
Bonanza
The Wild West adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their Nevada ranch while helping the surrounding community.
- Rated
- TV-PG
- Runtime
- 49m
- Released
- 1959
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1959
Storyline
The Wild West adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their Nevada ranch while helping the surrounding community.
Top credits
Lorne Greene — Ben Cartwright, Bradley Meredith
Michael Landon — Joseph 'Little Joe' Cartwright, Cpl. Angus Borden, Little Jim Slade, Little Joe Cartwright
Dan Blocker — Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright, Big Jack Slade, Hoss Cartwright
Pernell Roberts — Adam Cartwright
Awards
3 wins & 9 nominations
See all awards →Did you know
• Lorne Greene was only 13 years older than his on-screen sons, Pernell Roberts and Dan Blocker.
• Michael Landon wore four-inch lifts in the series.
• During the filming of one episode at Paramount Studios, Lorne Greene was required to jump off a ship, into a water tank (known as the "B Tank"). Michael Landon recalled that when Greene did the stunt, he jumped into the water feet first and went completely under, but his hair piece came off and floated on the surface. Landon and co-star Dan Blocker watched to see what would happen next. After a minute, Greene's hand shot up out of the water, grabbed the hairpiece, and pulled it down. Greene emerged from the water tank, wearing his hairpiece slightly askew. He walked nonchalantly past the snickering crew, and went into his trailer without saying a word.
Episodes
430 episodes – 14 seasons
User reviews
I miss this kind of show today
A great long-running western series that rode out the troubled 1960's
Quality Production, Character Stories; A Memorable Family Western
Technical specs
- Color
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