The Wild West adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their Nevada ranch while helping the surrounding community.
The Cartwrights' one-thousand-square-mile Ponderosa Ranch is located near Virginia City, Nevada, site of the Comstock Silver Lode, during and after the Civil War. Each of the three sons was born to a different wife of Ben's; none of the mothers are still alive. Adventures are typical Western ones, with lots of personal relationships/problems thrown in as well.
Aired: Sep 12, 1972Candy and Jamie are with Joe when Joe sees his house is on fire. He yells for...
Aired: Sep 12, 1972Ben helps ex-convict John Dundee re-adjust to society. However, Dundee's boor...
Aired: Sep 19, 1972Jamie joins an elite club and endures the initiation rites. However, when a c...
Aired: Sep 26, 1972Ben becomes horrified while inspecting living conditions at the Nevada State ...
Aired: Oct 3, 1972In this sequel episode to "Riot," Ben helps parolee Griff King adjust to life...
Aired: Oct 10, 1972Ben and a pregnant woman are held hostage by a gang of robbers, who are plott...
Aired: Oct 24, 1972Samuel Clemens makes his return to Virginia City, this time offering tall tal...
Aired: Oct 31, 1972Joe is given a beautiful, black stallion for his birthday present, but winds ...
Aired: Nov 14, 1972Dr. James Wills is Virginia City's new town doctor. He's exceptionally gifted...
Aired: Nov 28, 1972Griff's friend, widowed farmer Jonathan May, wants to adopt two young orphans...
Aired: Dec 5, 1972Jamie forms a bond with an Irish Setter he names April. However, April was a ...
Aired: Dec 19, 1972Jamie becomes friends with Kelly Edwards, who is abused by her husband, Dan. ...
Aired: Dec 26, 1972A man posing as Candy robs one of Ben's elderly business associates. During t...
14. The Marriage of Theodora Duffy
Aired: Jan 2, 1973Unknown to the Cartwrights, Griff is asked to be a government witness in help...
Aired: Jan 9, 1973During a delivery run, Joe meets Cpl. Bill Tanner, who turns out to be a war-...
Aired: Jan 16, 1973In what turned out to be the series finale, Little Joe is making a delivery f...
