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Episode Number |
Episode Details |
169 |
Title: INVENTION OF A GUNFIGHTER |
170 |
Title: THE HOSTAGE Date: September 27, 1964 Summary: Ben is kidnapped by a band of outlaws and held for ransom in an old abandoned mine. Written by: Donn Mullally Directed by: Don McDougall Guest Stars: Harold J. Stone (Chad), Jacqueline Scott (Willa), Conlon Carter (Tip), Bill Clark (Jim), Buck Taylor (Billy), Cal Bartlett (Len) |
171 |
Title: THE WILD ONE Date: October 4, 1964 Summary: Hoss plans to buy a wild stallion from horse wrangler Lafe Jessup. He goes with Jessup to look at the horses and soon finds himself involved in Jessup's relationship with his estranged wife. Written by: Jo Pagano Directed by: William Witney Guest Stars: Aldo Ray (Lafe Jessup), Kathryn Hays (Prudence Jessup) |
| 172 |
Title:
THANKS FOR EVERYTHING FRIEND Date: October 11, 1964 Summary: Drifter Tom Wilson saves Adam from a near drowning. The Cartwrights introduce Wilson to Sue Miller whose father is killed soon after. Wilson is jailed for the murder, released on new evidence and when Adam investigates, becomes the prime suspect again. Written by: Jerry Adelman Directed by: Christian Nyby Guest Stars: Rory Calhoun (Tom Wilson), Linda Foster (Sue Miller), Tom Skerrit (Jerry), Barbara Wilkin (Matilda) |
173 |
Title: LOGAN'S TREASURE Date: October 18, 1964 Summary: Sam Logan returns to town twenty years after Ben helped to send him to prison for stealing a fortune in gold. The gold was never recovered and Logan claims he doesn't know where his dead partner buried it but many people are skeptical, including his partner's son and a persistent bounty hunter. Written by: Ken Pettus, Robert Sabaroff Directed by: Don McDougall Guest Stars: Dan Duryea (Sam Logan), John Kellogg ( Frank Reed), Virginia Gregg (Angie Malone), Tim McIntire (Mike Crawford) |
174 |
Title: THE SCAPEGOAT Date: October 25, 1964 Summary: Hoss saves a bumbling Waldo Watson from a suicidal leap off a cliff. The Cartwrights take Watson in, contend with his clumsiness and soon learn that he's on the run. Written by: Rod Peterson Directed by: Christian Nyby Guest Stars: George Kennedy (Waldo Watson), Sandra Warner (Nancy Collins), Richard Devon (Weaver) |
175 |
Title: A DIME'S WORTH OF GLORY
Date: November 1, 1964 Summary: Dime novelist Tobias Finch watches as Ben and Adam fend off a band of attackers during an attempted stage coach robbery. When the Cartwrights refuse to give Finch their permission to write of the exploit, the novelist sees an opportunity in has-been Sheriff Laramore. Finch decides to use Laramore's glorified story to further his writing career and trouble follows. Written by: Richard and Esther Shapiro Directed by: William F. Claxton Guest Stars: Walter Brooke (Tobias Finch), Bruce Cabot (Sheriff Laramore), Charles Maxwell (Gus Pickard). |
176 |
Title: SQUARE DEAL SAM Date: November 8, 1964 Summary: All the Cartwrights and Hop Sing get taken by con artist Sam Washburn when they buy into his phony land deal. Written by: Jessica Benson and Murray Golden Directed by: Murray Golden Guest Stars: Ernest Truex (Sam Washburn), Nydia Westman (Martha Washburn), Sandy Kenyon (Gibson), Danny Flower (Danny). |
177 |
Title: BETWEEN HEAVEN AND EARTH Date: November 15, 1964 Summary: Joe's fear of heights renders him unable to retrieve his rifle from a mountain top. He behaves recklessly, is moody and difficult to tolerate until Ben helps him face his fear head-on. Written by: Ed Adamson Directed by: William Witney Guest Stars: Richard Jaeckel (Mitch Devlin), Robert Biheller (Ken) |
178 |
Title: OLD SHEBA Date: November 22, 1964 Summary: As payment for his performance in Mr. Tweedy's circus, Hoss and his manager, Little Joe, receive an elephant. Adam is amused by Old Sheba but Ben is not and insists that Hoss & Joe take the elephant back. Written by: Alex Sharp Directed by: John Florea Guest Stars: William Demarest (Mr. Tweedy), Henry Kulky (Bearcat Sampson) |
179 |
Title: A MAN TO ADMIRE Date: December 6, 1964 Summary: Hoss is framed for murder and trusts his defense to his friend Whitney Parker, a lawyer with a drinking problem. Ben doubts that Parker can properly defend Hoss and wants to obtain new legal representation for his son. Written by: Mort R. Lewis Directed by: John Florea Guest Stars: James Gregory (Whitney Parker), William Mims (Byron Evans), Booth Colman (Flint Durfee), Hal Baylor (Ev Durfee), Michel Petit (Benjie) |
180 |
Title:THE UNDERDOG Date: December 13, 1964 Summary: Ben hires half-breed Harry Starr unaware that his new ranch hand belongs to a gang of horse thieves. Written by: Donn Mullally Directed by: William F. Claxton Guest Stars: Charles Bronson (Harry Starr), Tom Reese (Lee Burton) |
181 |
Title: A KNIGHT TO REMEMBER Date: December 20, 1964 Summary: Adam's stagecoach is robbed by Mexican bandits who are scared off mid-robbery by the appearance of a rider in full-body armor who claims to be King Arthur. Adam is jailed for the crime when the local sheriff doesn't believe the alibi, convinced instead that Adam is crazy. Written by: Robert V. Barron Directed by: Vincent McEveety Guest Stars: Henry Jones (King Arthur), Charles Watts (Sheriff Munsey), Robert Sorrells (Cyril), Zeme North (Phoebe), Rodolfo Acosta (Juan) |
182 |
Title: THE SAGA OF SQUAW CHARLIE Date: December 27, 1964 Summary: An elderly Indian and friend of Ben's is framed in a young girl's disappearance. Written by: Warren Douglas Directed by: William Witney Guest Stars: Anthony Caruso (Squaw Charlie), Don 'Red' Barry (Bud), Virginia Christine (Martha), Vicki Cos (Angela), Myron Healey (Buck) |
183 |
Title: THE FLAPJACK CONTEST Date: January 3, 1965 Summary: Joe puts Hoss on a starvation diet to ensure Hoss stays hungry enough to eat his way to the $500 prize in Virginia City's annual flapjack contest. Written by: Frank Cleaver Directed by: William F. Claxton Guest Stars: Johnny Seven (Trager), Mel Berger (Big Ed), Joan Huntington (Lily) |
184 |
Title:THE FAR, FAR BETTER THING Date: January 10, 1965 Summary: Joe and his friend Tuck vie for the attentions of Lucy, a sheltered young woman who longs for the adventure she knows only from reading romantic novels. Lucy soon finds more than adventure however, when she, Joe and Tuck find themselves in real danger, captured by a band of renegade Indians. Written by: Mort R. Lewis Directed by: Bernard McEveety Guest Stars: Brenda Scott (Lucy), Warren Vanders (Tuck), X Brands (Sharp Tongue) |
185 |
Title: WOMAN OF FIRE Date: January 17, 1965 Summary: In a modern re-telling of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, Ben's friend Don Miguel asks Adam to tame his fiery, hot-tempered daughter Margarita, making her suitable for marriage. Written by: Suzanne Clauser Directed by: William F. Claxton Guest Stars: Joan Hackett (Margarita), Cesar Davova (Don Luis), Jay Novello (Don Miguel), Susan Silo (Elena) |
186 |
Title: THE BALLERINA
Date: January 24, 1965 Summary: Kellie Conrad is a young woman who performs in saloons with her father, dancing while he plays the fiddle. Through the Cartwrights, Kellie meets Paul Mandel who introduces her to ballet and becomes her mentor. When the San Francisco Ballet offers Kellie an audition, she is torn between her desire to pursue ballet and her love for her father. Written by: Frank Chase Directed by: Don McDougall Guest Stars: Barrie Chase (Kellie Conrad), Douglas Fowley (Ned Conrad), Warren Stevens (Paul Mandel) |
187 |
Title: THE FLANNEL-MOUTH GUN Date: January 31, 1965 Summary: The Virginia City Cattleman's Association hires ruthless range detective Sherman Clegg to determine who's behind a recent rash of cattle thefts. Adam opposes the decison to hire Clegg fearing it will do more harm than good, but when Clegg is accused of murder, Adam comes to his defense. Written by:Leo Gordon and Paul Leslie Wilke Directed by: Don McDougall Guest Stars: Earl Holliman (Sherman Clegg), Robert J. Wilke (Simmons), Don Collier (Tatum) |
188 |
Title: PONDEROSA BIRDMAN Date: February 7, 1965 Summary: Hoss gets involved with Professor Klump, his granddaughter, Amanda and their invention, a contraption they hope will enable man to fly. Written by: Blair Robertson Directed by: Herbert L. Strock Guest Stars: Ed Wynn(Professor Klump), Marlyn Mason (Amanda) |
189 |
Title: THE SEARCH
Date: February 14, 1965 Summary: Adam goes to Placerville looking for Tom Burns, the look-alike who has been impersonating him and taking advantage of the uncanny resemblance. Written by: Frank Cleaver Directed by:Wiliam F. Claxton Guest Stars: Lola Albright (Ann), Elaine Devry (Valerie), John Harding (Jason), Kelly Thordsen (Sheriff Conners) |
190 |
Title: THE DEADLIEST GAME Date: February 21, 1965 Summary: Ben's friend Guido Borelli, a world-renowned aerial acrobat brings his troupe to Virginia City. Trouble ensues when Borelli's girlfriend shows an interest in Joe. Written by: Jo Pagano Directed by: Gerd Oswald Guest Stars: Cesar Romero (Guido Borelli), Fabrizio Mioni (Carlo), Ilze Taurins (Petina) |
191 |
Title: ONCE A DOCTOR
Date: February 28, 1965 Summary: Hoss doesn't know that the Englishman he has recently befriended, Professor Poppy, is actually a physician who has given up the practice of medicine. Fellow Englishman Thomas Crippen claims that his wife's death was caused by the Doctor's medical mistake and comes to town looking to exact revenge. Written by: Martha Wilkerson Directed by: Tay Garnett Guest Stars: Michael Rennie (Professor Poppy / Dr. Mundy), Ashley Cowan (Thomas Crippen) |
192 |
Title: RIGHT IS THE 4TH R Date: March 7, 1965 Summary: Adam takes over as a substitute for injured teacher Barbara Scott. He decides to prepare a lesson on the history of the Nevada Territory and during the course of his research, uncovers an ugly, long-buried secret. Written by: Jerry Adelman Directed by: Virgil W. Vogel Guest Stars: Grandon Rhodes (Doctor), Everett Sloane (Colonel Scott), Mariette Hartley (Barbara Scott), Barry Kelley (Chaffee) |
193 |
Title: HOUND DOG Date: March 21, 1965 Summary:Cousin Muley Jones returns to the Ponderosa, this time with a pack of noisy hound dogs. Written by: Alex Sharp Directed by: Ralph E. Black Guest Stars: Bruce Yarnell (Muley Jones), Sue Ane Langdon (Tracey Ledbetter), Chubby Johnson (Abner Ledbetter) |
194 |
Title: THE TRAP Date: March 28, 1965 Summary: Joe accidentally kills Burk Shannon, the husband of one of his former girlfriends, Hallie. Joe is dismayed to learn that Hallie thinks he killed Burk on purpose, freeing her to marry him. Burk's identical twin brother arrives in town also convinced that Burk's killing was intentional. Things take a turn for the worse when Hallie herself turns up dead. Written by: Ken Pettus Directed by: William Witney Guest Stars: Joan Freeman (Hallie Shannon), Steve Cochran (Burk & Booth Shannon) |
195 |
Title: DEAD AND GONE Date: April 4, 1965 Summary: Adam tries to reform troubled drifter Howard Mead, a talented singer who can't seem to stop running afoul of the law. Written by: Paul Schneider Directed by: Robert Totten Guest Stars: Hoyt Axton (Howard Mead), Susanne Cramer (Hilda Bruner), Steve Ihnat (Johann Bruner) |
196 |
Title: A GOOD NIGHT'S REST
Date: April 11, 1965 Summary:Unable to find peace and quiet at home, an exhausted Ben checks into the local hotel where he fares no better. Written by: Frank Cleaver, Jeffrey Fleece Directed by: William F. Claxton Guest Stars: Eddie Firestone (Potts), Abigail Shelton (Lucy), Jean Willes (Mrs. Jenny Jenkins), Lloyd Corrigan (Doc), Robert Ridgely (Wilfred), Michael Forest (Frank Shirmer) |
197 |
Title: TO OWN THE WORLD
Date: April 18, 1965 Summary: Tycoon Charles Hackett is out to buy the Ponderosa, at any price. Ben refuses to sell but Hackett won't give up. Written by: Ed Adamson Directed by: Virgil W. Vogel Guest Stars: Telly Savalas (Charles Hackett), Linda Lawson (Maria Hackett) |
198 |
Title: LOTHARIO LARKIN Date: April 25, 1965 Summary: After Sheriff Coffee orders ladies man Lothario Larkin out of town, Hoss takes him in. Written by: Warren Douglas Directed by: William Witney Guest Stars: Noah Beery, Jr. (Lothario Larkin), Dorothy Green (Laura), Jim Davis (Johnny), Linda Bennett (Francine), Frank Ferguson (Abner Jones), Morgan Woodward (Mike Gillis), Jane Norris (Meg), Olive Sturgess (Nancy) |
199 |
Title: THE RETURN Date: May 2, 1965 Summary: Ex-con Trace Cordell returns to town after serving his prison term. Ben welcomes Cordell believing he has paid his debt to society but most are displeased to see him, including banker Paul Dorn who was crippled by Cordell's bullet. To complicate matters, Dorn is married to Cordell's former girlfriend. Written by: Ken Pettus, Frank Chase Directed by: Virgil W. Vogel Guest Stars: Tony Young (Trace Cordell), Joan Blackman (Clara Dorn), John Conte (Paul Dorn) |
200 |
Title: THE JONAH Date: May 9, 1965 Summary: Hoss hires George Whitman as a Ponderosa ranch hand despite rumors that Whitman may be a jinx. Written by: Preston Wood Directed by: William F. Claxton Guest Stars: Andrew Prine (George Whitman), Dean Harens (Poole), Angela Clarke (Teresa) |
201 |
Title: THE SPOTLIGHT Date: May 16, 1965 Summary: Ben invites retired opera star Angela Bergstrom to perform at the Virginia City anniversary celebration. She accepts, neglecting to admit that she no longer has her famous singing voice. Written by: Dick Carr Directed by: Gerd Oswald Guest Stars: Viveca Lindfors (Angela Bergstrom), Ron Randell (Carleton) |
202 |
Title: PATCHWORK MAN Date: May 23, 1965 Summary: Hoss hires loner Patch Saunders as a Ponderosa ranch hand and soon learns why the man is such a recluse. Written by: Don Tait, William Koenig Directed by: Ralph E. Black Guest Stars: Grant Williams (Albert 'Patch' Saunders), Sue Randall (Ann) |