Bonanza: The Last Trophy (1960)

S01E27 - When an English couple comes to the Ponderosa on vacation, the beautiful wife slowly makes it clear that is no longer proud of her great hunter husband, because he has become less of the action man she married and more of a peaceful man, but that could all change when they are kidnapped for ransom along with Adam Cartwright. IMDb.

Bonanza: The Avenger (1960)

S01E26 - Ben and Adam are locked in jail, about to hung for a crime they didn't commit. Joe and Hoss must find out why the witnesses to the alleged crime have perjured themselves before the execution takes place. They receive help from an unexpected source, a drifter called Lassiter who is searching for the men who committed a lynching in Kansas years ago. IMDb.

Bonanza: Escape To Ponderosa (1960)

S01E25 - Three deserters escaped from an Army stockade to the Ponderosa. When a Captain comes looking for them, Ben realizes what they've had to deal with and promises to let his good friend in charge of that fort know the real truth. IMDb.

Bonanza: The Stranger (1960)

S01E24 - Inspector Leduque comes from New Orleans to Virginia City to take Ben Cartwright back for a 20 year murder. When Ben declares publicly that he is withdrawing from the Governor's race, the townsfolk are upset not just about this but Little Joe has also been accused of gunning down Leduque's deputy in cold blood. IMDb.

Bonanza: Desert Justice (1960)

S01E23 - As is often the case on Bonanza, things are not always as they first seem. Hoss and Adam eventually learn who is the good guy and who is not. IMDb.

Bonanza: Blood on the Land (1960)

S01E22 - Jeb Drummond is a murderous sheep herder that has Adam taken hostage to try and force Ben to sign over a large section of Ponderosa land to him. IMDb.

Bonanza: The Spanish Grant (1960)

S01E21 - The Cartwrights try to disprove the validity of a Spanish land grant to stop the De La Cuesta family from seizing part of the Ponderosa and all of the Carson Valley settlers' homestead lands. IMDb.

Bonanza: The Fear Merchants (1960)

S01E20 - The Cartwrights come to the aid of a Chinese-American stable hand accused of murder. Opposing them is a manipulative mayoral candidate who wants all "foreigners" to leave Virginia City. IMDb.

Bonanza: The Gunmen (1960)

S01E19  - Hoss and Little Joe are mistaken for bloodthirsty hired killers in a small Texas town dominated by two feuding families. IMDb.

Bonanza: Death on Sun Mountain (1959)

S01E02 - The Cartwrights go up against two San Francisco men who plan to get rich by killing off the antelope herds--which the Indians rely on for their food--and selling the meat to Virginia City's swarms of gold miners. IMDb.