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 ...

What really made these rugged men stand tall on the Ponderosa Ranch?

Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker and Michael Landon as Ben, Adam, Hoss, and Joe Cartwright, riding horses and looking at the sky in Bonanza. Image via NBC When it comes to classic television ...

For 14 seasons, Bonanza brought the Cartwright family and their sprawling Ponderosa Ranch into American living rooms. While the show’s stories may have been fictional, many of its filming locations ...