Product Details

• Directors: Lewis Allen, William F. Claxton, Nicholas Colasanto, Robert L. Friend, Alvin Ganzer
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Bci / Eclipse
• DVD Release Date: June 11, 2002
• Run Time: 396 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000067IWU
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #76,956 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Product Description
It was on September 12 1959 that Bonanza first appeared on television. In an interesting twist on the usual trivia this show originally was intended as a vehicle to sell color TV sets! RCA the parent company of NBC wanted a show with a lot of outdoor scenes to promote its new color television sets. Although the ratings of the show were marginal in the first two years it staying on the air and became a huge success when it was moved from its original time slot of 7:30 pm on Saturday to Sunday night at 9:00 pm. Since that time the show has become an American tradition with its rich family oriented story lines great western action and endearing characters. "Bonanza" is a true classic that will surely entertain audiences for years to come!Disc 1 - Side A1. Escape To The Ponderosa2. The ApeRuntime 98:53Disc 1 - Side B1. The Blood Line2. Death at DawnRuntime 99:20Disc 2 - Side A1. Blood in the Land2. Badge Without HonorRuntime 98:51Disc 2 - Side B1. Day Of Reckoning2. Desert JusticeRuntime 98:53System Requirements:Starring: LORNE GREENE as Ben Cartwright MICHEAL LANDON as "Little Joe" Cartwright PERNELL ROBERTS as Adam Cartwright DAN BLOCKER as Eric "Hoss" Cartwright and VICTOR SEN YUNG as Hop Sing. Copyright-2002 BCI ECLIPSEFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 787364442393 Manufacturer No: 44423-9

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42 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Bonanza Episodes., July 4, 2002

By A Customer

This dvd has two discs with a total of 8 episodes. A snap case and double sided.[Brentwood home video] Episodes are,Disc 1 side A.1. Escape to Ponderosa.2. The Ape.Disc 1 side B.1. The Bloodline.2. Death at Dawn.Disc 2 side A.1. Blood on the Land.2. Badge withouit Honor.Disc 2 side B.1. Day of Reckoning.2. Desart JusticeThe sound and picture is very good you can hear clearly and see clearly but the bad thing is how many times are they going to re..release the same episodes over and over again???Features are simple....play,choose sceen and the story of Bonanza.If you don't have these episodes on dvd or vhs do buy this one, because of the picture and sound it's worth the money.I bought this in a video store just a short time ago and I couldn't pass it up so I thought I'd pass some info to other amazon buyers.

24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent two disc set of Bonanza !, August 19, 2004

By	Christopher Jackson (Halifax, Nova Scotia) - See all my reviews

On these DVDs are 8 very entertaining episodes (on two double-sided discs) from the first two seasons of Bonanza, they are:

1. Escape To The Ponderosa.
2. The Ape
3. The Bloodline
4. Death At Dawn
5. Blood On The Land
6. Badge Without Honor
7. Day Of Reckoning
8. Desert Justice.

The visual quality of these 8 episodes is excellent, the audio quality is also very good. More importantly, the original Bonanza theme is featured on these DVDs, which is important as some other companies releasing Bonanza on DVD (such as Platinum Disc and Madacy) feature a generic western theme. The Ape features a young Leonard Nimoy in an early role 6 years before achieving fame as Spock in Star Trek, you can also catch a young Claude Akins in Desert Justice as a U.S. Marshall.

While watching these episodes it occurred to me that the late Lorne Greene seemed born to play Ben Cartwright, he is so good in that role, Michael Landon, Pernell Roberts, and Dan Blocker are also very good in roles that seemed to be tailor-made for them.

In short, if you're a true Bonanza fan, you can't go wrong with this DVD set!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nostalgia Bonanza , November 6, 2006

By	Margaret Pierre "dvd diva" (Christ Church, Barbados) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Sitting watching these episodes of Bonanza took me back in time, to when westerns were the best thing on television. I will keep on purchasing as many westerns as I can. My collection is growing. Lorne Green was one of my favourite male actors.