Bonanza season 5

Bonanza is set around the Ponderosa Ranch near Virginia City, Nevada and chronicles the weekly adventures of the Cartwright family, consisting of Ben Cartwright and his three sons (each by a different wife), Adam, Eric ("Hoss"), and Joseph ("Little Joe"). A regular character is their ranch cook, Hop Sing. ==Cast and characters==

Main cast • Lorne Greene as Ben Cartwright • Pernell Roberts as Adam Cartwright • Dan Blocker as Eric "Hoss" Cartwright • Michael Landon as Joseph "Little Joe" Cartwright Recurring • Victor Sen Yung as Hop Sing • Ray Teal as Sheriff Roy Coffee • Bing Russell as Deputy Clem Foster • Guy Williams as Will Cartwright Guest cast == Production ==

Casting Pernell Roberts had been unhappy with the show from the beginning and had threatened to leave the show multiple times. To plan for a possible early departure of Roberts, Guy Williams was cast as a potential substitute character, cousin Will Cartwright. Roberts ultimately completed the term of his six season contract and Williams was only used for the single season. Filming Filming locations for season five included Golden Oak Ranch ("The Waiting Game", "The Lila Conrad Story", and "Triangle"), Vasquez Rocks ("Alias Joe Cartwright"), Golden Oaks Ranch ("Bullet for a Bride"), and Iverson Movie Ranch ("Walter and the Outlaws"). ==Episodes==

Season five aired on Sundays from 9:00pm10:00pm on NBC. ==Reception==

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