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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.

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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.

S2, EP1 "Showdown"

A young bank robber gets a job on the Ponderosa to prevent the sheriff from finding the other members of his gang.

S2, EP2 "The Mission"

Hoss befriends Charlie Trent, a man who went from top Army scout to town drunk after he led his troops into a massacre.

S2, EP3 "Badge Without Honor"

A Deputy U.S. Marshal arrives to escort a man to California to testify against a gang; guest Dan Duryea.

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.

S6, EP11 "A Man to Admire"

Ben, Little Joe and Adam work to keep sober the lawyer (James Gregory) hired to defend Hoss on a murder charge.

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.
Starring: Bill Clark, Bob Miles, Charles Tannen, Dan Blocker, Don Rhodes, Grandon Rhodes, Hal Baylor, James Hong, Jason Johnson, Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, Pernell Roberts, Ray Teal, Sherwood Price, Stuart Randall
Original Air Date: Sep 12, 1959
Rating: TVPG
Playback: HD
3 seasons available on demand
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