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 7 Episodes

S7E1
E1
The Debt
49 min 1965

Wiley and Annie Kane arrive at the Ponderosa to work off their father's debt to Ben. It seems as though the elder Kane o…

S7E2
E2
The Dilemma
49 min 1965

Ben helps a convict win a parole only to have the man later become the chief suspect in a bank robbery.

S7E3
E3
The Brass Box
49 min 1965

Juan Ortega claims he has a land grant which gives him ownership of the entire Nevada Territory.

S7E4
E4
The Other Son
49 min 1965

A mule skinner and his two sons are hired by Ben to transport nitroglycerin to California.

S7E5
E5
The Lonely Runner
49 min 1965

A judge awards itinerant horse breeder Jim Acton's beloved mare to rancher Sam Whipple. Jim tries to buy her back, but W…

S7E6
E6
Devil on Her Shoulder
49 min 1965

Ben is attracted to Sarah Reynolds, a member of a religious order led by her fanatical uncle. When she is accused of be…

S7E7
E7
Found Child
49 min 1965

Hoss comes upon an overturned stagecoach and discovers a little girl suffering from shock. After the Cartwrights suceed…

S7E8
E8
The Meredith Smith
49 min 1965

Ben must determine who is the rightful heir to a fortune that includes water rights vital to the Ponderosa.

S7E9
E9
Mighty is the Word
49 min 1965

Virginia City's newest preacher is an ex-gunfighter who wants only to build a new church, but the brother of one of his …

S7E10
E10
The Strange One
49 min 1965

Hoss and Joe find a woman abandoned by a wagon train because her gift of prophecy is considered a curse. "Wouldn't it b…

S7E11
E11
The Reluctant Rebel
49 min 1965

The Generation Gap, Western-style, as Hoss tries to bring a young man and his father closer together.

S7E12
E12
Five Sundowns to Sunup
49 min 1965

The mother of a young outlaw condemned to hang, threatens to have her gang's hostages killed if her son is not set free.…

S7E13
E13
A Natural Wizard
49 min 1965

Hoss finds a kindred spirit in Skeeter Dexter, a lonesome young man who feels closer to animals than most people.

S7E14
E14
All Ye His Saints
49 min 1965

In this series' highlight, little Michael Thorpe heads to the high country to ask God to spare his critically wounded fa…

S7E15
E15
The Dublin Lad
49 min 1966

After sitting on a jury that has convicted Terrence O' Tool of murder, Joe has second thoughts about the verdict and dec…

S7E16
E16
To Kill a Buffalo
49 min 1966

Hoss finds a wounded young Indian on the prairie, who is torn between accepting the ways of the white man or returning t…

S7E17
E17
Ride the Wind (1)
49 min 1966

The Pony Express sets up office in Virginia and Joe is one of the first to join up. Ben also decides to invest in the f…

S7E18
E18
Ride the Wind (2)
49 min 1966

Conclusion to the previous-week's episode, where the Cartwrights provide needed assistance to the Pony Express.

S7E19
E19
Destiny's Child
49 min 1966

After his only friend is killed, the Cartwrights take in a slow-witted man, who Roy Coffee informs them, is wanted for m…

S7E20
E20
Peace Officer
49 min 1966

While Sheriff Coffee is in Saint Louis, the Morrisey bunch decides to work off excess energy by wrecking the saloon in a…

S7E21
E21
The Code
49 min 1966

Joe is goaded into facing gunman Dan Taggert, unaware there is more to be prearranged than he realizes.

S7E22
E22
Three Brides for Hoss
49 min 1966

Not one, but three mail-order brides show up unexpectedly at the Ponderosa, all of them believing they are to marry Hoss…

S7E23
E23
The Emperor Norton
49 min 1966

Joshua Norton, an eccentric and formerly wealthy San Francisco merchant who considers himself Emperor of the United Stat…

S7E24
E24
Her Brother's Keeper
49 min 1966

Ben and Claire Armory fall in love, but their future is jeopardized by her disabled brother.

S7E25
E25
The Trouble with Jamie
49 min 1966

The Cartwrights attempt to straighten out the snobbish young son of Ben's cousin.

S7E26
E26
Shining in Spain
49 min 1966

Young, adoring Wendy Daniels has come to Virginia City to meet up with her father, Taylor Daniels, who has been travelin…

S7E27
E27
The Genius
49 min 1966

Hoss chooses a difficult path when he decides to rehabilitate a famous poet, Will Smith, who is really William Warlock E…

S7E28
E28
The Unwritten Commandment
49 min 1966

Everyone feels Andy Walker is an outstanding singer but his father, who feels the boy should concentrate on ranch work i…

S7E29
E29
Big Shadow on the Land
49 min 1966

Italian immigrants are determined to establish their own vineyard on Ponderosa property.

S7E30
E30
The Fighters
49 min 1966

Feeling guilty for unintentionally ending the career of a professional boxer, Hoss vows never to fight again. But thing…

S7E31
E31
Home from the Sea
49 min 1966

A sailor, claiming to be one of Adam's closest friends, is given a warm welcome by the Cartwrights, who have no way of k…

S7E32
E32
The Last Mission
49 min 1966

Ben and Hoss unwittingly aid a vengeful army colonel who plans to wipe out every Indian he can with a Gatling gun.

S7E33
E33
A Dollar's Worth of Trouble
49 min 1966

Hoss finds himself in another mess, this one involving a beautiful blonde, a moonshiner, and a nearsighted outlaw who is…

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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