Ponderosa Explosion

January 1, 1967

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Bonanza - S8 - E16

Two Virginia City old-timers fool Hoss and Joe into raising rabbits, and the Ponderosa is overrun with paws and whiskers.

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Bonanza: Season 8 - 34 Episode s

8x1 - Something Hurt, Something Wild
September 11, 1966
The Cartwrights' friendship with a neighboring rancher is threatened by his mentally unstable daughter.
8x2 - Horse of a Different Hue
September 18, 1966
So the Cartwrights will not be killed, one of Ben's oldest friends must make sure Joe does not win a horse race.
8x3 - A Time to Step Down
September 25, 1966
After the Cartwrights put wrangler Dan Tolliver out to pasture, the embittered old man plans to take part in robbing the Ponderosa.
8x4 - The Pursued (1)
October 2, 1966
A Mormon with two wives is badgered by the town's people and then things get much worse.
8x5 - The Pursued (2)
October 9, 1966
As the persecuted party awaits Ben and Hoss' return, Herber is shot and killed. Joe retaliates and shoots Herber's assassin.
8x6 - To Bloom for Thee
October 16, 1966
Hoss is engaged to Carol Attley, a troubled woman with a past darker than he imagines.
8x7 - Credit for a Kill
October 23, 1966
Though his friend is badly in need of the reward money, Joe insists it belongs to him, to protect his friend from the dead outlaws' brothers.
8x8 - Four Sisters from Boston
October 30, 1966
The Cartwrights come to the rescue of four inexperienced homesteaders, when devious cattle ranchers try to run them off their property.
8x9 - Old Charlie
November 6, 1966
A young cowpoke is killed during a fight with Hoss, but the old blowhard who runs the Virginia City stables, takes the credit, placing him in danger from the dead man's brothers.
8x10 - Ballad of the Ponderosa
November 13, 1966
A young troubadour, who blames Ben for the death of his father, returns to Virginia City. In one scene, Ben says the young man is welcome to use Adam's guitar.
8x11 - The Oath
November 20, 1966
While in another town, on business, Ben runs into a saloon employee who is a big figure, and after he kills an old miner, who has burned down his house, Ben takes him into the sheriff. He is sentenced and hung. Before his departure, Charlie Monahan, has made his half-breed son, Charlie Two, swear an oath to kill Ben. Little Joe is made aware of this and must track him down to prevent him from carrying out his oath against Ben. Charlie Two is unaware that Joe is Ben's son, as they meet on the trail.
8x12 - A Real Nice, Friendly Little Town
November 27, 1966
When the woman he was planning to marry is strangled, Joe forces the only suspect to come forward, in a very tense-filled episode.
8x13 - The Bridegroom
December 4, 1966
Joe plays matchmaker in this story of a rancher attempting to marry off his supposedly unremarkable daughter.
8x14 - Tommy
December 18, 1966
The Cartwrights protect a woman and her deaf-mute little son from the boy's outlaw stepfather.
8x15 - A Christmas Story
December 25, 1966
Warbling Andy Walker returns to Virginia City a big success, along with his shifty Uncle Thaddeus.
8x16 - Ponderosa Explosion
January 1, 1967
Two Virginia City old-timers fool Hoss and Joe into raising rabbits, and the Ponderosa is overrun with paws and whiskers.
8x17 - Justice
January 8, 1967
When the woman he was planning to marry is strangled, Joe forces the only suspect to come forward.
8x18 - A Bride for Buford
January 15, 1967
Dolly Bantree has a crooked manager ""Blackie"", who blackmails Dolly to fleece newly rich miner Buford out of his newfound wealth. Hoss suspects something and gets all duded up to pose as a rich mark to test Dolly.
8x19 - Black Friday
January 22, 1967
In the town of Chiso, Joe encounters a former Ponderosa cowhand who is now a gunfighter and expecting to be killed on Friday the 13th. John Saxon makes the first of his three appearances in the series, in this episode as Steven Friday.
8x20 - The Unseen Wound
January 29, 1967
Ben discovers that his friend, Sheriff Paul Rowan, is suffering from stress brought on by his wartime experiences.
8x21 - Journey to Terror
February 5, 1967
Joe visits his married friends in Arizona Territory, only to discover the husband has become a criminal and is secretly part of a notorious gang.
8x22 - Amigo
February 12, 1967
A wounded comanchero sides with the Cartwrights when the rest of the gang, led by Captain Fenner, shows up to burn and rob the Ponderosa.
8x23 - A Woman in the House
February 19, 1967
Mary Wharton, an old friend of the family, comes to live on the Ponderosa with her shiftless husband. When Ben learns Mary is the victim of domestic abuse, he sends Russ packing.
8x24 - Judgment at Red Creek
February 26, 1967
Hoss and Joe have their doubts as to who really robbed a way station, suspecting the two men they captured are innocent.
8x25 - Joe Cartwright, Detective
March 5, 1967
Joe becomes fascinated by detective literature and drags Hoss into the picture when he suspects the bank is going to be robbed.
8x26 - Dark Enough to See the Stars
March 12, 1967
Young Billy Wilcox wanders onto the Ponderosa, sick, hungry, and alone. Ben finds him, and after he regains his strength, offers Billy a job. Jennifer Yardley, who with her father is visiting the Cartwrights, is interested in Billy. Billy is more concerned about a lawman that has come to town because he has a past that could be problematic: he killed a man in self-defense and ran.
8x27 - The Deed and the Dilemma
March 26, 1967
Ben assists Georgio Rossi in his battle for water on adjoining property.
8x28 - The Prince
April 2, 1967
The Cartwrights play host to Russian royals, who are the target of jewel thieves.
8x29 - A Man Without Land
April 9, 1967
The foreman of a neighboring ranch frames Joe for murder as part of a scheme to get his employer's property.
8x30 - Napoleon's Children
April 16, 1967
A gang of juvenile delinquents, led by an intelligent runt, who calls himself Napoleon, terrorizes Virginia City and the Ponderosa as well.
8x31 - The Wormwood Cup
April 23, 1967
A woman - convinced Little Joe intentionally killed her brother - offers ,000 to the man who kills the youngest Cartwright in what she deems a ""fair fight."" Joe, meanwhile, must overcome his guilt over killing another man in self defense while trying to avoid the dead man's bitterly grieving father.
8x32 - Clarissa
April 30, 1967
The Cartwrights' cousin, Clarissa visits. Her assertive, snobbish ways result in nothing but trouble for Ben and his sons.
8x33 - Maestro Hoss
May 7, 1967
Hoss is conned into buying a violin from a gypsy fortune teller, and everyone on the Ponderosa--except for Hop Sing--suffers the consequences.
8x34 - The Greedy Ones
May 14, 1967
The Ponderosa is in danger of being overrun by gold hunters.

8x1 - Something Hurt, Something Wild

8x2 - Horse of a Different Hue

8x3 - A Time to Step Down

8x4 - The Pursued (1)

8x5 - The Pursued (2)

8x6 - To Bloom for Thee

8x7 - Credit for a Kill

8x8 - Four Sisters from Boston

8x9 - Old Charlie

8x10 - Ballad of the Ponderosa

8x11 - The Oath

8x12 - A Real Nice, Friendly Little Town

8x13 - The Bridegroom

8x14 - Tommy

8x15 - A Christmas Story

8x16 - Ponderosa Explosion

8x17 - Justice

8x18 - A Bride for Buford

8x19 - Black Friday

8x20 - The Unseen Wound

8x21 - Journey to Terror

8x22 - Amigo

8x23 - A Woman in the House

8x24 - Judgment at Red Creek

8x25 - Joe Cartwright, Detective

8x26 - Dark Enough to See the Stars

8x27 - The Deed and the Dilemma

8x28 - The Prince

8x29 - A Man Without Land

8x30 - Napoleon's Children

8x31 - The Wormwood Cup

8x32 - Clarissa

8x33 - Maestro Hoss

8x34 - The Greedy Ones

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