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Ben Cartwright and his sons, Adam, Hoss, and Little Joe, run their ranch, the Ponderosa, on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe and contribute to taming the wild West.
Bullet for the bride
Two episodes of the classic television show 'Bonanza'.
The Cartwrights run a 600,000 acre ranch, The Ponderosa, outside of Virginia City, Nevada. This 1960s TV series depicts the stories of a single father raising his sons and helping his neighbors.
The stranger: "Nevada territory is about to become a state, and Ben considers running for Governor until his pas appears in the form of Inspector Leduque of New Orleans, charging Ben with a 20 year old murder! Ben must return to Louisiana to clear his name"--Packaging.
Videodisc release of eight of the original 31 episodes from the 1960's television program.
Escape to Ponderosa; The Fear merchants; Blood on the land; The Avenger; The Spitfire; The Blood line.
Bullet for a bride
San Francisco: "Ben, Hoss and Little Joe deliver a herd to the big city of San Francisco in this comedic episode. 'This is not the Ponderosa!' warns Ben, but it is Ben who finds himself in hot water!"--Packaging.
The gunmen: "While traveling through a small Texas town, Little Joe and Hoss are mistaken for the gunslinging Slade brothers, who have been hired by Alonzo McFadden to kill Hans Hatfield"--Packaging.
Death at dawn: "When a storekeeper is killed and his killer sentenced to hang, the gang terrorizing Virginia City kidnaps Ben to free the killer, and Adam is faced with a terrible choice"--Packaging.
The Ponderosa, a sprawling Nevade cattle ranch, is home to the first family of television westerns - The Cartwrights. Patriarch Ben Cartwright has raised his sons, Adam, Hoss, and Little Joe, into fine young men, but there are still many lessons and dangers to be faced in the largely untamed West during the mid 1800's.
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(2nd tape) A young deaf mute is helped by Little Joe when he teaches her sign language. When she gives him a kiss in gratitude, her over-protective father forbids him to see her again.
Bitter water: Bitter water pits miners against ranchers. In a plot with more twists and turns than a long horned cattle-drive, the Cartwrights face down an unscrupulous miner trying to acquire their neighbors' land"--Packaging.
Escape to Ponderosa: "Three cavalry deserters pursued by the vicious Captain Bolton bushwhack Adam. It is left to Ben to track the fugitives down and confront their brutal Captain"--Packaging.
Episodes from the 1960's television program "Bonanza" relating the saga of the Cartwright family on the Ponderosa, a 400-acre ranch outside of Virginia City, Nevada.
Bonanza tells the story of life on the Ponderosa Ranch with patriarch Ben Cartwright, and his three sons, Adams, Hoss and Little Joe.
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The stranger: "Ben's past catches up with him, when an inspector from Louisiana arrives in Virginia City to arrest Ben for a murder committed in New Orleans. It is up to Little Joe to make sure he does not go back to New Orleans"--Packaging.
(1st tape) Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name, Mark Twain, is writing for a Virginia City paper. His humor and strong moral stands turn the town upside down and lead to the exposure of a crooked judge.
Six episodes of one of television's long-running westerns. Bonanza was the archetype of the "property" western that dominated the genre during the 60's. Set in Virginia City, Nevada, it told the story of the Cartwrights, owners of a nearly 600,000 acre ranch, The Ponderosa (named after the ponderosa pines growing there).
Set in Virginia City, Nevada, during the Civil War. Widower Ben Cartwright was the patriarch of the all-male clan and owner of a ranch - The Ponderosa. Each of the three sons had been borne by a different wife, none of whom was still alive. The adventures of these men, individually and collectively, their dealings with the mining interests and the ranching interests, and the people whose paths crossed theirs made up the stories on Bonanza.
Bitter water: "Caught up in a fight of water rights, the Cartwrights must resort to strong measures when a neighboring rancher, bent on destroying the Ponderosa, infects their cattle with Texas fever"--Packaging.
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Two episodes of one of television's long-running westerns, Bonanza was the archetype of the "property" western that dominated the genre during the 60's. Set in Virginia City, Nevada, it told the story of the Cartwrights, owners of a nearly 600,000 acre ranch, The Ponderosa (named after the ponderosa pines growing there). Starring Lorne Greene as Ben Cartwright, a three time widower; Pernell Roberts as eldest son Adam; big Dan Blocker as son Hoss; Michael Landon as the youngest son, Little Joe; Ray Teal as Sheriff Roy Coffee, the Virginia City lawman who frequently called on the Cartwrights for assistance; and Victor Sen Yung as Hop Sing, the cook.
Blood on the land: " A lazy sheepherder 'cuts fence' and grazes his flock on the Cartwright's ranch. Defying Ben's efforts to drive him off, the sheepherder resorts to violence in an attempt to stake a claim to the Ponderosa. This time it's Adam who is kidnapped"--Packaging.
Guns of justice
Episodes of the television show Bonanza, which focused on Ben Cartwright, owner of a the Ponderosa ranch in Virginia City, Nevada, and his three sons, Adam, Hoss, and Little Joe.
Escape to Ponderosa: Escapees from an army prison hide out on the Ponderosa. The Gunmen: On their way to Texas to buy some steer, Hoss and Little Joe are mistaken for two hired killers. The unsuspecting Cartrights are dead ringers for The Slade Boys, who were hired by the McFaddins to wipe out their rivals.
Follows a widowed rancher and his three sons on their Nevada ranch, the Ponderosa.
Escape to the Ponderosa: Escaped military prisoners are hiding out at the Ponderosa and it's up to Ben Cartwright to make sure that they get a fair trial from the over zealous commander.
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Feet of clay: "Hoss takes Billy Allen, the young son of a convicted felon, under his wing. When Hoss is forced to kill the boy's father or be killed, Billy won't forgive him"--Packaging.
Bonanza Feet of Clay and The Fear Merchants
Five episodes of a long-running television program. Set in Virginia City, Nevada, during the Civil War. Widower Ben Cartwright was the patriarch of the all-male clan and owner of a nearly 600,000 acre ranch - The Ponderosa. Each of the three sons had been borne by a different wife, none of whom was still alive. The adventures of these men, individually and collectively, their dealings with the mining interests and the ranching interests, and the people whose paths crossed theirs made up the stories on Bonanza.
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The Cartwright family makes their way in the Nevada territories.
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Eight episodes of the television show Bonanza, which focused on Ben Cartwright, owner of the Ponderosa ranch in Virginia City, Nevada, and his three sons, Adam, Hoss and Little Joe.
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Bonanza series: Ben Cartwright and his sons run and defend their ranch located near Virginia City, Nevada while also helping the surrounding community. Escape to Ponderosa episode: After Adam is bushwhacked by three army deserters, Ben tracks them down, and tackles the brutal Captain Bolton who is pursuing them. The Gunmen episode: In the first all-out comic episode of the series, Hoss and Joe travel to Kowa Flats, Texas, where they are mistaken for the notorious Slade Brothers, also played by Blocker and Landon.
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(4th tape) Hoss is attackedby a gang of thieves and is rescued by an old man and his dog. The thieves are actually after the old man for the gold he has hidden in his shack, but they didn't take into account the old man's dog, Walter!
Breed of violence: Sheriff Kincaid is strict with his daughter, Joe's friend Dolly. To escape his tyranny she leaves town with Vince Dagen, unaware that he has robbed a bank.
Relive the adventures of Adam, Hoss, Little Joe and Ben Cartwright as they work the land of the Ponderosa.
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Belevenissen van Ben Cartwright en zijn zoons Hoss, Little Joe en Adam op de Ponderosa Ranch in Nevada, eind 19e eeuw.
Blood on the land: "A group of sheepherders trying to cross the Ponderosa kidnaps Adam, and Ben has to turn to the law to settle the situartion"--Packaging.
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The adventures of the Widower Ben Cartwright and his three sons, their dealings with the mining and ranching interests, and the people whose paths crossed theirs on the ranch of Bonanza.
Twenty episodes of the television show Bonanza, which focused on Ben Cartwright, owner of the Ponderosa ranch in Virginia City, Nevada, and his three sons, Adam, Hoss and Little Joe.
The last viking: When Hoss Cartwright meets his long lost Uncle Gunnar for the first time, he is unaware that Uncle Gunnar commands a band of raiding comancheros.
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Ben Cartwright and his sons run their ranch, the Ponderosa, on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe and contribute to taming the wild West.
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Episodes of the television show which focused on Ben Cartwright, owner of the Ponderosa Ranch in Virginia City, Nevada, and his three sons, Adam, Hoss, and Little Joe.
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The adventures of a widowed rancher and his three sons in Nevada and their relationships with the people whose paths they cross as they manage their ranching and mining interests.
Presents nine episodes of Bonanza, the western series about the Cartwrights of the Carson City-Virginia City, Nevada area.
Escape to Ponderosa: "Three Army deserters bushwhack Adam. Ben pursues the men only to discover their pursuer Captain Bolton has ulterior motives in his hunt. Ben begins his own pursuit of Cartwright-style justice"--Packaging.
The fear merchants: "While on a visit to Virginia City, the Cartwrights find themselves protecting a young Chinese man, Jimmy Chang who has been accused of murder. Would-be mayoral candidate, Andy Fulmer, uses the situation to further his own cause"--Packaging.
The courtship: Hoss is smitten with a widow who may be after the Cartwright fortune. Can Little Joe and Adam stop the wedding beofre it's too late?
Few television series captured the hearts of the nation like Bonanza, whose family oriented story lines, vivid color imagery, and down-home characters made it popular for viewers young and old. Relive your favorite episodes Ben Cartwright, the head of Bonanza's family; Adam, Ben's eldest son and the most responsible of the Cartwright brothers; Hoss, whose heart was a big as his appetite; and Little Joe, Ben's youngest son whose quick temper and mischievous nature was the source for some of the series' best episodes.
(3rd tape) When Adam is robbed on his way home to the Ponderosa, he is left without food or water in the desert. He is found by a lonely desert rat who uses their isolation, lack of food and the heat to torture Adam.
Showdown. When the Virginia City Bank is robbed, the town takes up arms to catch the bandits. Meanwhile, Little Joe becomes suspicious of a new hand on the Ponderosa - a man he is convinced is hiding something. -- Blood on the Land. Ben becomes incensed when sheepherders drive their herd across the Ponderosa. In the course of driving the trespassers off, one of the Cartwright boys gets kidnapped, and it's up to Ben to rescue his son before it's too late. -- The Gunman. On a visit to Texas, bickering brothers Hoss and Little Joe get mistaken for ruthless gunmen. Before they know what's happening, the bickering brothers find themselves caught up in a bloody feud that's growing deadlier by the minute.
The gunmen: "Traveling to Keowa Flats, Texas, Joe and Hoss are mistaken for two gun-slinging brothers summoned to the town to put an end to a long running feud. Cast in the middle of the feud, Joe and Hoss must use all their wits to stop the fighting"--Packaging.
The adventures of the Cartwright family, a prosperous family of ranchers around Virginia City, Nevada after the Civil War.
Death at dawn: "When a local merchant is gunned down for refusing to pay protection to the crooks running the town, Ben is taken hostage to try to win the release of the man accused of the crime. Who will hang? Ben or the real killer?"--Packaging.
Visit the old west with the Cartwrights, Hoss, Ben, Little Joe and Adam, on their Ponderosa Ranch in the well remembered series, Bonanza.
Fiifteen episodes of a long-running television program. Set in Virginia City, Nevada, during the Civil War. Widower Ben Cartwright was the patriarch of the all-male clan and owner of a nearly 600,000 acre ranch - The Ponderosa. Each of the three sons had been borne by a different wife, none of whom was still alive. The adventures of these men, individually and collectively, their dealings with the mining interests and the ranching interests, and the people whose paths crossed theirs made up the stories on Bonanza.
Contains 12 of the top shows from the 1960 season.
The Cartwright's run a 600,000 acre ranch, The Ponderosa, outside of Virginia City, Nevada. This 1960's TV series depicts the stories of a single father raising his sons and helping his neighbors.
It was on September 12, 1959 that Bonanza first appeared on television. In an interesting twist on the usual trivia, the show originally was intended as a vehicle to sell color TV sets! Although the ratings of the show were marginal in the first two years, it stayed on the air and became a huge success when it was moved from its original time slot of 7:30 pm on Saturday to Sunday night at 9:00 pm. "Bonanza" is a true classic that will surely entertain audiences for years to come!