Bonanza episode starring simon oakland series#
Bonanza episode starring simon oakland tv#

The vast size of the Cartwrights' land was quietly revised to 'half a million acres' on Lorne Greene's 1964 song, 'Saga of the Ponderosa.' The ranch name refers to the Ponderosa Pine, common in the West. The family lived on a 600,000+ acre (937+ square-mile) ranch called the Ponderosa on the eastern shore of Lake Tahoe in Nevada. The opening credits would alternate the order among the four stars. Greene, Roberts, Blocker, and Landon were billed equally. The family's cook was the Chinese immigrant Hop Sing ( Victor Sen Yung).

Via exposition (Bonanza, 'Rose for Lotta', premiere September 12, 1959) and flashback episodes, each wife was accorded a different ethnicity: English (Bonanza, 'Elizabeth My Love' episode #65) Swedish (Bonanza, 'Inger My Love', episode #95) and French Creole (Bonanza, 'Marie My Love', episode #120) respectively. He had three sons, each by a different wife: the eldest was the urbane architect Adam Cartwright ( Pernell Roberts) who built the ranch house the second was the warm and lovable giant Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright ( Dan Blocker) and the youngest was the hotheaded and impetuous Joseph or 'Little Joe' ( Michael Landon). The show chronicles the weekly adventures of the Cartwright family, headed by the thrice-widowed patriarch Ben Cartwright ( Lorne Greene). Lua error in a at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

Bonanza episode starring simon oakland tv#

The map is oriented with North at the top (instead of East at the top, as in the version associated with the TV show Bonanza). Īpproximate location of the fictional Ponderosa Ranch, the home of Cartwright family.

Bonanza episode starring simon oakland series#

The time period for the television series is roughly between 1861 (Season 1) to 1867 (Season 13) during and shortly after the American Civil War.ĭuring the summer of 1972, NBC aired reruns of episodes from the 1967–1970 period in prime time on Tuesday evening under the title Ponderosa. 43 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time, and in 2013 TV Guide included it in its list of The 60 Greatest Dramas of All Time. The title 'Bonanza' is a term used by miners in regard to a large vein or deposit of ore, and commonly refers to the Comstock Lode. The series stars Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Pernell Roberts (who left after six seasons), and later David Canary and Mitch Vogel. The show is set around the 1860s and it centers on the wealthy Cartwright family, who live in the area of Virginia City, Nevada, bordering Lake Tahoe. The show continues to air in syndication. Lasting 14 seasons and 431 episodes, it ranks as the second-longest-running western series (behind Gunsmoke), and within the top 10 longest-running, live-action American series. Paramount Domestic Television (1999-2006)ĬBS Paramount Domestic Television (2006-2007)ĬBS Television Distribution (2007-present)īonanza is an NBC television western series that ran from September 12, 1959, to January 16, 1973.