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Season 13
390 :13x01 - The Grand Swing (Sep/19/1971)
Ben takes Jake on an extended tour of the Ponderosa to teach him a lesson after he recklessly wrecks a wagon which also kills a horse.
Guest Stars: Lane Bradford as Jake Rasko, Rinko Mayumi as White Squirrel, Charlotte Stewart as Betsy Rush, Bill Shannon as Charlie Trapp, Charles Bail as Kale, Med Flory as Clint Rush, Duane Grey as Sheriff Snell, Raymond Guth as Bill Cooper, Ralph Moody as Tall Pony, Ted Gehring as Harlow Trapp
Director: William F. Claxton
Writer: Ward Hawkins, John Hawkins (1)
 
391 :13x02 - Fallen Woman (Sep/26/1971)
Hoss is made responsible for the son by the wife of a man he helped send to prison.
Guest Stars: Ford Rainey as Judge Simmons, Lillian Field as Katie Tomlin, Johnny Lee (2) as Peter Conway, Arthur O'Connell as Dr. Samuel Hubert, Fletcher Allen as Becker, Susan Tyrrell as Jill Conway, Stuart Nisbet as Colter
Director: Lewis Allen
Writer: Ward Hawkins
 
392 :13x03 - Bushwhacked (Oct/03/1971)
Joe is found shot in the back and delirious by a pair of cowboys who were roaming the prairie.
Guest Stars: Victoria Thompson as Julia, Keith Carradine as Ern, Bill Stevens (2) as Fenton, Sandy Rosenthal as Steen, Tony Colti as Orv, Evans Thornton as Flanders, Walter Barnes (1) as Sheriff Truslow, Richard O'Brien (2) as Tom Griswold, David Huddleston as Dr. Scully, Peggy McCay as Pat Griswold
Director: William Wiard
Writer: Preston Wood
 
393 :13x04 - Rock-a-Bye, Hoss (Oct/10/1971)
Hoss is reluctantly made a judge of a contest for the most beautiful baby in Virginia City.
Guest Stars: Joyce Perry as Roseanne, Ellen Moss as Elaine Summers, Jack Manning (1) as Henry Clagger, Ralph James as Gambler, George Furth as Jim Pinder, Ivor Francis as Charlie, Don Chuy as Matt Tait, Darrell Sandeen as Mark, Gillian Spencer as Edith, E. A. Sirianni as Lon Meecham, Al Checco as Rufus, Remo Pisani as Joel Sawyer, Cindy Eilbacher as Cathie, Patricia Harty as Cissy Porter, Jan Burrell as Clara, Helen Funai as Lim Toy, Edward Andrews as Bert
Director: Herschel Daugherty
Writer: Robert Vincent Wright (2), Preston Wood
 
394 :13x05 - The Prisoners (Oct/17/1971)
Joe volunteers his service in helping the sheriff escort an old outlaw to jail. But when the outlaw kills the lawman and puts a slug into Joe, he is forced to carry on with the task by himself.
Guest Stars: Manuel Padilla, Jr. as Pedro, Morgan Woodward as Sheriff Clyde Morehouse, Priscilla Garcia as Maria, Michael Witney as Hank Simmons, Robert F. Hoy as Yancy
Director: William F. Claxton
Writer: Arthur Heinemann
 
395 :13x06 - Cassie (Oct/24/1971)
Hoss creates a "fixed" horse race in order to help a lazy dreamer and his family.
Guest Stars: C. Lindsay Workman as Kendall, Harry Holcombe (1) as Dr. Martin, Elliott Lindsey as Larson, Lisa Gerritsen as Cassie O'Casey, Diane Baker as Norma O'Casey, Jack Cassidy (1) as Kevin O'Casey, Jan Arvan as Jensen, Walker Edmiston as Auctioneer
Director: Herschel Daugherty
Writer: True Boardman
 
396 :13x07 - Don't Cry, My Son (Oct/31/1971)
When the infant son of a Virginia City doctor dies in childbirth, his wife leaves him behind and the doctor abducts a baby from a woman.
Guest Stars: Diane Shalet as Ruth Sloan, Ann Whitsett as Annie Johnson, Richard Mulligan as Dr. Mark Sloan, Dan Ferrone as Eli Johnson
Director: Michael Landon (1)
Writer: Michael Landon (1)
 
397 :13x08 - Face of Fear (Nov/14/1971)
A classmate of Jamie witnesses a brutal murder, but is too terrified to recount what has happened. Her military father believes she is covering up because of her improper behavior.Meanwhile, the killer is hired as a helping hand at the Ponderosa.
Guest Stars: Donald Moffat as Thatcher, Tom Gillerman as Trumbull, Susan Joyce as Wilma, Athena Lorde as Miss Griggs, Bradford Dillman as Griff Bannon, Chick Chandler as Carroway, Jewel Blanch as Neta Thatcher
Director: Christopher Christenberry
Writer: Ken Pettus
 
398 :13x09 - Blind Hunch (Nov/21/1971)
A blinded veteran of the Civil War returns to Virginia City to find the killer of his brother.
Guest Stars: Larry Ward as Deputy, Loretta Leversee as Laurie Hewitt, Rip Torn as Will Hewitt, Robert Ridgely (2) as Bartender, James Chandler as McKey, Charles Maxwell as Keeley, Don Knight as Clayton
Director: Lewis Allen
Writer: John Hawkins (1), Robert Pirosh
 
399 :13x10 - The Iron Butterfly (Nov/28/1971)
When a former actress kills her former boyfriend, Hoss takes the blame for his death. The dead man is the son of a senator, who vows to take down the Cartwrights as revenge for his son's death.
Guest Stars: Mills Watson as Fontaine, Red Currie as Driver, John McCann (1) as Bennett, Stefan Gierasch as Grady, Mariette Hartley as Lola Fairmont, Allen Garfield as Charlie, Peter Whitney as Senator Carson, Jack Collins (1) as Mayor
Director: Leo Penn
Writer: Harold Swanton
 
400 :13x11 - The Rattlesnake Brigade (Dec/05/1971)
When the Doyle gang escape while being transfered to a prison in Virginia City, they take Jamie and three others hostage.
Guest Stars: Larry Finley as Centro, Richard Yniguez as Ricardo, Scott Walker (1) as Guthrie Amber, Severn Darden as Price, Chris Beaumont (1) as Lester, Eleanor Berry as Emily Fancher, Neville Brand as Doyle, Biff Manard as Suggins, David Sheiner as Fancher, Don Keefer as Tobias Temple, Bobby Hall (3) as Goatman, John Quade as Tallman, Nichelle Nichols as Judith, Joaquin Martinez as Chavez
Director: William Wiard
Writer: Gordon Dawson
 
401 :13x12 - Easy Come, Easy Go (Dec/12/1971)
The peace and serenity of the Ponderosa is disrupted when a gambler, Luke Calhoun, brings his daughter with him for a stay after losing all his money in a stock scheme. But things become hectic when the Ponderosa because a make-shift casino.
Guest Stars: Dub Taylor as Luke Calhoun, Channing Pollock as Carter, Dan Scott as Dave, Lyman Ward as Pete, Robert Lussier as Garvey, Ann Prentiss as Meena Calhoun
Director: Joseph Pevney
Writer: Jack B. Sowards
 
402 :13x13 - A Home for Jamie (Dec/19/1971)
Jamie's grandfather comes to claim him just as Ben is arranging for his final adoption.
Guest Stars: Ford Rainey as Judge Taylor, Phyllis Love as Miss Griggs, Robert Carradine as Phinney McLean, Robert Karnes as Jess McLean, Will Geer (3) as Ferris Callahan
Director: Leo Penn
Writer: Jean Holloway
 
403 :13x14 - Warbonnet (Dec/26/1971)
After having his horse break a leg, Joe is left stranded alone in the desert. Near exhaustion, he is discovered by an Indian. But the young man leaves Joe behind, stealing his gun. When the grandfather of the young Indian finds out what has happened, he explains that what he has done is wrong and tells him to retrieve Joe.
Guest Stars: Lee De Broux as Elias, Chief Dan George as Red Cloud, Patrick Adiarte as Swift Eagle, Forrest Tucker as Frank Ryan, John Wheeler as Hill, Linda Cristal as Teresa, Russ Marin as Sheriff, M. Emmet Walsh as Mattheson, Linda Gaye Scott as Saloon Girl
Director: Arthur H. Nadel
Writer: Arthur Heinemann
 
404 :13x15 - A Lonely Man (Jan/02/1972)
Hop Sing falls in love with a young woman he meets while panning for gold on his vacation. His heart is broken when a judge confirms that the law prohibits an interracial marriage.
Guest Stars: Kelly Jean Peters as "Missy" Miss Hamilton, Henry Wills as Sand, Peter Hobbs as Judge Henry Hill
Director: William F. Claxton
Writer: John Hawkins (1)
 
405 :13x16 - Second Sight (Jan/09/1972)
A woman who is thought to be a witch by some of the citizens of Virginia City is enlisted to help in the search for Jamie. The youngster has been missing in the high country and the Cartwright's hope that Judith Coleman can use her gift of clairvoyance to find the boy. Having been treated as an outcast in the past, she first refuses to assist them until her fiancee, a minister, insists she helps as much as possible.
Guest Stars: Biff Manard as Smokey, James Booth (1) as Rev. Jess Avery, Don Adkins as Stableman, Bob Gravage as Station Master, Joan Hackett as Judith Coleman, Larry Ward as Deputy Harve
Director: Lewis Allen
Writer: Arthur Weingarten, Suzanne Clauser
 
406 :13x17 - The Saddle Stiff (Jan/16/1972)
Ben is challenged by a fired ranch hand, Cactus, to get himself hired as a ranch hand and prove that Ben's aging body is better than Cactus.
Guest Stars: Henry Wills as Yokum, Jay W. MacIntosh (1) as Sally, Richard Farnsworth as Tate, Don Collier as Paul Walker, Charles H. Gray (2) as Cass Beckenridge, Buddy Ebsen as Cactus Murphy, Hal Riddle as Tiller
Director: William F. Claxton
Writer: John Hawkins (1), Samuel A. Peeples
 
407 :13x18 - Frenzy (Jan/30/1972)
Anna Kosovo, a friend of Ben Cartwright, fears for her life when her husband becomes a raging lunatic and barricades the both of them inside their home, threatening to kill anyone who tries to get inside.
Guest Stars: Kathleen Widdoes as Anna Kosovo, Jason Karpf as Sandor, Emile Meyer (1) as Cherokee, David S. Cass, Sr. (1) as Deputy Sheriff, Michael Pataki as Nicholas Kosovo, Troy Melton as Slim
Director: Lewis Allen
Story: Karl Tunberg | Teleplay: Preston Wood
 
408 :13x19 - Customs of the Country (Feb/06/1972)
Joe and Hoss enter a new world when they arrive in Agua Santos, Mexico. Joe breaks a law by removing his hat in church and Hoss encounters more oddities when trying to gain his release.
Guest Stars: Jorge Cervera, Jr (1) as Rafael, Annette Cardona as Carmen, Alan Oppenheimer as Ernesto, George Cervera (1) as Rafael, Malila Saint Duval as Raquel, Tony De Costa as Jose, Alfonso Arau as Simon, Maria Grimm as Leonora, Pilar Seurat as Ines, Mike De Anda as Blacksmith, David Renard as Padre
Director: Joseph Pevney
Writer: Joseph Bonaduce
 
409 :13x20 - Shanklin (Feb/13/1972)
Hoss is near death and can only be saved by the man who shot him after an ex-Confederate soldier demands $50,000 from Ben.
Guest Stars: Sam Jarvis as McLaughlin, Scott Walker (1) as Grange, Don McGovern as Till, Dennis Hall (2) as Beecher, Michael Clark (1) as Brackney, Shannon Christie as Mary Elisabeth, Alexander Beckett as Asquith, Charles Cioffi as Shanklin, Dehl Berti as Ritter, Karl Lukas as Irons, Rance Howard as Bogardus, Byron Morrow as Whitlock, Woodrow Parfrey as Dr. Ingram, E. J. Andre as Yost, Clarke Gordon (2) as Beasley, Eddie Little Sky as Gaviotta
Director: Leo Penn
Writer: William Kelley
 
410 :13x21 - Search in Limbo (Feb/20/1972)
Ben is accused of murdering Sid Langley, a man he despised and cannot place a day in his life after having suffered a head injury.
Guest Stars: Kenneth Tobey as Notary, Lee McLaughlin as Clerk, Charles P. Thompson (1) as Old Man, Pamela Payton-Wright as Amy, Chubby Johnson as Old Man, Lucille Benson as Mrs. Melody, Gerald Hiken (1) as Dr. Jacob Penner, Albert Salmi as Sheriff, Lawrence Montaigne as Sid Langley
Director: Leo Penn
Writer: Don Ingalls
 
411 :13x22 - He Was Only Seven (Mar/05/1972)
When a young boy is killed during a bank robbery in Virginia City, Ben and Jamie go on a hunt on behalf of the boy's grandfather to find his murderers.
Guest Stars: Jeff Morris (1) as Hal, Edward Crawford as Jonah Morgan, Harry Holcombe (1) as Dr. Martin, Napoleon Whiting as Bert, Beverly Carter as Alice, William Watson (2) as Zack, Richard Farnsworth as Troy, Joseph V. Perry as Sheriff Tyson, Robert Doyle (1) as Clem, Claudia Bryar (1) as Martha, Roscoe Lee Browne as Joshua, Sean Kelly (1) as Billy
Director: Michael Landon (1)
Writer: Michael Landon (1)
 
412 :13x23 - The Younger Brothers' Younger Brother (Mar/12/1972)
Ben and Joe are jailed as part of the Younger clan after arriving in town to free Hoss, who was captured earlier and also mistaken as a Younger Brother.
Guest Stars: John Steadman as Sam, Doc Severinsen as Hotel Manager, Strother Martin as Cole Younger, William Challee (2) as Pa Younger, Chuck McCann as Lonnie Younger, Ken Lynch (1) as Warden, Ted Gehring as Bart Younger, James Jeter as Stage Guard, Henry Jones (1) as Sheriff
Director: Michael Landon (1)
Writer: Michael Landon (1)
 
413 :13x24 - A Place to Hide (Mar/19/1972)
Major Donahue is in pursuit of Cody Ransom, a Confederate officer and his men, despite Ben's attempt to arrange a surrender.
Guest Stars: Stephen Coit as Plummer, Robert Ridgely (2) as Liscomb, Wayne Sutherlin as Thibideaux, Dick Ryal as Boardman, John Perak as McCleod, Jodie Foster as Bluebird, Biff Manard as Hartsfield, Jay D. Jones (1) as Twohy, Reid Smith as Wells, Jon Cypher as Colonel Cody Ransom, Suzanne Pleshette as Rose Becket/Katie Summers/Mrs. Ransom, Ted Knight as Sgt. Brown, Hurd Hatfield as Major Donahue
Director: Herschel Daugherty
Writer: William D. Gordon (3), Ward Hawkins
 
414 :13x25 - A Visit to Upright (Mar/26/1972)
The Cartwright's have purchased a broken down saloon in Upright, Nevada believing it contains a fortune in hidden gold. But when Hoss and Joe arrive to fix up and run the saloon, a woman insists that they are not left in charge in order for the sale to be completed.
Guest Stars: Beverly Reed as Dance Hall Girl, Loretta Swit as Ellen Sue Greely, James Rawley as Telegraph Operator, Richard Stahl as Snedaker, Harry Hickox (1) as Mr. Turner, Stuart Nisbet as Sheriff, Ernest Sarracino as Frenchy, Alan Oppenheimer as Darius Dalrymple, Anne Seymour (2) as Miss Frost, Fran Ryan (1) as Widow Lucas, Dan Tobin (1) as Blakely
Director: William Wiard
Writer: Joseph Bonaduce
 
415 :13x26 - One Ace Too Many (Apr/02/1972)
Ben's evil twin, Bradley Meredith begins to liquidate the Ponderosa assets while Ben is away on a vacation.
Guest Stars: Harlan Warde as Solicitor George Osgood, David S. Cass, Sr. (1) as Deputy Coghlan, Harry Holcombe (1) as Dr. Martin, Bill Zuckert as Matt Fowler, Greg Mullavy as Jordan, Kate Jackson (1) as Ellen, William Bramley as Dan Fowler, Jack Collins (1) as Mayor Harlow, Richard X. Slattery as Henderson, Gene Dynarski as Wheeler, William Mims as Williams, Eddie Ryder (1) as Clerk
Director: Lewis Allen
Writer: Stanley Roberts
 
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