Bonanza
Bonanza is an American Western television series that ran on NBC from September 12, 1959, to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 431 episodes, Bonanza is NBC's longest-running Western, the second-longest-running Western series on American network television, and one of the longest-running, live-action American series. The show continues to air in syndication. The show is set in the 1860s and centers on the wealthy Cartwright family, who live in the vicinity of Virginia City, Nevada, bordering Lake Tahoe. The series initially starred Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker and Michael Landon and later featured Guy Williams, David Canary, Mitch Vogel and Tim Matheson. The show is known for presenting pressing moral dilemmas.
Statutory Public Domain Legal Clearance
Multiple early seasons episodes of Bonanza entered the US Public Domain due to lack of timely copyright renewal by NBC.
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📼 Preserved Studio Vault Episodes 30 Episodes on Drive E:
| # | Episode Title / Holding | Runtime | Vault Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1-1 A Rose for Lotta - Pilot | 50 mins | 720x480 |
| 2 | 1-1 A Rose for Lotta -w-NBC and RCA Opening | 51 mins | 720x480 |
| 3 | 1-10 The Magnificent Adah | 48 mins | 720x480 |
| 4 | 1-11 The Truckee Strip | 50 mins | 720x480 |
| 5 | 1-12 The Hanging Posse | 50 mins | 720x480 |
| 6 | 1-13 Vendetta | 50 mins | 720x480 |
| 7 | 1-14 The Sisters | 50 mins | 720x480 |
| 8 | 1-15 The Last Hunt | 50 mins | 720x480 |
| 9 | 1-16 El Toro Grande | 50 mins | 720x480 |
| 10 | 1-2 Death on Sun Mountain | 50 mins | 720x480 |
| 11 | 1-3 The Newcomers | 50 mins | 720x480 |
| 12 | 1-4 The Paiute War | 50 mins | 720x480 |
| 13 | 1-5 Enter Mark Twain | 50 mins | 720x480 |
| 14 | 1-6 The Julia Bulette Story | 50 mins | 720x480 |
| 15 | 1-7 The Saga of Annie O'toole | 50 mins | 720x480 |
| 16 | 1-8 The Phillip Diedesheimer Story | 50 mins | 720x480 |
| 17 | 1-9 Mr. Henry Comstock | 50 mins | 720x480 |
| 18 | Badge Without Honor | 49 mins | 708x480 |
| 19 | Dark Star | 44 mins | 352x238 |
| 20 | Day of Reckoning | 49 mins | 710x480 |
| 21 | Desert Justice | 49 mins | 702x480 |
| 22 | Feet of Clay | 49 mins | 708x480 |
| 23 | The Abduction, Silent Thunder, Bank Run, The Gift | 178 mins | 352x238 |
| 24 | The Ape | 49 mins | 702x480 |
| 25 | The Gunmen | 49 mins | 708x480 |
| 26 | The Last Viking | 49 mins | 708x480 |
| 27 | The Mill | 49 mins | 712x480 |
| 28 | The Spanish Grant | 50 mins | 706x478 |
| 29 | 1-The Courtship | 49 mins | 712x480 |
| 30 | 2-The Abduction | 49 mins | 712x480 |