Bonanza: Welcome to the Ponderosa

Airing on NBC from 1959 to 1973, the perennially popular oater chronicled the adventures of the close-knit Cartwright clan on their Nevada ranch, the Ponderosa, in the mid-1800s. Lorne Greene played widower patriarch Ben Cartwright, with Michael Landon (Little Joe), Dan Blocker (Hoss) and Pernell Roberts (Adam) as his sons. Episodes include “Escape to the Ponderosa,” “Trail Gang,” “The Savage,” “The Hopefuls,” “San Francisco Holiday,” “Showdown,” “The Mission,” “The Blood Line,” “The Stranger,” and “The Courtship.” 8 1/4 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English.