Episodes (34)

The First Born
S04E01 · The First Born

Sep 23, 1962

Clay Stafford just arrived in Virginia City but already seems to know who Joe and the Cartwrights are. When he gets a job on their ranch as a cowhand, his past is revealed and hopes it will not affect his new relationship with them, especially Joe.

The Quest
S04E02 · The Quest

Sep 30, 1962

Wanting to prove his independence and (at the same time) break out of the shadows of his Pa and older brothers, Little Joe sets out to win a lucrative timber contract for the Ponderosa.

The Artist
S04E03 · The Artist

Oct 07, 1962

Matthew Raine, once a world-class artist, has lost his sight due to disease. When befriended by Ben Cartwright, he realizes he has been feeling sorry for himself all this time and with his friend Ann's help, finds a way to turn his darkness into light.

A Hot Day for a Hanging
S04E04 · A Hot Day for a Hanging

Oct 14, 1962

While making a payment delivery, Hoss is wrongfully accused of being a bank robber with the money being his loot.

The Deserter
S04E05 · The Deserter

Oct 21, 1962

An Army Colonel comes to the Ponderosa looking for a man who was under his command, then deserted. The Colonel believes the deserter lives in the vicinity of the Ponderosa. He wants to bring him to Washington for court martial. He shows them a picture and they claim not to know him but it's their neighbor, Bill Winters. Just as the Colonel was leaving he is shot by an arrow. While the Colonel rests, Ben goes to Bill who admits it's true. Ten years ago, the Colonel was tasked with keeping the Indians in line and he decided to do that by raiding them. Bill chose not to ...

The Way Station
S04E06 · The Way Station

Oct 28, 1962

Adam finds shelter overnight at a stagecoach way station. There he meets others ranging from a beautiful girl to a dangerous outlaw on the run.

The War Comes to Washoe
S04E07 · The War Comes to Washoe

Nov 11, 1962

Civil War politics and Little Joe's romance with the daughter of an important Confederate sympathizer bring disagreement and hard feelings with him and Adam, and things don't get any better when there is shady goings on suspected between the girl's father and higher-up Confederate turncoats right before the crucial vote whether or not Nevada should join the Union, where Joe is a delegate.

Knight Errant
S04E08 · Knight Errant

Nov 18, 1962

Hoss Cartwright's good deed results in hard feelings when the mail order bride he has volunteered to escort to a neighboring rancher falls in love with him before she reaches her intended groom.

The Beginning
S04E09 · The Beginning

Nov 25, 1962

The Cartwrights find Billy Horn, a young man who was taken captive and raised by the Shoshone. He comes to live with them and befriends them, as they try to re-accustom him to the white man's ways. However, a threat emerges with Milton Tanner, a wealthy landowner who is making a claim for one-third of the Ponderosa. Billy believes that Tanner should be fought head on, as the Indians had taught him, rather than in court, and the Cartwrights are unable to convince him otherwise. Billy decides to confront Tanner himself.

The Deadly Ones
S04E10 · The Deadly Ones

Dec 02, 1962

Mexican freedom fighters loyal to Benito Juárez take over the Ponderosa, gravely wound Little Joe, and force Ben to guide them to a wagon train loaded with gold being smuggled to California by Emperor Maximilian.

Gallagher's Sons
S04E11 · Gallagher's Sons

Dec 09, 1962

Will and Charlie bury their father with the help of Hoss. He decides to help them get to their aunt but he finds out soon enough that he's taken on more than he bargained for when he finds out how their pa was killed.

The Decision
S04E12 · The Decision

Dec 16, 1962

Hoss suffers a life-threatening injury. Only surgery by a doctor in jail for murder can save him.

The Good Samaritan
S04E13 · The Good Samaritan

Dec 23, 1962

A jilted friend of Hoss can't seem to shake the bottle. When a woman and her daughter arrive on the stage the party that was supposed to greet them has left town. Hoss tries to play matchmaker but his friend seems determined to sabotage the whole thing.

The Jury
S04E14 · The Jury

Dec 30, 1962

Hoss faces scorn and accusations of bribery when he refuses to vote with his fellow jurors to convict a man for murder based solely on the testimony of the victim's brother who witnessed the act on a dark night.

The Colonel
S04E15 · The Colonel

Jan 06, 1963

One of Ben Cartwright's old war buddies who claims to be a business tycoon developing a new territory, woos a wealthy Virginia City widow and jeopardizes a Ponderosa land deal.

Song in the Dark
S04E16 · Song in the Dark

Jan 13, 1963

Incriminating scratches on cowhand Danny Morgan's arm and his penchant for riding alone through the night strumming his guitar makes him the prime suspect when a woman is found strangled the morning after witnesses heard Danny's voice singing in the dark outside her cabin.

Elegy for a Hangman
S04E17 · Elegy for a Hangman

Jan 20, 1963

Adam helps an angry young man to confront the "hanging judge" who sentenced his father to death in a high-stakes miscarriage of justice.

Half a Rogue
S04E18 · Half a Rogue

Jan 27, 1963

Hoss harbors kindred spirit Big Jim Layton on the Ponderosa while trying to clear the wounded mountain man's name from charges of theft and murder.

The Last Haircut
S04E19 · The Last Haircut

Feb 03, 1963

Little Joe finds himself at the scene of a murder, and befriends the victim's vengeance-minded son.

Marie, My Love
S04E20 · Marie, My Love

Feb 10, 1963

Ben recounts his adventure in New Orleans during which he met his third wife, the then future mother of Little Joe.

The Hayburner
S04E21 · The Hayburner

Feb 17, 1963

Unlucky Hoss loses his valuable Kentucky thoroughbred racehorse in a poker game then schemes with brother Adam to buy it back before the end-of-the-month entry deadline for the Virginia City Sweepstakes race.

The Actress
S04E22 · The Actress

Feb 24, 1963

Little Joe falls in love with a beautiful woman who aspires to be an actress.

A Stranger Passed This Way
S04E23 · A Stranger Passed This Way

Mar 03, 1963

Bushwacked and suffering from amnesia, Hoss is found wandering down the road by the Vandervorts, an older couple who are happy to take the gentle giant into their family to replace the son they lost. But when Ben comes looking for his missing son, the Vandervorts lie about seeing him and refuse to tell Hoss who he really is, planning to take him to Michigan with them and away from his real family, and the Ponderosa, for good.

The Way of Aaron
S04E24 · The Way of Aaron

Mar 10, 1963

Adam helps a beautiful woman, and her father, a peddler of devout Jewish faith.

A Woman Lost
S04E25 · A Woman Lost

Mar 17, 1963

An alcoholic saloon girl changes her life with the help of Ben and an ex-prizefighter who falls in love with her.

Any Friend of Walter's
S04E26 · Any Friend of Walter's

Mar 24, 1963

Attacked by outlaws, Hoss takes cover in a prospector's shack with the old prospector and with Walter, the old man's surprisingly communicative dog.

Mirror of a Man
S04E27 · Mirror of a Man

Mar 31, 1963

One of Ben's ranch hands on the Ponderosa finds his past catching up with him when his twin brother murders a man.

My Brother's Keeper
S04E28 · My Brother's Keeper

Apr 07, 1963

During a wolf hunt, Adam accidentally shoots Little Joe, and must find help if Joe is to survive.

Five into the Wind
S04E29 · Five into the Wind

Apr 21, 1963

A stagecoach accident in a windstorm leaves 5 stranded, after which Little Joe is accused when a man is found murdered with Joe's knife.

The Saga of Whizzer McGee
S04E30 · The Saga of Whizzer McGee

Apr 28, 1963

Hoss tries to help Whizzer McGee, a man with a short height, short fuse, thin skin, and big ideas.

Thunder Man
S04E31 · Thunder Man

May 05, 1963

While Ann Wilson and her Uncle Fred are en route to her boyfriend Joe's birthday party, Fred suffers a sudden stroke and is rendered unconscious. A man claiming to be a Good Samaritan stops to help, only to rape and kill Ann. Joe is devastated and vows to track down the killer. While Fred is eventually moved to the Ponderosa to recover (and for his protection against anyone who might want to silence him), Joe undermines Deputy Clem Foster's investigation. Meanwhile, the killer - a munitions expert named William Poole - gets a job on the Ponderosa, since his expertise ...

Rich Man, Poor Man
S04E32 · Rich Man, Poor Man

May 12, 1963

When Claude Miller is fired from his latest job, his girl and Little Joe scheme to help him regain his self respect by buying his worthless land. When he involves his brother Hoss to buy some mining claims too, the prior owners blow it up and discover silver - as big as the Comstock lode! But new riches brings out those wanting to get rich too.

The Boss
S04E33 · The Boss

May 19, 1963

Ben confronts a former friend who has become a local strongman after monopolizing the freight business.

Little Man... Ten Feet Tall
S04E34 · Little Man... Ten Feet Tall

May 26, 1963

An Italian immigrant and his son seek a new life after fleeing violence in their home country.

About

Bonanza Season 4 (1962) is released on Sep 23, 1962 and the latest season 14 of Bonanza is released in 1972. Watch Bonanza online - the English Western TV series from United States. Bonanza is directed by William F. Claxton,Lewis Allen,Leon Benson,Don McDougall and created by David Dortort with Lorne Greene and Michael Landon.

The Cartwrights' one-thousand-square-mile Ponderosa Ranch is located near Virginia City, Nevada, site of the Comstock Silver Lode, during and after the Civil War. Each of the three sons was born to a different wife of Ben's; none of the mothers are still alive. Adventures are typical Western ones, with lots of personal relationships/problems thrown in as well.

As know as:

ボナンザ, Бонанца, Bröderna Cartwright, Ponderosa, Mulholland Drive

Countries:

United States

Language:

English

Stream Service:

NBC

Production Companies:

National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

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