The producers say it was "set" in the 1860's. However, you can calculate further, by examining the evidence. (1) The first show (the pilot) was set in 1859, and the last show was in approximately 1870. (2) Little Joe's character was 17 when he first appeared in the show, which was the first show (the pilot). Little Joes mother died "on the ranch (most likely the Ponderosa ranch) when he was about 5 years old. But she never appeared in the show except in flashbacks, and Ben married Little Joes mother on the ranch, where she had Little Joe. Thus, though the show, including the pilot, was 1859 to <1871, the Ponderosa Ranch was there and occupied at least by Ben, the father, between at least 1847 to ~1870. www.bonanzaworld.net
Based on its location in and around Carson City & Virginia city and a railroad being availble to California from Virginia city to Sacramento this would mean the Virginia & truckee had been built putting it Some time After 1871 and Probobly before 1885 when we may have seen additional steam apparatus in and around the area.
I believe this a close guestimate with only a 14 year span and since the show ran many years, perhaps we could say 1874 - 1880.
The first episode was " A Rose for Lotta" and it aired on 9/12/59
Bonanza's first episode ran September 12, 1959 until January 1973, 14 seasons, 430 episodes. The time period for the show was post Civil War.
It took place during and after the civil war so somewhere between 1861 to 1870
The show ran 430 episodes from 1959 to 1973.
Bonanza ran 430 episodes, from 1959 to 1973.
Bonanza ran for 14 seasons begining in 1959 to 1973.
No, not Bonanza, it was a show called "The Marriage" in 1954. Bonanza was one of the few prime time shows of that era to be in color, but not the first.
Post Civil War era.
Post civil war.
The Three Stooges in Gents Without Cents (1944?) Abbot and Costello did a very similar routine on their TV show. Both were based on popular routines during the vaudeville era.
The Vikrama Era is the earlier/oldest of the two. The Vikrama Era began about 56 BC, whereas the Saka Era started about 78 AD, roughly 135 years after the Vikrama Era.Please see the related links below for more information.
No, not Bonanza, it was a show called "The Marriage" in 1954. Bonanza was one of the few prime time shows of that era to be in color, but not the first.
Post Civil War era.
Post civil war.
The Paleolithic era, commonly known as the Stone Age, ended around 12,000 years ago with the advent of the Neolithic era and the agricultural revolution. This marks the transition from a hunting and gathering lifestyle to one based on agriculture and settled communities.
Christian. Era
The Common Era is a period coinciding with the Christian era, which began 2,011 years ago. So we have been in that era for 2,011 years.
the mesozoic era started 225 million years ago .
The premise: Ben Cartwright, owner of the sprawling Ponderosa Ranch near Lake Tahoe, post-Civil War era, and his three sons Adam, Hoss and Little Joe deal with life in 19th century and raise cattle, mill wood ect.
No. The Precambrian Era extended from 4.5 billion years ago to 542 million years ago. The Mesozoic Era lasted from 251 million years ago to 65 million years ago. The Paleozoic Era came in between the two.
The Mesozoic Era lasted approximately 250 million years ago to about 67 million years ago .
The Paleozoic Era
100 Years,. Correction: Asking how long an era is, is the same as asking how long is a piece of string. An era can be any segment of time that can be distinguished. Such as, the 'Nazi era', 'George W. Bush era'. An era is NOT 100 years, that is a century.