In 12 September 1959, Bonanza Premiers. Bonanza is first regularly-scheduled TV program presented in color. Bonanza series tell about adventure of Cartwright family which is headed by thrice widowed patriarch Ben Cartwright (Lorne Greene). He had three son, each of them by different wife. The oldest is Adam Cartwright (Pernell Roberts), the second is Eric Cartwright (Dan Blocker), and the youngest is Joe Cartwright (Michael Landon). And the family cook is Hop Sing (Victor Sen Yung). The storyline deals with Ben and his three dissimilar sons, how they cared for one another, their neighbors and their land.
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