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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, EP13 "Silent Thunder"
Little Joe runs into romantic complications when he tries to teach a deaf girl sign language; guest Albert Salmi.
S2, EP14 "The Ape"
Adam and Little Joe warn Hoss when he tries to help Arnie, a man with the mind of a child and an uncontrollable temper.
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.
S5, EP19 "The Cheating Game"
Adam is suspicious when he sees an old friend of Laura's deceased husband talking to a con man after offering Laura needed money.
S5, EP18 "Gentleman From New Orleans"
A wily Frenchman (John Dehner) claiming to be the pirate Jean Lafitte involves the Cartwrights in a double murder and a robbery.
S5, EP17 "Alias Joe Cartwright"
The Army arrests Little Joe after a deserter and murder suspect, whom Joe resembles, forces him to exchange clothes; guest Keenan Wynn.
