Seasons & episodes
S8 · E25Joe Cartwright, Detective 1967-03-05 · 49 min
Joe becomes fascinated by detective literature and drags Hoss into the picture when he suspects the bank is going to be robbed.
S8 · E26Dark Enough to See the Stars 1967-03-12 · 49 min
Young Billy Wilcox wanders onto the Ponderosa, sick, hungry, and alone. Ben finds him, and after he regains his strength, offers Billy a job. Jennifer Yardley, who with her father is visiting the Cartwrights, is interested in Billy. Billy is more concerned about a lawman that has come to town because he has a past that could be problematic: he killed a man in self-defense and ran.
S8 · E27The Deed and the Dilemma 1967-03-26 · 49 min
Ben assists Georgio Rossi in his battle for water on adjoining property.
S8 · E28The Prince 1967-04-02 · 49 min
The Cartwrights play host to Russian royals, who are the target of jewel thieves.
S8 · E29A Man Without Land 1967-04-09 · 49 min
The foreman of a neighboring ranch frames Joe for murder as part of a scheme to get his employer's property.
S8 · E30Napoleon's Children 1967-04-16 · 49 min
A gang of juvenile delinquents, led by an intelligent runt, who calls himself Napoleon, terrorizes Virginia City and the Ponderosa as well.
S8 · E31The Wormwood Cup 1967-04-23 · 49 min
A woman - convinced Little Joe intentionally killed her brother - offers $1,000 to the man who kills the youngest Cartwright in what she deems a ""fair fight."" Joe, meanwhile, must overcome his guilt over killing another man in self defense while trying to avoid the dead man's bitterly grieving father.
S8 · E32Clarissa 1967-04-30 · 49 min
The Cartwrights' cousin, Clarissa visits. Her assertive, snobbish ways result in nothing but trouble for Ben and his sons.
S8 · E33Maestro Hoss 1967-05-07 · 49 min
Hoss is conned into buying a violin from a gypsy fortune teller, and everyone on the Ponderosa--except for Hop Sing--suffers the consequences.
S8 · E34The Greedy Ones 1967-05-14 · 49 min
The Ponderosa is in danger of being overrun by gold hunters.