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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, 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, EP15 "The Blood Line"
An Easterner swears revenge for the death of his father, a drunk that a Cartwright killed in self-defense.
S2, EP16 "The Courtship"
Hoss falls prey to a beautiful woman with a gambling addiction and refuses to believe she's only interested in his money.
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.
S5, EP26 "The Saga of Muley Jones"
An itinerant singer (Bruce Yarnell) of marginal talent comes to Virginia City and turns out to be a lost cousin of the Cartwrights.
S5, EP25 "Return to Honor"
Ben's nephew Will (Guy Williams) is tempted by counterfeiters but finds new strength in the Cartwright integrity.
