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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.
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.
S2, EP9 "Breed of Violence"
A sheriff's daughter runs off with her boyfriend (John Ericson), unaware he is a murderous bank robber.
S2, EP10 "The Last Viking"
For saving his life, Ben offers some Ponderosa farmland to an American Indian.
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.
S3, EP25 "The Law Maker"
Ben comes to regret suggesting a neighboring rancher as a temporary replacement for wounded Sheriff Coffee.
S3, EP24 "The Wooing of Abigail Jones"
The Cartwrights play matchmakers to help a Ponderosa ranch hand learn the art of romance and win the affections of a schoolteacher; guest Vaughn Monroe.
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.
