Bonanza
Life on the Ponderosa with the Cartwright clan.
It's a Small World
S11 E14
A dwarf (Michael Dunn), forced to leave his job with the circus, encounters discrimination when he tries to find work in Virginia City.
Danger Road
S11 E15
Ben puts aside his feelings about a supposed Army deserter (Robert Lansing) when the man submits the lowest bid to haul Ponderosa timber.
Showdown
S2 E1
A young bank robber gets a job on the Ponderosa to prevent the sheriff from finding the other members of his gang.
Day of Reckoning
S2 E7
Hoss' bandit uncle (Neville Brand) decides to bypass the Ponderosa, but his gang disagrees.
The Abduction
S2 E8
Hoss and Little Joe spend a most unforgettable night at the carnival when Little Joe's date disappears.
Breed of Violence
S2 E9
A sheriff's daughter runs off with her boyfriend (John Ericson), unaware he is a murderous bank robber.
The Last Viking
S2 E10
Ben gives farmland on the Ponderosa to an outcast Indian (Ricardo Montalban) who saved his life; guest Madlyn Rhue.
The Trail Gang
S2 E11
An outlaw joins the Cartwrights' cattle drive, knowing it will take him to the town where his father is sheriff.
The Savage
S2 E12
Attacked by Shoshones while crossing a burial ground, Adam discovers that the "Indian" woman tending him is white.
The Blood Line
S2 E15
An Easterner swears revenge for the death of his father, a drunk that a Cartwright killed in self-defense.
The Courtship
S2 E16
Adam tells betrothed Hoss his intended is a compulsive gambler who caused her husband's death.
The Spitfire
S2 E17
A Kentucky mountain clan swears revenge on Little Joe after he shoots a family member for arson.
The Gunmen
S1 E19
Little Joe and Hoss are mistaken for gunmen while in a small Texas town; they find themselves in the middle of a dangerous feud between two families.
The Fear Merchants
S1 E20
A potential mayoral candidate attempts to stir up trouble between majority and minority groups in town.
Spanish Grant
S1 E21
A former dance hall girl poses as a Spanish heiress to claim a land grant that includes part of the Ponderosa; guest Sebastian Cabot.
Blood on the Land
S1 E22
A shepherd ignores the Cartwrights' warning not to drive his flock across the Ponderosa; guest Everett Sloane.
Desert Justice
S1 E23
A Ponderosa ranch hand faces charges of killing the wife of the U.S. marshal (Claude Akins) who came to arrest him.
Escape to the Ponderosa
S1 E25
Adam is taken hostage by a band of U.S. Army prisoners who have escaped and sought refuge on the Ponderosa.
The Avenger
S1 E26
A wanderer seeking his parents' lynchers, arrives in Virginia City as Ben and Adam are convicted of murder.
The Last Trophy
S1 E27
Two British socialites find that they still have a lot to learn when they visit their friends, the Cartwrights.
San Francisco
S1 E28
Two traildrivers are shanghaied shortly after the Ponderosa cattle herd arrives in San Francisco.
Bitter Water
S1 E29
When a neighbor agrees to sell his property, the Cartwrights fear the loss of water rights for their cattle.
Feet of Clay
S1 E30
The Cartwrights befriend a boy whose father has been sent to jail and whose mother has recently died.
Dark Star
S1 E31
Little Joe falls for a Gypsy who believes she is a witch and, therefore, an outcast.
Death at Dawn
S1 E32
The deputized Cartwrights sentence a murderer to hang at dawn.