S7 E1 • The Debt

Wiley and Annie Kane arrive at the Ponderosa to work off their father's debt to Ben. It seems as though the elder Kane once swindled the Cartwright patriarch.

Première diffusion : 12 septembre 1965

S7 E2 • The Dilemma

Ben helps a convict win a parole only to have the man later become the chief suspect in a bank robbery.

Première diffusion : 19 septembre 1965

S7 E3 • The Brass Box

Juan Ortega claims he has a land grant which gives him ownership of the entire Nevada Territory.

Première diffusion : 26 septembre 1965

S7 E4 • The Other Son

A mule skinner and his two sons are hired by Ben to transport nitroglycerin to California.

Première diffusion : 3 octobre 1965

S7 E5 • The Lonely Runner

The Cartwrights' friend, Jim Acton, is in danger of losing his prized mare. He has sold a herd of wild horses to horse trader Sam Whipple, and Whipple takes him to court claiming the mare was part of that herd. Acton walks out on the court proceedings, and the judge awards the mare to Whipple. When Acton tries to make a deal with Whipple to buy her back, Whipple shoots at him. Jim kills Whipple in self defense and becomes a wanted man. The Cartwrights are sure he is innocent, but an overzealous deputy under Sheriff Coffee, has other intentions. Acton has only one wish: to run free like a wild horse.

Première diffusion : 10 octobre 1965

S7 E6 • Devil on Her Shoulder

Ben is attracted to Sarah Reynolds, a member of a religious order led by her fanatical uncle. When she is accused of being a witch, the Cartwrights step in.

Première diffusion : 17 octobre 1965

S7 E7 • Found Child

Hoss comes upon an overturned stagecoach and discovers a little girl suffering from shock. After the Cartwrights suceed in bringing her around, Hoss is disappointed she has relatives and cannot stay. The girl's uncle turns out to be the enemy and Hoss saves her.

Première diffusion : 24 octobre 1965

S7 E8 • The Meredith Smith

Ben must determine who is the rightful heir to a fortune that includes water rights vital to the Ponderosa.

Première diffusion : 31 octobre 1965

S7 E9 • Mighty is the Word

Virginia City's newest preacher is an ex-gunfighter who wants only to build a new church, but the brother of one of his victims has other ideas. The blueprints for the church are said to be a gift from Adam.

Première diffusion : 7 novembre 1965

S7 E10 • The Strange One

Hoss and Joe find a woman abandoned by a wagon train because her gift of prophecy is considered a curse. "Wouldn't it be wonderful," says Ben, "if eveybody made a real effort to understand whatever's strange and unfamiliar rather to fear it and try to destroy it?"

Première diffusion : 14 novembre 1965

S7 E11 • The Reluctant Rebel

The Generation Gap, Western-style, as Hoss tries to bring a young man and his father closer together.

Première diffusion : 21 novembre 1965

S7 E12 • Five Sundowns to Sunup

The mother of a young outlaw condemned to hang, threatens to have her gang's hostages killed if her son is not set free. One of the hostages is Joe.

Première diffusion : 5 décembre 1965

S7 E13 • A Natural Wizard

Hoss finds a kindred spirit in Skeeter Dexter, a lonesome young man who feels closer to animals than most people.

Première diffusion : 12 décembre 1965

S7 E14 • All Ye His Saints

In this series' highlight, little Michael Thorpe heads to the high country to ask God to spare his critically wounded father, believing he has found Him in the form of longtime fugitive Tom Cain.

Première diffusion : 19 décembre 1965

S7 E15 • The Dublin Lad

After sitting on a jury that has convicted Terrence O' Tool of murder, Joe has second thoughts about the verdict and decides to do some investigating of his own.

Première diffusion : 2 janvier 1966

S7 E16 • To Kill a Buffalo

Hoss finds a wounded young Indian on the prairie, who is torn between accepting the ways of the white man or returning to his old life.

Première diffusion : 9 janvier 1966

S7 E17 • Ride the Wind (1)

The Pony Express sets up office in Virginia and Joe is one of the first to join up. Ben also decides to invest in the fledgling enterprise. However, troubles soon plague the Pony Express with the Paiutes and a newspaper reporter, both trying to get their own agendas across.

Première diffusion : 16 janvier 1966

S7 E18 • Ride the Wind (2)

Conclusion to the previous-week's episode, where the Cartwrights provide needed assistance to the Pony Express.

Première diffusion : 23 janvier 1966

S7 E19 • Destiny's Child

After his only friend is killed, the Cartwrights take in a slow-witted man, who Roy Coffee informs them, is wanted for murder by Arizona authorities.

Première diffusion : 30 janvier 1966

S7 E20 • Peace Officer

While Sheriff Coffee is in Saint Louis, the Morrisey bunch decides to work off excess energy by wrecking the saloon in a violent spree. When Deputy Bill Harris tries to arrest them, they hit him on the head with a whiskey bottle, accidentally killing him. All of them get away except Cliff, who is put in jail. He refuses to say the names or locations of his friends. Mayor Garrett holds an emergency meeting of the Virginia City town council. They hire legendary lawman Wes Dunn, as the temporary sheriff. He is a humorless man who is determined to restore order in town. He beats Cliff almost to death to find out where his friends are, but Cliff will not say anything. Meanwhile, Hoss finds Chuck, a wounded gang member. When he tries to take Chuck's gun away, he shoots Hoss. Joe goes with Dunn to find the other men. He thinks Dunn is a hero until he sees him murder one of the suspects in cold blood.

Première diffusion : 6 février 1966

S7 E21 • The Code

Joe is goaded into facing gunman Dan Taggert, unaware there is more to be prearranged than he realizes.

Première diffusion : 13 février 1966

S7 E22 • Three Brides for Hoss

Not one, but three mail-order brides show up unexpectedly at the Ponderosa, all of them believing they are to marry Hoss.

Première diffusion : 20 février 1966

S7 E23 • The Emperor Norton

Joshua Norton, an eccentric and formerly wealthy San Francisco merchant who considers himself Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico, comes to the Ponderosa. Authorities want to have him committed, and Ben contacts Mark Twain to testify to Norton's sanity.

Première diffusion : 27 février 1966

S7 E24 • Her Brother's Keeper

Ben and Claire Armory fall in love, but their future is jeopardized by her disabled brother.

Première diffusion : 6 mars 1966

S7 E25 • The Trouble with Jamie

The Cartwrights attempt to straighten out the snobbish young son of Ben's cousin.

Première diffusion : 20 mars 1966

S7 E26 • Shining in Spain

Young, adoring Wendy Daniels has come to Virginia City to meet up with her father, Taylor Daniels, who has been traveling on business for the last five years. Joe is attracted to Wendy, but he faces stiff competition for her affections. She idolizes her father and cannot stop talking about his great business visions, although she has not seen him in five years. The Cartwrights realize there is something wrong when Wendy's supposedly rich father leaves her stranded in Virginia City with no money. When she is evicted from the hotel after running up a debt of $50, Joe takes her to the Ponderosa, only to have her dreams of her father shattered when he shows up flat broke.

Première diffusion : 27 mars 1966

S7 E27 • The Genius

Hoss chooses a difficult path when he decides to rehabilitate a famous poet, Will Smith, who is really William Warlock Evans, who spends too much time drinking and eventually his wife arrives at the Ponderosa.

Première diffusion : 3 avril 1966

S7 E28 • The Unwritten Commandment

Everyone feels Andy Walker is an outstanding singer but his father, who feels the boy should concentrate on ranch work instead. Joe mentions receiving a letter from Adam, currently in Paris.

Première diffusion : 10 avril 1966

S7 E29 • Big Shadows on the Land

Italian immigrants are determined to establish their own vineyard on Ponderosa property.

Première diffusion : 17 avril 1966

S7 E30 • The Fighters

Feeling guilty for unintentionally ending the career of a professional boxer, Hoss vows never to fight again. But things change when Joe is nearly beaten to death.

Première diffusion : 24 avril 1966

S7 E31 • Home from the Sea

A sailor, claiming to be one of Adam's closest friends, is given a warm welcome by the Cartwrights, who have no way of knowing the man and his accomplice plan on robbing them.

Première diffusion : 1 mai 1966

S7 E32 • The Last Mission

Ben and Hoss unwittingly aid a vengeful army colonel who plans to wipe out every Indian he can with a Gatling gun.

Première diffusion : 8 mai 1966

S7 E33 • A Dollar's Worth of Trouble

Hoss finds himself in another mess, this one involving a beautiful blonde, a moonshiner, and a nearsighted outlaw who is allergic to chocolate and flowers.

Première diffusion : 15 mai 1966