Season 3 (Episode 17)
Air Date: 14 January 1962
Writer: Elliott Arnold
Director: John Peyser
Synopsis
Deborah Banning, the wife of an old friend of Ben’s comes to the Ponderosa on a visit with her daughter Melinda. Deborah’s plan is to marry off Melinda to one of Ben’s sons and fabricates a story to make Melinda more appealing. When Deborah decides that Melinda should marry Joe, things don’t go as plan when Melinda finds that she prefers Joe’s older brother Adam and Horace Banning turns up unexpectedly.
Recurring Actors/Characters
Victor Sen Yung (Hop Sing)
Guest Stars
Mercedes McCambridge (Deborah Banning), Audrey Dalton (Melinda Banning), Hayden Rorke (Horace Banning), Robert Adler (Coachman)
Notable Guest Stars
 Audrey Dalton |
 Mercedes McCambridge |
 Hayden Rorke |
Episode Notes
- Featured Cartwrights: Joe, Ben and Adam