Episode 1
Aired Sep 22, 1963
She Walks in Beauty
Hoss falls for a San Francisco beauty (Gena Rowlands) with an infamous past.
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Episode 2
Aired Sep 29, 1963
A Passion for Justice
While on a visit to Virginia City, Charles Dickens (Jonathan Harris) refuses to defend himself after being falsely accused of a crime.
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Episode 3
Aired Oct 6, 1963
Rain From Heaven
A proud mountain man and rainmaker refuses the Cartwrights' "charity" for ailing daughter.
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Episode 4
Aired Oct 13, 1963
Twilight Town
Little Joe finds love and adventure when he falls for Louise Corman, who asks his help in saving her town.
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Episode 5
Aired Oct 20, 1963
A Toy Soldier
Adam joins in a struggle against a businessman (Morgan Woodward) terrorizing a town and threatening to wipe out the dwindling Paiutes.
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Episode 6
Aired Oct 27, 1963
A Question of Strength
A novice nun (Judy Carne) finds courage when she, Hoss and another nun are set upon by robbers and abandoned along the trail.
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Episode 7
Aired Nov 3, 1963
Calamity Over the Comstock
A girl (Stefanie Powers) named Cal causes chaos on the Ponderosa and leads Little Joe into a confrontation with Doc Holliday.
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Episode 8
Aired Nov 10, 1963
Journey Remembered
Ben recalls his journey west by wagon train and the death of Inger (Inga Swenson), his second wife, soon after Hoss' birth.
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Episode 9
Aired Nov 17, 1963
The Quality of Mercy
Little Joe promises to keep the secret of a man who claims his friend hopelessly trapped under a rock fall asked to be killed.
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Episode 10
Aired Dec 8, 1963
The Waiting Game
A widow and daughter refuse to face reality, the mother about her unsuccessful marriage and the girl about her father's death.
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Episode 11
Aired Dec 15, 1963
The Legacy
After Ben's bloodstained horse comes home alone, the Cartwright sons believe him dead and seek separate vengeance.
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Episode 12
Aired Dec 22, 1963
Hoss and the Leprechauns
Adam and Little Joe are skeptical when Hoss claims he saw a leprechaun burying a pot of gold on the Ponderosa; guest Sean McClory.
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Episode 13
Aired Dec 29, 1963
The Prime of Life
Depressed Ben withdraws, feeling responsible for a death that occurred as a result of his successful bidding for a lumber contract.
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Episode 14
Aired Jan 5, 1964
The Lila Conrad Story
A judge (Andrew Duggan) falls for an accused murderess and runaway dance hall girl being protected from vengeful gunmen by Little Joe.
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Episode 15
Aired Jan 12, 1964
The Ponderosa Matador
The competition for the affections of a visiting senorita leads Hoss, Little Joe and Adam to be drawn into bullfighting.
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Episode 16
Aired Jan 19, 1964
My Son, My Son
Ben is torn between his feelings for a widow and his suspicions about her son, acquitted of one murder and now suspected of another.
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Episode 17
Aired Jan 26, 1964
Alias Joe Cartwright
The Army arrests Little Joe after a deserter and murder suspect, whom Joe resembles, forces him to exchange clothes; guest Keenan Wynn.
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Episode 18
Aired Feb 2, 1964
Gentleman From New Orleans
A wily Frenchman (John Dehner) claiming to be the pirate Jean Lafitte involves the Cartwrights in a double murder and a robbery.
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Episode 19
Aired Feb 9, 1964
The Cheating Game
Adam is suspicious when he sees an old friend of Laura's deceased husband talking to a con man after offering Laura needed money.
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Episode 20
Aired Feb 16, 1964
Bullet for a Bride
Little Joe is convinced he loves a girl he blinded in a hunting accident who is now recuperating on the Ponderosa; guest Denver Pyle.
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Episode 21
Aired Feb 23, 1964
King of the Mountain
Hoss steps in to end a feud over a disputed piece of land that threatens his friend's upcoming marriage; guest Slim Pickens.
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Episode 22
Aired Mar 1, 1964
Love Me Not
Ben takes in an English girl (Anjanette Comer) raised by Paiute Indians, only to discover she has fallen in love with him.
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Episode 23
Aired Mar 8, 1964
The Pure Truth
Hoss, suffering from a severe case of spring fever, is accused of bank robbery and seeks refuge with an elderly woman prospector.
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Episode 24
Aired Mar 15, 1964
No Less a Man
Adam stands by Sheriff Coffee when Virginia City residents claim that the aging lawman is no match for an approaching outlaw gang.
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Episode 25
Aired Mar 22, 1964
Return to Honor
Ben's nephew Will (Guy Williams) is tempted by counterfeiters but finds new strength in the Cartwright integrity.
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Episode 26
Aired Mar 29, 1964
The Saga of Muley Jones
An itinerant singer (Bruce Yarnell) of marginal talent comes to Virginia City and turns out to be a lost cousin of the Cartwrights.
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Episode 27
Aired Apr 5, 1964
The Roper
While the Cartwrights are out surveying some of their land, Will is confronted with a problem back at the ranch.
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Episode 28
Aired Apr 12, 1964
A Pink Cloud Comes From Old Cathay
A Chinese mail-order bride (Marlo Thomas) sent by mistake to Hoss spreads dissension among railroad workers and Ponderosa staff.
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Episode 29
Aired Apr 19, 1964
The Companeros
Will uncovers the selfish ambitions of a former revolutionary's wife and interferes in a plot to overthrow the Mexican president.
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Episode 30
Aired Apr 26, 1964
Enter Thomas Bowers
A black singer (William Marshall) returns to Virginia City after a successful European tour and is accused of being a runaway slave.
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Episode 31
Aired May 3, 1964
The Dark Past
The Cartwrights help a bitter bounty hunter (Dennis Hopper) regain faith in himself and society; guest Susan Seaforth.
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Episode 32
Aired May 10, 1964
The Pressure Game
Laura's aunt (Joan Blondell) comes for a visit and tries various tactics to advance the relationship between her niece and Adam.
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Episode 33
Aired May 17, 1964
Triangle
Reluctant bridegroom Adam, recuperating from a serious back injury, discovers that his fiancee Laura is truly in love with Will.
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Episode 34
Aired May 17, 1964
Walter and the Outlaws
Bandits kidnap a prospector's dog, hoping to force its owner (Arthur Hunnicutt) into revealing the whereabouts of a cache of gold.
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