CLASSIC Bonanza 1960-61

Enjoy the classic 1960-61 Bonanza Season 2 TV series. Bonanza is an NBC television western series that ran from 1959 to 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 431 episodes, Bonanza is NBC's longest-running western, and ranks overall as the second-longest-running western series on U.S. network television (behind CBS's Gunsmoke), and within the top 10 longest-running, live-action American series. The show continues to air in syndication. The show is set around the 1860s and it centers on the wealthy Cartwright family, who live in the area of Virginia City, Nevada, bordering Lake Tahoe. The series stars Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Pernell Roberts (who left after six seasons), and later David Canary and Mitch Vogel. The show is heavily laden with moral messages. The title "Bonanza" is a term used by miners in regard to a large vein or deposit of ore, and commonly refers to the 1859 revelation of the Comstock Lode discovery, not far from the fictional Ponderosa Ranch that the Cartwright family operated. The show's theme song itself called Bonanza, became a hit song in its own right. When played as an accompaniment to the show, the lyrics were not disclosed and instead only the instrumental version was used. In 2002, Bonanza was ranked No. 43 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time, and in 2013 TV Guide included it in its list of The 60 Greatest Dramas of All Time. The time period for the television series is roughly between 1861 (Season 1) to 1867 (Season 13) during and shortly after the American Civil War. During the summer of 1972, NBC aired reruns of episodes from the 1967–1970 period in prime time on Tuesday evening under the title Ponderosa. Episodes included are: Season 1: 19. The Gunmen 20. The Fear Merchants 21. The Spanish Grant 22. Blood on the Land 23. Desert Justice 24. The Stranger 25. Escape to Ponderosa 26. The Avenger 27. The Last Trophy 28. San Francisco 29. Bitter Water 30. Feet of Clay 31. Dark Star 32. Death at Dawn Season 2: 33. Showdown 34. The Mission 35. Badge Without Honour 36. The Mill 37. The Hopefuls 38. DenverMcKee 39. Day of Reckoning 40. The Abduction 41. Breed of Violence 42. The Last Viking 43. The Trail GAng 44. The Savage 45. Silent Thunder 46. The Ape 47. The Blood Line 48. The Courtship 49. The Spitfire