Joe with his hangover & Adam getting up & Joe on the ground. I busted out laughing. I've binged watched today

Wow. I cried when Little Joe gave Clay his picture of his mother and Joe told Clay to bring it back someday. I also cried when Joe gave his dad a big hug and cried.

The actor who played Clay sure was handsome!

I thought Clay was going to be a swindler. I loved the ending. When Little Joe brought out that picture, I knew he was going to press it into Clay's hand. And when Ben and Joe embrace, that was so heartwarming. Rarely during that era would you see two adult men doing so.

I love how Ben, father treats his family, he cares deeply when they are emotionally hurt, physically hurt, even to the point of tucking them in and say take of yourself first. He welcomed this newcomer, Joe's older brother with open arms especially after his over reaction in the tavern. Bonanza and the Cartwrights are a true inspiration, as to what family actually equals in every fashion.

Absolutely wonderful and emotionally moving episode. Landon's performance excels, and the final heartbreaking embrace between father and son touches deeply. One of the best of all!

Very handsome guy that Clay Stafford, (Barry Coe), we learn that blood is thicker than water, and so the Cartwright's embrace Clay. They just wanted three sons to be a part of the show, but it was an entertaining episode.

The creators of the show missed a golden opportunity to make a sequel episode to this one. The story in this one was really good.

The men certainly were handsome back in the day. I'm editing this to say Barry Coe would have made a great Rhett Butler. Out of curiosity I looked him up and he was married for 60 years. Don't see that anymore.

Little Joe is beautiful inside and out. Gone too soon, dear Michael Landon.

Im 46 and i still love these old westerns i remember as a boy watching with my grandfather true classic

Beautiful ending. Ben Cartwright...such the dad. (sniffle!)

"Brings back so many wonderful memories of my own family which are in heaven we always made it special by watching movies together never separate like now;Working on my lil family my son and gson we watch bonanza;and a few other movies together whatever we do its together!Thank you Father for the good;kind people that have crossed our paths"

What a great series is Bonanza. This must surely be amongst the most special, with its depth of feeling, I would like to have had Ben for a father, and his sons for my brothers.

Despite the hard life he had, Clay is a sensitive young man who doesn't like to be a burden or cause trouble to to anyone. This is a very good episode and the fact that Clay didn't die at the end in a gun fight is cherry on top! 🍒🍒🍒

Still after all these years and having seen probably all the Bonanza episodes, I can watch one and it move me to tears. Always wished those characters were in my family. Best series ever.

As far as I know, Clay won the poker game fair and square. Those miners had no right to hurt Little Joe.

Wouldn't it be WONDERFUL to have a man like Ben in your life, beautiful brown eyes and a kind heart. Sigh!!

This series is like a good cup of tea, all the actors suit the series so well, we can't make a good cup of tea without all the ingredients. Ben, Adam, God's, and Joe including hoping, with sheriff Cofi. Is what makes Bonanza such a good series. I love it, loved it since I was a child..Bravo to the writers, Directors etc.❤

Watched bonzana growing up love this show

Barry Coe was a FINE looking man!!

I feel for Little Joe his new brother was a tough customer and had been through too much!

I remember watching this beautifully crafted episode when it first aired. It still resonates. What made Bonanza so special were the themes of family, justice and honesty. Clay was actually more of a Cartwright than he realized. To be so brutally honest with himself, Ben and Joe was heart-rending and brave. A pity that he could not have been a recurring character in the series. Perhaps the next time a sequel is attempted his character will return. Until then, many thanks for another fine episode.

Michael landon could make you cry easier than any other actor,

Barry Coe does an outSTANDing job in this.

2 beautiful men right there! It was said that Joe was jealous of Barry in this episode so they chose not to include him in any further episodes as he was to replace Adam...too bad I say, would have been great, he fits right in there with the Cartwrights

"Just trying to keep the streets clean" and "Two guns gentlemen" are some badass lines

Would have liked seeing Clay and Cousin Will visit from time to time. Or, Clay come in to take Adam's place after he left the series.

Anyone who likes to say that men are not emotional, just needs to watch a single episode of bonanza. Just one episode. The MOST dramatic plot twists and one liners... 🤣🤣🤣

I love this episode, little Joe have long lost brother

It would have been more interesting if they had two or three episodes of Joe’s brother in the show since it’s quite a good story line. Joe n stepbro could have an adventure outa Ponderosa for once or fall in love with the same woman. (LOL)

On a purely shallow note, Michael Landon was a gorgeous man. He made being hungover look good! 🥰

That was 1 pretty cool holster..🤠..

Viva that concheeta!! Mike couldn't be funnier. Gosh dead or not you are still so loved♥️♥️♥️

THAT LAUGH WAS CLASSIC.WHEN JOE WAS FEELING LOW. IMAGINE THE TEQUILA BACK IN THOSE DAYS

👍👌👏 They could have used a fourth brother for sure. Thanks a lot for uploading and sharing this old series. Best regards, luck and health.

Good story I like the western days life was so simple 🤠🤠🤠

I have been a huge fan off bonannza. Since I was a kid..back. in the.

Pa Ben is one in a kind. What a fantastic father he's. Patient and understanding with the behavior of Clay to don't hurt Little Joe's feelings. My grandfather would have used a faster and easier way to fix the problem. He would have taken Clay to The Ponderosa's limits and given him a very special "good bye's" gift: Two kicks where the oxen drown. That easy

AWESOME show, been watching since I was a young girl.

The Heath Barkley of the clan.

Joe's and Clay's mother was buried on the Ponderosa. Joe should have showed Clay where the grave was.

I really like this episode. Thank you for posting it. I like the way that Clay was a very humble man.

I loved to watch Bonanza when I was a little girl. Thank you so much for posting.

Min. 5:49 - I watch Western movies since I was a kid, including Bonanza, many years ago. I never so that kind of handgun holster in any other Western movie. If it was a fact in that time, that's a smart and very practical idea.

That’s an interesting quick draw gun holster.

I REALLY wish they had kept the character of Clay. He fit right in and I think the by-play between him, Mike and Dan could have added even more brotherly love. There always seemed to be a distance between Dan and Mike from Pernell, and not just by way of him playing big brother. I've wondered why they chose to bring in Candy when they'd already established a third "brother" in previous episodes. It would have been relatively easy to bring him back, even if they'd had to choose a new actor.🤷🏾‍♀

Thank you Grjngo for your dedication for upload western videos 👍👍

The Carterights need a few good cattle dogs on the drive !

One of the best episode ... love it.

For once this episode didn't hv any cunning n lies to cheat d Cartwrights👍👌👌👌🥰😘😍❤❤❤⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

When Adam left they should have brought this guy back so there would still be 3 brothers also Adam should have got married off then his 2 children come back to live and carry on the Ponderosa. Just one idea.

Please continue to comment. Your comments about these characters are very insightful and true. They 😊 reveal your critical and creative mind.

Great episode!!

It’s hard to believe I was 5 years old when Season 4 aired in 1962 😮

You never saw this kind of family bonding and loyalty when Mr. Greene later starred in Battlestar Galactica, but that was a different series, for a different kind of time,..... and place..

Awww, sweet Joe, he has his brothers by his father, now he wants his brother by his mother to be with him too, under the same roof. Clay wouldn't fit in though because he's problematic, even he said trouble follows him. He wasn't raised like them, he's missing some elements that Joe, Hoss and Adam have as a result of being raised by Ben. He'll bring issues to the family that they don't deserve. It's bad enough that outside issues are always coming at them, but they don't need an "issue magnet" in the same house with them. Will was the same way....just problematic.😒

Nos dejan muy buenos ejemplos de bondad y compañerismo fraternal gracias

What a great show this is, lots of emotion. family love. It's been mentioned in another episode, that Joe's Mother was on the Pondarosa, and died in a riding accident. Seems Clay would have wanted to see her place of burial.

Very good looking clay stafford

They should have brought him back when Adam Left

Another superb creation with stellar acting all around! ✨🙏🏼🤩

To all who say those times were better: you are right...But see, PEACE is a God’s gift

I really liked that episode.

such an iconic show with iconic characters. and this was great episode.

Always loved the messages in every episode, as a girl I watched Bonanza and Big Valley, and had dreams of riding horses in such places and of such upstanding honest, hardworking, loving men. Haven't found one yet, but I haven't given up😉🙋‍♀️🙅‍♀️🙆‍♀️🐎

that house was the 5th star of the series.

I'm watching bonanza and the best actor the pictures are adam,den

I read somewhere that this character was slated to replace pernell, but landons' ego got in the way; he thought ' clay ' was TOO good-looking.

OOH THAT ADAM GOSH ONE HOT GUY❤❤❤❤

That was a good family one.

Ben makes a caring mother when the boys need one!!!

Lots of great guests star Actors & Actress appear in Bonaza.❤❤

Joe is stunning.

I like that episode littjoe another brother

Continuity issues: Elizabeth (Adam's Mum) had dark hair & eyes like him, she was from Boston & they both had Northeastern accents. Inger (Hoss' Mum was Swedish, she had blonde hair & blue eyes like him & was more earthy than the other 2. Marie (Joe's Mum) was blonde w/delicate facial features that Joe shared. Her pic in the framed locket on Ben's desk was completely different from the 1 in this episode. Also she was part Creole not Cajun.

Wonderful series. Amazing acting!!

Both Clay and Will would have been great permanent additions to the show.

I've been watching this show since I was a kid in the thought never occurred to me that they were half Brothers on the show they loved each other so much

It would have been interesting to see how one of them would have liked having a little sister very beautiful one!

Great movie Thank you

I enjoy reading all your comments… it’s nice to know there are other kind hearted folks left… thank yaw 🙌🧝‍♀️♥️ ps… where do yaw hang out???

My Little Joe, sweetie you're needing ( and deserving) one of Pa Ben's "necessary talking to"!!!!

he was intended to be a main character on the show however they were to concerned that he would become the star and take to much attanetion from the show and the other brothers so they decided not to keep him

Que ressaca, hein, Little Joe! Monumental. Episódio muito interessante. A presença do meio-irmão (aliás, todos os Cartwright Boys são meios-irmãos) mexeu com o Joe, reconectando-o à mãe.

Bonanza existed before I got to start watching TV back in the early 60s. I never understood why they burned the Chevrolet insignia into the map and nobody in my family could explain it to me. I understand now it's advertising lol and they used a Branding iron. For a brief moment I met Ben Cartwright in a local Bank in my neighborhood in Brentwood Los Angeles back in the early 1990s. He acknowledged me by calling me hello young feller. Every actor I ever met always said that to me it's with the exception of Jack klugman. That's what they were taught to say in the studios when they used to get trained to deal with the public Some years earlier I had the opportunity to meet for a brief moment Little Joe at a benefit being held in Malibu to keep the emergency room open 24 hours a day. He was mad at me because I was videotaping doing my job. If you could see the evil look he gives me at one point on the video tape it would make you laugh. Then he walks over to ask me who I am and what am I doing there. So it wasn't necessarily high nice to meet you type situation LOL. So later on when everybody was sitting down eating dinner with their groups and little Joe with his whole family, I walked around the circular table video taping the whole family which irritated Little Joe. I videotaped other groups also but he was just mad that I was there videotaping. I was working for a TV station out of Santa Barbara at the time. Just doing my job which he should have understood. On the plus side, I got to see one of my old classmates from second grade at the benefit and she was always one of the prettiest girls in school, and then I got to see Olivia Newton-John in person and Ali McGraw. Both of those women I had major crushes on. Bonanza was never the same to me after hoss died. I like the character candy that joined the show, but I couldn't stand that redheaded kid that joined the show. I don't believe I ever saw the last episodes of Bonanza because I can just couldn't stand it anymore. It was just the father and little Joe left. And then when Little Joe's wife got murdered, he went on a tirade and that became so psycho that was it for the show.

Wow well they can really pass has brothers, clay and little joe

The First Born Episode aired Dec 28, 1962

Great episode, as always! An original classic!

Joseph backed his brothers play 💖💖💖

Appears the problem starts with gambling. Avoiding that would rid one of unnecessary heartache.

29.49 Hoss' laugh, gosh!

@[37:24]…Now that’s what I call getting “DROPPED OFF” at home!🤠

Wow, that's absolutely the best episode. *sniff* I wish Clay came back - maybe replaced that useless Adam!

Nothing like eating beef and bean stew around a camp fire

Sweet sweet episode. ❤😢

Good show but sad ending for Joe.

Ever time I c this one it really gets me. So sad but a great episode

Joe's brother could have stayed and took Adam's place , 4 brothers. I know he wasn't Ben's son.adam was still there.

Good old Bonanza .... they're all dead now .... ah well there it is ... RIP