by Hal Erickson
synopsis
Forced to shoot and kill tresspasser Jeb Hoad, Joe Cartwright is set upon by Jeb's wildcat daughter Willow (Anita Sands). Managing to subdue the girl, Joe brings her back to the Ponderosa, where, feeling responsible for her, he tries to transform her into a "proper" lady with the help of the ranch's female staffers. Meanwhile, Willow's mother, whip-wielding Kentucky mountaineer Maud Hoad (Katherine Warren), vows to wipe out the Cartwright clan-and she is backed up by the guns and brawn of her goonish son Dodie (Jack Elam). First telecast January 14, 1961, "The Spitfire" was written by Ward Hawkins.
