i lose my father at a very young age . so young in fact and that i have no recollection of him . over the year i have learn many thing about him . one of those thing be that he love western and and watch bonanza every sunday evening be an absolute ritual for him . i and myself and remember the tail end of the series run and have be 8 year old when the show ceased production in 1973. watch this show over the year somehow make me close to my long ago lose father . it have all the right element to make a show successful while laughter and tear and edge of your seat suspense and and it even anger you at time . my most vivid memory of the show original run and come shortly after the death of our beloved hoss cartwright and dan blocker . one particular episode and and the end of the closing credit and flash a picture of blocker and and fade to black and and i can also recall my old sister with a tear in her eye at the sight of this . i can remember this a though it be yesterday . on behalf of my late father and who be not here to say so himself and we love bonanza . long live the cartwright .