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- Season 3 overviewSep 24, 1961-May 20, 196234 episodesSeason 3 episodes1. The Smiler Sep 24, 1961
- A folk singer claims to be the brother of a man Hoss shot accidentally; guest Herschel Bernardi.
- 2. Springtime Oct 1, 1961
- Ben brings a miserly old friend (John Carradine) and his sons for a visit on the Ponderosa.
- 3. The Honor of Cochise Oct 8, 1961
- Ben asks Cochise to permit him to arrest an Army captain (DeForest Kelley) who killed Apaches.
- 4. The Lonely House Oct 15, 1961
- A wounded bank robber forces his way into a farmhouse and holds Little Joe and a widow hostage.
- 5. The Burma Rarity Oct 22, 1961
- Two confidence men come to Virginia City, presumably to buy property.
- 6. Broken Ballad Oct 29, 1961
- A cowboy kills the new lover of a woman who jilted him; guest Robert Culp.
- 7. The Many Faces of Gideon Flinch Nov 5, 1961
- Little Joe and Hoss fall for the same woman, Jennifer Flinch.
- 8. The Friendship Nov 12, 1961
- When a convict saves Little Joe's life, Little Joe helps him get out of prison.
- 9. The Countess Nov 19, 1961
- Twenty years ago, Linda Chadwick spurned Ben's attentions; now she is trying to regain his interest.
- 10. The Horsebreaker Nov 26, 1961
- A cowboy paralyzed while breaking a horse loses his will to live and attempts suicide.
- 11. Day of the Dragon Dec 3, 1961
- Little Joe enters a poker game and wins more than he bargained for.
- 12. The Frenchman Dec 10, 1961
- A Frenchman believes that he is the reincarnation of the famous poet Francois Villon.
- 13. The Tin Badge Dec 17, 1961
- A criminal plots to take over a small town near the Ponderosa.
- 14. Gabrielle Dec 24, 1961
- The Cartwrights reluctantly agree to help a blind, orphaned girl find her grandfather.
- 15. Land Grab Dec 31, 1961
- A range war looms when settlers with phony deeds move onto the Ponderosa; guest John McGiver.
- 16. The Tall Stranger Jan 7, 1962
- Hoss loses the woman he loves to a swindler who is only interested in her father's money.
- 17. Lady From Baltimore Jan 14, 1962
- A scheming woman plots to have her daughter marry Little Joe.
- 18. The Ride Jan 21, 1962
- Adam tries to disprove the alibi of a friend he recognized as one of a pair of stagecoach robbers.
- 19. The Storm Jan 28, 1962
- When a friend and her father come to the ranch, she and Little Joe plan to wed.
- 20. The Auld Sod Feb 4, 1962
- Cartwrights pose as ranch hands to help a man save face in front of his mother.
- 21. Gift of Water Feb 11, 1962
- A range war appears inevitable when a drought strikes the lowlands surrounding the Ponderosa.
- 22. Jack Knife Feb 18, 1962
- Adam takes time out from tracking cattle rustlers to help a young couple.
- 23. The Guilty Feb 25, 1962
- A grieving father blames Ben for the death of his 20-year-old son in a shooting.
- 24. The Wooing of Abigail Jones Mar 4, 1962
- The Cartwrights' attempts to help a ranch hand with his romantic interests backfire.
- 25. The Law Maker Mar 11, 1962
- Ben errs when he suggests a neighboring rancher take over for the wounded sheriff.
- 26. Look to the Stars Mar 18, 1962
- Ben helps a young man who is dubbed by his teachers as a troublemaker.
- 27. The Gamble Apr 1, 1962
- A crooked sheriff, his deputy and a thug frame the Cartwrights for bank robbery; guest Ben Johnson.
- 28. The Crucible Apr 8, 1962
- Adam, left by thieves in the middle of the desert, stumbles into the camp of a madman.
- 29. Inger, My Love Apr 15, 1962
- The story of how Ben met and married his second wife Inger is recounted.
- 30. Blessed Are They Apr 22, 1962
- A violent feud threatens to erupt between the Mahans and the Clarkes, and Ben is asked to intercede.