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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, EP4 "The Mill"
Ben tries to help his paraplegic neighbor Tom by setting up a grain mill on his unused land; Tom's hired hand raises his suspicion about Ben's plan.
S2, EP5 "The Hopefuls"
Outlaws plot to steal a trunk containing the savings of a religious group heading for a new life in the West.
S2, EP6 "Denver McKee"
The Cartwrights' neighbor (Franchot Tone), a former soldier and lawman, seeks security for his daughter.
S2, EP7 "Day of Reckoning"
Bigoted Ike Daggett takes action when Ben gives an Indian and his wife land after the Indian saves his life.
S3, EP31 "The Dowry"
The Cartwrights take in a wounded man, his daughter and her fiance after they claim to have been robbed of the girl's dowry.
S3, EP30 "Blessed Are They"
Townspeople turn to Ben when two families' feud threatens to explode into violence; guest Robert Brown.
S3, EP29 "Inger, My Love"
Ben recalls how he, then a widower with a young son, met and married Inger, his Swedish second wife, in Illinois.
