• Premiered: Sep 1959
  • Episodes: 431
  • Followers: 29
  • Ended
  • NBC
  • Unknown
  • Action Adventure Western

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Season 7
7x1
The Debt
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 12, 1965
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.
7x2
The Dilemma
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Air date
Sep 19, 1965
Ben helps a convict win a parole only to have the man later become the chief suspect in a bank robbery.
7x3
The Brass Box
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Air date
Sep 26, 1965
Juan Ortega claims he has a land grant which gives him ownership of the entire Nevada Territory.
7x4
The Other Son
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Air date
Oct 03, 1965
A mule skinner and his two sons are hired by Ben to transport nitroglycerin to California.
7x5
The Lonely Runner
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Air date
Oct 10, 1965
The Cartwrights' friend, Jim Acton, is in danger of losing his prized mare. He has sold a herd of wild horses to horse trader Sam Whipple, and Whipple takes him to court claiming the .. show full overview
7x6
Devil on Her Shoulder
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Air date
Oct 17, 1965
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.
7x7
Found Child
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Air date
Oct 24, 1965
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 .. show full overview
7x8
The Meredith Smith
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Air date
Oct 31, 1965
Ben must determine who is the rightful heir to a fortune that includes water rights vital to the Ponderosa.
7x9
Mighty is the Word
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Nov 07, 1965
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.
7x10
The Strange One
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Air date
Nov 14, 1965
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 .. show full overview
7x11
The Reluctant Rebel
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Air date
Nov 21, 1965
The Generation Gap, Western-style, as Hoss tries to bring a young man and his father closer together.
7x12
Five Sundowns to Sunup
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Air date
Dec 05, 1965
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.
7x13
A Natural Wizard
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Air date
Dec 12, 1965
Hoss finds a kindred spirit in Skeeter Dexter, a lonesome young man who feels closer to animals than most people.
7x14
All Ye His Saints
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Air date
Dec 19, 1965
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.
7x15
The Dublin Lad
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Air date
Jan 02, 1966
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.
7x16
To Kill a Buffalo
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Air date
Jan 09, 1966
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.
7x17
Ride the Wind (1)
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Air date
Jan 16, 1966
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 .. show full overview
7x18
Ride the Wind (2)
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Air date
Jan 23, 1966
Conclusion to the previous-week's episode, where the Cartwrights provide needed assistance to the Pony Express.
7x19
Destiny's Child
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Air date
Jan 30, 1966
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.
7x20
Peace Officer
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Air date
Feb 06, 1966
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, .. show full overview
7x21
The Code
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Air date
Feb 13, 1966
Joe is goaded into facing gunman Dan Taggert, unaware there is more to be prearranged than he realizes.
7x22
Three Brides for Hoss
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Air date
Feb 20, 1966
Not one, but three mail-order brides show up unexpectedly at the Ponderosa, all of them believing they are to marry Hoss.
7x23
The Emperor Norton
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 27, 1966
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 .. show full overview
7x24
Her Brother's Keeper
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Air date
Mar 06, 1966
Ben and Claire Armory fall in love, but their future is jeopardized by her disabled brother.
7x25
The Trouble with Jamie
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Mar 20, 1966
The Cartwrights attempt to straighten out the snobbish young son of Ben's cousin.
7x26
Shining in Spain
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Air date
Mar 27, 1966
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, .. show full overview
7x27
The Genius
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Air date
Apr 03, 1966
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.
7x28
The Unwritten Commandment
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 10, 1966
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.
7x29
Big Shadows on the Land
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Air date
Apr 17, 1966
Italian immigrants are determined to establish their own vineyard on Ponderosa property.
7x30
The Fighters
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Air date
Apr 24, 1966
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.
7x31
Home from the Sea
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Air date
May 01, 1966
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.
7x32
The Last Mission
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Air date
May 08, 1966
Ben and Hoss unwittingly aid a vengeful army colonel who plans to wipe out every Indian he can with a Gatling gun.
7x33 Season finale
A Dollar's Worth of Trouble
Episode overview
Air date
May 15, 1966
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.

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