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Bonanza: Season 5

34 episodes · first aired Sep 22, 1963

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1 She Walks in Beauty Sep 22, 1963 · 49m Hoss wants to marry mysterious Regan Miller, a woman with less than a pristine past. When he thinks Adam is trying to steal her away, he loses control and beats Adam up.
2 A Passion for Justice Sep 29, 1963 · 49m Renowned English novelist Charles Dickens comes to Virginia City. In short order, he is accused of a crime he didn't commit. The problem then becomes how to convince the stubborn author to…
3 Rain from Heaven Oct 6, 1963 · 49m A destitute rainmaker and his family arrive in drought-stricken Virginia City. While Ben tries to help him make rain, Hoss tends to the man's seriously ill little girl.
4 Twilight Town Oct 13, 1963 · 49m Joe is bushwhacked in the desert and awakens to find himself in Martinville, a town that may or may not be populated by ghosts. An errie, surrealistic and well-produced episode.
5 The Toy Soldier Oct 20, 1963 · 49m Adam encounters drunken artist James Callan, branded a "squaw man" because he is married to an Indian, and whose talent is going to waste in the town of Sheep Head.
6 A Question of Strength Oct 27, 1963 · 49m Hoss and a pair of nuns, the younger one having a difficult time training for the order, are robbed and stranded at a way station.
7 Calamity over the Comstock Nov 3, 1963 · 49m Joe has a run-in with Calamity Jane, and takes her home with him after promising her dying father to take care of her. At first the Cartwrights (besides Joe) think ""Cal"" is a boy, but…
8 Journey Remembered Nov 10, 1963 · 49m Ben finds an old journal that he kept while in a wagon train travelling from St. Joseph, Missouri to Ash Hollow. As he is reading it Ben remembers the journey he undertook with his wife…
9 The Quality of Mercy Nov 17, 1963 · 49m Joe struggles to understand whether his friend was right in killing a dying man who pleaded to put out of his misery.
10 The Waiting Game Dec 8, 1963 · 49m Adam becomes involved with the recently widowed Laura Dayton and her little girl, Peggy.
11 The Legacy Dec 15, 1963 · 49m Adam, Hoss and Joe mistakenly believe their father was murdered. They split into 3 different directions to confront the supposed killers. In his heart, Ben knows his sons will not act…
12 Hoss and the Leprechauns Dec 22, 1963 · 49m In what is arguably the best comedy of the series, Hoss swears he has seen green elves running around the Ponderosa and a smooth-talking Irishman complicates matters even worse.
13 The Prime of Life Dec 29, 1963 · 49m Ben becomes irritable and reckless when the completion of an important timber contract is hindered by an old rival.
14 The Lila Conrad Story Jan 5, 1964 · 49m Joe and Adam protect a saloon girl, who has killed in self-defense, from an angry lynch mob. The accompanying Judge, along with his wife, takes a liking to Lila, and before it is all over…
15 Ponderosa Matador Jan 12, 1964 · 49m Adam, Hoss, and Joe vie for the attention of a pretty young lady named Dolores. Hoss talks Joe into entering a bull fight, but it doesn't work out quite as planned.
16 My Son, My Son Jan 19, 1964 · 49m Ben's plans to marry Katherine Saunders are upset when her son Eden is accused of killing his former girlfriend.
17 Alias Joe Cartwright Jan 26, 1964 · 49m A man who looks similar to Joe uses Joe's name and gets Joe in the position of facing the firing squad.
18 The Gentleman from New Orleans Feb 2, 1964 · 49m The new stranger in town claims to be the famous pirate Jean Lafitte, and Hoss believes him.
19 The Cheating Game Feb 9, 1964 · 49m In this sequel to "The Waiting Game", Laura resents Adam's advice on how she ought to be running her ranch. A newcomer, Ward Bannister, comes to her aid, but is actually part of a scheme…
20 Bullet for a Bride Feb 16, 1964 · 49m While out hunting for a mountain lion, Joe accidently shots Tessa Caldwell causing her to go blind. As a result of his guilt, Joe ends up proposing to the girl. However, other…
21 King of the Mountain Feb 23, 1964 · 49m When mountain man Jim Leyton decides to marry, he chooses Hoss as his best man. Julie's father, Grizzly, does not agree and Hoss must come to the rescue.
22 Love Me Not Mar 1, 1964 · 49m While talking with an Indian, Ben is given an unexpected present...a woman. She is a young white woman named Joan who has lived with the Indians since she was a little girl. Through a…
23 The Pure Truth Mar 8, 1964 · 49m Hoss is suffering from spring fever, goes to the wrong town and is accused of bank robbery.
24 No Less a Man Mar 15, 1964 · 49m The town council feels Roy Coffee can no longer do his job, and with the notorious Wagner gang on their way to rob the bank, everyone is in a panic. Ben and Adam disagree with the town…
25 Return to Honor Mar 22, 1964 · 49m Ben must travel to pay his respects after he learns of the death of his nephew Will. When he visits the grave, he finds his nephew barely alive with a bullet wound. He takes him to a…
26 The Saga of Muley Jones Mar 29, 1964 · 49m The Cartwrights are visited by their second cousin, Muley Jones of Weedville, Missouri who sings with a window-shattering voice and stirs up trouble with Indian negotiations that Ben is…
27 The Roper Apr 5, 1964 · 49m Will is having second thoughts about staying on at the Ponderosa, and outlaws hit the ranch and take him with them. The leader, Lee Hewitt, is a young killer and plans on robbing the…
28 A Pink Cloud Comes from Old Cathay Apr 12, 1964 · 49m A headstrong Chinese girl (Marlo Thomas) visiting the Cartwrights incites labor unrest among local workers.
29 The Companeros Apr 19, 1964 · 49m Mateo Ibara and his wife Carla visit the Ponderosa. Ibara asks Will to return to Mexico with him. Ibara and Will fought together for Juarez's cause and Ibara saved Will's life. For this…
30 Enter Thomas Bowers Apr 26, 1964 · 49m After a triumphant tour in Europe, a famous Negro singer encounters racial prejudice in Virginia City when he arrives for a concert.
31 The Dark Past May 3, 1964 · 49m Moody bounty hunter, Dev Farnum, shows up on the Ponderosa, where the Cartwrights are harboring the wife of the man he is after.
32 The Pressure Game May 10, 1964 · 49m Laura Dayton's Aunt Lil comes to visit and quickly decides it's time she help the hesitant Adam propose to her favorite niece. Her plan is to make Adam jealous by using his cousin Will but…
33 Triangle May 17, 1964 · 49m Adam and Laura are finally engaged. Adam is secretly building a house and planning for the future. Laura realizes that it's Will she is in love with. Adam is then confined to a wheelchair…
34 Walter and the Outlaws May 24, 1964 · 49m Hilarious sequel to "Any Friend Of Walter's" in which Obie leaves Walter in Hoss' care. The three outlaws, Macy, Teague, and Willard, kidnap Walter and hold him for ransom, leaving Hoss…