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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.
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 traildrivers are shanghaied and destined for Hong Kong.
S2, EP17 "The Spitfire"
Maud Hoad leads her revenge-seeking family against Joe, who was forced to shoot treacherous Jeb Hoad.
S2, EP11 "The Trail Gang"
An outlaw joins the Cartwrights' cattle drive, knowing it will take him to the town where his father is the sheriff.
S3, EP26 "Look to the Stars"
Ben helps future Nobel Prize-winner Albert Abraham Michelson obtain an education after being expelled from school as a troublemaker.
S3, EP25 "The Law Maker"
Ben comes to regret suggesting a neighboring rancher as a temporary replacement for wounded Sheriff Coffee.
S3, EP23 "The Guilty"
A grieving father blames Ben for the death of his 20-year-old son in a shooting he feels Cartwright could have prevented.
