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Bonanza

TV-PG 1959 - 1973 14 Seasons Drama Western List
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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.

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Seasons

Season 1 1959 Details Season 2 1960 Details Season 3 1961 Details Season 4 1962 Details Season 5 1963 Details Season 6 1964 Details Season 7 1965 Details Season 8 1966 Details Season 9 1967 Details Season 10 1968 Details Season 11 1969 Details Season 12 1970 Details Season 13 1971 Details Season 14 1972 Details

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Synopsis 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.
Creator
David Dortort
Network
NBC
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Drama, Western
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 12, 1959