Bonanza
TVPG
Drama
Western
Set during and after the Civil War, the Cartwright clan manages their sprawling Ponderosa Ranch in Nevada, while confronting social and criminal issues of the time.
Cast & Crew
Lorne Greene Ben Cartwright
Michael Landon Little Joe Cartwright
Dan Blocker Eric "Hoss" Cartwright
Pernell Roberts Adam Cartwright
Victor Sen Yung Hop Sing
Ray Teal Sheriff Roy Coffee
Bing Russell Deputy Clem Foster
David Canary Candy
Lou Frizzell Dusty Rhoades
Mitch Vogel Jamie Hunter
Tim Matheson Griff King
David Dortort Creator
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Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Thursday, December 4
Silence at Stillwater
Season 11 • Episode 3
While on an errand for Ben, Candy is jailed in the town of Stillwater on a multiple murder charge.
Thursday, December 4
Desert Justice
Season 1 • Episode 23
A Ponderosa ranch hand faces charges of killing the wife of the U.S. marshal who came to arrest him.
Friday, December 5
The Stranger
Season 1 • Episode 24
A disabled New Orleans police inspector comes to arrest Ben on a 20-year-old murder charge.
Saturday, December 6
Escape to the Ponderosa
Season 1 • Episode 25
The Cartwrights help search for three Army prisoners who stole Adam's gun and hid on the Ponderosa.
Monday, December 8
Meena
Season 11 • Episode 9
Escaping kidnappers, Little Joe's aided by a girl who misinterprets his gratitude.
Monday, December 8
The Avenger
Season 1 • Episode 26
Adam and Ben are accused of murdering a cattle buyer on the testimony of the victim's daughter.
Tuesday, December 9
Abner Willoughby's Return
Season 11 • Episode 13
Returning to recover his loot, merchant seaman finds a town grown up on the site.
Tuesday, December 9
The Last Trophy
Season 1 • Episode 27
A Britisher (Edward Ashley), once a great game hunter, visits the Ponderosa and displays cowardice.
Wednesday, December 10
It's a Small World
Season 11 • Episode 14
The Cartwrights befriend a circus midget who is discriminated against when he seeks work.
Wednesday, December 10
San Francisco
Season 1 • Episode 28
Two traildrivers are shanghaied shortly after the Ponderosa cattle herd arrives in San Francisco.
Thursday, December 11
Danger Road
Season 11 • Episode 15
Ben faces a dilemma as he needs the help of a man he knows is a war-time deserter.
Thursday, December 11
Bitter Water
Season 1 • Episode 29
A miner persuades a prospective son-in-law to sell him land that supplies water to the Ponderosa.
Friday, December 12
Feet of Clay
Season 1 • Episode 30
The Cartwrights take in a motherless boy whose father is in prison for murder; guest David Ladd.
Saturday, December 13
Death at Dawn
Season 1 • Episode 32
The deputized Cartwrights sentence a murderer to hang at dawn.
Monday, December 15
The Big Jackpot
Season 11 • Episode 16
Candy (David Canary) has a host of new friends after inheriting a fortune.
Monday, December 15
Showdown
Season 2 • Episode 1
A bank robber takes a job with the Cartwrights to hide his accomplices on the Ponderosa.
Tuesday, December 16
The Lady and the Mark
Season 11 • Episode 18
A budding romance complicates the Cartwrights' plan to trap a band of swindlers.
Tuesday, December 16
The Mission
Season 2 • Episode 2
Hoss befriends a former Army scout (Henry Hull) who drinks to forget the massacre of his troop.
Wednesday, December 17
Is There Any Man Here?
Season 11 • Episode 19
Ben is sued for alienation of affection when a woman (Mariette Hartley) declares she will wed him.
Wednesday, December 17
Badge Without Honor
Season 2 • Episode 3
A Deputy U.S. Marshal arrives to accompany a Cartwright friend back to a California court.
Thursday, December 18
The Law and Billy Burgess
Season 11 • Episode 20
A wealthy community leader attempts to influence the courts in a murder case.
Thursday, December 18
The Mill
Season 2 • Episode 4
A hired hand (Claude Akins) victimizes the Cartwrights' disabled neighbor (Harry Townes).
Friday, December 19
The Hopefuls
Season 2 • Episode 5
Outlaws plot to steal a trunk containing the savings of a religious group.
Saturday, December 20
Denver McKee
Season 2 • Episode 6
The Cartwrights help a former decorated Army scout find security for his daughter.
Saturday, December 20
A Christmas Story
Season 8 • Episode 15
Virginia City hosts a fund-raising Christmas campaign for orphans.
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