Episode 1
Aired Sep 10, 1960
Showdown
A young bank robber gets a job on the Ponderosa to prevent the sheriff from finding the other members of his gang.
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Episode 2
Aired Sep 17, 1960
The Mission
Hoss befriends a former Army scout (Henry Hull) who drinks to forget the massacre of his troop.
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Episode 3
Aired Sep 24, 1960
Badge Without Honor
A Deputy U.S. Marshal arrives to escort a man to California to testify against a gang; guest Dan Duryea.
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Episode 4
Aired Oct 1, 1960
The Mill
A hired hand (Claude Akins) victimizes the Cartwrights' disabled neighbor (Harry Townes).
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Episode 5
Aired Oct 8, 1960
The Hopefuls
Outlaws plot to steal a trunk containing the savings of a religious group heading for a new life in the West.
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Episode 6
Aired Oct 15, 1960
Denver McKee
The Cartwrights' neighbor (Franchot Tone), a former soldier and lawman, seeks security for his daughter.
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Episode 7
Aired Oct 22, 1960
Day of Reckoning
Hoss' bandit uncle (Neville Brand) decides to bypass the Ponderosa, but his gang disagrees.
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Episode 8
Aired Oct 29, 1960
The Abduction
Hoss and Little Joe spend a most unforgettable night at the carnival when Little Joe's date disappears.
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Episode 9
Aired Nov 5, 1960
Breed of Violence
A sheriff's daughter runs off with her boyfriend (John Ericson), unaware he is a murderous bank robber.
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Episode 10
Aired Nov 12, 1960
The Last Viking
Ben gives farmland on the Ponderosa to an outcast Indian (Ricardo Montalban) who saved his life; guest Madlyn Rhue.
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Episode 11
Aired Nov 26, 1960
The Trail Gang
An outlaw joins the Cartwrights' cattle drive, knowing it will take him to the town where his father is sheriff.
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Episode 12
Aired Dec 3, 1960
The Savage
Attacked by Shoshones while crossing a burial ground, Adam discovers that the "Indian" woman tending him is white.
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Episode 13
Aired Dec 10, 1960
Silent Thunder
Little Joe runs into romantic complications when he tries to teach a deaf girl (Stella Stevens) sign language; guest Albert Salmi.
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Episode 14
Aired Dec 17, 1960
The Ape
Adam and Little Joe try to warn Hoss when he befriends a violent man (Cal Bolder).
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Episode 15
Aired Dec 31, 1960
The Blood Line
An Easterner swears revenge for the death of his father, a drunk that a Cartwright killed in self-defense.
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Episode 16
Aired Jan 7, 1961
The Courtship
Adam tells betrothed Hoss his intended is a compulsive gambler who caused her husband's death.
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Episode 17
Aired Jan 14, 1961
The Spitfire
A Kentucky mountain clan swears revenge on Little Joe after he shoots a family member for arson.
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Episode 18
Aired Jan 21, 1961
The Bride
A dishonest sheriff's get-rich-quick scheme involves a woman who claims to be Ben's new wife.
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Episode 19
Aired Jan 28, 1961
Bank Run
A banker plans to foreclose on a mining claim by claiming insolvency and closing his Virginia City branch.
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Episode 20
Aired Feb 4, 1961
The Fugitive
Adam encounters trouble when he leaves to return to Nevada the body of a boyhood friend who died in Mexico.
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Episode 21
Aired Feb 11, 1961
Vengeance
Hoss blames himself for the death of a neighbor he struck in self-defense -- and so does the man's brother.
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Episode 22
Aired Feb 18, 1961
The Tax Collector
Taxpayers revolt when a lazy man becomes tax assessor and lets authority go to his head.
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Episode 23
Aired Feb 25, 1961
The Rescue
Ben's sons persuade him to stay home while they hunt down cattle rustlers; guest Leif Erickson.
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Episode 24
Aired Mar 4, 1961
The Dark Gate
Adam's disturbed friend (James Coburn) abandons his family and becomes an outlaw.
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Episode 25
Aired Mar 11, 1961
The Duke
An arrogant British prizefighter and his manager (J. Pat O'Malley) challenge Hoss to a bout.
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Episode 26
Aired Mar 18, 1961
Cutthroat Junction
The Cartwrights help a trouble-shooter (Robert Lansing) stop a mob cutting off Virginia City's supplies.
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Episode 27
Aired Apr 1, 1961
The Gift
Little Joe and a friend traverse Arizona to buy a stallion for Ben's birthday; guests Jim Davis, Martin Landau.
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Episode 28
Aired Apr 15, 1961
The Rival
Hoss suspects his rival for a woman's love was one of the masked vigilantes who hanged a man and his wife.
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Episode 29
Aired Apr 22, 1961
The Infernal Machine
Despite his family's doubts, Hoss helps a new friend raise funds needed to construct his invention, an automobile.
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Episode 30
Aired Apr 29, 1961
Thunderhead Swindle
The Cartwrights run afoul of unemployed miners when they try to discredit rumors of a silver strike.
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Episode 31
Aired May 6, 1961
The Secret
Despite a witness, Joe denies being with a girl later found slain.
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Episode 32
Aired May 20, 1961
The Dream Riders
The Cartwrights believe in a visionary and give him permission to conduct ballooning experiments on the Ponderosa.
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Episode 33
Aired May 27, 1961
Elizabeth, My Love
Ben recalls meeting Adam's mother, his first wife Elizabeth, while he was first mate on a sailing ship.
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Episode 34
Aired Jun 3, 1961
Sam Hill
The Cartwrights help a traveling blacksmith regain land his father once owned near the Ponderosa; guest Claude Akins.
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