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Episode 1 - A ROSE FOR LOTTA

Last post by Boon « Sat Jan 22, 2022 6:54 pm
Replies: 69
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 10:14 am
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Date: September 12, 1959

Summary: Alpheus Troy needs trees from the Ponderosa in his mining business, but Ben won't sell. Troy acquires the...

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Thank you for the welcome! The first episode had its flaws, but it had some fun bits as well.
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Last post by Boon
Sat Jan 22, 2022 6:54 pm
Episode 2 - THE SUN MOUNTAIN HERD

Last post by Boon « Sat Jan 22, 2022 2:18 pm
Replies: 40
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 1:56 pm
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Date: September 19, 1959

Summary: Mark Burdette and Early Thorne arrive in Virginia City planning to get rich by killing herds of antelope and...

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Interesting tidbit:
An Asian-American speaking to a Native American in Chinese.

Favorite Lines:

Ben: Food is one thing. Destroying the balance of...
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Last post by Boon
Sat Jan 22, 2022 2:18 pm
Episode 3 - THE NEWCOMERS

Last post by Boon « Sat Jan 22, 2022 3:55 pm
Replies: 17
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 6:50 pm
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Date: September 26, 1959

Summary: Blake McCall and his partner John Pennington are headed across the Ponderosa, along with John's sister, Emily, who...

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Favorite lines:

Adam: I wish Hoss would get back soon; it takes four men to replace him.

Hoss: I reckon that is the way it is sometimes, you look...
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Last post by Boon
Sat Jan 22, 2022 3:55 pm
Episode 4 - THE PAIUTE WAR

Last post by Boon « Wed Feb 09, 2022 1:26 pm
Replies: 8
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 6:56 pm

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Date: October 3, 1959

Summary: When four Paiutes come into Wilson's Trading Post, proprietor Jack Wilson keeps and mistreats the two women. Adam and...

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Thank you, TNTrue. My google search of cuffed pants revealed these two bits of information:

Cuffed trousers emerged in Britain in the 1890’s and...

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Last post by Boon
Wed Feb 09, 2022 1:26 pm
Episode 5 - ENTER MARK TWAIN

Last post by daisy60 « Wed Feb 16, 2022 1:35 pm
Replies: 23
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 6:58 pm
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Date: October 10, 1959

Summary: Samuel Clemens arrives in Virginia City and takes a job at The Territorial Enterprise. After he hears about the...

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I agree, Ben was the one who told David Dortort that Ben Cartwright should be more open and welcoming to people. I didn't like them chasing everyone...
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Last post by daisy60
Wed Feb 16, 2022 1:35 pm
Episode 6 - THE JULIA BULETTE STORY

Last post by Julianna « Mon Jan 24, 2022 1:33 pm
Replies: 28
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:02 pm
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Date: October 17, 1959

Summary: Joe is attracted to French saloon owner Julia Bulette. Ben is not pleased with their relationship due to the fact of...

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My problem with this episode is alas at the beginning. Joe going to San Francisco on his own? This episode was just a few episodes after the pilot...
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Last post by Julianna
Mon Jan 24, 2022 1:33 pm
Episode 7 - THE SAGA OF ANNIE O'TOOLE

Last post by LoriManten « Mon Mar 28, 2022 3:28 pm
Replies: 21
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:04 pm
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Date: October 24, 1959

Summary: Annie O’Toole comes to Washoe to take over a mining claim that her fiancé, Swede, had filed for her. On the trip to...

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This was a fun episode and watching my cousin doing it was great fun.
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Last post by LoriManten
Mon Mar 28, 2022 3:28 pm
Episode 8 - THE PHILIP DIEDESHIEMER STORY

Last post by Boon « Wed Feb 09, 2022 8:45 pm
Replies: 19
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:05 pm
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Date: October 31, 1959

Summary: German engineer Philip Diedesheimer is brought in to have a look at the Opher mine, which has had a lot of cave-ins....

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The opening scene is reminiscent of the Antebellum South: lavish clothes and surroundings, a business minded father who dotes on Helene, his belle of...
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Last post by Boon
Wed Feb 09, 2022 8:45 pm
Episode 9 - MR. HENRY COMSTOCK

Last post by TNTrue « Mon Oct 04, 2021 8:43 pm
Replies: 34
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:06 pm
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Date: November 7, 1959

Summary: Henry Comstock claims ownership of land where gold is discovered. Joe is attracted to Saratuchee, the daughter of...

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Uh oh. That would be me. But you all knew I was a might peculiar anyway.

I've always found the Victorian Era really odd for not recognizing that...
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Last post by TNTrue
Mon Oct 04, 2021 8:43 pm
Episode 10 - THE MAGNIFICENT ADAH

Last post by daisy60 « Mon Apr 11, 2022 8:24 am
Replies: 45
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:08 pm
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Date: November 15, 1959

Summary: The famous actress Adah Menken arrives in Virginia City. Convinced that their father intends to marry her, Adam,...

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I love that beginning scene with Hoss climbing out the window and meeting up with Joe. They thought they's be caught by their pa or Adam, not knowing...
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Last post by daisy60
Mon Apr 11, 2022 8:24 am
Episode 11 - THE TRUCKEE STRIP

Last post by TNTrue « Wed Sep 16, 2020 11:13 am
Replies: 7
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:10 pm

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Date: November 21, 1959

Summary: Luther Bishop and the Cartwrights have been involved in a feud over a piece of land called the Truckee Strip. A...

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I found this episode rather hard to believe. I mean, Little Joe pulling a gun... on his father?! That's something that certainly served its purpose:...

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Last post by TNTrue
Wed Sep 16, 2020 11:13 am
Episode 12 - THE HANGING POSSE

Last post by rogell « Mon Jan 10, 2022 1:55 am
Replies: 35
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:19 pm
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Date: November 28, 1959

Summary: Adam and Joe join a posse when the husband of the victim forms one, but leave after the posse becomes a lynch mob....

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One of my favorite episodes. As has been stated many times by others, the interaction between Adam and Joe tell a lot about their relationship. You...
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Last post by rogell
Mon Jan 10, 2022 1:55 am
Episode 13 - VENDETTA

Last post by littlejulie « Wed Oct 07, 2020 9:50 am
Replies: 19
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:20 pm
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Date: December 5, 1959

Summary: Ben and Hoss walk in on a bank robbery. Ben is shot but wounds one of the robbers, Billy Morgan. The Sheriff goes...

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Yes! H does High Noon I especially like this ep because it's a western done right Lots of action and a bit of a fight at the end No angst no whining...
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Last post by littlejulie
Wed Oct 07, 2020 9:50 am
Episode 14 - THE SISTERS

Last post by Cherredarls « Tue Sep 28, 2021 6:42 pm
Replies: 17
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:22 pm
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Date: December 12, 1959

Summary: Adam is arrested for the murder of the saloon girl he's been dating.

Written by: Carey Wilber
Directed by:...

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Does anyone have a list of Adams other girlfriends other than Ruth, Regina, and Laura?

There’s a few girlfriends, but many ladies, he kissed....
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Last post by Cherredarls
Tue Sep 28, 2021 6:42 pm
Episode 15 - THE LAST HUNT

Last post by TNTrue « Tue Oct 06, 2020 9:32 pm
Replies: 3
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:23 pm

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Date: December 19, 1959

Summary: Hoss and Joe encounter a pregnant Indian and deliver her baby in the wilderness.

Written by: : Donald S. Sanford...

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It was the first time we saw how tough Native American women were. Travelling on foot in the mountains, in the snow when she was about to give birth...

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Last post by TNTrue
Tue Oct 06, 2020 9:32 pm
Episode 16 - EL TORO GRANDE

Last post by Oxgirl « Mon Apr 11, 2022 1:34 pm
Replies: 13
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:24 pm
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Date: January 2, 1960

Summary: Hoss and Joe travel to Monterey to buy a seed bull for the Ponderosa.

Written by: John Tucker Battle
Directed by:...

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Watched this again today and I think I enjoyed it more the second time around actually. £15,000!!!??? Boy, that's a lot of cash to be walking around...
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Last post by Oxgirl
Mon Apr 11, 2022 1:34 pm
Episode 17 - THE OUTCAST

Last post by Comstock « Thu Oct 07, 2021 9:52 am
Replies: 21
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:25 pm
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Date: January 9, 1960

Summary: After her father and brother are hung, Leta Malvet becomes an outcast and she goes to the Ponderosa to recover. When...

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Oxgirl Maybe so, but I thought he looked a lot older.

Maybe cause of the beard.
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Last post by Comstock
Thu Oct 07, 2021 9:52 am
Episode 18 - A HOUSE DIVIDED

Last post by Oxgirl « Tue Oct 13, 2020 7:51 am
Replies: 23
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:27 pm
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Date: January 16, 1960

Summary: Though he tries with all his might, Ben cannot keep the politics of the Civil War out of his home…nor can he keep it...

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Yep, I noticed that several times.

In The Duke also. :laughing
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Last post by Oxgirl
Tue Oct 13, 2020 7:51 am
Episode 19 - THE GUNMEN

Last post by Julianna « Wed Sep 08, 2021 9:00 pm
Replies: 7
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:28 pm

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Date: January 23, 1960

Summary: While traveling through Kiowa Flats, Hoss and Joe are mistaken for the infamous Slade Brothers.

Written by: Carey...

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Just not a favorite of mine at all. I just thought Bank Run was much better. I found this episode much more contrived. The two gunmen weren’t much...

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Last post by Julianna
Wed Sep 08, 2021 9:00 pm
Episode 20 - THE FEAR MERCHANTS

Last post by TNTrue « Tue Jun 15, 2021 10:33 am
Replies: 14
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:29 pm
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Date: January 30, 1960

Summary: Bigotry rears its ugly head in Virginia City in the form of mayoral candidate Andy Fulmer. Chinese citizens are the...

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Some of this still goes on today. People take advantage of others.

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This is one of the reasons I think a lot of us love the Cartwrights --...
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Last post by TNTrue
Tue Jun 15, 2021 10:33 am
Episode 21 - THE SPANISH GRANT

Last post by Julianna « Sun Apr 03, 2022 8:03 am
Replies: 36
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:30 pm
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Date: February 6, 1960

Summary: A Spanish noblewoman insists that part of the Ponderosa belongs to her family and she has an old Spanish Land Grant...

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I remember someone here posting an article where Dan says that the one person he wouldn't want to get into a fight with was Pernell.

I wonder about...
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Last post by Julianna
Sun Apr 03, 2022 8:03 am
Episode 22 - BLOOD ON THE LAND

Last post by cowgirl8 « Thu Mar 31, 2022 1:08 am
Replies: 29
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:32 pm
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Date: February 13, 1960

Summary: Jeb Drummond allows his sheep to graze on the Ponderosa. Ben orders him off his land. Drummond kidnaps Adam, in...

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Just watched this episode tonight and while it was shown later in the season, it almost feels like an episode that was filmed towards the beginning...
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Last post by cowgirl8
Thu Mar 31, 2022 1:08 am
Episode 23 - DESERT JUSTICE

Last post by Julianna « Tue Jul 27, 2021 11:10 am
Replies: 7
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:52 pm

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Date: February 20, 1960

Summary: Marshall Emmett Dowd arrests Dave Walker, a Cartwright hand, and plans to take him back to California to stand...

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This is a good solid episode. Hoss and Adam do get surprised by Dave. I love the ending bit. They just couldn’t let the show end on a sad note and...

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Last post by Julianna
Tue Jul 27, 2021 11:10 am
Episode 24 - THE STRANGER

Last post by Comstock « Wed Nov 10, 2021 10:24 am
Replies: 15
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:54 pm
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Date:February 27, 1960

Summary:New Orleans police inspector Charles LeDuque, arrives on the eve of Ben’s gubernatorial campaign, with a warrant for...

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Last night we were watching Second Chance , where Hoss and Pa abandon their horses and race for cover, and hubby grumbled about the fact that their...
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Last post by Comstock
Wed Nov 10, 2021 10:24 am
Episode 25 - ESCAPE TO PONDEROSA

Last post by TNTrue « Wed Jul 07, 2021 1:01 pm
Replies: 8
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:55 pm

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Date: March 5, 1960

Summary: Three army deserters find themselves on the Ponderosa and Ben comes up against the brutal and relentless army captain...

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I like but don't love this episode. I love the card scene with Little Joe and Hoss (as does everyone else, it seems!), however it is one of the...

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Last post by TNTrue
Wed Jul 07, 2021 1:01 pm
Episode 26 - THE AVENGER

Last post by Garbanzo « Tue Jun 14, 2022 10:54 am
Replies: 18
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:56 pm
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Date: March 19, 1960

Summary: : Sally Byrnes wrongfully accuses Ben and Adam of murdering her father and they are condemned to die. The town turns...

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I also watched Combat and I agree, Vic Morrow was a wonderful actor. Unfortunately, Vic's life ended tragically and way too soon. He and Pernell...
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Last post by Garbanzo
Tue Jun 14, 2022 10:54 am
Episode 27 - THE LAST TROPHY

Last post by Julianna « Thu Jul 08, 2021 8:34 pm
Replies: 19
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:57 pm
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Date: March 26, 1960

Summary: : Lord Marion and Lady Beatrice Dunsford, friends of Ben, come for a visit. Adam takes them on a hunting trip, where...

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You have all brought up some good points about Adam. I have read somewhere that the writers had a hard time writing for Adam. It makes sense that PR...
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Last post by Julianna
Thu Jul 08, 2021 8:34 pm
Episode 28 - SAN FRANCISCO

Last post by TNTrue « Fri Jun 03, 2022 12:17 pm
Replies: 41
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:58 pm
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Date: April 2, 1960

Summary: Ben, Hoss and Joe deliver a herd to San Francisco and in the process get shanghaied on the Barbary Coast. Hop Sing and...

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Janet's POD thread on this episode reminds me I wrote up some stuff on a drink mentioned in this episode that I never got around to posting....
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Last post by TNTrue
Fri Jun 03, 2022 12:17 pm
Episode 29 - BITTER WATER

Last post by Julianna « Tue Apr 12, 2022 9:24 am
Replies: 13
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:59 pm
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Date: April 9, 1960

Summary: The Cartwrights get embroiled in a fight with their neighbor over water rights on land adjacent to the Ponderosa....

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This episode is pretty good, but plot holes are there. As mentioned above, where could water be a problem? Couldn’t they engineer water from that...
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Last post by Julianna
Tue Apr 12, 2022 9:24 am
Episode 30 - FEET OF CLAY

Last post by Julianna « Wed Jul 28, 2021 8:12 pm
Replies: 18
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 8:00 pm
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Date: April 16, 1960

Summary: Billy Allen is the son of a convicted felon who is temporarily in Ben’s custody. Billy and Hoss become close...

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It is still sad for Billy, but his choice to forgive and move on makes it more positive outcome in the future, perhaps.

TNTrue That kid is...
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Last post by Julianna
Wed Jul 28, 2021 8:12 pm
Episode 31 - DARK STAR

Last post by TNTrue « Wed Jul 28, 2021 12:24 pm
Replies: 14
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 8:02 pm
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Date: April 23, 1960

Summary: Joe falls in love with Tirza, a gypsy girl, believed to be possessed by the devil.

Written by: Anthony Lawrence...

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Well, I'm going to be odd man out, and admit I quite like this episode. For one thing, Tirza sort of obliquely introduces something that was a big...
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Last post by TNTrue
Wed Jul 28, 2021 12:24 pm
Episode 32 - DEATH AT DAWN

Last post by CowgirlAtHeart « Sat Jul 31, 2021 10:29 pm
Replies: 35
by Episode Guide » Sun Jun 21, 2015 8:03 pm
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Date: April 30, 1960

Summary: Sam Bryant and his thugs are terrorizing Virginia City and the Cartwrights finally stand up to his tyranny. When...

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Someone mentioned that this could have ended with a cliffhanger. Can you imagine people spending the whole summer going, What happens to Ben? Is he...
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Last post by CowgirlAtHeart
Sat Jul 31, 2021 10:29 pm

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