SEASON 1
DISCS: 8 DVDs
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 1560 mins (26 hrs)
GENRE: TV Series / Action / Comedy / Western
SUBTITLES: No
ACTORS: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon
RATING: PG - Mild violence
FORMAT: Colour, NTSC
ASPECT RATIO: 4:3 Standard
AUDIO: Dolby Digital
REGIONS: 4 (Mexico; Central and South America; Caribbean; Australia; New Zealand; Oceania)
YEAR: 1959-1960
EPISODES: 32
Disc 1 - Volume.1
1. A Rose for Lotta (Pilot)
2. Death on Sun Mountain
3. The Newcomers
4. The Paiute War
Disc 2 - Volume.1
5. Enter Mark Twain
6. The Julia Bulette Story
7. The Saga of Annie O'Toole
8. The Philip Diedesheimer Story
Disc 3 - Volume.1
9. Mr. Henry Comstock
10. The Magnificent Adah
11. The Trickee Strip
12. The Hanging Posse
Disc 4 - Volume.1
13. Vendetta
14. The Sisters
15. The Last Hunt
16. El Toro Grande
Disc 5 - Volume.2 (Labelled Disc 1)
17. The Outcast
18. A House Divided
19. The Gunmen
20. The Fear Merchants
Disc 6 - Volume.2 (Labelled Disc 2)
21. The Spanish Grant
22. Blood on the Land
23. Desert Justice
24. The Stranger
Disc 7 - Volume.2 (Labelled Disc 3)
25. Escape To Ponderosa
26. The Avenger
27. The Last Trophy
28. San Francisco
Disc 8 - Volume.2 (Labelled Disc 4)
29. Bitter Water
30. Feet of Clay
31. Dark Star
32. Death At Dawn
SPECIAL FEATURES:
- (Disc 1)
Fireside Theatre: "Man of the Comstock" Orignial Airdate: November 3, 1953
Archival Footage (2002): David Dortort Stories: The Ponderosa Map Story
Rare Alternate Pilot Ending Featuring the "Singing Cartwrights"
Photo Galleries: NBC Headquarters, Clarence "Fat" Jones Stables, Publicity Stills
- (Disc 2)
- Photo Gallery: Bonanza World Premiere Reno, Nevada August 22-23, 1959
- (Disc 3)
Archival Footage (2002): David Dortort Stories: Remembering Michael Landon
- Photo Gallery: Lake Tahoe Location - June 1959
- Credit Drawings: Joe Messerli's Early Concepts
- (Disc 4)
- Archival Footage (2002): David Dortort Stories: "Remembering Dan Blocker"
- (Disc 5)
- Archival Footage (2002): David Dortort Stories: "How The Ponderosa Got Its Name"
- (Disc 6)
- Archival Footage (2002): David Dortort Stories: "Pernell Roberts"
- Photo Gallery: Iverson Ranch Location Chatsworth, CA - January 1960
- (Disc 7)
- Archival Footage (2002): David Dortort Stories: "Rembering Victor Sen Yungand San
Francisco
- (Disc 8)
- Archival Footage (2002): David Dortort Stories: Remembering Lorne Greene
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
- 32 Digitally Remastered Episodes in Colour
- Full-length Episodes with Original Music
- Brilliant Picture
- Features 17 never before released episodes on VHS or DVD in Australia/NZ
- This NTSC Region 4 DVD will play in ALL DVD video players in Australia but the viewing
television monitor must have NTSC and PAL (multi-standard) viewing capabilities.
SEASON 2
DISCS: 9 DVDs
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 1692 mins (over 28 hrs)
GENRE: TV Series / Action / Comedy / Western
SUBTITLES: Yes (English SDH)
ACTORS: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon
RATING: PG - Parental guidance recommended
FORMAT: Colour, NTSC
ASPECT RATIO: 4:3 Standard
AUDIO: Dolby Digital
REGIONS: 4 (Mexico; Central and South America; Caribbean; Australia; New Zealand; Oceania)
YEAR: 1961
EPISODES: 34
Disc 1 - Volume 1
1. Showdown
2. The Mission
3. Badge without Honour
4. The Mill
Disc 2- Volume 1
5. The Hopefuls
6. Denver McKee
7. Day of Reckoning
8. The Abduction
Disc 3 - Volume 1
9. Breed of Violence
10. The Last Viking
11. The Trail Gang
12. The Savage
Disc 4 - Volume 1
13. Silent Thunder
14. The Ape
15. The Blood Line
Disc 5 - Volume 1
16. The Courtship
17. The Spitfire
18. The Bride
Disc 6 - Volume 2 (Labelled Disc 1)
19. Bank Run
20. The Fugitive
21. Vengeance
22. The Tax Collector
Disc 7 - Volume 2 (Labelled Disc 2)
23. The Rescue
24. The Dark Gate
25. The Duke
26. Cutthroat Junction
Disc 8 - Volume 2 (Labelled Disc 3)
27. The Gift
28. The Rival
29. The Infernal Machine
30. The Thunderhead Swindle
Disc 9 - Volume 2 (Labelled Disc 4)
31. The Secret
32. The Dream Riders
33. Elizabeth, Mu Love
34. Sam Hill
SPECIAL FEATURES:
- (Disc 1)
- Showdown - Audio Commentary by Ben Cooper, Photo Gallery
- The Mission - Play episode with original NBC Network logo, bumpers and RCA promo
- Badge without Honour - Photo Gallery
- The Mill - Photo Gallery
- Archival Footage (1999), David Dortort Stories: "Bonanza Convention Greetings"
- (Disc 2)
- Photo Gallery for all episodes
- Cast appearances: Colourtown, U.S.A. Celebration, Parades and Rodeos
- Archival Footage (1999), David Dortort Stories: "A Student of History"
- (Disc 3)
- Breed of Violence, The Last Viking, The Savage - Photo Gallery
- The Trail Gang - Play episode with original NBC Network logo, bumpers and RCA promo
- Archival Footage (1999), David Dortort Stories: "Colour TV and Secon Season
Successes"
- (Disc 4)
- Silent Thunder - Audio Commentary by Stella Stevens, Photo Gallery
- The Ape - Photo Gallery
- The Blood Line - Audio Commentary by David Macklin, Photo Gallery
- Photo Gallery: Cast Members at Home
- Archival Footage: Richard "Cactus" Pryor interviews Dan Blocker
- (Disc 5)
- The Courtship - Audio Commentary by Julie Adams, Photo Gallery
- The Spitfire - Photo Gallery
- The Bride - Photo Gallery
- Archival Footage (1999), David Dortort Stories: "Remembering Pernell Roberts"
- Photo Gallery: Ponderose Set Publicity Poses
SEASON 3
DISCS: 9 DVDs
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 1598 mins (26½ hrs)
GENRE: TV Series / Action / Comedy / Western
SUBTITLES: No
ACTORS: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon
RATING: PG - Parental guidance recommended
FORMAT: Colour, PAL
ASPECT RATIO: 4:3 Standard
AUDIO: Dolby Digital
REGIONS: 4 (Mexico; Central and South America; Caribbean; Australia; New Zealand; Oceania)
YEAR: 1962
EPISODES: 34
Disc 1
1. Many Faces of Gideon Flinch
2. The Burma Rarity
3. Land Grab
Disc 2
4. Broken Ballad
5. The Honour of Cochise
6. The Lonely House
Disc 3
7. The Smiler
8. The Countess
9. The Friendship
10. Springtime
Disc 4
11. The Horsebreaker
12. Gabrielle
13. Day of the Dragon
14. The Frenchman
Disc 5
15. The Tin Badge
16. The Lady from Baltimore
17. The Tall Stranger
18. The Auld Sod
Disc 6
19. The Storm
20. The Ride
21. Gift of Water
22. The Jack Knife
Disc 7
23. The Wooing of Abigail Jones
24. The Guilty
25. The Law Maker
26. Look to the Stars
Disc 8
27. The Gamble
28. The Crucible
29. Blessed Are They
30. The Dowry
Disc 9
31. Inger, My Love
32. The Mountain Girl
33. The Long Night
34. Miracle Maker
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
- Full-length episodes with original music
- 34 never-before released episodes
SEASON 4
DISCS: 9 DVDs
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 1550 mins (25 hrs and 50 mins)
GENRE: TV Series / Action / Comedy / Western
SUBTITLES: Yes (English HOH)
ACTORS: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon
RATING: PG - Mild violence
FORMAT: Colour, NTSC
ASPECT RATIO: 4:3 Standard
AUDIO: Dolby Digital
REGIONS: 4 (Mexico; Central and South America; Caribbean; Australia; New Zealand; Oceania)
YEAR: 1962-1963
EPISODES: 35
Disc 1 - Volume 1
1. The First Born
2. The Quest
3. The Artist
4. A Hot Day for a Hanging
Disc 2 - Volume 1
5. The Deserter
6. The Way Station
7. The War Comes to Washoe
8. Knight Errant
Disc 3 - Volume 1
9. The Beginning
10. The Deadly Ones
11. Gallagher's Sons
12. The Decision
Disc 4 - Volume 1
13. The Good Samaritan
14. The Jury
15. The Colonel
16. El Toro Grande
Disc 5 - Volume 1
17. Song in the Dark
18. Elegy for a Hangman
19. Half a Rogue
Disc 6 - Volume 2 (Labelled Disc 1)
20. The Last Haircut
21. Marie, My Love
22. The Hayburner
23. The Actress
Disc 7 - Volume 2 (Labelled Disc 2)
24. A Stranger Passed This Way
25. The Way of Aaron
26. A Woman Lost
27. Any Friend of Walter's
Disc 8 - Volume 2 (Labelled Disc 3)
28. Mirror of a Man
29. My Brother's Keeper
30. Five into the Wind
31. Saga of Whizzer McGee
Disc 9 - Volume 2 (Labelled Disc 4)
32. Thunder Man
33. Rich Man, Poor Man
34. The Boss
35. Little Man Ten Feet Tall
SPECIAL FEATURES:
Disc 1
Photo Gallery: "Chevrolet's Ponderosa Party"
Photo Gallery: Lake Tahoe Location Photos (1962)
Disc 4
- Photo Gallery: David Rose and his Orchestra play music from Bonanza
Disc 5
- Excerpt: "Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall" featuring Perry Como and Guests Lorne Greene and Dan Blocker - Original Airdate: 3rd January, 1962
Disc 8
- Photo Gallery: "Ponderosa Party Time" Recording Sessions
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
- Full-length Episodes with Original Music
- Restored Picture and Spectacular Sound
- Special Vintage Chevrolet Commercials
- Rarely Seen Footage in Fifty Years
- This NTSC Region 4 DVD will play in ALL DVD video players in Australia but the viewing
television monitor must have NTSC and PAL (multi-standard) viewing capabilities.
