Season 6 poster

Season 6

(1964)

Cast

Lorne Greene as Ben Cartwright
Lorne Greene

as Ben Cartwright

Pernell Roberts as Adam Cartwright
Pernell Roberts

as Adam Cartwright

Dan Blocker as Hoss Cartwright
Dan Blocker

as Hoss Cartwright

Michael Landon as Joe Cartwright
Michael Landon

as Joe Cartwright

Episodes

Invention of a Gunfighter poster

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September 20, 1964

Joe teaches Johnny Chapman how to use a gun for defense. What Joe doesn't see is the deadly consequences that it has i…

The Hostage poster

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September 27, 1964

Outlaws capture Ben and hide him in an abandoned mine, holding him for a ransom. The boys must come up with a plan to …

The Wild One poster

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October 4, 1964

Lafe Jessup doesn't really want to be married, and now he's about to be a father! The horse wrangler finds a fight wit…

Thanks for Everything, Friend poster

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October 11, 1964

After inadvertantly falling into the river, Adam is rescued by Tom Wilson. Wilson has feelings for Sue Miller, which b…

Logan's Treasure poster

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October 18, 1964

Sam Logan is released from jail after serving his twenty year sentence for stealing $100,000 worth of gold dust. He is…

The Scapegoat poster

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October 25, 1964

Hoss hires Waldo as a ranch hand after keeping Waldo from killing himself. Hoss soon learns that Waldo is lousy at his…

A Dime's Worth of Glory poster

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November 1, 1964

An author is inspired to write about the heroic Cartwrights after watching first-hand as they fight off an attempted ro…

Square Deal Sam poster

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November 8, 1964

A conman heads into town and takes advantage of the Cartwrights with a fake land deal. The conman ends up staying in V…

Between Heaven and Earth poster

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November 15, 1964

When Joe and his friend Mitch go after a puma, Joe climbs a big peak and throws his gun up higher, intending to crawl u…

Old Sheba poster

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November 22, 1964

As payment for a performance in a circus, Joe and Hoss are given an elephant. They want to keep it but encounter oppos…

A Man to Admire poster

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December 6, 1964

Hoss relies on clever attorney Whitney Parker, who has a drinking problem, to clear him of a murder charge.

The Underdog poster

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December 13, 1964

Little Joe convinces Ben to hire Harry Starr, a half-Indian who is accused by other ranchers of being a chronic horse t…

A Knight to Remember poster

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December 20, 1964

Two robberies take place on stagecoaches that Adam is traveling on, and both times a knight in shining armor scares the…

The Saga of Squaw Charlie poster

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December 27, 1964

A peaceful Indian is framed for the kidnapping of a young girl, a stunt which ends of tragedy.

The Flapjack Contest poster

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January 3, 1965

Hoss unknowingly enters a flapjack contest and Joe puts Hoss on a diet which Hoss doesn't care for. Joe's betting on t…

The Far, Far Better Thing poster

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January 10, 1965

On their way to prevent a young woman from encountering the renegade Indians, Joe and Tuck are captured, and in order t…

Woman of Fire poster

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January 17, 1965

Ben's friend, Don Miguel, visits the Ponderosa with his two daughters, Margarita and Elena, and Elena's two very anxiou…

The Ballerina poster

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January 24, 1965

Kellie Conrad dances and her father plays the fiddle to earn a living. Hoss feels a sense of guilt after he unintentio…

The Flannel-Mouth Gun poster

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January 31, 1965

Adam becomes involved with a quick-triggered range detective hired by the Virginia City Cattleman's Association to find…

The Ponderosa Birdman poster

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February 7, 1965

Professor Klump and Amanda pull Hoss into their flying machine scheme. The ""Hoss-mobile"" doesn't seem to be destined …

The Search poster

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February 14, 1965

Adam sets out to track down the man who has been impersonating him to clear his reputation.

The Deadliest Game poster

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February 21, 1965

The Cartwrights play host to Guido Borelli, a world renowed aerial acrobat who once saved Ben's life in Italy. Borelli…

Once a Doctor poster

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February 28, 1965

Hoss' latest acquaintance, an Englishman named Professor Poppy, is actually Percival Alexander Mundy, M.D., who has giv…

Right Is the Fourth R poster

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March 7, 1965

While working as a substitute teacher, Adam uncovers an ugly secret about the territory's past that others prefer remai…

Hound Dog poster

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March 21, 1965

Cousin Muley Jones returns to the Ponderosa, along with a pack of noisy hound dogs, in this funny sequel to "The Saga O…

The Trap poster

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March 28, 1965

One of Joe's old girlfriends thinks he killed her husband so they could come together. Unfortunately, that is what her…

Dead and Gone poster

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April 4, 1965

Adam tries to find the good in Howard Mead, a talented troubadour who refuses to stay on the right side of the law. Dr…

A Good Night's Rest poster

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April 11, 1965

First Ben's sons are making lots of noise, so he goes into town to sleep in the hotel. Then, various noises and things …

To Own the World poster

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April 18, 1965

One of the wealthiest men in the world, Charles Augustus Hackett, offers to buy the Ponderosa, price no object. Ben sa…

Lothario Larkin poster

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April 25, 1965

Ladies' man Lothario Larkin creates havoc whenever he hits Virginia City, so Roy Coffee orders him out of town. Natura…

The Return poster

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May 2, 1965

No one in Virginia City is happy to see ex-con Trace Cordell, especially the man he crippled in a gunfight, now married…

Jonah poster

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May 9, 1965

The Ponderosa hands are upset when new hand George Whitman is hired on, it is rumored he is a jinx. Hoss tells George …

The Spotlight poster

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May 16, 1965

Ben invites opera singer Angela Bergstrom to perform at Virginia City's anniversary celebration. She accepts, but does…

Patchwork Man poster

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May 23, 1965

Hoss befriends a self-demeaning recluse named Patch, who makes the best apple pie Hoss has ever tasted. Hoss is so imp…