Did You Know ‘Bonanza’ Had a Spinoff?

PONDEROSA, Drew Powell, Jared Daperis, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Matt Carmody, 2001
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Bonanza was one of the longest-running live action shows in television history —after airing for 14 seasons and over 400 episodes, the show ended in 1973, but still remains popular in reruns to this day. However, even the biggest Cartwright fan might not recall that the series once yielded a spinoff — over a quarter century after the original series went off the air.