One of the reasons Bonanza was so great was they sometimes did a silly episode. "Hoss and the Leprecauns" was one I saw as a kid(I think 1964).
Recently I was lucky enough to see it again for the first time in over 40 years.
Great writing, great acting.

I never get tired of watching Bonanza. This episode is a favorite of mine.

Bonanza is one of the top shows of all time,in my opinion.

This was a hilarious episode. No one would believe that Hoss had really seen "little men"! And they didn't believe until they saw them for themselves. It's great that the people who made Bonanza didn't take themselves too seriously and were able to do a silly episode like this once in a while!

I found the episode on YouTube, if anyone wants to watch it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV3Aff9oYB4

It was nice to see this again on METV today..
I have not seen it for awhile