It was also a popular place for shooting on location, as they did for the filming of the 1920 version of Last of the Mohicans and a number of Bonanza episodes in the 1960s at Cedar lake.

Coburn also appeared in dozens of television roles including, with Roberts, several episodes of NBC's Bonanza.

* Jacqueline Scott, an actress who made multiple appearances on such television shows as Gunsmoke, The Outer Limits, Bonanza, The Fugitive, Ironside, Planet of the Apes, and Barnaby Jones, was also born in Sikeston.

A Bonanza soundtrack album released in late 1961 included a version by David Rose ; Rose also had a 1960 single and included the theme on his 1961 album Exodus in a different mix.

The Little House on the Prairie theme ( also by Rose ), was heard first in a 1971 episode of Bonanza.

West was also in an episode of Bonanza that supposedly never aired until reruns were shown.

Dan Blocker, more than a year before Bonanza, also guests in this segment.

The ending theme music, also written by Rose, originally appeared as a piece of incidental music in a later-season episode of Michael Landon's previous long-running series, Bonanza.

In his showing days, Impressive changed hands a number of times, perhaps his most famous owner being Dean Landers, who also owned the famous halter stallions Two Eyed Jack, Coy's Bonanza, and Sonny Dee Bar.

Platt also appeared in episodes of the original Perry Mason, Bonanza, Rawhide, The Outer Limits, and The Twilight Zone.

He also guested on many television series including: Thriller ( U. S. TV series ), Goodyear Television Playhouse, Hands of Mystery, The United States Steel Hour, Justice, Cheyenne, The Twilight Zone, The Eleventh Hour, Route 66, Naked City, Gunsmoke, Rawhide, Bonanza, Alias Smith and Jones, The Wild Wild West, The F. B. I., The Beverly Hillbillies, Sanford and Son, Ellery Queen, The Invaders, Bewitched, Hawaii Five-O, Charlie's Angels, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour and The Bob Newhart Show.

She also starred in several made-for-TV movies, including 1991's The Entertainers ( with Bob Newhart ), Bonanza: The Return ( 1993 ), Moment of Truth: Why My Daughter ( 1993 ), and Accidental Meeting ( 1994 ).

During this time, he also appeared on episodes of several more TV shows, such as The Outer Limits, The Restless Gun, Bonanza, Perry Mason, and The Virginian.

Visitors may also hike to the abandoned Bonanza, Jumbo and Erie mines, all of which are strenuous full-day hikes, with Erie Mine being a somewhat terrifying scramble along cliffs overlooking the Stairway Icefall.

* Vasquez Rocks ( television use in Bonanza and Star Trek )-( also see its following page )

He also appeared with an all star cast in the TV pilot film of Rod Serling's Night Gallery and as Emperor Norton in one episode of Bonanza.

Stevens also appeared in numerous television series, miniseries, and movies, including Alfred Hitchcock Presents ( 1960, 1988 ), Bonanza ( 1960 ), The Love Boat ( 1977, 1983 ), Hart to Hart ( 1979 ), Newhart ( 1983 ), Murder, She Wrote ( 1985 ), Magnum, P. I.

On the Bonanza box set albums, Roberts also sings " Early One Morning ", " In the Pines ", " The New Born King ", " The Bold Soldier ", " Mary Ann ", " They Call the Wind Mariah ", " Sylvie ", " Lily of the West ", " The Water is Wide ", " Rake and a Ramblin Boy ", " A Quiet Girl ", " Shady Grove ", " Alberta ", and " Empty Pocket Blues ".

He also recorded for other producers but the only albums during this period were the Japan only releases Bonanza ( 1991 ) and King Of General ( 1992 ).

He also was seen on Dragnet, Zorro, in a recurring role across three seasons on Bonanza ( Italian grapegrower Giorgio Rossi ,) as Tully the bartender in the 1960-1961 series " Hong Kong " ( that launched Aussie actor Rod Taylor into his film career ).

) He also appeared in an episode of Bonanza, " It's A Small World " ( January 4, 1970 ), portraying a recently widowed circus performer trying to start a new life.

The fleet also consists of Van Hool coaches and some RTS buses which came along with their takeover of Coach USA's Northeastern division companies, namely Arrow Line, Mini Coach of Boston, Maine Line, Pawtuxet Valley, and the Providence-based Bonanza in 2003.

Livingston and Evans also wrote popular TV themes for shows including Bonanza and Mr. Ed.

He also played in a number of television westerns including The Cisco Kid, The Adventures of Kit Carson, The Lone Ranger, Annie Oakley, Have Gun-Will Travel, The Rifleman and Bonanza.

After signing with Universal Studios in 1969, Cassidy was featured in episodes of the TV series Ironside, Marcus Welby, M. D., Adam-12 and Bonanza.

On television, his character was featured on shows such as Bat Masterson and even Bonanza.

Bonanza Gold ( 2003 – 2009 ), a quarterly magazine, featured detailed information about the show, including interviews with guest actors and other production personnel, articles about historical events and people depicted in the series, fan club information, and fan fiction.

His early television career featured many guest starring roles in such series as Wagon Train, Black Saddle, Have Gun-Will Travel, The Fugitive, The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, Gunsmoke, Harbor Command, Tombstone Territory, Tightrope, The Blue Angels ( as arrogant flight instructor Lieutenant Dayl Martin ), Laramie, COronado 9, The Eleventh Hour, Bonanza, Thriller ( US TV series ), and Channing, an ABC drama about college life.

Very few of the original Bonanza episodes were shot at the theme park's Virginia City site, although the town was prominently featured in three Bonanza television movies.

During his time at Channel 9, starting in 1974, Rayner also hosted a Thursday night broadcast of The Illinois State Lottery's then-weekly drawings, which featured a top prize of $ 300, 000 (" Weekly Bonanza ") and a second prize of $ 50, 000 to a field of about a dozen contestants who had won a special lottery game over the preceding seven-day period.

In this capacity, he hired David Dortort to write and produce the pilot for the series Bonanza for which Livingston's older brother, songwriter Jay Livingston, wrote the memorable theme.

The Bonanza theme, emulating galloping horses, is one of the best known pieces of made-for-television music, opening with a burning map of the ranch and four saddlebound Cartwrights.

A new theme song, called " The Big Bonanza " was written in 1970 by episode scorer David Rose, and was used from 1970 – 1972.

The original series has spawned: several successful novelty western / folk albums from 1962 – 1965 ; three dozen Dell and Gold Key comic books from 1962 through 1970 ; Jim Beam Whiskey Ponderosa Ranch decanters 1964 – 1966 ; a series of " Big-Little " books from 1966 – 1969 ; Revel Bonanza model character sets from 1966 – 1968 ; a chain of Bonanza and Ponderosa steakhouses from 1963 – present ; the Lake Tahoe-based " Ponderosa " theme park from 1967 – 2004 ; a line of American Character action figures in 1966 – 1967 ; Aladdin lunch buckets and thermos bottles in 1966 – 1968 ; View Master slide sets from 1965 – 1973 ; Ponderosa tin cups from 1967 – 2004 ; a series of Hamilton collector plates in 1989 – 1990 ; and most recently, Breyer Fiftieth Anniversary Ponderosa Stable sets, with horses and Cartwright figures in 2009 – 2011.

Their single " Cowpunk Medlum " ( a medley of the theme song of the Western film High Noon and the TV series Bonanza ) reached No. 69 in June 1981, but after this, Deram terminated the band's recording contract.

The Ponderosa Ranch was a theme park based on the popular 1960s television western Bonanza which housed the affluent land, timber and livestock-rich Cartwright family.

* The theme song to Bonanza

The theme song was also written and conducted by Bonanza scorer David Rose, who also scored the two-hour pilot.

According to Lorne Greene's song " Saga of the Ponderosa " (" Bonanza " four CD set biography notes / song, Bear Family Records, 1964 ), Marie's first husband was " Big Joe " Collins, who dies saving Ben's life.

In a 1964 song, the Livingston-Evans lyrics were revised by Lorne Greene with a more familial emphasis, " on this land we put our brand, Cartwright is the name, fortune smiled the day we filed the Ponderosa claim " (" Bonanza ", Bear Family Box set, Disc # 2 ).

In 1991, Tanzania hosted a hip hop competition called " Yo Rap Bonanza .” While most rappers were performing American songs word for word ; Saleh Ajabry, a Tanzanian, wrote his own Swahili lyrics to a song based on Vanilla Ice ’ s “ Ice Ice Baby ,” and won the competition .< ref > AFRICAN HIP HOP IN TANZANIA-Highlights of a Conversation with Alex Perullo 2005.

( Note: There are slight variations as to the origin of the Ponderosa Ranch, from the original " Bonanza " series, Lorne Greene's 1964 song " Saga of the Ponderosa ", the 1988-95 TV movies, and the 2001 PAX prequel series " Ponderosa ").