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#101 "The First Born"
Clay Stafford signs on to work for the Cartwrights. Shortly
thereafter, he shoots and kills a man who accuses him of cheating
at poker.
Guest Stars: Barry Coe, Eddie Walker
#102 "The Quest"
Sick and tired of being the youngest, Joe decides he's found
a way to prove himself and bids on a timber contract. When problems
arise and all looks lost, he realizes his only alternative is
to turn to his family.
Guest Stars: Grant RIchards and James Beck
#103 "The Artist"
Ben meets Matthew Raine, a famous artist who has withdrawn from
society since going blind. Ben tries to help Raine and persuades
him to start painting again, but not without some difficulty.
Guest Stars: Virginia Grey and Dan O'Herlihy
#104 "A Hot Day For A Hanging"
While in Dutchman Flats, Hoss is arrested for bank robbery.
The Sheriff knows Hoss didn't commit the crime, but wants to
impress the townsfolk by catching the crook.
Guest Stars: Denver Pyle
#105 "The Deserter"
Colonel Edward J. Dunwoody comes to Virginia City looking for
Bill Winters, a good friend of the Cartwrights. It seems Bill
deserted when he was ordered to massacre Shoshones. When the
Shoshone learn Bill is the Colonel's son, they abduct Bill and
plan to kill him for his father's offense.
Guest Stars: Claude Atkins and Robert Sampson
#106 "The Way Station"
At a stop at a way station, Adam meets the owner Jesse and his
young granddaughter Marty who yearns to see what exists away
from the way station where her grandfather has kept her isolated.
The station is also visited by Luke Martin, a killer who is
running from a posse. He makes Marty an empty promise to take
her with him to see the world.
Guest Stars: Robert Vaughn and Dawn Wells
#107 "The War Comes To Washoe"
Joe is courting Morvath Terry, the daughter of Confederate Judge
David Terry. The judge is campaigning for governor. He is delighted
that his daughter is dating a Cartwright, fullly realizing the
impact the Cartwright influence could have on the statehood
convention. Adam's dislike and suspicions about the judge cause
friction between him and Joe, who can't see past his feelings
for Morvath.
Guest Stars: Harry Townes, Joyce Taylor
#108 "Knight Errant"
When Walter Prescott breaks his leg, he sends his friend Hoss
to pick up his eagerly awaited mail order bride. When the bride-to-be
meets Hoss she falls in love with him, decides he is the one
she wants and runs away. Walter decides to make Hoss pay by
putting a price on his head.
Guest Stars: John Doucette and Judi Meredith
#109 "The Beginning"
In the middle of a dispute over land with neighbor Milton Tanner,
Ben takes in a young white man raised by the Shoshone named
Billy. Billy feels indebted to Ben and wants to repay him by
confronting Tanner. Tanner winds up dead and when the Sheriff
orders him to arrest Billy, he runs away.
Guest Stars: Ken Lynch and Carl Reindel
#110 "The Deadly Ones"
General Diaz and his mercenaries invade the Ponderosa, take
Ben prisoner and force him to accompany them as they plan to
ambush a gold train
Guest Stars: Leo Gordon
#111 "Gallagher's Sons"
Hoss finds himself saddled with two orphan girls named Charlie
and Will. He plans to take them to their Aunt Chloe despite
the girls' insistence that they want to be on their own. Hoss
sets out for Cantill unaware that the girls are carrying something
their father stole and he's being followed by the henchmen.
Guest Stars: Eileen Chesis and Robert Straus
#112 "The Decision"
When Hoss is injured on a cattle drive, Ben seeks the town doctor
only to find him in jail waiting to be hanged for murder. Ben
asks the judge to release him so that he can save Hoss' life,
but the judge refuses as the judge's wife died in Doctor Johns'
care.
Guest Stars: DeForest Kelley
#113 "The Good Samaritan"
Hoss brings together a young widowed mother and a man whose
girlfriend left him. The couple gets married, but Hoss' attempts
to help are damaging the marriage.
Guest Stars: Jeanne Cooper
#114 "The Jury"
Hoss serves on a jury deciding the fate of Jamie Wren who is
accused of murder and robbery. Hoss is the only one on the jury
who is unsure of the man's guilt.
Guest Stars: Jack Betts and James Bell
#115 "The Colonel"
Ben is visited by his old friend Frank Medford, a down and out
traveling salesman. Frank is a chronic liar with wild stories
about which he has no qualms -- until he meets Emily Colfax.
Guest Stars: John Larkin
#116 "Song In The Dark"
Adam's friend Danny Morgan likes to take rides at night, sing
and play his guitar. When a woman is murdered, someone says
they heard Danny singing at the time of the murder and he is
arrested. Adam doesn't believe it of his friend and sets out
to prove his innocence.
Guest Stars: Gregory Walcott and Edward Andrews
#117 "Elegy For A Hangman"
A bitter young man, Bob Jolley, comes to Virginia City and begins
to taunt Judge Harry Whitaker, a dear friend of the Cartwrights.
Bob claims the judge unjustly hung his father.
Guest Stars: Keir Dullea and Otto Kruger
#118 "Half A Rogue"
Jim Leyton breaks out of jail, is shot in the process and tries
to steal Hoss' horse.
Guest Stars: Slim Pickens
#119 "The Last Haircut"
Duke Miller kills Carlos Rodriquez in a barber shop. Joe is
knocked out before the murder and with no witnesses, Miller
and his men are acquitted and go free. Joe takes Carlos' young
son Paco to his grandparents in Juarez.
Guest Stars: Perry Lopez
#120 "Marie, My Love"
Joe takes a terrible fall off his horse. While he recovers in
his room, Ben stays by his side and recalls how he met Joe's
mother and brought her home to the Ponderosa
Guest Stars: Felicia Farr
#121 "The Hayburner"
Adam and Hoss purchase a thoroughbred to run in the Virginia
City race, but Hoss puts him up for security in a poker game
and loses. They desperately need the money to buy him back but
know their father will never loan them money for a horse that
doesn't earn his keep on the ranch.
Guest Stars: William Demarest and Ellen Corby
#122 "The Actress"
Joe's latest love is Julia Grant. Julia dreams of being an actress
and her dream keeps her from committing to Joe. Adam offers
to get her an audition with visiitng actor Edwin Booth. His
opinion of her work is devastating.
Guest Stars: Patricia Crowley and Joey Scott
#123 "A Stranger Passed This Way"
Hoss is robbed and struck on the head. When he regains consciousness
he can't remember anything -- including his own identity. He
is picked up and taken in by a Dutch couple named Vandervoort.
Ironically, they lost a son and the woman Christina decides
Hoss is just what they need. She gives him a name and a home
and when Ben visits their home, she keeps him from seeing Hoss.
Guest Stars: Signe Hasso and Robert Emhardt
#124 "The Way Of Aaron"
Traveling salesman Aaron Kaufman visits the Ponderosa. He brings
along his daughter Rebecca for the first time and Adam is immediately
taken with her.
Guest Stars: Aneta Corseaut
#125 "A Woman Lost"
Ben checks in with friend Rita Marlowe while in San Francisco
and finds her battling alcoholism.
Guest Stars: Ruta Lee and Don Megowan
#126 "Any Friend Of Walter's"
Hoss is on his way to see Bessie Sue Hightower when he finds
himself being fired upon. His only refuge is a rundown cabin
owned by an old prospector named Obie and his unusual dog Walter.
Guest Stars: Arthur Hunnicutt
#127 "Mirror Of A Man"
Jud Lally has never told anyone he has a twin brother. Therefore,
no one has reason to be suspicious when his brother Rube makes
him switch places so he can go with Joe to pick up the valuable
stallion Rube intends to steal.
Guest Stars: Ron Hayes and Ford Rainey
#128 "My Brother's Keeper"
While out hunting, Adam accidentally shoots Joe. He becomes
furious with himself and the violent way of the West and is
consumed by guilt. An Irish man and his daughter Sheila assist
Adam in caring for Joe. Sheila encourages them to leave the
West.
Guest Stars: Carolyn Kearney and Brenden Dillon
#129 "Five Into The Wind"
Joe and five others are passengers on a stage when it crashes
and kills the driver. Another passenger is killed with Joe's
knife. The others are sure Joe did it, but also know that Joe
is the only one that can lead them out of the wilderness.
Guest Stars: Kathleen Crowley and Dabbs Greer
#130 "The Saga Of Whizzer McGee"
Hoss befriends a little man with a big attitude problem named
Whizzer McGee. Hoss finds him a job in the mercantile.
Guest Stars: George Brenlin and Jeanne Bal
#131 "The Thunder Man"
Ann Wilson and her father Fred are on their way to Joe's birthday
party when the wagon breaks down. A man whistling a tune stops
to help and ends up killing Ann. Later, her father Fred is found
by her body. He's suffered a stroke and the only clue he can
give is writing down the name of the song the man was singing
-- "New Orleans Woman."
Guest Stars: Simon Oakland, Evelyn Scott
#132 "Rich Man, Poor Man"
Claude Miller is the joke of Virginia City until he finds silver
and makes a fortune. He attempts to get even by buying out mortgages
and hires the deputy to work for him. What he isn't aware of
is that the deputy has given himself power of attorney.
Guest Stars: J. Pat O'Malley and John Fielder
#133 "The Boss"
Tom Slaydon depletes his competition and then overcharges on
his freight line. When he sees Joe delivering supplies to the
Ponderosa, he retaliates by having him shot.
Guest Stars: Carroll O'Connor
#134 "Little Man -- Ten Feet Tall"
Nick Biancci has big dreams for his son Mario as a concert pianist.
But after witnessing his father's refusal to stand up for himself,
he decides he'd rather take after his hero Hoss Cartwright.
Guest Stars: Ross Martin and Denver Pyle
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