Fair rating?Bonanza· Season 2 · Episode 16
The Courtship
Hoss and Little Joe travel to Sacramento to help the widow of an old friend of the Cartwrights. Hoss discovers that the widow is a beautiful young woman and immediately falls in love with her. He brings her back to the Ponderosa where Adam and Little Joe soon discover that the woman is in love with Hoss's money, not him, which she needs to fund her gambling addiction. When Hoss refuses to believe his brothers, Adam is forced to provide demonstrable proof in Virginia City casino.
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#4In Season 2of 29 rated episodes
#20All-timeof 84 rated episodes
+0.5vs season avgSeason 2 averages 6.0
1961First airedJanuary 7, 1961
Guest stars
Marshall Reedas Hammond
Julie Adamsas Helen Layton
Lyle Talbotas The Handsome Dude in BarCrew
James P. YarboroughDirector
Richard MorganWriter