Bonanza (Main Character)
Season 1
- Mother was the daughter of a New England sea captain (A Rose for Lotta)
- Designed and built the Ponderosa ranch house (The Philip Diedesheimer Story)
- Former girlfriend – Amanda Ridley (The Fear Merchants)
- Courted Virginia Keith for three years (Bitter Water)
Season 2
- Designs a flour mill (The Mill)
- Away on roundup (The Blood Line)
- Bedroom contains a writing desk, charts, a globe and a picture of an ancient Greek or Roman building (The Spitfire)
- Likes to read poetry while riding his horse (The Spitfire)
- Always wears clean shirts and plays billiards (The Rescue)
- Has been friends with Ross for 15 years which means they meet when they were teenagers (The Dark Gate)
- Was best man at Ross and Delphine Marquette’s wedding (The Dark Gate)
- Mother’s name is Elizabeth and her father is Abel Morgan Stoddard (Elizabeth, My Love)
- Named after a character in the novel “Paradise Lost” (Elizabeth, My Love)
Season 3
- Was nearly 11 years old at the time when Ben first met Lady Chadwick (The Countess)
- Understands French (The Frenchman)
- Owns shares in a mining claim with Bill Enders and two other people (The Ride)
- Calls Joe “Little Buddy” (Gift of Water)
- A small fortune was spent by Ben to educate him (Blessed Are They)
Season 4
- Away getting cattle (The Beginning)
- Has known actor Edwin Booth since college (The Actress)
- Studied architecture in college (My Brother’s Keeper)
Season 5
- Plays cribbage (The Cheating Game)
Season 6
- Loves crisp bacon (The Search)
- Goes away on a cattle buying trip (The Deadliest Game)
- Is in Sacramento (Once a Doctor)
- Member of the school board (Right is the Fourth R)
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