Bonanza (1959–1973) - episodes with scripts
The Cartwright's one-thousand square mile Ponderosa Ranch is located near Virginia City, Nevada, site of the Comstock Silver Lode, during and after the Civil War. Each of the sons was born to a different wife of Ben's; none of the mothers is still alive. Adventures are typical western ones, with lots of personal relationships/problems thrown in as well.
Season 1
- 1. A Rose for Lotta
- 2. Death on Sun Mountain
- 3. The Newcomers
- 4. The Paiute War
- 5. Enter Mark Twain
- 6. The Julia Bulette Story
- 7. The Saga of Annie O'Toole
- 8. The Phillip Diedesheimer Story
- 9. Mr. Henry Comstock
- 10. The Magnificent Adah
- 11. The Truckee Strip
- 12. The Hanging Posse
- 13. Vendetta
- 14. The Sisters
- 15. The Last Hunt
- 16. El Toro Grande
- 17. The Outcast
- 18. A House Divided
- 19. The Gunmen
- 20. The Fear Merchants
- 21. The Spanish Grant
- 22. Blood on the Land
- 23. Desert Justice
- 24. The Stranger
- 25. Escape to Ponderosa
- 26. The Avenger
- 27. The Last Trophy
- 28. San Francisco
- 29. Bitter Water
- 30. Feet of Clay
- 31. Dark Star
- 32. Death at Dawn
Season 2
- 1. Showdown
- 2. The Mission
- 3. Badge Without Honor
- 4. The Mill
- 5. The Hopefuls
- 6. Denver McKee
- 7. Day of Reckoning
- 8. The Abduction
- 9. Breed of Violence
- 10. The Last Viking
- 11. The Trail Gang
- 12. The Savage
- 13. Silent Thunder
- 14. The Ape
- 15. The Blood Line
- 16. The Courtship
- 17. The Spitfire
- 18. The Bride
- 19. Bank Run
- 20. The Fugitive
- 21. Vengeance
- 22. The Tax Collector
- 23. The Rescue
- 24. The Dark Gate
- 25. The Duke
- 26. Cutthroat Junction
- 27. The Gift
- 28. The Rival
- 29. The Infernal Machine
- 30. The Thunderhead Swindle
- 31. The Secret
- 32. The Dream Riders
- 33. Elizabeth, My Love
- 34. Sam Hill
Season 3
- 1. The Smiler
- 2. Springtime
- 3. The Honor of Cochise
- 4. The Lonely House
- 5. The Burma Rarity
- 6. Broken Ballad
- 7. The Many Faces of Gideon Flinch
- 8. The Friendship
- 9. The Countess
- 10. The Horse Breaker
- 11. Day of the Dragon
- 12. The Frenchman
- 13. The Tin Badge
- 14. Gabrielle
- 15. Land Grab
- 16. The Tall Stranger
- 17. The Lady from Baltimore
- 18. The Ride
- 19. The Storm
- 20. The Auld Sod
- 21. Gift of Water
- 22. The Jackknife
- 23. The Guilty
- 24. The Wooing of Abigail Jones
- 25. The Lawmaker
- 26. Look to the Stars
- 27. The Gamble
- 28. The Crucible
- 29. Inger, My Love
- 30. Blessed Are They
- 31. The Dowry
- 32. The Long Night
- 33. The Mountain Girl
- 34. The Miracle Maker
Season 4
- 1. The First Born
- 2. The Quest
- 3. The Artist
- 4. A Hot Day for a Hanging
- 5. The Deserter
- 6. The Way Station
- 7. The War Comes to Washoe
- 8. Knight Errant
- 9. The Beginning
- 10. The Deadly Ones
- 11. Gallagher's Sons
- 12. The Decision
- 13. The Good Samaritan
- 14. The Jury
- 15. The Colonel
- 16. Song in the Dark
- 17. Elegy for a Hangman
- 18. Half a Rogue
- 19. The Last Haircut
- 20. Marie, My Love
- 21. The Hayburner
- 22. The Actress
- 23. A Stranger Passed This Way
- 24. The Way of Aaron
- 25. A Woman Lost
- 26. Any Friend of Walter's
- 27. Mirror of a Man
- 28. My Brother's Keeper
- 29. Five into the Wind
- 30. The Saga of Whizzer McGee
- 31. Thunder Man
- 32. Rich Man, Poor Man
- 33. The Boss
- 34. Little Man... Ten Feet Tall
Season 5
- 1. She Walks in Beauty
- 2. A Passion for Justice
- 3. Rain from Heaven
- 4. Twilight Town
- 5. The Toy Soldier
- 6. A Question of Strength
- 7. Calamity Over the Comstock
- 8. Journey Remembered
- 9. The Quality of Mercy
- 10. The Waiting Game
- 11. The Legacy
- 12. Hoss and the Leprechauns
- 13. The Prime of Life
- 14. The Lila Conrad Story
- 15. Ponderosa Matador
- 16. My Son, My Son
- 17. Alias Joe Cartwright
- 18. The Gentleman from New Orleans
- 19. The Cheating Game
- 20. Bullet for a Bride
- 21. King of the Mountain
- 22. Love Me Not
- 23. The Pure Truth
- 24. No Less a Man
- 25. Return to Honor
- 26. The Saga of Muley Jones
- 27. The Roper
- 28. A Pink Cloud Comes from Old Cathay
- 29. The Companeros
- 30. Enter Thomas Bowers
- 31. The Dark Past
- 32. The Pressure Game
- 33. Triangle
- 34. Walter and the Outlaws
Season 6
- 1. Invention of a Gunfighter
- 2. The Hostage
- 3. The Wild One
- 4. Thanks for Everything, Friend
- 5. Logan's Treasure
- 6. The Scapegoat
- 7. A Dime's Worth of Glory
- 8. Square Deal Sam
- 9. Between Heaven and Earth
- 10. Old Sheba
- 11. A Man to Admire
- 12. The Underdog
- 13. A Knight to Remember
- 14. The Saga of Squaw Charlie
- 15. The Flapjack Contest
- 16. The Far, Far Better Thing
- 17. Woman of Fire
- 18. The Ballerina
- 19. The Flannel-Mouth Gun
- 20. The Ponderosa Birdman
- 21. The Search
- 22. The Deadliest Game
- 23. Once a Doctor
- 24. Right Is the Fourth R
- 25. Hound Dog
- 26. The Trap
- 27. Dead and Gone
- 28. A Good Night's Rest
- 29. To Own the World
- 30. Lothario Larkin
- 31. The Return
- 32. Jonah
- 33. The Spotlight
- 34. Patchwork Man
Season 7
- 1. The Debt
- 2. The Dilemma
- 3. The Brass Box
- 4. The Other Son
- 5. The Lonely Runner
- 6. Devil on Her Shoulder
- 7. Found Child
- 8. The Meredith Smith
- 9. Mighty Is the Word
- 10. The Strange One
- 11. The Reluctant Rebel
- 12. Five Sundowns to Sunup
- 13. A Natural Wizard
- 14. All Ye His Saints
- 15. The Dublin Lad
- 16. To Kill a Buffalo
- 17. Ride the Wind: Part 1
- 18. Ride the Wind: Part 2
- 19. Destiny's Child
- 20. Peace Officer
- 21. The Code
- 22. Three Brides for Hoss
- 23. The Emperor Norton
- 24. Her Brother's Keeper
- 25. The Trouble with Jamie
- 26. Shining in Spain
- 27. The Genius
- 28. The Unwritten Commandment
- 29. Big Shadow on the Land
- 30. The Fighters
- 31. Home from the Sea
- 32. The Last Mission
- 33. A Dollar's Worth of Trouble
Season 8
- 1. Something Hurt, Something Wild
- 2. Horse of a Different Hue
- 3. A Time to Step Down
- 4. The Pursued: Part 1
- 5. The Pursued: Part 2
- 6. To Bloom for Thee
- 7. Credit for a Kill
- 8. Four Sisters from Boston
- 9. Old Charlie
- 10. Ballad of the Ponderosa
- 11. The Oath
- 12. A Real Nice, Friendly Little Town
- 13. The Bridegroom
- 14. Tommy
- 15. A Christmas Story
- 16. Ponderosa Explosion
- 17. Justice
- 18. A Bride for Buford
- 19. Black Friday
- 20. The Unseen Wound
- 21. Journey to Terror
- 22. Amigo
- 23. A Woman in the House
- 24. Judgement at Red Creek
- 25. Joe Cartwright, Detective
- 26. Dark Enough to See the Stars
- 27. The Deed and the Dilemma
- 28. The Prince
- 29. A Man Without Land
- 30. Napoleon's Children
- 31. The Wormwood Cup
- 32. Clarissa
- 33. Maestro Hoss
- 34. The Greedy Ones
Season 9
- 1. Second Chance
- 2. Sense of Duty
- 3. The Conquistadores
- 4. Judgment at Olympus
- 5. Night of Reckoning
- 6. False Witness
- 7. The Gentle Ones
- 8. Desperate Passage
- 9. The Sure Thing
- 10. Showdown at Tahoe
- 11. Six Black Horses
- 12. Check Rein
- 13. Justice Deferred
- 14. The Gold Detector
- 15. The Trackers
- 16. A Girl Named George
- 17. The Thirteenth Man
- 18. The Burning Sky
- 19. The Price of Salt
- 20. Blood Tie
- 21. The Crime of Johnny Mule
- 22. The Late Ben Cartwright
- 23. Star Crossed
- 24. Trouble Town
- 25. Commitment at Angelus
- 26. A Dream to Dream
- 27. In Defense of Honor
- 28. To Die in Darkness
- 29. The Bottle Fighter
- 30. The Arrival of Eddie
- 31. The Stronghold
- 32. Pride of a Man
- 33. A Severe Case of Matrimony
- 34. Stage Door Johnnies
Season 10
- 1. Different Pines, Same Wind
- 2. Child
- 3. Salute to Yesterday
- 4. The Real People of Muddy Creek
- 5. The Passing of a King
- 6. The Last Vote
- 7. Catch as Catch Can
- 8. Little Girl Lost
- 9. The Survivors
- 10. The Sound of Drums
- 11. Queen High
- 12. Yonder Man
- 13. Mark of Guilt
- 14. A World Full of Cannibals
- 15. Sweet Annie Laurie
- 16. My Friend, My Enemy
- 17. Mrs. Wharton and the Lesser Breeds
- 18. Erin
- 19. Company of Forgotten Men
- 20. The Clarion
- 21. The Lady and the Mountain Lion
- 22. Five Candles
- 23. The Wish
- 24. The Deserter
- 25. Emily
- 26. The Running Man
- 27. The Unwanted
- 28. Speak No Evil
- 29. The Fence
- 30. A Ride in the Sun
Season 11
- 1. Another Windmill to Go
- 2. The Witness
- 3. The Silence at Stillwater
- 4. A Lawman's Lot Is Not a Happy One
- 5. Anatomy of a Lynching
- 6. To Stop a War
- 7. The Medal
- 8. The Stalker
- 9. Meena
- 10. A Darker Shadow
- 11. Dead Wrong
- 12. Old Friends
- 13. Abner Willoughby's Return
- 14. It's a Small World
- 15. Danger Road
- 16. The Big Jackpot
- 17. The Trouble with Amy
- 18. The Lady and the Mark
- 19. Is There Any Man Here?
- 20. The Law and Billy Burgess
- 21. Long Way to Ogden
- 22. Return Engagement
- 23. The Gold Mine
- 24. Decision at Los Robles
- 25. Caution, Easter Bunny Crossing
- 26. The Horse Traders
- 27. What Are Pardners For?
- 28. A Matter of Circumstance
Season 12
- 1. The Night Virginia City Died
- 2. A Matter of Faith
- 3. The Weary Willies
- 4. The Wagon
- 5. The Power of Life and Death
- 6. Gideon the Good
- 7. The Trouble with Trouble
- 8. Thornton's Account
- 9. The Love Child
- 10. El Jefe
- 11. The Luck of Pepper Shannon
- 12. The Impostors
- 13. Honest John
- 14. For a Young Lady
- 15. A Single Pilgrim
- 16. The Gold-Plated Rifle
- 17. Top Hand
- 18. A Deck of Aces
- 19. The Desperado
- 20. The Reluctant American
- 21. Shadow of a Hero
- 22. The Silent Killer
- 23. Terror at 2:00
- 24. The Stillness Within
- 25. A Time to Die
- 26. Winter Kill
- 27. Kingdom of Fear
- 28. An Earthquake Called Callahan
Season 13
- 1. The Grand Swing
- 2. Fallen Woman
- 3. Bushwhacked!
- 4. Rock-A-Bye Hoss
- 5. The Prisoners
- 6. Cassie
- 7. Don't Cry, My Son
- 8. Face of Fear
- 9. Blind Hunch
- 10. The Iron Butterfly
- 11. The Rattlesnake Brigade
- 12. Easy Come, Easy Go
- 13. A Home for Jamie
- 14. Warbonnet
- 15. The Lonely Man
- 16. Second Sight
- 17. The Saddle Stiff
- 18. Frenzy
- 19. The Customs of the Country
- 20. Shanklin
- 21. Search in Limbo
- 22. He Was Only Seven
- 23. The Younger Brothers' Younger Brother
- 24. A Place to Hide
- 25. A Visit to Upright
- 26. One Ace Too Many