Bonanza: The Official First Season, Vol. 1 [4 Discs]

Bonanza: Official Sea.1 Vol.1

Overview

Ben Cartwright and his three sons (by three wives) ride herd over the sprawling Ponderosa spread in 1860s Nevada in one of the most handsomely mounted and beloved series of all time. The first TV Western to be shown in color, it ran for 14 seasons; was the top-rated show for three of them (1964-65, '65-66 and '66-67); had a number of first-rank directors (including Robert Altman) work on some episodes; and inspired several `Bonanza' TV-movies (none especially distinctive).

Product Details

Release Date:	09/15/2009
UPC:	0097361424842
Original Release:	1959
Rating:	NR
Source:	Paramount
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Full Frame]
Language:	English
Time:	13:12:00
Sales rank:	37,770

Special Features

Closed Caption; Archival interviews with creator-producer David Dortort; Galleries of extensive episodic and rare behind-the-scenes photographs; Original NBC network peacock logo, bumpers and Lorne Greene RCA promo on "A Rose for Lotta"; 1953 Fireside Theater episode: "Man of the Comstock" - David Dortort's "Genesis of Bananza"; Original Episodic promos on selected episodes; Credit drawings: Joseph Messerli's early concepts