Best of Bonanza

Hoss and Little Joe are mistaken for bloodthirsty hired killers in a small Texas town dominated by two feuding families.

The Cartwrights come to the aid of a Chinese-American stable hand accused of murder.

The Cartwrights try to disprove the validity of a Spanish land grant to stop De La Cuesta family from seizing part of the Ponderosa and all of the Carson Valley settlers' lands.

Jeb Drummond is a murderous sheep herder that has Adam taken hostage to try and force Ben to sign over a large section of Ponderosa land to him.

When a brutal U.S. Marshal arrests one of the Ponderosa's workers for murder to transport him to Los Angeles for trial, and a doubtful Hoss and Adam come along in the stagecoach.

Inspector Leduque comes from New Orleans to Virginia City to take Ben Cartwright back for a 20 year murder. Ben declares publicly that he is withdrawing from the Governor's race.

Three deserters escaped from an Army stockade to the Ponderosa. When a Captain comes looking for them, Ben realizes what they've had to deal with.

Ben and Adam are locked in jail, about to hung for a crime they didn't commit. Joe and Hoss must find out why the witnesses to the alleged crime have perjured.

When an English couple comes to the Ponderosa on vacation, the beautiful wife slowly makes it clear that is no longer proud of her great hunter husband.

The Cartwrights, with Hop Sing, finish a cattle drive in San Francisco. Ben warns the other men of the dangers of a big city. Nevertheless, some of the men are careless and naive.

A neighboring rancher, Andy, is good friends with Ben, but his son (Todd) wants to sell their land for mining operations which will spoil the water rights agreement.

A woman dies. Her husband is in prison, and the sheriff needs someone to look after the boy until the boy's uncle can come to claim him.

Organized crime comes to Virginia City -- in the form of a protection racket.