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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, EP17 "The Spitfire"
Maud Hoad leads her revenge-seeking family against Joe, who was forced to shoot treacherous Jeb Hoad.
S4, EP21 "The Hayburner"
Hoss and Adam buy a Thoroughbred and find themselves competing with Little Joe for the Virginia City Sweepstakes.
S2, EP6 "Denver McKee"
The Cartwrights' neighbor (Franchot Tone), a former soldier and lawman, seeks security for his daughter.
S2, EP2 "The Mission"
Hoss befriends Charlie Trent, a man who went from top Army scout to town drunk after he led his troops into a massacre.
S4, EP22 "The Actress"
Little Joe asks a traveling actress (Patricia Crowley) to become his wife, but their romance is threatened by her career.
S4, EP20 "Marie, My Love"
Ben recalls how he fought a professional duelist in New Orleans to restore the honor of his third wife, Marie, Little Joe's mother.
S4, EP18 "Half a Rogue"
The sheriff reveals that a wounded man brought by Hoss to the Ponderosa is wanted for robbery and murder; guest Slim Pickens.
