In this comic episode, Hoss Cartwright is tapped to judge a Virginia City "beautiful baby" contest. In so doing, he inadvertently sparks a chain reaction of disaster and ill will, culminating with the exposure of a long-suppressed "scandal". The Moral: All babies are beautiful, but most grownups are not. Edward Andrews, Patricia Harty and Ellen Moss play key supporting roles in "Rock-a-Bye Hoss", which was written by Preston Wood and Robert Vincent Wright, and first aired on October 10, 1971. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi