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Episode 1 - A ROSE FOR LOTTA

Last post by daisy60 « Fri Jan 27, 2023 3:46 pm
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by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 10:14 am
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Date: September 12, 1959

Summary: Alpheus Troy needs trees from the Ponderosa in his mining business, but Ben won't sell. Troy acquires the...

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Contrary to most opinions I enjoy the last part of this episode, from the point where Joe drives into town to the end. I love the contrast between...
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Last post by daisy60
Fri Jan 27, 2023 3:46 pm
Episode 2 - THE SUN MOUNTAIN HERD

Last post by Oxgirl « Thu Aug 11, 2022 1:23 pm
Replies: 43
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 1:56 pm
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Date: September 19, 1959

Summary: Mark Burdette and Early Thorne arrive in Virginia City planning to get rich by killing herds of antelope and...

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I'm rewatching this episode and for the first time I've noticed a hole in an interesting part of Joe's pants. Is this perhaps the episode when ML...
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Last post by Oxgirl
Thu Aug 11, 2022 1:23 pm
Episode 3 - THE NEWCOMERS

Last post by Boon « Sat Jan 22, 2022 3:55 pm
Replies: 17
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 6:50 pm
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Date: September 26, 1959

Summary: Blake McCall and his partner John Pennington are headed across the Ponderosa, along with John's sister, Emily, who...

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Favorite lines:

Adam: I wish Hoss would get back soon; it takes four men to replace him.

Hoss: I reckon that is the way it is sometimes, you look...
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Last post by Boon
Sat Jan 22, 2022 3:55 pm
Episode 4 - THE PAIUTE WAR

Last post by Monette « Mon Jul 18, 2022 11:09 am
Replies: 9
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 6:56 pm

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Date: October 3, 1959

Summary: When four Paiutes come into Wilson's Trading Post, proprietor Jack Wilson keeps and mistreats the two women. Adam and...

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Wilson made a great villain, didn't he? Very believable. You might be surprised how authentically historic this episode was. It's probably the one...

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Last post by Monette
Mon Jul 18, 2022 11:09 am
Episode 5 - ENTER MARK TWAIN

Last post by flabirder « Fri Dec 02, 2022 11:57 pm
Replies: 27
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 6:58 pm
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Date: October 10, 1959

Summary: Samuel Clemens arrives in Virginia City and takes a job at The Territorial Enterprise. After he hears about the...

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I read that they did their own stunts until the show was better established and Enter Mark Twain was only the 5th show. Maybe that was incorrect. It...
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Last post by flabirder
Fri Dec 02, 2022 11:57 pm
Episode 6 - THE JULIA BULETTE STORY

Last post by Julianna « Mon Jan 24, 2022 1:33 pm
Replies: 28
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:02 pm
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Date: October 17, 1959

Summary: Joe is attracted to French saloon owner Julia Bulette. Ben is not pleased with their relationship due to the fact of...

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My problem with this episode is alas at the beginning. Joe going to San Francisco on his own? This episode was just a few episodes after the pilot...
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Last post by Julianna
Mon Jan 24, 2022 1:33 pm
Episode 7 - THE SAGA OF ANNIE O'TOOLE

Last post by LoriManten « Mon Mar 28, 2022 3:28 pm
Replies: 21
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:04 pm
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Date: October 24, 1959

Summary: Annie O’Toole comes to Washoe to take over a mining claim that her fiancé, Swede, had filed for her. On the trip to...

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This was a fun episode and watching my cousin doing it was great fun.
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Last post by LoriManten
Mon Mar 28, 2022 3:28 pm
Episode 8 - THE PHILIP DIEDESHIEMER STORY

Last post by joefan « Sat Oct 22, 2022 10:49 am
Replies: 20
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:05 pm
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Date: October 31, 1959

Summary: German engineer Philip Diedesheimer is brought in to have a look at the Opher mine, which has had a lot of cave-ins....

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I enjoyed the quote from Adam to Hoss about giving the job to Joe and telling him it was impossible to do, and Hoss replying that that ought to do it.
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Last post by joefan
Sat Oct 22, 2022 10:49 am
Episode 9 - MR. HENRY COMSTOCK

Last post by daisy60 « Tue Aug 23, 2022 1:43 pm
Replies: 37
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:06 pm
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Date: November 7, 1959

Summary: Henry Comstock claims ownership of land where gold is discovered. Joe is attracted to Saratuchee, the daughter of...

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And they are too.

They probably take after their pa! :laughing
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Last post by daisy60
Tue Aug 23, 2022 1:43 pm
Episode 10 - THE MAGNIFICENT ADAH

Last post by daisy60 « Mon Apr 11, 2022 8:24 am
Replies: 45
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:08 pm
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Date: November 15, 1959

Summary: The famous actress Adah Menken arrives in Virginia City. Convinced that their father intends to marry her, Adam,...

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I love that beginning scene with Hoss climbing out the window and meeting up with Joe. They thought they's be caught by their pa or Adam, not knowing...
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Last post by daisy60
Mon Apr 11, 2022 8:24 am
Episode 11 - THE TRUCKEE STRIP

Last post by TNTrue « Wed Sep 16, 2020 11:13 am
Replies: 7
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:10 pm

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Date: November 21, 1959

Summary: Luther Bishop and the Cartwrights have been involved in a feud over a piece of land called the Truckee Strip. A...

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I found this episode rather hard to believe. I mean, Little Joe pulling a gun... on his father?! That's something that certainly served its purpose:...

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Last post by TNTrue
Wed Sep 16, 2020 11:13 am
Episode 12 - THE HANGING POSSE

Last post by daisy60 « Mon Dec 19, 2022 12:57 pm
Replies: 38
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:19 pm
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Date: November 28, 1959

Summary: Adam and Joe join a posse when the husband of the victim forms one, but leave after the posse becomes a lynch mob....

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Oh, so now the Cartwright's are not only good looking, they're magical also! They just think they should be somewhere and they're there. All of these...
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Last post by daisy60
Mon Dec 19, 2022 12:57 pm
Episode 13 - VENDETTA

Last post by littlejulie « Wed Oct 07, 2020 9:50 am
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by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:20 pm
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Date: December 5, 1959

Summary: Ben and Hoss walk in on a bank robbery. Ben is shot but wounds one of the robbers, Billy Morgan. The Sheriff goes...

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Yes! H does High Noon I especially like this ep because it's a western done right Lots of action and a bit of a fight at the end No angst no whining...
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Last post by littlejulie
Wed Oct 07, 2020 9:50 am
Episode 14 - THE SISTERS

Last post by Janet the Wicked « Mon Jan 02, 2023 5:45 pm
Replies: 21
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:22 pm
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Date: December 12, 1959

Summary: Adam is arrested for the murder of the saloon girl he's been dating.

Written by: Carey Wilber
Directed by:...

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I would call that a pure affection kiss, myself. I'm one who doesn't see any romance between the two of them.

She kissed him, true, but he's the...
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Last post by Janet the Wicked
Mon Jan 02, 2023 5:45 pm
Episode 15 - THE LAST HUNT

Last post by daisy60 « Fri Oct 28, 2022 11:08 am
Replies: 5
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:23 pm

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Date: December 19, 1959

Summary: Hoss and Joe encounter a pregnant Indian and deliver her baby in the wilderness.

Written by: : Donald S. Sanford...

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Has anyone else noticed Joe biting the duck's neck at the end of their hunt in the lake? This was so hilariously random that I wonder if there was...

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Last post by daisy60
Fri Oct 28, 2022 11:08 am
Episode 16 - EL TORO GRANDE

Last post by Comstock « Sat Sep 17, 2022 1:30 pm
Replies: 15
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:24 pm
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Date: January 2, 1960

Summary: Hoss and Joe travel to Monterey to buy a seed bull for the Ponderosa.

Written by: John Tucker Battle
Directed by:...

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But if my memory serves me right, the mother actually played an Italian on a couple of episodes as Mrs. Rossi. And in this episode, she doesn't...
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Last post by Comstock
Sat Sep 17, 2022 1:30 pm
Episode 17 - THE OUTCAST

Last post by Comstock « Thu Oct 07, 2021 9:52 am
Replies: 21
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:25 pm
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Date: January 9, 1960

Summary: After her father and brother are hung, Leta Malvet becomes an outcast and she goes to the Ponderosa to recover. When...

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Oxgirl Maybe so, but I thought he looked a lot older.

Maybe cause of the beard.
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Last post by Comstock
Thu Oct 07, 2021 9:52 am
Episode 18 - A HOUSE DIVIDED

Last post by Oxgirl « Fri Feb 03, 2023 4:22 am
Replies: 54
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:27 pm
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Date: January 16, 1960

Summary: Though he tries with all his might, Ben cannot keep the politics of the Civil War out of his home…nor can he keep it...

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There was also another episode where he's given a bank draft and it's made out to Little Joe Cartwright. There is no way a banker would have done...
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Last post by Oxgirl
Fri Feb 03, 2023 4:22 am
Episode 19 - THE GUNMEN

Last post by Julianna « Wed Sep 08, 2021 9:00 pm
Replies: 7
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:28 pm

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Date: January 23, 1960

Summary: While traveling through Kiowa Flats, Hoss and Joe are mistaken for the infamous Slade Brothers.

Written by: Carey...

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Just not a favorite of mine at all. I just thought Bank Run was much better. I found this episode much more contrived. The two gunmen weren’t much...

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Last post by Julianna
Wed Sep 08, 2021 9:00 pm
Episode 20 - THE FEAR MERCHANTS

Last post by TNTrue « Tue Jun 15, 2021 10:33 am
Replies: 14
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:29 pm
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Date: January 30, 1960

Summary: Bigotry rears its ugly head in Virginia City in the form of mayoral candidate Andy Fulmer. Chinese citizens are the...

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Some of this still goes on today. People take advantage of others.

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This is one of the reasons I think a lot of us love the Cartwrights --...
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Last post by TNTrue
Tue Jun 15, 2021 10:33 am
Episode 21 - THE SPANISH GRANT

Last post by Julianna « Sun Apr 03, 2022 8:03 am
Replies: 36
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:30 pm
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Date: February 6, 1960

Summary: A Spanish noblewoman insists that part of the Ponderosa belongs to her family and she has an old Spanish Land Grant...

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I remember someone here posting an article where Dan says that the one person he wouldn't want to get into a fight with was Pernell.

I wonder about...
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Last post by Julianna
Sun Apr 03, 2022 8:03 am
Episode 22 - BLOOD ON THE LAND

Last post by cowgirl8 « Thu Mar 31, 2022 1:08 am
Replies: 29
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:32 pm
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Date: February 13, 1960

Summary: Jeb Drummond allows his sheep to graze on the Ponderosa. Ben orders him off his land. Drummond kidnaps Adam, in...

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Just watched this episode tonight and while it was shown later in the season, it almost feels like an episode that was filmed towards the beginning...
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Last post by cowgirl8
Thu Mar 31, 2022 1:08 am
Episode 23 - DESERT JUSTICE

Last post by Comstock « Sun Sep 04, 2022 7:17 am
Replies: 8
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:52 pm

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Date: February 20, 1960

Summary: Marshall Emmett Dowd arrests Dave Walker, a Cartwright hand, and plans to take him back to California to stand...

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The Marshall sent them all to sleep and closed the door bolt ... then in the middle of the night he woke up and Cutler was gone, but the door bolt...

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Last post by Comstock
Sun Sep 04, 2022 7:17 am
Episode 24 - THE STRANGER

Last post by daisy60 « Sat Dec 31, 2022 9:17 am
Replies: 28
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:54 pm
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Date:February 27, 1960

Summary:New Orleans police inspector Charles LeDuque, arrives on the eve of Ben’s gubernatorial campaign, with a warrant for...

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I'd probably think from Marie, My Love , that Marie's reputation was tarnished by her in-laws, but I figure it had to be something more. First of...
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Last post by daisy60
Sat Dec 31, 2022 9:17 am
Episode 25 - ESCAPE TO PONDEROSA

Last post by TNTrue « Wed Jul 07, 2021 1:01 pm
Replies: 8
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:55 pm

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Date: March 5, 1960

Summary: Three army deserters find themselves on the Ponderosa and Ben comes up against the brutal and relentless army captain...

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I like but don't love this episode. I love the card scene with Little Joe and Hoss (as does everyone else, it seems!), however it is one of the...

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Last post by TNTrue
Wed Jul 07, 2021 1:01 pm
Episode 26 - THE AVENGER

Last post by Garbanzo « Tue Jun 14, 2022 10:54 am
Replies: 18
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:56 pm
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Date: March 19, 1960

Summary: : Sally Byrnes wrongfully accuses Ben and Adam of murdering her father and they are condemned to die. The town turns...

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I also watched Combat and I agree, Vic Morrow was a wonderful actor. Unfortunately, Vic's life ended tragically and way too soon. He and Pernell...
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Last post by Garbanzo
Tue Jun 14, 2022 10:54 am
Episode 27 - THE LAST TROPHY

Last post by Julianna « Thu Jul 08, 2021 8:34 pm
Replies: 19
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:57 pm
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Date: March 26, 1960

Summary: : Lord Marion and Lady Beatrice Dunsford, friends of Ben, come for a visit. Adam takes them on a hunting trip, where...

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You have all brought up some good points about Adam. I have read somewhere that the writers had a hard time writing for Adam. It makes sense that PR...
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Last post by Julianna
Thu Jul 08, 2021 8:34 pm
Episode 28 - SAN FRANCISCO

Last post by TNTrue « Fri Jun 03, 2022 12:17 pm
Replies: 41
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:58 pm
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Date: April 2, 1960

Summary: Ben, Hoss and Joe deliver a herd to San Francisco and in the process get shanghaied on the Barbary Coast. Hop Sing and...

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Janet's POD thread on this episode reminds me I wrote up some stuff on a drink mentioned in this episode that I never got around to posting....
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Last post by TNTrue
Fri Jun 03, 2022 12:17 pm
Episode 29 - BITTER WATER

Last post by TNTrue « Tue Aug 02, 2022 9:46 pm
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by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:59 pm
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Date: April 9, 1960

Summary: The Cartwrights get embroiled in a fight with their neighbor over water rights on land adjacent to the Ponderosa....

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I loved the subplot with Hoss and his dog, and it made me wonder, wouldn't a ranch like the Ponderosa have both dogs and cats? I'm sure they had mice...
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Last post by TNTrue
Tue Aug 02, 2022 9:46 pm
Episode 30 - FEET OF CLAY

Last post by Julianna « Wed Jul 28, 2021 8:12 pm
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by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 8:00 pm
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Date: April 16, 1960

Summary: Billy Allen is the son of a convicted felon who is temporarily in Ben’s custody. Billy and Hoss become close...

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It is still sad for Billy, but his choice to forgive and move on makes it more positive outcome in the future, perhaps.

TNTrue That kid is...
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Last post by Julianna
Wed Jul 28, 2021 8:12 pm
Episode 31 - DARK STAR

Last post by TNTrue « Wed Jul 28, 2021 12:24 pm
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by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 8:02 pm
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Date: April 23, 1960

Summary: Joe falls in love with Tirza, a gypsy girl, believed to be possessed by the devil.

Written by: Anthony Lawrence...

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Well, I'm going to be odd man out, and admit I quite like this episode. For one thing, Tirza sort of obliquely introduces something that was a big...
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Last post by TNTrue
Wed Jul 28, 2021 12:24 pm
Episode 32 - DEATH AT DAWN

Last post by CowgirlAtHeart « Sat Jul 31, 2021 10:29 pm
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by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 8:03 pm
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Date: April 30, 1960

Summary: Sam Bryant and his thugs are terrorizing Virginia City and the Cartwrights finally stand up to his tyranny. When...

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Someone mentioned that this could have ended with a cliffhanger. Can you imagine people spending the whole summer going, What happens to Ben? Is he...
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Last post by CowgirlAtHeart
Sat Jul 31, 2021 10:29 pm

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