Date: January 2, 1973

Summary: Candy, on an errand for Ben, is jailed for the murder.

Written by: Joel Murcott and Arthur Heinemann
Directed by:...

Date: October 31, 1972

Summary: Samuel Clemens makes his return to Virginia City, this time offering tales over an unsolved murder that was tied to...

Date: October 24, 1972

Summary: Ben plays midwife in a hostage situation.

Written by: Joel Murcott
Directed by: Nicholas Colasanto
Guest Stars:...

Date: September 19, 1972

Summary: Ben tries to help an old friend ex-con readjust to life on the outside.

Written by: Don Ingalls
Directed by:...

Date: March 26, 1972

Summary: Hoss, Joe, and Jamie decide to get rich by selling their shares in a rundown saloon. The plot thickens when they...

Date: March 19, 1972

Summary: When friend, Rose Beckett and her daughter arrive at the Ponderosa, Ben doesn’t know that they are hiding from the...

Date: March 12, 1972

Summary: Hoss is mistakenly arrested as the youngest brother of an inept gang that has just been released after serving twelve...

Date: March 5, 1972

Summary: Seven year old Jonah is killed by the Springer gang during a bank robbery shootout. Joe, Jamie, and Jonah’s grandfather...

Date: February 20, 1972

Summary: Ben is trying to finalize a land deal with Sid Langley, a man he has disliked for years. Suffering from an earlier...

Date: February 6, 1972

Summary: Ben, Hoss and Joe travel to Mexico on business. When Joe goes to town to hire some hands and doesn’t return, Hoss...

Date: January 30, 1972

Summary: A Serbian family falls on hard times and the husband feeling that he is not providing enough for his family starts...

Date: January 9, 1972

Summary: Hoss and Joe take on the huge job of searching for Jamie on the Ponderosa. They try to enlist the aid of a psychic....

Date: December 12, 1971

Summary: Luke and Meena Calhoun are back on the Ponderosa! Luke is running gambling games in the bunkhouse and Meena is in...

Date:November 28, 1971

Summary: Actress Lola Fairmont is coming to Virginia City, but a washed out bridge makes it impossible for the stage to...

Date: November 21, 1971

Summary: A blind man comes to the Ponderosa searching for and seeking revenge against his brother’s killer. With Jamie’s...

Date: October 31, 1971

Summary: Dr. Sloan is busy delivering a neighbor’s baby while his wife, who is home alone, loses their son during childbirth....

Date: September 26, 1971

Summary: Conway, an outlaw, is sentenced to five years in jail based on Hoss’ testimony. Conway’s wife has a drinking...

Date: April 11, 1971

Summary: Joe must convince a fighter to return to Virginia City to testify for Dusty.

Written by: Preston Wood
Directed by:...

Date: February 28, 1971

Summary: An epidemic threatens Virginia City. A young doctor's wife must convince the town to try her methods to save those...

Date: February 21, 1971

Summary: A highly respected General's chances for the governorship are jeopardized by his unknown racism.

Written by: John...