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Bonanza - Episode 01 - A Rose for Lotta - Lotta Crabtree is hired by mining tycoon Alpheus Troy to lure one of the Cartwrights into town and hold him for ransom in exchange for Ponderosa timber rights. A Rose for Lotta Director: Edward Ludwig Writers: David Dortort Stars: Lorne Greene, pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker Genre: Western Country: USA Language: English Release Date: 12 September 1959 USA Filming Locations: Chavez Ravine, Elysian Park, Los Angeles, California, USA Storyline: The widower Ben Cartwright is running a huge cattle ranch in Nevada called the Ponderosa. He has been married thrice, and has an adult son with each of the three wives. Adam is the oldest of them, Hoss the biggest, and Little Joe the youngest and cutest. In nearby Virginia City three mine owners are in great need of more wood to be able to build tunnels to new bonanzas. Ben Cartwright has much wood on his ranch, but refuses to cut it down. The mine owners get the idea to hire a famous actress, Lotta Crabtree, who could lure Little Joe to Virginia City, where they can hold him as a hostage. If Ben Cartwright still refuses to sell any wood to them, they will kill his son. Written by Maths Jesperson {@} Reviews: “This was an amazing kick off for one of the best TV series ever on the air. I had no idea that these early episodes were done in color. We didn't get a color TV in our Family until about 1971, so I only knew them in Black and white. I'm sure if you were lucky enough to have a color TV back then you would have been blown away by Yvonne D Carlo as well as the scenery of the Ponderosa Ranch. It helped explain how the three brothers were from three different mothers. It must have been a major feat getting a big star like Yvonne D Carlo to do a TV show at the time. She has always been one the world's most beautiful and exotic looking actress's of all times, a true timeless beauty. I also noticed a bit part by a guy named Ned Glass that I had recognized from a 3-stooges short (From nurse to Worse 1940)(he was in many 3-stooges and was a friend of Moe Howards) I remembered this as a kid but never could connect the dots until the invention IMDb. He always played a small time crook in many bits parts. Like Freddie the forger in Get Smart. He was from Poland born one year before my grandfather who was a Polish/Russian Immigrant also, that probably wouldn't have made it through WWII if he had stayed in Poland. A Great start for one of the best and longest running westerns TV shows of all time! (I miss them all)“ Written by aurellian86 on “This is a great pilot episode for any Bonanza, or TV western fan, to watch. The introduction of the Cartwrights shows them to be much less sympathetic characters and more like a rough and tumble clan. Had this been premiered in 1979, rather than 1959, the characters would have likely remained the same or even gotten tougher, ala Dallas, and not have been softened as they eventually were. The plot is a little thin because of the exposition to setup the characters and the setting. It does its job though and the great pleasure is seeing the Cartwrights as they could have been, as real westerners and not the 1960s PC westerners that they became. This episode is much closer to the truth of the times than the later episodes. For example, the whole issue of North vs South could have been a focal point as Adam is a Yankee and Joe is a Southern sympathizer and this is shown intently here but later never amounts to much. There's a great scene where the Chinese men in the Chinatown camp gang up on two roughnecks looking for Joe who set fire to one tent. They really go at it and give the two a clobbering. Also, it was a smart move to exclude the final sing-song of the Bonanza theme by the family. I've seen it and it is really not too good and doesn't fit well with the rest of the program.“ Written by rixrex on ···················································································· FOLLOW US! ✘ Twitter - SUPPORT US! ✘ Membership - MORE SERIES! ► All Playlists: ► Bonanza: ► The Cisco Kid: #westernseries #grjngo #western ···················································································· COPYRIGHT: All of the films published by us are legally licensed. We have acquired the rights (at least for specific territories) from the rightholders by contract. If you have questions please send an email to: info@, Amogo Networx - The AVOD Channel Network, .
