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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, EP20 "The Fear Merchants"
A potential mayoral candidate attempts to stir up trouble between majority and minority groups in town.
S1, EP32 "Death at Dawn"
A member of a powerful gang murders a shopkeeper; the deputized Cartwrights sentence a murderer to hang at dawn when the leader of the gang kidnaps Ben and holds him hostage.
S1, EP21 "Spanish Grant"
A former dance hall girl poses as a Spanish heiress to claim a land grant that includes part of the Ponderosa; guest Sebastian Cabot.
S2, EP9 "Breed of Violence"
A sheriff's daughter runs off with her boyfriend (John Ericson), unaware he is a murderous bank robber.
S5, EP14 "The Lila Conrad Story"
A judge (Andrew Duggan) falls for an accused murderess and runaway dance hall girl being protected from vengeful gunmen by Little Joe.
S5, EP13 "The Prime of Life"
Depressed Ben withdraws, feeling responsible for a death that occurred as a result of his successful bidding for a lumber contract.
