Yes, it might seem like something you dreamt while watching Bonanza late at night, but there was a time when Hoss chased down a “leprechaun” for its gold. In the odd episode “Hoss and the Leprechauns, ...

Long before Yellowstone or the Dutton Ranch were concepts in Taylor Sheridan's mind—in fact, long before he was even born—there was the Cartwright family and the Ponderosa Ranch on Bonanza. And ...

Across Bonanza’s 14 seasons and 430 episodes, there are an array of Cartwright adventures that have delighted viewers for decades. The popular Western classic had no shortage of wild and wacky ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Running on NBC from 1959 to 1973, Bonanza centered on the Cartwright family—patriarch Ben Cartwright (Lorne Greene) and his three ...

Opening with one of the most recognizable themes in television history, Bonanza followed the lives and exploits of thrice-widowed patriarch Ben Cartwright and his sons Adam, Eric “Hoss” and Little Joe ...

2002-06-09 04:00:00 PDT Crystal Bay, Nev.-- They were the most devout among the dedicated, stretched out on the floor of a conference room like teenagers in the wee hours of Saturday morning staring ...

Bonanza is second-longest-running western TV series in the United States, only behind Gunsmoke. The show follows the story of the Cartwright family, who lives in a Virginia City, Nevada and they live ...

“Bonanza” premiered on NBC the night of Sept. 12, 1959. By the time the trail dust cleared 14 years and 430 episodes later, the Cartwrights of the Ponderosa rode themselves into history and the hearts ...

Lorne Greene as Ben Cartwright. When Bonanza first hit TV screens in 1959, it didn't just ride into the Western genre – it helped define it. The show galloped through 14 successful seasons on NBC, ...