Season 7

The Debt

Sep 12, 196549 min

Wiley and Annie Kane arrive at the Ponderosa to work off their father's debt to Ben. It seems as though the elder Kane once swindled the Cartwright patriarch.

The Dilemma

Sep 19, 196549 min

Ben helps a convict win a parole only to have the man later become the chief suspect in a bank robbery.

The Brass Box

Sep 26, 196549 min

Juan Ortega claims he has a land grant which gives him ownership of the entire Nevada Territory.

The Other Son

Oct 3, 196549 min

A mule skinner and his two sons are hired by Ben to transport nitroglycerin to California.

The Lonely Runner

Oct 10, 196549 min

A judge awards itinerant horse breeder Jim Acton's beloved mare to rancher Sam Whipple. Jim tries to buy her back, but Whipple refuses his offer, after which a fight ensues and Jim kills Whipple in self-defense. The Cartwrights want to brin

Devil on Her Shoulder

Oct 17, 196549 min

Ben is attracted to Sarah Reynolds, a member of a religious order led by her fanatical uncle. When she is accused of being a witch, the Cartwrights step in.

Found Child

Oct 24, 196549 min

Hoss comes upon an overturned stagecoach and discovers a little girl suffering from shock. After the Cartwrights suceed in bringing her around, Hoss is disappointed she has relatives and cannot stay. The girl's uncle turns out to be the e

The Meredith Smith

Oct 31, 196549 min

Ben must determine who is the rightful heir to a fortune that includes water rights vital to the Ponderosa.

Mighty is the Word

Nov 7, 196549 min

Virginia City's newest preacher is an ex-gunfighter who wants only to build a new church, but the brother of one of his victims has other ideas. The blueprints for the church are said to be a gift from Adam.

The Strange One

Nov 14, 196549 min

Hoss and Joe find a woman abandoned by a wagon train because her gift of prophecy is considered a curse. "Wouldn't it be wonderful," says Ben, "if eveybody made a real effort to understand whatever's strange and unfamiliar rather to fear i

The Reluctant Rebel

Nov 21, 196549 min

The Generation Gap, Western-style, as Hoss tries to bring a young man and his father closer together.

Five Sundowns to Sunup

Dec 5, 196549 min

The mother of a young outlaw condemned to hang, threatens to have her gang's hostages killed if her son is not set free. One of the hostages is Joe.

A Natural Wizard

Dec 12, 196549 min

Hoss finds a kindred spirit in Skeeter Dexter, a lonesome young man who feels closer to animals than most people.

All Ye His Saints

Dec 19, 196549 min

In this series' highlight, little Michael Thorpe heads to the high country to ask God to spare his critically wounded father, believing he has found Him in the form of longtime fugitive Tom Cain.

The Dublin Lad

Jan 2, 196649 min

After sitting on a jury that has convicted Terrence O' Tool of murder, Joe has second thoughts about the verdict and decides to do some investigating of his own.

To Kill a Buffalo

Jan 9, 196649 min

Hoss finds a wounded young Indian on the prairie, who is torn between accepting the ways of the white man or returning to his old life.

Ride the Wind (1)

Jan 16, 196649 min

The Pony Express sets up office in Virginia and Joe is one of the first to join up. Ben also decides to invest in the fledgling enterprise. However, troubles soon plague the Pony Express with the Paiutes and a newspaper reporter, both try

Ride the Wind (2)

Jan 23, 196649 min

Conclusion to the previous-week's episode, where the Cartwrights provide needed assistance to the Pony Express.

Destiny's Child

Jan 30, 196649 min

After his only friend is killed, the Cartwrights take in a slow-witted man, who Roy Coffee informs them, is wanted for murder by Arizona authorities.

Peace Officer

Feb 6, 196649 min

While Sheriff Coffee is in Saint Louis, the Morrisey bunch decides to work off excess energy by wrecking the saloon in a violent spree. When Deputy Bill Harris tries to arrest them, they hit him on the head with a whiskey bottle, accidenta

The Code

Feb 13, 196649 min

Joe is goaded into facing gunman Dan Taggert, unaware there is more to be prearranged than he realizes.

Three Brides for Hoss

Feb 20, 196649 min

Not one, but three mail-order brides show up unexpectedly at the Ponderosa, all of them believing they are to marry Hoss.

The Emperor Norton

Feb 27, 196649 min

Joshua Norton, an eccentric and formerly wealthy San Francisco merchant who considers himself Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico, comes to the Ponderosa. Authorities want to have him committed, and Ben contacts Mark Twain

Her Brother's Keeper

Mar 6, 196649 min

Ben and Claire Armory fall in love, but their future is jeopardized by her disabled brother.

The Trouble with Jamie

Mar 20, 196649 min

The Cartwrights attempt to straighten out the snobbish young son of Ben's cousin.

Shining in Spain

Mar 27, 196649 min

Young, adoring Wendy Daniels has come to Virginia City to meet up with her father, Taylor Daniels, who has been traveling on business for the last five years. Joe is attracted to Wendy, but he faces stiff competition for her affections. S

The Genius

Apr 3, 196649 min

Hoss chooses a difficult path when he decides to rehabilitate a famous poet, Will Smith, who is really William Warlock Evans, who spends too much time drinking and eventually his wife arrives at the Ponderosa.

The Unwritten Commandment

Apr 10, 196649 min

Everyone feels Andy Walker is an outstanding singer but his father, who feels the boy should concentrate on ranch work instead. Joe mentions receiving a letter from Adam, currently in Paris.

Big Shadow on the Land

Apr 17, 196649 min

Italian immigrants are determined to establish their own vineyard on Ponderosa property.

The Fighters

Apr 24, 196649 min

Feeling guilty for unintentionally ending the career of a professional boxer, Hoss vows never to fight again. But things change when Joe is nearly beaten to death.

Home from the Sea

May 1, 196649 min

A sailor, claiming to be one of Adam's closest friends, is given a warm welcome by the Cartwrights, who have no way of knowing the man and his accomplice plan on robbing them.

The Last Mission

May 8, 196649 min

Ben and Hoss unwittingly aid a vengeful army colonel who plans to wipe out every Indian he can with a Gatling gun.

A Dollar's Worth of Trouble

May 15, 196649 min

Hoss finds himself in another mess, this one involving a beautiful blonde, a moonshiner, and a nearsighted outlaw who is allergic to chocolate and flowers.