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Matt, intercede on behalf of ex-con cope Borden when Rance Bradley accuses cope of horse thief and attempt to Lynch him. Cope is proven innocent of the charge, but later kills Bradley's nephew in a fair fight during a gambling dispute. Matt is caught in an awkward situation when he must defend the unsavory Cope against the decent people Dodge.

Bonanza - Episode 01 - A Rose for Lotta - Lotta Crabtree is hired by mining tycoon Alpheus Troy to lure one of the Cartwrights into town and hold him for ransom in exchange for Ponderosa timber rights. A Rose for Lotta Director: Edward Ludwig Writers: David Dortort Stars: Lorne Greene, pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker Genre: Western Country: USA Language: English Release Date: 12 September 1959 USA Filming Locations: Chavez Ravine, Elysian Park, Los Angeles, California, USA Storyline: The widower Ben Cartwright is running a huge cattle ranch in Nevada called the Ponderosa. He has been married thrice, and has an adult son with each of the three wives. Adam is the oldest of them, Hoss the biggest, and Little Joe the youngest and cutest. In nearby Virginia City three mine owners are in great need of more wood to be able to build tunnels to new bonanzas. Ben Cartwright has much wood on his ranch, but refuses to cut it down. The mine owners get the idea to hire a famous actress, Lotta Crabtree, who could lure Little Joe to Virginia City, where they can hold him as a hostage. If Ben Cartwright still refuses to sell any wood to them, they will kill his son.

Bonanza - Episode 63 - The Secret - Joe is accused of murdering a girl. Her father and brothers want to hang Joe and the Cartwrights race to prove his innocence. The Secret Director: Robert Altman Writer: John Hawkins Stars: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker Genre: Western Country: USA Language: English Release Date: 6 May 1961 USA Filming Locations: Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA Storyline: Little Joe Cartwright is hauled into court, accused of murdering a pregnant girl named Mary Parson. The girl's father Jake (Crahan Denton) and her brothers all claim that Mary planned to elope with Joe on the night of her death, which is news to Joe. Helping to tighten the noose around the youngest Cartwright's neck is the prosecution's main witness: Joe's old friend John Hardner (

Series: Bonanza - Episode 151 - Alias Joe Cartwright - A stubborn, career army sergeant appears to be his only hope when Little Joe is arrested after being robbed and knocked unconscious by a look-a-like escaped army prisoner and is unable to convince the fort commander that he isn't the man who has been sentenced to face the firing squad. Alias Joe Cartwright Director: Lewis Allen Writer: Robert Vincent Wright Stars: Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, Dan Blocker Genre: Western Country: USA Language: English Release Date: 26 January 1964 USA Filming Locations: Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA Storyline: A deft blend of comedy and suspense, "Alias Joe Cartwright" affords series regular Michael Landon the opportunity to play a dual role: His usual characterization of Joe Cartwright, and murderous Army deserter Angus Borden. Mistaken for Borden, Joe is sentenced to a firing squad by martinet Captain Merced (Douglas Dick). But Sgt. O'Rourke (Keenan Wynn) suspects something is amiss, especially when Merced makes it clear that he knows Joe is innocent but is determined to go through with the execution anyway. Throughout the episode O'Rourke's favorite patsy, the hapless Private Peters (Joseph Turkel), runs himself ragged trying to find out if Joe is indeed who he claims to be. Written on rottentomatoes.com Reviews: "Michael Landon takes center stage in this episode of Bonanza as Little Joe has his clothes, horse, and identity stolen by an army deserter played by none other than Michael Landon. When Sergeant Keenan Wynn and an army patrol find Little Joe on the trail with different clothes and an army horse, he's taken to the fort where the Captain Douglas Dick says it's him. Joe manages to persuade Keenan Wynn to try and contact the Ponderosa to verify his identity. Landon might not have made it, but for Keenan Wynn's help and for the fact the doppleganger Landon got a bit greedy and decided to hang around and try to cash a bank letter of credit that Lorne Greene gave his son to cash with banker Hugh Sanders.

Bonanza - Episode 104 - A Hot Day for a Hanging - While making a payment delivery, Hoss is wrongfully accused of being a bank robber with the money being his loot. A Hot Day for a Hanging Director: William F. Claxton Writers: Preston Wood, Elliott Arnold Stars: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker Genre: Western Country: USA Language: English Release Date: 14 October 1962 USA Filming Locations: Stage 17, Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA Storyline: On behalf of his father Ben Cartwright, Hoss delivers a large sum of money to the town of Dutchman Flats. Upon his arrival, however, Hoss is arrested by Sheriff Stedman (Denver Pyle) on a charge of bank robbery. Stedman knows that Hoss is innocent, but he's anxious to prove his worth to the townspeople. Stedman's plan goes horribly awry when the angry citizens form a lynch mob. Reviews: "While Lorne Greene is waiting for $12,000.00 in cash at a land office being delivered by Dan Blocker, Hoss has been arrested by Sheriff Denver Pyle in a nearby town when he suspects the money could be part of loot from a recent bank robbery. There's murder involved here also as banker Roy Roberts's son-in-law was killed and the only description they have is the robber was a big fellow, Easy to see why this would be hung on Dan Blocker. Pyle is a man not up to the job and won't let Blocker go even after he thinks he just might be innocent. A lynch mob is brewing and stoking the fires there is the widow of the deceased, Olive Sturgess. It's a recipe for the tragedy that unfolds. Kudos going out to Olive Sturgess for a great performance as the widow whose grief is the catalyst for the events unfolding." Written by bkoganbing on IMDb.com "Here is another episode that involves one of the Cartwright boys being accused of a murder that he did not commit. This time the character is Hoss when he is arrest outside of a small town that recently had a bank robbery that involved the killing of Ed Wilson, a respected town person. One of the local drunks is duped into fingering Hoss for the killing. And this sets off the townsfolk wanting a lynching instead of waiting for a trial. The local sheriff, played by Denver Pyle, is not the most popular guy in town until the townsfolk believe he has captured Ed's murderer. The sheriff likes his new fame and refuses to send out a telegram that would prove Hoss's innocents. But soon he realizes that he can no longer control his town as they demand a lynching with or without any evidence. This is again a very predictable and repeated episode. This is played out again and again during the entire series of 'Bonanza'. Without needing a spoiler we all know that the last five minutes will produce some action that could possibly save Hoss from hanging.

Dan Grat, a gunman hunted by Texas Authority seeking refuge and Dodge City Marshall Dillon goes into action against this outlaw who shoots before he talks.

Bonanza - Episode 17 - The Outcast - "The Cartwrights come to the aid of Leta Malvet when she is ostracized by the community after her father and brother are hanged by a lynch mob for killing two men while trying to rob the stagecoach that they thought carried the Ponderosa's payroll." Written by shepherd1138 on IMDb.com The Outcast Director: Lewis Allen Writer: Thomas Thompson Stars: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker Genre: Western Country: USA Language: English Release Date: 9 January 1960 USA Filming Locations: Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA Storyline: "The Cartwrights come to the aid of Leta Malvet when she is ostracized by the community after her father and brother are hanged by a lynch mob for killing two men while trying to rob the stagecoach that they thought carried the Ponderosa's payroll. But Adam is sure that the gang will try again when they find out that the Malvets came up empty-handed and suspects that it's no coincidence when Leta's beau, bad boy Clay Renton, comes back to town."

Bonaza Episode 217 "The Spitfire"

"Gunsmoke" is a long-running American Western television series, and a radio show before that, which aired from 1955 to 1975. It centered on Dodge City, Kansas, during the post-Civil War era, focusing on the life of U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon (played by James Arness) and his efforts to maintain law and order in the town.