Bonanza
Western • Series

Bonanza

"America's Favorite TV Western"

7.5/10 1959 14 Seasons 431 Episodes Ended

The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community.

Season: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Season 13 Episodes

S13E1
E1
The Grand Swing
49 min 1971

Jamie deliberately disobeys Ben's order not to drive the supply wagons. During his recklessness, the wagon goes out of c…

S13E2
E2
Fallen Woman
49 min 1971

An alcoholic woman lashes out at Hoss after his testimony sends her husband to prison. She gets back at him by forcing t…

S13E3
E3
Bushwhacked
49 min 1971

Joe is shot and wounded while he is on a cattle drive in the Nevada desert. Two ranchers find him, delirious from thirst…

S13E4
E4
Rock-a-Bye, Hoss
49 min 1971

Hoss becomes a judge in a contest--he has to pick the perfect/prettiest baby. The parents of the babies nearly all try …

S13E5
E5
The Prisoners
49 min 1971

Joe volunteers to help an old lawman escort a slick outlaw to jail, but when their prisoner kills the sheriff and wounds…

S13E6
E6
Cassie
49 min 1971

To help the hapless wife and daughter of a lazy dreamer, Hoss arranges a "fixed" horse race.

S13E7
E7
Don't Cry, My Son
49 min 1971

The wife of Virginia City's new doctor leaves him, after their son dies in childbirth. The doctor snaps and abducts ano…

S13E8
E8
Face of Fear
49 min 1971

Neta, a teen-age girl who is a friend of Jamie's, witnesses an assault and robbery. The victim - Mr. Trumbull, a man who…

S13E9
E9
Blind Hunch
49 min 1971

A veteran blinded by the last battle of the Civil War, returns to Virginia City, to solve the mystery surrounding who ki…

S13E10
E10
The Iron Butterfly
49 min 1971

Hoss takes the blame when a visiting actress kills her former boyfriend. The ex-boyfriend's father, a senator, sets out…

S13E11
E11
The Rattlesnake Brigade
49 min 1971

Jamie and three teen-agers - a girl and two boys - are kidnapped by Doyle, a hardened criminal with nothing to lose, and…

S13E12
E12
Easy Come, Easy Go
49 min 1971

When Luke Calhoun loses all his money in a stock scheme, he and his daughter Meena stay at the Ponderosa with disruptive…

S13E13
E13
A Home for Jamie
49 min 1971

Just as Ben begins to formally adopt Jamie, his grandfather shows up to take him away. Ben tells the gentleman, "He's a…

S13E14
E14
Warbonnet
49 min 1971

Joe is stranded in the desert when his mare falls and breaks her leg. He falls unconscious from exhaustion and lack of …

S13E15
E15
A Lonely Man
49 min 1972

While panning for gold on his vacation, Hop Sing meets and falls in love with a shy woman. Their future plans are dashe…

S13E16
E16
Second Sight
49 min 1972

Hoss enlists the aid of Judith Coleman, a clairvoyant woman who has the gift of "second sight" to find Jamie. He has be…

S13E17
E17
The Saddle Stiff
49 min 1972

Fired ranch hand, Cactus, suggests that Ben is too old to put in a real work's week and challenges Ben to take a job as …

S13E18
E18
Frenzy
49 min 1972

Ben helps shepherd a young family, the Kosovos (Nick; his wife, Anna; and his son, Sandor), who had recently immigrated …

S13E19
E19
Customs of the Country
49 min 1972

All about Joe and Hoss' visit to a small Mexican town named Agua Santos, which seems to have some rather peculiar laws. …

S13E20
E20
Shanklin
49 min 1972

A band of ex-Confederate soldiers demands $25,000 from Ben. When Hoss resists their demands and tries to fight them, the…

S13E21
E21
Search in Limbo
49 min 1972

Sid Langley is a real estate broker who is not well liked in Nevada, thanks to his shady ways of doing business. An irri…

S13E22
E22
He Was Only Seven
49 min 1972

A 7-year-old boy is killed after he walks into a bank during a robbery by the ruthless Springer gang. Joe and Jamie help…

S13E23
E23
The Younger Brothers' Younger Brother
49 min 1972

A comic tale of mistaken identity, as Hoss (and eventually Ben and Joe) are held in connection with a series of road gan…

S13E24
E24
A Place to Hide
49 min 1972

The Cartwrights are once again brought in the middle of the Civil War. This time, the wife of former Civil War Col. Cody…

S13E25
E25
A Visit to Upright
49 min 1972

Ben's ability to close a lucrative livestock contract with a conspicuous widow hinges on the sale of a dilapidated saloo…

S13E26
E26
One Ace Too Many
49 min 1972

While the Cartwrights are away to Carson City, ruthless land baron Bradley Meredith (Lorene Greene in a dual role) poses…

Cast

Lorne Greene
Lorne Greene
Ben Cartwright
Michael Landon
Michael Landon
Joe Cartwright
David Canary
David Canary
Candy Canaday
Tim Matheson
Tim Matheson
Griff King
Mitch Vogel
Mitch Vogel
Jamie Hunter Cartwright

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