The Cartwright's thousand-square-mile Ponderosa Ranch is located near Virginia City, Nevada, site of the Comstock Silver Lode, during and after the Civil War. Each of the sons was born to a different wife of Ben's; with none of the mothers still alive. Join Ben (Lorne Greene), Adam (Pernell Roberts), Hoss (Dan Blocker) and Little Joe (Michael Landon) as they rewrite the book on the western genre. These were the days where family values and the fight for justice were backed up by six-guns that always had right on their side.
Cast and Characters
Lorne Greene as Ben Cartwright
Pernell Roberts as Adam Cartwright
Dan Blocker as Hoss Cartwright
Michael Landon as Little Joe Cartwright
David Canary as Candy Canaday
Mitch Vogel as Jamie Hunter/Cartwright
Ray Teal as Sheriff Roy Coffee
Bing Russell as Deputy Clem Foster
David Canary as Candy
Lou Frizzell as Dusty Rhoades
Broadcast History, Episode Guide, & TV Schedule First Telecast: September 12 ,1959 Last Telecast: January 16, 1973
View the Bonanza Episode Guide Number of Seasons: 14
Number of Episodes: 430
Original Network: NBC
Original Primetime TV Schedule:
The Cartwright's thousand-square-mile Ponderosa Ranch is located near Virginia City, Nevada, site of the Comstock Silver Lode, during and after the Civil War. Each of the sons was born to a different wife of Ben's; with none of the mothers still alive. Join Ben (Lorne Greene), Adam (Pernell Roberts), Hoss (Dan Blocker) and Little Joe (Michael Landon) as they rewrite the book on the western genre. These were the days where family values and the fight for justice were backed up by six-guns that always had right on their side.
