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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, EP5 "The Hopefuls"
Outlaws plot to steal a trunk containing the savings of a religious group heading for a new life in the West.
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.
S2, EP6 "Denver McKee"
The Cartwrights' neighbor (Franchot Tone), a former soldier and lawman, seeks security for his daughter.
S1, EP26 "The Avenger"
A wanderer seeking his parents' lynchers, arrives in Virginia City as Ben and Adam are convicted of murder.
S3, EP30 "Blessed Are They"
Townspeople turn to Ben when two families' feud threatens to explode into violence; guest Robert Brown.
S3, EP28 "The Crucible"
Adam is tortured by a mad prospector (Lee Marvin) when he stumbles upon the man's camp after being robbed in the desert.
