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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, EP16 "The Courtship"
Hoss falls prey to a beautiful woman with a gambling addiction and refuses to believe she's only interested in his money.
S2, EP17 "The Spitfire"
Maud Hoad leads her revenge-seeking family against Joe, who was forced to shoot treacherous Jeb Hoad.
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.
S1, EP19 "The Gunmen"
Little Joe and Hoss are mistaken for gunmen while in a small Texas town; they find themselves in the middle of a dangerous feud between two families.
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, EP18 "Half a Rogue"
The sheriff reveals that a wounded man brought by Hoss to the Ponderosa is wanted for robbery and murder; guest Slim Pickens.
S4, EP17 "Elegy for a Hangman"
The bitter son of a man executed for murder convinces Adam to look into his father's case; guests Keir Dullea, Otto Kruger.
