the same for their Pa.moreless -
The Last Trophy
Full Episode (49:34)
S 1 : Ep 27 - 3/26/60
Lord and Lady Dunsford arrive at the Ponderosa to visit their old friend Ben. Adam finds himself the object of Lady Marion's attentions. deeming him more of a "real man" than her husband. A former big game hunter, Lord Marion has lost his lust for killing and violence. Adam then takes the couple on a hunting trip, where Lord Dunsford freezes while attempting to shoot a cougar. Their party is captured by a band of renegades and Lady Dunsford wonders if her husband will ever be the man he used to be.moreless -
The Avenger
Full Episode (49:31)
S 1 : Ep 26 - 3/19/60
Ben and Adam are in the Virginia City jail waiting to be hanged for murder. The only witness is the dead man's daughter who claims she saw the Cartwrights do the killing. Attempts by Joe and Hoss to get them out are hindered by the townspeople's fear of the true murderer and his gang. A stranger arrives in town on a mission to avenge his own father's murder, takes a liking to Ben, and comes to their defense.moreless -
Escape to Ponderosa
Full Episode
S 1 : Ep 25 - 3/5/60
Adam is bushwhacked by three deserters from the Army who are hiding out on the Ponderosa. When Ben pursues them, he is hindered by a Captain Bolton, the arrogant commander of a military posse who is also after the men.moreless -
The Stranger
Full Episode
S 1 : Ep 24 - 2/27/60
As Ben prepares to run for governor, a police inspector from New Orleans shows up with a warrant for his arrest on murder charges. Joe realizes it's a bogus claim and investigates to find the reason behind Inspector Leduque's long-running grudge against his father.moreless -
Desert Justice
Full Episode
S 1 : Ep 23 - 2/20/60
U.S. Marshal Emmett Dowd arrives at the Ponderosa to take ranch hand Dave Walker to face trial in Los Angeles. Concerned by the way Dowd treats Walker, and believing the man to be innocent, Adam and Hoss decide to go along to make sure that Walker reaches Los Angeles alive.moreless - Load More
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