Author: The Lone Writer

The Lone Writer is an American frontier and Old West journalist and historian. He loves to read, write and review all things western, whether historical or fiction.
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Bonanza Western TV

The Phillip Diedesheimer Story Full Episode – Bonanza, Season #01, Episode #08

Bonanza is NBC’s longest-running American Western television series, lasting 14 seasons. The hour-long adventures of Ben Cartwright (Lorne Greene), the triple-widowed owner of the fictional Ponderosa ranch, and his three adult sons, Adam (Pernell Roberts), Hoss (Dan Blocker), and Little Joe, drew a sizable and devoted audience during its heyday. The Phillip Diedesheimer Story, written […]

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Bonanza Western TV

The Saga of Annie O’Toole Full Episode – Bonanza, Season #01, Episode #07

Bonanza was a weekly TV Western series that followed the Cartwright family’s trials and tribulations. Millions of viewers tuned in for 14 years to see the popular Western series. It is the second longest-running western series in television history, following “Gunsmoke.” Thomas Thompson wrote Bonanza’s seventh episode of its first season, The Saga of Annie O’Toole, […]

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Bonanza Western TV

Death on Sun Mountain Full Episode – Bonanza, Season #01, Episode #02

Bonanza is a top-rated Western television series created by Hollywood producer and screenwriter David Dortort. The program aired on NBC for 14 years, featuring a fictional family, the wealthy Cartwright family, who operated a made-up Ponderosa Ranch. The Sun Mountain Herd, also known as Death on Sun Mountain, was Bonanza’s second episode of season 1. This […]

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Bonanza

Bonanza Episodes

Television shows under the Western genre were undeniably the most-watched television series from the 1930s to the 1960s. Their diverse storylines and characters entertained millions during their most prolific era. These popular programs include Bonanza, which soon became one of the greatest Westerns in history, each episode resonating with audiences even after its peak years. Bonanza was […]

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