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Ben Cartwright is the patriarch of an all-male Nevada ranching family. Set during and after the Civil War, "Bonanza" is the story of life on the family's thousand-acre spread, known as the Ponderosa, near Virginia City. Ben has his three sons, each with a different (and deceased) mother. Serious eldest son Adam hopes to follow in his father's footsteps; middle son Hoss is a gentle giant -- physically strong, but sometimes naive; and youngest son Little Joe is the most impetuous and romantic of the offspring.
S1, EP31 "Dark Star"
Little Joe falls for a girl who has been disowned by her people because they think she is a witch and, therefore, an outcast.
S1, EP32 "Death at Dawn"
A member of a powerful gang murders a shopkeeper; the deputized Cartwrights sentence a murderer to hang at dawn when the leader of the gang kidnaps Ben and holds him hostage.
S2, EP1 "Showdown"
A young bank robber gets a job on the Ponderosa to prevent the sheriff from finding the other members of his gang.
S2, EP4 "The Mill"
Ben tries to help his paraplegic neighbor Tom by setting up a grain mill on his unused land; Tom's hired hand raises his suspicion about Ben's plan.
S5, EP31 "The Dark Past"
The Cartwrights help a bitter bounty hunter (Dennis Hopper) regain faith in himself and society; guest Susan Seaforth.
S5, EP30 "Enter Thomas Bowers"
A black singer (William Marshall) returns to Virginia City after a successful European tour and is accused of being a runaway slave.
S5, EP28 "A Pink Cloud Comes From Old Cathay"
A Chinese mail-order bride (Marlo Thomas) sent by mistake to Hoss spreads dissension among railroad workers and Ponderosa staff.
