Bonanza Season 8 Episodes
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Episode 236 - SOMETHING HURT, SOMETHING WILD
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Episode Guide » Tue Jun 23, 2015 9:38 pm
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Date: September 11, 1966
Summary: The Cartwrights' friendship with a neighboring rancher is threatened when the rancher's daughter accuses Joe of...
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Laurie sure could look scary sometimes! Lyn Loring played this really well. This is one of the episodes Pat Robinson excluded from the line-up. It...
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Last post by daisy60
Mon Dec 02, 2019 5:19 pm
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Episode 237 - HORSE OF A DIFFERENT HUE
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Episode Guide » Tue Jun 23, 2015 10:56 pm
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Date: September 18, 1966
Summary:At the request of his old friend Colonel Fairchild, Ben arranges a championship horse race unaware that the fix is...
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Yes, $5000 should outvalue the boys' pocket money by a negligible amount. :laughing This scene was great as was Joe's expression behind the beer...
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Last post by windward
Fri Oct 06, 2017 5:57 am
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Episode 238 - A TIME TO STEP DOWN
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Episode Guide » Tue Jun 23, 2015 10:57 pm
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Date: September 25, 1966
Summary: After the Cartwrights put aging wrangler Dan Tolliver out to pasture, he falls in with a group that plans to rob...
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It's sad when a man you always looked up to has aged and isn't as good at his job anymore. Many places find reasons to fire older people. Tolliver...
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Last post by daisy60
Mon Oct 19, 2020 7:29 am
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Episode 239 - THE PURSUED Part 1
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Episode Guide » Tue Jun 23, 2015 10:58 pm
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Date: October 2, 1966
Summary:Ben, Hoss and Joe go to Beehive to buy horses from Heber Clawson and end up having to help him, as he is being...
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Unfortunately, this is probably very close to the truth in the mid 1800's, although some of it was a bit dramatized for TV. The Mormon religion is...
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Last post by daisy60
Sat Sep 14, 2019 9:09 am
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Episode 240 - THE PURSUED Part 2
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Episode Guide » Tue Jun 23, 2015 11:00 pm
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Date: October 9, 1966
Summary: Heber Clawson and his two wives are forced out of their home and Joe helps them get away. Hoss and Ben meet up with...
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Part 2 is where most of the action is. The preacher calls himself a man of God but yet he was a cruel man, who looked down on those of another...
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Last post by daisy60
Wed Sep 18, 2019 12:50 am
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Episode 241 - TO BLOOM FOR THEE
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Episode Guide » Tue Jun 23, 2015 11:01 pm
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Date: October 16, 1966
Summary: A woman called Carol Attley comes to Virginia City and within a few days, Hoss has decided to marry her. But she...
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bonanza-verlorene-liebe_b-1.jpg I saw this first run but when it aired season 8 I didn't remember Geraldine Brooks being Elizabeth then when I...
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Last post by littlejulie
Tue Feb 02, 2021 7:02 pm
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Episode 242 - CREDIT FOR A KILL
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Episode Guide » Tue Jun 23, 2015 11:02 pm
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Date:October 23, 1966
Summary: Joe has a holiday from the ranch and visits an old friend, Morgan Tanner. Joe takes credit for killing a horse...
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This episode shows Joe's loyalty and protective nature.
i don't quite understand why Joe wouldn't just tell the Sheriff he's taking the credit for...
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Last post by Tracy
Sat Aug 29, 2015 4:18 pm
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Episode 243 - FOUR SISTERS FROM BOSTON
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Episode Guide » Tue Jun 23, 2015 11:03 pm
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Date: October 30, 1966
Summary: The four Lowell sisters arrive from Boston to claim the ranch left to them by their uncle, but unscrupulous land...
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I've always liked Vera Miles, who was Bob Miles ex-wife. The Cartwright's are trying to help their new neighbors but Sarah thinks they want their...
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Last post by daisy60
Sun Aug 16, 2015 5:38 am
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Episode 244 - OLD CHARLIE
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Episode Guide » Tue Jun 23, 2015 11:04 pm
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Date: November 6, 1966
Summary: Charlie runs the livery stable, but is always telling tall tales about his daring deeds. Billy Barker sets out to...
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This is a wonderful episode that showcases Hoss's tender heart and shows him suffering because of it. The couple - played by real-life husband and...
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Last post by Tracy
Sat Aug 29, 2015 2:23 pm
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Episode 245 - BALLAD OF THE PONDEROSA
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Episode Guide » Tue Jun 23, 2015 11:05 pm
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Date: November 13, 1966
Summary: Colter Preston comes to town singing a song about Ben having a hand in his father being wrongly accused of murder....
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I like most episodes Michael wrote but this one is a bit strange. No matter where Ben goes it seems there is Colton, singing about d*** Ben...
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Last post by daisy60
Fri Sep 04, 2015 10:46 am
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Episode 246 - THE OATH
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Episode Guide » Tue Jun 23, 2015 11:06 pm
Date: November 20,1966
Summary: Charlie Two, a young half breed, vows to kill Ben for turning in his father to the law, after his father is hung...
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Tue Jun 23, 2015 11:06 pm
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Episode 247 - A REAL NICE, FRIENDLY LITTLE TOWN
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Episode Guide » Tue Jun 23, 2015 11:07 pm
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Date: November 27,1966
Summary: Joe gets shot in the middle of the Ponderosa and Hoss is deputised to go and apprehend the person responsible. It...
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Funny episode. Hoss always shines in these type of episodes. I liked that he mentioned Adam when he was thanking pa for raising the boys the right...
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Last post by rogell
Thu Jul 02, 2020 7:15 pm
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Episode 248 - THE BRIDEGROOM
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Episode Guide » Tue Jun 23, 2015 11:08 pm
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Date: December 4, 1966
Summary: Maggie Dowling likes Jarrod, but when her father, who thinks she is too plain to get a husband, offers to pay off...
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I love how kind Joe is to Maggie and how he goes all out to help her prove her father wrong. I also love how irritated with Joe Jarrod gets!
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Last post by CowgirlAtHeart
Fri Nov 18, 2016 3:02 pm
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Episode 249 - TOMMY
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Episode Guide » Tue Jun 23, 2015 11:09 pm
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Date: December 18, 1966
Summary:A little deaf mute boy called Tommy, is sent to the Ponderosa by his mother, an old friend of the Cartwright’s. His...
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I particularly like the casting in this episode. How many little boys did they interview before they found one who could be quiet?
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Last post by Calamity
Mon Sep 12, 2016 10:20 pm
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Episode 250 - A CHRISTMAS STORY
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Episode Guide » Tue Jun 23, 2015 11:10 pm
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Date: December 25, 1966
Summary: Andy Walker, a successful singer, returns to Virginia City to sing to raise money for the orphans. His uncle, who...
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I love having Lorne reading to the children and Hoss dressed as Santa but it was strange that Hatte didn't finance building the orphanage herself....
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Last post by daisy60
Tue Sep 08, 2015 3:36 pm
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Episode 251 - PONDEROSA EXPLOSION
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Episode Guide » Wed Jun 24, 2015 9:24 am
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Date: January 1, 1967
Summary: Joe and Hoss go into the rabbit breeding business, but things soon get out of hand when neither of them can bear the...
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I've located and watched the episode, this is definitely my favorite season 8 episode!
I have Victor Sen Yung's cookbook somewhere, I should go look...
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Last post by daisy60
Mon Mar 15, 2021 2:34 pm
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Episode 252 - JUSTICE
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Episode Guide » Wed Jun 24, 2015 9:25 am
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Date: January 8, 1967
Summary: Joe is in love with the bank manager's daughter, unaware that mild mannered bank clerk, Horace, loves her too. When...
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Michael was always very good at showing emotions. He once said near the beginning of the show, when he needed to cry in a scene he thought of his...
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Last post by daisy60
Thu Nov 26, 2020 3:20 pm
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Episode 253 - A BRIDE FOR BUFORD
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Episode Guide » Wed Jun 24, 2015 9:26 am
Date: January 15, 1967
Summary: Buford Buckalaw strikes gold, so saloon singer Dolly Brantree's crooked manager insists that she goes out with him,...
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Last post by Episode Guide
Wed Jun 24, 2015 9:26 am
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Episode 254 - BLACK FRIDAY
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Episode Guide » Wed Jun 24, 2015 9:27 am
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Date: January 22, 1967
Summary: Joe meets up with a former Ponderosa ranch hand, Friday, who is now a gunfighter. The man is ill and Joe looks after...
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Despite the fact that this episode features shirtless Joe and shaving Joe, Black Friday doesn't seem to garner much comment here, or maybe it does in...
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Last post by Jim Barnsby
Mon Aug 26, 2019 8:12 am
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Episode 255 - THE UNSEEN WOUND
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Episode Guide » Wed Jun 24, 2015 9:28 am
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Date: January 29, 1967
Summary: One of Ben's old friends, Paul Rowan, is now a sheriff in Concho and Ben goes to visit him. The man is obviously...
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That's interesting about Lorne and Lesley Nielson both being fellow Canadians. Many guests on Bonanza have worked previously with one or more of the...
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Last post by daisy60
Mon Jun 10, 2019 3:31 pm
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Episode 256 - JOURNEY TO TERROR
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Episode Guide » Wed Jun 24, 2015 9:29 am
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Date: February 5, 1967
Summary: Joe visits old friends Tom and Ellie Sue and their son Benjie. Their farm is suffering from the drought and Tom has...
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That must have been the trick suitcase he keeps for nosy sheriffs! He kept his real suitcase hidden with more tan shirts and grey pants.
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Last post by daisy60
Sun Mar 26, 2017 2:06 am
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Episode 257 - AMIGO
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Episode Guide » Wed Jun 24, 2015 9:29 am
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Date: February 12, 1967
Summary: Ben saves the life of a Mexican outlaw, Amigo, who is being chased by a posse. Joe wants to turn him in, but Ben...
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I just re-watched this episode and have been wondering about that scene between Ben and Joe after the possemen left empty-handed. Ben was mad at Joe...
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Last post by Chenoa
Tue Oct 20, 2020 5:59 pm
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Episode 258 - A WOMAN IN THE HOUSE
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Episode Guide » Wed Jun 24, 2015 9:30 am
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Date: February 19, 1967
Summary: Mary Farnum, an old friend of the Cartwrights, turns up with her husband who is a drunk. Ben gives him a job, for...
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After watching the episode again it does not seem to me like Mary is truly in love with Ben. Allright maybe a little, but not seriously and Ben is...
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Last post by Chenoa
Fri Sep 20, 2019 7:52 pm
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Last post by Episode Guide
Wed Jun 24, 2015 9:31 am
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Episode 260 - JOE CARTWRIGHT, DETECTIVE
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Episode Guide » Wed Jun 24, 2015 9:32 am
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Date: March 5, 1967
Summary: Joe decides he wants to be a detective, after reading whodunnits. His attempts at solving crime are hilarious, but...
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I have an idea that they used to play many pranks on the lord of the Ponderosa as well.
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Last post by Janet the Wicked
Sun Jul 05, 2020 1:30 pm
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Episode 261 - DARK ENOUGH TO SEE THE STARS
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Episode Guide » Wed Jun 24, 2015 9:33 am
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Date: March 12, 1967
Summary: A young drifter, Billy Wilcox, goes to work on the Ponderosa. He is being hounded by the law for a crime he was not...
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I just don't understand why the Marshal was in Bens house after the party was done, Ben was in his PJs so clearly it was late. Then the marshal just...
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Last post by rolsson
Thu Jul 18, 2019 4:23 am
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Episode 262 - THE DEED AND THE DILEMMA
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Episode Guide » Wed Jun 24, 2015 9:34 am
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Date: March 26, 1967
Summary: Giorgio Rossi is now growing grapes on the land Ben has granted him. But the neighboring ranchers decide to take...
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I can watch the episodes but they're not my go to episodes.
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Last post by daisy60
Tue Aug 04, 2015 12:10 pm
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Episode 263 - THE PRINCE
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Episode Guide » Wed Jun 24, 2015 9:35 am
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Date: April 2, 1967
Summary: A Russian Count and Countess come to stay at the Ponderosa, but an outlaw is waiting to cause trouble.
Written by:...
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I usually skip watching this one. It doesn't make much sense to me.
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Last post by daisy60
Sun Jan 10, 2016 5:09 pm
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Last post by Episode Guide
Wed Jun 24, 2015 9:36 am
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Wed Jun 24, 2015 9:36 am
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Episode 266 - THE WORMWOOD CUP
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Episode Guide » Wed Jun 24, 2015 9:37 am
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Date: April 23, 1967
Summary: Joe has a $1,000 price put on his head by an embittered woman, who thinks he is responsible for killing her brother....
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Since I first viewed it and for a long time now I have had a morbid, dark fascination with this episode - I love it so much it haunts me to the point...
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Last post by Oxgirl
Tue Dec 29, 2020 5:02 am
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Episode 267 - CLARISSA
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Episode Guide » Wed Jun 24, 2015 9:38 am
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Date: April 30, 1967
Summary:Cousin Clarissa comes to stay with the Cartwrights and ends up alienating most of the town.
Written by: Chester...
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Clarissa is in the dictionary describing someone who puts their foot in their mouth constantly and who can't mind their own beezwax Dum Dum Dum bye!
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Last post by littlejulie
Thu Nov 12, 2020 8:14 pm
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Episode 268 - MAESTRO HOSS
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Episode Guide » Wed Jun 24, 2015 9:39 am
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Date: May 7, 1967
Summary:A palm reading con woman convinces Hoss that he is a musical genius on the violin and he drives the rest of the family mad...
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This is one of the funniest episodes! I love when Ben and Joe end up sleeping in the barn and then Roy comes in and wakes them up. Now I'm going need...
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Last post by daisy60
Tue May 28, 2019 1:02 am
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Episode 269 - THE GREEDY ONES
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Episode Guide » Wed Jun 24, 2015 9:40 am
Date: May 14, 1967
Summary: Gus Schultz has been looking for gold for thirty years and when he makes his strike, possibly on the Ponderosa, it...
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Wed Jun 24, 2015 9:40 am
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