Season12
(1970)
Cast
as Ben Cartwright
as Hoss Cartwright
as Joe Cartwright
as Jamie Hunter
Episodes
The Night Virginia City Died 0.0
September 13, 1970
In the 12th season premiere, a series of destructive fires strike Virginia City, and always late at night. Is it the wo…
A Matter of Faith 0.0
September 20, 1970
Dusty takes in orphaned Jamie Hunter, the son of a recently-deceased rainmaker. Jamie is determined to carry on his fat…
The Weary Willies 0.0
September 27, 1970
The Weary Willies are hippie-like former Civil War veterans who are now drifters and live off the land. Despite protest…
The Wagon 0.0
October 4, 1970
After being taken into custody by a sheriff who does not care if he is guilty or innocent of a crime, Hoss escapes from…
The Power of Life and Death 0.0
October 11, 1970
A man called Davis has shot Colonel Clayton and escapes on horseback. Joe and Ben join the posse that sets out to find…
Gideon, the Good 0.0
October 18, 1970
On the trail, Joe witnesses a woman kill a man, but the woman rides away before he can positively identify her. He rid…
The Trouble with Trouble 0.0
October 25, 1970
When Hoss volunteers to be Sheriff of a town called Trouble, he soon finds out that the town had correctly been named. …
Thornton's Account 0.0
November 1, 1970
Ben's new horse throws him down a steep slope, injuring his back. Joe tries to round up some help, but the settlers in…
The Love Child 0.0
November 8, 1970
A dying woman and her son are rejected by her father because she had a child out of wedlock.
El Jefe 0.0
November 15, 1970
Ben and Hoss come to the rescue of Mexican farmers who are forced off their land by the greedy mine owner who runs the …
The Luck of Pepper Shannon 0.0
November 22, 1970
Pepper Shannon is a dime novel hero and outlaw. Ben gives a job to Pepper Shannon on the condition the one-time outlaw…
The Impostors 0.0
December 13, 1970
Hoss and Joe pretend to be stage robbers' partners in order to recover stolen Cartwright money. All goes well until th…
Honest John 0.0
December 20, 1970
Jamie forms a bond with a bum and his tame crow. Before long, Jamie suggests they repair an old wagon and leave the Po…
For a Young Lady 0.0
December 27, 1970
A girl's uncle and aunt want custody of her only because they believe she has the rights to her late grandfather's mine.
A Single Pilgrim 0.0
January 3, 1971
Settlers from Virginia argue over Hoss' fate after one of them accidentally shoots him.
The Gold-Plated Rifle 0.0
January 10, 1971
An insecure Jamie is unsure of his place in the family, having trouble adjusting at his new school and keeps getting ha…
Top Hand 0.0
January 17, 1971
The Cartwrights are about to start a major cattle drive with other ranchers. It has been decided that Ben's foreman wi…
A Deck of Aces 0.0
January 31, 1971
Bradley Meredith, a Ben Cartwright look-a-like, causes trouble when he sells land to the railroad. Ben has already tur…
The Desperado 0.0
February 7, 1971
Hoss is held prisoner by a fugitive black couple who they admit hate white people and have nothing to lose by killing t…
The Reluctant American 0.0
February 14, 1971
An English couple comes to Nevada to learn why a ranch owned by the British investment firm is the only company holding…
Shadow of a Hero 0.0
February 21, 1971
Ben is shocked to learn the Army general he is backing as governor, advocates a policy of genocide towards all Indians.
The Silent Killer 0.0
February 28, 1971
An epidemic of influenza hits the Ponderosa and the only person who seems sure of what to do is the wife of a doctor, w…
Terror at 2:00 0.0
March 7, 1971
A racist and his henchmen steal a Gatling gun, with plans to massacre everyone - including the Cartwrights - involved i…
The Stillness Within 0.0
March 14, 1971
Blinded by an explosion, Joe wallows in self-pity, and at first resists the efforts of a woman trying to teach him to l…
A Time to Die 0.0
March 21, 1971
While visiting the Ponderosa, Ben's friend, April Christopher, is bitten by a rabid wolf. Ben and April and her daught…
Winter Kill 0.0
March 28, 1971
The foreman of a neighboring ranch shoots a special steer belonging to the Cartwrights, and his scheming boss plots to …
Kingdom of Fear 0.0
April 4, 1971
Ben, Hoss and Joe, along with Candy and a fellow rancher, are jailed on false trespassing charges by a greedy mining ty…
An Earthquake Called Callahan 0.0
April 11, 1971
The only person who can get Dusty out of jail is a professional fighter who will not return to Virginia City, so Joe st…