Bonanza conveys the adventures of the Cartwright family, with each episode’s storyline dealing with the problems faced by the lead characters or the surrounding town. The forty-eighth episode of Bonanza, The Courtship, was written by Richard N. Morgan and first aired on January 7, 1961. Among its featured guest stars are Marshall Reed and Lyle Talbot.

Julie Adams appears in the episode as Helen, Ben Cartwright’s old friend Josh Layton’s widow. Despite her lovely appearance and charming personality, Helen has a fatal flaw. She likes to gamble a lot, often dragging her lovers into her bottomless pit of debt, leading to despair. Helen has now caught Hoss’s attention, much to Ben’s chagrin.

Read The Courtship‘s plot, including some interesting trivia, or watch the full episode below.

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Main Cast

The Courtship, the sixteenth episode of Bonanza’s second season, featured some of the series’ recurring and one-time supporting cast members. See the list below for the actors that appeared in this episode.

• Pernell Roberts as Adam Cartwright
• Dan Blocker as Eric ‘Hoss’ Cartwright
• Michael Landon as Joseph ‘Little Joe’ Cartwright
• Lorne Greene as Ben Cartwright
• Julie Adams as Helen Layton
• Paul Dubov as Frank the Card Dealer
• Lyle Talbot as The Handsome Dude in Bar
• Marshall Reed as Hammond
• Lou Krugman as Jean
• Charles Tannen as Charlie the Bartender
• Betty Endicott as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
• James Gonzalez as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
• Chuck Hamilton as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
• Martha Manor as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
• Bob Miles as Card Player (uncredited)

Full Story Line for The Courtship

Hoss and Little Joe go to Sacramento to visit the widow of the Cartwright family friend, John Layton. Hoss finds the lovely widow, Helen Layton, and immediately falls in love with her. He invites Helen to supper, and she dolls herself up.

Helen and Hoss visit a local restaurant in Sacramento, where the waiter offers Helen a seat at her favorite table in the game room. However, when Helen finds a familiar face, she immediately asks for a more private table. Hoss thinks he doesn’t fit the place but brushes the thought as he enjoys his time with Helen. Suddenly, a man named Hammond approaches their table, intending to take a ring from Helen. Hoss and Hammond engage in a brief fight until the restaurant staff takes Hammond out. Helen explains that Hammond, his husband’s friend, thinks the ring Josh left her belongs to him. They continue their supper as Helen expresses her gratitude toward Hoss for standing up for her.

Hoss introduces Helen to Little Joe, who immediately falls for her beauty. Despite the long trip to Ponderosa, the three embarked on their journey. As they take a break on a lake, Hoss reveals that the land they’ve in was already the Ponderosa. Helen asks Hoss why he hasn’t kissed her yet, and they share one immediately after. Excited, Hoss calls Joe to tell him he’s marrying Helen.

Ben thinks the idea of marriage is sudden, so Helen asks to speak with him in private. Helen tells Ben that her husband was a drunkard who drank himself to death. She also expressed her love for Hoss, who made her feel like a woman again. Ben tells her that all he wants for Hoss is his happiness, and the two share a hug, implying his acceptance of having Helen as his daughter-in-law.

Hoss and Helen visit the saloon after shopping, where Helen finds several men gambling. She tries one of the gambling contraptions, unexpectedly winning on her first try. When Hoss leaves to grab some lemonade, Helen spends all the money she previously won to play again. Once Helen had no cash, Helen asked Hoss to give her a few more. However, she loses again. Helen keeps looking at the poker table, then asks Hoss if there’s anything else he could do alone while she finishes shopping. Before they separate, Helen, asks for money again, which Hoss immediately gives with no reservations.

Helen starts gambling at the saloon. She starts to lose money, but her opponent doesn’t bother, thinking Helen could just put it under the credit of the Cartwrights.

Adam returns from San Francisco and finds Little Joe decorating their place. To Adam’s surprise, Ben reveals that Hoss is getting married to Helen. Adam tells Ben that Helen never loved anything in her life other than gambling every penny she and her lover had. This gambling addiction marked the start of John Layton’s drinking. Upon discovering that Helen is in love with Hoss’ money, Ben decides to tell Hoss so that they can stop their marriage.

Hoss refuses to believe that Helen is a compulsive gambler, including how she started running with another man who can give her money to fund her gambling addiction.

When Hoss talks to Helen, he finds her wearing the wedding gown she bought. Helen tells Hoss that it has been a long time since she had been that happy since Josh died, and his closest friends spread horrible lies about her. Hoss assured her that he didn’t care whether what he heard was true or not.

Little Joe returns home with Frank, who proved Helen’s gambling addiction through the 5000 dollars she lost in the poker game at the saloon.

Adam and Joe visit Virginia City to stage a poker game for Helen. Helen starts losing in the poker game. Adam watches from behind, writing with forged promissory notes. Soon enough, Helen is deeply in debt. Joe leads Hoss into the saloon where the poker game takes place. Hoss can no longer deny Helen’s gambling addiction after witnessing it firsthand. However, Hoss vents his rage on his brothers, even though they did it for his benefit. Instead of apologizing to Hoss, Helen speaks with another man, asking him to take her out of the saloon.

The rest of the Cartwrights feel bad for what happened, but Hoss assures them that he is fine by asking them to work with him.

Full Script and Dialogue of The Courtship

[Music]
so
i was just thinking about something uh
there's no reason why we both have to go
see josh leighton's widow
now listen big shorty you ain't about to
saddle me off seeing some poor widow
woman all by myself
me being there's not gonna help her any
yeah but it's going to help me now
you're going and that's it
why well because mr leighton was one of
paul's best friends and
we're supposed to be here doing
everything we can to help besides paul
paul told me to keep an eye on you in
here if i told you to keep an eye on me
what in the heck for
to keep you from getting chased all the
way back to the ponderosa but some
popping mad daddy the shotgun in his
hand
and look in your eye that's just about
what's going to happen ah
come on yo you ain't about to take off
that pretty little philly i've seen you
making eyes with down the lobby a while
ago
you're going with me and that's final
[Music]
hey joe come back here don't
go ladies ladies you can't go in right
now
oh late ladies you i'm sorry you'll have
to wait just a minute
i watch you you soak yourself real good
now laporta brings you something to wear
oh and ladies ladies i want to thank you
very much for your patience
you wait right here ladies and he'll be
out in a minute
joe i'm on a whip here for sure
damn it
[Music]
[Applause]
so
[Music]
so
[Music]
[Applause]
wow
[Music]
so
[Music]
great
[Music]
oh
[Music]
hmm
you get out of here i can't pay any
bills get out and leave me alone
ma'am i ain't no bill collector i i was
sent here to help mrs leighton
who are you host cartwright god right
ma'am what's the matter can i get you
anything a glass of water
my smelling salsa
[Applause]
mama i sure didn't mean to upset you
like that oh forgive me
it's just that i i was so touched that
that you came all this way for me
you miss leighton yes
i wonder if you have a handkerchief
why are you looking at me like that oh i
i'm sorry man
didn't mean to stare just had it in my
head i reckon
he was going to be a little different
until a minute ago i was half dead
don't you worry man i'm i'm here to fix
everything up
[Music]
no wonder you feeling so poorly
empty house like this give anybody the
crawly skin
i i had to sell the furniture
man let's that's water all under the
bridge now
now you go get yourself dressed dressed
sure i ain't gonna eat by myself besides
you
you gotta show me where a good place is
i ain't too familiar with sacramento
yeah yep
mr cartwright i can't tell you how happy
you've made me by asking me out to
suffer this evening
pretty gal like you i'll not have to
think about nothing but
living every minute every day
i'm gonna shake up that attorney of
yours and see what's hanging up at will
oh it it really isn't his fault josh had
a lot of bills and
all the creditors have filed against the
estate that's what's taking so much time
mr cartwright would you come in for a
moment please
i just can't get the back of this dress
hooked by myself do you mind
i thought if that lawyer can't do the
job we'll get somebody again
uh how long has it been since i've heard
a strong voice like that
you cartwright's a magnificent that's
the only word for you
oh man there's not anything special
about us
the fact is we're probably about the
honest bunch you ever run into
you can ask anybody in virginia city
about that and what would they say
well well for one thing they'd
they'd tell you that horse car ride was
about the meanest and hungriest man this
side of st
joe and he got meaner the hungrier he
got
why mr cartwright whatever's the matter
i i don't know man maybe it's a
perfume oh i was in hopes you'd like it
well i i do what i meant to say was well
well then it's all done that wasn't so
hard now was it
no ma'am you poor man you must be
starved
why don't we go get some supper
good evening mr slayton it is so
pleasant to see you again oh thank you
it's good to be able to be out among
people again your favorite table in the
game room
the new roulette wheel has arrived
really i must see it
yeah you feeling poorly again oh no
no i'm fine
it was uh sweet of you to remember the
table i had the last time i was here but
i wonder if we couldn't have something a
little more private of course mother
right here
[Music]
our very best vintage 1854 this
champagne was brought all the way from
france
i'm sure you will find it your custom
taste this is leighton converge for the
year it's excellent
anything you say
[Music]
what's the matter nothing i
ma'am i'm i'm just a cowboy i
don't reckon i fit into a place like
this very good oh i'm sorry i
i didn't mean to make you unhappy oh no
ma'am
you didn't it takes something to make a
man unhappy when he's
when he's with you
see if you like it oh
[Music]
it's real good
[Music]
then here's to a whole lot more
happiness than you've known the last
couple of months ma'am
oh thank you mr cartwright i know i'll
have it now
[Music]
dang i don't think that that vinegar's
gonna make me sneeze
it does tickle your nose doesn't it you
think you can go on avoiding me
i came by to see you this afternoon i
was busy mr hammond i'll bet you were
but i won't stand for any more but i
want that ring back let go of me
not till i get the ring that's just
about yet buster
now you've done it
we'll take care of him
i don't know what's the matter with that
man
ma'am you're a lady
and a lady ain't got to explain no mean
mouth drunk no he was a friend of my
husband's
ever since josh died he's given me
trouble he actually has some ridiculous
idea that
that this ring josh left me belongs to
him don't you paint on mine to that
mr cartwright please take me home
everybody's staring at us
yes
i guess i really messed things up for
you didn't i
it wasn't your fault he hit you first it
didn't hurt nana
i ain't got the manners of a dang goat
[Music]
mr cartwright we're gonna sit down and
enjoy ourselves
and don't you worry any about your
manners
you stood up for me my honor
you have no idea how that makes me feel
inside
to know that someone cares
you're not only a gentleman mr
cartwright you're
you're wonderful
now let's sit down
i had no idea how late it was man all
that
good food and champagne
i reckon i would apologize to you for
keeping the odds late
please don't mr cartwright
can't we just just sit out here for a
minute longer
yes omit if you like
[Music]
do you think i do you think i was wrong
about what now because i i was so happy
with you tonight
because for a moment i was able to
forget
[Music]
am i supposed to shrivel up and die just
because my husband is dead
no ma'am no i don't think that'd be his
wish at all
mr cartwright i just can't go back into
that empty house
it's like a tomb and i'm still alive
i can't go back i can't go back
ma'am if you could just manage it one
more night
well what i mean to say is i'll figure
out some way to get you out of there
but what could you do i'll think of
something i promise
[Music]
record okay
[Music]
[Music]
do
you have a good time tonight joe
huh
thank you yeah i ask you you have a good
time tonight
no no i came right back after i left
i've been a lot better off i'd go and
see that old little woman with you
yeah don't make no difference
i didn't need you tall
you feeling all right
yeah i ain't never felt better
are you talking kind of funny what'd you
do tonight
what the supper is laden yeah what's she
like
nothing like we thought uh even worse
huh
no no no she's
just different you've been drinking
hell a little champagne champagne
1854 was a good year
1854 is a good year for what
hey joe you ain't gonna sleep in your
boots are you
oh man
what's about it and can you handle fun
oh yeah i had a great time
until that gal i met disappeared and
took my money pouch with her
sorry to hear that
you're sorry to hear that how come
you're being so doggone charitable
i figured you'd pound me when you got
back here pound you what
what i want to pound you for ain't mad
at you
lady joe she's a real lady
joe i know what we're going to do i've
done made up my mind we're going to take
ms leighton back to ponderosa with us
come on look i know how soft-hearted you
are but posh sent us here to help her
not to adopt her and bring her back home
with us
joel i can't just leave her here
yeah well you can't take her with us
look you got to think about it we got a
long trip ahead of us
we got we got two days by stagecoach
just to get to summit then we take the
buck board it's another day through the
pass
now what kind of a trip is that for an
old lady to make i sort of think maybe
she'll be able to stand up on it
yeah well i don't think so i think it's
one of the nuttiest ideas i ever heard
of
well don't make any decisions left you
met her
we're gonna we're gonna have lunch
together tomorrow at noon
i don't made reservations with the car
song
[Music]
all right where is she well she'll be
here after a while she's probably out
shopping or something
pretty fancy chug wagon ain't it yeah
it's not bad
not bad at all what's mine
take a look at the girl over by the door
women like that just don't run around
loose hey
loan me 20 bucks man second i'd better
make it 50.
huh look i i can't impress her if i'm
broke come on
look she's smiling at me give me the
money
[Music]
hello joe
for you before you run off with that
other gal i'd like you to meet mrs
leighton
man this is joe cartwright how do you do
it's very nice meeting you man
[Music]
well i don't reckon she's ever seen any
country like this before
i guess not otherwise she wouldn't have
brought all this stuff along
well for somebody on the verge of
poverty she sure had a lot of clothes
not to mention all those rings on her
fingers
ladies got to have clothes joe besides
you wouldn't even expect her to sell the
stuff her husband gave her would you
well if i was hungry i'd sell him or mr
cartridge
is it all right if i woke up and take a
look at the lake oh sure man but
be kind of careful those those trails
can get tricky at night don't you worry
i'll be careful
well it's my turn to fix chow tonight
won't you
come take a look at the lake
tupper's gonna be ready in a minute miss
layton
does the ponderosa look like this well
ma'am this
this is a ponderosa it is
sure we we've been riding through it for
the last couple of days ever since we
left the stagecoach
why it's unbelievable that that anybody
could actually
own all this well
ma'am it ain't exactly on him
i reckon the ponderosa holds about as
much claim to us as we do her
it's more like a partnership like
we're all sort of beholden to one
another
what i mean say is that
paul let us cut a tree down unless
there's another tree growing to take its
place or
take a cup of water out of the lake if
it makes a lake go down that much
ponderosa's got a got a mighty lot to
give
like paul says we need to take one ounce
out of her that
she can't grow back
all my life i i never had enough of
anything
my father was a drunkard and we were
trash poor
when i married josh i thought that was
all over with
now i right back where i started
maybe i i don't really understand what
it means to
have enough
but i do know one thing what's that man
if anybody could have enough it it would
be the cartwrights
you your kings and the ponderosas your
empire
what chance is a a commoner
to become a cartwright might not be as
hard as you think to become a cartwright
even for somebody like me
especially for somebody like you
why haven't you kissed me
[Music]
am i i reckon i figured if i ever
put my arms around you you'd
break up what like one of them little
china dolls
[Music]
well let's just try and see if i do
[Music]
hey joe joe
joe come here
house what's the matter joel me and
helen we're going to get married she's
going to marry me me horse cartwright
you're you're joking no i ain't we're
going to get married
oh no congratulations hey
congratulations both of you
geez i can't wait to see the look on
paw's face
any wonderful paul well yes yes it's uh
tell me who told me about it at all not
so so suddenly
class i'd like to speak to your father
alone for a moment
come on austin get acquainted i'll get
your stuff
you don't approve of this do you mr
cartwright well mrs leighton i haven't
said anything
i've been led to believe that you'd be
quite a different sort of man
i i'm afraid i don't know what you mean
what do you want me to do pretend that
i'm mourning over the death of my
husband
mrs leighton i wouldn't want you to
pretend anything
i just assumed and i assume that you and
i could be honest with each other
honest i haven't the faintest idea what
you're talking about
i'm talking about what you and i both
know about what adam told you when he
returned from the funeral
adam told me about josh's death
nothing more you mean he
he didn't tell you the circumstances
what circumstances
is there something more that he should
have told me of course
adam would want to spare your feelings
oh mr cartwright i've been very rude
mrs leighton tell me what it is you
think i should know
when josh died he
he wasn't the man you knew or the man i
married
there's no other way to say it joshua's
a drunk
he drank himself to death i find that
almost impossible to believe so did i
until the debt started piling up till i
started selling the furniture out from
under us
till i i realized i was married to a
madman
adam should have told me
now you've realized why these past few
months of mourning have been a mockery
living alone in that empty match
keeping myself locked all from the world
and then haas came along he was so
sweety
so understanding the first time in
months
i felt like a woman again
i fell in love with him mr cartwright i
couldn't help myself
i wanted to be with him i wanted to make
him as happy as he had made me
and it's all over now
oh mrs helena
you misunderstood i yes i i had
reservations but i i didn't know
i want for us is the happiness that you
want for him
you don't hate me hate you
when i've been waiting all these years
for a daughter-in-law
boy i didn't know you were going to get
this acquainted
after all horse you know the way pies
were the ladies i guess this means that
you're going to give us your blessing
paul
huss when adam gets back we're going to
put on the biggest wedding nevada's ever
[Music]
seen
helens this is a pretty tough place i
don't know whether you ought to go in
here or not
what could happen to me i'm with you
aren't i besides it's so hot out there
just dying for a cold lemonade all right
turn hey thing i bet is this a gambling
place
yeah sure it is they run one of the
biggest poker games in the whole
comstock in here
really how exciting
what's this this is one of them
newfangled contraptions you play a
silver money
it's just like gambling only you play
with a machine instead of a dealer
do you think i could play it i'm sure
you can
be careful your fingers don't stick to
that crank though some folks just keep
turning to lose
oh that's hard to believe isn't it i
wonder what they'll pick on next
hey hey you won the first time
i really won how exciting oh i wonder if
i could have that lemonade now yeah i'll
get it
howdy hoss will it be uh
give me a give me a couple of lemonades
charlie lemonade
did you say lemonade
one for the one for the little lady over
there and one for me little lady seems
to have changed you
already is she cute
i don't think she ever seen one of them
before wish i'd never seen it
took 20 off me last week
oh how's darling i'm having so much fun
i i wonder if you could give me a little
more money honey you just won over there
you already spent that oh but i just
know i'm gonna make it pay off again i
just know it
oh thank you darling
two lemonades house on the house
thank you charlie
sort of a hungry bigger aunt oh darn
i was so sure i was going to win again
i don't guess charlie's had much
experience making lemonade
ah sis is there something you could do
alone for about an hour or so
yeah i gotta talk to a couple of people
about the wedding arrangements
but what are you gonna be doing silly
i'm gonna finish my shopping well i'll
go with you and talk to them later
hush you know there are some stores
where ladies shop
alone yeah
i don't reckon i thought about that you
go ahead
all right darling oh i say
i hate to be asking you for money but oh
i should have done this when we started
how much you need
but it's uh hard to tell well here you
you just take it all there's 300 there
you get what you need
that ain't enough there's more where
that comes from ah thanks darling well
we meet
uh how about the merchandise store down
on the car oh that'll be wonderful
and you take these packages and put them
in the buggy and um
i'll meet you in the mercantile in about
an hour fine
eight six pack
four your highest bid
it cost you a hundred dollars to stay
ma'am
i'll see that and raise you a hundred
i'm afraid you don't have quite enough
money there ma'am
but i think the credit of the future mrs
cartwright is good enough for us
thank you
[Music]
hey hey adam hey phone adam's coming
well nice of you to decorate the place
celebrate my return from san francisco
let the move adam good to see you son
nice to have you back
i got the message from the telegraph
office if we won the case i didn't think
you'd be back so soon but i'm certainly
glad you got here when you did well i
had my fill of the big city bob
now what do you think of decorations huh
now what's the occasion just because we
won the case
well that's not exactly it yeah well if
i'll let little joe tell you he'll spend
yet all right
horse is getting married what yeah yeah
where do you see her adam she'll fry
your eyebrows
and she's a real beauty and i'll tell
him all about it just get adam's horse
back to the stable and have him water
down oh yeah well i just come on dude
hey well hey tell him about that thing
in a restaurant
as a matter of fact i think you know the
girl i do
don't tell me that girl over in mormon's
cross and finally got to him with those
gooseberry pies
no no no it's helen layton
josh leighton's widow yeah quite a
surprise
it's more than that i know how you feel
a little unusual so soon after her
husband's death as a matter of fact i
felt the same way about it until i
i talked to helen and she told me the
truth about josh
what'd she tell you now it's a point of
talking about it
and they're genuinely in love with each
other ah she never loved anything in her
life
except a deck of cards
what are you talking about she gambled
away every penny josh layton had
she dropped 27 000 in one night in a
club in sacramento city and that's what
started him drinking
she told me
[Music]
why didn't you tell me this before last
time i saw joshi was dying
now what good would it have done to tell
you about it he wasn't even cold in his
grave and she'd found herself another
man to buy her expensive jewelry and
dresses and pay her gambling debts
adam are you positive
i am
and i have to tell horse
what's this going to do i don't know
well at least he won't marry her
better let me handle this hey adam you
old hornswoggler
whoa hey paul tell you good news yeah
come over and say hello hello
ellen your beauty always leaves me
breathless still the same old flatterer
it's good to see you again adam were you
surprised
oh yes i was surprised boy listen let's
get this buggy unloaded we can visit the
rest of our lives
[Applause]
uh hoss why don't you let adam
put the buggy waiter i'd like to talk to
you about something
sure paul what is it
[Music]
can't you see your father wants to talk
to you alone yeah but
right now paul if you don't mind son
good for you mr cottwright you just keep
him busy while i go in and change
what's the matter paul adam bring home
some bad news or something
well in a way
what is it
it concerns helen
all right anything that concerns helen
concerns me
i will hear it
it's not gonna be pleasant
what is it
us you don't know helen very well
go and say it paul when you're done i
i want you and adam and joe would keep
still about helen
now out all right
this is the news adam brought back helen
is
helen is a gambler a compulsive gambler
before josh died she gambled away every
penny he had
that ain't true yes it is there's more
josh layton was
hardly resting in his grave when she
began running around with another man to
get more money to gamble
with or you said just about enough i'm
not finished
us you can't think of getting married
she'll ruin your life she's no good
paul don't you talk like that
i ain't gonna listen to them lies adam
was there horse he saw josh layton drink
himself to death over her
where are you going i'm gonna go and
talk to helen
i'm gonna tell her what i'm saying
behind her back adam's telling the truth
it ain't it's a lie it's a dirty line
i'm gonna make out of me eat every
filthy word
helen's got an explanation for this and
i'm gonna get it
[Music]
who is it it's me hot just a minute
darling
come in
i just couldn't resist putting it on
this is what i wanted to buy when i sent
you away
who has you you don't like it
yes i do
so pretty thing i ever saw
helena i got to talk to you about
something
oh darling it's it's so wonderful to
have someone to talk to
but i'm afraid i i don't feel much like
talking right now
with your arms around me and this dress
on
it's been so long since i've been happy
like this
if you only knew how miserable those
last months with josh were
how he twisted the truth until even my
closest friends were
telling horrible lies about me
and you came along and there were no
more yesterdays
only tomorrow's but people will still
talk i suppose
they just have to be cruel and and twist
everything into a black awful lie
yeah i suppose they do you wouldn't
believe them what you ask
you won't believe what they tell you
about me
[Music]
no besides
it don't make no difference even if it
weren't true
just wouldn't matter what's done is done
and i don't want you worrying about it
no more to hear you're the kindest
most understanding man that ever live
oh us what was it your father wanted to
talk to you about
there's nothing just forget it
well son i know that
you and adam mean well
sorry i lost my temper
i didn't mean to call adam a liar as far
as i know
maybe a part of what he says is true as
far as i'm concerned
helens and my life started the day we
met
i ain't interested in her past and i
don't want to hear no more about it
what's at stake is your brother's
happiness ah don't you think i've
considered that
look i told you what kind of a woman she
is
you told me what kind of woman she was
could be a difference maybe haas is
right
people can change hey
yes joe uh frank's here to see
oh frank a little out of your way aren't
you scott right adam right now don't
tell me one of my boys has gambled away
the ponderosa
not one of your boys ben ben i'm a
businessman same as anyone else
i took that in good faith figuring you'd
honor it
well that kind of proves what i said
doesn't it i wish she hadn't lost that
much
the way things are i can't just forget
about five thousand dollars
i'm i'm sorry it happened ben and uh
i don't discuss my customers private
affairs that's why i came out here
thanks frank thank you very much
you want to count it i don't have to
count it ben
huh i guess this iou ought to show us
the truth
not a word of what you've seen here
either one of you
shouldn't have toned it up
well he was only thinking about horse
well that's all any of us are thinking
about we have to do something about this
we put a stop to it hustle get hurt but
i'd rather see that and parr trying to
pick up the pieces the rest of his life
you're right now what do we do about it
where are we going virginia city
virginia city whatever for i heard about
your little experience at the sazurak
yesterday afternoon
oh you mean those silly coin machines
wasn't that awful
no i mean the iou for five thousand
dollars
the uh dealer presented it last night
for payment
what are you talking about you know what
i'm talking about
paul paid it off in full and now you're
going to
ship me out of the country to protect
your little brother is that it no that's
not it
toss does nothing about it
then what are you up to we're going to
take you back to the sazurak
i'm going to give you a chance to win
back that 5 000
you mean you that you'll stake me
i'll stake you adam cartwright i like
your way of thinking
it's 5 10. 10. make your bet
[Music]
you're 100 and 100 more
kings up good enough
[Applause]
[Music]
deuces are high making bet
[Music]
[Applause]
[Music]
jack juice is a high make your bet
[Music]
i'll see that 100 and 100 more
[Music]
don't go me joe you better have a good
reason bringing me all the way in here
this is leighton it'll cost you a
hundred more to see if you can improve
them
cards mrs lakeland it's time pat on
these
can i be the flesh man
how much you lose adam well let's see
five ten
fifteen twenty thousand dollars
don't worry hoss they're good i signed
for every one of them
i'm sorry
cause we did it for you
[Music]
if there's one thing that offends me
it's any display of violence
oddly enough i was thinking that very
same thing
i wonder if it would be asking too much
to to ask you to take me out of here
dear lady nothing would please me more
we uh might even have dinner together
dinner
oh that would be wonderful i can't think
of anything i'd enjoy more
i think joe and i enjoyed doing it there
was no other way
i i know you meant well
maybe there's no other way
horse is the only one who can decide
that
you fellers gonna just sit here and mop
all here
you're gonna go out and go to work with
[Music]
me
[Music]
so
[Music]
you

Behind the Scenes of The Courtship

The title of this episode in German is “Leichtes Spiel mit Hoss,” which means “Easy Play With Hoss.”

This episode marks Julie Adams’ (Helen Layton) first and last appearance in the series.

Julie Adams and Pernell Roberts appear as the lead characters in Mannix Mannix: Little Girl Lost (1973).

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