Bonanza (TV Series)
The Courtship (1961)
Dan Blocker: Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright
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Quotes
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Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright : I reckon the Ponderosa holds about as much claim on us as we do to her. It's more like a partnership. Like we're all sort of beholdin' to one another. What I mean to say is that Pa won't let us cut down a tree unless there's another tree growin' to take its place, or take a cup of water outta the lake if it makes the lake go down too much. The Ponderosa's got a mighty lot to give. Like Pa says, we ain't to take one ounce out of her that she can't grow back.
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[last lines]
Adam Cartwright : Pa, you think Joe and I enjoyed doin' it? There was no other way.
Ben Cartwright : Oh, I know you meant well. Maybe there was no other way. Hoss is the only one that can decide that.
[Hoss comes down the steps of the ranch house]
Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright : Well, you fellas gonna sit here and mope all day or you gonna go out and go to work with me?
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[first lines]
Joseph 'Little Joe' Cartwright : Hoss, you know, I was just thinkin' about something. There's no reason why we both have to go see Josh Layton's widow.
Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright : Now listen, Little Joe. You're not about to saddle me with goin' to see some poor old widow woman all by myself.
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Joseph 'Little Joe' Cartwright : Pa told you to keep an eye on me? What in the heck for?
Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright : To keep you from gettin' chased all the way back to the Ponderosa by some hoppin' mad daddy with a shotgun in his hand... and from the look in your eye that's just about what's gonna happen.
