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.
Monday, December 29
Silent Thunder
Season 2 • Episode 13
Little Joe's efforts to help a deaf-mute girl backfire when she falls in love with him.
Tuesday, December 30
The Ape
Season 2 • Episode 14
Adam and Little Joe try to warn Hoss when he befriends a violent man.
Wednesday, December 31
The Blood Line
Season 2 • Episode 15
An Easterner looking for his father learns a Cartwright killed him in self-defense.
Thursday, January 1
The Courtship
Season 2 • Episode 16
Adam tells betrothed Hoss his intended is a compulsive gambler who caused her husband's death.
Friday, January 2
The Bride
Season 2 • Episode 18
A dishonest sheriff's get-rich-quick scheme involves a woman who claims to be Ben's new wife.
Saturday, January 3
The Spitfire
Season 2 • Episode 17
A Kentucky mountain clan swears revenge on Little Joe after he shoots a family member for arson.
Monday, January 5
Bank Run
Season 2 • Episode 19
Little Joe turns bank robber to help depositors of a bank that is closing.
Tuesday, January 6
The Fugitive
Season 2 • Episode 20
Adam runs into trouble as he tries to help the father of a childhood friend.
Wednesday, January 7
The Tax Collector
Season 2 • Episode 22
Taxpayers revolt when a lazy man becomes tax assessor and lets authority go to his head.
Thursday, January 8
Vengeance
Season 2 • Episode 21
When a blow he struck in self-defense kills a man, Hoss can't forgive himself.
Friday, January 9
The Rescue
Season 2 • Episode 23
Ben's sons persuade him to stay home while they hunt down cattle rustlers; guest Leif Erickson.
Saturday, January 10
The Dark Gate
Season 2 • Episode 24
Adam's disturbed friend (James Coburn) abandons his family and becomes an outlaw.
Monday, January 12
The Duke
Season 2 • Episode 25
An arrogant British prizefighter and his manager (J. Pat O'Malley) challenge Hoss to a bout.
Tuesday, January 13
The Gift
Season 2 • Episode 27
Little Joe and Emeliano run into danger on a trip to buy Ben a birthday present.
Wednesday, January 14
Cutthroat Junction
Season 2 • Episode 26
The Cartwrights help a trouble-shooter stop a mob cutting off Virginia City's supplies.
Thursday, January 15
The Rival
Season 2 • Episode 28
Hoss' rival for a woman's love may be one of the masked vigilantes who hanged a man and his wife.
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