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 20, 1964Humiliated by a professional gunslinger in front of a bar crowd that included...
Aired: Sep 27, 1964Ben is taken hostage by a gang of four outlaws, who are hoping for a $100,000...
Aired: Oct 4, 1964Hoss wants a wild stallion for breeding. He's having second thoughts about th...
4. Thanks for Everything, Friend
Aired: Oct 11, 1964Tom Wilson saves Adam from drowning. This begins a friendship he starts to re...
Aired: Oct 18, 1964After a 20-year stint in prison, Sam Logan is invited to stay at the Ponderos...
Aired: Oct 25, 1964Hoss rides up on Waldo Watson bungling yet another suicide attempt. He invite...
Aired: Nov 1, 1964Ben and Adam capture a known outlaw that tried to hold up the stage they were...
Aired: Nov 8, 1964The Washburns just arrived in town and are looking for work. When Hoss hears ...
Aired: Nov 15, 1964Little Joe and his friend Mitch chase a sheep-killing puma into a canyon and ...
Aired: Nov 22, 1964After Hoss injures traveling circus wrestler, Bearcat Sampson, during an exhi...
Aired: Dec 6, 1964When Hoss is framed for murder, he puts his faith in court with his new frien...
Aired: Dec 13, 1964Harry Starr, a half-breed Comanche, is hired by the Cartwrights to work on th...
Aired: Dec 20, 1964Arrested for robbing the stagecoach he was riding, Adam can't convince the sh...
Aired: Dec 27, 1964Except for the Cartwrights and a little girl, Squaw Charlie has no friends ju...
Aired: Jan 3, 1965Intending to confront the card-shark who he believes bushwhacked and robbed h...
Aired: Jan 10, 1965Little Joe and his friend Tuck vie for the affections of pretty Lucy Melviney...
Aired: Jan 17, 1965Shakespeare-inspired Adam tries to tame a shrewish senorita while she waits a...
Aired: Jan 24, 1965A former ballet dancer falls in love while teaching classical dance to the da...
Aired: Jan 31, 1965Worrying that a hired gun may just cause more trouble for the ranchers, Adam ...
Aired: Feb 7, 1965Hoss goes above and beyond to help an eccentric, aging inventor and his overl...
Aired: Feb 14, 1965Adam's search for troublesome look-a-like Tom Burns lands him in the Placervi...
Aired: Feb 21, 1965While his troupe visits the Ponderosa, lonely, aging aerialist Guido Borelli ...
Aired: Feb 28, 1965Suffering from an infected foot, Hoss finds unexpected relief from Professor ...
Aired: Mar 7, 1965Substitute teacher Adam Cartwright is unprepared for the violent resistance h...
Aired: Mar 21, 1965The Cartwrights and their cousin Muley Jones tangle with feisty Tracy Ledbett...
Aired: Mar 28, 1965Burk knew his wife was sweet on Little Joe so he devises a plan to get rid of...
Aired: Apr 4, 1965Adam stops Howard Mead from robbing Johann Brunner and his sister Hilda. Howe...
Aired: Apr 11, 1965When Hoss' snoring, Adam's guitar playing and Little Joe's courting shenaniga...
Aired: Apr 18, 1965A rich tycoon who is known for destroying anything that stands in the way of ...
Aired: Apr 25, 1965The Cartwrights re-acquaint themselves (for better or worse) with a noted wom...
Aired: May 2, 1965Ben Cartwright welcomes a former bank robber back who served 10 years in pris...
Aired: May 9, 1965A ranch hand who saves Hoss's life is offered a job on the Ponderosa, despite...
Aired: May 16, 1965The ladies on the Entertainment Committee want something a bit different for ...
Aired: May 23, 1965Hoss meets 'Patch' while doing some menial labor in a deserted town. He invit...
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