Cartwright family

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The Cartwright family is the central ranching clan featured in the classic American Western television series "Bonanza," known for their strong moral values and life on the Ponderosa Ranch.

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instanceOf fictional family
appearsIn Bonanza NERFINISHED
appearsInGenre television Western
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy David Dortort NERFINISHED
familyHead Ben Cartwright NERFINISHED
firstAppearance Bonanza season 1 episode 1 NERFINISHED
genre Western
hasTheme family relationships
frontier life
justice
knownFor family loyalty
life on the Ponderosa Ranch
strong moral values
languageOfWork English
locatedInFictional Nevada NERFINISHED
medium television
member Adam Cartwright NERFINISHED
Ben Cartwright NERFINISHED
Hoss Cartwright NERFINISHED
Joseph "Little Joe" Cartwright NERFINISHED
networkOfOriginalBroadcast NBC NERFINISHED
occupation ranchers
partOf Ponderosa community NERFINISHED
portrayedIn live-action television series
residence Ponderosa Ranch NERFINISHED
setInTimePeriod 19th-century American West
televisionSeriesDebut 1959
televisionSeriesEnd 1973

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