The Elephant in the Room

09/03/2025

Who is the oldest Cartwright brother? And which brother is your favorite?

09/02/2025

Who guest starred in the Season 2 episode "The Courtship"?

09/01/2025

08/30/2025

The cast of Bonanza had their costumes so reused and recycled that fans could often tell which episode was coming up just from the color of Little Joe’s jacket. Peak 60s sustainability 😂🤠

08/29/2025

Did you know? Bonanza was originally conceived as a Western take on the legend of King Arthur—Ben Cartwright as the noble patriarch and his three sons as modern-day knights navigating the moral complexities of the American frontier.

08/28/2025

🤠💡 Quirky fact: The Cartwrights on Bonanza somehow never aged—yet they went through over 400 horses during the show’s 14-year run. 🐎📺

08/27/2025

Did you know? Bonanza's costuming was economical and clever—starting in the third season, the Cartwrights and nearly every other recurring character wore the same outfits in every episode. This approach allowed for easy duplication for stunt doubles and enabled seamless reuse of action footage, such as horse-riding scenes—saving both time and money.

08/26/2025

💡 Fun fact: Bonanza was so popular that some color TV stores in the 60s literally played it on a loop to sell TVs. Imagine buying a whole television just to make sure the Cartwrights looked crisp in technicolor. 📺🤠

08/25/2025

😂 Fun Fact: The Cartwrights owned a 600,000-acre ranch, yet somehow trouble always found them right outside their front door.

08/23/2025

Little Joe Cartwright: the ‘black widow of the Ponderosa’ 🖤—because almost every woman he dated on Bonanza either vanished or met an untimely end!