Bonanza (TV Series)

Hoss and the Leprechauns (1963)

Dan Blocker: Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright

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• Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright : Folks, I know that none of you would purposely or mean to hurt anybody's feelings, but Timothy here, and the others, feel like they ain't welcome here. They think you're makin' fun of 'em cause you don't want 'em around. Now, of course, you've noticed that they're different from you - they're a whole lot littler. Well, it's a funny thing... See, I notice the same thing about you.

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  Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright : Now, these fellers are here for the same reason most of us are - that's to help settle our town, make it grow, raise their families. They're planning on buildin' their homes here, workin' their crops, bein' good neighbors. Now, in the past, we've always welcomed folks like that and I don't see no reason we should treat these fellers any different.