What is Bonanza about?
The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community.
Epic High-Sierra adventures unfold as a father and his sons defend their ranch and help their community.
A family watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Hoopla (free), The Roku Channel (free), Plex (free) and Tubi (free).
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Bonanza parents guide
No surprises for a TV-PG: mild language and nothing scary.
Our estimate: fine from about 7. Rated TV-PG.
- Scare
- Not scary
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- No gore
- Violence
- Some violence
- Some fighting or peril.
- Sex and nudity
- None noted
- Language
- Mild
- Mild words like damn, hell or crap.
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Cast and crew
Created byDavid Dortort
StarringLorne Greene, Michael Landon, David Canary, Tim Matheson, Mitch Vogel
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Bonanza is on our Classics (pre-1970), Action on Tubi, Family on Tubi, Action on The Roku Channel and Family on The Roku Channel lists.
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