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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, EP25 "Escape to the Ponderosa"
Adam is taken hostage by a band of U.S. Army prisoners who have escaped and sought refuge on the Ponderosa.
S1, EP26 "The Avenger"
A wanderer seeking his parents' lynchers, arrives in Virginia City as Ben and Adam are convicted of murder.
S1, EP27 "The Last Trophy"
Two British socialites find that they still have a lot to learn when they visit their friends, the Cartwrights.
S2, EP6 "Denver McKee"
The Cartwrights' neighbor (Franchot Tone), a former soldier and lawman, seeks security for his daughter.
S6, EP34 "Patchwork Man"
Hoss tries to instill courage in a hermit he convinced to leave a ghost-town to work on the Ponderosa.
S6, EP33 "The Spotlight"
Hoss and Little Joe fear Ben has fallen for an opera singer (Viveca Lindfors) he engaged for the Virginia City Founder's Day celebration.
S6, EP32 "Jonah"
A man (Andrew Prine) who saved Hoss' life is rewarded with a job on the Ponderosa, but the other ranch hands consider him a jinx.
