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- Season 1 overviewSep 12, 1959-Apr 30, 196032 episodesSeason 1 episodes1. A Rose for Lotta Sep 12, 1959
- A vicious plot by silver barons to exploit the Ponderosa entails kidnapping Little Joe.
- 2. Death on Sun Mountain Sep 19, 1959
- An ambitious schemer plots to corner the meat supply in Virginia City.
- 3. Or et Amour Jan 10, 2024
- Life on the Ponderosa with the Cartwright clan.
- 4. The Paiute War Oct 3, 1959
- The abduction of two American Indian women by a trader touches off a fierce war.
- 5. Enter Mark Twain Oct 10, 1959
- Samuel Clemens begins writing for the Virginia City Territorial Enterprise.
- 6. Julia Bulette Story Oct 17, 1959
- Little Joe becomes involved with a woman who found gold above ground in the town.
- 7. The Saga of Annie O'Toole Oct 24, 1959
- A woman's right to a mine site is challenged by a sharpshooter.
- 8. The Philip Diedesheimer Story Oct 31, 1959
- Adam helps one of the leading mining engineers of the time to prove his theories.
- 9. Mr. Henry Comstock Nov 7, 1959
- The Cartwrights battle mining barons to prevent the plundering of the Ponderosa's forest resources.
- 10. The Magnificent Adah Nov 14, 1959
- A performer of the Old West is cause for misunderstanding between members of the Cartwright family.
- 11. Truckee Strip Nov 21, 1959
- A silver baron schemes to disrupt the Cartwrights' relations with their neighbors.
- 12. The Hanging Posse Nov 28, 1959
- A vengeful widower forms a posse to hunt down the murderers of his wife.
- 13. Vendetta Dec 5, 1959
- Hoss and seriously wounded Ben stand against the family of a robber Ben killed during a bank holdup.
- 14. The Sisters Dec 12, 1959
- Accused of killing a dance hall girl, Adam tries to evade lynchers and uncover the truth.
- 15. The Last Hunt Dec 19, 1959
- During a deer hunt, Hoss and Little Joe find a pregnant Shoshone seeking her baby's white father.
- 16. El Toro Grande Jan 2, 1960
- Outlaws attack Little Joe and Hoss on their trip to California to purchase a prize bull.
- 17. The Outcasts Jan 9, 1960
- The clan befriends a woman ostracized because her father and brother were hanged.
- 18. A House Divided Jan 16, 1960
- Ben becomes a mediator as a stranger comes to town talking of possible Civil War.
- 19. The Gunmen Jan 23, 1960
- Little Joe and Hoss, mistaken for gunmen, get caught between feuding families.
- 20. The Fear Merchants Jan 30, 1960
- A mayoral candidate hires two hoodlums to harass Chinese residents, resulting in murder.
- 21. Spanish Grant Feb 6, 1960
- Ex-dancehall girl poses as Spanish aristocrat to obtain large piece of property.
- 22. Blood on the Land Feb 13, 1960
- Disreputable shepherd moves herd across Ponderosa, destroying rich pasture land.
- 23. Desert Justice Feb 20, 1960
- A Ponderosa ranch hand faces charges of killing the wife of the U.S. marshal who came to arrest him.
- 24. The Stranger Feb 27, 1960
- A disabled New Orleans police inspector comes to arrest Ben on a 20-year-old murder charge.
- 25. Escape to the Ponderosa Mar 5, 1960
- The Cartwrights help search for three Army prisoners who stole Adam's gun and hid on the Ponderosa.
- 26. The Avenger Mar 19, 1960
- Adam and Ben are accused of murdering a cattle buyer on the testimony of the victim's daughter.
- 27. The Last Trophy Mar 26, 1960
- A Britisher (Edward Ashley), once a great game hunter, visits the Ponderosa and displays cowardice.
- 28. San Francisco Apr 2, 1960
- Two traildrivers are shanghaied shortly after the Ponderosa cattle herd arrives in San Francisco.
- 29. Bitter Water Apr 9, 1960
- A miner persuades a prospective son-in-law to sell him land that supplies water to the Ponderosa.
- 30. Feet of Clay Apr 16, 1960
- The Cartwrights take in a motherless boy whose father is in prison for murder; guest David Ladd.