Category: Humor
The Great Aunts (by KateP)
Summary: Ben’s aunts visit the Ponderosa – a story suggested when I became a great-aunt for the first time and someone said that Great-Aunt Kate sounded like a Bonanza character.
Rated: K+ (7,525 words)
Topsy Turvy (by JennieA & DebbieB)
Summary: When seventeen year old Joe wakes, the sun is shining bright, the birds are singing and everything is prefect in his world, that is until his bedroom door is pushed opened by a strangle little kid who looks somewhat like his older brother, Hoss. Ben suddenly appears, babe in arms and when his father refers to the infant as Little Adam, Joe realizes that his world has just been turned Topsy Turvy.
Rated: G (9,300 words)
Double Take (by GinnyF)
Summary: What Happened Before the Opening Scene. The writer has no idea how the ride-up would have actually been filmed. I imagine it was a lot more complicated than I depicted.
Rating: K (2800 words)
Wild Oats (by the Tahoe Ladies)
Summary: On a cold winter’s night, with help from a bottle of Bear Paw Johnson’s white lighting, what could the Cartwright boys ever find to talk about while their pa was sleeping soundly on the only bed in a ratty old line shack?
This story was written in collaboration by The Tahoe Ladies, Helen, and BeckyS. WC: 7425 Rated: R
Bear Hunt (by Anne G)
Synopsis: While trying to catch a bear, a young Little Joe and a friend incur Adam’s wrath. Both brothers try to resolve what being a brother means and in the end, come to realize how important they each are to the other.
Rating: T (due to language) (9,470 words)
Cupid’s Messenger (by JennieA & DebbieB)
Summary: Cupid delivers a Valentine’s message. Let’s see if Adam can worm his way out of this one!
Rated: G (11,540 words)
For Pete’s Sake (by Lily of the West)
Summary: Bonanza is still in pre-production with the directors and editors still ironing out the ‘little’ details.
Rating: G
Words: 1,300
Cupid’s Messenger (by DebbieB & JennieA)
Summary: Cupid delivers a Valentine’s message. Let’s see if Adam can worm his way out of this one!
Rated: G (11,540 words)
Ponderosa Prankster (by Gail G)
Summary: With a prankster on the Ponderosa. No telling who the next victim will be.
Rating: G
Words: 13,400
An Afterwork Conversation (by Jenny G)
Summary: An unusual take on what it’s like living in the big house.
Rating: K (1,540 words)
Marrying Off Laura (by Jenny G)
Summary: It’s just like the title says.
Rating: T (3,515 words)
Beyond Looney (by Robin)
Summary: We find the need to apologize to Looney Tunes.
Rating: T (4,640 words)
Ben Raised His Boys RIGHT (by Robin)
Summary: The trials of a Cartwight father.
Rating: T (1,080 words)
Back from Back East (by Robin)
Summary: An explanation of why only one son went to college.
Rating: T (860 words)
The Daring Deeds of the Deadeye Kid (by Puchi Ann)
Summary: When bandits invade the Ponderosa, a fourteen-year-old boy with an overactive imagination fed on dime novels decides that he and he alone can save his family.
Rating: K Word Count: 6,040
The Deadeye Kid Series, links to all stories of this series included.