Bonanza - The Waiting Game | Episode 144 | American Western Series | Wild West | English

Free Western Classic: Bonanza - Episode 144 - The Waiting Game - When Frank Dayton is thrown from his horse and killed, his wife Laura tells their daughter, Peggy, that he went on a long trip, preferring to let the little girl hold onto the hope that her daddy would come home again someday.
The Waiting Game
Director: Richard C. Sarafian
Writer: Ed Adamson
Stars: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker
Genre: Western
Country: USA
Language: English
Release Date: 8 December 1963 USA
Filming Locations: Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Storyline:
When Frank Dayton is thrown from his horse and killed, his wife Laura tells their daughter, Peggy, that he went on a long trip, preferring to let the little girl hold onto the hope that her daddy would come home again someday. But Laura's plan to shelter Peggy from her father's death is soon challenged when Adam Cartwright comes to call and the pretty widow finds herself falling in love.
Reviews:
"It was a foolish bit of bravado that cost Wayde Preston his life as he tried to jump a fence from the Ponderosa to his own land. But Preston fell from his horse and was killed. All the while wife Kathie Browne and daughter Katie Sweet wait for him.
In this episode Adam Cartwright turns psychological counselor. to both mother and daughter. Katie Sweet was daddy's little girl. But Sweet was all that was keeping Browne and Preston together. Preston was a no good philandering drunk.
Because of her own issues Browne decides to keep the news of Preston's death from her daughter. What Pernell Roberts does is make Browne see that she has a lot of issues in and apart from the child.
Nicely done domestic drama, unusual for a western." Written by bkoganbing on IMDb.com
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[@ItsKrma00]

That little girl is a natural.

[@slee706]

That is a beautiful horse Adam has.

[@Butterflybloom4]

This hpuse consisted of 5 men including Hopsing the cook. But their home was open to anyone and everyone. That was so awesome.

[@scottbieber1731]

That little Peggy out acted all of them! a true natural actress!

[@misslucky5474]

You see how Adam is standing behind Laura, speaking into her ear? Speaking real truth and wisdom, with the perfect voice.

[@allanvacca3394]

Adam was quite the actor, I always like the episodes where he was the one

[@wernerspitzenberger6916]

very impressive how a little child can act so professional like a grown up woman. very good episode. love it

[@Butterflybloom4]

They are actually told after each clip what to do, how to do, it works alot with their emotions, eg. Sit on the swing very upset like and count to a hundred, then it's cut and qnothet scene etc....

[@theresap.3305]

@@Butterflybloom4 I was wondering about that and kind of thought the kids were guided professionally. Thank you!!

[@Butterflybloom4]

I would love to live in a place like this. It's just beautiful

[@sandib4234]

Really like this episode, so cute when Adam brought that little pony for Peggy to ride 💗

[@GrjngoWesternSeries]

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[@zxyatiywariii8]

That was such a sweet gift! ❤️🐴

[@johnmcculloch1653]

One of the finest ever episodes , sorry in never worked out with Adam and Laura the Cartwright men never seem to win true love❤❤

[@Jerry-up8bk]

Actually little Joe Cartwright Actually got Married, he built a house 🏠 An outlaw Killed his wife and Unborn Baby and burnt their house Down!

[@survivingsicklecell1732]

Adam is so sweet and smart,I love the episodes with Adam in it.....he's a heck of a man😚😚😚😚 love the cartwrights all of them

[@tonyamezcua1932]

❤

[@bonniepurins1027]

I'll see what I can do and he buys her the prettiest pony ever. My kind of guy.

[@misslucky5474]

He didn't buy the pony. It came from his ranch The Ponderosa.

[@sandrafraser8120]

Pernell Roberts was such a good looking man....Thank you for sharing, I am enjoying the series.

[@GrjngoWesternSeries]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for tuning in! 🤠👌🎬❤

[@valjean9581]

Years ago my mother and I went to the Apple Blossom parade in Winchester, Va and one of the honored celebrities in the parade was Pernell Roberts. My mother was such a great fan of his so when she saw him in the parade ridig on his horse, mind you , she got so excited and yelled his name. He waved at her and gave her a wink. He was so handsome. I believe she was in a daze all that day. (correction: riding on his horse)

[@cgallagher5023]

LOL!!!

[@cgallagher5023]

,!!🌺💐🌺🌸🌹💐🌼🍎

[@rosered103]

A lovely memory. thank you for sharing.

[@nadaprlic22]

Thank you for sharing. I would have been in a daze too if Pernell Roberts (Adam Cartwright ) winked at me.

[@Butterflybloom4]

Exactly how I feel, I would have done same, I was so inlove with Smallville Peter Thomas Welling. Aka Clark Kent. When he cried I cried, my emotions got lost in that series... I also loved Lex

[@crimsonrose5594]

Great episode! Glad Laura finally worked up the courage to tell little Peggy the truth about her father. Adam was right when he said Laura underestimated Peggy. The kid already knew her dad was dead.

[@richardhamblen5526]

That' why she wanted nobody else in 'his' chair..it was too painful..

[@ArmenianBishop]

This episode's Katie Sweet (born 1956) bore a remarkable resemblance to child actress Kim Richards; in fact, their childhood photos are like twins. Their style & personality, also similar. Kim Richards (born 1964) starred beside Eddie Albert (1906-2005), in the 1975 Film, Escape to Witch Mountain.

[@leemobai762]

The little girl was awesome made me cry.

[@1962pjh]

Great lil actress!

[@user-gc3yb7fv1q]

Such an emotional moment, when the girl was counting (for the last time).

[@nadaprlic22]

Katie Sweet is a brilliant little actress. So natural, and sweet.

[@hardipbansel9449]

Lovely episode - enjoyed it especially Adam’s acting!

[@susanvenkatraman9503]

Peggy n Adam stole this episode completely it's very touchy 👍👌😘🥰😍⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@cacatr4495]

Did you mean it was *touching? "Touchy" means irritably reactive.

[@susanvenkatraman9503]

@@cacatr4495 touching!

[@misslucky5474]

@@cacatr4495 Who is you to coweck sumbody spellin?

[@cacatr4495]

@@misslucky5474 It wasn't only spelling. It was an entirely different word with an opposite meaning. Did you understand that 'touchy' means irritably reactive, when apparently Susan meant *touching, which means sweet to the heart. Those are opposite meanings. When people use an opposite meaning word, it doesn't communicate what they want to communicate. Now if you want to be irritably reactive about my sharing that wisdom, then that is your problem. Who am I to correct somebody's spelling? I am someone who knows English, and the purpose of language, which is to communicate clearly and accurately. When a person can't communicate clearly and accurately, they will have communication problems. If you are able to respect this sharing, good. If you can't, then you lack understanding, and that will be to your disadvantage.

[@cacatr4495]

@@susanvenkatraman9503 Susan, I was very polite in my asking what you meant. I was not rude, I was not presumptive. When you place an exclamation point at the end of the word, that suggests anger. If you were being touchy (irritably reactive), then you may want to rethink your reactions to helpful, courteous inquiries. ~ If you'd like to know how to edit your original comment so it reflects the word *touching, then one only needs to hover their cursor to the right of the first line of their comment to locate the 3 vertical dots, and when they do and click on those 3 dots, they can choose between Edit or Delete. By clicking on Edit, they can change their comment, then click Save. I am a helpful person, not one that deserved anger. If a person wants to dump anger on other people, then such a person should examine their heart carefully.

[@srivity]

little cute girl! beautiful talking to Adam with little pony!

[@abril438]

Why Roberts disliked the show so much?? this is a very deep and moving episode! And that girl, Oh my... she´s so amazing, really crying, really angry, what an actress!

[@Tralala691]

He must have been a twit. It’s not like he did anything better. Go figure.

[@voiceofreason7856]

He didn't like the show for a number of reasons - which can be found out in numerous interviews with Pernell - but mainly because he got sick of playing the part of an adult that had to ask his Pa if it was 'okay' to do things - plus, his character was never allowed to grow. Also, NONE of the Cartwright brothers were ever allowed to really become men, have relationships with women, marry them, have families etc. Being a Cartwright girl friend was - more often than not - a reason for a 'sudden move out of town' or even a death sentence. It was the running joke at the time - like in the original Star Trek, to 'beam down in a red shirt' ? A certain death sentence there, too...

[@adamcollazo8228]

@@voiceofreason7856 Though I have enjoyed Bonanza for decades having Adam, Hoss, and Joe never marry was a weakness of the show. By having them marry they could have told many more interesting stories. It wasn't until the 1980's Bonanza TV movies that we find out that Adam moved to Australia and owned even more land than his father.

[@voiceofreason7856]

@@adamcollazo8228 ....which leads us to what the fans of the show 'did' for the Cartwright brothers !! ALL kinds of good, well written, and interesting fan fiction out there, though I despise the term 'fan fiction'. It seems to cheapen it, somehow, and not give it the recognition of the hard work and creativity involved to write it, that it really deserves ! There are all kinds of ' Bonanza fan fiction' sites out here - feel free to dive in ! :)

[@carolcarter3712]

Loved Loved loved this episode aww Adam would have made a lovely dad for peggy but i must say he was to good for Laura another lesson to be taught poor Adam such a great guy thank you so much i just can't wait for another episode love you guy's for giving me this chance to watch Bonanza again ❤

[@GrjngoWesternSeries]

Thank you for the kind words, dont worry there will be plenty more episodes! Very happy you enjoy the episodes! 🤠👌🎬❤

[@felishaboodoo5733]

Led!but f!but

[@kwgm8578]

@@felishaboodoo5733 What?

[@corinnecm776]

Adam is a good therapist. A good episode, even if I don't really like the character of Laura. Adam and Peggy are adorable together.

[@devong7124]

Beautiful pink dress. Oscar winning. Nothing like the Tree Swings.! Nice parties. Good story, like all of Bonanza's.

[@GrjngoWesternSeries]

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching!

[@user-pd7il3xz5j]

@30:24 she looks like a Barbie doll in that pink gown.

[@survivingsicklecell1732]

Hey I'm just so happy that I can get to watch Bonanza episodes all day and all night as I please 🙏😘 and many thanks to you grngo and especially KZbin

[@ItsKrma00]

My feelings exactly!

[@tonyamezcua1932]

❤

[@multirichardb]

The intensity here is so amazingly freeing, in an instant a loving wise gentleman Adam C. guides two beautiful women a mother and her daughter to a renewed understanding of confession participation, forgiveness, and redemption, turning life into a renewed party. All the while his patience and knowing is explained while asking simple questions as a guiding master into a renewed identity, fun, and laughter. Which is always innate and waiting for all of us to explore with curiosity and gratitude.

[@cgallagher5023]

Sounds great, and it is, except --- without Jesus Christ , we don't have a chance at redemption & deep peace .

[@multirichardb]

Such an intense and beautiful display of love and redemption, put me into a flowing state of tears, streaming down my face.

[@suev3339]

Kathie Browne has been in a number of Bonanza episodes. She was a really good actress.

[@elizabethbentley-goodman4582]

Mama should have told her what to expect on her wedding night!!

[@unti419]

I'm on a binge of watching these old Bonanza shows. In this one, I kind of felt like Laura was a bit of a psycho and hoped Adam would run like the wind from her. But he hooks up with her in a later episode.

[@abrooksize]

I think she gets a bad rap. I think what’s being discussed in one of the difficult scenes is marital rape, and we’re seeing her PTSD and regression as a result.

[@theresap.3305]

I believed that she was kind of off too. She told Adam several times that he "didn't understand" among other stuff. Overall, I enjoyed the episode!

[@michaelm6948]

As a kid, watching these episodes, Adam seemed like a total dud. Only later, when watching the reruns, I realized he was absolutely crucial to the show. I don't watch episodes after 1965. The woman playing Laura, I just could never "cotton to her". But she's killing it in that salmon colored gown. Lovely to look at, but better left alone. Laura has some weird resentment of Peggy and her relationship with her father. Laura needs to come to terms with her abusive dead husband. The little girl is a scene stealer.

[@KKohl]

Wonder why Peggy did not become a well known actress in later years. Such a talented child actress

[@misslucky5474]

If you only knew what the children suffered in Hollywood, you would be happy that she didn't go as far. But with that said, she did go on to do other projects as she got older, but she wasn't well known, so maybe she was able to escape some of those things I was eluding to say outright.

[@stanmyler9037]

@@misslucky5474 I myself don't know what they suffer, but while good as lil "Stars"...well only a very few of them make it as Adult film stars.

[@Someone_that_u_know]

I just love this show 😍

[@Butterflybloom4]

I think Adam has 5 blacks shirts and 5 black pants. 😂😂😂

[@b.pradhana_ol660]

Peggy looks a lot like little Drew Barrywore in ET 😍😍

[@nellyklinger4233]

Como eu amo o Adam Cartwright 💔 meu cawboy de preto.

[@crowsandshinythings2796]

Laura is a WingNut !!!

[@tonyamezcua1932]

❤

[@ricanfromthesouth7905]

I'm sobbing like a baby at this little ole girl, reminds me of my granddaughter

[@mr.ormrs.greene9737]

Ikr

[@tonyamezcua1932]

❤

[@sarinaedwards6705]

Wow some really beautiful country on bonanza

[@mr.ormrs.greene9737]

I've been up to Moab, Utah where they shot a lot of their shows.

[@sarahmountstudios3188]

Wow Adam is a saint

[@tonyamezcua1932]

❤

[@sogman7265]

Did you see how bright it was inside that house at the party at night? Oil lamps do not light up your house that bright! Lol.

[@Someone_that_u_know]

I watch so many of them

[@teresamadan7978]

Never liked these episodes with Laura. She didn’t treat Adam very well, not as well as I would have 🥰

[@lisakwaterski6707]

I never did care for Laura and felt Adam needed a woman with more spark. The first season episode with the actress showed him with a bit of edge, which I liked.

[@philipstanco6011]

That is sweet

[@brendanolt00]

It's just a movie...

[@theresap.3305]

I agree with you!🙂 She was especially mean to him on another episode when he was advising her about running the ranch, when he fired the foreman; and for her not to keep that wild animal. I don't remember the title of the episode. I was so happy that he did not marry her. 😁

[@analoguecity3454]

I love the way Hoss taks ! I'm from NC and it's refreshing to hear someone talk Luke me, eventhough Dan's from Texas!

[@dualityofman1253]

Probably the most gut wrenching Bonanza episode ever. 😢 A true masterpiece.

[@24juan68]

That’s exactly what I was thinking

[@voiceofreason7856]

If you want gut wrenching, watch the episode " The Crucible" too.

[@Rancho4Z]

@@voiceofreason7856 or: the dark gate. They truly produced some hard to watch ones.....

[@voiceofreason7856]

@@Rancho4Z I remember that one, with James Coburn. Poor Adam had to shoot to kill to defend himself from his friend, in the end. Adam was totally shattered. Pretty intense episode !

[@Greg-re7nj]

Yeah,right.

[@dcdallas2373]

Estas western series me recuerdan my infancia gracias por uploaded

[@cgallagher5023]

Yes

[@teamsuperbabycheeks9521]

Funny Adam is exactly the type of father Peggy needs but not the right type of husband for Laura Thanks for the upload I cant stand Laura ever since she broke Hoss heart, keep having to remind myself it's a different character 😆

[@cgallagher5023]

Oh, so _that's_ where I've seen her!

[@belbal5004]

Yup that one and later in # 167. Just not crazy about her or in too many episodes I guess.

[@verahall6498]

She was also in the episode entitled The Tax Collector , her husband was the tax collector, she was pregnant and so was their horse. Hoss delivered both child and colt

[@LovelyAnna413]

Adam 🥰

[@tonyamezcua1932]

❤

[@melodyfleck9368]

Recycling . . . widow is the same woman who died in childbirth in another episode after she spurned Hoss.

[@didirosie3226]

Different characters. Many actors had different roles on the show.

[@pernellgirly8064]

Grjngo - Western Series, why don't you complete the series, You stopped before the end of series 6, your uploads are Beautifully Enhanced but I'm so disappointed that you have not gone on to complete the full series!

[@Nyx773]

I wish they would too. Instead of those compilation uploads

[@leliad7602]

I try to get into the storyline, and then I get jarred back to reality by such things as a grove of trees appearing between the house and the corral! It wasn’t there in previous episodes, and it won’t be there in the next! I do recall that it appears magically in a few other episodes, whenever they need a spot for a tryst.

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

👍👌👏 Great episode. The truth is often hard to take. Thanks a lot for uploading and sharing this old series. Best regards luck and health.

[@ceceliaclarke9147]

These stories are interesting...I would give the writers credit for excellent stories. My problem with this series is the costumes. I know that most viewers don't care...but this is all supposed to be happening in the 1840s-50s. That little girl, in her jeans and plaid shirt, looks more modern than my sisters and I looked in the 1960s! In general, the male characters of this series look like they could fit in with pioneer ranchers of the 1840s. But these women! and the little girls! What were the costumers thinking? This little girl could have walked right over to the Brady Bunch set, to play a part without changing her costume. I know that this is a popular series as re-plays. For certain reasons, this popularity is well deserved. The stories are original, the acting is really very good. Why did they spoil all of this, with those 1960s outfits, shoes and hairstyles for the women?

[@AndrewVelonis]

The gravestone read 1861, so you are close.

[@Nyx773]

The men are also incorrectly dressed and styled. Their trousers would have been more baggy and have button flies (zipper wan't invented until 1890). They would have worn undershirts because of laundry habits. Their hairstyles are all wrong. Plus most of them would have had beards. Only the posh shaved everyday.

[@2ndChanceAtLife]

Adam for USA President

[@gordonquigg9389]

That was one sad episode. I've been through that scenario.

[@misslucky5474]

Laura's husband had just died and she's quite immature and Adam intruded on her too soon. It's great that he was there to help Peggy and Laura, each, with their situations, but after things had smoothed out with them, he should have fallen back from Laura. She only used adorable Adam to fix her responsibilities.

[@jacc9061]

That’s an insightful take

[@belbal5004]

Not crazy about their lack of chemistry. And I see the actress is in episode 167 later too.

[@charlesvan13]

A timely public service message about drinking and riding.

[@Rancho4Z]

It's so funny you say that! In the episode "the spitfire", about 1/3 through, you see Adam riding along reading, what turns out to be a book of poetry, and then gets bushwhacked/ shot and falls off Sport...... I keep thinking: "don't text and drive!" In the 1860's :"don't read and ride!"

[@24juan68]

One minute into the show, I thought I was watching the little house on the prairie

[@rosarioayala3880]

Adam💘💘💘💘🥰🥰🥰🥰😘😘😍

[@wally1452]

Had I been Laura's man interest, after dealing with her as Adam did here, I'd have fled from her as fast as I could. This same woman acted in another episode with Adam and she was the same...a nut case. Adam had patience beyond what anyone else would have. She is crazy & best to leave crazies alone.

[@jonahmaddox9341]

I beat she heard her mother from down stairs crying about her father.

[@itsgleneaton4883]

One thing I don’t get is in other episodes this lady ran off twice with the same man and now this. She doesn’t treat Adam nice at all and just complains. No wonder Adam left the show😄What a smooth actor he was.

[@jarrodbarkley9061]

Laura was an insufferable ninny. Adam would never have been interested in someone like that. Kid was cute though.

[@coltgun876]

The date on Frank's grave shouldn't say that he died in 1861. The first two seasons of Bonanza are in 1861 and Little Joe was 18 or 19 when the show started. But in season 4 we know that Little Joe had a 22nd birthday which would have to mean that season 4 was in 1863 and this episode should be in 1864.

[@neilwaldock6272]

There was no continuity with dates in Bonanza. The episodes (apart from the flashbacks) were set between 1861 and 1868, but the dates jump forwards and back within each season. Historical events and historical characters were often pigeon-holed into what ever date without any accuracy. You just have to watch Bonanza for what it was, without trying to make any order out of it, because there wasn't.

[@coltgun876]

@@neilwaldock6272 I always assumed that by each season there was a whole year that passed by and it was this episode that threw me off a bit as soon as I saw Frank's grave

[@neilwaldock6272]

@@coltgun876 I would have assumed that too, but Bonanza was stuck in a sort of time warp, bouncing around between dates. Maybe that's how they managed to keep Adam, Hoss and Little Joe as 'The Boys' for so long, perpetually under Ben's thumb. But, I kinda like it this way.

[@didirosie3226]

Joe was 17 at the beginning of bonanza.

[@coltgun876]

@@didirosie3226 Yes I'm aware of that now I'm pretty sure that's the only episode of the entire series that's set in 1859 while the rest of Season 1 - 8 are in the 1860s. Last time I checked each episode is in a random year of that decade

[@vickiekasafirek9096]

Peggy is such a little cutie🌹.

[@user-pd7il3xz5j]

At the beginning of the show I'm thinking, "Wow, their lawn needs to be mowed as badly as mine."

[@1962pjh]

Do they grow lawns like that in Nevada in February?

[@user-pd7il3xz5j]

@@1962pjhI am not familiar with the seasons in the west, but they are right next to the border of California.

[@mr.ormrs.greene9737]

Lmao

[@jimmyrick2844]

Enjoying the downloads.

[@mikaylareed4723]

I knew this was gonna happen one minute Laura wanted Adam to tell Peggy that her father is dead and that is exactly what he did than Peggy runs back off to the house and Laura is now gonna start complaining to Adam and say why did you tell Peggy that her father is dead

[@cgallagher5023]

44:58 that poor little girl. (Peggy) ❤️

[@wisconsinfarmer4742]

another Bonanza tear jerker

[@philipstanco6011]

That little girl is a natural born actress. I was on the verge of crying. Unusual for me. But not unheard of. And I have seen this episode several times before. Strange.

[@cindykaywebster4643]

That Hoflinger pony has been in it another episode 😏

[@paulkatz258]

Thanks for uploading this

[@slee706]

I don't like that she kissed Adam, then she made it appear like he had did something wrong. Playing with that man's feelings. Adam didn't make advances at her first. She kissed him!

[@peoasdosdsdas]

Yeah, especially since Adam didn't get laid for about two seasons

[@shashaduke8700]

@@peoasdosdsdas 🤣🤣🤣

[@b.pradhana_ol660]

​@@peoasdosdsdas not that we know of 🤭

[@b.pradhana_ol660]

​@@peoasdosdsdas He kissed a lady in very first episode (pilot)

[@robbyhayden8266]

@@peoasdosdsdas Will took her anyway!!😂😂😂

[@fabam7553]

love it!

[@Gildragil70]

you know, that stretch of road at the beginning of the ep looks a lot like one of the roads often used in Dukes of Hazzerd, bet ya it's the same filming spot.

[@rhymereason3449]

I don't understand why Adam would pay that woman $500 to spare Laura from hearing it... and THEN share the letter with her. What was gained by that?

[@mr.ormrs.greene9737]

I thought that myself. Maybe, to help the unemployed widow financially, while she awaits her food stamp card. Lol

[@bonniepurins1027]

It saved Peggy from hearing it from her husband's lover. Adam was kind. She would have been gloating.

[@belbal5004]

That sounded like soft peddled blackmail.

[@didirosie3226]

He wanted to be the one to tell her to lessen the hurt and shock. He was a true gentleman.

[@jimmybrice6360]

they never show hoss dancing. he probably has 2 left feet - LOL

[@merseybeat1963]

Thank you so much Grjingo that was nice.

[@GrjngoWesternSeries]

Check out this other great series too! kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5KWYYCpbdmIpaM

[@charlotteclark2207]

I don't like any of the Bonanza episodes when she's on them. She did Adam wrong by marrying the other man, she didn't know him long enough.

[@mutantplantation979]

The pony was graciously loaned out by the Mickey Rooney estate.

[@ziggyschumann5284]

Poor Cartwrights ! All the women in their lives have either died, gone away or just couldn't marry them, despite their obscene wealth and power, heehee. And worse than that, it seems like the sons are still virgins .

[@timothyball7502]

My thoughts too. Sad not to see the 3 sons marry and continue the story. Adam marry first, Eric second. Joe can be best man for both brothers. Joe can marry his bride. Ben would be a grandfather and happy. 3-11-2022

[@jacksugden8190]

Poor reaction to the child’s/fathers death, lack of compassion from Peggy’s mother, stringing her along like that.

[@robinsredbreast4716]

I think it’s creepy that Laura started counting too 😮

[@Butterflybloom4]

Little Joe got married, built a house and everything, his beautiful wife was pregnant when he idiot brother made troubel, they came to collect money he owed, and the place was burnt down, and she died, little Joe was distrout. It's was a beautiful happy episode with a bitter ending, and little Joe was on his way to tell his father about the baby. Ben would have been elated...

[@proto718]

If you'd like to live long and prosper🖖 do not get married.

[@rhymereason3449]

Baloney... two people who truly care about each other working as a team can make life so much easier...

[@belbal5004]

I plead the fifth.

[@didirosie3226]

Married men live longer than single men.

[@nonbinary6834]

Especially the Cartwright men.

[@stevebr551]

What a weak selfish woman. no wonder Frank looked elsewhere/ why is Adam wasting his time?

[@nonbinary6834]

He loved Peggy.

[@coreynewell9673]

The only Mama Adam knew about was tossed his mom and Little Joe's he never knew his own mom she died when he was born

[@cgallagher5023]

"tossed" . . . . Were you trying to say the word "Hoss"?

[@EVALLOYD]

The little girl, Peggy, dresses very modern for a child of the mid 19th century.

[@finemusic1448]

On this episode, Adam takes a role as psichologist for that small girl ...

[@EdwardSpencer-mr1fi]

This is a powerful episode 😢😢❤❤

[@mr.ormrs.greene9737]

I just came here for comments.

[@timothyball7502]

Yes I read all that are here. Some smile some frown some questioning why? 3-11-2022

[@carolcraine5129]

Same Laura and Peggy in 'Triangle' episode?

[@joeowens6180]

This episode must be a prelude to that detestable episode "The Pressure Game." Really! Since when is courtship and marriage a GAME? God only know what makes a man fall in love with a woman, but does a man the quality and intelligence of Adam Cartwright really deserve a wounded and mindless woman and a warped child into the bargain (all washed miraculously clean in the last 5 minutes), like these two? In the Pressure Game, Joan Blondell plays a ruthless woman - and Adam is artfully TRAPPED into marriage. It looks sweet enough, but the whole premise is rotten to the core. NOT two of the best episodes.

[@cgallagher5023]

I think the "waiting game" phrase was only intended to refer to the little girl waiting for her dad to return. ...... And Adam knew that it wasn't a good game

[@rattiegirl5]

Ben tells Adam that it was difficult to tell him his mother was dead, but didn't Elizabeth die giving birth to Adam?

[@jimmybrice6360]

kathie browne sure gets around on the ponderosa !!

[@riaanpotgieter475]

I if I look at all the episodes I think the Father with his 3 sons must rather open a guest house on the ranch. Far toooo many guests in and out 😁

[@DerrickDeitz]

She was captain kirks love interest in the star trek season 3 where he speeds up

[@danadowling1706]

Blooper: Adam's mother Elizabeth died in childbirth. Adam saw his second mother Inger get shot by an arrow.

[@voiceofreason7856]

Which doesn't take away from the fact that - at one time - Adam would have had to have been told his biological mother had died.

[@didirosie3226]

Adam had two other mothers, Inger and Marie. He would have had to tell them that they died. He witnessed Inger get shot with an arrow. He would have had to have told him she was dead.