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Ben Cartwright (Character)
from "Bonanza" (1959)

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Bonanza: Season 2: Episode 17 -- Joe tries to stop a homesteader he finds starting a fire on the Ponderosa and ends up shooting him in self-defense. Feeling responsible for the dead man's daughter, Joe brings the petulant daughter Willow back to the Ponderosa.
Bonanza: Season 2: Episode 16 -- Ben sends Hoss and Joe to Sacremento to check on the widow of an old friend. Hoss falls in love with the woman, Helen Layton, and decides to bring her back to the Ponderosa. He intends to marry her, unaware that she is a chronic gambler.
Bonanza: Season 2: Episode 15 -- The son of Luke Grayson arrives from the East and learns that Ben Cartwright shot and killed his father. Ben fired only in self-defense and feels badly for the young man. Todd Grayson vows revenge.
Bonanza: Season 2: Episode 14 -- Hoss tries to help Arnie, a childlike hulking man with a dangerous temper and great strength. Things seem to be going well until Arnie falls for a saloon girl. Hoss soon realizes that he's facing an uphill battle.
Bonanza: Season 2: Episode 13 -- Captivated by the pretty, deaf-mute daughter of a reclusive mountain man, Little Joe teaches Ann sign language. Thrilled with her new-found ability to communicate, Annie mistakes her gratitude to Little Joe for love.

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  1. "Ponderosa"
        - Fugitive (2002) TV episode, Played by Daniel Hugh Kelly
        - Samson and Hercules (2002) TV episode, Played by Daniel Hugh Kelly
        - Grown Ups (2002) TV episode, Played by Daniel Hugh Kelly
        - Comes a Horse (2002) TV episode, Played by Daniel Hugh Kelly
        - Lesser of Evils (2002) TV episode, Played by Daniel Hugh Kelly
          (14 more)

  2. "Bonanza"
    ... aka "Ponderosa" - USA (rerun title)
    ... aka "Ride the Wind" - USA (recut version)
        - The Hunter (1973) TV episode, Played by Lorne Greene
        - The Marriage of Theodora Duffy (1973) TV episode, Played by Lorne Greene
        - The Witness (1973) TV episode, Played by Lorne Greene
        - First Love (1972) TV episode, Played by Lorne Greene
        - The Bucket Dog (1972) TV episode, Played by Lorne Greene
          (424 more)
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  1. Back to Bonanza (1993) (TV) Played by Lorne Greene

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Quotes:
From "Bonanza: Breed of Violence (#2.9)" (1960)
[last lines]
[referring to the Cartwrights]
Joseph 'Little Joe' Cartwright: Pa, how did you ever get involved with this family?
Ben Cartwright: I'll never know.
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