Bonanza Legacy
RONA
Ben: "Today's story
will be
read by Rona."
Adam & Hoss: Making themselves
comfortable in their favorite chairs.
Little Joe: Sitting with his feet on the
table.
Rona
ronariker@sky.com
Title: The
Christmas
Payroll
Rated: PG-13
Summary: Collecting the Christmas payroll is such an
ordinary chore, that the Cartwrights can hardly believe when things go
so wrong.
Title: The
Deadliest
Sin
Rated: PG-17, due to graphic descriptions
Summary: Alone on the ranch while his family is on a
cattle drive, Joe is kidnapped by a jealous hand. When the man dies, an
injured Joe
is forced to try and get back home alone.
The last rating is a must, because the story wouldn't make sense
without the scenes. Its a very personal story for me, because the hand
dies of anaphylaxis, which my oldest daughter suffers from. Hopefully,
this story will continue to open people's eyes to this dangerous,
potentially fatal and incurable disease.
Title: The Church
Social
Rated: G
Summary: A church social brings tragedy to Virginia City
and the Ponderosa.
Title: Amidst the
Winter Snow
Rated: PG-13
Summary: Out checking on the herd, Joe follows some tracks
and finds an injured Indian girl. Will his gallantry cost him more than
he is prepared to pay?
Title: A Sacrifice
of
Love
Rated: PG 13
Summary: When a man from Ben's past returns, the
Cartwrights are plagued by accidents. After Adam is badly injured, Ben
decideds to do something about it. But the worst is yet to come.
Title: A Blank
Space
Rated: PG 13
Summary: Joe is found badly beaten on the road. He
doesn't know
how he got there. Can the Cartwrights find out before tragedy strikes?
Title: Better left
Unsaid
Rated: PG 13
Summary: When Ben is not feeling well, he decides to tell
only Adam. But Joe senses something is wrong, and he ends up fighting
with Adam. Unable to face going home, he runs into trouble.
Title: Clay
Rated: PG 13
Summary: A sequel to the episode First Born
A chance meeting in an hotel reunites Joe with his brother Clay. But is
Clay's
past about to catch up with him again?
Title: From
Ghoulies
and Ghosties
Rated: PG13
Summary: Something Adam says while he's telling ghost
stories to Joe and Hoss triggers an amazing experience for Joe. Was it
real? Or did he dream it? Anything's possible at Halloween.
Title: Hate and
Fear
Rated: PG13
Summary: A local man marries an Indian girl, and stirs up
a racial backlash, which encompasses the Cartwrights, who offer
friendship.
Title: The Mustang
Rated: PG
Summary: Joe sets his heart on capturing a skewbald
stallion, and breaking him. Will giving his heart so recklessly to the
horse cause it
to break instead?
Title: For Love of
a
Horse
Rated: PG
Summary: The sequel to The Mustang. Joe encounters Satan
again, and then finds his life depends on the unpredictable stallion.
Title: The Smoke
In
the Sky
Rated: PG 13
Summary: Joe meets and falls in love with a young woman
with a secret in her past. Their romance is overshadowed by the forest
fire, which threatens to bring tragedy to everyone.
Title: Learning
Curve
Rated: PG
Summary: A small band of Indians are raiding ranches and
homesteads, but are surprisingly inept. Joe stumbles on their secret.
Title: Love Story
Rated: PG
Summary: Identical twin girls arrive in Virginia City. Joe
falls in love with one of them, but her past is fast catching up.
Title: WHN Showdown
Rated: PG13
Summary: What would have happened if Pardoe wasn't really
dead?
Title:
Waterfall Click on title to email author for
story
Rated: NC17
Summary: Its a hot day and the boys decide to cool off.
short but sweet.
Title:
Malice
Rated: PG
Summary: Two characters from Adam's past return to the city and
they have only one thing on their mind. paying the Cartwright's back
for what happened
years ago.
Title:
Mind Games
Rated: PG
Summary: On the way home from Placerville, Joe and Ben are
held
up. Ben is kidnapped. When Adam and Hoss get the ransom demand, they
assume
Joe is with their father. But is he?
Title: Payback
Time
Rated: PG
Summary: Teenage boys resembling Joe are going missing in
Virginia City. When Joe, too, vanishes, Adam defies his father to save
Joe. But will either of them survive?
Title: Stranger In
our
Midst
Rated: PG
Title: The prequel to 'Payback Time'. A college friend of
Adam's comes home with him. 12 year old Joe is jealous. Or is he?
Title: Little Boy
Lost
Rated: PG
Summary: Joe and Adam are held hostage on the ranch. But
something doesn't add up. Who is behind it, and can they escape before
one or other of them is killed?
Title:
Susie
Rated: PG
Summary: Joe has fallen for a pretty new saloon girl. Is
she jsut a tart with a heart, or is ther more to Susie than this?
Title: The
Godfather
Rated: PG
Summary: The sequel to 'Susie'. Susie is married and asks
Joe to be her baby's godfather. When Susie's husband is attacked, Joe
is blamed.
Title: A Spoof for
Stephen
Rated: G (written by the Giggly Sisters)
Summary: A light-hearted, irreverent look at the world of
Bonanza, as explained to a new young Bonanza fan.
Title: Gold Rush
Rated: PG
Summary: Rumours of a new gold strike on the Ponderosa
bring problems for the Cartwrights. But who started the rumours, and
why? Can Ben find out before Joe pays with his life?
Title: Suspicion
Rated: PG
Summary: Adam's cousin appears out of the blue for a
family visit. He and Joe don't take to one another at all. Is Joe right
to be so suspicious?
Title: The Stuff
of
Nightmares
Rated: PG
Summary: After a quarrel, Adam and Joe are sent off
separately to do chores. But they become embroiled in a situation which
sets brother against brother, and
makes each one doubt if the other still loves him.
Title: The Party
Rated: G (written by the Giggly Sisters)
Summary: The Cartwrights are going to have a party for the
Giggly Sisters. But who will they invite? A very light-hearted look at
this subject.
Title: Taken
Rated: PG
Summary: After winning the rodeo, Joe is approached by a
stranger about a job. He refuses, then disappears. Can the Cartwrights
find Joe, when the stranger seems to be innocent?
Title:
To Love Again
Rated: PG
Summary: Joe meets a woman in town, but Ben falls in love
with her. The family are delighted - or are they?
Title:
Triumph Over Adversity
Rated: PG
Summary: Ben buys a mine from a friend, but trouble seems
to dog it. The worst happens when the mine collapses - with all three
sons inside.
Title: The Witches
Coven
Rated: G
Summary: Joe is invited to a birthday party on Hallowe'en.
Spooky goings-on culminate in near tragedy.
Title: Tug of Love
Rated: PG
Summary: Joe and Adam clash over a girl. However, they
both find that blood is thicker than water when the girl kidnaps Joe.
Title: Twas the
Night
Before Christmas
Rated: G
Summary: Here's the Christmas story. its short, but fun.
Title: The
Rustlers
Rated: PG
Summary: The Ponderosa is being plagued by rustlers, who
seem to know everything about where the herd will be next. who is
giving them the
information?
Title: The Ranch
House
Rated: G
Summary: Ever wonder about the Ponderosa ranch house? The
Giggly Sisters cast their eye over it, with the help of the Cartwrights
and a lovely little Bear called Paw.
Title: Is This A
Fireplace I See Before Me?
Rated: G
Summary: Ever wondered about the fireplaces in the
bedrooms at the ranch? the Giggly Sisters turn their unique eye on them.
Title: Growing
Up
Rated: PG
Summary: Joe has grown away from a group of friends, who
resent this, and set out to make his life a misery. But when Ben gets
injured, can Joe save him?
Title: Tangled
Loyalties
Rated: PG
Summary: Helping out at a friend's horse ranch, Joe
becomes entangled in a nasty rivalry, which could cost him his life.
Title: An Eye For
An
Eye
Rated: PG
Summary: WHN for The Quest
Joe has completed his contract for the Sun Mountain Mining Company, but
Povey, his rival, has disappeared.
Title: Ex Corde
Caritas
Rated: PG
Summary: WHN for My Brother's Keeper
Despite Joe's recovery from the accident, Adam feels guilty. can he
resist the lure of the east?
Title: Blind Man's
Bluff
Rated: PG
Summary: Returning from a trip with Adam, Joe has an
unfortunate accident. Things are then complicated when Joe is kidnapped.
Title: Unwilling
Accomplice
Rated: PG
Summary: Joe walks into a bank robbery and is taken
hostage. To his horror, he is forced to go along on other robberies.
Title: Blame
Rated: PG
Summary: An inexplicable attack upon Adam and Joe leaves
Joe grappling with fear and blaming himself. Joe sets out to hunt down
their attacker,
but will he live to tell the tale?
Title: The Deadly
Ones
Rated: PG
Summary: Based on the episode, this is the story we didn't
see.
Title: The Storm
Rated: G
Summary: Caught in a storm together, Adam and Joe reminisce
Title: Into
The Present
Rated: PG
Summary: A WHN for The Gift
Ever wondered what happened after Ben found Joe in the desert? well,
here's my idea of what happened next.
Title: God
So Loved The World
Rated: PG
Summary: The true meaning of Easter is shown to the
Cartwrights after Joe and Adam go missing.
Title: Obeying
Orders
Rated: PG
Summary: Being asked to scout for the army leads to
a terrifying ordeal for Joe
Title: Jennie
Rated: G
Summary: A mysterious young woman rescues Joe from the
Truckee River. but who is she really?
Title: Friends
Indeed?
Rated: PG
Summary: you read the drabble, now read the whole story
Title: The
Line Shack Trip
Rated: PG
Summary: Based on a drabble by Lillian, here is my idea of
why
they were at that line shack!
Title: Whatever It
Takes
Rated: PG
Summary: A ruthless mining baron takes on the might of the
Ponderosa, prepared to do whatever it takes to get what he wants -
including murdering the sons of Ben Cartwright.
Title: Last
Chance
Rated: PG
Summary: WHN to Second Chance
Was it that simple to ride away from the stage station at the end of
Second Chance? Read on to find out.
Title: Never A
Harsh
Word
Rated: PG
Summary: An argument with Hoss spills over to encompass
Adam, and is Joe deeply hurt. When tragedy strikes, the brothers rue
the harsh words
they exchanged. And just when it seems things can't get any worse, they
do.
Title: Too Much
Love
Will Kill You
Rated: PG
Summary: An unknown marksman targets Joe's family and
friends. Who is behind all these attacks? And will Joe survive finding
out the killer's identity?
Title: Protective
Custody
Rated: PG
Summary: Joe witnesses a bank robbery, but he is treated
more like a suspect than a witness. Can Adam and Hoss get to the bottom
of what is going on before it costs Joe his life?
Title: What
Happened
In Between – The Last Viking
Rated: PG
Summary: How did the Cartwrights get Joe home after he had
been shot? If you ever wondered, read on.
Title: Loss
of Innocence Click on title to email author for story
Rated: R (Contains sex scenes)
Summary: After an accident, Joe loses his memory. While
the family frantically hunts for him, Joe thinks he has found his home,
but all is not as it seems.
Title: Loss of
Innocence
Rated: PG-13
Summary: After an accident, Joe loses his memory.
While the family frantically hunts for him, Joe thinks he has found his
home, but all is not as it seems.
Title: Witch
Hunt
Rated: PG
Summary: A sequel to The Witches Coven. Ben returns home
with bad news for the family, but Joe in particular. Patty is once more
at large.
Title: Homecoming
Rated: G
Summary: After many years, Adam returns home. How will his
return affect him and his family? This is set roughly about season 12
of the show.
Title: Shotgun Wedding
Rated: PG-13
Summary: A hold-up of the stage
he is on leads Joe to an e ncounter with an old
nemesis. What does the future hold for the family now? This is a sequel
to ‘To Love Again’, although its not
necessary to have read that one before reading this one
Title:
Jock
Rated: PG
Summary: This is the story of the
mysterious Jock, the ranch hand mentioned in The
Witches Coven and Witch Hunt.
Title: Alone
Rated: G
Summary: After an accident, Joe
finds himself facing a long wait for possible rescue,
alone and injured, while his family race time and the weather to find
him.
Title: Learning a
Lesson
Rated: PG
Summary: Set five months after
‘Alone’, Joe quarrels with his family, then
falls foul of some outlaws. It isn’t necessary to have read
‘Alone’ before reading this one.
Title: In Sickness and In Health
Rated: PG – for strong
emotions, but no violence.
Summary: As the best man at his
friends’ wedding, Joe is unable to foresee the tragedy
ahead.
Title: Interlude
to
The Far Far Better Thing
Rated: G
Summary: A short story that is set between
scenes at the end of The Far Far Better Thing
Title:
The Fourth Son
Rated: G
Summary:
Jamie is worried about meeting Adam for the first time.
He
thinks they are getting along well, but how wrong can he be? Originally
written
for Bonanza Gold, and expanded after it was rejected.
Title:
With This Ring
Rated: PG
Summary:
The sale of a couple of horses leads to a frightening ordeal for Joe.
Title:
Only Skin Deep
Rated:
PG
Summary:
When a chance thief breaks into the Ponderosa, Joe finds himself at the
mercy
of a killer who looks only too familiar.
Title:
Waterlogged
Rated: G
Summary:
Branding is a busy time on the Ponderosa. But the weather brings
problems
that couldn’t be foreseen.
Title:
Toil
and
Trouble
Rated: PG
Summary:
Joe becomes the victim of a series of attempts on his life. Why does
everyone
insist they have seen Adam around, when he is visiting a friend back
east?
This is a sequel to ‘Only Skin Deep’.
Title:
Affinity
Rated: PG
Summary:
Sent to help at a neighbour’s ranch for a couple of weeks, Joe and
Danny
run into prejudice that leads to tragedy.
Title:
Wolf in the Fold
Rated: PG
Summary:
Joe’s nemesis returns. Will he survive this encounter?
Title:
In
Silence
and Tears
Rated: G
Summary:
Joe’s depression after Clay leaves is worrying the whole family. What
can
they do to help him recover?
Title:
Mistaken Identity
Rated: PG
Summary:
Helping a friend of Joe’s almost costs the Cartwrights more than they
are
willing to pay.
Title:
Days
of our
Glory
Rated: PG
Summary:
Lessons are learned about change and youth and how neither are
necessarily
a bad thing.
Title:
Wagon Train
to
Hell
Rated:
PG
Summary:
After a disaster in a nearby township, Joe goes along on a mercy
mission.
However, nothing goes quite as smoothly as he expected.
Title:
The
Worst
That Could Happen
Rated: PG
Summary:
On his return home, Adam finds Joe’s life in danger. But is everything
as
it seems? This story has a sort of Halloween connection, but isn’t
spooky.
Title: A Different
Kind of Vengeance
Rated: PG
Summary: After Hoss is bushwhacked and badly injured, Joe
vows
to find the men who did it, even though he was injured, too.
Title: The Breaking
Game
Rated: PG
Summary: An accident leads to
self-doubt for Joe, until a potential disaster restores his faith in
himself.
Title: The Stand-Off
Rated: PG
Summary: After receiving a
surprise invitation to the governor’s inaugural ball, Ben soon
discovers that he has more to fear than just the governor’s intentions.
Title: The Medicine Hat Horse
Rated: PG
Summary: Despite the
reservations of some members of the family, Joe breeds his bad-tempered
mare to his famous wild stallion, Satan. The result is something none
of them could have foreseen
Title: Trust
Rated: G
Summary: Visiting a friend in jail
has consequences that Joe doesn’t expect.
Title: Coming Home
For
Christmas
Rated:
PG
Summary: Christmas is fast
approaching on the Ponderosa, but for the Cartwrights, it is not the
season to be jolly, for Joe has been missing for two months. What has
happened to him and will he ever come home?
Title: The 12 Days
of
Christmas
Rated: G
Summary: A non-serious look at the
song as it might apply to the Cartwrights.
Title: Christmas
Surprise
Rated: G
Summary: Written originally for
Bonanza Gold, here is a little tale of a surprise at Christmas, funnily
enough!
Title: A Woman
Scorned
Rated: PG
Summary:
A face from the past
comes back to haunt Adam.
Title: Barbarous
Revenge
Rated: PG
Summary:
A WHN for the episode The
Last Haircut. Did Joe and Paco reach Mexico unhindered?
Title: Against His
Will
Rated: PG
Summary:
The opportunity for Adam
to help out a holidaying professor with his research seems wonderful.
But is it too good to be true? And who will pay the price for the
professor making Adam do something Against His Will?
Title: Fear
Rated: PG
Summary: Arriving home, Joe is
astonished when Adam pulls a gun on him, claiming not to know him.
Things go from bad to worse; until the breach between brothers seems so
wide it cannot be breached.
Title: Singled Out
Rated: PG
Summary: As the only witness
willing to testify to a murder, Joe finds himself singled out.
Title: Worth
Fighting
For
Rated: PG
Summary: After falling out, Adam
and Joe discover what is worth fighting for.
Title: Brothers
Rated: PG
Summary: While searching for a
missing ranch hand in the snow, Joe and Adam learn what it really means
to have a brother to rely on.
Title: The Course Of True Love
Rated: PG
Summary: A beautiful and very
young widow comes to town and Joe falls for her. Is he destined for a
happy ending this time?
Title: Protective
Urges
Rated:
PG
Summary: A series of mishaps and
an illness show the Cartwrights that it’s not just Ben who has
protective urges.
Title: Sold! Click on
title to email author for story
Rated: R
Summary: Home alone, Joe is
kidnapped, but then events take an unexpected turn. Will Joe survive
until his family finds him?
Title:
Sold!
Rated: PG
Summary: Home alone, Joe is
kidnapped, but then events take an unexpected turn. Will Joe survive
until his family finds him?
Title: Betrothed,
Betrayer and Betrayed
Part 1
Rated: PG
Summary: Wedding bells are on the
cards for Joe.
Title: Betrothed,
Betrayer and Betrayed
Part 2
Rated: PG
Summary: What will happen to Joe
and Dawn now?
Title: Envy, Hatred
and
Malice
Rated: PG
Summary: Joe’s friend Georgia is
now a famous singing star. But her return home throws up problems for
Joe.
Title: Envy and
Revenge
Rated: PG
Summary: Joe travels to San Francisco. He is dreading seeing
Edward again, but nothing turns out quite the way he expects.
Title: A Delusion,
A
Mockery And A Snare
Rated: PG
Summary: Joe twice has a narrow
brush with death, but it seems it isn’t Joe who is the target. Is it is
ex-girlfriend? Or is it something altogether more sinister?
Title: The Final
Sacrifice
Rated: PG
Summary: An outbreak of measles
set in motion a series of heart-breaking problems for the Cartwrights.
Title:
His Prey
Rated: PG
Summary: A WHN for the
episode The Hunter. What did
happen to Joe after those closing credits rolled?
Title: Grief
Rated: G
Summary: A short piece reflecting
on life after Hoss died.
Title: Moving On
Rated: PG
Summary: A What Happened In
Between for the episode A Time To Step
Down. This is what I think happened between Joe and Dan leaving the
cave and the final scene.
Title: Silence in
the
Storm
Rated: G
Summary: An accident brings new
realisations to Joe and Adam
Title: Doing What
Had
To Be Done
Rated: G
Summary: A fall from a horse
leaves Joe laid up. When disaster strikes, can he do as he was told and
just watch from the sidelines?
Title: The First
Duty
Rated: PG
Summary: A chance meeting with an
army officer sends Joe on a desperate mission to help save a soldier’s
life.
Title: Dedimus Tot Pignora Fatis
(Hostages to the Fates)
Rated: PG
Summary: A tense situation at the
Ponderosa leads Ben to see his sons as hostages to the fates
Title: A Long
Shadow
Rated: PG
Summary:
A WHN for the episode
Emily. Can a leopard really change its spots? How did Joe manage to
cope with Emily living in Virginia City?
Title:
Beauty
is
the Lover's Gift
Rated: R
Summary: When Joe falls sick with a fever after Julia Bulette's
death, Ben remembers his relationship with Julia.
Title: Beauty is
the
Lover's Gift
Rated: PG
Summary: When Joe falls sick with a fever after Julia Bulette's
death, Ben remembers his relationship with Julia.
Title: Behind the
Picture
Rated: PG
Summary: Nasty rumours cause
trouble and anguish for the Cartwrights. Can Ben, Joe and Hoss save
Adam from a lynch mob?
Title: To Steal a
Son
Rated: PG
Summary: A chance meeting with
someone Ben once knew brings problems to the Ponderosa.
Title: Flames
Rated: PG
Summary: A gang of rustlers
is plaguing the Virginia City area.
Title: Pitfalls
Rated: PG
Summary: WHN for the episode The Trap. What did Joe and
Booth say to each other in that tantalising missing scene. And what
happened after that?
Title: That Was The
Week
Rated: G
Summary: A week of hilarious mishaps is recounted for
Candy's benefit. But there is one thing he can't believe...
Title: Believe in Me
Rated: G
Summary: Accused of murder, and found to be innocent, Joe
discovers that rumours are difficult to quash.
Title: Faith To
Believe
Rated: PG
Summary: The sequel to Believe in Me. Will the Cartwrights
find Joe? Where did he go when he left the Ponderosa?
Title: POW026
Rated: G
Summary: POW Challenge
Title: By The Lake
Rated: G
Summary: The aftermath of an argument sees Joe and Adam
trying to mend fences.
Title: To Be a
Cartwright
Rated: PG
Summary: Someone claiming to be Ben's nephew is running up
big bills. But just who is he?
Title: Stocking Up
Rated: PG
Summary: A trip to stock up for the winter takes an
unexpected turn, leaving Joe and Hoss facing danger and possibly death.
Title: Power of Love
Rated: PG
Summary: Joe's lack of interest in a new girl in town
sparks a barrage of intimidation and tragedy.
Title: POW050
Rated: G
Summary: POW Challenge
Title: Areas of
Expertise
Rated: PG
Summary: A terrible accident teaches the Cartwrights that
each of them have their own areas of expertise.
Title: Into the
Darkness
Rated: PG
Summary: When a stranger arrives in town with a business
proposition for Ben, he won't take no for an answer.
Title: At all costs
Rated: PG
Summary: A sequel to Power of Love. On a business trip to
Sacramento, Joe encounters Bethany again. Will he survive this time?
Title: In Loving
Mermoy
Rated: G
Summary: The Cartwrights reflect on the impact Marie had on
their lives.
Title: A Fresh Start
Rated: PG
Summary: Joe is sought out by a woman who wants him to help her
husband. But when Joe discovers who the woman's husband is, he wants
nothing to do with him. Will he take no for an answer? This story is
best read after Only Skin Deep, Toil and Trouble and Wolf in the Fold.
Title: POW065
Rated: G
Summary: POW challenge
Title: My Kingdom
For A Horse
Rated: PG
Summary: Set shortly after 'Behind the Picture'. Joe is
determined to own the bay stallion. Is he willing to pay the price to
do so?
Title: Good
Samaritan
Rated: PG
Summary: Finding someone camping on the Ponderosa leads
to a traumatic ordeal for Joe and Adam.
Title: Testament
of
Friendship
Rated: PG
Summary: A WHN for False Witness. For all those fans
who felt deprived of a JPM
Title: POW085
Rated: G
Summary: POW challenge
Title: Chains and
Slavery
Rated: PG
Summary: Worried when one of his friends goes
missing, Joe sets out to look for him. But he is not prepared for what
he discovers.
Title: Guilty!
Rated: PG
Summary: Accused of a crime he didn't commit, Joe
finds himself facing the ultimate punishment while his brothers race
against time to bring the witness who can clear Joe's name.
Title: The
Balance of His Mind
Rated: PG
Summary: Ben encounters a bank robber and the subsequent
shoot-out leads to a trail of tragedy and terror for the Cartwrights.
Title: The Sound of Silence
Rated: PG
Summary: How did Joe actually
cope without a voice? This is set during my story 'Guilty'. It would be
advisable to read it first
Title: POW101
Rated: G
Summary: POW Challenge
Title: Sunshine
and Shadows
Rated: PG
Summary: A WHN for Shining In Spain. Joe is pining
for Wendy, so Ben finds a reason to send him to San Francisco. But
things don't go exactly as Joe planned.
Title: Trapped
Rated: PG
Summary: Hunting for strays ought to be easy. Ben
fears the worst when disaster strikes Joe and Adam.
Title: The
Journey
Rated: PG
Summary: An accident forces Joe to embark upon a
journey he had never expected to take.
Title: Entertaining
Angels
Rated:
PG
Summary: Just days before Christmas, the Cartwrights
have guests.
Title: When a
Child Is Born
Rated: G
Summary:
The
birth of a child leads to a special Christmas gift.
Title: Wrapped
in Wild Snow
Rated: PG
Summary: Going to try and rescue a neighbour,
the Cartwrights find themselves to be the ones in need of rescue. Can
the courage of one of them save the others?
Title: The Luck
of the Draw
Rated: PG
Summary: A careless remark leaves Joe's life
hanging on the turn of a card.
Title: Death Withheld
Rated: PG rses sees
the start of a new romance for Joe
Title: Leaving
Rated: PG
Summary: Adam has decided to leave
the ranch, a decision that has consequences for them all.
Title: Found Love
Rated: G
Summary: Love comes to one
of the Cartwrights.
Title: Vigilantes
Rated: G
Summary: Taking the law into your
own hands is never the answer, as the Cartwrights discover.
Title: Resolution
From Despair
Rated: PG
Summary: A WHN for the episode
Shanklin, tying up some of those loose ends.
Title: The
Timber Contract
Rated: PG
Summary: An everyday business
venture takes an unexpected turn for Ben Cartwright.
Title: POW146
Rated: G
Summary: POW Challenge
Title: Whenever
You’re in Trouble
Rated: PG
Summary: Sometimes
you don’t have to ask for help – it’s always there.
Title: The Sixth Candle
Rated: G
Summary: A WHN for Five Candles
Title: To Sit In Darkness
Rated: PG
Summary: Joe and Hoss embark on a
journey of discovery together.
Title: Deeds of the Past
Rated: PG
Summary: What exactly did Marie
have to endure in the years before she met and married Ben Cartwright?
Title: Another Mountain to Climb
Rated: PG
Summary: A WHN for Between Heaven and Earth.
Title: Tears of Sorrow, Tears of
Joy
Rated: PG
Summary: Tragedy is compounded by heartbreak for the
Cartwrights.
Title: No Way Out
Rated: PG
Summary: What starts out as an ordinary day in town soon
takes an unexpected turn.
Title: Desperate Times
Rated: PG
Summary: Disaster lies ahead when the hunters become the
hunted.
Title: The Hotel
Rated: PG
Summary: A new hotel intrigues
Hoss but doesn’t interest Joe initially.
Title: Judge Not Lest Ye Be
Judged
Rated: PG
Summary: Ever been accused of
jumping to the wrong conclusion?
Title: Milestones
Rated: G
Summary: Life never quite
takes us where we think
Title: The
Rattlesnake Brigade
Rated: PG
Summary: The alternative version of the episode.
Title: Progress?
Rated: PG
Summary: The introduction of a
mowing machine causes problems for the Cartwrights
Title: Lost
Rated: PG
Summary: Awakening to find
himself badly injured, Joe learns that his father is dead.
Title: How Do I Love Thee?
Rated: PG
Summary: This is the sequel to
‘When Love and Hate Collide’. Leigh decides to reclaim Joe as her own.
Title: The Last Straw
Rated: PG
Summary: A WHIB for the episode
‘Tommy’. In the show, Joe made a miraculous recovery between his ‘good
night’s sleep’ and the arrival of Brother Nicholas. Was it that simple?
Title: Gideon the Good
Rated: PG
Summary: A WHIB/WHN for the episode
Title: Deliverance
Rated: PG
Summary: Is romance on the
cards for Joe?
Title: Measure of a Man
Rated: PG
Summary: How do you measure a man?
Title: Sitting Wolf
Rated: PG
Summary: An Army captain’s
ignorance leads to fear for the Cartwrights and an unexpected ending.
Title: When Love and Hate Collide
Rated: PG
Summary: A woman looking to buy horses
sees the start of a new romance for Joe.
Title: A Time To Step Down
Rated: PG
Summary: An alternative
ending to the episode. Could Ben really forgive Dan that easily?
Title: A Stranger Passed This Way Epilogue
Rated: G
Summary: What happened
after the Cartwrights went back into the house at the end of the episode.
Title: Stranger Things
Rated: PG
Summary: Returning home
from Placerville, Joe is attacked and left to die.
Title: Contagions
Rated: PG
Summary: Prejudice,
suspicion and illness make a deadly combination.
Title: For All That Wishes May Be Worth…
Rated: PG
Summary: Can Joe overcome
the loss of his love?
Title: Breed of Violence
Rated: PG
Summary: A What Happened
In Between for the episode.
Title: Hunting for Hidden Gold
Rated: PG
Summary: Joe falls foul
of a group of young men who are looking for something on the Ponderosa
Title: Bullet for a Bride
Rated: PG
Summary: What would have
happened if Ben had told Joe that Tessa could see before the wedding?
Title: POW211
Rated: G
Summary: POW Challenge
Title: Touch not the cat
Rated: PG
Summary: A sequel to
Bullet for a Bride. The mountain lion that caused all the trouble is still on
the loose and the Cartwright sons go to hunt it down.
Title: Easter
Rated: G
Summary: An introspective
short piece as a son waits to hear if his father will live.
Title: Let's Kill Timothy
Rated: PG
Summary: A friend of
Joe’s gets them both into trouble.
Title: Memory Lane
Rated: G
Summary: Injured in a fall, Joe finds himself in a most unexpected place.
Title: Winter at Tahoe
Rated: PG
Summary: Unexpected guests in the depth of winter bring trouble in their wake.
Title: Five Sundowns WHN
Rated: PG
Summary: A what happened next story for the episode.
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