Dedicated to the legendary
and most-beloved TV Western series of all time. Today, the series is seen
in 30 countries, in 12 languages, and over 280 million viewers worldwide
in reruns since 1973. It was the first television series designated to be
filmed and broadcast in color in the great outdoors and second
longest-running next to Gunsmoke.
This web site is a dedicated shrine and preservation of the series
history, its stars, filming locales in three states and the 430 episodes
broadcast from September 12, 1959 to January 16, 1973. Many other outstanding features include the famous opening
sequences, lyrics to the famous theme song, horse biographies, monthly
calendar, many photos and screen captures, and live Lake Tahoe sky cams.
This labor of love is going on 26 years strong and will continue to
prosper in memory of Michael Landon, Pernell Roberts, Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker and the
Cartwright Family. America's most-beloved fictional-family of the great
Ponderosa Ranch on the glistening crown of Lake Tahoe in the Sierras. ~ Rick
This web site is officially licensed by Bonanza Ventures, Inc. The name "BONANZA" is a registered trademark of Bonanza Ventures, Inc., and is used with permission. Bonanza Ventures, Inc., is not responsible for the content of this web site.
The names and likenesses of the characters appearing in the "BONANZA" and "THE PONDEROSA" photoplays, and any images and pictures from such photoplays, are collectively the copyrighted and trademark-protected property of Bonanza Ventures, Inc. and NBC Universal, Inc. and are made available only for private, non-commercial use. Please take notice that any use of this material for any commercial use, or any unauthorized display, distribution, transmission or other use of this material, is expressly prohibited and constitutes a violation of the rights of Bonanza Ventures, Inc., and NBC Universal, Inc.
Bonanza Ventures, Inc. is the official worldwide rights holder to the television programs created by David Dortort: "BONANZA" (and its prequel, "THE PONDEROSA"), and "THE HIGH CHAPARRAL." Any person or entity interested in doing anything related to these series and/or its characters must obtain permission first, and may do so by contacting Bonanza Ventures, Inc. through its attorney:
Andrew J. Klyde
141-15 72nd Avenue
Kew Gardens Hills
New York 11367 -2331 U.S.A.
Phone: (718) 261-4128
Fax: (718) 261-4408