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.

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Season 14 Episodes

S14E1
E1
Forever
49 min 1972

Little Joe finds true love in newcomer Alice Harper. Following a courtship, the two are engaged. Unlike most of the Cart…

S14E2
E2
Forever (2)
49 min 1972

Little Joe learns of the tragic and savagely brutal circumstances of Alice's death and is determined to bring her killer…

S14E3
E3
Heritage of Anger
49 min 1972

Ex-con John Dundee, a friend of the Cartwights, is being released from prison. Ben tries to help John readjust to societ…

S14E4
E4
The Initiation
49 min 1972

Jamie's friend, Ted Hoag, is unfairly blamed for the death of another young fellow during a club initiation. In the end,…

S14E5
E5
Riot!
49 min 1972

While at the Nevada State Prison to inspect conditions, Ben is taken hostage in a riot. The riot is an attempt by frustr…

S14E6
E6
New Man
49 min 1972

In what was essentially the second part of a two-part episode centering on Griff King, the young parolee arrives at the …

S14E7
E7
Ambush at Rio Lobo
49 min 1972

Ben and a pregnant woman named Teresa are held hostage by desperate outlaws, who plot to rob a stagecoach and force the …

S14E8
E8
The 26th Grave
49 min 1972

Mark Twain ruffles dangerous feathers in Virginia City with accusations of claim-jumping and murder.

S14E9
E9
Stallion
49 min 1972

The moving tale of Little Joe and his beloved black stallion, which Ben purchases for his son as a birthday gift.

S14E10
E10
The Hidden Enemy
49 min 1972

Dr. Will Agar is Virginia City's new town doctor, and brings with him new skills and expertise to treat area residents' …

S14E11
E11
The Sound of Sadness
49 min 1972

A lonely old man opens his home to two orphan boys but runs into bureaucratic opposition when attempting to adopt them.

S14E12
E12
The Bucket Dog
49 min 1972

Jamie obtains an Irish setter pup and forms a special bond between dog and man. The dog's owner learns the puppy is at t…

S14E13
E13
First Love
49 min 1972

Jamie becomes friends with the wife of an unpopular schoolmaster, who often browbeats her.

S14E14
E14
The Witness
49 min 1973

An elderly business associate of Ben's is killed after a man, posing as Candy, tries to rob her; the woman suffers a fat…

S14E15
E15
The Marriage of Theodora Duffy
49 min 1973

A serious game of ""let's pretend"" begins when Griff and government agent Theodora Duffy pose as husband and wife to ca…

S14E16
E16
The Hunter
49 min 1973

In what turned out to be the series finale, Little Joe is making a delivery for Ben when he meets Bill Tanner, a psychot…

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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