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Episode 67 - THE SMILER

Last post by Oxgirl « Fri Oct 28, 2022 1:48 pm
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by Episode Guide » Mon Jun 22, 2015 8:34 am

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Date: September 24, 1961

Summary: Hoss accidentally kills a drunk in a saloon brawl. The man's smooth talking brother arrives in town to arrange...

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Saw this again today. Have we ever seen Hoss so wild and frenzied!! That guy really got under his skin. :o
I enjoyed the part where Adam and Joe...

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Last post by Oxgirl
Fri Oct 28, 2022 1:48 pm
Episode 68 - SPRINGTIME

Last post by Julianna « Wed Nov 02, 2022 5:23 pm
Replies: 61
by Episode Guide » Mon Jun 22, 2015 8:46 am
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Date: October 1, 1961

Summary: Jedidiah Milbank, an old friend of Ben’s, comes to visit. He is laid up in bed after an unfortunate injury...

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Love Most of John Wayne's movies! I am not a fan of the one with James Caan. Not crazy for True Grit. His performance is okay, but although I like...
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Last post by Julianna
Wed Nov 02, 2022 5:23 pm
Episode 69 - THE HONOR OF COCHISE

Last post by Comstock « Fri Nov 04, 2022 6:20 am
Replies: 32
by Episode Guide » Mon Jun 22, 2015 8:47 am
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Date: October 8, 1961

Summary: The Cartwrights and a bigoted army captain are surrounded by Cochise and his warriors, who claim the officer poisoned...

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They were eating pretzels along the way.

🥨🥨🥨 Lucky Cartwrights, they knew good food!
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Last post by Comstock
Fri Nov 04, 2022 6:20 am
Episode 70 - THE LONELY HOUSE

Last post by Oxgirl « Fri Nov 04, 2022 8:05 am
Replies: 26
by Episode Guide » Mon Jun 22, 2015 8:48 am
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Date: October 15, 1961

Summary: Little Joe comes to the home of Lee Bolden, the young widow of a family friend. The reason for his visit is to...

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I think quite often it's the cowboy hats, it must get very hot and sweaty under those hats sometimes! :laughing
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Last post by Oxgirl
Fri Nov 04, 2022 8:05 am
Episode 71 - THE BURMA RARITY

Last post by Oxgirl « Wed Nov 09, 2022 12:17 pm
Replies: 29
by Episode Guide » Mon Jun 22, 2015 8:49 am
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Date: October 22, 1961

Summary: This wild comedy involves a precious emerald, a pair of swindlers and an eccentric widow, Clementine Hawkins, who...

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I think LG's stuntman does a good job here actually, he has got LG's stance quite well. 👍
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Last post by Oxgirl
Wed Nov 09, 2022 12:17 pm
Episode 72 - BROKEN BALLAD

Last post by Oxgirl « Sat Nov 12, 2022 1:55 pm
Replies: 18
by Episode Guide » Mon Jun 22, 2015 9:07 am
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Date: October 29, 1961

Summary: Ed Payson, a former gunman, tries to buy supplies at the general store, Will Cass, the owner, refuses. The last...

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@Oxgirl I wrote a WHN for this episode and Adam's quest for what he sees as justice; this was my explanation as to why Billy got away with it. With...
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Last post by Oxgirl
Sat Nov 12, 2022 1:55 pm
Episode 73 - THE MANY FACES OF GIDEON FLINCH

Last post by Oxgirl « Fri Nov 25, 2022 5:01 am
Replies: 12
by Episode Guide » Mon Jun 22, 2015 9:09 am
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Date: November 5, 1961

Summary: This is another comedy full of antics and mistaken identities. Gideon Flinch cons Bullethead Burke out of $5000 and...

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It's one of my favourite episodes and I have seen it lots of times, but I never noticed this. :ha

At first I thought he was tweaking his sideburn...
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Last post by Oxgirl
Fri Nov 25, 2022 5:01 am
Episode 74 - THE FRIENDSHIP

Last post by daisy60 « Tue Jan 03, 2023 11:30 am
Replies: 17
by Episode Guide » Mon Jun 22, 2015 9:11 am
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Date: November 12, 1961

Summary: Danny Kidd is a prisoner on a chain gang and through a combination of circumstances he comes to save Joe’s life...

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That's very true. When Bonanza first started the directors all wanted Ben to chase off visitors, while holding a rifle and threatened to shoot them....
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Last post by daisy60
Tue Jan 03, 2023 11:30 am
Episode 75 - THE COUNTESS

Last post by Oxgirl « Mon Dec 05, 2022 6:04 am
Replies: 28
by Episode Guide » Mon Jun 22, 2015 9:12 am
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Date: November 19, 1961

Summary: Lady Chadwick, nee Linda Lawrence, a woman who spurned Ben’s love some twenty years earlier, arrives at the...

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She talked to the boys as though she already had some connection to them and called Ben darling every chance she could.

I also thought it quite...
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Last post by Oxgirl
Mon Dec 05, 2022 6:04 am
Episode 76 - THE HORSE BREAKER

Last post by Oxgirl « Sun Dec 04, 2022 6:51 am
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by Episode Guide » Mon Jun 22, 2015 9:13 am

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Date: November 26, 1961

Summary: Johnny Lightly, a professional wrangler working for the Cartwrights, is thrown from a broncing horse and paralyzed....

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Saw this again yesterday. Quite a good ep.
I wondered about the nurse coming to live full-time with one patient. I mean, didn't she have other...

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Last post by Oxgirl
Sun Dec 04, 2022 6:51 am
Episode 77 - DAY OF THE DRAGON

Last post by Julianna « Fri Jan 13, 2023 9:17 am
Replies: 39
by Episode Guide » Mon Jun 22, 2015 9:15 am
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Date:December 3, 1961

Summary: Joe wins a card game and is totally unaware that he was betting on – a beautiful Chinese slave girl – Su Ling – who...

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I agree with Oxgirl, She looks amazing!
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Last post by Julianna
Fri Jan 13, 2023 9:17 am
Episode 78 - THE FRENCHMAN

Last post by Oxgirl « Wed Dec 07, 2022 5:06 am
Replies: 33
by Episode Guide » Mon Jun 22, 2015 9:16 am
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Date: December 10, 1961

Summary: An arrogant and pompous Frenchman, and his sister, Eloise, show up in Virginia City. He claims to be the...

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The demonstration was cute, but I would have liked to have seen them demonstrate an actual fight for Hoss, not just a few moves. I wonder who would...
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Last post by Oxgirl
Wed Dec 07, 2022 5:06 am
Episode 79 - THE TIN BADGE

Last post by Oxgirl « Thu Dec 08, 2022 8:10 am
Replies: 27
by Episode Guide » Mon Jun 22, 2015 9:22 am
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Date: December 17, 1961

Summary: Little Joe sets out to prove he is a “man” by accepting the job of temporary sheriff in Rubincon. What he doesn’t...

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@Oxgirl I guess it musta been Rick O'Shay got the fella on the roof. :laughing

Haha, I had to Google that! :laughing
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Last post by Oxgirl
Thu Dec 08, 2022 8:10 am
Episode 80 - GABRIELLE

Last post by daisy60 « Fri Dec 09, 2022 2:21 pm
Replies: 18
by Episode Guide » Mon Jun 22, 2015 9:23 am
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Date: December 24, 1961

Summary: This Christmas tale is reminiscent of the classic, Heidi. Hoss and Joe find a wrecked wagon and a dead couple....

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:laughing That's true, but I'm still a worse singer than Joe. :rotfl

I'm probably worse than you. I remember when my kids were little I'd be...
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Last post by daisy60
Fri Dec 09, 2022 2:21 pm
Episode 81 - LAND GRAB

Last post by flabirder « Wed Dec 28, 2022 3:33 pm
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by Episode Guide » Mon Jun 22, 2015 9:26 am
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Date: December 31, 1961

Summary: The Cartwrights entertain and old army friend of Ben’s, Colonel Bragg. At the same time, they find a group of...

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Hop Sing is very much a part of the family and it helped that Adam reminded him of that. The Cartwrights would be lost without Hop Sing. I loved when...
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Last post by flabirder
Wed Dec 28, 2022 3:33 pm
Episode 82 - THE TALL STRANGER

Last post by Oxgirl « Sat Dec 10, 2022 2:14 pm
Replies: 32
by Episode Guide » Mon Jun 22, 2015 9:27 am
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Date: January 7, 1962

Summary: Hoss is head over heels in love with Margie Owens and plans to propose marriage to her. But before he can speak to...

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Saw this yesterday and quite enjoyed it. Poor sweet Hoss, so hurt, his pain did bring a tear to my eye. :sob
Joe seemed surprised when Hoss called...
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Last post by Oxgirl
Sat Dec 10, 2022 2:14 pm
Episode 83 - THE LADY FROM BALTIMORE

Last post by Oxgirl « Tue Dec 13, 2022 3:03 pm
Replies: 40
by Episode Guide » Mon Jun 22, 2015 9:28 am
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Date:January 14, 1962

Summary: Joe falls helplessly in love with Melinda Banning, daughter of a scheming woman wants her daughter to marry a...

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Saw this again today, an interesting ep.
I didn't see the point of those 3 men who were following Ben and also, seeing as there were so many men...
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Last post by Oxgirl
Tue Dec 13, 2022 3:03 pm
Episode 84 - THE RIDE

Last post by Oxgirl « Tue Dec 20, 2022 11:22 am
Replies: 61
by Episode Guide » Mon Jun 22, 2015 9:53 am
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Date: January 21, 1962

Summary: While waiting for the stagecoach at a way station, Adam witnesses the murder of the station manager by two men...

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Saw this again today, I think it's my favourite Adam ep. :thumbup
I wondered why there was so much money at the way station in the first place?...
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Last post by Oxgirl
Tue Dec 20, 2022 11:22 am
Episode 85 - THE STORM

Last post by Comstock « Wed Dec 28, 2022 11:55 pm
Replies: 28
by Episode Guide » Mon Jun 22, 2015 9:54 am
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Date: January 28, 1962

Summary: Joe falls in love with Laura White, the daughter of Captain Matthew White, one of Ben’s old sea-faring friends Joe...

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I think he explains it later, he says when he first saw her he just saw her as the schoolgirl she used to be and it was only as he got to know her...
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Last post by Comstock
Wed Dec 28, 2022 11:55 pm
Episode 86 - THE AULD SOD

Last post by Oxgirl « Thu Dec 22, 2022 4:55 am
Replies: 31
by Episode Guide » Mon Jun 22, 2015 9:56 am
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Date: February 4, 1962

Summary: Danny Lynch, Virginia City’s resident lush, has been writing to his dear old mother in Ireland for years, telling...

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Good thing the well wasn't full of stagnant water! Especially since he went down head first. Nellie must have been stronger then me to pull Hoss up....
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Last post by Oxgirl
Thu Dec 22, 2022 4:55 am
Episode 87 - GIFT OF WATER

Last post by daisy60 « Fri Dec 23, 2022 9:34 am
Replies: 22
by Episode Guide » Mon Jun 22, 2015 9:57 am
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Date: February 11, 1962

Summary: The entire Cartwright family band together to help a drought stricken family. They dig a well, build a windmill and...

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Sometimes I wonder, when I see them smirking at each other, someone may have missed their line. They sometime adlib, when one person forgets a line,...
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Last post by daisy60
Fri Dec 23, 2022 9:34 am
Episode 88 - THE JACKKNIFE

Last post by Oxgirl « Sun Dec 25, 2022 5:37 am
Replies: 31
by Episode Guide » Mon Jun 22, 2015 9:59 am
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Date: February 18, 1962

Summary: Adam stumbles onto a man who he suspects is part of a gang that has been rustling steer from the Ponderosa herd....

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My parents used to ask me the same thing. I said it could have my brother's bedroom since he wouldn't need it any more. :ha We lived in a 2nd floor...
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Last post by Oxgirl
Sun Dec 25, 2022 5:37 am
Episode 89 - THE GUILTY

Last post by daisy60 « Fri Dec 23, 2022 6:58 pm
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by Episode Guide » Mon Jun 22, 2015 10:11 am

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Date: February 25, 1962

Summary: Jack Groat's gun accidentally went off during a drunken brawl and his bullet killed Sheriff Lem Partridge's wife....

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Yes they were driving the wagon too fast-at least 5 MPH! :laughing Joe had to do that re-enactment of the shooting over and over again. The director...

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Last post by daisy60
Fri Dec 23, 2022 6:58 pm
Episode 90 - THE WOOING OF ABIGAIL JONES

Last post by Oxgirl « Sat Dec 24, 2022 2:44 pm
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by Episode Guide » Mon Jun 22, 2015 10:12 am
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Date: March 4, 1962

Summary: Hoss and Joe try to play matchmaker for Ponderosa hand Hank Meyers, who is smitten by the local school teacher, Abigail...

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Saw this again today. First time I saw it I loved it and gave it a top score of 1, second time I downgraded it to a 2, but today I've put it back to...
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Last post by Oxgirl
Sat Dec 24, 2022 2:44 pm
Episode 91 - THE LAWMAKER

Last post by Comstock « Tue Dec 27, 2022 8:21 am
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by Episode Guide » Mon Jun 22, 2015 10:13 am

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Date: March 11, 1962

Summary: Roy Coffee seeks a temporary sheriff. Ben recommends Asa Moran, a neighboring rancher. Asa foils a robbery, kills the...

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was Going down to the barbers shop and have them put a leech on this eye. Yuck!! :ohmy

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Last post by Comstock
Tue Dec 27, 2022 8:21 am
Episode 92 - LOOK TO THE STARS

Last post by Oxgirl « Fri Dec 30, 2022 2:28 pm
Replies: 33
by Episode Guide » Mon Jun 22, 2015 10:15 am
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Date: March 18, 1962

Summary: The Cartwrights come to the aid of a school boy, Albert Michaelson, who is being denied a fair education by the local...

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Has that been added to the slideshow or is it another version? Either way it's a wonderful shot; you can see a glint of tear in Hoss' eye! Thanks,...
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Last post by Oxgirl
Fri Dec 30, 2022 2:28 pm
Episode 93 - THE GAMBLE

Last post by pony « Mon Jan 23, 2023 4:40 pm
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by Episode Guide » Mon Jun 22, 2015 10:16 am
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Date: April 1, 1962

Summary: In the town of Alkalai, the Cartwrights are falsely accused of murder and robbery. After a sham of a trial, they are...

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Thanks for the link. Your WHIB is great. I enjoyed it very much.

Oh wow - thank you so much!!
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Last post by pony
Mon Jan 23, 2023 4:40 pm
Episode 94 - THE CRUCIBLE

Last post by Adamant « Wed Dec 28, 2022 3:48 pm
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by Episode Guide » Mon Jun 22, 2015 10:18 am
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Date: April 8, 1962

Summary: Adam is accosted by two thugs, who rob him and leave him stranded in the desert. He stumbles into the camp of Peter...

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I saw the 1967 movie Point Blank on TCM last year starring Lee Marvin and among others, John Vernon. In the IMDb trivia was this interesting piece:...
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Last post by Adamant
Wed Dec 28, 2022 3:48 pm
Episode 95 - INGER, MY LOVE

Last post by daisy60 « Fri Dec 30, 2022 3:48 pm
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by Episode Guide » Mon Jun 22, 2015 10:19 am
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Date: April 15, 1962

Summary: Ben reminisces about his first encounter with Hoss' mother in Galesburg, Illinois, as he and little Adam make their...

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Inger was my favorite of all of the wives. She was very pretty and a sweet personality. :thumbup
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Last post by daisy60
Fri Dec 30, 2022 3:48 pm
Episode 96 - BLESSED ARE THEY

Last post by Oxgirl « Mon Jan 02, 2023 5:29 am
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by Episode Guide » Mon Jun 22, 2015 10:20 am
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Date: April 22, 1962

Summary: Ben is called in to make the peace when the feud between the Mahans and the Clarkes involves the custody of their...

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I think he was an angel, sent to help them decide what was best for the children. :innocent

:laughing :eyeroll
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Last post by Oxgirl
Mon Jan 02, 2023 5:29 am
Episode 97 - THE DOWRY

Last post by Comstock « Tue Jan 03, 2023 1:32 am
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by Episode Guide » Mon Jun 22, 2015 10:21 am
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Date: April 29, 1962

Summary: Ben and the boys are involved in the romantic twists and turns between a phony heiress, a phony land baron and a...

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Ricardo spoke badly Spanish. He always said: My ranchero . That means my rancher. :rotfl :laughing He should have said my rancho .
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Last post by Comstock
Tue Jan 03, 2023 1:32 am
Episode 98 - THE LONG NIGHT

Last post by Julianna « Wed Jan 04, 2023 9:48 am
Replies: 26
by Episode Guide » Mon Jun 22, 2015 10:22 am
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Date: May 6, 1962

Summary: 2 men escape from prison in the same vicinity as Adam, who is carrying a $10,000 bank draft. One of the men ambushes Adam...

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Yeah, he said he'd made a big mistake and Adam said, not as big a mistake as he could have. But is that it?! Just sorry for trying and wanting to...
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Last post by Julianna
Wed Jan 04, 2023 9:48 am
Episode 99 - THE MOUNTAIN GIRL

Last post by Oxgirl « Wed Feb 08, 2023 10:38 am
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by Episode Guide » Mon Jun 22, 2015 10:23 am
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Date: May 13, 1962

Summary: Joe makes a promise to a dying sheepman to unite his granddaughter, Trudy, with her paternal grandfather. The...

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@ellen You were saying...
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Pretty. :laughing
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Last post by Oxgirl
Wed Feb 08, 2023 10:38 am
Episode 100 - THE MIRACLE MAKER

Last post by Oxgirl « Fri Jan 06, 2023 11:33 am
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by Episode Guide » Mon Jun 22, 2015 10:24 am

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Date: May 20, 1962

Summary: Hoss is consumed with guilt when he blames himself for a wagon accident that leaves a young woman paralyzed. Looking for...

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I don't like the epidode. I've seen it only once, almost two years ago and I don't know, if I'll see it again.

Agree, I thought it was awful! I...

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Fri Jan 06, 2023 11:33 am

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