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Bonanza

Bonanza

Ben Cartwright is the partriach of a Nevada ranching family during and after the Civil War. Ben lives on the Ponderosa with his three sons, each from a different wife. Eldest son Adam hopes to follow in his father's footsteps, Hoss is physically strong, but with the softest heart, and Little Joe is the most impetuous of the offspring.

Premiere:
Sep 12, 1959
Original Network:
NBC

Upcoming Episodes of 'Bonanza'

A Good Night's Rest Ben's foray to a quiet hotel room for some peaceful sleep is interrupted by a weeping bride, flying bullets and a murder charge.
Tue 11/24 2:00-3:00pm TVLAND
To Own the World A multimillionaire (Telly Savalas) is willing to destroy the Cartwrights to possess the Ponderosa.
Tue 11/24 3:00-4:00pm TVLAND
The Return A banker, crippled during a robbery 10 years before, tries to prevent the now-released thief from settling again in Virginia City.
Tue 11/24 4:00-5:00pm TVLAND
Wed 11/25 2:00-3:00pm TVLAND
Jonah A man (Andrew Prine) who saved Hoss' life is rewarded with a job on the Ponderosa, but the other ranch hands consider him a jinx.
Wed 11/25 3:00-4:00pm TVLAND
The Spotlight Hoss and Little Joe fear Ben has fallen for an opera singer (Viveca Lindfors) he engaged for the Virginia City Founder's Day celebration.
Mon 11/30 2:00-3:00pm TVLAND
Patchwork Man Hoss tries to instill courage in a hermit he convinced to leave a ghost-town to work on the Ponderosa.
Mon 11/30 3:00-4:00pm TVLAND
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.
Mon 11/30 4:00-5:00pm TVLAND
Tue 12/1 2:00-3:00pm TVLAND
Credit for a Kill Little Joe takes sole credit for killing an outlaw to save his companion from the dead man's brothers.
Tue 12/1 3:00-4:00pm TVLAND
Four Sisters From Boston Unaware Ben has saved her land by paying back taxes, a Boston woman thinks the Cartwrights are trying to take her newly inherited ranch.
Tue 12/1 4:00-5:00pm TVLAND
Wed 12/2 2:00-3:00pm TVLAND
The Oath Ben delivers a murderer to the sheriff then becomes the target of the man's vengeful son (Tony Bill).
Wed 12/2 3:00-4:00pm TVLAND
A Nice, Friendly Little Town Searching for a gunman who wounded mainly Little Joe's pride, Hoss confronts two rowdy brothers and their feisty mother (Louise Latham).
Wed 12/2 4:00-5:00pm TVLAND
Thu 12/3 2:00-3:00pm TVLAND
Black Friday Little Joe risks his life to nurse a desperately ill gunfighter (John Saxon) back to health before a scheduled duel.
Thu 12/3 3:00-4:00pm TVLAND
Unseen Wound A veteran sheriff (Leslie Nielsen) driven to insanity by years of senseless killings turns his gun on the people of his town.
Thu 12/3 4:00-5:00pm TVLAND
Fri 12/4 2:00-3:00pm TVLAND
Old Charlie An old man's untrue boast that he single-handedly killed an outlaw puts him in mortal danger from the dead man's vengeful brothers.
Fri 12/4 3:00-4:00pm TVLAND
Journey to Terror Little Joe's visit to a friend's farm turns dangerous when the woman's husband returns as the hostage of a fugitive bank robber.
Mon 12/7 2:00-3:00pm TVLAND
Amigo An outlaw band's wounded cook (Henry Darrow) must decide between loyalty to the gang and gratitude to the Cartwrights who saved his life.
Mon 12/7 3:00-4:00pm TVLAND
Judgment at Red Creek Little Joe stands in the way of a vengeful guard's plans to find a legal method of executing two murder suspects; guest John Ireland.
Mon 12/7 4:00-5:00pm TVLAND

Cast of 'Bonanza'