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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, EP9 "Breed of Violence"
A sheriff's daughter runs off with her boyfriend (John Ericson), unaware he is a murderous bank robber.
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, EP10 "The Last Viking"
For saving his life, Ben offers some Ponderosa farmland to an American Indian.
S4, EP22 "The Actress"
Little Joe asks a traveling actress (Patricia Crowley) to become his wife, but their romance is threatened by her career.
S4, EP21 "The Hayburner"
Hoss and Adam buy a Thoroughbred and find themselves competing with Little Joe for the Virginia City Sweepstakes.
S4, EP20 "Marie, My Love"
Ben recalls how he fought a professional duelist in New Orleans to restore the honor of his third wife, Marie, Little Joe's mother.
