Home

Welcome to Bonanza Wiki, the encyclopedia about Bonanza that anyone can edit.
Our database contains 879 articles and 4,573 images.

Bonanza is an NBC-produced television series that ran on the NBC network from September 12, 1959 to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 430 episodes, it ranks as the second longest running western series. The show centers around the Cartwright family, who live near Virginia City, a mining town in the area near Lake Tahoe, Nevada. The main cast includes Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, and Michael Landon.

Characters

Ben

Adam

Hoss

Little Joe

Will

Elizabeth

Inger

Marie

Laura

Jamie

Hop Sing

Candy

Roy

Clem

Seasons

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13

Season 14

Featured Character

Hop Sing was the Cartwrights' happy-go-lucky cook, whose blood pressure rises when the family comes late for dinner. He was an influential character to the Cartwright household. The Cartwrights considered him more family than employee, with Hoss virtually in tears when he threatened to resign after an argument with Ben.

Read More...

Featured Episode

The Ape (Season 2, Episode 14):

Hoss mentors a lonely, mentally challenged man who, with superhuman size and strength, becomes extremely dangerous when angered. These efforts are undermined by a saloon girl who only wants this giant man-child to manipulate him.

Read more...

Related Productions

Movies

Bonanza: The Next Generation (1988)

Bonanza: The Return (1993)

Bonanza: Under Attack (1995)

TV shows

Little House on the Prairie (1974-1982)

Highway to Heaven (1984-1989)

Ponderosa (2001–2002)

Classic NBC-TV Shows

Bonanza • A Different World • ALF • 3rd Rock From the Sun • 30 Rock • America's Got Talent • Blossom • The Blacklist • Blindspot • Brooklyn Nine-Nine • Cheers • Chicago Fire • Community • The Cosby Show • Diff'rent Strokes • ER • The Facts of Life • Family Ties • The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air • Friends • Gimme A Break • The Golden Girls • Just Shoot Me • Law and Order • Little House on the Prairie • Mad About You • Miami Vice • Night Court • The Office • Parks and Recreation • Quantum Leap • Sanford and Son • Saturday Night Live • Seinfeld • The West Wing • Will & Grace

Featured Video

Funny Scene from Ponderosa Birdman

Virginia City Gossips

‘Bonanza’ Was Renamed During Its Initial Syndication - Collider - - 2024/03/31 07:00

‘Bonanza’ Was Renamed During Its Initial Syndication  Collider...

The Only Major Actors Still Alive From Bonanza - SlashFilm - - 2024/03/30 07:00

The Only Major Actors Still Alive From Bonanza  SlashFilm...

20 of the Hottest Bombshells That Guest Starred on ‘Bonanza’ - Remind Magazine - - 2024/02/26 08:00

20 of the Hottest Bombshells That Guest Starred on ‘Bonanza’  Remind Magazine...

This Western TV Show From the ’50s Was Way Before Its Time - Collider - - 2024/02/15 08:00

This Western TV Show From the ’50s Was Way Before Its Time  Collider...

Here's What Happened to the Cast of 'Bonanza' - Parade Magazine - - 2024/02/03 08:00

Here's What Happened to the Cast of 'Bonanza'  Parade Magazine...

Poll

...more polls

Related Wikis

• Little House on the Prairie Wiki