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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, EP31 "Dark Star"
Little Joe falls for a girl who has been disowned by her people because they think she is a witch and, therefore, an outcast.
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.
S2, EP1 "Showdown"
A young bank robber gets a job on the Ponderosa to prevent the sheriff from finding the other members of his gang.
S2, EP2 "The Mission"
Hoss befriends Charlie Trent, a man who went from top Army scout to town drunk after he led his troops into a massacre.
S8, EP3 "A Time to Step Down"
An aging trail hand, bitter after Little Joe asks Ben to give him an easier job, falls prey to a kidnapping scheme; guest Ed Begley.
S8, EP2 "Horse of a Different Hue"
A poor Southern colonel and his granddaughter (Julie Parrish) unknowingly involve the Cartwrights in a horse-racing scheme.
S8, EP1 "Something Hurt, Something Wild"
A young woman falsely accuses Little Joe of assault, ending the Cartwrights' friendship with her family.
