Year 2012 Video Release 2012-07-17 Studio Paramount Genre TV Series MPAA Rating Not Rated Color Color Animated Live-Action Full Synopsis One of the longest running and most popular of all television programs, BONANZA has become a part of American mythology. For fourteen seasons, audiences enthusiastically tuned in to see the High-Sierra adventures of the Cartwright clan. Nestled amongst the pines above the shores of Lake Tahoe is the Ponderosa, the thousand-square mile home of Ben Cartwright and his sons, Adam, Hoss and Little Joe. Guest players were a veritable Who's Who of classic Hollywood and upcoming superstars, and timeless stories continue to appeal to contemporary audiences of all ages.