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Bonanza

NBC
1959-1973
First Broadcast: September 12, 1959
Last Broadcast: January 16, 1973
Set in the 1860’s, Bonanza follows the lives and adventures of Ben Cartwright and his three sons, Adam, Hoss, and Little Joe on their ranch, the Ponderosa.
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Bonanza: The Official Complete Series
  • Dan Blocker, Lorne Green, Michael Landon (Actors)
  • Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)

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06/09/2025 10:40PM212The SavageWhen Adam passes through a sacred Indian burial ground, Shoshone braves attack him in revenge.
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06/09/2025 6:40PM29Breed of ViolenceBank robbers hide on a ranch that Hoss and Little Joe are visiting.
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06/09/2025 8:00PM210The Last VikingFor saving his life, Ben offers some Ponderosa farmland to an American Indian.
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06/09/2025 9:20PM211The Trail GangAn outlaw joins the cattle drive, knowing it will take him to the town where his father is sheriff.
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06/10/2025 1:20AM214The ApeAdam and Little Joe try to warn Hoss when he befriends a violent man (Cal Bolder).

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Bonanza Cast

ActorCharacter(s)Notes
Lorne GreeneBen Cartwright / Bradley Meredith
Michael Landon, Jr.Joseph “Little Joe” Cartwright / Cpl. Angus Borden / Little Jim Slade
Pernell RobertsAdam Cartwright
Dan BlockerEric “Hoss” Cartwright
Victor Sen YungHop Sing
Ray TealSheriff Roy Coffee
David CanaryCandy Canaday

Theme Song & Opening Credits

Episodes

There were 14 seasons and 430 episodes of Bonanza. We have not completed an episode guide for Bonanza yet.

Quotes

Ben Cartwright: You and your education.
Adam Cartwright: Education is progress! Now what have you got against it?
Ben Cartwright: I don’t have anything against education – as long as it doesn’t interfere with your thinking!

Trivia

Dan Blocker owned a chain of steakhouses named “Bonanza” after the show. When the restaurants changed ownership, the name was changed to “Ponderosa”.

All of the cast, with the exception of Michael Landon, were 6′ or taller. Michael Landon stood only 5’9″ and wore 4″ lifts to stand as tall as his cast mates.

When Pernell Roberts wanted to leave to challenge himself as an actor, Lorne Greene tried to persuade him to stay. Greene told him the show would make him rich. With that kind of money, he could take on any acting project he wanted, even create his own. Roberts’ career went downhill after being cast in Trapper John, M.D., while his Bonanza cast mates became rich.

Behind Gunsmoke, it was the second longest running western.

The theme song actually has lyrics and were sung by some of the characters in the unaired pilot.

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