Bonanza
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Episode 34
Stage Door Johnnies
aired: Fri, Sep 12, 2008
Rivalry for the attentions of a pretty singer embroils the Cartwrights in damage suits. Denise: Kathleen Crowley. Hoss: Dan Blocker. Joe: Michael Landon. Ben: Lorne Greene. Fillmore: Walter Brooke. Big Man: Mike Mazurki. Hop Sing: Victor Sen Yung.
Episode 25
Commitment at Angelus
aired: Fri, Sep 12, 2008
Joe becomes embroiled in a miners' strike when a friend's death leaves the strikers without a leader. Hudson: Peter Whitney. Stephanie: Marj Dusay. Candy: David Canary. Ben: Lorne Greene. Thad: Ivan Triesault. Garrett: Ken Lynch.
Episode 1
Second Chance
aired: Fri, Sep 12, 2008
A clairvoyant predicts a beautiful girl (Sally Kellerman) will fall for Hoss.
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Episode 33
Maestro Hoss
aired: Wed, Dec 10, 2008
Zsa Zsa Gabor stars as a phony fortuneteller who sets off earaches when she convinces Hoss that he is a violin virtuoso. Ben: Lorne Greene. Joe: Michael Landon. Hank: Del Moore. Miss Hibbs: Kathleen Freeman.
Episode 32
Clarissa
aired: Sun, Oct 12, 2008
The Cartwrights invite trouble when they welcome cousin Clarissa, a snobbish Easterner. Ben: Lorne Greene. Hoss: Dan Blocker. Bristol: Roy Roberts. Joe: Michael Landon.
Episode 29
Season 8, Episode 29
aired: Sun, May 7, 1967
A Gypsy fortuneteller (Zsa Zsa Gabor) convinces Hoss he is a musical genius.
Episode 28
Season 8, Episode 28
aired: Sun, Apr 30, 1967
The Cartwrights prepare to welcome a count and countess, unaware a mysterious outlaw plans his own reception. Count: Warren Stevens. Peters: Lloyd Bochner. Countess: Claire Griswold. Hoss: Dan Blocker. Ben: Lorne Greene.
Episode 27
The Deed and the Dilemma
aired: Fri, Sep 12, 2008
Ben's efforts to help an immigrant family are hampered by a bigot. Giorgio: Jack Kruschen. Ben: Lorne Greene. Hoss: Dan Blocker. Gurney: Donald Woods. Joe: Michael Landon. Sandy: Robert F. Lyons. Blake: Chris Alcaide. Maria: Penny Santon.
Episode 24
Season 8, Episode 24
aired: Sun, Apr 2, 1967
An outlaw (Lloyd Bochner) introduces himself as a Russian nobleman to get close to a countess and her jewels.
Episode 23
Season 8, Episode 23
aired: Sun, Mar 26, 1967
Ben faces a problem when the girl he sheltered from her drunken husband mistakes gratitude for love. Mary: Diane Baker. Russ: Paul Richards. Joe: Michael Landon. Hoss: Dan Blocker.
Episode 19
Black Friday
aired: Wed, Dec 10, 2008
Ben gets caught in a marital mess trying to protect a woman from her alcoholic husband.
Episode 18
Season 8, Episode 18
aired: Sun, Jan 15, 1967
Hoss sets out to see if a saloon girl's sudden interest in a miner is for love---or his newfound wealth. Dolly: Lola Albright. Buford: Jack Elam. Ben: Lorne Greene. Blackie: Richard Devon.
Episode 17
Season 8, Episode 17
aired: Sun, Jan 8, 1967
A bereaved Joe seeks revenge when his fiancée is killed by a shy bank clerk. Sally: Shirley Bonne. Ben: Lorne Greene. Mrs. Cutler: Lurene Tuttle. Hoss: Dan Blocker. Bristol: Roy Roberts.
Episode 16
Season 8, Episode 16
aired: Sun, Jan 1, 1967
Complications multiply when Joe and Hoss invest in a pair of prolific rabbits. Hoss: Dan Blocker. Joe: Michael Landon. Barlow: Dub Taylor. Ben: Lorne Greene. Hop Sing: Victor Sen Yung.
Episode 15
Season 8, Episode 15
aired: Sun, Jan 15, 1967
A singer's uncle schemes to make a profit on the orphans' Christmas benefit. Andy: Wayne Newton. Thadeus: Jack Oakie. Hoss: Dan Blocker. Ben: Lorne Greene. Hattie: Mary Wickes. Joe: Michael Landon.
Episode 14
Tommy
aired: Fri, Sep 12, 2008
A vicious outlaw is determined to take his wife away from the Cartwrights. Allie: Janet De Gore. Miller: Michael Witney. Hoss: Dan Blocker. Joe: Michael Landon. Ben: Lorne Greene. Tommy: Teddy Quinn.
Episode 13
The Bridegroom
aired: Sat, Oct 4, 2008
Joe courts Maggie Dowling in an attempt to make a widower jealous enough to ask for Maggie's hand. Wilson: Ron Hayes. Joe: Michael Landon. Tuck: Jeff Corey. Ben: Lorne Greene. Hoss: Dan Blocker.
Episode 12
A Real Nice, Friendly Little Town
aired: Fri, Sep 12, 2008
A shady manager (Jack Oakie) involves his singer nephew (Wayne Newton) in a Christmas fund-raising drive.
Episode 11
The Oath
aired: Fri, Sep 12, 2008
An outlaw's harassment forces his wife to leave her deaf son and the safety of the Cartwright home.
Episode 10
Season 8, Episode 10
aired: Sun, Dec 4, 1966
Ben is denounced by balladeer Colter Preston, who blames the Ponderosa head for the hanging of his father. Colter: Randy Boone. Ben: Lorne Greene. Lisa: Ann Doran. Stanley: Roger Davis. Sinclair: John Archer. Joe: Michael Landon.
Episode 8
Season 8, Episode 8
aired: Sun, Nov 13, 1966
A young minstrel's (Randy Boone) ballad claims his father was sent to jail because Ben lied.
Episode 6
To Bloom for Thee
aired: Fri, Sep 12, 2008
Hoss falls for Carol Attley, a cold and indifferent woman with a shady past. Hoss: Dan Blocker. Demers: Don Haggerty. Ben: Lorne Greene.
Episode 4
The Pursued, Part 1
aired: Fri, Sep 12, 2008
Hoss falls in love with a beautiful stranger (Geraldine Brooks) and proposes, despite his family's objections.
Episode 2
Horse of a Different Hue
aired: Sat, Oct 25, 2008
Ben arranges for a horse race unaware that the outcome has been fixed. Colonel: Charlie Ruggles. Ben: Lorne Greene. Patty: Julie Parrish. Joe: Michael Landon. Hoss: Dan Blocker.
Episode 1
Season 8, Episode 1
aired: Sun, Sep 11, 1966
In this drama, Joe is baffled when he's accused of attacking Laurie Ferguson. Ben: Lorne Greene. Jed: Lyle Bettger. Hoss: Dan Blocker. Cleve: Erik Holland.
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Episode 32
Season 7, Episode 32
aired: Sun, May 8, 1966
Ben joins an old Army buddy on a peacemaking mission to the hostile Paiutes. Devlin: Tom Reese. Jarell: R.G. Armstrong. Lowell: Brendon Boone. Poker: Ken Mayer. Elkoro: George Keymas. Joe: Michael Landon. Hoss: Dan Blocker.
Episode 31
Home from the Sea
aired: Sat, Oct 4, 2008
A con man schemes to use his friendship with Adam to rob the Cartwrights. Gilly: Alan Bergmann. Ben: Lorne Greene. Joe: Michael Landon. Hoss: Dan Blocker. Morgan: Igor Barry.
Episode 30
The Fighters
aired: Fri, Sep 12, 2008
Hoss tries to help an over-the-hill boxer adjust to life outside the ring. Dugan: Phillip Pine. Kelly: Michael Conrad. Ruby: Mari Aldon. Charlie: Cal Bolder. Joe: Michael Landon. Ben: Lorne Greene. Doc: Grandon Rhodes.
Episode 29
Big Shadows on the Land
aired: Fri, Sep 12, 2008
The Cartwrights tangle with immigrant winegrowers who have decided to plant on the Ponderosa. Ben: Lorne Greene. Rossi: Jack Kruschen. Regina: Brioni Farrell. Lorenzo: Michael Stefani. Maria: Penny Santon.
Episode 28
Season 7, Episode 28
aired: Sun, May 8, 1966
Ben becomes a pawn in an army colonel's plot to destroy an Indian tribe that massacred his family.
Episode 27
The Genius
aired: Wed, Dec 10, 2008
Hoss tries to help poetry-spouting Will Smith overcome his craving for liquor. Lydia: Jorja Curtright. Ben: Lorne Greene. Jesus: Salvador Baguez. Joe: Michael Landon. Joel: Raymond Mayo.
Episode 26
Shining in Spain
aired: Fri, Sep 12, 2008
Joe falls for Wendy Dant, who eagerly awaits the arrival of her highly successful---but long missing---father. Wendy: Judi Rolin. Dant: Gene Lyons. Hoss: Dan Blocker. Huber: Woodrow Parfrey.
Episode 25
The Trouble with Jamie
aired: Sat, Oct 4, 2008
The Cartwrights get involved in a land dispute when a winemaker wants to put a vineyard on the Ponderosa.
Episode 24
Her Brother's Keeper
aired: Sat, Sep 27, 2008
Hoss befriends a down-and-out drunk who is really a gifted poet.
Episode 23
The Emperor Norton
aired: Wed, Dec 10, 2008
Self-styled emperor Joshua Norton brings his own private war to the Ponderosa. Crawford: Parley Baer. Ben: Lorne Greene. Milner: John Napier. Hoss: Dan Blocker. Joe: Michael Landon.
Episode 22
Three Brides for Hoss
aired: Fri, Sep 12, 2008
Hoss is as surprised as everyone else when a widow from Kentucky announces that she's his mail-order bride. Jester: Stuart Erwin. Annie: Majel Barrett. Ben: Lorne Greene. Yvette: Danielle Aubry. Libby: Mitzi Hoag. Joe: Michael Landon.
Episode 20
Peace Officer
aired: Sun, Oct 12, 2008
The owner of a mining company tries to have a man committed after being accused of lacking safety devices.
Episode 19
Destiny's Child
aired: Wed, Dec 10, 2008
Three women arrive after each receives pictures and letters with promises of marriage from Hoss.
Episode 16
To Kill a Buffalo
aired: Wed, Dec 10, 2008
The effects of prejudice take their toll on a badly injured Indian (Jose De Vega) who reacts violently to Hoss's offer of help. Hoss: Dan Blocker. Ben: Lorne Greene. Martinez: Steven Gravers. Mrs. Flanner: Sarah Selby. Joe: Michael Landon.
Episode 15
A Dublin Lad
aired: Sat, Sep 27, 2008
Joe stands alone in a jury intent upon convicting Terrence O'Toole of murder. Hoss: Dan Blocker. Molly: Maggie Mahoney.
Episode 14
All Ye His Saints
aired: Sun, Oct 12, 2008
Told that only God can save his wounded father, a boy sets out to find the Almighty. Michael: Clint Howard. Caine: Leif Erickson. Joe: Michael Landon. Hoss: Dan Blocker. Lijah: Rodolfo Acosta. Thorpe: Simon Scott. Doctor: Harvey Stephens.
Episode 13
A Natural Wizard
aired: Sat, Oct 25, 2008
Skeeter Dexter loves animals---so much that he frees them from the traps set by his stepfather. Hoss: Dan Blocker. Ben: Lorne Greene. Woods: Karl Swenson. Joy: Jacqueline Scott. Sheriff: Ray Teal. Hop Sing: Victor Sen Yung. Joe: Michael Landon.
Episode 12
Five Sundowns to Sunup
aired: Sat, Sep 27, 2008
Harry Lassiter's family embarks on a kidnapping spree to halt a murderer's execution. Ben: Lorne Greene. Ma Lassiter: Marie Windsor. Carver: James Davidson. Joe: Michael Landon. Hoss: Dan Blocker. Reverend: Douglas Henderson. Major: John Hoyt. Harry: Jack Chaplain.
Episode 11
The Reluctant Rebel
aired: Sat, Oct 4, 2008
Young Billy Penn has second thoughts about outlaw life when he's caught stealing Cartwright cattle. Hank: Royal Dano. Hoss: Dan Blocker. Joe: Michael Landon. Ben: Lorne Greene. Sport: Craig Curtis. Cottenfield: Keith London.
Episode 10
The Strange One
aired: Fri, Sep 12, 2008
Suspected of being a witch, a woman takes refuge on the Ponderosa---where she astounds the Cartwrights with her knowledge of their personal lives. Ben: Lorne Greene. Hoss: Dan Blocker. Joe: Michael Landon. Wyn: Willard Sage. Luke: Michael Barrier. Jeremy: Robert McQueeney.
Episode 9
Mighty is the Word
aired: Fri, Sep 12, 2008
Cliff Rexford seeks revenge against a gunfighter-turned-parson who killed his brother. Joe: Michael Landon. Hoss: Dan Blocker. Rexford: Michael Witney. Sue: Sue Randall.
Episode 8
The Meredith Smith
aired: Sat, Sep 27, 2008
Ben tries to determine which of several Meredith Smiths is the heir to Jake Smith's estate. Meredith: Anne Helm. Ace: Robert Colbert. Ah Chow: Guy Lee. Joe: Michael Landon. Little Meredith: Strother Martin. Widow Smith: Winnie Coffin.
Episode 7
Found Child
aired: Fri, Sep 12, 2008
The Cartwrights shelter the sole survivor of a stagecoach robbery---a terrified girl who may still be in danger. Hoss: Dan Blocker. Lisa: Eileen Baral. Ben: Lorne Greene. Joe: Michael Landon. Collins: Gerald Mohr. Doctor: Grandon Rhodes.
Episode 6
Devil on Her Shoulder
aired: Wed, Dec 10, 2008
The family tries to identify a girl, found clinging to a rag doll near the bodies of her murdered parents.
Episode 5
The Lonely Runner
aired: Fri, Sep 12, 2008
Jim Acton isn't about to give up his prize mare---even though a judge awarded it to another man. Hoss: Dan Blocker. Ben: Lorne Greene. Pete: Pat Conway. Joe: Michael Landon. Sheriff: Ray Teal.
Episode 4
The Other Son
aired: Fri, Sep 12, 2008
Ben hires mule skinner Clint Watson and his sons to transport nitroglycerin to California. Ben: Lorne Greene. Hoss: Dan Blocker. Joe: Michael Landon. Andy: Tom Simcox. Ellis: Richard Evans. Sheriff: Bing Russell.
Episode 2
The Dilemma
aired: Sat, Oct 25, 2008
A man Ben helped to parole is suspected of robbing the bank. Sundown: Tom Tully. Hoss: Dan Blocker. Little Joe: Michael Landon.
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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 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 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.
