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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.
S6, EP15 "The Flapjack Contest"
In a plan to recoup his gambling losses, Little Joe sets Hoss on a rigorous training schedule to insure his victory in an eating contest.
S1, EP28 "San Francisco"
Shortly after the Ponderosa cattle herd arrives in San Francisco at the hands of Hoss, Joe and Ben, two of their trail drivers are shanghaied and destined for Hong Kong.
S1, EP29 "Bitter Water"
When a neighbor agrees to sell his property, the Cartwrights fear the loss of water rights for their cattle.
S2, EP12 "The Savage"
Attacked by Shoshones while crossing a burial ground, Adam discovers that the Indian woman tending him is white.
S6, EP14 "The Saga of Squaw Charlie"
An old Indian who has vowed that he will never again fight with white men is accused of murdering a child.
S6, EP13 "A Knight to Remember"
Adam is jailed for stagecoach robbery when authorities fail to believe the real robber was chased away by a knight on a white horse.
S6, EP12 "The Underdog"
Little Joe convinces his father to give a half-Indian man (Charles Bronson) a responsible job to bolster his self-confidence.
