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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.
S2, EP6 "Denver McKee"
The Cartwrights' neighbor (Franchot Tone), a former soldier and lawman, seeks security for his daughter.
S1, EP21 "Spanish Grant"
A former dance hall girl poses as a Spanish heiress to claim a land grant that includes part of the Ponderosa; guest Sebastian Cabot.
S2, EP7 "Day of Reckoning"
Bigoted Ike Daggett takes action when Ben gives an Indian and his wife land after the Indian saves his life.
S1, EP22 "Blood on the Land"
Jeb Drummond is a murderous sheep herder who has Adam taken hostage to try and force Ben to sign over a large section of Ponderosa land to him.
S8, EP11 "The Oath"
Ben delivers a murderer to the sheriff then becomes the target of the man's vengeful son (Tony Bill).
S8, EP10 "Ballad of the Ponderosa"
A young minstrel's (Randy Boone) ballad claims his father was sent to jail because Ben lied.
