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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.
S1, EP24 "The Stranger"
As Ben prepares to run for governor, Joe must come to his rescue when a disabled police officer from New Orleans comes to arrest Ben on a 20-year-old murder charge.
S8, EP6 "To Bloom for Thee"
Hoss falls in love with a beautiful stranger (Geraldine Brooks) and proposes, despite his family's objections.
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.
S1, EP26 "The Avenger"
A wanderer seeking his parents' lynchers, arrives in Virginia City as Ben and Adam are convicted of murder.
S8, EP5 "The Pursued"
A lynch mob chases Little Joe and the Mormon family, including a pregnant woman, across the desert; guest Vincent Beck.
S8, EP4 "The Pursued"
A Mormon rancher (Eric Fleming) and his wives (Dina Merrill, Lois Nettleton) are persecuted by their small-town neighbors.
