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Bonanza got its name from the Comstock Lode which was "an exceptionally large and rich mineral deposit" of silver. Virginia City was founded directly over the lode which was mined for 19 years. The Ponderosa was an alternative title of the series, used for the broadcast of syndicated reruns while Bonanza was in first-run on NBC. Ponderosa is also the name of a series prequel airing on PAX-TV from 2001-02.

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"The Ponderosa" is the exciting prequel to the classic western television series "Bonanza." The series chronicles the early years of widower Ben Cartwright and his three sons Adam 21, Hoss 17 and Little Joe 12. In these first 10 episodes from Season 1, the family acquires a small piece of scrub in the wilds of the Nevada Territory, called "The Ponderosa." Together with their extended family including Hop Sing and Carloss the Cartwright’s make a go of it against all odds. Relive the struggles and triumphs of life on the old western frontier through these beloved stories and characters created by "Bonanza" Executive Producer David Dortort.

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Bonanza: Under Attack is a 1995 TV-movie sequel to the 1959 television series Bonanza and made-for-television films Bonanza: The Next Generation (1988) and Bonanza: The Return (1993). The TV-movie was directed by Mark Tinker and features noted character actors Ben Johnson, Jack Elam, Dennis Farina, Dirk Blocker, and Richard Roundtree, as well as Leonard Nimoy. None of the characters from the original series appear since the entire cast, with the exception of Pernell Roberts, was dead.

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Bonanza: The Next Generation is a 1988 TV-movie sequel to the television series Bonanza which presents none of the original characters (all of the series original cast except Pernell Roberts had died).