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- Season 2 overviewSep 10, 1960-Jun 3, 196134 episodesSeason 2 episodes1. Showdown Sep 10, 1960
- A bank robber takes a job with the Cartwrights to hide his accomplices on the Ponderosa.
- 2. The Mission Sep 17, 1960
- Hoss befriends a former Army scout (Henry Hull) who drinks to forget the massacre of his troop.
- 3. Badge Without Honor Sep 24, 1960
- A Deputy U.S. Marshal arrives to accompany a Cartwright friend back to a California court.
- 4. The Mill Oct 1, 1960
- A hired hand (Claude Akins) victimizes the Cartwrights' disabled neighbor (Harry Townes).
- 5. The Hopefuls Oct 8, 1960
- Outlaws plot to steal a trunk containing the savings of a religious group.
- 6. Denver McKee Oct 15, 1960
- The Cartwrights help a former decorated Army scout find security for his daughter.
- 7. Day of Reckoning Oct 22, 1960
- Hoss' bandit uncle (Neville Brand) decides to bypass the Ponderosa, but his gang disagrees.
- 8. The Abduction Oct 29, 1960
- Little Joe and Hoss seek Joe's date, who disappeared while the trio was at a carnival.
- 9. Breed of Violence Nov 5, 1960
- Bank robbers hide on a ranch that Hoss and Little Joe are visiting.
- 10. The Last Viking Nov 12, 1960
- For saving his life, Ben offers some Ponderosa farmland to an American Indian.
- 11. The Trail Gang Nov 26, 1960
- An outlaw joins the cattle drive, knowing it will take him to the town where his father is sheriff.
- 12. The Savage Dec 3, 1960
- When Adam passes through a sacred Indian burial ground, Shoshone braves attack him in revenge.
- 13. Silent Thunder Dec 10, 1960
- Little Joe's efforts to help a deaf-mute girl backfire when she falls in love with him.
- 14. The Ape Dec 17, 1960
- Adam and Little Joe try to warn Hoss when he befriends a violent man (Cal Bolder).
- 15. The Blood Line Dec 31, 1960
- An Easterner looking for his father learns a Cartwright killed him in self-defense.
- 16. The Courtship Jan 7, 1961
- Adam tells betrothed Hoss his intended is a compulsive gambler who caused her husband's death.
- 17. The Spitfire Jan 14, 1961
- A Kentucky mountain clan swears revenge on Little Joe after he shoots a family member for arson.
- 18. The Bride Jan 21, 1961
- A dishonest sheriff's get-rich-quick scheme involves a woman who claims to be Ben's new wife.
- 19. Bank Run Jan 28, 1961
- Little Joe turns bank robber to help depositors of a bank that is closing.
- 20. The Fugitive Feb 4, 1961
- Adam runs into trouble as he tries to help the father of a childhood friend.
- 21. Vengeance Feb 11, 1961
- When a blow he struck in self-defense kills a man, Hoss can't forgive himself.
- 22. The Tax Collector Feb 18, 1961
- Taxpayers revolt when a lazy man becomes tax assessor and lets authority go to his head.
- 23. The Rescue Feb 25, 1961
- Ben's sons persuade him to stay home while they hunt down cattle rustlers; guest Leif Erickson.
- 24. The Dark Gate Mar 4, 1961
- Adam's disturbed friend (James Coburn) abandons his family and becomes an outlaw.
- 25. The Duke Mar 11, 1961
- An arrogant British prizefighter and his manager (J. Pat O'Malley) challenge Hoss to a bout.
- 26. Cutthroat Junction Mar 18, 1961
- The Cartwrights help a trouble-shooter stop a mob cutting off Virginia City's supplies.
- 27. The Gift Apr 1, 1961
- Little Joe and Emeliano run into danger on a trip to buy Ben a birthday present.
- 28. The Rival Apr 15, 1961
- Hoss' rival for a woman's love may be one of the masked vigilantes who hanged a man and his wife.
- 29. The Infernal Machine Apr 22, 1961
- Hoss helps a new friend raise funds needed to construct his invention, an automobile.
- 30. Thunderhead Swindle Apr 29, 1961
- The Cartwrights run afoul of unemployed miners when they try to discredit rumors of a silver strike.