The Bonanza title.
The Cartwright family.
Bonanza is a western television series that ran on NBC from 1959 to 1973. Running for 14 seasons and 430 episodes, it is the second longest running western series on television, only behind Gunsmoke, which ran for 20 seasons and 635 episodes. The shows name comes from the Comstock Lode, which is a deposit of silver.
It starred Lorne Greene as Ben Cartwright, Pernell Roberts as Adam Cartwright, Dan Blocker as Hoss Cartwright, and Michael Landon as Little Joe Cartwright.
Connections[]
- Michael Landon (who starred as Charles Ingalls on Little House) played Little Joe Cartwright.[1]
- Mitch Vogel (who appeared in two episodes of Little House as Johnny Johnson) played Jamie Hunter Cartwright.[2]
- Leo Penn (who directed three episodes of Little House) directed 11 episodes between 1968 and 1972.[3]
Behind the scenes[]
- Michael Landon often used themes and storylines from Bonanza into Little House on the Prairie.?
This is a list of episodes very similar to one another. Michael Landon directed many of these.
- Michael Landon would often think of Dan Blocker and gave the character Almanzo his hat in some episodes.?
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