Bonanza
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Episode 17
The Spitfire
aired: Sat, Jan 14, 1961
Joe finds a stranger burning Ponderosa land and must shoot him in self defense.
Episode 16
The Courtship
aired: Sat, Jan 7, 1961
Joe and Hoss travel to Sacramento to visit the widow of Ben's friend Josh Layton.
Episode 15
The Blood Line
aired: Sat, Dec 31, 1960
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 the young man. Todd Grayson vows revenge.
Episode 14
The Ape
aired: Sat, Dec 17, 1960
Hoss becomes friends with a man named Arnie. Arnie doesn't realize his own strength and has never learned to control his temper.
Episode 13
Silent Thunder
aired: Sat, Dec 10, 1960
During his travels, Joe meets a deaf and mute girl named Ann and decides to teach her sign language.
Episode 12
The Savage
aired: Sat, Dec 3, 1960
On his way to Nevada City, Adam comes across a woman being threatened by Shoshone who've just discovered she isn't the spirit woman they thought she was.
Episode 11
The Trail Gang
aired: Sat, Nov 26, 1960
An outlaw seeking revenge on the Sheriff hires on at the Ponderosa under the name Sam Jackson. The outlaw learns the Sheriff is his father.
Episode 10
The Last Viking
aired: Sat, Nov 12, 1960
Gunnar Borgstrom stops to visit his relatives the Cartwrights, on his way to Canada.
Episode 9
Breed of Violence
aired: Sat, Nov 5, 1960
Joe's friend Dolly Kincaid, daughter of the Sheriff, is always falling in with the wrong kind.
Episode 8
The Abduction
aired: Sat, Oct 29, 1960
Little Joe Cartwright and his big brother Hoss spend an unforgettable and almost tragic evening at the carnival.
Episode 7
Day of Reckoning
aired: Sat, Oct 22, 1960
Ben's life is saved by Matsou, an outcast Indian and his wife.
Episode 6
Denver McKee
aired: Sat, Oct 15, 1960
While celebrating the return of his daughter Connie, former lawman McKee is asked to assist in the capture of an outlaw gang.
Episode 5
The Hopefuls
aired: Sat, Oct 8, 1960
Jacob Darien is leading his family of Quakers through Virginia City when he is accosted by roughnecks.
Episode 4
The Mill
aired: Sat, Oct 1, 1960
The Cartwrights construct a grist mill to help neighbor Tom Edwards, a disabled man who 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.
Episode 3
Badge Without Honor
aired: Sat, Sep 24, 1960
Gerald Eskith comes to town claiming to be a Deputy Marshall.
Episode 2
The Mission
aired: Sat, Sep 17, 1960
Episode 1
Showdown
aired: Sat, Sep 10, 1960
Sam Kriby, a young bank robber, gets a job with the Cartwrights in an attempt to prevent the Sheriff from learning the whereabouts of his accomplices the feared Pardo gang.
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Episode 32
Death at Dawn
aired: Sat, Apr 30, 1960
Criminals have taken over Virginia City and forcing citizens to pay for protection lest they suffer an "accident". A store owner who didn't pay is murdered by a gang member and the sole witness, the victim's wife, is offered protection at the Ponderosa.
Episode 31
Dark Star
aired: Sat, Apr 23, 1960
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.
Episode 30
Feet of Clay
aired: Sat, Apr 16, 1960
The Cartwrights take young Billy to the Ponderosa following the death of his mother and Hoss is the only one able to penetrate the boy's hostility and bitterness. As the two begin to get close, Billy's father breaks out of prison and comes for the boy.
Episode 29
Bitter Water
aired: Sat, Apr 9, 1960
The Cartwrights object when a neighbor's son wants to sell his family's property to his future father-in-law, Len Keith. After all, the uncaring mine operator would ruin the region's water supply with pollution.
Episode 28
San Francisco
aired: Sat, Apr 2, 1960
After a long cattle drive, the Cartwrights and their men are 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.
Episode 27
The Last Trophy
aired: Sat, Mar 26, 1960
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.
Episode 26
The Avenger
aired: Sat, Mar 19, 1960
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.
Episode 25
Escape to Ponderosa
aired: Sat, Mar 5, 1960
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.
Episode 24
The Stranger
aired: Sat, Feb 27, 1960
As Ben prepares to run for governor, a police inspector 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.
Episode 23
Desert Justice
aired: Sat, Feb 20, 1960
U.S. Marshal Emmett Dowd arrives at the Ponderosa to take ranch hand Dave Walker to face trial in Los Angeles.
Episode 22
Blood On the Land
aired: Sat, Feb 13, 1960
Shady sheepherder Jeb Drummond and his sons are grazing their herds on the Ponderosa. Ben tells them to get off the property, but the Drummonds have a different idea and take Adam hostage.
Episode 21
The Spanish Grant
aired: Sat, Feb 6, 1960
When the Cartwrights find out that some of the Ponderosa may be forfeited under the Spanish Land Grant, they decide to take legal action in order to stop it.
Episode 20
The Fear Merchants
aired: Sat, Jan 30, 1960
Bigotry against the Chinese is exploited by racist Virginia City mayoral candidate Andrew Fulmer & his band of thugs. A local woman is killed and the Cartwrights' friend, Jimmy Chang, is falsely charged with the murder.
Episode 19
The Gunmen
aired: Sat, Jan 23, 1960
Joe and Hoss arrive in the town of Keowa Flats, Texas in the middle of a feud between two families. To their misfortune, they look like a pair of gun-slinging brothers, the Slades, who have been hired by one family to kill the head of the other.
