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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.
S5, EP18 "Gentleman From New Orleans"
A wily Frenchman (John Dehner) claiming to be the pirate Jean Lafitte involves the Cartwrights in a double murder and a robbery.
S2, EP8 "The Abduction"
Hoss and Little Joe spend the most unforgettable night at the carnival when Little Joe's date disappears.
S2, EP9 "Breed of Violence"
A sheriff's daughter runs off with her boyfriend (John Ericson), unaware he is a murderous bank robber.
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.
S5, EP17 "Alias Joe Cartwright"
The Army arrests Little Joe after a deserter and murder suspect, whom Joe resembles, forces him to exchange clothes; guest Keenan Wynn.
S5, EP16 "My Son, My Son"
Ben is torn between his feelings for a widow and his suspicions about her son, acquitted of one murder and now suspected of another.
S5, EP15 "The Ponderosa Matador"
The competition for the affections of a visiting senorita leads Hoss, Little Joe and Adam to be drawn into bullfighting.
