Seasons & episodes
S6 · E1Invention of a Gunfighter 1964-09-20 · 49 min
Joe teaches Johnny Chapman how to use a gun for defense. What Joe doesn't see is the deadly consequences that it has in the long run when Johnny becomes a gunfighter.
S6 · E2The Hostage 1964-09-27 · 49 min
Outlaws capture Ben and hide him in an abandoned mine, holding him for a ransom. The boys must come up with a plan to save him before it's too late.
S6 · E3The Wild One 1964-10-04 · 49 min
Lafe Jessup doesn't really want to be married, and now he's about to be a father! The horse wrangler finds a fight with Hoss at his reluctance to perform his duties.
S6 · E4Thanks for Everything, Friend 1964-10-11 · 49 min
After inadvertantly falling into the river, Adam is rescued by Tom Wilson. Wilson has feelings for Sue Miller, which bring him into trouble after her father is killed.
S6 · E5Logan's Treasure 1964-10-18 · 49 min
Sam Logan is released from jail after serving his twenty year sentence for stealing $100,000 worth of gold dust. He is followed by a bounty hunter who believes Sam will lead him to where the gold is buried.
S6 · E6The Scapegoat 1964-10-25 · 49 min
Hoss hires Waldo as a ranch hand after keeping Waldo from killing himself. Hoss soon learns that Waldo is lousy at his job and only causes problems for everyone else due to his clumsiness. Although Hoss is willing to defend him, he soon finds out a secret about Waldo.
S6 · E7A Dime's Worth of Glory 1964-11-01 · 49 min
An author is inspired to write about the heroic Cartwrights after watching first-hand as they fight off an attempted robbery of a stage. As Ben and Adam see no use for the glory of such a novel, they turn the writer down forcing him to turn to the sherriff who quickly accepts.
S6 · E8Square Deal Sam 1964-11-08 · 49 min
A conman heads into town and takes advantage of the Cartwrights with a fake land deal. The conman ends up staying in Virginia city to run an orphanage.
S6 · E9Between Heaven and Earth 1964-11-15 · 49 min
When Joe and his friend Mitch go after a puma, Joe climbs a big peak and throws his gun up higher, intending to crawl up after it. But as he looks down, things begin to spin. He realises he can't go any higher, and he retreats down the hill. Needing to prove himself, Joe spars against Mitch.
S6 · E10Old Sheba 1964-11-22 · 49 min
As payment for a performance in a circus, Joe and Hoss are given an elephant. They want to keep it but encounter opposition from Adam and Ben.
S6 · E11A Man to Admire 1964-12-06 · 49 min
Hoss relies on clever attorney Whitney Parker, who has a drinking problem, to clear him of a murder charge.
S6 · E12The Underdog 1964-12-13 · 49 min
Little Joe convinces Ben to hire Harry Starr, a half-Indian who is accused by other ranchers of being a chronic horse thief. Joe sets out to prove the others wrong, but is the youngest Cartwright's trust misplaced?
S6 · E13A Knight to Remember 1964-12-20 · 49 min
Two robberies take place on stagecoaches that Adam is traveling on, and both times a knight in shining armor scares the robbers away. Adam is accused of robbery, and his story about the knight is none too helpful.
S6 · E14The Saga of Squaw Charlie 1964-12-27 · 49 min
A peaceful Indian is framed for the kidnapping of a young girl, a stunt which ends of tragedy.
S6 · E15The Flapjack Contest 1965-01-03 · 49 min
Hoss unknowingly enters a flapjack contest and Joe puts Hoss on a diet which Hoss doesn't care for. Joe's betting on the flapjack contest could get him into some trouble and will he ever succeed in getting the window pane his Pa wants?
S6 · E16The Far, Far Better Thing 1965-01-10 · 49 min
On their way to prevent a young woman from encountering the renegade Indians, Joe and Tuck are captured, and in order to save them all, Joe must fight Sharp Tongue, who is the leader of the band who went to school with Joe as a youth.
S6 · E17Woman of Fire 1965-01-17 · 49 min
Ben's friend, Don Miguel, visits the Ponderosa with his two daughters, Margarita and Elena, and Elena's two very anxious suitors. Their mission? They're on their way to California to meet Margarita's suitor, Don Luis. Trouble is, Margarita is a "woman of fire" who manages to scare away all suitors with her hot temper. Since Margarita is the older daughter, she must be married before Elena. Elena's two suitors are quickly losing their patience, and Don Miguel fears his name will be disgraced if Margarita rejects Don Luis.
S6 · E18The Ballerina 1965-01-24 · 49 min
Kellie Conrad dances and her father plays the fiddle to earn a living. Hoss feels a sense of guilt after he unintentionally hurts the arm that Kellie's father uses to play the fiddle, in a saloon fight with some roughnecks. He gets them to stay at the Ponderosa while the girl's father recuperates. While there, Ben introduces Kellie to his friend Paul Mandel, a ballet star before an explosion cut his dancing career short. Kellie persuades Paul to help her learn ballet. She soon comes to the realization that she loves both the ballet and Paul. She struggles inwardly to make a choice between her love of ballet and giving it all up for the love of her father.
S6 · E19The Flannel-Mouth Gun 1965-01-31 · 49 min
Adam becomes involved with a quick-triggered range detective hired by the Virginia City Cattleman's Association to find out who is responsible for all the rustling going on in the area.
S6 · E20The Ponderosa Birdman 1965-02-07 · 49 min
Professor Klump and Amanda pull Hoss into their flying machine scheme. The ""Hoss-mobile"" doesn't seem to be destined for a great take-off.
S6 · E21The Search 1965-02-14 · 49 min
Adam sets out to track down the man who has been impersonating him to clear his reputation.
S6 · E22The Deadliest Game 1965-02-21 · 49 min
The Cartwrights play host to Guido Borelli, a world renowed aerial acrobat who once saved Ben's life in Italy. Borelli's troup is beset by internal strife, and is performing in Virginia City.
S6 · E23Once a Doctor 1965-02-28 · 49 min
Hoss' latest acquaintance, an Englishman named Professor Poppy, is actually Percival Alexander Mundy, M.D., who has given up the practice of medicine. However, when Hoss is shot in the back, only Mundy's skill can save his life.
S6 · E24Right Is the Fourth R 1965-03-07 · 49 min
While working as a substitute teacher, Adam uncovers an ugly secret about the territory's past that others prefer remain hidden.