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Bonanza: Season 13

26 episodes · first aired Sep 19, 1971

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1 The Grand Swing Sep 19, 1971 · 49m Jamie deliberately disobeys Ben's order not to drive the supply wagons. During his recklessness, the wagon goes out of control on a sharp curve and is wrecked. Nobody is hurt but a badly…
2 Fallen Woman Sep 26, 1971 · 49m An alcoholic woman lashes out at Hoss after his testimony sends her husband to prison. She gets back at him by forcing the big guy to take custody of her young son, Petey. Hoss must decide…
3 Bushwhacked Oct 3, 1971 · 49m Joe is shot and wounded while he is on a cattle drive in the Nevada desert. Two ranchers find him, delirious from thirst and the heat, and take him to their home to recover. While the…
4 Rock-a-Bye, Hoss Oct 10, 1971 · 49m Hoss becomes a judge in a contest--he has to pick the perfect/prettiest baby. The parents of the babies nearly all try to influence Hoss, so he has a hard time deciding. There is one quite…
5 The Prisoners Oct 17, 1971 · 49m Joe volunteers to help an old lawman escort a slick outlaw to jail, but when their prisoner kills the sheriff and wounds Joe, he must face the task alone.
6 Cassie Oct 24, 1971 · 49m To help the hapless wife and daughter of a lazy dreamer, Hoss arranges a "fixed" horse race.
7 Don't Cry, My Son Oct 31, 1971 · 49m The wife of Virginia City's new doctor leaves him, after their son dies in childbirth. The doctor snaps and abducts another woman's baby.
8 Face of Fear Nov 14, 1971 · 49m Neta, a teen-age girl who is a friend of Jamie's, witnesses an assault and robbery. The victim - Mr. Trumbull, a man who is about to inherit a fortune - dies. The culprit, a drifter named…
9 Blind Hunch Nov 21, 1971 · 49m A veteran blinded by the last battle of the Civil War, returns to Virginia City, to solve the mystery surrounding who killed his brother.
10 The Iron Butterfly Nov 28, 1971 · 49m Hoss takes the blame when a visiting actress kills her former boyfriend. The ex-boyfriend's father, a senator, sets out to destroy the Cartwrights and the Ponderosa as retaliation, for the…
11 The Rattlesnake Brigade Dec 5, 1971 · 49m Jamie and three teen-agers - a girl and two boys - are kidnapped by Doyle, a hardened criminal with nothing to lose, and his gang of outlaws. The desperate outlaws use the youths as…
12 Easy Come, Easy Go Dec 12, 1971 · 49m When Luke Calhoun loses all his money in a stock scheme, he and his daughter Meena stay at the Ponderosa with disruptive consequences. Luke turns the ranch into a casino and Meena…
13 A Home for Jamie Dec 19, 1971 · 49m Just as Ben begins to formally adopt Jamie, his grandfather shows up to take him away. Ben tells the gentleman, "He's a young man with his roots in Ponderosa soil. This is the life he…
14 Warbonnet Dec 26, 1971 · 49m Joe is stranded in the desert when his mare falls and breaks her leg. He falls unconscious from exhaustion and lack of water, and is found near death by a Paiute named Swift Eagle. But…
15 A Lonely Man Jan 2, 1972 · 49m While panning for gold on his vacation, Hop Sing meets and falls in love with a shy woman. Their future plans are dashed when a judge confirms what Ben has told Hop Sing: the law…
16 Second Sight Jan 9, 1972 · 49m Hoss enlists the aid of Judith Coleman, a clairvoyant woman who has the gift of "second sight" to find Jamie. He has been missing in the high country and cannot be found by anyone…
17 The Saddle Stiff Jan 16, 1972 · 49m Fired ranch hand, Cactus, suggests that Ben is too old to put in a real work's week and challenges Ben to take a job as a ranch hand under the name "Ben Brown". He takes the job to prove…
18 Frenzy Jan 30, 1972 · 49m Ben helps shepherd a young family, the Kosovos (Nick; his wife, Anna; and his son, Sandor), who had recently immigrated from Serbia. Nick soon finds he can't handle the pressure needed to…
19 Customs of the Country Feb 6, 1972 · 49m All about Joe and Hoss' visit to a small Mexican town named Agua Santos, which seems to have some rather peculiar laws. The two Cartwright boys soon find them in pretty deep trouble for…
20 Shanklin Feb 13, 1972 · 49m A band of ex-Confederate soldiers demands $25,000 from Ben. When Hoss resists their demands and tries to fight them, their leader, Shanklin, shoots Hoss in the abdomen. Hoss lingers near…
21 Search in Limbo Feb 20, 1972 · 49m Sid Langley is a real estate broker who is not well liked in Nevada, thanks to his shady ways of doing business. An irritable Ben is barely polite with Langley when closing a land…
22 He Was Only Seven Mar 5, 1972 · 49m A 7-year-old boy is killed after he walks into a bank during a robbery by the ruthless Springer gang. Joe and Jamie help the boy's angrily grieving grandfather track down Springer.
23 The Younger Brothers' Younger Brother Mar 12, 1972 · 49m A comic tale of mistaken identity, as Hoss (and eventually Ben and Joe) are held in connection with a series of road gang robberies by the bumbling Younger Brothers.
24 A Place to Hide Mar 19, 1972 · 49m The Cartwrights are once again brought in the middle of the Civil War. This time, the wife of former Civil War Col. Cody Ransom brings her young daughter to the Ponderosa, trying to pick…
25 A Visit to Upright Mar 26, 1972 · 49m Ben's ability to close a lucrative livestock contract with a conspicuous widow hinges on the sale of a dilapidated saloon in Upright that Hoss and Joe had impulsively purchased. However…
26 One Ace Too Many Apr 2, 1972 · 49m While the Cartwrights are away to Carson City, ruthless land baron Bradley Meredith (Lorene Greene in a dual role) poses as Ben in a scheme to get control of the Ponderosa ... by…