Sally Fergus, called by many in Dodge “”Dirty Sally”” finds young wounded outlaw, Cyrus Pike at her home and nurses him back to health. His partners in a robbery are…

Matt is saved by a cowhand from an ambush. Matt then gets to do a favor for the cowhand.

Cleavus think he could be rich, but he soon finds fool’s gold in the mine.

A former lawman tries to go after a gang of outlaws and gets a shock of his own.

A convict returns to Dodge City to get a woman back.

Festus becomes a rich man.

Festus comes back from a shootout and can’t tell the story well.

A Captain of the sea wants to live Dodge City.

Just as Ben begins to formally adopt Jamie, his grandfather shows up to take him away. Ben tells the gentleman, “He’s a young man with his roots in Ponderosa soil….

Joe is stranded in the desert when his mare falls and breaks her leg. He falls unconscious from exhaustion and lack of water, and is found near death by a…

Jamie and three teen-agers – a girl and two boys – are kidnapped by Doyle, a hardened criminal with nothing to lose, and his gang of outlaws. The desperate outlaws…

When Luke Calhoun loses all his money in a stock scheme, he and his daughter Meena stay at the Ponderosa with disruptive consequences. Luke turns the ranch into a casino…

A veteran blinded by the last battle of the Civil War, returns to Virginia City, to solve the mystery surrounding who killed his brother.

Hoss takes the blame when a visiting actress kills her former boyfriend. The ex-boyfriend’s father, a senator, sets out to destroy the Cartwrights and the Ponderosa as retaliation, for the…

The wife of Virginia City’s new doctor leaves him, after their son dies in childbirth. The doctor snaps and abducts another woman’s baby.

Neta, a teen-age girl who is a friend of Jamie’s, witnesses an assault and robbery. The victim – Mr. Trumbull, a man who is about to inherit a fortune –…

Joe volunteers to help an old lawman escort a slick outlaw to jail, but when their prisoner kills the sheriff and wounds Joe, he must face the task alone.

To help the hapless wife and daughter of a lazy dreamer, Hoss arranges a “fixed” horse race.

Hoss becomes a judge in a contest–he has to pick the perfect/prettiest baby. The parents of the babies nearly all try to influence Hoss, so he has a hard time…

Joe is shot and wounded while he is on a cattle drive in the Nevada desert. Two ranchers find him, delirious from thirst and the heat, and take him to…

An alcoholic woman lashes out at Hoss after his testimony sends her husband to prison. She gets back at him by forcing the big guy to take custody of her…

Jamie deliberately disobeys Ben’s order not to drive the supply wagons. During his recklessness, the wagon goes out of control on a sharp curve and is wrecked. Nobody is hurt…

Ben, Hoss and Joe, along with Candy and a fellow rancher, are jailed on false trespassing charges by a greedy mining tycoon. The despot runs a gold mine (i.e., a…

The only person who can get Dusty out of jail is a professional fighter who will not return to Virginia City, so Joe stays on the man’s heels no matter…

The foreman of a neighboring ranch shoots a special steer belonging to the Cartwrights, and his scheming boss plots to take unfair advantage of the mistake.

While visiting the Ponderosa, Ben’s friend, April Christopher, is bitten by a rabid wolf. Ben and April and her daughter must come to terms with her illness as they all…

A racist and his henchmen steal a Gatling gun, with plans to massacre everyone – including the Cartwrights – involved in a peace treaty signing between the U.S. Army and…

Blinded by an explosion, Joe wallows in self-pity, and at first resists the efforts of a woman trying to teach him to live without sight, not knowing she is also…

Ben is shocked to learn the Army general he is backing as governor, advocates a policy of genocide towards all Indians.

An epidemic of influenza hits the Ponderosa and the only person who seems sure of what to do is the wife of a doctor, whom Doc Martin says is a…

An English couple comes to Nevada to learn why a ranch owned by the British investment firm is the only company holding not showing a profit.

Hoss is held prisoner by a fugitive black couple who they admit hate white people and have nothing to lose by killing them.

Bradley Meredith, a Ben Cartwright look-a-like, causes trouble when he sells land to the railroad. Ben has already turned down the deal, but Meredith, acting as Ben, accepts the deal,…

An insecure Jamie is unsure of his place in the family, having trouble adjusting at his new school and keeps getting harassed by a bully. When he takes Ben’s prized…

The Cartwrights are about to start a major cattle drive with other ranchers. It has been decided that Ben’s foreman will be trail boss on the drive. Weatherby, a fellow…

Settlers from Virginia argue over Hoss’ fate after one of them accidentally shoots him.

Polly fears that Chip is losing interest in her as a woman, and she takes some very dramatic steps to remedy the situation. Ernie gets the impression that the marriage…

Uncle Charley is persuaded to fill in as a Cello teacher to a small group of reluctant young music students. His teaching methods leave much to be desired as he…

Katie Douglas takes a job singing in a small coffee house, but both Steve and Charley have their doubts about the man she is going to work for. After meeting…

Barbara’s natural enthusiasm bubbles over into an embarrassing evening for Steve and some of his business associates. Barbara explains to Steve that adrenalin gets her going in competition, and she…