Bonanza is the most successful western of all time. It ran for 14 seasons on NBC, from 1959-1973.
The first episode aired on September 12, 1959, and the final original broadcast episode was aired on January 16, 1973. The total number of episodes: 430.
It currently airs on Pax-TV and TV Land.
Cast
Ben Cartwright.... Lorne Greene
Joseph "Little Joe" Cartwright.... Michael Landon
Adam Cartwright.... Pernell Roberts
Eric "Hoss" Cartwright.... Dan Blocker
Hop Sing.... Victor Sen Yung
"Candy" Canaday.... David Canary
Jamie Hunter Cartwright.... Mitch Vogel
Dusty Rhoades.... Lou Frizzell
Doc Martin.... Harry Holcombe
Griff King.... Tim Matheson
Marshall.... Slim Pickens
Bartender.... Remo Pisani
Deputy Clem Foster.... Bing Russell
Sheriff Roy Coffee.... Ray Teal
Theme Lyrics
We chased lady luck till we finally struck - Bonanza
With a gun and a rope and a hatful of hope
We planted our family tree
We got ahold of a potful of gold - Bonanza
With a horse and a saddle and a rig full of cattle
How rich can a fella be?
On this land we put our brand
Cartwright is the name
Fortune smiled the day we filed
The Ponderosa claim
Here in the west we're livin' in the best - Bonanza
If anyone fights any one of us
He's gonna fight with me
Hoss and Joe and Adam know
Every rock and pine
No one works, fights, or eats
Like those boys of mine
Here we stand in the middle of a grand - Bonanza
With a gun and a rope and a hatful of hope
We planted our family tree
We got ahold of a potful of gold - Bonanza
With a houseful of friends where the rainbow ends
How rich can a fella be?
On this land we put our brand
Cartwright is the name
Fortune smiled the day we filed
The Ponderosa claim
Here in the west we're livin' in the best - Bonanza
With the friendliest, fightenist, lovingest band
That ever set foot in the promised land
And we're happier than them all
That's why we call it - Bonanza -
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