Episode 1
Aired Sep 20, 1964
Invention of a Gunfighter
Little Joe tries to help a timid man who has has been challenged to a gunfight by his girlfriend's former suitor; guest Guy Stockwell.
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Episode 2
Aired Sep 27, 1964
The Hostage
The Cartwrights tear the Nevada countryside apart looking for Ben when he is kidnapped and a ransom of $100,000 is demanded.
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Episode 3
Aired Oct 4, 1964
The Wild One
An abandoned, expectant mother turns to Hoss for help when her mountaineer husband (Aldo Ray) claims he was tricked into marriage.
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Episode 4
Aired Oct 11, 1964
Thanks for Everything, Friend
A suave stranger's reputation changes when his girlfriend admits killing her father, who disapproved of the match; guest Rory Calhoun.
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Episode 5
Aired Oct 18, 1964
Logan's Treasures
A former convict (Dan Duryea) asks Ben to help him convince lawmen and bounty hunters he knows nothing of a hidden fortune in gold.
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Episode 6
Aired Oct 25, 1964
The Scapegoat
Hoss stops a boxer's (George Kennedy) suicide attempt, then objects when his girl begins to show an interest in the man.
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Episode 7
Aired Nov 1, 1964
A Dime's Worth of Glory
A writer of dime novels plots revenge on the Cartwrights after they refuse to allow him to fabricate stories of their adventures.
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Episode 8
Aired Nov 8, 1964
Square Deal Sam
A con man on his way to California with his wife can't resist the temptation of pulling a stock swindle in Virginia City.
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Episode 9
Aired Nov 15, 1964
Between Heaven and Earth
Ben devises a scheme to help Little Joe overcome his fear of heights.
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Episode 10
Aired Nov 22, 1964
Old Sheba
Hoss and Little Joe take an elephant as payment from a miserly circus owner (William Demarest).
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Episode 11
Aired Dec 6, 1964
A Man to Admire
Ben, Little Joe and Adam work to keep sober the lawyer (James Gregory) hired to defend Hoss on a murder charge.
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Episode 12
Aired Dec 13, 1964
The Underdog
Little Joe convinces his father to give a half-Indian man (Charles Bronson) a responsible job to bolster his self-confidence.
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Episode 13
Aired Dec 20, 1964
A Knight to Remember
Adam is jailed for stagecoach robbery when authorities fail to believe the real robber was chased away by a knight on a white horse.
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Episode 14
Aired Dec 27, 1964
The Saga of Squaw Charlie
An old Indian who has vowed that he will never again fight with white men is accused of murdering a child.
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Episode 15
Aired Jan 3, 1965
The Flapjack Contest
In a plan to recoup his gambling losses, Little Joe sets Hoss on a rigorous training schedule to insure his victory in an eating contest.
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Episode 16
Aired Jan 10, 1965
The Far, Far Better Thing
Little Joe competes for the affections of a woman who gets herself in trouble when she sets off to meet Paiute Indians; guest X. Brands.
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Episode 17
Aired Jan 17, 1965
Woman of Fire
Adam attempts to reform a temperamental Mexican beauty (Joan Hackett) before she meets her future husband.
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Episode 18
Aired Jan 24, 1965
Ballerina
A saloon dancer refuses to believe she may have the talent for ballet, until she meets a former dancer who offers to be her teacher.
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Episode 19
Aired Jan 31, 1965
The Flannel-Mouth Gun
Adam comes to the defense of a professional assassin (Earl Holliman) with a hair trigger, accused of shooting a rancher's wife.
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Episode 20
Aired Feb 7, 1965
Ponderosa Birdmen
Hoss agrees to help an elderly inventor (Ed Wynn) and his granddaughter, until the pair asks him to test a flying machine.
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Episode 21
Aired Feb 14, 1965
The Search
Adam searches for a look-alike former convict who is ruining his reputation; guest Lola Albright.
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Episode 22
Aired Feb 21, 1965
The Deadliest Game
When an aging trapeze artist's (Cesar Romero) pretty assistant shows interest in Little Joe, her fiance challenges him to a fight.
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Episode 23
Aired Feb 28, 1965
Once a Doctor
A British doctor (Michael Rennie) finds love in Virginia City while fleeing a widower claiming surgery killed his wife.
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Episode 24
Aired Mar 7, 1965
Right Is the Fourth R
Adam's life is endangered when he takes over an injured teacher's (Mariette Hartley) class and researches Virginia City's history.
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Episode 25
Aired Mar 21, 1965
Hound Dog
The Cartwrights find little peace when cousin Muley pays another visit, this time accompanied by a pack of howling dogs.
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Episode 26
Aired Mar 28, 1965
The Trap
When a widow announces plans to marry Little Joe, the citizens of Virginia City doubt his story that he shot her husband by accident.
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Episode 27
Aired Apr 4, 1965
Dead and Gone
Adam helps to clear a charming singer (Hoyt Axton) of a robbery charge, then brings him -- and trouble -- to the Ponderosa.
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Episode 28
Aired Apr 11, 1965
A Good Night's Rest
Ben's foray to a quiet hotel room for some peaceful sleep is interrupted by a weeping bride, flying bullets and a murder charge.
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Episode 29
Aired Apr 18, 1965
To Own the World
A multi-millionaire decides that he will buy the Ponderosa, even if he has to destroy the Cartwrights in the process.
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Episode 30
Aired Apr 25, 1965
Lothario Larkin
When the women of Virginia City swoon over Lothario Larkin, the men scheme to run him out of town. Guest star: Noah Beery Jr.
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Episode 31
Aired May 2, 1965
The Return
A banker, crippled during a robbery 10 years before, tries to prevent the now-released thief from settling again in Virginia City.
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Episode 32
Aired May 9, 1965
Jonah
A man (Andrew Prine) who saved Hoss' life is rewarded with a job on the Ponderosa, but the other ranch hands consider him a jinx.
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Episode 33
Aired May 16, 1965
The Spotlight
Hoss and Little Joe fear Ben has fallen for an opera singer (Viveca Lindfors) he engaged for the Virginia City Founder's Day celebration.
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Episode 34
Aired May 23, 1965
Patchwork Man
Hoss tries to instill courage in a hermit he convinced to leave a ghost-town to work on the Ponderosa.
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