Bonanza (TV Series)

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He left after the sixth season in 1965 due to disagreements with the writers and a desire to return to legitimate theatre. Although it was reported that Roberts wanted to stop wearing his toupe and believed that an "educated and urbane" son would not be calling his father "pa," the "toupe" or "pa" issues were not the reasons he left. It's noteworthy that he liked to tease people who didn't know that he wore a toupe by yanking it off unexpectedly. As such, his request not to wear it, may have been nothing but a teaser given that he wore it in other roles as necessary.

His character "Adam" was originally slated to be a pivotal character, the second father figure in a more serious adult western, but ultimately the network and/or the producers changed the goal post on the show and turned it into a "family show" with the father figure as the one pivotal character and all the "sons" as "satellites" revolving around him. He was disappointed in this and at having been given what to him were childish dialogue and scenarios to act out. Roberts was a serious actor and found Bonanza to be silly. He said in one interview that he actually found it humiliating to play "Adam" the way his part was written. He said in still another newspaper interview, "I play an impotent role. "Wherever I turn, there is the father image." In much later interviews however, he said of his years on Bonanza, "It wasn't all black...I just didn't enjoy doing it."

Roberts was also caught up in the "spirit of the sixties," and very involved in the civil rights movement. Thus, he was angry at NBC for the way it treated non-white actors and for its reluctance to do story lines which addressed social issues in greater depth.

In spite of all this, his disappointment in the show and disagreements with writers, he said in a television interview that he would have stayed with Bonanza had he been permitted to do so on a part time basis, so that he could also do some stage work. David Dortort, Bonanza producer, indicated in a later archive interview (not the three hour one on the web) that he regretted not having allowed Roberts to continue as a semi regular. He added that he had been "too hard on him" and did not appreciate how good he really was.

A little off the point, but some people might be interested in the fact that though Roberts had conflicts with Bonanza, he remained close friends with Lorne Greene until his death from cancer and is said to have wept at his bedside. He and Michael Landon, his TV brother went together for their last visit to him at the hospital before he died. Roberts was also friends with Dan Blocker until his death and eulogized Victor Sen Yung at the request of Yung's family when he died.

Also off the point, but noteworthy is that there has always been speculation about whether or not NBC had Roberts blacklisted after he left and prevented him from headlining in any major production until almost 15 years later when he starred in his own series on another network. When the issue was raised to him in an interview around the time he was to begin his new series, Trapper John, MD, he denied it. But the fact that the question was raised in the first place attests to that speculation.

Pernell Robert's last episode was in the sixth season, episode 197 "To Own The World," aired April 15, 1965. Adam didn't say good-bye. Roberts was fired, so he simply disappeared from the cast. He actually made two episodes after this one, but they were telecast before this one. Explanations were made in the scripts after he was gone.

I believe there was a total of 13 different Paint horses used over the 14 seasons of Bonanza, with just a few being the main riding horses. The others were for stunts and extras. After the sixth season the main riding Paint was stabbed to death at the Fat Joe Stables near L.A. with several other horses. Not all died but Little Joe's Paint did. The killer was never found.

Pernell Roberts' greatest heritage may have been his enduring love of music and his singing talent. Second to that was his acting career.

There was never a writer for the Bonanza series named Grace Benson. In fact Grace Benson was a fiction character played by actress Phyllis Hill. Hill was not on the list of writers either.

The Grace Benson character appeared in Bonanza, Season 8, Episode 30, Napolian's Children, original air date April 16, 1967.

He did not

My guess is they carried extra ammo in their pockets. ??? or perhaps in saddle bags. Rifles carried more ammo anyways like 8 or more rounds depending on the cartridge used.

The actress is also the one who played on Benson opposite Robert Guillaume. And her name was Inga Swenson

I believe it was in the first season 1959-60 but could not find the specific episode number.

Silver Dollar Saloon

No, Parnell Roberts played Adam Cartwright.

Not sure about Kurt, but his father, Neil "Bing" Russell, played the part of Deputy Sheriff Clem Foster from 1963 to the show's end in 1973.

Bonanza - 1959 The Auld Sod - 3.20 was released on: USA:4 February 1962

Wayne Newton played Andy Walker on two episodes of Bonanza, both in 1966.

No, but her sister, who had a brief acting career, was.

The map of the Ponderosa and the surrounding land. If you pause it at that part and study the map you can see The Ponderosa, Virginia City, Carson City, Lake Tahoe, etc.

The only one I could find was a woman named Regan Miller. I think he had a couple more but I can't find the names.

Of course as Adam Cartwright in Bonanza, Lorne and Dan too

Only Michael Landon had many hair !!!!

Cristina

The Indianapolis Colts.

The beautiful Paint Little Joe Cartwright rod was named Cochise.

modern ammunition is acceptable. However be careful that you do not use any of the 3" magnum cartridges if the barrel is marked 2 3/4. When a 3" is fired, the extra 1/4 of the casing can open into the throat of the barrel and cause a restriction. The pressure generated by a restricted 3" round can be higher than the older shotguns were made to handle.

Ben took so much time in deciding who to vote for that his ballot was late and therefore invalid. That made another election the following week a reality. Both mayoral candidates were so turned off by the process of the first election that they withdrew their candidacies and another man was appointed mayor of Virginia City.

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Your on the right track, pardner. it was not really an ad or sponsor for Bonanza but a product directly based on the show and a vehicle they used. The add- for the American Character company- mainly a doll manufacturer but diversified into vehicle construction for a four-way Bonanza Chuck wagon with various tops, tail gates, attachments for four distinct roles. the Brand was burned into a block of wood- not a live animal ( for the TV) commercial and simply bore the word BONANZA against an Oval brand shape or maybe rectangular like something on a back of a pair of levis- the familiar ( Tug of War) rubber design.. There was no need to menton the Cartwright family- a chuck wagon would be one of their products- the name literally means one who makes carts- or wagons, etc. Wainwright is similar but would refer to what we now call trucks.=then horse drawn. Hoboken had horse drawn garbage trucks ( Yuck!) as late as l94l, when health dept, intervened. That"s Hoboken NJ. In fact the wagon venture torpedoed American Character- which went out of business. Fortunately, star doll Tressie- not a Western character- was able to (Slide off the Tailgate) and be adopted, commercially by -IDEAL> it"s Ideal.