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51.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
Any Friend of Walter's
(1963)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Attacked by outlaws, Hoss takes cover in a prospector's shack with the old prospector and with Walter, the old man's surprisingly communicative dog.
Director: John Florea | Stars: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon
Votes: 168
52.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
Death at Dawn
(1960)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
When a powerful gang plagues Virginia City with a murderous protection racket, the Cartwrights are determined to stop it even as it threatens them.
Director: Charles F. Haas | Stars: Michael Landon, Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker
Votes: 224
53.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
Desperate Passage
(1967)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
The Cartwrights and Candy come across a town deserted following an Indian attack. The sole survivor is a man locked up in the jail until a woman, claiming to have escaped the attack, turns up.
Director: Leon Benson | Stars: Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Steve Forrest
Votes: 109
54.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
Found Child
(1965)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Hoss comes upon a stagecoach whose passengers have been murdered, except for a little girl who's in a catatonic state due to shock. The Cartwrights take the girl in, hoping to find her ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph E. Black | Stars: Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Eileen Baral
Votes: 120
55.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
Justice Deferred
(1967)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Not long after bad-tempered Frank Scott is hanged for murdering a young woman in a dark Virginia City alley, witness for the prosecution, Hoss Cartwright, sees a man in a Carson City saloon... See full summary »
Director: Gerald Mayer | Stars: Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Simon Oakland
Votes: 101
56.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
Mighty Is the Word
(1965)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
The Cartwrights are fully aware that Virginia City's new minister is a former gunfighter. But when one of the Ponderosa's ranch hands recognizes him as the man who killed his twin brother, he tries to goad him into a duel.
Director: William F. Claxton | Stars: Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Glenn Corbett
Votes: 101
57.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
No Less a Man
(1964)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Certain that he is too old to stand against a notorious gang of bank robbers when news arrives that Virginia City will soon be next in a long string of successful raids, the terrified ... See full summary »
Director: Don McDougall | Stars: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon
Votes: 117
58.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
Springtime
(1961)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
When their spring-fever antics injure miserly businessman, Jedediah Milbank, requiring recuperation at the Ponderosa, Ben orders each of his sons to carry out one of Mr. Milbank's seemingly... See full summary »
Director: Christian Nyby | Stars: Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Lorne Greene
Votes: 146
59.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
The Bottle Fighter
(1968)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Hoss needs a lawyer but the only one available is an alcoholic. It's up to the Cartwrights and Candy to keep him sober until the trial.
Director: Leon Benson | Stars: Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Albert Dekker
Votes: 91
60.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
The Flapjack Contest
(1965)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Intending to confront the card-shark who he believes bushwhacked and robbed him, Little Joe instead decides to get his money back by betting the shady gambler that big brother Hoss will win... See full summary »
Director: William F. Claxton | Stars: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon
Votes: 119
61.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
The Hayburner
(1963)
TV-PG | 48 min | Western
Unlucky Hoss loses his valuable Kentucky thoroughbred racehorse in a poker game then schemes with brother Adam to buy it back before the end-of-the-month entry deadline for the Virginia City Sweepstakes race.
Director: William F. Claxton | Stars: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon
Votes: 127
62.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
The Late Ben Cartwright
(1968)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
When an assassin's bullet strikes him down on the Ponderosa, Ben Cartwright decides to stay "dead" until he can find out who's behind the failed attempt...and why.
Director: Leon Benson | Stars: Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Sidney Blackmer
Votes: 104
63.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
The Mission
(1960)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
Charlie Trent used to be an Army scout. Now he's the town drunk. Hoss helps him regain his self-esteem when he has him volunteer to lead a gold-bearing troop through the desert where there's very little water.
Director: James Neilson | Stars: Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts
Votes: 191
64.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
The Price of Salt
(1968)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
The salt bed is now exhausted and the only supply left is in a warehouse and controlled by its new owner. Since everyone needs the salt and they need it now or their cattle will die, the ... See full summary »
Director: Leon Benson | Stars: Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Kim Hunter
Votes: 110
65.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
The Saddle Stiff
(1972)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Cactus Murphy, an embittered ranch whom Ben fired, suggests that the Cartwright patriarch is getting a little old to "put in a real week's work." Ben's response: Take a job under the ... See full summary »
Director: William F. Claxton | Stars: Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Lorne Greene, Mitch Vogel
Votes: 93
66.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
The Trackers
(1968)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
The Virginia City bank is robbed and a clerk killed. Cully Maco, just released from prison, is the only suspect. When the posse catches up to him, he claims he didn't know about the latest ... See full summary »
Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Warren Stevens
Votes: 89
67.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
The Trouble with Amy
(1970)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Ben comes to the aid of Amy Wilder, an eccentric old woman and animal hoarder, when a scheming neighbor wants her declared incompetent so he can purchase her home and property.
Director: Leon Benson | Stars: Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, David Canary
Votes: 104
68.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
Thunder Man
(1963)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
While Ann Wilson and her Uncle Fred are en route to her boyfriend Joe's birthday party, Fred suffers a sudden stroke and is rendered unconscious. A man claiming to be a Good Samaritan stops... See full summary »
Director: Lewis Allen | Stars: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon
Votes: 134
69.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
Trouble Town
(1968)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Candy finally leaves the Ponderosa and the Cartwright family to marry his one-time fiancé, Lila, in River Bend. His life changes radically, however, when he arrives in the town and finds ... See full summary »
Director: Leon Benson | Stars: Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Robert J. Wilke
Votes: 99
70.
Decision (1958)
Episode:
The Virginian
(1958)
Drama
Judge Henry asks the Virginian to investigate mysterious setbacks in his efforts to bring a railroad spur branch to his ranch. The Virginian finds logical suspects in the judge's ... See full summary »
Directors: Lamont Johnson, David Lowell Rich | Stars: James Drury, Andrew Duggan, Stephen Joyce, Robert Burton
Votes: 14
71.
Gunsmoke (1955–1975)
Episode:
Alarm at Pleasant Valley
(1956)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
While on the way back to Dodge, Matt and Chester help homesteaders besieged by Indians.
Director: Ted Post | Stars: James Arness, Dennis Weaver, Lew Brown, Helen Wallace
Votes: 206
72.
The Dean Martin Show (1965–1974)
Episode:
1968 Christmas Show
(1968)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Music
Tonight is the 1968 Christmas Show.
Director: Greg Garrison | Stars: Dean Martin, Dom DeLuise, The Golddiggers, Bob Hope
Votes: 80
73. The Rebel (1959–1961)
Approved | 30 min | Western
After the end of the Civil War, a former Confederate Army private roams the Wild West, and, as a rogue drifter, gets involved in helping out various settlers threatened by various bad guys.
Stars: Nick Adams, Chuck Hamilton, Sid Troy, Ross Sturlin
Votes: 654
74. Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1956–1960)
30 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Richard Diamond is a suave private investigator who at first walks the mean streets of New York City, then later packs up and moves to Los Angeles, California, where he tools around in a ... See full summary »
Stars: David Janssen, Roxane Brooks, Russ Conway, Regis Toomey
Votes: 282
75. The Bob Newhart Show (1961–1962)
60 min | Comedy
A short-lived variety show, with comedian Bob Newhart as both the host and the main performer. The show capitalized on Newhart's newfound fame, as he had released the most popular comedy ... See full summary »
Stars: Bob Newhart, Dan Sorkin, Paul Weston and His Orchestra, Jackie Joseph
Votes: 103
76. Valentine's Day (1964–1965)
30 min | Comedy
Valentine Farrow works for O.D. Dunstall in a New York publishing house. He is young and single and constantly chased by women. While in the Army, he was saved by "Rocky" Sin, a ... See full summary »
Stars: Anthony Franciosa, Janet Waldo, Jack Soo, Jerry Hausner
Votes: 70
77. Troubleshooters (1959–1960)
30 min | Adventure
The Troubleshooters is an American 26-segment half-hour adventure/drama television series starring Keenan Wynn as Kodiak and Bob Mathias as Frank Dugan. The show aired on NBC. The stories ... See full summary »
Stars: Keenan Wynn, Bob Mathias, Robert Fortier, Carey Loftin
Votes: 43
78. V.I.P.-Schaukel (1971– )
Documentary
V.I.P.-Schaukel is a 45 minute documentary-family-news-talk show starring Margret Dünser as Host. The series premiered on Sun May 09, 1971 on ZDF and Folge 37 - Final Show last aired on Fri May 09, 1980.
Stars: Margret Dünser, Carroll Righter, Prince Philip, Rhonda Fleming
Votes: 186
79.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
A Dream to Dream
(1968)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Hoss gets to play 'Pa' to two children while he visits their home to buy horses from the children's father who spends more time in the saloon than he does with his wife and children.
Director: William F. Claxton | Stars: Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Julie Harris
Votes: 104
80.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
A Man to Admire
(1964)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
When Hoss is framed for murder, he puts his faith in court with his new friend, a lawyer with a worrying taste for alcohol.
Director: John Florea | Stars: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon
Votes: 108
81.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
A Ride in the Sun
(1969)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Hoss and Little Joe chase a team of con-artists into the desert. There is not enough water for both to continue. Joe pursues while Hoss goes for help.
Director: Leon Benson | Stars: Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Anthony Zerbe
Votes: 99
82.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
Alias Joe Cartwright
(1964)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
A stubborn, career army sergeant appears to be his only hope when Little Joe is arrested after being robbed and knocked unconscious by a look-a-like escaped army prisoner and is unable to ... See full summary »
Director: Lewis Allen | Stars: Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, Dan Blocker, Pernell Roberts
Votes: 132
83.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
Credit for a Kill
(1966)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
When it's unclear which of their two bullets, fired simultaneously, brought down a wanted horse thief, Little Joe allows his friend, rancher Morgan Tanner, to take the credit and claim the ... See full summary »
Director: William F. Claxton | Stars: Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Don Collier
Votes: 104
84.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
Dead Wrong
(1969)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
During a long ride back to the Ponderosa, thirsty Hoss and Candy stop at the Sunville saloon where Salty Hubbard, known for his tall tales and practical jokes, tells his cronies that Hoss ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Landon | Stars: Michael Landon, Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, David Canary
Votes: 89
85.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
Decision at Los Robles
(1970)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
While in Los Robles, Mexico, Ben is critically wounded by the town's cruel boss, John Walker. Ben manages to shoot and kill Walker, but now his son - the splitting image of his father - is ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Landon | Stars: Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, David Canary
Votes: 103
86.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
Enter Thomas Bowers
(1964)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
A famous Italian opera singer is invited to sing at the local Virginia City opera house. One snag: he may resemble on paper a runaway slave they were just notified about; and some of the townspeople want him arrested or worse.
Director: Murray Golden | Stars: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon
Votes: 155
87.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
False Witness
(1967)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Joe, Hoss and Candy drive a herd to Sand Dust. When they go into town to collect their wages, the buyer is robbed and killed with four witnesses to both crimes. When they are put up in the ... See full summary »
Director: Michael D. Moore | Stars: Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Davey Davison
Votes: 96
88.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
Five Candles
(1969)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Ben is researching county records in the basement of the court house when a mine below collapses. Ben is trapped with a man accused of murder, the chief witness against him, and two others. The accused man insists he's innocent.
Director: Lewis Allen | Stars: Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Lorne Greene, Don Knight
Votes: 92
89.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
Journey Remembered
(1963)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Ben finds Hoss in the barn waiting for a mare to give birth. Ben can't help but remember that's how Hoss' mother (Inger) was. He then finds an old journal wherein he wrote down their trek ... See full summary »
Director: Irving J. Moore | Stars: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon
Votes: 109
90.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
Night of Reckoning
(1967)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Donnie Buckler has been shot getting away from a holdup. He buries a portion and then is found by Little Joe. They go to the Ponderosa and fetch the doc but by the time he arrives the ... See full summary »
Director: Leon Benson | Stars: Michael Landon, Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, Richard Jaeckel
Votes: 99
91.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
Sense of Duty
(1967)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Ben's militia troop is reactivated when the Paiute Indian Wabuska is captured and needs to be transported to the nearest fort. The Indians consider him to be a god which makes him very ... See full summary »
Director: William Witney | Stars: Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, David Canary
Votes: 100
92.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
Terror at 2:00
(1971)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
A white supremacist named Mr. Ganns plans to disrupt a peace-treaty signing between the people of Virginia City and the Paiutes by massacring the entire town, then pin the blame on the Indian tribe.
Director: Michael Landon | Stars: Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Mitch Vogel
Votes: 106
93.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
The Crucible
(1962)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
After being robbed in the desert, Adam stumbles onto a seemingly chivalrous prospector named Peter Kane, who offers him a mule and supplies for three days work. However, Kane is a demented ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Nickell | Stars: Michael Landon, Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker
Votes: 166
94.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
The Gamble
(1962)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Little Joe is his family's only hope when he escapes from a kangaroo court that has framed the Cartwrights for a bank robbery and sentenced them all to hang.
Director: William Witney | Stars: Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts
Votes: 145
95.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
The Lonely Man
(1972)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
In a rare episode with Hop Sing in the spotlight, the Cartwrights' cook is panning for gold during a vacation when he falls in love with a white woman. The relationship blossoms into an ... See full summary »
Director: William F. Claxton | Stars: Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Lorne Greene, Kelly Jean Peters
Votes: 117
96.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
The Power of Life and Death
(1970)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Ben and Joe Cartwright are part of a posse that is after Davis, who shot and killed an Army colonel. When Ben and Joe capture Davis in the desert, they are attacked by a rogue Indian tribe,... See full summary »
Director: Leo Penn | Stars: Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Rupert Crosse
Votes: 96
97.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
The Ride
(1962)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
When Adam is a witness to a murderous armed robbery by masked assailants, he is absolutely convinced he knows who one of them is, but there's ultimately only one way to prove it.
Director: Don McDougall | Stars: Michael Landon, Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker
Votes: 138
98.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
The Thirteenth Man
(1968)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
The Cattlemen's Association hires a range detective to put an end to the cattle-rustling affecting all in their area. What they soon learn is that he has a shady past which includes killings with never any witnesses.
Director: Leon Benson | Stars: Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Lorne Greene, Albert Salmi
Votes: 97
99.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
The Trouble with Jamie
(1966)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Ben's cousin Matthew visits the Ponderosa, along with his ward Elizabeth and his son Jamie. Jamie is a spoiled and arrogant brat who constantly insults both his father and the Cartwrights. ... See full summary »
Director: R.G. Springsteen | Stars: Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Michael Burns
Votes: 99
100.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
To Stop a War
(1969)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Joe's old friend, Dan Logan, is hired as a range detective to stop a cattle rustling outbreak. While the usual problems arise, Logan's job is jeopardized when a ruthless rancher shoots a ... See full summary »
Director: Leon Benson | Stars: Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, David Canary
Votes: 92